Valdez, Alex - Guanzon

2007 Center Mall Tournament
Center Mall 2007, 15.12.2007

B15: Caro-Kann: 3 Nc3: 3...g6 and 3...dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 e6 last book move 4.e5 a6 Consolidates b5 5.f4 [5.Nf3 c5²] 5...c5 Attacks the pawn chain 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 The knight feels good on d4 8...Bd7 9.a3 Controls b4 9...Rc8 10.Qd2 Nge7 11.Qf2 b5?



[¹11...Nxd4 is the best chance 12.Bxd4 Nc6²] 12.Ndxb5!+- Clearance to allow e3-b6 12...axb5 [12...Nf5 13.Bb6 Qe7 14.g4 axb5 15.gxf5+-] 13.Bb6 Rc7 [13...d4 there is nothing better in the position 14.Bxd8 dxc3 15.Bxe7 cxb2+-] 14.Nxb5 [14.Nxb5 Nf5 15.Nxc7+ Qxc7 16.Bxc7+-] 1–0

Camacho, Perry - Valdez, Alex

Center Mall 2007, 15.12.2007

D26: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 4 e3 e6 5 Bxc5 c5 sidelines 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.a3 c5 last book move

7.b3 b5 8.Be2 cxd4 9.Qxd4 Nbd7 [9...Qxd4 10.Nxd4 Bb7 11.Bf3 Bxf3 12.Nxf3=] 10.b4 Bb7 11.0–0 Be7 12.Bb2 Rc8 13.Nc3 Nb6 14.Rfd1 Nfd7 [14...Qxd4!? 15.Nxd4 0–0=] 15.Rac1 [15.Qxg7? doesn't lead to the expected results 15...Bf6 16.Nxb5 Bxg7 17.Bxg7 axb5 18.Bxh8 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Qe7–+] 15...Bf6 16.Qd2 0–0 17.Ba1 [17.e4!?=] 17...Qe7 18.e4 Rfd8 19.Qf4 Nc4 20.Bxc4 Rxc4 An ideal square for the black rook. 21.Qg3 g6 [Weaker is 21...Bxe4 22.Nd2 (‹22.Nxe4 Rxe4 23.Qc7 Nf8 24.Qxd8 Qxd8 25.Rxd8 Bxd8=) 22...Bf5 23.Nxc4 bxc4 24.Ne2 Bxa1 25.Rxa1²] 22.Nd2 Be5 [¹22...Rcc8!?³ must be considered] 23.f4² Bd4+ 24.Kh1 ...

24...Rc7? [¹24...Rcc8 and Black is still in the game 25.e5 Ba7²] 25.Nd5!+- Clearance to allow c1–c7 25...Bxd5 [25...exd5 26.Rxc7] 26.Rxc7 [26.Bxd4?! Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Bb7²] 26...Bb6? [26...Bxa1 27.Rxa1 Qd6+-] 27.Qc3 [Not 27.exd5 Bxc7 28.Qc3 Ne5+-] 27...f6 28.exd5 Bxc7 29.Qxc7 exd5 30.Nf3 Re8 1–0

Valdez, Alex - Ami, Rex

Valdez,Alex - Ami,Rex [A45]
15.12.2007, Board 1, Round 3

A45: Trompowsky Attack 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 d5 4.f3 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.e4 Be7 7.Qd2 last book move

7...a6 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.Nge2 Nb4 10.a3 Nxd3+ 11.cxd3 0–0 12.Rc1 b6 13.Na4 Ra7

14.Qc2 Increases the pressure on the backward pawn 14...Bd7 15.h3 Covers g4 [15.0–0 Nh5 16.Bd2 f5=] 15...c5 [15...Nh5!? 16.Bh2 Bg5³] 16.dxc5= Bxa4 17.Qxa4 bxc5 18.Qc2 Rb7

19.Nc3 [¹19.0–0!?³ is the best option White has] 19...Nh5–+ 20.g3 [20.Bh2 Bh4+ 21.Kf1–+] 20...Nxf4 21.gxf4 Bh4+ [21...Qb8!? 22.Na4 Qxf4 23.0–0–+] 22.Kf1 c4 23.dxc4 [23.Rg1 cxd3 24.Qd2 dxe4 25.Nxe4 Qd5–+] 0–1

Valdez, Alex - Daywan

CENTER MALL NON-MASTER TOURNAMENT

Valdez,Alex - Daywan [C11]
Game 5, Board 25, 16.12.2007

C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 e6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Nxf6+ Bxf6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Nf3 0–0 9.Qd2 b6 10.0–0–0 Bb7

11.Qe3 Rd8 12.Bd3 Bxf3 13.gxf3 Nd7 [13...Qxd4?? the pawn contains a lethal dose of poison 14.Bxh7+ Demolition of pawn structure 14...Kxh7 15.Rxd4 (15.Qxd4?! Rxd4 16.Rxd4 Na6+-) 15...Rxd4 16.Qxd4+-] 14.Qe4 g6 15.h4 c5 16.Bb5 Rab8 17.d5 Ne5 Attacking the isolated pawn on f3 18.d6 A strong pawn 18...Nxf3 19.c3 Secures d4 19...Ne5 20.h5 Qg5+?? [¹20...a6 is the best chance 21.Be2 b5=] 21.f4+- Qf5 22.Qxf5 exf5 23.fxe5 g5 [23...Kg7 doesn't change anything anymore 24.Rhg1+-] 24.h6 Kh8 [24...a6 does not save the day 25.Bc6+-] 25.d7 [¹25.Rh5 and White can already relax 25...a6 26.Bc4+-] 25...Rg8 [25...a6 a last effort to resist the inevitable 26.Bc6 Kg8+-] 26.Bc4 Rbf8 27.Rd6 White plans e6 [27.Bxf7 Rxf7 28.d8Q a6 29.e6 Rff8 30.Qd6 Rf6 31.Qe5 Rgf8 32.Qxf6+ Rxf6 33.Rd8+ Rf8 34.Rxf8#] 27...g4 28.Rf6 [28.Bxf7 g3 29.Bxg8 Kxg8 30.Rh5 Rd8 31.Rg5+ Kh8 32.Re6 Rg8 33.Re8 Rxe8 34.dxe8Q#] 28...Rd8 29.Rxf7 Rgf8 30.Rxf8+ Rxf8 31.e6 Kg8 [31...Rg8 does not solve anything 32.e7 b5 33.e8Q bxc4 34.Qe5+ Rg7 35.d8Q#] 32.e7+ 1–0