Saturday, April 30, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
R4 Cobsilen vs Sol Cruz
ASKALs Cup
Pasig City, Philippines
R4 G/45
White "Cobsilen"
Black "Sol Cruz"
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.Nc3 d6 9.h3 Na5 10.Be3 Bb7 11.Qd2 c5 12.Bd5
12... Bxd5
[12... b4! 13.Na4 Nxd5 14.exd5 Bxd5]
13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Nb7 15.Rfe1 Qd7 16.b3 Bf6 17.Rab1
17... Rfe8
[17... b4 - 18... e4 - 19... Bc3 -+]
18.c4 b4!
19.Qc2 g6
[19... a5]
20.Nd2 Bg7 21.f4 exf4 22.Bxf4 Bd4 23.Kh1 Qf5 24.Bg3 Qg5 25.Bh2 Qh4 26.Nf3 Qf2! 27.Rxe8 Rxe8 28.Nxd4 Qxd4 29.Bg1 Qe5! 30.Bf2 Qe2 31.Rb2 Qxc2
32.Rxc2 Nd8 33.Bg3 Nb7 34.Rd2 Re3 35.Bf2 Re7 36.Kg1 Kf8
37.Bg3 Ke8 38.Kf2 Kd7 39.Bh4 Re5 40.g4 f5 41.Bf6 Re8 42.gxf5
42... gxf5
[42... Rf8!]
43.Bh4 Re5 44.Kg2 h5 45.Bg3
Result: 1-0
Pasig City, Philippines
R4 G/45
White "Cobsilen"
Black "Sol Cruz"
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.Nc3 d6 9.h3 Na5 10.Be3 Bb7 11.Qd2 c5 12.Bd5
12... Bxd5
[12... b4! 13.Na4 Nxd5 14.exd5 Bxd5]
13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Nb7 15.Rfe1 Qd7 16.b3 Bf6 17.Rab1
17... Rfe8
[17... b4 - 18... e4 - 19... Bc3 -+]
18.c4 b4!
19.Qc2 g6
[19... a5]
20.Nd2 Bg7 21.f4 exf4 22.Bxf4 Bd4 23.Kh1 Qf5 24.Bg3 Qg5 25.Bh2 Qh4 26.Nf3 Qf2! 27.Rxe8 Rxe8 28.Nxd4 Qxd4 29.Bg1 Qe5! 30.Bf2 Qe2 31.Rb2 Qxc2
32.Rxc2 Nd8 33.Bg3 Nb7 34.Rd2 Re3 35.Bf2 Re7 36.Kg1 Kf8
37.Bg3 Ke8 38.Kf2 Kd7 39.Bh4 Re5 40.g4 f5 41.Bf6 Re8 42.gxf5
42... gxf5
[42... Rf8!]
43.Bh4 Re5 44.Kg2 h5 45.Bg3
Result: 1-0
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
G2 IM Oliver Barbosa
White: Rhal Sol Cruz
Black: IM Oliver Barbosa
Caro-Kann Defense
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 - Exchange Variation
A nice simple line used by Bobby Fischer, Bent Larsen and Eduard Rozentalis; you don't need to know many variations, just play through a few nice games. The pawn structure is the same as in a Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation so it's quite good to play this with White if you play QGD with Black; just one kind of position to understand.
Openings for Club Player at ChessCafe.com
3... cxd5 4 Bd3 Nc6 5 c3 Qc7 6 Nf3 Bg4 7 Be3
This is a passive move and just made the valuable B function as a big pawn. 7 Bg5 is better.
7... e6 8 Nbd2 Bd6 9 O-O?
With the IM's B and Q alignment plus the pin on the Q, castling loses a pawn.
9... Nge7
But the IM gives Rhal a chance and heads on to the middlegame; 9... Bxh2+.
10 Qc2 h6 11 h3 Bf5
12 b3
[12 Rac1]
12... O-O
Either 12... Nb4 or 12... Bxd3 gives Black the advantage.
13 Nh4??
[13 Qb1 or 13 a3]
13... Bxd3
The IM is simply playing along, 13... Nb4 wins.
14 Qxd3 Rac8 15 c4 dxc4 16 bxc4 Rfd8 17 Nhf3 Nf5 18 Nb3
[18 Qe4]
18... Nb4 -+
Finally, IM Barbosa steps on the gas.
19 Qd2 Qxc4 20 Rac1 Qb5 21 Rxc8 Rxc8 22 Rc1 Rd8 23 Nc5 Nd5 24 Qe1 Bxc5 25 Rxc5 Qa4 0-1
Black: IM Oliver Barbosa
Caro-Kann Defense
1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 exd5 - Exchange Variation
A nice simple line used by Bobby Fischer, Bent Larsen and Eduard Rozentalis; you don't need to know many variations, just play through a few nice games. The pawn structure is the same as in a Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation so it's quite good to play this with White if you play QGD with Black; just one kind of position to understand.
