The 2001 Fischer internet hoax

[AlanLlewellyn]

yes in hindsight hxg2 bxg2 works but thats not under pressure

[Stephen Westmoreland]

Only with seconds left on the clock in panic mode. Black is trying it on here and some calculation should see it to a win.

[Chris Goodall]

[Event "Barrow Club Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.10.02"] [Round "6"] [White "Llewellyn, Alan Mansel"] [Black "Duffield, Jon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A22"] [WhiteElo "1682"] [BlackElo "1482"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "12"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 c6 5. Ngxe4 Nxe4 6. Nxe4 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ng3 Nc6 9. d3 Bd6 10. e3 h5 $3 11. e4 $6 Bxg3 12. hxg3 h4 $3 13. exd5 Qe7+ 14. Be3 Ne5 15. Qd2 h3 $3 16. gxh3 $4 {i resigned as i was going to lose the queen next move.... 16...Nf3+} 0-1 this is a 1482 player playing brilliantly-under extreme pressure i crack.

But that's not true, is it Alan? As Roger points out, at the point where you "cracked" under "extreme pressure", you had an advantage of +4. I don't mean to disparage Jon Duffield, chess is hard after all, but 11...Bxg3, 13...Qe7+ and 15...h3 were all objectively rotten moves. 15...h3 isn't even threatening to win any material, it's just a cheap trap. If you pass your turn and allow him to take on g2, you can take back and f3 is covered.

[AlanLlewellyn]

ah yes because its check everything just holds together for white hxg2 Rxh8+ works for white then after Kd7 Bxg2

[AlanLlewellyn]

but if you see all that you are either using a computer for analysis or asking a grandmaster

[AlanLlewellyn]

to the human eye seeing a games complexity it looks dangerous the whole attack

[Carl Hibbard]

but if you see all that you are either using a computer for analysis or asking a grandmaster

I am afraid not Alan none is this is the least bit complicated.

[AlanLlewellyn]

i mean where does white castle for one, i am a stickler for trying to castle into a safe position.

[Stephen Westmoreland]

I suppose that is the difference in gradings.

[AlanLlewellyn]

but if you see all that you are either using a computer for analysis or asking a grandmaster

I am afraid not Alan none is this is the least bit complicated.

i want a second opinion and a third and a fourth

[AlanLlewellyn]

but if you see all that you are either using a computer for analysis or asking a grandmaster

I am afraid not Alan none is this is the least bit complicated.

i want a second opinion and a third and a fourth

i think you have failed the turin test

[Chris Goodall]

but if you see all that you are either using a computer for analysis or asking a grandmaster

If you see all what? Literally the only thing White has to see is that g2 is defended by the bishop on f1. You don't have to calculate anything. Rxh8+ is crushing but even if you don't see it, Bxg2 defends the h1-rook. Tell us what you think you need computer/grandmaster assistance for in this position.

[Roger de Coverly]

Rxh8+ is crushing but even if you don't see it, Bxg2 defends the h1-rook.

That was all I noticed at a first glance. 1482 isn't beginner standard. Some players take a lifetime and never get that high.

[Ian Thompson]

but if you see all that you are either using a computer for analysis or asking a grandmaster

I am afraid not Alan none is this is the least bit complicated.

i want a second opinion and a third and a fourth

After 15... h3 Black's not even winning if White could pass and Black could have another move. It's easy to see that if Black's second move in a row was 16... hxg2, White has 17.Rxh8+ Kd7 18.Bxg2 and Black has no compensation for the lost material. The obvious move for White is 16.d4, forcing the knight to move, so the pawn on h3 can be captured leaving White 3 pawns up.

[Stephen Westmoreland]

On the plus side, Alan now has his 5th opinion. Will that settle it?