Playing The Kings Indian Classical

Chandran, T. (2155) - Prakash, Om

Result: 0-1

Site: ICCF

Date: 2013.03.31

E7: King's Indian: Classical Main Line (6...e5 7 0-0 Nc6): 8 Be3 and 8 d5 Ne7, not 9 Ne1

[...] 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 g6 3.♘c3 ♗g7 4.e4 d6 5.♘f3 O-O 6.♗e2 e5 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.O-O ♘c6 9.♗g5 ♕xd1 10.♖fxd1 ♗g4 11.♗xf6

11.♖d2 ♗xf3 12.♗xf3 ♘d4 13.♘d5

13.♖ad1 c6 14.♗e3 ♘e8 15.♘e2 c5 16.♘c3 ♖d8 17.♗e2 f5 18.exf5 gxf5 19.♗f3 e4 20.♗e2 ♗e5 21.g3 ♘g7 22.♔g2 ♘ge6 23.♘d5 ♔h8 24.f4 ♗g7 25.b4 ♘xe2 26.♖xe2 b6 27.bxc5 bxc5 Grabarchuk,N (2244)-Kirpikov,A (1911) ICCF email 2012 1/2-1/2 (43)

13...♘xd5 14.cxd5 f5 15.♗e3 ♖ad8 16.♔f1 ♖f7 17.♗xd4 exd4 1/2-1/2 (17) Siikaluoma,A (2491)-Ponomarev,A (2474) ICCF email 2008

11...♗xf6 12.♘d5 ♗d8 13.♖ac1

13.g3 ♗xf3 14.♗xf3 ♘d4 15.♔g2 c6 16.♘e3 ♗e7 17.♘g4 f6 18.♖d3 h5 19.♘e3 a5 20.♗d1 ♗c5 21.♗c2 f5 22.exf5 gxf5 23.♗d1 f4 24.♘c2 ♘xc2 25.♗xc2 e4 26.♖d2 ♖ae8 27.gxf4 ♖xf4 Plakhotnikov, S-Enkalo,M ICCF email 2011 1/2-1/2 (54)

13.♔f1 ♗xf3 14.♗xf3 ♘d4 15.♗e2 c6 16.♘c3 ♗e7 17.♗d3 ♖fd8 18.♘e2 a5 19.♘xd4 ♖xd4 20.♔e2 ♖ad8 21.b3 ♗b4 22.a3 ♗c5 23.♗c2 ♖xd1 0-1 (24) Ramos Cortes,E (1872)-Sosa Patino,C (2447) ICCF email 2007

13...♗xf3 14.♗xf3 Opposite coloured bishops appeared 14...♘d4 A beautiful square! 15.♖d3 c6 Black threatens to win material: c6xd5 16.♘c3 ♗b6 17.♘e2 ♘e6 18.b4 a5 19.a3 axb4 20.axb4 ♗d4 21.g3 ♖a2 22.♘xd4 ♘xd4 23.♗d1 (23.♖b1 ♖c2 24.c5 ♖d2∓) 23...♖b2 24.f4 ♖xb4 25.fxe5 c5 26.♖a3 ♖e8 27.♗g4 (27.♖aa1 ♖xe5 28.♖ab1 ♖xe4 29.♖xb4 cxb4−⁠+) 27...♖xe5 28.♖a8 (28.♖e3 f5 29.♗f3 ♖b2−⁠+) 28...♔g7 29.♖f1 (29.♖a2−⁠+) 29...♖xc4 30.♖b8 ♖e7 31.♖b1

31.e5 does not improve anything 31...♘c6 32.♗e2 ♖c3−⁠+

32...♘xb8?! is clearly weaker 33.♗xc4 ♘c6 34.e6 fxe6 35.♖b1−⁠+

31...b5 32.♗h3

32.♗d1 doesn't change anything anymore 32...♖xe4 33.♔f2 ♖c3−⁠+

32...♖c2 33.♗f1 (33.♗g2−⁠+ is one last hope) 33...♘f3 (33...♘f3 34.♔h1 ♖xh2#)

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A Short Game

Graça, Jailson (1584) - Prakash, Om

Result: 0-1

Site: ICCF

Date: 2013.03.31

C55: Two Knights: 4 d3, 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 and Max Lange Attack

[...] 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗c4 ♘f6 4.d3 ♗b4 5.c3 ♗e7 6.♕b3

