Chess Strategy
This causes the loss of the game. In the Ruy Lopez the Bishop is
nearly always needed on the diagonal QB1-KR6, to prevent a Knight
from settling at White's KB5, which otherwise cannot be repelled
except by P-KKt3, a most undesirable consummation. The proper
continuation would have been P-Kt5, B-K3, Q-B2 and P-Q4,
capturing the Queen's file. Compare note to move 13 in the next
game.
13. Kt-B1 Q-B2
14. Kt-Kt3 P-Kt3
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8 | #R | | | | | #R | #K | |
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7 | | #B | #Q | | #B | #P | | #P |
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6 | #P | | #Kt| #P | | #Kt| #P | |
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5 | | #P | #P | | #P | | | |
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4 | ^P | | | | ^P | | | |
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3 | | | ^P | ^P | | ^Kt| ^Kt| |
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2 | | ^P | ^B | | | ^P | ^P | ^P |
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1 | ^R | | ^B | ^Q | ^R | | ^K | |
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A B C D E F G H
Diag. 117
Here is the weakness. White first provides against Black's P-Q4,
and then starts a sharp attack on the King's side.
15. B-Kt5 QR-Q1
P-Q4 at once is not feasible, because of BxKt.
16. PxP PxP
17. Q-B1
This brings the Q away from her file, which Black could now
secure by P-Q4, followed by PxP.
17. ... KR-K1
The proper continuation is the one outlined in the note above.
18. P-R3
White has now ample leisure to prepare the advance of his KBP.
18. ... R-R1
19. RxR RxR
20. Kt-R2 B-QB1
21. P-KB4 Kt-K1
22. P-B5 BxB
23. QxB Q-K2
Black seeks salvation in exchanges, which White, of course, tries
to avoid, having good prospects of driving home his attack. His
pieces are concentrated on the King's side, whilst the Black
forces are scattered, and unable to get back in time for the
defence. Moreover, it is likely that the weakness at Black's KR3
and KB3 will prove fatal as the Black KB is exchanged.
24. Q-R6 Q-B1
25. Q-B1 Q-Kt2
26. R-B1 P-Kt4
White was threatening to play Kt-Kt4 with PxP and Kt-R6.
27. Kt-Kt4 Kt-B3
28. KtxKtch QxKt
One of the attacking Knights is eliminated. But there is another,
which forces the entry at KB6 and KKt6.
29. P-R4
to gain access for the White Queen at KR6. If Black, captures
there follows: 30. Kt-R5, Q-Q1; 31. Q-R6, Q-B1; 32. Kt-B6ch, an
instructive example of the weakness created by P-KKt3.
29. ... P-R3
30. Kt-R5 Q-Q1
31. P-B6
All this is easy to understand.
31. ... K-R2
32. PxP B-Kt5
33. Kt-Kt7 K-Kt3
34. B-Q1 Q-Q2
35. Kt-B5 BxKt
36. PxBch Resigns.
The conclusion might be: K-R2; 37. B-R5, PxP; 38. QxP, R-KKt1;
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