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Stortelder, Leo – Hassan, Aram

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Stortelder, Leo
Hassan, Aram
Resultaat: 0-1

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Datum: 10 mei 2022
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Ingediend door: Aram Hassan
Gepubliceerd op: 12 mei 2022

[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Round ""]
[Date "2022.05.10"]
[White "Stortelder, Leo"]
[Black "Hassan, Aram"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Aram Hassan"]
[ECO ""]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Puzzle "0"]
[DateTime "2022.05.10"]
	{My opponent this time is someone I haven't had the pleasure of meeting before. A very kind fellow, who apparently was inactive since November due to personal circumstances. I'm glad he was able to make a recovery, and play again! Since I've had no idea what kind of openings my opponent plays, I've decided to try out the French defence, which I've been looking into lately, a bit.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 {So far so good! There are a gazilion of ways of how to play this; push the pawn to e5, or defend it with either Nc3/Nd2. My opponent decided to help me out with my bad pieces:} 3. exd5 exd5 {[#] Here, I feel, that black has already equalised: The pawn structure is completely symmetrical, and the pieces as well. There's no way to mess up, with black, right? At first sight, my bishop on c8 was horrible. But now, everything's absolutely fine!} 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Nc3 $6 {Not very flexible. The c2 pawn is now blocked. White wants to castle, and retain the option of moving his pawns.} ({Interesting would be:} 5. Bb5+ c6 6. Be2 {or} (6. Bd3 {with a chance to play for a minority attack, now the pawn is on c6. Also, black will lose a tempo if he wishes to play c6-c5, later. White still has the option to play c2-c4 in one go. Also, this allows castling king-side.})) 5... Nf6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. Nb5 O-O $2 {Although a very principled move; it's wrong here. I played this move without hesitation. While I claim to be better with a tempo up (Nc3-b5 is two moves), it would've been better to simply play:} (7... Be7 {or}) (7... Bb4+ 8. c3 Be7 {which would have retained my pawn structure intact.}) 8. Nxd6 {Yipes. Now the struggle will begin.} cxd6 {[#] This position is pretty bad. Taking into account only the pawn structure, we find that the doubled pawns on the d-file are not necessarily weak (white cannot attack them directly with some kind of advantage. However, since the position now is kinda closed on the d-file, black cannot ever open it up on the queenside (the pawn on d6 cannot magically move to c5. Also, white has the two bishops. This position is a bit odd; I don't really know whether having the two bishops here is good. Although, I'm fairly sure that if white had tried to open up the position (with a well-timed c4 (with b2-b3, Ra-c1, Nf-d2, and c2-c4, or a4, if black tries a6-b5) the two bishops surely would come in handy! Black gets the half-open c-file, is slightly up in development, and controls the center, however. But, since black can't do anything very active, it's just like a door-stop. White can open up whenever he wants. Black simply responds and awaits what plan white will spring on him. I argue however, that the position is fairly equal, but in favour of white (due to him being able to call the shots!).} ({I refrain from} 8... Qxd6 {due to} 9. Bxf6 gxf6 {When h7 becomes a target, and white will try to mount an attack against my king. It's not necessarily lost for black, because he can always play} 10. Z0 c5 {if he wants, to open up the position.}) 9. Be2 {After the game, I argued this move wasn't that good, but I take that back. Although, I was expecting a more active move, such as Bd3, or the aforementioned plan. Nonetheless, it prepares castling, and white is not in a hurry to open the position. Black on the other hand needs to be careful. It's not easy to find a good plan at this point. I decided that the pin on the h4-d8 diagonal needs to be broken, and my rooks need to put pressure on the opponent.} Nbd7 10. c3 $6 {[#] Not my personal choice! Although white bolsters d4 even more, now white will have to lose a tempo if he ever wants to play c4, and also has allowed black to go for a minority attack. It isn't a bad move, but strategically speaking, I feel that white had slightly more flexible moves.} (10. O-O $1 {Retaining the option of going c4 was my personal preference.