Queen’s Gambit
Exchange Variation. D35
Kevin Haigh - Stewart V. Thompson
0:1
(Holme Valley Chess
Tournament 2003-4)
11/ 5/2004
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. cd ed
5. Bg5 Nbd7
Here c6 has scored 5% better than this move for Black.
6. e3 c6
7. Qc2
[7. Bd3 ! Qa5
occurred in Peake – Haigh. Kevin Haigh in this game, having recently learned
the Cambridge Springs - as Stewart has - did not know that the Cambridge
Springs is useless against the Exchange Variation. Obviously Stewart in the
main game is making the same mistake.
8.
Nge2 ! Since White needs to support c3 , but also break in the centre with f3
and e4. Ne4 Putting a Knight on e4 will
only help White's coming f3 attack
9.
Bf4 ! Saves the Bishop, and takes away d6 square from Black's Bishop Bb4
Cambridge Springs set-up - but White has it all covered.
10.
Qc2 ! Ndf6
11.
O-O O-O Black's pieces have no threats against c3 and are misplaced. There
followed ..
12.
f3 ! the can opener !! White now has the classic mobile pawn centre - and what
is more puts it into gear with gain of tempo !
option B in mobile pawn centre theory :
force enemy pieces away from the central squares !
12...
Nxc3
13.
bc Strengthening the centre and gaining time with the attack on the Bishop. -
Black's short term three piece attack has been repulsed. Be7
14.
e4 White has a dream position. Re8
15.
e5 Nh5
16.
Bxh7 Mobile pawn centre theory Option C/ switching attack to the wings ! Kh8
17.
Bd2 Bd7 (17... g6 18. Bxg6 fg 19. Qxg6 Ng7 20. Ng3 White has a winning
attack.)
18.
g4
1-0
Peake G.M. versus Kevin Haigh Chess
Match game 2, 2002.01.09. This is the DEFINITIVE GAME IN THIS
VARIATION WHICH KEVIN HAIGH KNEW ! having learned the hard way. Why did he not
put this into practice in the game ?]
7... Qa5 Yup Stewart is a one trick pony. The poor
deluded fool thinks he can play the Cambridge
Springs against the Exchange variation, in fact, against anything. This
is why a little knowledge is a dangerous thing ! But in the Queen's
Gambit Exchange variation Qa5 is inappropriate as White can easily cover the
threats whilst putting his pieces on the correct attacking squares. But
whatever names I call him golden balls comes up smelling of shine-o in this
game.
8. Bd3 Bb4
9. Nge2 O-O
This is almost the Peake-Haigh position in the notes to the 7th move !
10. Bxf6 ?
BLUNDER - Kev starts to self-destruct ! 31 times out of 36 White has castled
and this has scored 78% White. Bxf6 here is garbage - White was "AFRAID of
c5" Are you MAD KEV ? c5 is
garbage. This loss of the QB is a deep wound for White.- Huh ? What kind of
lunacy is this (and negative thinking- White should be thinking about f3 and e4
centre storm ! See 10. O-O notes)
[10. O-O Re8 (10... c5 ? that Kevin was
afraid of is easily refuted by... 11. Nxd5 ! Nxd5 12. a3 cd 13. ab Qxb4 (13... Qb6 14. Bxh7 Kh8 15. Be4
Nxb4 16. Qd1 de 17. Bxe3 +-) 14. Bxh7 Kh8 15. Ra4±) 11.
a3 Bd6 12. b4 Qc7 13. Bf4 ! Heh heh
Notice the key difference (apart from the fact that this is a 2400 Elo player)!
Bxf4 14. Nxf4 a6 ? 15. Ncxd5 Qd6 16. Nxf6 Nxf6 17. Qc5 Qd7 18. a4 Qg4 19. b5 ab
20. ab Bd7 21. b6 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Qh4 23. g3 Qh6 24. Ra5 Ne4 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26.
Qf5
1-0,
Pomes Marcet Juan 2400 - Zamarbide
Daniel, Pamplona 2002 It (open)]
10... Nxf6
11. O-O Re8
Good move by Stewart as attacks e3 and prevents f3 and e4. Black's Q and B are obviously misplaced now - but
White uses 2 moves to relocate them to strong attacking squares where they bear
down on the White K-side !!
12. a3 Bd6 This
position has occurred twice (non-graded White players) - both won by Black.
13. b4 a
novelty. Now White's Q-side pawn will be vulnerable to a5 hit if White is not
careful.
[13. Ng3 Qc7
14. e4 de 15. Ncxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 g6 17. Rfe1 Be6 18. Rad1 Qa5 19. Re3 Bf4 20.
Red3 Rac8 21. b4 Qb5 22. Qc5 Bxg3
...0-1,
De Freitas Jose Renato - Hanashiro Daniela, Sao Paulo 1998 Ch Paulista (team);
13. Bf5 Qc7 14. g3 Qe7 15. b4
Ne4 16. Bxc8 Raxc8 17. Rae1 Ng5 18. Qf5 g6 19. Nxd5 gf 20. Nxe7 Rxe7 21. Nf4
Bxf4 22. gf Nf3
...0-1,
Monge Suarez Jesus - Garcia Magadan Ramon, Asturia 2001 Ch Asturia (team)
2001/02 (Gr. A)]
13... Qc7
White's initiative has disappeared. His k-side is as bare as a baby's bum. Now
he has to compromise his K-position. Black's King Bishop is a monster.
