<p>Overanxiety and overly defensive moves do not help in a game of chess. Many a time a beginner or an amateur try to keep things on an even footing against masters or higher ranked players even though there is a chance to improve their position with some dynamic play.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In the game which follows, the position is balanced well into the middle-game. Then Black invades White’s territory with his queen and the latter, instead of grabbing a pawn, tries to drive away the queen first. It is then that Black grabs a pawn and thereafter White cannot get back into the game.<br /><br />White: Ronen Lev (2390) – Black: Matthias Wahls (2565)<br />Bern, 1990<br />Hedgehog<br />1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6<br />Fianchetto on opposite sides. If 4...d5 5.cxd5 exd5<br />5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0–0 d6 7.d4 cxd4<br />If 7...Be7 8.d5 exd5 9.Nh4<br />8.Qxd4 a6 9.b3. If 9.Rd1 Be7 10.Ng5 Bxg2 11.Kxg2 Nc6 12.Qf4 Ra7 13.Nce4 Rd7 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.Nxh7 Rxh7 <br />9...Nbd7 10.Rd1 Be7 11.Ng5<br />Ready to exchange the fianchetto bishop. If 11.e4 Qc8 12.Bb2 0–0 And if 11.Bb2 .0–0 12.e4 Qc7<br />11...Bxg2 12.Kxg2 0–0<br />If 12...Rc8 13.Nge4 Rc6<br />13.Nge4 Qc7 14.Bg5<br />If 14.Nxd6 Rad8 15.Nde4 Nc5 16.Qe3 Rxd1 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Nxd1 Bxa1<br />14...h6. Black played a novelty here. If 14...Qc6 15.f3 Rfd8 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Rac1 Rac8<br />15.Nxf6+ If 15.Bxf6 Nxf6 And if 15.Be3 Ng4 16.Nxd6<br />15...Nxf6 16.Be3<br />If 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Qd3 b5<br />16...b5. An interesting pawn advance<br />17.cxb5 axb5 18.Kg1. Getting out of the diagonal but he can play 18.f3<br />18. ..Rfb8 19.a4<br />If 19.Rac1 b4 20.Na4 (20.Nb5 Qd8 21.Nxd6 Rxa2) 20...Qb7<br />19...bxa4. If 19...b4 20.Nb5<br />20.bxa4 Nd7. Better appears 20. … Qd8 And if 20...Qa5 21.Nb5<br />21.Nb5. If 21.Rab1 Bf6<br />21...Qc2. Invading into enemy territory. If 21...Qd8 22.Nxd6 Bf6 23.Qf4 Bxa1 24.Qxf7+ Kh7 25.Rxa1 Nf8 26.Bd4 Qg5 27.Ne4<br /><br />Diagram 1<br /><br />22.Rac1. Difficult to understand this move! White could have continued 22.Nxd6 Bf6 And if 22.Rd2 Qc6<br />22...Qxe2 Black in turn grabs the pawn. If 22...Qxa4 23.Qxa4 Rxa4 24.Nxd6<br />23.Nxd6 Nf6 24.Nb5<br />If 24.Ne4 Rd8 25.Nc3 Rxd4 26.Nxe2 Rdxa4 And if 24.Rd2 Qa6<br />24...Rd8 25.Qa1 Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1 Qc2<br />If 26...Qc4 27.Na7 (27.Rd4 Qxb5; 27.Nc3 Ne4 28.Nxe4 Rxa4) 27...Qa6 28.Qd4 Nd5<br />27.Na7. Difficult to understand why White puts this knight to the side of the board. He can think about 27. Nd4. If 27.Rc1 Rxa4<br /><br />27...Ng4 28.Rc1. If 28.Bd4 Bc5 29.Rc1 (29.Nb5 Nxf2) 29...Bxd4<br />28...Qf5 29.Nc6<br />If 29.Rc8+ Rxc8 30.Nxc8 Bc5<br />29...Bf6 30.Bd4 e5 31.Bb6 e4 32.Qa2<br />If 32.Bd4 e3 33.f4 Qe4 34.Bxf6 Nf2 35.Ne7+ Kf8 36.Bxg7+ Ke8 37.Kf1 Qf3<br />32...e3 33.fxe3. If 33.f4 Qe4 And if 33.Bxe3 Qh5 34.h4 Nxe3 35.fxe3 Qg4<br />33...Rxa4 34.Qc2. If 34.Qe2 Qe6<br />34...Qh5. If 34...Qf3 35.Rf1 Nxe3? 36.Ne7+ Bxe7 37.Qc8+<br />35.Qe2 Re4 36.Rc2<br />If 36.Rf1 Re6; 36.Rc5 Rxe3 37.Rxh5 Rxe2 38.h3 Re6<br />36...Bg5 37.Rc3 Qg6 38.Bd4<br />If 38.h3 Qd6<br />38...Qe6 39.h3 Nxe3 40.Bxe3 Bxe3+<br />And White resigned for if 40...Bxe3+ 41.Kg2 Bd4<br />0–1<br /><br />Diagram 2<br /><br />White to play and win<br />1.Kf5 Rg7. If 1...Rh7 2.Rg6 checkmate<br />2.Rh8+ Rh7 3.Rxh7#<br /> <br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>Overanxiety and overly defensive moves do not help in a game of chess. Many a time a beginner or an amateur try to keep things on an even footing against masters or higher ranked players even though there is a chance to improve their position with some dynamic play.