Agony Column #5 June 8th 2016
This week's pair of games come from a player at the higher end of my spectrum: Frank Van Tellingen who is rated in the 2200s. A thirty-eight-year-old German teacher who lives in The Hague. Mr Van Tellingen studied German and Philosophy, venerates Misha Tal and Wittgenstein, enjoys playing the guitar, is married and has two young children.
After playing a game, it's normal nowadays to use a chess engine to check it. The important thing is not to follow the great silicon guru slavishly – though of course if it uncovers something huge you can't deny it – but to test the ideas you had during the game, or at least as much as you can remember.
Mr Van Tellingen has done this very well, quite rightly not taking too much notice of what Fritz has to say and I've incorporated a number of his original notes marked as FVT.
We start with Agony, in which he got a decent position from the opening, drifted somewhat, ended up worse but fighting after a melee, and then suddenly had a hallucination which turned a probably defensible position into one where he was a queen down!
Replay and check the LiveBook here |
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.Qe2 Nc5 9.Bg5 Be7 10.0-0-0 10...Nxb3+ 10...Nfxe4 11.Bxe7 11.Nxe4 Bxg5+ 12.Kb1 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 0-0 11...Nxc3 12.Bxd8 Nxe2+ 13.Nxe2 Kxd8 14.Rxd6+ Ke7 15.Rhd1 Bd7 10...Qc7 11.axb3 Qa5?! 11...Qc7 12.f4 Bd7 13.Kb1 Bc6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 e5 17.Nf3 12.f4 Bd7 13.Kb1 13...h6 13...0-0-0 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nd5 16.Nxd5 16.Bxe7 Nxe7 17.Rhf1 16...Bxg5 17.b4 Qxd5 18.c4 14.Bh4 g5?! 15.fxg5?! 15.Be1! gxf4 16.Nd5 Qd8 17.Nxe7 Qxe7 18.e5 18.Bh4 e5 15...hxg5 16.b4 Qxb4 17.Bxg5 Rc8 18.Qf1 18...Ng4? 18...Ng8 19.Bxe7 Nxe7 20.Qf6 Rh7 19.Bxe7 Rxc3 20.Bxd6 Qxd6 21.Nf5 Qb4 22.Nd6+ Kd8 23.Nxf7+ Kc8 24.Qe1! Rf8 25.Qxc3+? 25.Rd3 Rb3 26.Nd6+ Kc7 27.cxb3 Qxe1+ 28.Rxe1 25...Qxc3 26.Nd6+ Kc7 27.bxc3 Nf2 28.e5!? 28.Rhf1 Nxd1 29.Rxf8 Nxc3+! 29...Kxd6? 30.Rf3 30.Kb2 Na4+ 31.Kc1 Kxd6 32.Rg8! Bc6 33.h4 Ke7 34.h5 Kf7 35.Rg4 Nc5 36.h6 Bxe4 37.Rg7+ Kf6 38.Rc7 b6 39.h7 28...Nxh1 29.Rxh1 Rf2 30.h4 Rxg2 31.h5 Ba4 32.Ka1 32.h6 Bxc2+ 33.Kc1 Bh7 34.Ne8+ Kc6 35.Nf6 Bg6 36.h7 Bxh7 37.Rxh7 Re2 38.Rh5 32...Bxc2 33.Ne8+ Kc6 34.Nf6 Kc5 35.Rh4 a5 36.h6 a4?! 36...b5 37.h7 Bxh7 38.Nxh7 38.Rxh7 Kc4 38...Kd5 37.h7 37...a3?? 37...Bxh7 38.Rxh7 Kc4 38.h8Q 38.Rh1 Bb3 39.h8Q Ra2+ 40.Kb1 Rb2+ 41.Kc1 Rc2+ 42.Kd1 Rh2+ 43.Ke1 Rxh8 44.Rxh8 a2 45.Ra8 b5 1–0 - Start an analysis engine:
- Try maximizing the board:
- Use the four cursor keys to replay the game. Make moves to analyse yourself.
- Press Ctrl-B to rotate the board.
- Drag the split bars between window panes.
- Download&Clip PGN/GIF/FEN/QR Codes. Share the game.
- Games viewed here will automatically be stored in your cloud clipboard (if you are logged in). Use the cloud clipboard also in ChessBase.
- Create an account to access the games cloud.
Van den Bos,J | 2067 | Van Tellingen,F | 2249 | 1–0 | 2015 | B86 | KNSB Competitie 2e klasse 2A | 9 |
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In his second "Ecstatic " game Mr Van Tellingen played extremely well positionally though I have at some points had issue with his "move generator" which wasn't firing on all cylinders in all the variations he calculated.
