Kayvan A Sylvan (1287) - Dustin Phillips (1215) [B09]

Golden Bear Octos/Student Union, Berkeley (1) 1996

B09: Pirc Defence: Austrian Attack

1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. d4 O-O last book move 6. h3 e6 Controls d5 6... c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Qd2 dxc5 9. Ne5= 7. Be3 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. g4 c5 10. e5 10. Qd2 c4 11. g5 Nd5 12. Bxc4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bxe4 black is slightly better 10... dxe5 11. dxe5 11. dxc5? doesn't work because of 11... e4 12. g5 exf3 13. gxf6 Qxf6 black has a decisive advantage Not 11. fxe5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 11... Nd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Rf1 Na6 13... Nc6 14. c4 Qd7 15. Qb3= 14. Nd2 14. a3!? white is slightly better 14... Nb4 15. Be4 Qd7 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. a3 Nd5 18. Qf3 Qd7 19. O-O-O f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Ne4 Bg7 21... better is Qf7!? might be a viable alternative 22. c4 white has a decisive advantage Rac8? 22... Rad8 23. Kb1 Qe8 24. cxd5 exd5 23. cxd5 Qb5 24. Rf2 Rfd8 25. d6 c4 25... Rf8 doesn't get the cat off the tree 26. h4 26. Rc2 26. Bd4 makes it even easier for White 26... Bxd4 27. Rxd4 c3 28. Nxc3 Qc5 26... a5 26... c3 27. bxc3 Qb3 27. Nc3 27. Bd4 keeps an even firmer grip 27... Bxd4 28. Rxd4 Rf8 white has a decisive advantage 27... Qa6 27... Qd7 does not help much 28. Bxb6 Rf8 29. Bc7 28. Qe4 Re8 28... Kh8 a last effort to resist the inevitable 29. d7 Rcd8 29... Qa8 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 30. dxc8=R Qxc8 31. Nb5 30. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 31. Rd6 Qc8 32. Rxb6 e5 32... Qd7 cannot change what is in store for ? 33. Rb7 Qd3 34. Qc6 Qxe3+ 35. Rd2 white has a decisive advantage 33. Qd5+ 33. Nb5!? and White can already relax 33... Qa8 34. Rb7 Rf8 35. Qd5+ Kh8 33... Kh8 34. Qb7 better is 34. Ne4 and White can already relax 34... Qa8 35. Qxa8 Rxa8 34... Qd8 34... exf4 doesn't change anything anymore 35. Qxc8 Rxc8 36. Bxf4 35. Rd2 Qh4 36. Bf2 36. Qc7 Qe7 37. Qxe7 Rxe7 38. Rd8+ Bf8 39. Bc5 Ra7 40. Bxf8 h5 41. Be7+ Kh7 42. Bf6 Rg7 43. Rbb8 g5 44. Rh8+ Kg6 45. f5+ Kxf6 46. Ne4+ Ke7 47. Rb7# 36... Qxh3 37. Qd7 37. Qc7 Qh6 38. Rb8 Rf8 39. g5 Qh1+ 40. Kc2 Kg8 41. Rxf8+ Bxf8 42. Qxc4+ Kh8 43. Qf7 Bd6 44. Rxd6 Qa8 45. Rd7 Qe4+ 46. Nxe4 exf4 47. Qxh7# 37... Rf8 37... Rg8 is the last straw 38. Rb7 h5 39. fxe5 Qxg4 white has a decisive advantage 38. Rb7 Rg8 39. fxe5 Bxe5 40. Bd4 Qh1+ 40... Qf1+ hardly improves anything 41. Nd1 Qxd1+ 42. Kxd1 Bg7 43. Bxg7+ Rxg7 44. Qxg7# 41. Kc2 Qxb7 41... Qd1+ doesn't change the outcome of the game 42. Rxd1 Bg7 43. Bxg7+ Rxg7 44. Qxg7# 42. Bxe5+ Rg7 43. Qxb7 43. Qxb7 h5 44. Qxg7# 43. Qd8# 1-0 [Fritz 8 (30s)]

Michael Fischer (1225) - Kayvan A Sylvan (1287) [A00]

