<p>In the game which follows, white does enjoy an edge till the middle-game but one bad rook move by Black tilts the game heavily in White’s favour.<br /><br />White: Tobias Jugelt (2401) – Black: Ulf Von Herman (2407)<br /><br />Altenkirchen, 1999<br />Trompowsky Attack<br />1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5<br />The Trompowsky<br />2. ..e6 3.Nd2 h6 4.Bh4 b6<br />Black’s decision to fianchetto the bishop is surprising as he should have tried to focus on the centre with 4. ..d5. <br />5.e4 Bb7 6.Bd3. White can also play 6.e5 g5 7.Bg3 Nd5<br />6. ..Be7 7.c3 d6. Here too Black could have castled. If 7...d5 8.e5 Nfd7 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.f4 c5 11.Ne2 Ba6<br />8.Qe2. Also playable is 8.Ngf3<br />8...Nbd7. If 8...c5 9.f4 cxd4 10.cxd4 d5 11.e5 Ne4 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Ngf3<br />9.f4. If 9.0–0–0 c5 10.Ngf3 g5 11.Bg3 g4 12.Ne1 cxd4 13.cxd4 Rc8+ 14.Kb1 e5 15.Nc2<br />9...c5 10.Ngf3 Qc7<br />If 10. ..a6 11. 0-0 And if 10...Nh5 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.g3 g5 13.fxg5<br />11.e5 Nd5 12.Bg3<br />If 12.Bxe7 Kxe7 (12...Nxe7 13.Nc4 Nc8 14.f5) 13.g3 cxd4 14.cxd4<br />12...cxd4 13.Nxd4. If 13.cxd4 Nb4<br />13...0–0. Black castles. If 13. .. a6 14.0-0 And if 13...a6 14.0–0 Nc5 15.Bc2 dxe5 16.fxe5<br />14.0–0 dxe5<br />If 14...Rad8 15.Nb5 Qc5+ <br />15.f5. Attempting and attractive looking advance but it is not the right move! White should have continued 15.fxe5 Nc5 16.Bc2 Ba6 17.c4 Nb4 18.Bb1 Rad8 19.N2f3<br />15...Nf4. Once again an incorrect move!. If 15...exf5 16.Nxf5 Rae8 17.Rae1<br />16.Bxf4 exf4 17.fxe6 Ne5<br />If 17...Nf6 18.exf7+ Rxf7 19.Bg6 Rff8 20.Ne6<br />18.exf7+<br />If 18.Be4 Bxe4 19.Nxe4 Nc4 20.Nf5 (20.exf7+ Rxf7 21.Rae1 Ne3 22.Ne6 Qe5 23.Rxf4 Rxf4 24.Qxe3 ) 20...Bc5+ 21.Kh1 Ne3 22.Nxc5 Qxc5 23.Nxe3 Qxe3<br />18...Rxf7 19.Be4 Bxe4<br />If 19...Bd6 20.Ne6<br />20.Qxe4 Re8 21.Rae1. Things are heating up around the centre. If 21.Qd5 Kh8 And if 21.Rxf4 Rxf4 22.Qxf4 Bg5<br />21...Bf6 22.Qd5. Pinning the rook!. If 22.Kh1 Rfe7 23.Nf5 (23.Qd5+ Kh8 24.Nb5 Qc5 25.Qxc5 bxc5 26.Nd6<br />22...Rd8. If 22...Qd8 23.Qb5 (23.Qxd8 Rxd8 24.Ne4 Nc4) 23...Rfe7 24.Rxf4 Bg5 25.Rf5 .Qb8 26.Nf1<br />23.Qb3 Qd7 24.Ne4<br />The two knights are interestingly hovering around the centre<br />Diagram 1<br />24. ..Re8. A bad move which firmly puts White in the driver’s seat. Black should have played 24...Bh4 25.Rd1 Qg4 26.Rd2 Kh8 (26...f3 27.Nxf3 Rxd2 28.Nexd2 Nxf3+ 29.Nxf3) 27.Qb5 and though White still enjoys a tiny edge, it is not enough for a clear cut win<br />25.Nxf6+<br />Worth a look is 25.gxf6 or 25.Rxf4<br />25...gxf6 26.Qc2. White wins easily after 26.Rxf4 Nd3 27.Rg4+ Kh8<br />26...f3 27.gxf3 Rg7+<br />If 27...Rfe7 28.Kh1<br />28.Kh1 Kh8 29.Qf5 Qf7 30.Qh3 Reg8<br />If 30...Rg6 31.f4 Ng4 32.Qf3 Rxe1 33.Rxe1 Qd5 34.Re2<br />31.Nf5 Rg6<br />32.Re4<br />If 32.Rxe5 fxe5 33.Nxh6<br />32...Qh7 33.Rh4 Nf7<br />If 33...Nd3 34.Rg4<br />34.Ne7 1–0 <br />Diagram 2<br />White to play and win<br />1.Rd5 Qxd5<br />If 1...Rxd5 2.Qf8 checkmate<br />2.Qf6 checkmate.