QGDD07

Stuart Johnson
P. Salisbury

AW E vs RF 5
2007


A nice win for Stuart.

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. e3 dxc4 5. Bxc4 e5? 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8. d5 Be4? 8... Nb4= 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Bd2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qf6 12. dxc6 At this point Stuart is comfortably ahead Fritz 1.7/14. Black fails to see the danger. He is probably just fixated on his chance to regain material with Bxf3 and the tempting Queen/Rook fork that follows. He does not ask himself "HOW WILL WHITE REPLY?". A moment's thought would show that Qd7 is inevitable and will be very dangerous. Then the question, "CAN I PREVENT THAT REPLY?" mnight have thrown up the only viable repsonse, which is a full three pawns better than anything else. 12... Bxf3 The right move is 12... Rd8 The best reply to this is not, as you might expect, to move the Queen, e. g. to b3, but the hard to find 13. Nxe5 Rxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Qe7 15. Bxf7+ Kf8 16. Bd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 bxc6 3.46/14 13. Qd7+ Kf8 14. Bxe5 Bxc6 15. Qxc7 Bxh1?? 15... Qf3 holds things off for a little, but Stuart has the game in his pocket now. 16. Bd6+ Ke8 17. Rg1 16. Bxf6 Nxf6?? 16... Nh6 would at least stave off an immediate mate. 17. Qxf7# Nice one, Stuart. 1-0 [Dylan ]