Coffee for Dessert

I sat down again and played until the position was real. This is that second sitting.

Chess is like life. Deadwood. Some of what you carry never does any work.

1.d4 g5. The Borg. The game gets wild fast. Pawns trade on the kingside. The black queen gets in behind the white king and eats on g3 and g2. The white king walks to d3 and back.

White’s h-rook fights. It checks on h8 and takes the bishop on c8. Then the black knight steps from e4 to f2. That opens a check from the queen on g6 and hits the white queen on d1 at the same time. The queen falls.

rnR5/pp1pkp2/6q1/3r4/3N4/2P1P3/PP6/RN1K4 b – – 0 21

21.Kxd1. Look at a1 and b1. Move 21, and that rook and that knight have not moved once. Count the white pieces that are working. Count the ones that are just standing there.

Black keeps checking. The white king runs to a3. Black pushes the queenside pawns.

r7/3pkp2/2n1q3/8/1p5R/KP6/P4r2/RN6 w – – 0 32

31…axb4#. A pawn gives mate. The rook on a1 and the knight on b1 are still on their starting squares. They were deadwood the whole game.

Cut what does not work, or put it to work. Bring every piece into the game before you need it.

I wish you the best of luck!!

The Chess Zone – Coffee For Dessert.

Check Coach Chad’s mistakes in the full game.

[Event "?"]
[Site "Chess.com iPhone"]
[Date "2024.10.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Guest7885784301"]
[Black "Guest6666359975"]
[Result "0-1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[WhiteElo "1600"]
[BlackElo "1600"]

1.d4 g5 2.Bf4 g4 3.g3 h5 4.f3 c5 5.fxg4 Bg7 6.gxh5 cxd4 7.Nf3 Rxh5 8.Nxd4 Rd5 9.e3 e5 10.Bxe5 Bxe5 11.c3 Qg5 12.Bg2 Bxg3+ 13.hxg3 Qxg3+ 14.Ke2 Qxg2+ 15.Kd3 Qg6+ 16.Kd2 Nf6 17.Rh8+ Ke7 18.Rxc8 Ne4+ 19.Kc2 Nf2+ 20.Kd2 Nxd1 21.Kxd1 Qg1+ 22.Kc2 Qxe3 23.Nf5+ Rxf5 24.Rc4 Rf2+ 25.Kb3 Qb6+ 26.Rb4 Qe6+ 27.Ka3 a5 28.Rd4 b5 29.b3 Nc6 30.Rh4 b4+ 31.cxb4 axb4# {0-1}