Bruce Leverett
Ed Dean
Robert P. Smith Memorial4
October 6, 2021 – Pittsburgh
1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.e3O-O5.Bd3d56.Nf3b67.O-OBa68.cxd5exd59.Bxa6Nxa610.Qd3
Somewhat artificial. Just developing with 10. Bd2 and 11. Rc1 is fine.
10…Qc811.Bd2Re812.Rfc1Qb713.a3Bf814.b4c615.b5
Black was ready to shut down White’s minority attack with 15. … b5.
15…cxb516.Nxb5Rac817.h3
A waste of time. More logical was 17. Rab1, to follow up by pushing the a-pawn.
17…Ne418.Be1Nb819.Qb3a620.Nc3Nxc321.Bxc3Nd722.Bb4Rc623.Bxf8Rxf824.Ne1Nf625.Rxc6Qxc626.Rb1b527.Nd3Qc428.Nc5Qxb329.Rxb3Ra830.f3Kf831.a4bxa432.Ra332…Rb8
Black should have called White’s bluff with 32. … Ne8. After 33. Rxa4 Nc7, White can’t make further progress on the queenside.
33.Rxa4Rb234.Rxa6Re235.Ra3g536.Kf1Rd237.g4Rh238.Nd3Rxh339.Kg2Rh440.Ra8+Ne8
After 40. … Ke7 or 40. … Kg7, 41. Ne5 prepares to win the f-pawn.
41.Rd8h542.gxh5f643.Rxd5Ng744.Rd7Nxh545.d5g446.d6gxf3+47.Kxf3Rh3+48.Kf2Rh2+49.Kg1Re250.Nc5Rxe351.Rc7Re1+52.Kf2Re553.Nd7+
?? White should reap the fruit of his labor by 53. Rc8+ and 54. d7. Instead, blitzing in my opponent’s time pressure, “patzer sees check, patzer takes check.” Aarrgh!
53…Ke854.Nxe5fxe555.Re7+Kd856.Rxe5Nf657.Re7Ne858.Ke3Nxd659.Rh7Ke860.Kd4Nf761.Kd5Ke762.Rh5Kf6
Agreed drawn
½–½