C89 Closed Spanish Game: Marshall Attack (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Qf3 Bf5 16.Bxd5 cxd5)

This game shows probably one of the longest theoretical lines I have managed to play in my games. It also means that my opponent was able to play it as well and it was actually me that went out of previously played lines first. I had a good game up to move 24 but then on move 25 I messed up my position a bit and gave my opponent some chances for an equal position. He gave the advantage back to me on his 26th move and after that I was able to maintain my advantage to the end. The game below was played in the first round of the 2014 October Split II tournament at Red Hot Pawn. I have five games left to finish from the 22 games that started with this tournament. I am in fourth place but I have some chances of getting the first place in the group and advancing to the second round. I have added two mate in twos, two mate in threes and one mate in six today. Until next time, my fellow chess enthusiasts!

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Move	N	Result	Elo

1.e4	1,166,623	54%	2421
1.d4	947,298	55%	2434
1.Nf3	281,602	56%	2441
1.c4	182,102	56%	2442
1.g3	19,702	56%	2427
1.b3	14,265	54%	2427
1.f4	5,897	48%	2377
1.Nc3	3,801	51%	2384
1.b4	1,756	48%	2380
1.a3	1,206	54%	2404
1.e3	1,068	48%	2408
1.d3	954	50%	2378
1.g4	664	46%	2360
1.h4	446	53%	2374
1.c3	433	51%	2426
1.h3	280	56%	2418
1.a4	110	60%	2466
1.f3	92	46%	2436
1.Nh3	89	66%	2508
1.Na3	42	62%	2482

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 12.Bxd5 cxd5 13.d4 Bd6 14.Re1 Qh4 15.g3 Qh3 16.Qf3 1/2-1/2 (25) Schaefer,F (1517)-Rondio,T (1837) Koblenz 1998 12...Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 C89 Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Modern Main Line 15.Qf3 15.Bxd5 15...Bf5 16.Bxd5 cxd5 C89 Closed Spanish Game: Marshall Attack 17.Qxd5 Rae8!

18.Re3? 18.Rxe8? Rxe8 19.Be3 Be4-+ 18.Bd2! was the only good move. Bd3 19.Na3 Bxa3 20.bxa3 Bc4 21.Qf3 Qd7 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23.Re1 h6 24.Rxe8+ Qxe8 25.h3 Bxa2 26.Kh2 Qe6 27.Qe3 Qc6 28.g4 Be6 29.Kg3 Qc4 30.f3 Qa2 31.Bc1 Qc2 32.Qd2 Qb3 33.h4 Chandler,M (2595)-Nikolic,P (2600) Leningrad 1987 1/2-1/2 (54) 18...Rxe3?? 18...Qh5-+ avoids the disaster. And now ...Qd1+ would win. 19.Qf3 19.Qxd6? Qd1+ 20.Kg2 Rxe3-+ 19.Qb3 Bh3 20.Nd2 Rxe3 21.fxe3 Qe2 22.Qd5 Qe1+ 23.Nf1 Qxf1# 0-1 (23) Wyszomirski,K (1747)-Sawicki,W (1797) Warsaw 2013 19...Qxf3 20.Rxf3 Re1+ 21.Kg2 Be4 19.Bxe3+- White is clearly better. Re8 White must now prevent ...Be4. 20.Qg2N 20.Qxd6 gets mated. Be4 21.Qf8+ Rxf8 22.f3 Bxf3 23.Kf2 Qg2+ 24.Ke1 Qe2# 20.Nd2+- Bf8 20...Rd8 21.Bf4 Be6 22.Qg2 Bxf4 23.Qxh3 Bxh3 24.gxf4 Rd6 25.Re1 Rg6+ 1/2-1/2 (25) Schaefer,F (1517)-Rondio,T (1837) Koblenz 1998 21.a4 20...Qh5 20...Qg4± was necessary. 21.Nd2 Re6 21...Bf8 22.Qc6 Re6 22.b3 22.Qa8++- Bf8 23.d5 Rxe3 24.fxe3 22...Qg6? 22...h6± 23.a4 bxa4 23.Qa8+ Bf8 24.c4 h5 25.h4? 25.c5+- 25...Rxe3! 26.fxe3

aiming for Kf2. 26...Bd3? 26...Qxg3+= 27.Qg2 Qxe3+ 28.Qf2 Qh3 27.Kg2 bxc4 28.bxc4 f6 28...Bxc4 29.Nxc4 Qc2+ 30.Kg1 Qxc4 29.Rc1 White is clearly winning. Kh7 30.Qxf8 Be4+ 31.Kh2 Accuracy: White = 20%, Black = 24%. 1–0

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White	EloW	Black	EloB	Res

Vierjoki,T

1914

Blanca

1576

1–0

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