14. g3 Wrong
choice
[14. Ng3? h5
Black has a ready made attack, as pointed out by Geoff.;
14. h3 is much better, as it is less weakening, but White FEARED
a sack on h3 (? negative thinking again)]
14... Qd7
[14... Bh3 preferred by my
computer 15. Rfc1 Qd7 16. Nf4 Bxf4 17. ef Qg4 18.
Be2 White can survive.;
14... Bxg3 ? 15. hg Bh3 16. Rfe1
Qd7 17. Nf4 Black's "attack" is easily repulsed.]
15. Kh1 YET
AGAIN we see Kev defending by playing his pieces (Knights normally) back to the
first rank (cf Senior game and others). It's a sad sight. White has better
moves in Nf4 ! and Rfe1
[15. Nf4 g5 (15... Bxf4 16. ef Qh3 17. f3
is not a problem) 16.
Ng2 Qh3 17. f3 Be6 18. e4 de 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. fe Rad8 21. Ne3 Be7
-0.40|d14 Tiger 15.0;
15. Rfe1 Qe7 (15... Qh3 16. Nf4 Bxf4 17. ef
Rxe1 18. Rxe1 Bd7 19. Re7 Re8 20. Bf1
-0.38|d8) 16. b5 Bg4 17. bc bc 18.
Reb1 Bf3 19. Nf4 g5 20. Nh3 h6 21. a4
-0.44|d12]
15... Qh3
16. Ng1 Qh5
17. Be2 Again
White has better in Kg2 or b5.
[17. Kg2!? a6
18. Na4 Ra7 19. h3
-0.44 Tiger 15.0;
17. b5 Bd7 18. bc Bxc6 19.
Qe2 Qxe2 20. Ngxe2 Rac8 21. Rfc1 Ne4 22. Kg2]
17... Qh6
18. Rfe1
Here b5! is more aggressive -0.78
[18. b5!? Ng4 (18... Bg4 19. bc bc 20. Na4
and Kg2 etc. White is ok.) 19.
Bxg4 Bxg4 20. bc bc 21. Na4 Rac8 22. Nc5 Qf6 23. Kg2]
18... Bg4
19. Kg2
-0.55 Tiger 15.0
[19. Bxg4! is perfectly
playable, but White is wrestling with his own fears. Nxg4
20. h3 Nf6 21. Kg2 Ne4 22. Nf3;
19. f3 ? fails against.. Bxg3]
19... Qh5
20. h3
[20. b5 ! Rec8
21. Bxg4 Qxg4 22. Qd1³]
20... Bxe2
21. Qxe2 Qg6
[21... Qf5 was better but
White is ok. 22. Rec1 Ne4 23. Nf3 Re6 24. g4 Qg6 25.
Nxe4]
22. Qd2 a
nothing move, - getting out of the pin on the e file ?
[22. Rec1! Re7
23. b5 Rc8 24. Qf3
-0.35 Tiger 15.0]
22... Re7
23. Re2
[23. Rec1 ! Re6
24. Qe2 Ne4 25. Nxe4 Qxe4 26. Qf3 is playable.]
23... Rae8
24. Rae1 This
abandons the Q-side pawns. - Now a5 will be strong for Black. -0.78
[24. Qd1 it is not clear how
Black makes progress Bc7 25. Nf3 Ne4 26.
Nxe4 de Closes the e file for Black, and it is not clear how he breaks through.
27. Nd2]
24... Qf5
[24... Nh5!? 25.
g4 Nf6 26. Qc2 a5
-0.76 Tiger 15.0]
25. Qc2 Qd7
26. f3? White
weakens his K-side. Rc1 was better. But he's not yet lost.
....Qc7
27. f4
[27. g4 is answered by Bg3]
27... a5 Black
switches the attack to the exposed q-side pawns, and not a moment too soon, as
White plans Nf3 to e5
28. ba? Finally
White has made one too many mistakes. This leads to a lost position. -1.55
[28. Qa4 is the best move Qc8
29. Nf3 ab 30. ab
-0.51 Tiger 15.0;
28. Qb3 was Geoff's suggestion. Qb6
29. Na4 Qb5 30. Rb2 Ra8 31. Nc5 ab 32. ab b6 33. Nd3 Ne4 34. Nf3 Rea7 35. Qc2=+]
28... Qxa5
29. a4?
-2.26 Tiger 15.0
[29. Qb3 is not as bad, but
still losing. Qxa3 30. Qxa3 Bxa3 31. Ra1
-1.51 Tiger 15.0]
29... Bb4
30. Qb2?? with
time running out on his clock White finally cracks. -9.00
[30. Rc1!? Rxe3
31. Rxe3 Rxe3 32. Nge2 White is a pawn down, but Black still has work to do.]
30... Bxc3
[0:1]
You could say that
White self-destructed and lost this game rather than Black won it. It was
White's choice to play the Bxf6 ?? move. He also forced the pace with a3 and b4
which relocated Black's Q and B to aggressive squares, and exposed his Q-side
pawns to the a5 counter. He chose to weaken his K-side with g3 move, and 28. ba
? was the losing move. But, of course, you can say that about many chess games.
Congratulations to our Tournament winner
Stewart V. Thompson !
Geoff
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