'Black holes' - sample game 4

1.c3

                   1...b6

2.Qb3

Now development of queen has very small power, it attacks almost nothing.

                   2...Ba6

3.(Hd1)

                   3...(Hc8)

4.Hc2

                   4...Hb7

5.Hd3

                   5...(Hc8)

6.(Hd1)

                   6...b5

It closes own bishop and loses a bishop. Why such a move? Simple mistake.

7.e2-d3-d3xb5

                   7...Bxb5

8.Qxb5

                   8...Hc6

Let's take at least some tempi by attacking far gone queen.

9.Qxb8

Not very surprising sacrifice. Knight with its power of relativistic move is very dangerous, possibly stronger than queen.

                   9...Qd8-c8-c8xb8

10.H1e2

                   10...(Hd8)

11.Hde3

Not too strong threat of 12.He2-e3-e3xe7 as black already has comfortbale device for developing his army of holes ahead of own pieces.

                   11...Hd8-e8-c6-e6

12.(Hd1)

                   12...(Hc8)

13.Hc2

                   13...Hd8-c8-c6-a6

14.(Hd1)

                   14...d7-e6-a6xe2

15.d2-e3-d1xe2

                   15...(Hd8)

Now you can see black's device working like a clock. Two neighbouring free squares on base rank are strong source for appearing and setting many holes.

16.Hd1-c2-c2-b3

                   16...Hab6

Black needn't hurry.

17.(Hd1)

                   17...c7-b6-e6xb3

18.Hdd2

                   18...Hc8d7

19.Bc2-d2-c2-d3

White wants to build the similar device, but it's too late...

                   19...Hd8-d7-d7xd3

20.Hd2-c2-e3xd3

                   20...(Hd8)

21.e2-d3-e3xb6

                   21...Hd8-d7-e6xe3

22.(Hd1)

                   22...(Hd8)+

Check by just dropped hole!

23.H1e2

                   23...Hd8-d7-e3xe2#

Normal pieces cannot capture holes, it needn't be observed when it is mating just beside king. Note that check is He3, while d2, d1 are covered by Hd7!

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Written by Juraj Lorinc.

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