6.a4 d5 7.exd5 ♘xd5 8.O-O O-O 9.♖e1 ♗g4 10.h3 ♗h5 11.a5 ♖b8 12.♘bd2 f6 13.♘f1 ♗f7 14.♘g3 ♖e8 15.♗d2 a6 16.♕a4 ♗f8 17.b4 ♘ce7 18.♘h4 ♔h8 19.♕d1 ♕d7 20.♕g4 ♗e6 Tesic,Z (2233)-Voveris,G (2257) ICCF email 2007 1/2-1/2 (55)

6.O-O O-O 7.♖e1

7.♘bd2 d6 8.♘g5

8.h3 ♘a5 9.♗b5 a6 10.♗a4 b5 11.♗c2 c5 12.♖e1 ♘c6 13.♘f1 ♗e6 14.♘g5 ♗d7 15.♘e3 h6 16.♘f3 ♖b8 17.d4 cxd4 18.cxd4 ♖c8 19.a3 ♖e8 20.d5 ♘a5 21.♗d3 ♕b6 22.b4 ♘c4 Pott,B (1602)-Eide,J (1761) Lechenicher SchachServer 2011 0-1 (51)

8...a6 9.♕f3 ♗g4 10.♕e3 d5 11.exd5 ♘xd5 12.♗xd5 ♕xd5 13.♘de4 f5 14.c4 ♕d4 15.♘c3 ♕xe3 16.fxe3 ♗xg5 17.e4 ♗xc1 18.♖axc1 ♘d4 19.♖f2 fxe4 20.dxe4 b5 21.cxb5 axb5 Paris Mellado,J (1665) -Monteiro,A (1630) ICCF email 2012 0-1

7.b4 d5 8.exd5 ♘xd5 9.b5 ♘a5 10.♗xd5 ♕xd5 11.c4 ♕d7 12.♘c3 b6 13.♘xe5 ♕d4 14.♘d5 ♗d6 15.♘f3 ♕xa1 16.♕c2 c6 17.bxc6 ♘xc6 18.♗b2 ♕xa2 19.♖a1 ♕xa1 20.♗xa1 ♗e6 21.♘e3 f6 Avdeev,S (2032)-Eide,J (1819) Lechenicher SchachServer 2011 1/2-1/2 (41)

7...d6 8.b4 ♘b8 9.d4 exd4 10.♕b3 dxc3 11.♘xc3 ♘bd7 12.♗f4 ♘h5 13.♗e3 c6 14.♖ad1 ♘b6 15.♗e2 ♘f6 16.♘d4 ♖e8 17.a4 ♘g4 18.♗f4 ♗f6 19.♕c2 ♗d7 20.a5 ♘c8 Scacco, M (2285)-Edighoffer,H (2324) Chessfriend.com 2003 0-1 (43)

(6.O-O O-O) 6...O-O 7.♘g5 (7.♘bd2!? is an interesting idea) 7...d5∓8.exd5 ♘a5 9.♕a4 ♘xc4 (Instead of 9...♘xd5 10.♘xf7 ♖xf7 11.♕xa5) 10.dxc4 ♘d7 11.h4 h6 12.♘f3 e4 13.♘fd2? (13.♘d4!?∓) 13...♘c5−⁠+14.♕c2 ♘d3 15.♔f1 f5 16.♘b3 (16.♘a3 ♗c5 17.♘b3 ♘xf2−⁠+) 16...f4 17.f3 (17.♘1d2 ♗f5 18.f3 e3−⁠+) 17...♗xh4 18.♘d4 ♖e8 19.♘d2 ♘e1 20.♕d1 (20.♕xe4 ♖xe4 21.♘xe4−⁠+) 20...e3 21.♘e4 ♖xe4! an unpleasant surprise 22.fxe4 (22.♕e2 what else? 22...♖e8 23.b3−⁠+) 22...♕g5 23.♕e2

23.♖h2 doesn't improve anything 23...♕g3 24.♗xe3 ♕xh2 25.♕xe1 ♗xe1−⁠+

23...♗g4 24.♘f3 (24.♕xe1 does not help much 24...♗xe1 25.♔xe1 ♗d7−⁠+) 24...♗xf3 25.gxf3 ♗f2 26.♕xe1 ♗xe1 27.♗xe3 ♕g3 28.♗d4

28.♗g1 there is nothing else anyway 28...♕xf3 29.♔xe1 ♕xh1 30.♔d2 ♕xe4 31.♖e1 ♕xc4 32.d6 ♕d5 33.♔c1 cxd6 34.♗d4−⁠+

