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Hi everyone! Another session with Master Freddy which ended in a trouncing. Behold, Master Freddy gives me another lesson in how to execute a checkmating sequence, so it all ends with me copping Old Matey from him yet again! He starts off with d4 and I respond with an unusual reply c5 which is called The Old Benoni. |
 
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1... c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3
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4. Nf3 - Freddy steers the opening into the Woozle Defense, whatever that is ... it's one of his fav's ..... sigh and double sigh! |
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4... e6 5. e4 exd5 6. exd5 a6
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6. ......... a6 - to prevent an enemy knight or bishop settling on d5 and preparing a possible b5. Freddy puts the blockers on this idea by playing his pawn to a4 next turn. |
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7. a4 Be7 8. Be2 Bf5
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8. ......... Bf5 - I trusted the World DB and Freddy exposed this as a weak, time wasting move. Freddy moved his knight to h4 and I had to either back up or move the bishop. I chose to move Fou Leblanc to d7. In retrospect would Qc1 have been a better choice. Jury please advise. |
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9. Nh4 Bd7 10. O-O O-O 11. a5 Ne8
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11. ....... Ne8 - a Sneaky Knight move here (I am a member of that team and Gothicgirl is my skipper!), but (a test for the jury) what does it threaten? |
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12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Re1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bg5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. Ne4 Qd8
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16. ......... Qd8 - after a plethora of exchanges, Glenda returns to d8 and Nf6 is prepared for my next turn. |
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17. Qd2 Nf6 18. Qf4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Qc7
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19. .......... Qc7. Next move I will play Nd7 and my rooks will be connected. The knight will then hop on to f6. But wait...... Freddy has other ideas! |
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20. Bxh7+
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20. Bxh7 - ............. A SACRIFICE ON H7! Yup, it turns out to be the bog standard Greek Gift (Trojan Horse) sacrifice. I accept it because if I don't I will be a pawn down without sufficient play for it, but a post match pm from Freddy stated that this would have been the lesser of the two evils! |
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20... Kxh7 21. Qh4+ Kg8 22. Re7 Nd7
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22. .......... Nd7 - finally I manage to develop that horse, but I end up in deep horse dung! |
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23. Ra3
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23. Ra3 - let's begin with a rook swinger. This rook is heading for h3 with a deadly line up of the Wicked Witch of the West and her castle. That is a sure recipie for copping Old Matey. |
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23... Rfd8 24. Rh3 Kf8
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24. ....... Henry tries to escape but to no avail. Freddy plays his queen to g5 and tells me that I am going to be checkmated (Oh No, not that again!). |
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25. Qg5 g6 26. Rxf7+
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26. Rxf7 .......... but Oh Yes! Freddy now announces #3 (he did tell me he had a # in 13 before I played g6). Could you the jury spot this mate in 13? |
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26... Kxf7 27. Rh7+ Ke8
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27. .......... Ke8 - I am 6 points up in material but that is SFA when Henry is about to get the kiss of death! Just before I played Ke8, Freddy asked me to spot the mate in 3. Here are the other two variations that lead to the mate in 3:-
Variation A
27. Rh7 Kg8
28. Qxg6 Kf8
29. Qf7#
Variation B
27. Rh7 Kf8
28. Qf4 Kg8
29. Qf7#
Variation B1
27. Rh7 Kf8
28. Qf4 Ke8
29. Qf7#
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28. Qe7#
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28. Qe7# - it's all over folks! |
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