}) 10... Qb6 $6 {A bit premature. Now the pawns are blocked on b7-a7.} ({Because white has played c2-c3(?!) instead of 0-0, black can try to go for a minority attack with} 10... a6 11. Z0 Rb8 12. Z0 b5 13. Z0 b4) 11. Qc2 Ne4 {At last, my knight on f6 can move freely!} 12. O-O $6 {Since my opponent has decided to keep the position somewhat closed, I'd rather have the two knights over the two bishops. However, the e4-square is not a permanent outpost.} ({The subtle} 12. Bf4 $1 {which keeps both bishops, prepares also the moves} Z0 13. Nd2 Z0 14. f3 {with, or without castling. Of course, if white doesn't want to open up the position, that's also fine.}) 12... a5 $6 {Taking on g5, although makes the position balanced in the sense that now the two bishop advantage has dissapeared, another problem arises. The e2-bishop is better than my e6 bishop, which is really hard to improve. If I could get the chance to exchange them, that'd be mighty fine! The move 12... a5 isn't that good. I permanently give up the b5 square.... Better would've been either Ra-c8, a6, or simply try to get my queen out of the way of my pawns (and therefore losing a tempo.} 13. a4 {Why not? b4 is not under the full control of black, anyway.} Rac8 14. h3 h6 ({The move} 14... Nxg5 15. Nxg5 {does not win a pawn on d4, because of} Qxd4 16. Qxh7#) 15. Bf4 Ndf6 16. Rab1 Bd7 $6 {There was no need to play this move, although not directly bad. The reasoning went that a4 needs to be protected, but other than that, it's a pretty stupid move.} (16... Rfe8 {OF COURSE.}) 17. Bd3 Rfe8 18. Nd2 Bf5 { Told ya it was a stupid move! The bishop goes to f5 anyway. Of course, it was either Bd7 that was stupid, or Bf5, which is a different plan.} 19. f3 { Finally! But painfully executed. Now it isn't as strong, since it feels as if my pieces are better placed. What is his bishop doing on f4? Is he ever going to win my d6 pawn? In his dreams! The a7-g1 diagonal has been weakened now pretty badly, and the e3, square cannot be protected by pawns anymore.} Nxd2 20. Qxd2 {[#]} Bxd3 $1 {Of course, this has to be played! I got the chance to exchange my bad bishop for his good one.} ({Had I played something like} 20... Bd7 {instead, then} 21. Qc2 {Protecting a4, and preparing} Z0 22. Rfc1 Z0 23. b3 {And now, white needs to defend the d4 point somehow, and try to push either somehow to b4, or c4 to open up everything.}) 21. Qxd3 {Within this position, I thought, if I can keep this position closed as it is now, then my knight vs. bishop struggle isn't all doom and gloom. Although it is quite clear that white's better here.} Rc6 22. Qf5 $2 {Trying to trick me! However, I noticed the trick, and didn't fall for it!} ({The cheeky-looking} 22. Bg3 $1 {prepares Bf2, after which, d4 is permanently defended. Afterward, white can focus on more interesting ideas, such as Rfc1, Kf1, and white can try for control on the e-file later with Rc-e1.}) 22... Re6 {Defends d6 one more time, just in case, and defends f6, so now the trick doesn't work.} ({This move assumes the following trick:} 22... Z0 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. Qxf6) 23. Qc2 $4 { [#] My opponent notices that the Queen was not necessarily better on f5 than elsewhere, and decided to move her Majesty away. However, now, the trick I've been waiting for, since ever f3 was played, can be exectued! Note, that my rook on e6 is pretty well placed. I can play Rc8, Rc-e8 if I want to, to double up on the e-file.} Qxd4+ $1 24. cxd4 Rxc2 {Great! I've won a pawn here! Now, how to convert that pawn to a win? Black is threathening Re2, but d6 needs to be defended first.} 25. Rfc1 {[#]} Rc4 $1 {Now, I attack both the d4, and a4 pawn! White HAS to trade, which is in my favour because it undoubles my pawns on the d-file!} 26. Rxc4 dxc4 27. Bd2 b6 {Keeping the extra pawn. I kinda wanted to play Re2, but I didn't see deep enough.} ({The position after} 27... Re2 28. Bxa5 Nd5 {Note how dominated the bishop on a5 is, although the material is equal! My pawn on c4, and b7 keep the b and a pawn at bay; my knight on d5 is perfectly situated!} 29. Bc3 Rc2 {is fine.}) 28. Rc1 Re2 29. Bf4 d5 30. Rb1 Nd7 31. Kf1 Re6 32. Bd2 Rc6 33. Bc3 {[%cal Gd7f8,Gf8e6,Ge6f4, Gf4d3,Gd7b8,Gb8a6,Ga6b4]} Nb8 34. b3 {Not even 34.b4!? which I feel would've been more accurate.} Na6 35. Ke2 Nb4 36. Kd1 Na2 37. Bd2 c3 38. Rc1 Nxc1 39. Bxc1 Kh7 40. Kc2 Kg6 41. Be3 Re6 42. Kd3 c2 $1 43. Bc1 Rc6 44. g4 f5 45. Ke3 fxg4 46. hxg4 h5 47. gxh5+ Kxh5 48. Kf4 Re6 $1 49. Kg3 Re1 {I must admit, that I personally didn't feel too well that evening, tired, and a bit bloaty. So, I guess I got a bit lucky!}