28...♕xf3 29.♔g1 ♕xe4 30.♖h2 f3 31.♗f2 ♗xf2 32.♔xf2

32.♖xf2 cannot change what is in store for White 32...♖e8 33.d6 ♖e5 34.♖g2 fxg2 35.dxc7 ♕e3 36.♔h2 ♖h5 37.♔xg2 ♖g5 38.♔h2 ♕e2 39.♔h3 ♕h5#

32...♖e8 33.♖f1

33.♔g3 doesn't get the cat off the tree 33...g5 34.♖xh6 ♕f4 35.♔h3 ♖e2 36.♖g6 ♔f7 37.♖f6 ♔xf6 38.a3 ♖h2#

33...♕e3 34.♔g3 ♕g5 35.♔f2 ♖e2 36.♔xf3 ♖e3 (36...♖e3 37.♔f2 ♕g3#)

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Beating The Philidor Defense

Prakash, Om - Vaz, José

Result: 1-0

Site: ICCF

Date: 2013.03.31

C41: Philidor Defence

[...] 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.♕xd4 My favorite move which was once played by old masters. 4...♘f6 Black has a cramped position 5.♗b5 An intermezzo to not allow the Knight's developement to its natural square c6.

5.e5 ♕e7

5...dxe5 6.♕xd8 ♔xd8 7.♘xe5 ♗b4 8.♗d2 ♖e8 9.♗xb4 ♖xe5 10.♗e2 ♘d5 11.♗d2 ♘c6 12.♘c3 ♘d4 13.♔d1 ♘b4 14.a3 ♘bxc2 15.♖c1 ♗e6 16.♖xc2 ♗b3 17.♗d3 ♘xc2 18.♗xc2 ♗xc2 19.♔xc2 c6 20.♗f4 Parisi,C (2229)-Goater,K ICCF email 2001 1/2-1/2

6.♗e2 dxe5 7.♘xe5 ♕b4 8.♕xb4 ♗xb4 9.♗d2

9.c3 ♗d6 10.♘c4 ♗c5 11.O-O O-O 12.b4 ♖e8 13.♗f3 ♗f8 14.♗g5 ♘bd7 15.♘bd2 h6 16.♗f4 c5 17.bxc5 ♘xc5 18.♗d6 ♘ce4 19.♘xe4 ♘xe4 20.♗xf8 ♔xf8 21.♖fe1 ♘xc3 22.♖xe8 ♔xe8 23.a3 ♔f8 Quinn,J-Powell,L IECC email 1995 1/2-1/2

9...♗e7 10.♘c3 O-O 11.O-O-O ♘bd7 12.♘c4 c6 13.♗f4 ♘c5 14.♘d6 ♖d8 15.♘xc8 ♖axc8 16.♗c4 h6 17.♖he1 ♔f8 18.f3 ♖d7 19.♖xd7 ♘fxd7 Viksna, T-Dunkel,H ICCF corr 1990 1/2-1/2 (32)

5.♗g5 ♗e7 6.♗b5 ♗d7 7.♘c3 a6 8.♗xd7 ♘bxd7 9.O-O O-O 10.♖ad1 h6 11.♗f4 ♕c8 12.♖fe1 ♖e8 13.h3 ♘f8 14.♘d5 ♘e6 15.♕e3 ♘xd5 16.exd5 ♘xf4 17.♕xf4 ♗f6 18.b3 ♕d7 19.♕c4 ♖xe1 Krause, M-Dunkel,H ICCF corr 1990 1/2-1/2

5...c6 Black threatens to win material: c6xb5 6.♗d3 Black is behind in developement 6...♗e7 7.♘c3 ♗e6 Black has a cramped position 8.♗f4 c5 Black threatens to win material: c5xd4 9.♕e3 White has a very active position 9...♕b6 Black threatens to win material: Qb6xb2 (9...♘c6 10.O-O) 10.♘g5 ♕xb2? (10...♘c6 was a good chance to save the game 11.♘xe6 fxe6⩲) 11.O-O+⁠−11...♘g4

The c3 knight is still not en-prise. As if the queen takes it the black king will soon be a widow. 11...♕xc3??12.♗b5 ♗d7 13.♗xd7 ♘bxd7 14.♕xc3

12.♕g3 ♘f6

12...♗xg5 the only chance to get some counterplay 13.♗xg5 O-O+⁠−

13.♘xe6 fxe6 14.♖ab1 ♕a3 15.♗xd6 ♘c6 16.♘b5 ♕a5 17.♗xe7 ♘xe7 18.♕xg7 ♔d7 19.♗c4 ♘fd5 20.exd5 exd5 21.♖fd1 d4 22.♘xd4! Deflection: e7. . . . . . .

