Novag Star Diamond vs Mephisto Berlin 68030 Prototype 10 Games

[Kasparov111]

22 moves in and it a very tight affair with not too many clear targets for either side...


Nd7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 Bf6 15. Be3 Bb7 16. Rc1 Re8 17. Qd2 exd4 18. Nfxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Rc8 20. Bb1 Rxc1 21. Qxc1 Bxd4 22. Nxd4 g6

[Kasparov111]

The game fizzles out into another draw, early exchanges lead to a fairly balanced position with no real weaknesses to exploit for either side..


23. Qd2 d5 24. exd5 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Bxd5 26. f4 Nb6 27. Qc3 Na4 28. Qd2 Qc7 29. Ne2 Qb6+ 30. Nd4 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

The Match is tied at 2.5-2.5

Game Replay: https://lichess.org/analysis#1

[Kasparov111]

Game 6 is a Bishops Opening :Vienna Hybrid with Berlin 68030 Prototype as white..

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 Na5 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Ba4 O-O 10. Bg5 Qe7 11. Qe2 h6 12. Bh4

[Kasparov111]

Several bad moves from Diamond get it into a bad position, the h5 invited a sack from Berlin which it immediately took, and now has all kinds of nasty pins with black king defense decimated...will be very tough for Diamond from here...

b5 13. Bb3 Nxb3 14. axb3 a5 15. Ra2 Be6 16. Rfa1 a4 17. Ra3 c5 18. d4 cxd4 19. cxd4 Rac8 20. bxa4 b4 21. Re3 g5 22. Nxg5

[Kasparov111]

Berlin Prototype finishes the game in style and wins another game in such a crushing way, Diamond allowed too many inviting tactics which Berlin was all too eager to accept..blacks king is just too exposed and white has too much material and attacking options. The knight on g4 is about to fall too with that pin..

hxg5 23. Bxg5 Rc3 24. Rxc3 bxc3 25. Qf3 Kg7 26. Qg3 Rh8 27. dxe5 dxe5 28. Qxe5 Kg6 29. Qg3 Qb4 30. Bd2+ Ng4 31. Bxc3 1-0

Berlin Prototype Leads the Match: 3.5-2.5

Game Replay: https://lichess.org/analysis#1

[Kasparov111]

Game 5 Replay: https://lichess.org/zUBXm1s4

Game 6 Replay: https://lichess.org/NG8IWhWP



Some of the previous games could not be replayed, I pasted the incorrect link.

[Kasparov111]

Game 7 is a Semi Slav Defense: Notebloom Variation with Star Diamond as white...

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 Bb7 8. b3

[Kasparov111]

16 moves in and Star opts to not Castle leading to a fairly open and interesting position, Star's dark bishop and g file rook could cause some long term problems for Berlin's king sfety...

c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nxb5 cxb3 11. Qxb3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nf6 13. Rg1 a6 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. fxe4

[Kasparov111]

Berlin is a pawn up already and it seems Star's king will be too exposed in the endgame...looking good for Berlin...

g6 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Rg5 Nd7 19. Bc3 Be7 20. Rg3 Rfc8 21. Bd2 Nc5 22. Qc4 Bd6 23. f4 Be7 24. Ke2 Qc6 25. Bg2 Rab8 26. Be1 Nxa4

[Kasparov111]

Tripled pawns on the e file for Star, this is just a losing endgame....

27. Qxc6 Rxc6 28. Kf1 Rc2 29. Bf3 Rxh2 30. Rg2 Rh1+ 31. Rg1 Rxg1+ 32. Kxg1 Rb3 33. Bf2 Ra3 34. Kf1 Bc5 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36. Ke2 e5 37. fxe5

[Kasparov111]

Berlin wins the game, it's up atleast 2 pawns in the endgame which is just too much.

Nb6 38. Bg4 Nc4 39. Re8 Bxe3 40. Bg3 Bg5 41. Bf2 Ra2+ 42. Kd3 Rxf2 43. Kxc4 Rf4 44. Bc8 Rxe4+ 0-1

Berlin Prototype Leads the Match: 4.5-2.5

Game Replay: https://lichess.org/YNr4G8sU#0

[Kasparov111]

Game 8 is a Caro Kahn Defense: Classical Variation with Berlin Prototype as white..


1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. f4 e6 8. Nf3 Nd7 9. h5 Bh7 10. Bd3

[Kasparov111]

19 moves in and Star Diamond is up a pawn..the position looks fairly balanced though...

Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Qc7 12. Bd2 O-O-O 13. O-O-O Bd6 14. Ne2 Ngf6 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Qg3 Nc4 18. Bf4 Qa5 19. Qb3

[Kasparov111]

The computer gives slight advantage to Star Diamond, but this looks drawish to me..

Nd6 20. Be5 Ng4 21. Bxd6 Rxd6 22. Qg3 Qg5+ 23. Kb1 Rd7 24. Rdf1 Ne3 25. Rf3 Nc4 26. Qxg5 hxg5 27. Kc1 Kc7 28. g4 Kd6

[Kasparov111]

And the game ends in a draw, which means Star needs to win the final two games to tie the match...

29. Ng3 Ke7 30. c3 Rd5 31. Re1 c5 32. Nf5+ Kf8 33. Ne3 Nxe3 34. Rexe3 Ke7 35. dxc5 Rhd8 36. b4 Rd1+ 37. Kb2 R8d2+ 38. Kb3 Rb1+ 39. Kc4 Rg1 40. Rg3 Rdg2 41. Rxg2 Rxg2 42. Re4 Rxa2 43. Kb5 Rd2 44. Re1 1/2-1/2

Berlin Leads the Match: 5-3

Game Replay: https://lichess.org/GP0J9VOM#1