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0-0 Bg4 7...Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.cxd5 9.Be2 Be7 10.Nc3 0-0 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.cxd5 Qxd5 9...Nxd3 10.Qxd3 Nd6 11.Bf4 Be7 12.Bxd6!? Qxd6 12...cxd6 13.Re1 0-0 14.Qe4 Bxf3 15.Qxe7 Qb6! 15...Bxd5 16.Nc3 Qxe7 16...Be6 17.Qxb7 Rb8 18.Qxa7 Rxb2 17.Rxe7 Bc6 18.d5 Rfe8 19.Rc7 16.Qe3! Bxd5 16...Qxb2 17.Qc3 Qxc3 18.Nxc3 Rfc8 19.Rac1 Bg4 20.Ne4 17.Nc3 Qc6 18.Qg5 Bc4 13.Ne5 Bd7 13...Bc8 14.Qb5+ Bd7 15.Qxb7 0-0 16.Nxd7 Qxd7 17.Qc6 Qxc6 18.dxc6 Rab8 19.b3 Rfd8 20.Nc3 Bf6 14.Nc3 0-0 15.Rfe1 Bd8 16.Qf3 16.Re2 Be8 16...b5? 17.Rae1 b4 18.Ne4 Qxd5 19.Qf3 Kh8? 19...Qxd4 20.Qf4 Qd5 21.Rd2 19...Be6! 20.Nf6‼ Qxf3 21.Nxf7+ Rxf7 22.Re8+ Bxe8 23.Rxe8+ Rf8 24.Rxf8# 17.Rae1 f6 18.Nc4 Qd7 19.Na5 16...f5 17.Nxd7 Qxd7 18.Re6 Bf6 19.Qf4 19.Rae1 Bxd4 20.Re7 Rae8 21.d6 Rxe7 22.dxe7 Re8 23.Qxb7 19.Rae1 Bxd4 20.d6! c6 20...cxd6 21.Qd5 Bxc3 22.Re7+ Kh8 23.Rxd7 Bxe1+- 20...Rae8 21.Rxe8 Rxe8 22.Rxe8+ Qxe8 23.g3 c6 24.Qxf5 21.Nd5 Kh8 22.Qf4 Bxf2+ 23.Qxf2 cxd5 24.Qd4 19...Rad8 20.Rae1 c6? 20...a6 21.d6? cxd6 22.Nd5 Be5! 21.d6 Rde8 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23.Rxe8+ Qxe8 24.g4! fxg4 25.Ne4! 25.Qxg4?! Qg6 26.Qxg6 hxg6 27.Ne4 Bxd4? 28.d7 Bb6 29.Nd6 Kf8 30.Nxb7 Ke7 31.d8Q+ Bxd8 32.Nxd8 Kxd8 33.Kg2 Ke7 34.Kf3 Kf6 35.Ke4 g5 25...Qd8? 25...Bxd4 26.Qxg4 25...Bxd4 26.Ng5 Bf6? 26...Bb6 27.Qc4+ Kh8 28.Qe6 Qf8 29.Nf7+ Kg8 30.Ne5+ Kh8 31.Nxg4 27.Qc4+ Kh8 28.Qe6! Qf8 29.Nf7+ Kg8 30.Ne5+ Kh8 31.d7 26.Qf5 b6 27.Qe6+ Kf8 28.d7 Be7 28...Qe7 29.Qxc6! 29.Nxf6 Qxe6 30.d8Q+ Kf7 31.Nd7 Qe1+= 29.Qxc6 h5 30.Qe6 30.Qc8! Kf7 31.Nd6+ Ke6 32.Nb7 Qxd7 33.d5+! 30...g6 31.Nc3 Kg7 32.Nd5 Bg5 33.Nb4?! Bf6?? 34.Nc6 Qc7 35.Qxf6+! 1–0 - Start an analysis engine:
- Try maximizing the board:
- Use the four cursor keys to replay the game. Make moves to analyse yourself.
- Press Ctrl-B to rotate the board.
- Drag the split bars between window panes.
- Download&Clip PGN/GIF/FEN/QR Codes. Share the game.
- Games viewed here will automatically be stored in your cloud clipboard (if you are logged in). Use the cloud clipboard also in ChessBase.
- Create an account to access the games cloud.
Van Tellingen,F | 2238 | Schippers,M | 2263 | 1–0 | 2014 | C42 | KNSB-Competitie, 2e Klasse A | 9 |
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About the author
Jon was born in 1956 and became a professional player in 1977 after graduating from Worcester College Oxford where he read mathematics. He became an IM in 1977 a GM in 1980 and was a member of the English Olympic team from 1980-2006. Three times British Champion he played twice in the Candidates reaching the semi-final (of what was then a knockout series of matches) in 1989 when he lost 4.5 - 3.5 to Jan Timman. He's twice been a second at the world championship for Nigel Short and then Viswanathan Anand against Garry Kasparov in London 1993 and New York 1995. He's written for the Observer (weekly) since 1993 and The Independent since 1998. With its closure (going online, but without Jon on board) he's expanding online activity and is also now offering online tuition. He likes puzzles especially (cryptic) crosswords and killer sudokus. If you'd like to contact Jon, then please write to jonathan@speelman.demon.co.uk |

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