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In the game which follows, the position is balanced well into the middle-game. Then Black invades White’s territory with his queen and the latter, instead of grabbing a pawn, tries to drive away the queen first. It is then that Black grabs a pawn and thereafter White cannot get back into the game.<br /><br />White: Ronen Lev (2390) – Black: Matthias Wahls (2565)<br />Bern, 1990<br />Hedgehog<br />1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6<br />Fianchetto on opposite sides. If 4...d5 5.cxd5 exd5<br />5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0–0 d6 7.d4 cxd4<br />If 7...Be7 8.d5 exd5 9.Nh4<br />8.Qxd4 a6 9.b3. If 9.Rd1 Be7 10.Ng5 Bxg2 11.Kxg2 Nc6 12.Qf4 Ra7 13.Nce4 Rd7 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.Nxh7 Rxh7 <br />9...Nbd7 10.Rd1 Be7 11.Ng5<br />Ready to exchange the fianchetto bishop. If 11.e4 Qc8 12.Bb2 0–0 And if 11.Bb2 .0–0 12.e4 Qc7<br />11...Bxg2 12.Kxg2 0–0<br />If 12...Rc8 13.Nge4 Rc6<br />13.Nge4 Qc7 14.Bg5<br />If 14.Nxd6 Rad8 15.Nde4 Nc5 16.Qe3 Rxd1 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Nxd1 Bxa1<br />14...h6. Black played a novelty here. If 14...Qc6 15.f3 Rfd8 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Rac1 Rac8<br />15.Nxf6+ If 15.Bxf6 Nxf6 And if 15.Be3 Ng4 16.Nxd6<br />15...Nxf6 16.Be3<br />If 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Qd3 b5<br />16...b5. An interesting pawn advance<br />17.cxb5 axb5 18.Kg1. Getting out of the diagonal but he can play 18.f3<br />18. ..Rfb8 19.a4<br />If 19.Rac1 b4 20.Na4 (20.Nb5 Qd8 21.Nxd6 Rxa2) 20...Qb7<br />19...bxa4. If 19...b4 20.Nb5<br />20.bxa4 Nd7. Better appears 20. … Qd8 And if 20...Qa5 21.Nb5<br />21.Nb5. If 21.Rab1 Bf6<br />21...Qc2. Invading into enemy territory. If 21...Qd8 22.Nxd6 Bf6 23.Qf4 Bxa1 24.Qxf7+ Kh7 25.Rxa1 Nf8 26.Bd4 Qg5 27.Ne4<br /><br />Diagram 1<br /><br />22.Rac1. Difficult to understand this move! White could have continued 22.Nxd6 Bf6 And if 22.Rd2 Qc6<br />22...Qxe2 Black in turn grabs the pawn. If 22...Qxa4 23.Qxa4 Rxa4 24.Nxd6<br />23.Nxd6 Nf6 24.Nb5<br />If 24.Ne4 Rd8 25.Nc3 Rxd4 26.Nxe2 Rdxa4 And if 24.Rd2 Qa6<br />24...Rd8 25.Qa1 Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1 Qc2<br />If 26...Qc4 27.Na7 (27.Rd4 Qxb5; 27.Nc3 Ne4 28.Nxe4 Rxa4) 27...Qa6 28.Qd4 Nd5<br />27.Na7. Difficult to understand why White puts this knight to the side of the board. He can think about 27. Nd4. If 27.Rc1 Rxa4<br /><br />27...Ng4 28.Rc1. If 28.Bd4 Bc5 29.Rc1 (29.Nb5 Nxf2) 29...Bxd4<br />28...Qf5 29.Nc6<br />If 29.Rc8+ Rxc8 30.Nxc8 Bc5<br />29...Bf6 30.Bd4 e5 31.Bb6 e4 32.Qa2<br />If 32.Bd4 e3 33.f4 Qe4 34.Bxf6 Nf2 35.Ne7+ Kf8 36.Bxg7+ Ke8 37.Kf1 Qf3<br />32...e3 33.fxe3. If 33.f4 Qe4 And if 33.Bxe3 Qh5 34.h4 Nxe3 35.fxe3 Qg4<br />33...Rxa4 34.Qc2. If 34.Qe2 Qe6<br />34...Qh5. If 34...Qf3 35.Rf1 Nxe3? 36.Ne7+ Bxe7 37.Qc8+<br />35.Qe2 Re4 36.Rc2<br />If 36.Rf1 Re6; 36.Rc5 Rxe3 37.Rxh5 Rxe2 38.h3 Re6<br />36...Bg5 37.Rc3 Qg6 38.Bd4<br />If 38.h3 Qd6<br />38...Qe6 39.h3 Nxe3 40.Bxe3 Bxe3+<br />And White resigned for if 40...Bxe3+ 41.Kg2 Bd4<br />0–1<br /><br />Diagram 2<br /><br />White to play and win<br />1.Kf5 Rg7. If 1...Rh7 2.Rg6 checkmate<br />2.Rh8+ Rh7 3.Rxh7#<br /> <br /><br /><br /></p>
