Game 7 of 10
[Event "Battle of the Kings"]
[Site "?"]
[Round "7"]
[White "TheKing Normal"]
[Black "TheKing Alabama"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 e4 3.c4 Nf6 4.a3 c5 5.bxc5 Bxc5 6.e3 O-O 7.Nc3 d6 8.Nge2 Nc6
9.Ng3 Bg4 10.Qc2 Re8 11.h3 Be6 12.Ncxe4 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 Bb6 14.f4 Bf5 15.Bd3 Bd4
16.Rb1 d5 17.Nf6+ Qxf6 18.Bxf5 Bxb2 19.Rxb2 Nd4 20.Bxh7+ Kh8 21.Qb1 dxc4 22.O-O
Nb3 23.Bf5 Rad8 24.Rf2 b5 25.Ra2 a5 26.Bg4 Kg8 27.Qc2 Qb6 28.a4 Qa6 29.axb5
Qxb5 30.Bf5 Qb4 31.Bh7+ Kf8 32.Bf5 Rd6 33.Rb2 a4 34.Ra2 a3 35.Bg4 Kg8 36.Bf3
Red8 37.Qc3 Qxc3 38.dxc3 Ra6 39.Rfc2 f5 40.Kf2 g6 41.e4 fxe4 42.Bxe4 Kg7 43.Bf3
Nc5 44.Kg1 Nd3 45.Be2 Ra7 46.Kh2 Rb8 47.Bxd3 cxd3 48.Rd2 Rb3 49.Rxd3 Rb2 50.Ra1
a2 51.Rdd1 Rc2 52.Kg1 Rxc3 53.Rd2 Rca3 54.Kf2 Kf6 55.g3 Kf5 56.Rd5+ Ke6 57.Rd2
R7a6 58.Ke1 Kf5 59.Re2 R6a5 60.Rg2 Ke4 61.Kd2 Kf3 62.Rgg1 Rc5 63.Rae1 Rb5
64.Kc2 Rab3 65.f5 gxf5 66.g4 f4 67.g5 Rb2+ 68.Kd3 R5b3+ 69.Kd4 Rb1 70.Ref1+ Ke2
71.Rg2+ Kxf1 72.Rxa2 f3 73.Ke5 Ke1 74.Ra4 f2 75.Re4+ Kd2 76.Rf4 f1=Q 77.Rxf1
Rxf1 78.h4 Re3+ 79.Kd6 Rd1 80.Kc5 Kc3 81.Kc6 Re6+ 82.Kc7 Re7+ 83.Kc6 Kc4 84.h5
Red7 85.Kb6 R1d6+ 86.Ka5 Ra7# 0-1
Unusual opening played A00: Sokolsky (Polish/Orangutan) and the first win for King of Alabama.
HIARCS15 Analysis:
White: 2 mistakes and 11 inaccuracies.
Black: 1 mistake and 8 inaccuracies.
KingN shows it can also mess up in the endgame. Take this position from the game. Black had just moved 62…Rc5:
White now played 63.Rae1? Possibly thinking of then moving it to e3. However, this give Black time to double his Rooks on the b file and White wont be able to defend against the Rooks and advanced Pawn, as can be witnessed. The better line would have been 63. Rgf1+ Ke4 64.Rf2 Kd4 65. Re5 now White has a double attack on the troublesome Pawn on a2. 65…Rca5 66.Rd2+ Ke3 67.Rb2 Ke4 Giving an equal position:
KingN did not play this endgame so well, but KingA certainly showed what it can do.
Current Score 5 – 2 to KingN