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- White: A Class E player.
- Black: A Class B player.
- Where: A tournament at Purdue
- University around 1992.
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- In this game the Class E player pulls
- an upset against a much stronger
- opponent.
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- Developes.
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- Defends.
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- Also developes.
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- We have the four knights game.
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- This pawn move is a bit passive as it
- blocks the bishop on f1.
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- Black chooses a more active
- developement. Now White should
- play Be2 and O-O to avoid any danger
- from Ng4.
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- This capture is based upon a tactical
- trick. The best response is
- Bxf2+ forcing the king to be badly
- placed.
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- Instead Black recaptures.
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- This is the tactical trick that
- allows White to regain the piece.
- Black should respond Bxd4, Qxd4
- Nc6 kicking the queen.
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- Perhaps Black was hoping to create a
- sharp attack, ..
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- ... but ...
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- with his pieces so loose he is
- vulnerable.
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- This queen move puts pressure on the
- 4th rank and on g7.
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- At least get rid of one of the pieces
- under attack.
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- Recaptures. Now the safest
- response for Black is to play d5 to
- give his queen and king some
- breathing room.
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- But instead he gets greedy and goes
- for a pawn.
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- Black doesn't have a defense now.
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- The rook must move.
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- The Black queen has nowhere to go, so
- he must play ...
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- ... f6.
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- The threat is f7+ Rxf7, Qxf7+! Kxf7,
- Bxd8 winning.
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- A defense that doesn't remotely
- work.
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- Force ...
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- ... the rook back.
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- Mate!!!
