Welcome to my
English Opening
(ECO A36) game with Distracto page!
On this page I have posted one my chess games in which I played the
White side of the
English
Opening . The game includes analysis and diagrams. The game started of
as a symmetrical English and then I went into the variation that USCF Life
Master Tom Stiers taught me. This is the Tom Stiers Line of the Botvinick
System in the English Opening.
[Event "ICC 60 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2005.07.12"]
[Round "-"]
[White "OnGoldenPawn"]
[Black "Distracto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1533"]
[BlackElo "1997"]
[Opening "English: symmetrical variation"]
[ECO "A36"]
[NIC "EO.64"]
[Time "19:58:03"]
[TimeControl "3600+0"]
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nge2 d6 7. O-O O-O 8.
d3 a6 9. h3 Rb8 10. f4 Bd7 11. g4 b5 12. Rb1 Qa5 13. a3 b4 14. axb4 cxb4 15.
Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 17. b3 Qa2 18. Rb2 Nf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bxb2 20. Bxb2 Qxb2
21. Qa1 Qxb3 22. Qxa6 Qxd3 23. Qa2 Ra8 24. Nc1 Qd4+ 25. Qf2 Qxc4 {White
resigns} 0-1
Online Chess Game
ICC
Game Played 8 May 2005
White: Mike Serovey (1533) Black: Distracto
(1997)
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6
At this point the pawn structure is symmetrical. Black
breaks the symmetry in a couple of moves.
5. e4 Bg7 6. Nge2 d6 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 a6
Now the symmetry is broken. Black never plays his pawn to
e5. Black starts his attack on the Queenside and White attacks on the
Kingside.
9. h3 (To prevent Ng4.) Rb8 10. f4 Bd7 11. g4 b5
Now it is obvious that each player is attacking on the
opposite wing of the other. Tom Stiers has advised me that in positions like
this one I should ignore what Black is doing on the Queenside and continue
my Kingside attack. I wonder if that still applies if I am going to lose
material on the Queenside. In theory, I could lose my entire
Queenside and still be OK if I mate Black's king on the Kingside. In
practice, I have always taken time to protect my Queenside. Here, that idea
failed me.
12. Rb1 Qa5
I didn't anticipate that move and it caused me more
problems than I successfully handed. One of White's problems is the Black
Bishop on the a1 to h8 diagonal. At this point I considered playing Ng3 to
prepare f5, playing f5 right away, playing g5 and playing a3 to protect the
Queenside some. I'm still not sure what the best move is here. I also looked
at playing b3 followed by Bb2 and playing Be3. I took too long to get my
Kingside attack going. The pawns didn't storm like they usually do in these
kind of positions.
13. a3 b4 14. axb4 cxb4 15. Nd5 Nxd5
Another problem that I have often faced is which pawn to
capture with here. Theory says to capture toward the Center, but practice
has show that I'm usually better off capturing with the e pawn here. At this
point in the game, neither one of my bishops is doing much nor is my Knight.
Black manages to get a pretty strong Queenside attack going with his two
knights, Bishop and Queen.
16. exd5 Nd4
Capturing the Black Knight on d4 allows Black to recapture
on d4 with his Bishop and with check. Once that Bishop is on d4 it will be
hard to dislodge. I think that the best move here is 17. Be3.
17. b3 Qa2!!
Here is where White blunders away the exchange. The White
Rook on b1 is hanging. Capturing the Black Knight on d4 allow Black to
recapture with check and then win the Rook. White's best try here is 18. Bd2
in which case Black can play Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Bd4+ and White still has
problems.
18. Rb2?? Nf3+!!
If White was not in check he could simply take the Black
Queen. White cannot avoid losing the exchange here. I have lost count of how
many games I have won because of a Bishop on a long diagonal. Now, I am
losing because of one!
19. Bxf3 Bxb2 20. Bxb2 Qxb2
White still cannot get his Kingside attack going
because his pieces are still tied down to defending the Queenside pawns and
because they are rather uncoordinated. Normally, trading queens when I am
down material is a bad idea. White has no counter play here and wants to get
rid of that pesky Black Queen. 21. Qa1 leaves the pawn on b3 unprotected.
21. Qb1 is better because it still protects the pawns on b3 and d3. Another
try is 21. Nc1 followed by Rf2.
21. Qa1? Qxb3 22. Qxa6 Qxd3
Black now has a passed pawn on the b file and is up the
exchange. White tries for a few more moves to find some play and then gives
up.
23. Qa2 Ra8 24. Nc1 Qd4+ 25. Qf2 Qxc4 0-1
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