Tahanan Walang Hagdanan Simul
Chess for a Cause
MERALCO, Pasig City
W: GM Eugene Torre
B: Rhal Sol Cruz, Jr
1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6
Symmetrical central pawn formations do not, in general, allow a suitable basis for attacking operations. The reason is that in most cases there will be one or more files which both sides will have to occupy, and the result will usually be exchanges with consequent drawish tendencies. Euwe and Kramer in The Middlegame
4. Bd3 Nbd7 5. Nf3 Be7
The first principle of opening play is rapid development of all the pieces. Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess
6. O-O O-O
One of the most important guidelines in chess is to protect your K from harm. Watson in Mastering the Chess Openings
7. c4 b6 8. Nc3 Bb7
Bs are best deployed on the longest diagonals during opening play. Capablanca in Chess Fundamentals
9. cxd5 exd5 10. Rc1 c5!
By controlling the central squares, the pawns make them inaccessible to enemy pieces. Yakovlev in Planning in the Middlegame
11. Ne5
The support-points are at e5 & c5 (e4 & c4 from Black's point of view); the timely occupation of one of these support-points often is of crucial importance in these positions. Euwe and Kramer in The Middlegame
11... cxd4
Before making the exchange which will open a file, it is always wise to ask what advantage this will give us. If none, then it is better to put off the exchange until further preparations have been made. Euwe and Kramer in The Middlegame
[11... Nxe5 a) 12. Bxe5 c4; b) 12.dxe5 Ne4 13.Qc2 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 Bg5]
Do not let enemy pieces remain in your territory unchallenged. Weeramantry and Eusebi in Best Lessons of a Chess Coach
12. exd4 Ne4
[12... Nxe5]
13. Qe2
13... Ndf6
[13... Nxe5]
14. f3 Nxc3! 15. Rxc3 Rc8
Fight for possesion of open files. Heisman in Element of Positional Evaluation
16. Rfc1 Rxc3! 17. Rxc3 Bd6 18. Bb5 Qe7 19. Bg5 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Nc6 Qxe2
Don't complicate. Exchange Qs and leave a R and 2 or 3 minor pieces on the board. Kotov in Think Like a Grandmaster
Result: 1/2-1/2
Chess for a Cause
MERALCO, Pasig City
W: GM Eugene Torre
B: Rhal Sol Cruz, Jr
1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6
Symmetrical central pawn formations do not, in general, allow a suitable basis for attacking operations. The reason is that in most cases there will be one or more files which both sides will have to occupy, and the result will usually be exchanges with consequent drawish tendencies. Euwe and Kramer in The Middlegame
4. Bd3 Nbd7 5. Nf3 Be7
The first principle of opening play is rapid development of all the pieces. Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess
6. O-O O-O
One of the most important guidelines in chess is to protect your K from harm. Watson in Mastering the Chess Openings
7. c4 b6 8. Nc3 Bb7
Bs are best deployed on the longest diagonals during opening play. Capablanca in Chess Fundamentals
9. cxd5 exd5 10. Rc1 c5!
By controlling the central squares, the pawns make them inaccessible to enemy pieces. Yakovlev in Planning in the Middlegame
11. Ne5
The support-points are at e5 & c5 (e4 & c4 from Black's point of view); the timely occupation of one of these support-points often is of crucial importance in these positions. Euwe and Kramer in The Middlegame
Before making the exchange which will open a file, it is always wise to ask what advantage this will give us. If none, then it is better to put off the exchange until further preparations have been made. Euwe and Kramer in The Middlegame
[11... Nxe5 a) 12. Bxe5 c4; b) 12.dxe5 Ne4 13.Qc2 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 Bg5]
Do not let enemy pieces remain in your territory unchallenged. Weeramantry and Eusebi in Best Lessons of a Chess Coach
12. exd4 Ne4
[12... Nxe5]
13. Qe2
[13... Nxe5]
14. f3 Nxc3! 15. Rxc3 Rc8
Fight for possesion of open files. Heisman in Element of Positional Evaluation
16. Rfc1 Rxc3! 17. Rxc3 Bd6 18. Bb5 Qe7 19. Bg5 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Nc6 Qxe2
Don't complicate. Exchange Qs and leave a R and 2 or 3 minor pieces on the board. Kotov in Think Like a Grandmaster
Result: 1/2-1/2
There were 50 players who played in the simul: 25 with GM Torre and 25 with GM Gonzales. After 4 hours of play, the GMs posted 44 wins and 6 draws.
ReplyDeleteAnd Rhal was one of the 6 players who obtained a draw. This is Rhal's second draw with a GM, the first was with GM Joey Antonio in August 2009 Simul for Paralympics Chess Team.
Also, this is Rhal's 5th draw against titled players in simuls:
ReplyDelete3 NMs: NM Vasquez, NM Maga, NM Bagamasbad
2 GMs: GM Antonio, GM Torre
This is the first game that Rhal analyzed with NM Giri Cabellon in their first one-on-one session on April 15, 2011.
ReplyDeleteNM Giri is suggesting to challenge Bf4 with an early Bd6.
The second game they analyzed was Rhal's draw with GM Joey.
The session lasted for almost 5 hours, from 12 noon to 4:45 pm !!!
Rhal has annexed another draw with a master - NM Giri Cabellon in the Chess for Caritas Simul last March 5, 2011, his 6th.
ReplyDeleteRhal posted his 7th draw with a titled player, vs NM Cabellon again, in MERALCO's ASKALs Workshop (Day 1 March 31, 2011).
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