{My opponent this time is someone I haven't had the pleasure of meeting before. A very kind fellow, who apparently was inactive since November due to personal circumstances. I'm glad he was able to make a recovery, and play again! Since I've had no idea what kind of openings my opponent plays, I've decided to try out the French defence, which I've been looking into lately, a bit.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 {So far so good! There are a gazilion of ways of how to play this; push the pawn to e5, or defend it with either Nc3/Nd2. My opponent decided to help me out with my bad pieces:} 3. exd5 exd5 {[#] Here, I feel, that black has already equalised: The pawn structure is completely symmetrical, and the pieces as well. There's no way to mess up, with black, right? At first sight, my bishop on c8 was horrible. But now, everything's absolutely fine!} 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Nc3 $6 {Not very flexible. The c2 pawn is now blocked. White wants to castle, and retain the option of moving his pawns.} ({Interesting would be:} 5. Bb5+ c6 6. Be2 {or} (6. Bd3 {with a chance to play for a minority attack, now the pawn is on c6. Also, black will lose a tempo if he wishes to play c6-c5, later. White still has the option to play c2-c4 in one go. Also, this allows castling king-side.})) 5... Nf6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. Nb5 O-O $2 {Although a very principled move; it's wrong here. I played this move without hesitation. While I claim to be better with a tempo up (Nc3-b5 is two moves), it would've been better to simply play:} (7... Be7 {or}) (7... Bb4+ 8. c3 Be7 {which would have retained my pawn structure intact.}) 8. Nxd6 {Yipes. Now the struggle will begin.} cxd6 {[#] This position is pretty bad. Taking into account only the pawn structure, we find that the doubled pawns on the d-file are not necessarily weak (white cannot attack them directly with some kind of advantage. However, since the position now is kinda closed on the d-file, black cannot ever open it up on the queenside (the pawn on d6 cannot magically move to c5. Also, white has the two bishops. This position is a bit odd; I don't really know whether having the two bishops here is good. Although, I'm fairly sure that if white had tried to open up the position (with a well-timed c4 (with b2-b3, Ra-c1, Nf-d2, and c2-c4, or a4, if black tries a6-b5) the two bishops surely would come in handy! Black gets the half-open c-file, is slightly up in development, and controls the center, however. But, since black can't do anything very active, it's just like a door-stop. White can open up whenever he wants. Black simply responds and awaits what plan white will spring on him. I argue however, that the position is fairly equal, but in favour of white (due to him being able to call the shots!).} ({I refrain from} 8... Qxd6 {due to} 9. Bxf6 gxf6 {When h7 becomes a target, and white will try to mount an attack against my king. It's not necessarily lost for black, because he can always play} 10. Z0 c5 {if he wants, to open up the position.}) 9. Be2 {After the game, I argued this move wasn't that good, but I take that back. Although, I was expecting a more active move, such as Bd3, or the aforementioned plan. Nonetheless, it prepares castling, and white is not in a hurry to open the position. Black on the other hand needs to be careful. It's not easy to find a good plan at this point. I decided that the pin on the h4-d8 diagonal needs to be broken, and my rooks need to put pressure on the opponent.} Nbd7 10. c3 $6 {[#] Not my personal choice! Although white bolsters d4 even more, now white will have to lose a tempo if he ever wants to play c4, and also has allowed black to go for a minority attack. It isn't a bad move, but strategically speaking, I feel that white had slightly more flexible moves.} (10. O-O $1 {Retaining the option of going c4 was my personal preference.}) 10... Qb6 $6 {A bit premature. Now the pawns are blocked on b7-a7.} ({Because white has played c2-c3(?!) instead of 0-0, black can try to go for a minority attack with} 10... a6 11. Z0 Rb8 12. Z0 b5 13. Z0 b4) 11. Qc2 Ne4 {At last, my knight on f6 can move freely!} 12. O-O $6 {Since my opponent has decided to keep the position somewhat closed, I'd rather have the two knights over the two bishops. However, the e4-square is not a permanent outpost.} ({The subtle} 12. Bf4 $1 {which keeps both bishops, prepares also the moves} Z0 13. Nd2 Z0 14. f3 {with, or without castling. Of course, if white doesn't want to open up the position, that's also fine.