Nice attack from the German Oberliga (3rd League)

[JoelH]

[Event "Gambit Saarbrücken-SV 03/25 Koblenz I"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.02.07"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Etienne, Eric"]
[Black "Stewart, Neil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2076"]
[BlackElo "2327"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 c5 4.b3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.Bb2 b6 8.Nbd2 Bb7 9.Ne5 Qe7 10.f4 cxd4 11.exd4 Ba3 12.Bxa3 Qxa3 13.Rf3 Ne4 14.Bxe4 dxe4 15.Rh3 f6 16.Qh5 h6 17.Ndc4 Qe7 18.Ng4 Rf7 19.Qg6 Kf8 20.Nxh6 gxh6 21.Rxh6 Ke8 22.Rh7 1-0

[casa2022]

I don't see a good attack but only an enormous mistake:
After 20.Nxh6 gxh6 position is =
21.Rxh6 Ke8?? Very big blunder giving the game
Correct is 21...Qd7 = Making room for the King

[Rudel]

I disagree. I think White has a great attack here.

The issue after 21...Qd7 is that Black's e6 and f6 pawns are defending important squares [f5 and g5 in particular. The need to stop Qg5+ (after a Rh8) is pretty obvious, but what is less obvious is that Black has to keep f5 under defense to stop Ne3-Nf5, when Black's King is once more in extreme danger.]

With the above in mind, it looks like simply 22.Rd1! wins since it is hard for Black to keep his pawns on f5 and g5 due to the threats of Ne5, d5, and f5 [which provokes ...exf5 when Ne3-Nxf5 is in mind].

I think it is also worth pointing out that Qg6! could have been played before Ndc4, and I think it has greater bite there [appears to simply win the exchange: 17.Qg6! fxe5 18.Nc4 Rf6 19.Qxf6]

Also, the conspicuous absence of a Knight on c6 suggests that a very early f5 could have been played (before there was any pressure on e5).

Fun game!

[casa2022]

(04-11-2010 12:57 AM)Rudel Wrote:  I disagree. I think White has a great attack here.

The issue after 21...Qd7 is that Black's e6 and f6 pawns are defending important squares [f5 and g5 in particular. The need to stop Qg5+ (after a Rh8) is pretty obvious, but what is less obvious is that Black has to keep f5 under defense to stop Ne3-Nf5, when Black's King is once more in extreme danger.]

With the above in mind, it looks like simply 22.Rd1! wins since it is hard for Black to keep his pawns on f5 and g5 due to the threats of Ne5, d5, and f5 [which provokes ...exf5 when Ne3-Nxf5 is in mind].

I think it is also worth pointing out that Qg6! could have been played before Ndc4, and I think it has greater bite there [appears to simply win the exchange: 17.Qg6! fxe5 18.Nc4 Rf6 19.Qxf6]

Also, the conspicuous absence of a Knight on c6 suggests that a very early f5 could have been played (before there was any pressure on e5).

Fun game!

yes, white has an attack but we don't see these attack in the game, only in analysis

[JoelH]

(04-11-2010 02:08 AM)casa2022 Wrote:  yes, white has an attack but we don't see these attack in the game, only in analysis

In my opinion, somewhat philosophically, one must give the opponent the opportunity to make mistakes. This is only possible if you can create a position which makes it possible for the opponent to make mistakes which are not necessarily obvious.

If you can not produce such situations, then the probability is low that the opponent makes a mistake.

btw. i like the quiet last move Rh7!