LSGH Summer Tournament
Mandaluyong City
White: Junior Sol Cruz
Black: Earl Cabugao1 e4 c5 2 Nc3World Champion Emanuel Lasker in Manual of Chess, one of the best chess books of all time according to the Wall Street Journal, "Get the knights into action before both bishops are developed."
In opening theory, this formation is called the CLOSED SYSTEM of the SICILIAN DEFENSE; White does not play an early Nf3 and d4 that leads to the popular Najdorf, Scheveningen, Rauzer or Sozin Variations.
As World Champion Garry Kasparov said, "In mathematics there is only one answer. You can reach the answer in many ways but you still only have one answer. In chess, there are many answers."
Modern Chess Openings described the Closed as, "White expands on the king-side without opening a central front as in the open variations. Black has little theoretical difficulty in equalizing, yet White often gets attacking chances against an unwary opponent."
2 ... d6 3 d3 Nc6 4 Nf3 e6 5 b3 Nf6 6 Bb2
World Champion Jose Raul Capablanca in Chess Fundamentals, "Placed on the long diagonal, the bishop is posted for its maximum potential control of the central squares as well as eyeing the opposite wing of the enemy's camp."
6 ... g6 7 Qd2
Tarrasch in The Game of Chess, "It is best, in the opening, to make but one move with the Queen, and that to a square where she is not exposed to any direct or indirect attack, so especially not to a file in which there is an opposing Rook, no matter how many men there may be in between."
7 ... Bg7 8 O-O-O O-O
Seirawan in Winning Chess Openings, "The purpose of the opening is to get a safe King and an equal middle game."
9 h3
Chernev in Logical Chess, "The move h3 by White should be played only if the h-pawn is to form a base for an attack by pawns, i.e. if it supports an advance of the g-pawn."
9 ... e5 10 g4 Kh8 11 Be2Mason in The Art of Chess, “When in doubt as to what turn affairs may take, post the bishop at e2; thus probably better defending King and leaving Queen free play in the center.”
11 ... Ng8 12 g5 f6 13 h4 Bg4
Diagram
14 PxP?
Weeramantry and Eusebi in Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, "Be careful about initiating pawn trades that release your opponent's pieces and give him more space."
14 ... QxP 15 Qe3???
Evans in The Ten Most Common Chess Mistakes, "You can't afford any lapses in concentration from first move to last."
The lapse in concentration will cost Junior a Bishop.
15 ... Bh6? 16 Ng5 BxB 17 NxB QxP 18 QxQ RxQ
Diagram
World Champion Capablanca in Chess Fundamentals, "Rooks are very dangerous when they reach the 7th rank."
19 Rd2? Rg2 20 Nf7+ Kg7 21 NxB NxN 22 h5? g5 23 c3 Rf8 24 d4 Rff2 25 Rg1!
Weeramantry and Eusebi in Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, "Do not let enemy pieces remain in your territory unchallenged."
25 ... RxR 26 NxR Rf1+ 27 Rd1 RxR 28 KxRChernev in Logical Chess, "In a cramped position, try to relieve the pressure by forcing exchanges of pieces."
28 ... BPxP 29 PxP NxP
Diag
30 BxNEvans in The Ten Most Common Chess Mistakes, "It's generally not a good idea to swap a Bishop for a Knight without provocation."
30 ... PxB 31 Nf3 Kf6 32 NxP Ke5 33 Nf3+ Kf4 34 Nd2 Kg4
Result: [0-1]
Mandaluyong City
White: Junior Sol Cruz
Black: Earl Cabugao1 e4 c5 2 Nc3World Champion Emanuel Lasker in Manual of Chess, one of the best chess books of all time according to the Wall Street Journal, "Get the knights into action before both bishops are developed."
In opening theory, this formation is called the CLOSED SYSTEM of the SICILIAN DEFENSE; White does not play an early Nf3 and d4 that leads to the popular Najdorf, Scheveningen, Rauzer or Sozin Variations.
As World Champion Garry Kasparov said, "In mathematics there is only one answer. You can reach the answer in many ways but you still only have one answer. In chess, there are many answers."
Modern Chess Openings described the Closed as, "White expands on the king-side without opening a central front as in the open variations. Black has little theoretical difficulty in equalizing, yet White often gets attacking chances against an unwary opponent."
2 ... d6 3 d3 Nc6 4 Nf3 e6 5 b3 Nf6 6 Bb2
World Champion Jose Raul Capablanca in Chess Fundamentals, "Placed on the long diagonal, the bishop is posted for its maximum potential control of the central squares as well as eyeing the opposite wing of the enemy's camp."
6 ... g6 7 Qd2
Tarrasch in The Game of Chess, "It is best, in the opening, to make but one move with the Queen, and that to a square where she is not exposed to any direct or indirect attack, so especially not to a file in which there is an opposing Rook, no matter how many men there may be in between."
7 ... Bg7 8 O-O-O O-O
Seirawan in Winning Chess Openings, "The purpose of the opening is to get a safe King and an equal middle game."
9 h3
Chernev in Logical Chess, "The move h3 by White should be played only if the h-pawn is to form a base for an attack by pawns, i.e. if it supports an advance of the g-pawn."
9 ... e5 10 g4 Kh8 11 Be2Mason in The Art of Chess, “When in doubt as to what turn affairs may take, post the bishop at e2; thus probably better defending King and leaving Queen free play in the center.”
11 ... Ng8 12 g5 f6 13 h4 Bg4
Diagram
14 PxP?
Weeramantry and Eusebi in Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, "Be careful about initiating pawn trades that release your opponent's pieces and give him more space."
14 ... QxP 15 Qe3???
Evans in The Ten Most Common Chess Mistakes, "You can't afford any lapses in concentration from first move to last."
The lapse in concentration will cost Junior a Bishop.
15 ... Bh6? 16 Ng5 BxB 17 NxB QxP 18 QxQ RxQ
Diagram
World Champion Capablanca in Chess Fundamentals, "Rooks are very dangerous when they reach the 7th rank."
19 Rd2? Rg2 20 Nf7+ Kg7 21 NxB NxN 22 h5? g5 23 c3 Rf8 24 d4 Rff2 25 Rg1!
Weeramantry and Eusebi in Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, "Do not let enemy pieces remain in your territory unchallenged."
25 ... RxR 26 NxR Rf1+ 27 Rd1 RxR 28 KxRChernev in Logical Chess, "In a cramped position, try to relieve the pressure by forcing exchanges of pieces."
28 ... BPxP 29 PxP NxP
Diag
30 BxNEvans in The Ten Most Common Chess Mistakes, "It's generally not a good idea to swap a Bishop for a Knight without provocation."
30 ... PxB 31 Nf3 Kf6 32 NxP Ke5 33 Nf3+ Kf4 34 Nd2 Kg4
Result: [0-1]
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