}) 12... a5 $6 {Taking on g5, although makes the position balanced in the sense that now the two bishop advantage has dissapeared, another problem arises. The e2-bishop is better than my e6 bishop, which is really hard to improve. If I could get the chance to exchange them, that'd be mighty fine! The move 12... a5 isn't that good. I permanently give up the b5 square.... Better would've been either Ra-c8, a6, or simply try to get my queen out of the way of my pawns (and therefore losing a tempo.} 13. a4 {Why not? b4 is not under the full control of black, anyway.} Rac8 14. h3 h6 ({The move} 14... Nxg5 15. Nxg5 {does not win a pawn on d4, because of} Qxd4 16. Qxh7#) 15. Bf4 Ndf6 16. Rab1 Bd7 $6 {There was no need to play this move, although not directly bad. The reasoning went that a4 needs to be protected, but other than that, it's a pretty stupid move.} (16... Rfe8 {OF COURSE.}) 17. Bd3 Rfe8 18. Nd2 Bf5 { Told ya it was a stupid move! The bishop goes to f5 anyway. Of course, it was either Bd7 that was stupid, or Bf5, which is a different plan.} 19. f3 { Finally! But painfully executed. Now it isn't as strong, since it feels as if my pieces are better placed. What is his bishop doing on f4? Is he ever going to win my d6 pawn? In his dreams! The a7-g1 diagonal has been weakened now pretty badly, and the e3, square cannot be protected by pawns anymore.} Nxd2 20. Qxd2 {[#]} Bxd3 $1 {Of course, this has to be played! I got the chance to exchange my bad bishop for his good one.} ({Had I played something like} 20... Bd7 {instead, then} 21. Qc2 {Protecting a4, and preparing} Z0 22. Rfc1 Z0 23. b3 {And now, white needs to defend the d4 point somehow, and try to push either somehow to b4, or c4 to open up everything.}) 21. Qxd3 {Within this position, I thought, if I can keep this position closed as it is now, then my knight vs. bishop struggle isn't all doom and gloom. Although it is quite clear that white's better here.} Rc6 22. Qf5 $2 {Trying to trick me! However, I noticed the trick, and didn't fall for it!} ({The cheeky-looking} 22. Bg3 $1 {prepares Bf2, after which, d4 is permanently defended. Afterward, white can focus on more interesting ideas, such as Rfc1, Kf1, and white can try for control on the e-file later with Rc-e1.}) 22... Re6 {Defends d6 one more time, just in case, and defends f6, so now the trick doesn't work.} ({This move assumes the following trick:} 22... Z0 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. Qxf6) 23. Qc2 $4 { [#] My opponent notices that the Queen was not necessarily better on f5 than elsewhere, and decided to move her Majesty away. However, now, the trick I've been waiting for, since ever f3 was played, can be exectued! Note, that my rook on e6 is pretty well placed. I can play Rc8, Rc-e8 if I want to, to double up on the e-file.} Qxd4+ $1 24. cxd4 Rxc2 {Great! I've won a pawn here! Now, how to convert that pawn to a win? Black is threathening Re2, but d6 needs to be defended first.} 25. Rfc1 {[#]} Rc4 $1 {Now, I attack both the d4, and a4 pawn! White HAS to trade, which is in my favour because it undoubles my pawns on the d-file!} 26. Rxc4 dxc4 27. Bd2 b6 {Keeping the extra pawn. I kinda wanted to play Re2, but I didn't see deep enough.} ({The position after} 27... Re2 28. Bxa5 Nd5 {Note how dominated the bishop on a5 is, although the material is equal! My pawn on c4, and b7 keep the b and a pawn at bay; my knight on d5 is perfectly situated!} 29. Bc3 Rc2 {is fine.}) 28. Rc1 Re2 29. Bf4 d5 30. Rb1 Nd7 31. Kf1 Re6 32. Bd2 Rc6 33. Bc3 {[%cal Gd7f8,Gf8e6,Ge6f4, Gf4d3,Gd7b8,Gb8a6,Ga6b4]} Nb8 34. b3 {Not even 34.b4!? which I feel would've been more accurate.} Na6 35. Ke2 Nb4 36. Kd1 Na2 37. Bd2 c3 38. Rc1 Nxc1 39. Bxc1 Kh7 40. Kc2 Kg6 41. Be3 Re6 42. Kd3 c2 $1 43. Bc1 Rc6 44. g4 f5 45. Ke3 fxg4 46. hxg4 h5 47. gxh5+ Kxh5 48. Kf4 Re6 $1 49. Kg3 Re1 {I must admit, that I personally didn't feel too well that evening, tired, and a bit bloaty. So, I guess I got a bit lucky!}

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Han schrijft:

15 mei 2022 om 10:53

Mooie partij! Bijzonder dat de zwarte dubbelpionnen geen verzwakking blijken te zijn.

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- Aram schrijft:
  
  16 mei 2022 om 21:23
  
  Hay, Han! Er zijn een paar openingen waar dubbelpionnen geen directe zwakte opleveren. Mijn tegenstander had kunnen besluiten al zijn stukken op mijn dubbelpionnen te gooien, maar, dat kost tijd!
  
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