Saturday, October 4, 2008

Ziping Ties in Viking Quad

A week ago, in the Viking Last Saturday Quads at the Ramada Somerset, Ziping Liu tied for first place in quad three with a score of 2-1-0.

In the following game, Black should have played 12...Ne8 or 12...h6 because, after 12...Ng4 13.cxd6 cxd6, White could have simply retreated with 14.Bd2.

Instead of 20...Kh8, it would have been better to try 20...Rab8 21.Rxf8+ Rxf8 22.Qxb7 Qxb7 23.Bxb7 Bh6 when Black is okay.

After the game continuation, White erred with 23.e7, rather than 23.Rxf8+ Bxf8 24.Bd5 Rxb2 25.Rf1 which would have been given him a huge advantage.

Round 3: King's Indian Defense

Brandon Borden (USCF 1567) - Ziping Liu (USCF 1574), Somerset NJ 9/27/2008

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.c4 Nc6 7.Nc3 e5 8.d5 Ne7 9.e4 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6


12.c5 Ng4 13.cxd6 cxd6 14.exf5 Nxe3 15.fxe3 Nxf5 16.Ne6 Bxe6 17.dxe6 Nxe3 18.Qb3 Qe7 19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.Bxd5 Kh8 21.Qxb7 Qxb7 22.Bxb7 Rab8


23.e7 Rfe8 24.Bc6 Rxe7 25.Rad1 Rd8 26.b4 Bh6 27.Rf6 Be3+ 28.Kg2 Bd4 29.a4 Kg7 30.Rff1 Rf7 31.b5 Rdf8 32.a5 Rxf1 33.Rxf1 Rxf1 34.Kxf1 Kf6 35.Ke2 Ke6 36.g4 d5 37.Kd3 Bc5


38.h3 e4+ 39.Ke2 Ke5 40.h4 d4 41.h5 d3+ 42.Kd2 Kd4 43.hxg6 e3+ 44.Kc1 hxg6 45.b6 axb6 46.a6 b5 47.Bxb5 e2 48.a7, White resigns.