Tactics Time Chess Newsletter: Pawn Sacrifice

Published: Thu, 05/28/15

Newsletter Issue Pawn Sacrifice

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Pawn Sacrifice

I like the moment when I break a man's ego. ~ Bobby Fischer


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his position comes from the game Brian Wall vs Josh Bloomer, Round 3, 2015 Colorado Closed, April 11, 2015.

In the position on the right it is White to move.

Answer below.

I just saw the trailer for the movie "Pawn Sacrifice" and I think it looks great!

From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawn_Sacrifice:

Pawn Sacrifice is an American biographical film directed by Edward Zwick and written by Steven Knight.

The film stars

Tobey Maguire as Bobby Fischer,
Liev Schreiber as Boris Spassky, and
Lily Rabe as Joan Fischer.

The film is set to be released in the United States on September 18, 2015.

Here is a picture of the movie poster

and here is a link to the movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFHvH9FtACg

   and some more information about the movie on IMDB (internet movie database) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596345/

   I'm excited!! What about you?

   Here is the complete game:

[Event "2015 Colorado Closed"]
[Site "7007 S Clinton St Greenwood Village, CO 80112"]
[Date "2015.04.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Brian Wall"]
[Black "Josh Bloomer"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2240"]
[BlackElo "2255"]
[Opening "English: Carls' Bremen system"]
[ECO "A22"]
[NIC "EO.10"]
[Time "4 PM"]
[TimeControl "Game/90 minutes + a 30 second increment"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7
6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Qxd8
Rxd8 11. Bf4 Be6 12. b3 Nh5 13. Rac1 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Bxc3
15. Rxc3 Rd2 16. a3 Rxe2 17. b4 Rd8 18. b5 Rd4 19. bxc6
bxc6 20. Bxc6 Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. Bb5 Rec2 23. Bxc4
Rxc4 24. f5 g5 25. Rd1 Kg7 26. Rd5 c5 27. Rd6 Ra4 28. Rc6
Rxa3 29. Rxc5 Kf6 30. Rc6+ Kg7 31. Kg2 h5 32. h3 Ra4
33. Kg3 h4+ 34. Kg2 a5 35. Ra6 Ra3 36. Ra8 Kf6 37. Ra7
Ra4 38. Kg1 Ra1+ 39. Kg2 Ra3 40. Rc7 Rb3 41. Rc6+ Kg7
42. Rc5 Ra3 43. Rc6 Ra4 44. Ra6 Ra3 45. Ra8 Kf6 46. Ra7
Ra2 47. Kg1 Ra1+ 48. Kh2 Ra3 49. Kg2 a4 50. Ra5 Ra1 51.
Kh2 a3 52. Kg2 a2 53. Kh2 Ke7 54. Ra6 Kd7 55. f6 Kc7
56. Kg2 Kb7 57. Ra3 Kc6 58. Ra8 Kd5 59. Ra5+ Ke4 60. Ra4
Ke5 61. Ra6 Ke4 62. Ra8 Kf4 63. Ra5 Ke4 64. Ra8 Ke5
65. Ra6 Kf5 66. Kh2 Rb1 67. Rxa2 Kxf6 68. Ra8 Rb4 69. Rh8
Kf5 70. Kg2 Kf4 71. Rh7 f6 72. Rh8 Rb5 73. Rh7 Rb4 74. Rh8
Kf5 75. Rh6 Rb6 76. Kf3 Ke5 77. Kg2 Rb3 78. Kh2 f5
79. Kg2 Kf4 80. Rh5 Ra3 81. Rh8 Ra4 82. Rh5 Rb4 83. Rh8
Ke5 84. Rh6 Rd4 85. Rh8 Kf6 86. Rh7 Rd8 87. Rh6+ Kg7
88. Ra6 Rf8 89. Kf3 Rf6 90. Ra8 Kg6 91. Rh8 Rf7 92. Ra8
Rb7 93. Rh8 Rh7 94. Rf8 Ra7 95. Rh8 Ra4 96. Kg2 f4 97.
Kf3 Ra2 98. Rb8 Kg7 99. Rb6 Ra1 100. Kg2 Ra3 101. Rb7+
Kf6 102. Rb6+ Kf5 103. Rb5+ Kg6 104. Rb6+ Kh5 105. Rf6 Rb3
106. Rf8 Kg6 107. Rg8+ Kf6 108. Rf8+ Ke5 109. Re8+ Kd4 110. Rd8+
Ke4 111. Re8+ Kf5 112. Rf8+ Ke6 113. Re8+ Kf7 114. Re1
f3+ 115. Kg1 Kg6 116. Kf1 Kf5 117. Kg1 Kf4 118. Kf1 Rb2
119. Ra1 Rb4 120. Kg1 Ke4 121. Re1+ Kf5 122. Kf1 Re4 123. Ra1
Kf4 124. Rd1 Rc4 125. Ra1 Rc2 126. Ra4+ Ke5 127. Ra1 Kd4
128. Kg1 Kd3 129. Re1 Re2 130. Ra1 Rc2 131. Ra5 Rc1+ 132. Kh2
Ke2 133. Rxg5 Rf1 134. Re5+ Kxf2 135. Re4 Re1 136. Rxh4
Ke3 137. Rh8 f2 138. Re8+ Kd4

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You can play through this game here: https://denverchess.com/games/view/8631

Answer:

Brian missed 135. Re2+!! which would have given him a stalemate after either 135...Kxe2 or 135...fxe2. Instead, he went pawn hunting with 135. Re4 and resigned 3 moves later.

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