Showing posts with label Bird's Opening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bird's Opening. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

He Tried the StOnewall (FICS 10.14.20)

 
1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. d4 c5 6. Bd3 c4 7. Bc2 Bg4 8. O-O
Ne4 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Bxd2 Nc6 11. Qe1 e6 12. Qg3 Bf5 13. Ba4 O-O 14. Nh4 Bd3
15. Rfe1 Ne7 16. Nf3 Nf5 17. Qh3 f6 18. g4 Ne7 19. g5 Bf5 20. Qh4 Be4 21. Rf1
Nf5 22. Qh3 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 fxg5 24. Bc2 gxf4 25. e4 Qg5+ 26. Kh1 dxe4 27. Bxe4
Ne3 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Rg1 Qh5 30. Qd6 Rae8 31. Bxb7 Ng4 32. Rg2 Ne3 33. Bxe3
fxe3 34. Rxf8+ Rxf8 35. Rg1 e2 36. Bg2 Qf5 37. Qc6 Qf2 38. Qe6 Bh6 39. Qe5+
Bg7 40. Qe4 Bh6 41. d5 Be3 42. Qe5+ Kg8 43. Qe6+ Rf7 44. Qe8+ Kg7 45. Qe5+
Kh6 46. Qxe3+ Qxe3 47. Re1 Qf2 48. Rg1 e1=Q {KnightMeKing resigns} 0-1

I played this guy 3 times today and got 2/3.  Both times he played Bird's Opening.  In the game he played the Stonewall, generally you do not want to do this as white.  White should always play for the initiative from the very beginning.  My opponent should have went for the draw by repetition after 38 ...Bh6.  

- Lizzi