I played the first match of my new T9030 tournament and after a long and tough game, I came away with the win !
Although slightly lower-rated than me, I certainly gave him all due respect as not only does he know his opening ( he seems to play the Caro-Kann exclusively as Black ) but I also saw some of an earlier game with him against fellow blogger Scotch Yeti, and was impressed by the way he fought back, and then held on for a draw.
More details on the game later, but it can be summed up as White missing an early tactic to go up a pawn, then undergoing a long period of pressure as Black attacks the opposite-castled white king.
Finally, Black perhaps presses just too hard, mis-calculates and loses the exchange.
This gives white far more space and activity, and leaves Black with practically no counter-play.
A further mistake cost him his Rook and the game.
Here is the critical position, where I correctly calculated the exchanges and gained the pawn..
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| White to Move after 25...Rb6 |
A satisfying game, that I will enjoy analysing and will post later.
2 comments:
Nice game! I hope you find the time to analyze it, there were some interesting alternatives.
My own game against him, well, I have written about my frustration in one of the last blog entries and I am now ready for a ZEN like approach.
Yes, I enjoyed it.
The main plus point was that I did not make a huge blunder ( although I missed tactics ) which I'm sure helped me.
I've been through it once and now want to have a better look before publishing
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