Openings for Club Player at ChessCafe.com
3... cxd5 4 Bd3 Nc6 5 c3 Qc7 6 Nf3 Bg4 7 Be3
This is a passive move and just made the valuable B function as a big pawn. 7 Bg5 is better.
7... e6 8 Nbd2 Bd6 9 O-O?
With the IM's B and Q alignment plus the pin on the Q, castling loses a pawn.
9... Nge7
But the IM gives Rhal a chance and heads on to the middlegame; 9... Bxh2+.
10 Qc2 h6 11 h3 Bf5
12 b3
[12 Rac1]
12... O-O
Either 12... Nb4 or 12... Bxd3 gives Black the advantage.
13 Nh4??
[13 Qb1 or 13 a3]
13... Bxd3
The IM is simply playing along, 13... Nb4 wins.
14 Qxd3 Rac8 15 c4 dxc4 16 bxc4 Rfd8 17 Nhf3 Nf5 18 Nb3
[18 Qe4]
18... Nb4 -+
Finally, IM Barbosa steps on the gas.
19 Qd2 Qxc4 20 Rac1 Qb5 21 Rxc8 Rxc8 22 Rc1 Rd8 23 Nc5 Nd5 24 Qe1 Bxc5 25 Rxc5 Qa4 0-1
G1 IM Oliver Barbosa
Training Game #1
White IM Oliver Barbosa
Black Rhal Sol Cruz
Q's Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 Nbd7 6.O-O O-O 7.Qc2 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bf4 c5 10.Nc3 a6 11.Rfd1 Bb7 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Nd4 Ne6 14.e3 Nxf4 15.gxf4 Rc8 16.Qb3 Bc5 17.Rd2 Rc7 18.Rad1 Rd7
[18... Qd7 19.h3 b5 20.Nde2 Qc8]
19.Nf3
19... Qa8
[19... d4 20.Nxd4 Qa8 21.Bxb7 Qxb7]
20.Ne5 Rd6 21.Nxd5 Nxd5 22.Bxd5 Bxd5 23.Rxd5 Rxd5 24.Rxd5 Qe8 25.Qxb6 f6 26.Qe6
White IM Oliver Barbosa
Black Rhal Sol Cruz
Q's Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 Nbd7 6.O-O O-O 7.Qc2 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bf4 c5 10.Nc3 a6 11.Rfd1 Bb7 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Nd4 Ne6 14.e3 Nxf4 15.gxf4 Rc8 16.Qb3 Bc5 17.Rd2 Rc7 18.Rad1 Rd7
[18... Qd7 19.h3 b5 20.Nde2 Qc8]
19.Nf3
[19... d4 20.Nxd4 Qa8 21.Bxb7 Qxb7]
20.Ne5 Rd6 21.Nxd5 Nxd5 22.Bxd5 Bxd5 23.Rxd5 Rxd5 24.Rxd5 Qe8 25.Qxb6 f6 26.Qe6
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Forcado vs Sol Cruz
ASKALs Workshop
Q's Gambit R1
White: Ian Forcado
Black: Rhal Sol Cruz
ECO D60 Q's Gambit Declined
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 O-O
a) Steinitz vs Lasker, World Championship 1894
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1132680
b) Lasker vs Steinitz, World Championship 1897
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012498
c) Lasker vs Capablanca, World Championship 1921
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1241504
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1241495
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1241498
d) Capablanca vs Alekhine, World Championship 1927
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012507
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012498
7.Bd3 b6
[7... dxc4 or 7... h6]
8.O-O Bb7 9.b3 c5 10.Rc1 Rc8 11.Re1 h6 12.Bf4 a6
[12... cxd4]
13.e4? cxd4
[13... dxc4 14.Bxc4 cxd4]
14.Nxd4??
14... dxe4?
[14... dxc4 15.Bxc4 e5 -+]
15.Bb1?? e5 -+ 16.Bxh6 gxh6?
[16... exd4]
17.Nf5 Kh7?
[17... Nc5 -+]
18.Qd2 Ng4?
[18... Ng8]
19.Qe2 Rg8
20.h3? Ngf6 21.Qe3? Rg5
[21... Qf8 -+]
22.Nxh6 Rh5?
[22... Rg6 -+]
23.Nxf7 Qg8 24.Nxe4 Nxe4 25.Bxe4 Bxe4 26.Qxe4
26... Kg7??
