Hiarcs Headbangers vs CC Senior IM Eros Ricco

JEB_Tucson · Post by **JEB_Tucson** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:55 am

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.06.27"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hiarcs Headbangers"]
[Black "CC Senior IM Eros Ricco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7
9.Qd2 0–0 10.0–0–0 Nbd7 11.g4 b5 12.g5 b4 13.Ne2 Ne8 14.f4 a5 15.f5 a4
16. Nbd4 exd4 17.Nxd4 b3 18.Kb1 bxc2+ 19.Nxc2 Bb3 20.axb3 axb3 21.Na3 Ne5
22. h4 Ra4 23. Qc3 Qa8 24. Rd4 Nc7 25. Rxa4 Qxa4 26. Qd4 Qa8 27. Rh3 Nc6
28. Qc3 d5 29. Bc1 dxe4 30. Qc4 Bd6 31. Qxe4 Re8 32. Qg2 1/2-1/2, draw agreement

[fen]q3r1k1/2n2ppp/2nb4/5PP1/7P/Np5R/1P4Q1/1KB2B2 b - - 0 32[/fen]

These games are open to all Hiarcs Forum members.
Send PM to Harvey Williamson to join the game.
The official game moves will be posted here.
Headbanger Team members, except Eros of course, should post at the following link:
http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2460

Game Rules:
1. HIARCS Headbangers + engines vs Eros Ricco + anything and everything.
2. Starting position: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6
8. f3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5 *
3. Eros plays Black with first move on Saturday, 27 June 2009.
4. 48 hour time control. Eros' time control is flexable. Headbangers have a strict time control.
The time controls may be shortened during the game by agreement from both sides.

JEB_Tucson · Post by **JEB_Tucson** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:57 am

Eros, please look at the above game board post to verify that you agree with the position and the rules. Please let me know if any changes need to be made.

On behalf of the Headbangers Team, I want to thank you for agreeing to play the game. I don't know what surprises you have in mind, but, the game should be fun.

Sincerely
James

Auryn · Post by **Auryn** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:38 pm

Thank you James, and thanks to all the Headbangers for this game!

My first move in this starting position is no big surprise really... it's 15...a4, the main move.

I thought it would have been interesting, after the game vs Tony, to switch colors for the Headbangers and try this main move a4, which was discarded by some players as Black, who said that White has an advantage after it.

So my little challenge is: you can prove that now vs me

I think that in this variation white has some easy ways to equalize the game, but I hope instead that you will play for a win, and that I will have to suffer to equalize the game. Of course, if white tries risky new moves (which I hope!) avoiding the main lines drawish variations, the game can get very interesting and I can also maybe have some chances to win as Black

Ok, enough talking now, and let's get some action!
So my move is 15...a4

Eros.

JEB_Tucson · Post by **JEB_Tucson** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:51 am

Some team members predicted your 15...a4 move. It was also said that you are an expert playing the Black side on this opening. We shall see.

White has, at least, some advantage and, after reviewing the discussion from Tony's game, some would say that White has the winning advantage. Well, that remains to be seen, but, what is very clear is that you, my friend, should fasten your seatbelt because you are in for a rough ride.

16. Nbd4

Auryn · Post by **Auryn** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:09 pm

what is very clear is that you, my friend, should fasten your seatbelt because you are in for a rough ride. Smile

--> Yeah! That's what I hoped to hear

this will be fun!

16...exd4 After this move, there is a quite forced variation, for this reason I offer these conditional moves:

If: 17.Nxd4 b3 18.Kb1 bxc2+ 19.Nxc2 Bb3 20.axb3 axb3 21.Na3 Ne5

If the HeadBangers want to take their time also for these moves, what comes to my mind is that you can play every white move every 48 hours, and can consider my replies immediate until 21...Ne5. Otherwise, you could go straight to after move 21...Ne5 and take more than 48 hours to decide there, as it's a critical point for white.

Regards,
Eros.

JEB_Tucson · Post by **JEB_Tucson** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:31 pm

We accept your conditional.
It seems that there may be 2 winning lines for White, but Auryn, since your are an expert at the game of chess, the team selected the winning line with the least risk.

We move:
22. h4

Auryn · Post by **Auryn** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:02 pm

hehe wise choice

I move now 22...Ra4

Eros.

JEB_Tucson · Post by **JEB_Tucson** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:19 am

Good Morning Eros.

Well, the Team spent some time looking at all the ways to respond to your Ra4 move. We had much discussion and even some heated debate.

But, the light turned on and it became clear that the path to victory is:

23. Qc3

Auryn · Post by **Auryn** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:06 am

Interesting move! Glad to see you avoided the engines' dead drawish suggestion 23.Bd4

my move now is 23...Qa8

Eros.

JEB_Tucson · Post by **JEB_Tucson** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:20 pm

Well, our world-wide network of processors may have found White's winning line after 23. Bd4, but, we also thought that 23. Qc3 would be a interesting move.

24. Rd4 , as expected.

Auryn · Post by **Auryn** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:04 pm

24...Nc7

Eros.

JEB_Tucson · Post by **JEB_Tucson** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:15 pm

We had a unanimous vote. The Team moves:

25. Rxa4 (conditional: 25...Qxa4 26. Qd4)

Auryn · Post by **Auryn** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:29 pm

After 25. Rxa4 Qxa4 26. Qd4 I play 26...Qa8

Eros.

JEB_Tucson · Post by **JEB_Tucson** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:21 am

Wow, you moved quickly.......you must still be in book.

We move:
27. Rh3

Auryn · Post by **Auryn** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:29 am

Yes and ... I predict a draw by repetition very soon

Obviously you will prove me wrong, won't you?

My move: 27...Nc6

Eros.