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Week 1 Assignment

Week 1 Assignment

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Week One's Assignment.

 

In the Becerra-Ramirez game (USCL 09),

 

(257) Becerra,Julio (2615) - Ramirez,Alejandro (2601) [B04]
USCL Miami vs Arizona Internet Chess Club (10), 04.11.2009



1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 dxe5 5.Nxe5 c6 6.Be2 Nd7 7.Nf3 g6 8.c4 Nc7 9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Be3 0-0 11.0-0 Ne8 12.Qd2 Nd6 13.Bh6 Bxh6 14.Qxh6 Nf6 15.h3 Nf5 16.Qd2 Qc7 17.Bd3 Ng7 18.Rfe1 Rd8 19.Qe3 Bf5 20.Bf1 Be6 21.Rad1 Nf5 22.Qc1 Qb6 23.Na4 Qa5 24.Nc5 Nxd4 25.Nxd4 Qxc5 26.Nxe6 fxe6 27.Rxe6 Rxd1 28.Qxd1 Rf8 29.Qe1 Rf7 30.b4 Qd4 31.Rxe7 Rxe7 32.Qxe7 Ne4 33.Qe8+ Kg7 34.Qe7+
Game drawn by mutual agreement 1/2-1/2

 

 


 

We went over in week one's broadcat (11/23/09) how white can play for a win with 31. Qe3!?. 

Your task is to identify another plan for white on move 31 that retains winning chances (but is entirely different; a question of style).


Add comments/ideas to my blog entry titled "Week 1 Solution".