Tuesday 26 July 2016

The Trojan Horse!!

A startling game and calculations by Jonny. Worth a watch
[Event "TCEC Season 8 - Stage 1a"] [Site "http://tcec.chessdom.com"] [Date "2015.08.29"] [Round "9"] [White "Gaviota 1"] [Black "Jonny 7"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2941"] [ECO "C45"] [Opening "Scotch: 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Bd3"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [EventDate "2015.08.21"] [Termination "adjudication"] [PlyCount "73"] [GameDuration "02:16:52"] [TerminationDetails "TCEC win rule"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d5 7. exd5 cxd5 8. O-O Bd6 9. Re1+ Be6 10. Bb5+ Kf8 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. a4 Rb6 13. h3 c6 14. Bd3 h5 15. a5 Rb4 16. b3 Ng4 17. Qe2 Kg8 18. Na2 Rb8 19. {The Trojan Horse!} hxg4 hxg4 20. g3 Qf6 21. Bd2 Rh3 22. Kg2 Re8 23. Qd1 Bc5 24. Qe2 g6 25. Bf4 d4 26. Qxg4 Bxg4 27. Rxe8+ Bf8 28. Be4 Bd7 29. Ra8 g5 30. Bd2 Bf5 31. Bxf5 Qxf5 32. Bxg5 Rh5 33. Bh4 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Rxa5 35. Bd8 Rh5 36. Bh4 Qxc2 37. Rd8 0-1