<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>In the game which follows, white does enjoy an edge till the middle-game but one bad rook move by Black tilts the game heavily in White’s favour.<br /><br />White: Tobias Jugelt (2401) – Black: Ulf Von Herman (2407)<br /><br />Altenkirchen, 1999<br />Trompowsky Attack<br />1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5<br />The Trompowsky<br />2. ..e6 3.Nd2 h6 4.Bh4 b6<br />Black’s decision to fianchetto the bishop is surprising as he should have tried to focus on the centre with 4. ..d5. <br />5.e4 Bb7 6.Bd3. White can also play 6.e5 g5 7.Bg3 Nd5<br />6. ..Be7 7.c3 d6. Here too Black could have castled. If 7...d5 8.e5 Nfd7 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.f4 c5 11.Ne2 Ba6<br />8.Qe2. Also playable is 8.Ngf3<br />8...Nbd7. If 8...c5 9.f4 cxd4 10.cxd4 d5 11.e5 Ne4 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Ngf3<br />9.f4. If 9.0–0–0 c5 10.Ngf3 g5 11.Bg3 g4 12.Ne1 cxd4 13.cxd4 Rc8+ 14.Kb1 e5 15.Nc2<br />9...c5 10.Ngf3 Qc7<br />If 10. ..a6 11. 0-0 And if 10...Nh5 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.g3 g5 13.fxg5<br />11.e5 Nd5 12.Bg3<br />If 12.Bxe7 Kxe7 (12...Nxe7 13.Nc4 Nc8 14.f5) 13.g3 cxd4 14.cxd4<br />12...cxd4 13.Nxd4. If 13.cxd4 Nb4<br />13...0–0. Black castles. If 13. .. a6 14.0-0 And if 13...a6 14.0–0 Nc5 15.Bc2 dxe5 16.fxe5<br />14.0–0 dxe5<br />If 14...Rad8 15.Nb5 Qc5+ <br />15.f5. Attempting and attractive looking advance but it is not the right move! White should have continued 15.fxe5 Nc5 16.Bc2 Ba6 17.c4 Nb4 18.Bb1 Rad8 19.N2f3<br />15...Nf4. Once again an incorrect move!. If 15...exf5 16.Nxf5 Rae8 17.Rae1<br />16.Bxf4 exf4 17.fxe6 Ne5<br />If 17...Nf6 18.exf7+ Rxf7 19.Bg6 Rff8 20.Ne6<br />18.exf7+<br />If 18.Be4 Bxe4 19.Nxe4 Nc4 20.Nf5 (20.exf7+ Rxf7 21.Rae1 Ne3 22.Ne6 Qe5 23.Rxf4 Rxf4 24.Qxe3 ) 20...Bc5+ 21.Kh1 Ne3 22.Nxc5 Qxc5 23.Nxe3 Qxe3<br />18...Rxf7 19.Be4 Bxe4<br />If 19...Bd6 20.Ne6<br />20.Qxe4 Re8 21.Rae1. Things are heating up around the centre. If 21.Qd5 Kh8 And if 21.Rxf4 Rxf4 22.Qxf4 Bg5<br />21...Bf6 22.Qd5. Pinning the rook!. If 22.Kh1 Rfe7 23.Nf5 (23.Qd5+ Kh8 24.Nb5 Qc5 25.Qxc5 bxc5 26.Nd6<br />22...Rd8. If 22...Qd8 23.Qb5 (23.Qxd8 Rxd8 24.Ne4 Nc4) 23...Rfe7 24.Rxf4 Bg5 25.Rf5 .Qb8 26.Nf1<br />23.Qb3 Qd7 24.Ne4<br />The two knights are interestingly hovering around the centre<br />Diagram 1<br />24. ..Re8. A bad move which firmly puts White in the driver’s seat. Black should have played 24...Bh4 25.Rd1 Qg4 26.Rd2 Kh8 (26...f3 27.Nxf3 Rxd2 28.Nexd2 Nxf3+ 29.Nxf3) 27.Qb5 and though White still enjoys a tiny edge, it is not enough for a clear cut win<br />25.Nxf6+<br />Worth a look is 25.gxf6 or 25.Rxf4<br />25...gxf6 26.Qc2. White wins easily after 26.Rxf4 Nd3 27.Rg4+ Kh8<br />26...f3 27.gxf3 Rg7+<br />If 27...Rfe7 28.Kh1<br />28.Kh1 Kh8 29.Qf5 Qf7 30.Qh3 Reg8<br />If 30...Rg6 31.f4 Ng4 32.Qf3 Rxe1 33.Rxe1 Qd5 34.Re2<br />31.Nf5 Rg6<br />32.Re4<br />If 32.Rxe5 fxe5 33.Nxh6<br />32...Qh7 33.Rh4 Nf7<br />If 33...Nd3 34.Rg4<br />34.Ne7 1–0 <br />Diagram 2<br />White to play and win<br />1.Rd5 Qxd5<br />If 1...Rxd5 2.Qf8 checkmate<br />2.Qf6 checkmate.<br /><br /><br /></p>