Golden Bear Octos/Student Union, Berkeley (2) 1996

A00: Irregular Openings

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 last book move 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bd7 4... d5 5. Nxd5 Nxd5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. a3 black is slightly better 5. Bc4= a6 Covers b5 6. Nf3 h6 Prevents intrusion on g5 7. O-O b5 8. Bb3 Bg4 9. d3 9. a4 Nbd7 white has a moderate advantage 9... Nbd7 Black is behind in development. 10. Nd5 c6 11. Ne3 Bh5 12. h3 Secures g4 12. a4 Nb6 12... Nh7 13. Ng4 Bxg4 14. hxg4 Ndf6 14... a5 15. a4 bxa4 16. Bxa4 15. Nh2 15. d4 Nxg4 16. a4 Nhf6 15... Qb6 16. Kh1 Be7 17. f4 exf4 18. Rxf4 Ng5 The knight is not easily driven from g5 19. Qe2 O-O-O 19... O-O 20. Nf3= 20. Raf1 better is 20. a4!? white has a moderate advantage 20... Rde8 21. e5 21. Qd1!?= is noteworthy 21... dxe5 22. Qxe5 Qd8 22... Kb7 23. Rf5 black is slightly better 23. Nf3 23. Qf5+ Kc7= 23... Kb7 23... Bd6 24. Qf5+ Kb7 25. Be5 black has a moderate advantage 24. Qc3 24. Qd4 Qc7 25. Rf5 h5 26. Nxg5 hxg4+ 27. Nh3 gxh3 24... Bd6 25. Rd4? 25. Rxf6!? Qxf6 26. Qxf6 gxf6 27. Bxf6 25... Qc7 25... Nxf3 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Rxf3 Re2 black has a decisive advantage 26. Nxg5?? White crumbles in face of a dire situation better is 26. Re1 black has a moderate advantage 26... hxg5+ 27. Kg1 Bh2+ 28. Kf2 28. Kh1 hardly improves anything 28... Bf4+ 29. Kg1 Be3+ 30. Rf2 Qh2+ 31. Kf1 Qh1+ 32. Ke2 Bxd4+ 33. Be6 Rxe6+ 34. Kf3 Rh3# 28... Qg3# 0-1 [Fritz 8 (30s)]

Kayvan A Sylvan (1287) - David Smith (1218) [C50]

Golden Bear Octos/Student Union, Berkeley (3) 1996

C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 last book move 4... Nge7 5. Nc3 5. Ng5!? d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 white has a moderate advantage 5... O-O= 6. Be3 Bb6 7. a3 Consolidates b4 7... d6 Prevents intrusion on c5 8. Qd2 Bxe3 8... Nd4 9. Bxd4 exd4 10. Na4= 9. fxe3 white is slightly better a6 Consolidates b5 10. O-O-O 10. O-O!? should not be overlooked 10... Qd7 11. Ng5 10... b5 11. Ba2 b4 12. axb4 Nxb4 13. Bb3 a5 14. Na4 14. d4!? black is slightly better has some apparent merit 14... Bd7 15. c3 15. Rdf1 Qe8 16. Nc3 a4 black has a moderate advantage 15... Qe8 16. cxb4 Bxa4 17. Bxa4 Qxa4 18. Qc2 axb4 18... Qxb4!? 19. Rd2 Ra6 20. Kd1 black has a decisive advantage 19. Kd2 19. Qxa4 Rxa4 20. Kc2 Rfa8 19... Qxc2+ 19... Qa2!? 20. Ke2 20. Kxc2 f5 21. exf5 Nxf5 22. Kd2 Ra2 23. Rb1 b3 23... c5 24. Rhe1 24. e4 24. Rhf1!? 24... Nd4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Ke2 g5 27. Rhc1 27. h4 g4 27... c5 28. g4 Kg7 29. Rg1 Rf4 30. Rg3 Kf6 31. Rh3 Rxg4 32. Rxh7? 32. Rf3+ Rf4 33. Rxf4+ gxf4 34. Kf2 black has a decisive advantage 32... Rg2+ 33. Kf3 Raxb2 34. Rxb2 Rxb2 35. Rb7 Rb1 35... Rxh2?! 36. Rxb3 Rh3+ 37. Kg4 36. Kg2 36. Ke2 is one last hope 36... b2 37. Kd2 36... b2 37. Rb6 37. Rb5 is not much help 37... Ke6 38. Kf2 Rh1 37... Ke5 38. h3 38. h4 doesn't get the bull off the ice 38... c4! the end of the story 39. h5 c3 black has a decisive advantage 38... Kf4 38... c4 seems even better 39. Rb5+ Ke6 40. dxc4 39. Rb3 Ke3 39... Ke3 40. h4 gxh4 39... c4 40. Rb8 cxd3 41. Rf8+ Kxe4 42. Rf2 0-1 [Fritz 8 (30s)]

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