22.♘xd4 cxd4 23.♕xd4 ♘d5 24.♖xb7 ♔e6 25.♗xd5 ♕xd5 26.♕xd5 ♔f6 27.♕d6 ♔f5 28.♕c5 ♔g6 29.♖d6#

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A Short Attacking Game

Prakash, Om - Vaz, José

Result: 1-0

Site: ICCF

Date: 2013.03.31

C41: Philidor Defence

[...] 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.♕xd4 My favorite move which was once played by old masters. 4...♘f6 Black has a cramped position 5.♗b5 An intermezzo to not allow the Knight's developement to its natural square c6.

5.e5 ♕e7

5...dxe5 6.♕xd8 ♔xd8 7.♘xe5 ♗b4 8.♗d2 ♖e8 9.♗xb4 ♖xe5 10.♗e2 ♘d5 11.♗d2 ♘c6 12.♘c3 ♘d4 13.♔d1 ♘b4 14.a3 ♘bxc2 15.♖c1 ♗e6 16.♖xc2 ♗b3 17.♗d3 ♘xc2 18.♗xc2 ♗xc2 19.♔xc2 c6 20.♗f4 Parisi,C (2229)-Goater,K ICCF email 2001 1/2-1/2

6.♗e2 dxe5 7.♘xe5 ♕b4 8.♕xb4 ♗xb4 9.♗d2

9.c3 ♗d6 10.♘c4 ♗c5 11.O-O O-O 12.b4 ♖e8 13.♗f3 ♗f8 14.♗g5 ♘bd7 15.♘bd2 h6 16.♗f4 c5 17.bxc5 ♘xc5 18.♗d6 ♘ce4 19.♘xe4 ♘xe4 20.♗xf8 ♔xf8 21.♖fe1 ♘xc3 22.♖xe8 ♔xe8 23.a3 ♔f8 Quinn,J-Powell,L IECC email 1995 1/2-1/2

9...♗e7 10.♘c3 O-O 11.O-O-O ♘bd7 12.♘c4 c6 13.♗f4 ♘c5 14.♘d6 ♖d8 15.♘xc8 ♖axc8 16.♗c4 h6 17.♖he1 ♔f8 18.f3 ♖d7 19.♖xd7 ♘fxd7 Viksna, T-Dunkel,H ICCF corr 1990 1/2-1/2 (32)

5.♗g5 ♗e7 6.♗b5 ♗d7 7.♘c3 a6 8.♗xd7 ♘bxd7 9.O-O O-O 10.♖ad1 h6 11.♗f4 ♕c8 12.♖fe1 ♖e8 13.h3 ♘f8 14.♘d5 ♘e6 15.♕e3 ♘xd5 16.exd5 ♘xf4 17.♕xf4 ♗f6 18.b3 ♕d7 19.♕c4 ♖xe1 Krause, M-Dunkel,H ICCF corr 1990 1/2-1/2

5...c6 Black threatens to win material: c6xb5 6.♗d3 Black is behind in developement 6...♗e7 7.♘c3 ♗e6 Black has a cramped position 8.♗f4 c5 Black threatens to win material: c5xd4 9.♕e3 White has a very active position 9...♕b6 Black threatens to win material: Qb6xb2 (9...♘c6 10.O-O) 10.♘g5 ♕xb2? (10...♘c6 was a good chance to save the game 11.♘xe6 fxe6⩲) 11.O-O+⁠−11...♘g4

The c3 knight is still not en-prise. As if the queen takes it the black king will soon be a widow. 11...♕xc3??12.♗b5 ♗d7 13.♗xd7 ♘bxd7 14.♕xc3

12.♕g3 ♘f6

12...♗xg5 the only chance to get some counterplay 13.♗xg5 O-O+⁠−

13.♘xe6 fxe6 14.♖ab1 ♕a3 15.♗xd6 ♘c6 16.♘b5 ♕a5 17.♗xe7 ♘xe7 18.♕xg7 ♔d7 19.♗c4 ♘fd5 20.exd5 exd5 21.♖fd1 d4 22.♘xd4! Deflection: e7. . . . . . .

22.♘xd4 cxd4 23.♕xd4 ♘d5 24.♖xb7 ♔e6 25.♗xd5 ♕xd5 26.♕xd5 ♔f6 27.♕d6 ♔f5 28.♕c5 ♔g6 29.♖d6#

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