6…h6 Because I didn’t like the look of Bc4+ followed by Ng5, looking at the e6 square. [6...d6 7.Bc4+ Kh8 8.Ng5] 7.c3 d6 8.e4 e6 9.e5 Nd5 10.Nc4 Nc6 11.Re1 b5 12.Ne3 Nxe3 13.Bxe3 a6 14.exd6 cxd6 15.Qc2 Diagram
15…Bb7 [The freeing move 15...e5 is a common theme in the Leningrad Dutch, and I spent much of this game trying to figure out how to play it. So why didn't I play it on this move when I had the opportunity? I'm not sure.] 16.Rad1 Diagram
16…Qf6? Ick. The first move in my grand scheme to tie myself into a pretzel. Now it’s much harder to play e5, and the d6 pawn is hanging. 17.Bf4 Rad8 18.Qb3 Rfe8 19.h3 Kh7 20.Re2 Diagram
20…g5? [Missing an even better opportunity to play e5! 20...e5 21.dxe5 (21.Rde1 Qf8) 21...dxe5 22.Be3 e4] 21.Bg3 Qf7 22.Rde1 d5 23.Qc2 Bc8 24.Ne5 Nxe5 25.Bxe5 Kg8 26.Bxg7 Kxg7 27.Re5 Diagram
27…Re7?? Total hope chess, failing to do a basic safety check. Then I got so rattled that it quickly got even worse. 28.Bxf5 Rde8 29.Bg4 h5?? 30.Rxg5+ Kf8 31.Rxh5 e5 32.Rh8+ Kg7 33.Rh7+ [Mate was also available. 33.Qh7+ Kf6 34.Qh4+ Kg7 35.Qh6#] 1-0
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Not a good start to 2006
(137) Champion,W (1634) – Eddins,S (1414) [A80]
MCC Winter Warmer Swiss Natick, MA (1), 03.01.2006
[Steve Eddins]
1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 g6 4.Bd3 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.Nbd2 Diagram
6…h6 Because I didn’t like the look of Bc4+ followed by Ng5, looking at the e6 square. [6...d6 7.Bc4+ Kh8 8.Ng5] 7.c3 d6 8.e4 e6 9.e5 Nd5 10.Nc4 Nc6 11.Re1 b5 12.Ne3 Nxe3 13.Bxe3 a6 14.exd6 cxd6 15.Qc2 Diagram
15…Bb7 [The freeing move 15...e5 is a common theme in the Leningrad Dutch, and I spent much of this game trying to figure out how to play it. So why didn't I play it on this move when I had the opportunity? I'm not sure.] 16.Rad1 Diagram
16…Qf6? Ick. The first move in my grand scheme to tie myself into a pretzel. Now it’s much harder to play e5, and the d6 pawn is hanging. 17.Bf4 Rad8 18.Qb3 Rfe8 19.h3 Kh7 20.Re2 Diagram
20…g5? [Missing an even better opportunity to play e5! 20...e5 21.dxe5 (21.Rde1 Qf8) 21...dxe5 22.Be3 e4] 21.Bg3 Qf7 22.Rde1 d5 23.Qc2 Bc8 24.Ne5 Nxe5 25.Bxe5 Kg8 26.Bxg7 Kxg7 27.Re5 Diagram
27…Re7?? Total hope chess, failing to do a basic safety check. Then I got so rattled that it quickly got even worse. 28.Bxf5 Rde8 29.Bg4 h5?? 30.Rxg5+ Kf8 31.Rxh5 e5 32.Rh8+ Kg7 33.Rh7+ [Mate was also available. 33.Qh7+ Kf6 34.Qh4+ Kg7 35.Qh6#] 1-0