KLUG and KISTLER WIN Jefferson County Title
Ken Chamberlain takes Open Title
Don Klug, a category two player tied expert player Dr. David Kistler for the 2014 Jefferson County Chess Title on October 25th with a score of +2-0=2. Kenneth Chamberlain, a Syracuse area player scored +3-1=0, to claim a share of first and win the Open Section of the Jefferson County Title. Klug gained a first round draw against Kistler that propelled him to share the title. A fourth round win against Carthage area player Robert Kratzat clinched the title. A third round win by Kistler over Chamberlain seemed to lock up first for Dr. Kistler, but the 4th round combination of an Adolfo Prieto –Kistler draw and the Klug win created a logjam for first. Dr. Kistler felt that his second round win over Robert Kratzat was his best game of the tournament. It involved a speculative and risky sacrifice move of 16….Bxf6. Kistler questioned the move himself as either blunder or brilliant? Let the reader make the call. The game follows:
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[Event “2014 Jefferson County Championship”]
[Site “Watertown, NY”]
[Date “2014.10.25”]
[Round “2”]
[White “Kratzat, Robert”]
[Black “Kistler, David”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “C02”]
[WhiteElo “1718”]
[BlackElo “2119”]
[Annotator “Klug,D”]
[PlyCount “72”]
1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8.
b3
(8. Nc3 {threatens 9. Bb5 or Na5}) 8… Nf5 9. Bb2 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 {
Solid! White cannot block his Queen from holding the d4 pawn.} 10… O-O 11.
a3
Be7 12. b4 Bd7 13. g4 Nh6 14. h3 f6 15. exf6 Bxf6 {Blunder or Brilliant?}
({
A. Fritz suggests} 15… Rxf6 16. g5 Rxf3 17. Bxf3 Bxg5 {
calling the position even.}) ({B. The move …} 15… gxf6 16. Nc3 Bd6 {
looks natural, keeping material even, BUT White would hold a significant
positional advantage. Black’s king looks exposed.}) 16. g5 Bxg5 ({the line}
16… Nxd4 17. gxf6 Nxe2 18. Kxe2 Bb5+ 19. Ke1 gxf6 20. Rg1+ Kh8 21. Nh4 {
seems inferior to the text.}) 17. Nxg5 e5 18. Qc2 e4 19. Qc5 Qc7 {
taking aim at g3.} ({If Black trades Queens} 19… Qxc5 20. dxc5 Nf5 21. Kg1
h6
22. Nc3 Ncd4 23. Bg4 hxg5 {the game seems even.}) 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Qxe4
Nf5 {attacking g3!} 22. Rg1 {not White’s best choice.} (22. Nf3 Rae8 23.
Qd3
Ng3+ 24. fxg3 Qxg3 25. Nbd2 Bf5 26. Qc4 Bxh3+ 27. Rxh3 Qxh3+ 28. Ke1 Qh1+
29.
Kf2 Qh2+ 30. Kf1 {draw}) 22… Rae8 23. Qd3 Ne3+ 24. Ke1 Bf5 25. Qb3 {
White is certainly feeling the pressure, but Fritz sees giving up the Queen
with…} (25. Qxe3 Rxe3 26. fxe3 Bxb1 27. Rxb1 Nxb4 28. Rc1 {
The Knight on b4 should not be taken.} (28. axb4 Qc2 29. Rd1 Qxb2 30. Nf3
Qxb4+) 28… Nc2+ 29. Kd2 Rc8 30. Ne4 Qa5+ 31. Bc3 {leading to a White a
fortress. After Black moves his Queen White has a threat on g7 by moving 32.
d5}) (25. Qd2 Nc2+ 26. Kd1 Nxa1 27. Bxa1 Bxb1 28. d5 Bg6 29. f3 Ne5 30. Ne6
Rxe6 31. dxe6 Rd8 32. Bd4 Qd6) 25… Nc2+ {
with the White Queen out of the way Blacks forces overwhelm.} 26. Kd1 Rxe2
27.
Qd5 Qe7 28. Bc3 Nxa1 29. Bxa1 Bxb1 30. Bc3 h6 31. Nf3 Qe4 32. Ne5 Nxe5 33.
Qxe5
Qxe5 34. dxe5 Rc2 35. Ba1 Rd8+ 36. Ke1 Rc1+ {37. White resigns} 0-1
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