[26... Qg6 +-]
27.Qg4 Kxf7 28.Qxh5 Qg6 29.Qf3 Qf6 30.Qd5 Qe6 31.Rcd1 Qxd5 32.Rxd5 Rc5 33.Rxd7
Result: 1-0
Q's Gambit R1
White: Ian Forcado
Black: Rhal Sol Cruz
ECO D60 Q's Gambit Declined
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 O-O
a) Steinitz vs Lasker, World Championship 1894
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1132680
b) Lasker vs Steinitz, World Championship 1897
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012498
c) Lasker vs Capablanca, World Championship 1921
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1241504
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1241495
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1241498
d) Capablanca vs Alekhine, World Championship 1927
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012507
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012498
7.Bd3 b6
[7... dxc4 or 7... h6]
8.O-O Bb7 9.b3 c5 10.Rc1 Rc8 11.Re1 h6 12.Bf4 a6
[12... cxd4]
13.e4? cxd4
[13... dxc4 14.Bxc4 cxd4]
14.Nxd4??
[14... dxc4 15.Bxc4 e5 -+]
15.Bb1?? e5 -+ 16.Bxh6 gxh6?
[16... exd4]
17.Nf5 Kh7?
[17... Nc5 -+]
18.Qd2 Ng4?
[18... Ng8]
19.Qe2 Rg8
20.h3? Ngf6 21.Qe3? Rg5
[21... Qf8 -+]
22.Nxh6 Rh5?
[22... Rg6 -+]
23.Nxf7 Qg8 24.Nxe4 Nxe4 25.Bxe4 Bxe4 26.Qxe4
[26... Qg6 +-]
27.Qg4 Kxf7 28.Qxh5 Qg6 29.Qf3 Qf6 30.Qd5 Qe6 31.Rcd1 Qxd5 32.Rxd5 Rc5 33.Rxd7
Result: 1-0
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
G4 NM Cabellon
ASKAL Summer Workshop
MERALCO Chess Club
Pasig City, Philippines
Day 3 Q's Gambit Clock Simul [90-60 minutes]
White: NM Gerry Cabellon
Black: Rhal Sol Cruz
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.Nc3 Be7 6.e3 O-O
7.cxd5
This is the Exchange Variation. It was played in Petrosian vs Spassky in World Championship 1969.
Other moves are:
7. c5 - Steinitz vs Lasker in World Championship 1894
7. Rc1 - Capablanca vs Lasker in World Championship 1921 and Alekhine vs Capablanca in World Championship 1927.
7... exd5 8.Bd3
8... b6
[8... c6]
9.O-O Bb7 10.Rc1 c5 11.Bb1
Petrosian continued with 11.Bf5 against Spassky. But Bb1 is not a bad move, it was played in Hruby vs Gunsberg, Pillsbury vs Schlecter, Tarrasch vs Schlecter, Tarrasch vs Burn, to name few.
11... Rc8
[11... Ne4 12.Bf4 Rc8 13.Qe2 f5]
12.dxc5 bxc5 13.Qe2 Qb6! 14.Rfd1 Rfe8
[14... h6 15.Bf4 Bd6 16.Bxd6 Qxd6]
15.Na4 Qa5 16.b3 Ba6 17.Qd2 Qxd2 18.Rxd2
18... Bb7
[18... c4 19.bxc4 Rxc4 20.Rxc4 dxc4]
19.Bf5 Rc7 20.Bf4 Rc6 21.Rde2 g6! 22.Bh3 Bc8
[22... c4]
23.Bg3
23... Nb6??
[23... Ra6]
24.Nxc5
[24.Nd4 +-]
24... Bxh3 25.gxh3 Rec8 26.b4 Na4??
[26... Nc4]
27.Nd4 +-
MERALCO Chess Club
Pasig City, Philippines
Day 3 Q's Gambit Clock Simul [90-60 minutes]
White: NM Gerry Cabellon
Black: Rhal Sol Cruz
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.Nc3 Be7 6.e3 O-O
7.cxd5
This is the Exchange Variation. It was played in Petrosian vs Spassky in World Championship 1969.
Other moves are:
7. c5 - Steinitz vs Lasker in World Championship 1894
7. Rc1 - Capablanca vs Lasker in World Championship 1921 and Alekhine vs Capablanca in World Championship 1927.
7... exd5 8.Bd3
8... b6
[8... c6]
9.O-O Bb7 10.Rc1 c5 11.Bb1
Petrosian continued with 11.Bf5 against Spassky. But Bb1 is not a bad move, it was played in Hruby vs Gunsberg, Pillsbury vs Schlecter, Tarrasch vs Schlecter, Tarrasch vs Burn, to name few.
