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Mystery game #91: Oppo-castling in French produces fascinating struggle
Mystery game #91: Oppo-castling in French produces fascinating struggle
Here is the text of an interesting game. You can discuss the game, era, player strengths, setting, time controls, variations, etc. I will post all data in a few days. Enjoy!!
Geoff McKay (2058) -- Dr. Halldor Palsson (2150), Kingston Open 1996 (4). Played 1996-02-11. French, Winawer, C19. Time controls 30/90', SD/60'. Organizer / TD: Larry Bevand, assistant: Frank Dixon.
The Winawer variation of the French is one of the most complex in chess, and this game certainly does not disappoint. I have played several games on the Black side of this line against Geoff, and lost more often than not, so I can attest he is very strong with it. I felt better after seeing this win by Geoff in the Winawer, over a strong Ottawa expert, Halldor, who has been an NM at various times.
After dynamic opposite-side castling, White plays to open the position for his bishops with 12.c3-c4, and this leads to highly interesting play in the early middlegame for both sides. Black gets a mobile centre, and White reacts by working around it, with a thematic breakthrough 22.Rxh7, setting up an outside passed h-pawn. Black gets a dangerous passed d-pawn, supported by his majors, and it looks as if Black may win. But White's strong bishop maneuver Bb3-f7-d5 hampers the d-pawn's advance, and it then falls to Rxd2 at move 34, giving White a clear advantage after 35.Bb3, driving away Black's queen. White then trades rooks, snd centralizes his queen, after which his h-pawn will advance to queen and win the game, so Black resigned.
Halldor, an Icelandic immigrant to Canada in his teens, is one of the most impressive people I have met in Canadian chess. He has a doctorate in economics, with a civil service career in Ottawa. He has served as a Governor and as CFC President, been an important organizer in the Ottawa area for many years, makes his home available for strong visiting players, and has earned a NM ranking. As a deputy arbiter, I worked closely with him for the 2013 CYCC and Canadian Open in Ottawa, over a two week period.
I have played more chess with Geoff, and enjoyed it more, than any other person, except for my late father Donald Dixon, and (the now IM) Raja Panjwani, who I coached once a week for more than three years, 2000-2003. Geoff has won every local title in the Kingston area several times, and just missed NM status, with his peak at 2159 about 20 years ago. Geoff built a solid edge over me in head-to-head tournament play; I never won against him as Black in a long time control game, although won several at G/30'. Geoff is a Master Mason and contractor. The extraordinary limestone home he built on Sydenham Street in Kingston may represent his best work. Health concerns have unfortunately kept him away from tournaments for some time now.
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