Salisbury, Michael (1831) vs Vann, Richard (1907)
1197038
[Event "Braunstone v Ashby 1"]
[Site "Braunstone Civic Centre"]
[Date "2024.11.30"]
[Round "0"]
[White "Salisbury, Michael"]
[Black "Vann, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1831"]
[BlackElo "1907"]
[ECO "B02"]
[Opening "Alekhine: Scandinavian Variation"]
{This game is from the Braunstone v Ashby 1 match on 30/10/24. We won 3.5
-1.5. Gheorghe lost to a strong opponent, Tom won very quickly, Paul won
easily, and Patrick converted a passed pawn advantage in a methodical way.}
1.e4 Nf6 {The Alekhin. White may play 2 e5 for a standard line , or try
something completely different.} 2.Nc3 {Something different. Tom Dove
previously advised not 2..d5, but a switch to the Vienna. Both lines I've
studied.} e5 {So it's the Vienna. Salisbury said he used to play 3 f4 but he
decided not today.} 3.Nf3 Nc6 {We are now in the Four Knights.} 4.Bc4
{Standard but there's now an equalising tactic.} Nxe4 {The main line, which I
had looked at prior to the game.} 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Bb5 {This is =, but Bd3 is
book.} dxe4 7.Nxe5 {Looks good for White, but my move is obvious. I am now
making it all up.} Qd5 8.Nxc6 {Bxc6 forces doubled c pawns. You will soon see
why this is not the best.} Qxb5! 9.Nd4 Qg5 {This is what causes White a
problem. Note the frequent Q moves are correct, but grate with my chess
upbringing.} 10.Kf1 {White was in a spot. If 10 OO then Bh3 wins the exchange,
and 10 g3 is met with Bg4, when White is gummed up and has light square
weaknesses.} Bc5 {A reasonable try, but not the best. The best plan is to see
...O-O-O is obvious, so as to attack the White king with pawns. What I saw is
that 10...Bg4 11 Qe1 O-O-O 12 Qxe4! and Black may not be winning. But if
10...Bg4 11 Qe1 Qd5!! Black not only defends e4 but also gets out of the line
of Bc1.} 11.Nb3 Bb6 12.d3 {The problem for me is we are in a highly tactical
position, where the best moves are hard to find. Salisbury is too good to drop
a piece or allow mate.} Qf6 13.Qe2 O-O 14.dxe4 {This is the sort of position
Black needed to avoid. While the pawn on e4 is a target, it was beyond my
skill level to get an advantage. White cleverly squeezes out of the K on f1
problem.} Bd7 15.Be3 {Here 15...Bb5 16 Qxb5 Bxe3 17 Qe2! is about =.} Bxe3
16.Qxe3 Bb5+ {The immediate Qxb2 is better. This achieves little.} 17.Kg1 Qxb2
18.h3 Rad8 {Better is Rae8 going after the e pawn. So obviously leaving the
Bishop on c6 would have been better for me. The hoped for win I could feel
slipping away, like water disappearing into the sand.} 19.Kh2 Qe5+ {19...Qxc2
seemed to allow Rhc1, though it's still a level game.} 20.f4 Qe7 21.Rhe1 Rfe8
22.Nd4 Bd7 23.Nf3 b6 24.Rad1 {Draw agreed in an entirely level position. A
very disappointing game for me because I missed several good opportunities to
win. However am glad the Alekhine was a success, even though it transposed.}
{#d} 1/2-1/2
½-½
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Players | |
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White | Salisbury, Michael (1831) |
Black | Vann, Richard (1907) |
Game | |
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Moves | 24 |
Opening | B02 — Alekhine: Scandinavian Variation |
Result | ½-½ |
Date | November 30, 2024 |
Tags | Board 2 |
Tournament | |
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Tournament | Braunstone v Ashby 1 |
Location | Braunstone Civic Centre |
Round | 0 |