11... Rc8
[11... Ne4 12.Bf4 Rc8 13.Qe2 f5]
12.dxc5 bxc5 13.Qe2 Qb6! 14.Rfd1 Rfe8
[14... h6 15.Bf4 Bd6 16.Bxd6 Qxd6]
15.Na4 Qa5 16.b3 Ba6 17.Qd2 Qxd2 18.Rxd2
18... Bb7
[18... c4 19.bxc4 Rxc4 20.Rxc4 dxc4]
19.Bf5 Rc7 20.Bf4 Rc6 21.Rde2 g6! 22.Bh3 Bc8
[22... c4]
23.Bg3
23... Nb6??
[23... Ra6]
24.Nxc5
[24.Nd4 +-]
24... Bxh3 25.gxh3 Rec8 26.b4 Na4??
[26... Nc4]
27.Nd4 +-
Monday, April 4, 2011
G3 NM Cabellon
ASKAL Summer Workshop
Day 2 Sicilian Najdorf
Simul Match
White: NM Giri Cabellon
Black: Rhal Sol Cruz
Time Control: 75' - 60'
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
The strategy behind 5... a6 is to prepare for Q-side play while keeping maximum flexibility.
De Firmian in Modern Chess Openings
a) Adams vs Kasparov, Linares 2005
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1333302
b) Karjakin vs Anand, Corus 2006
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1385670
c) Nisipeanu vs Topalov, Dresden Olympiad 2008
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1521598
6 Be2 - Classical Variation
White simply wants to develop naturally before starting to play actively.
Djuric, K & Pantaleoni in Chess Opening Essentials
a) Unzicker vs Fischer, Varna Olympiad 1962
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008416
b) Yurtaev vs Carlsen, Aeroflot 2004
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1274827
6... e6 7 O-O Be7 8 Be3 O-O 9 f4 Nbd7 10 f5 e5
[10... Ne5]
11 Nb3 b5 12 Bf3 Bb7 13 a3 Rac8 14 Qe1
14... Nc5
[14... Nb6]
15 Nxc5 dxc5 16 Rd1 Qc7
You must try to react to a pin as soon as possible, or even try to avoid being pinned.
Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess
17 g4 Rfd8
Fight for possesion of open files.
Heisman in Element of Positional Evaluation
18 g5
diag18
18... Nd7
[18... Rxd1 19.Qxd1 Rd8]
We exchange in order to seize or open a file or diagonal.
Nimzovich in My System
19 f6 Bf8 20 Bg4
[20 fxg7 +-]
20... g6 21 Qg3 Rb8 22 Bxd7 Rxd7 23 Rxd7 Qxd7 24 Rd1 Qc7
[24... Qe6 or 24... Qe8]
25 Nd5 Bxd5 26 Rxd5 Bd6 27 Qf2 c4 28 c3
diag28
28... Kf8??
[28... Re8-Re6]
29 Rxd6+-
Result: 1-0
Day 2 Sicilian Najdorf
Simul Match
White: NM Giri Cabellon
Black: Rhal Sol Cruz
Time Control: 75' - 60'
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
The strategy behind 5... a6 is to prepare for Q-side play while keeping maximum flexibility.
De Firmian in Modern Chess Openings
a) Adams vs Kasparov, Linares 2005
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1333302
b) Karjakin vs Anand, Corus 2006
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1385670
c) Nisipeanu vs Topalov, Dresden Olympiad 2008
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1521598
6 Be2 - Classical Variation
White simply wants to develop naturally before starting to play actively.
Djuric, K & Pantaleoni in Chess Opening Essentials
a) Unzicker vs Fischer, Varna Olympiad 1962
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008416
b) Yurtaev vs Carlsen, Aeroflot 2004
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1274827
6... e6 7 O-O Be7 8 Be3 O-O 9 f4 Nbd7 10 f5 e5
[10... Ne5]
11 Nb3 b5 12 Bf3 Bb7 13 a3 Rac8 14 Qe1
14... Nc5
[14... Nb6]
15 Nxc5 dxc5 16 Rd1 Qc7
You must try to react to a pin as soon as possible, or even try to avoid being pinned.
Yusupov in Build Up Your Chess
17 g4 Rfd8
Fight for possesion of open files.
Heisman in Element of Positional Evaluation
18 g5
diag18
18... Nd7
[18... Rxd1 19.Qxd1 Rd8]
We exchange in order to seize or open a file or diagonal.
Nimzovich in My System
19 f6 Bf8 20 Bg4
[20 fxg7 +-]
20... g6 21 Qg3 Rb8 22 Bxd7 Rxd7 23 Rxd7 Qxd7 24 Rd1 Qc7
[24... Qe6 or 24... Qe8]
25 Nd5 Bxd5 26 Rxd5 Bd6 27 Qf2 c4 28 c3
diag28
28... Kf8??
[28... Re8-Re6]
29 Rxd6+-
Result: 1-0
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