Saitek Kasparov Travel Champion 2100 vs Novag Obsidian - 10 Game Match

[Kasparov111]

Another crushing win for Saitek Kasparov Travel Champion! That was textbook re route and attack, excellent play, Travel Champ is really surprising me with its strength!

Re7 49. Bd3 Rb7 50. Re1 Rf7 51. Bg6 Rdd7 52. Bxf7 Rxf7 53. Nh6 Rxf6 54. Re8! 1-0

Travel Champion 2100 Leads the Match: 4.5-0.5

Game Replay: https://lichess.org/0kDJ98cO#0

[Kasparov111]

Game 6 is a Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense - Modern Steinitz Defense ; Fianchetto Variation with Obsidian as white..

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 Qe7 9. Bg5 Nf6 10. d5 Nd8 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. c4 O-O 13. Qd2 Nh5 14. Nc3 f5

[Kasparov111]

Travel Champion 2100 seizes the initiative with the brilliant shot 25.Kf4!, sacking the knight and smashing open white's defenses...

15. exf5 Rxf5 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Qe2 Ng4 18. Bd2 Nf6 19. h3 Nh5 20. Qf1 Nf4 21. g3 Nh5 22. Kg2 b6 23. Be3 Nb7 24. Qe2 Raf8 25. Nd2 Nf4+

[Kasparov111]

Very clever from Travel Champion...giving back the exchange to weaken white's pawn structure on the b and c files....it wants to keep its bishop.

26. gxf4 exf4 27. Bxb6 f3+ 28. Nxf3 Rxf3 29. Qe6+ Qxe6 30. dxe6 Rxc3 31. bxc3 cxb6 32. Rab1 Bxc3

[Kasparov111]

Black in total control, this is a won game just need a few more moves...impressive play..

33. Red1 Ba5 34. Rb3 Rf4 35. Re3 Kf8 36. e7+ Ke8 37. c5 bxc5 38. a3 Bc7 39. Rb1 Na5 40. Rf1 Rf7 41. Rd3 Rxe7 42. Rc3 Kd7 43. Rd1 Kc6 44. Kf3 d5

[Kasparov111]

Travel Champion wins yet another game putting on a tactical and positional clinic. There is no stopping the pawns... Very strong play, Obsidian is being totally outclassed almost every game. Travel Champion wins the match already! Will play the rest though.

45. Rcd3 d4 46. a4 Nc4 47. Rb3 Ne5+ 48. Kg2 c4 49. Rc1 Kd5 50. Rbb1 Nd3 51. Rd1 Nf4+ 52. Kg3 c3 0-1

Travel Champion 2100 Wins and Leads the Match: 5.5-0.5

Game Replay: https://lichess.org/oiI97qaN

[mclane]

Obsidian is completely killed

[Kasparov111]

Yes it was, difference in level is too much so I won't continue the remaining games.

[paulwise3]

Thanx already for these games.
The 2100 has a very attractive playing style!

Regards, Paul