[Event "fics rated bughouse match; UBD#211380,211383,211390,211394,0"]

[Site "fics"]

[Date "2003-02-22 14:03:35"]

[WhiteA "Firefly"][WhiteAElo "2469"]

[BlackA "VABORIS"][BlackAElo "2584"]

[WhiteB "pminear"][WhiteBElo "2437"]

[BlackB "LINDEGREN"][BlackBElo "2215"]

[TimeControl "180+0"]

[Result "1-0"]



{C:My name is John O (aka Fudpucker) and I will be  your commentator.  This gam

e was played on February 23, 2003 during the Master's Challenge hosted by Danie

l Denes (aka Marv) on FICS.þþBughouse is a very popular  among the Swed chess c

ommunity.  Even during few years, the game was dominated by many Swedish player

s lead by their "flagship" player, Gnejs. Although in rescent years USA and oth

er players around the world  have taken away some of the bragging rights, there

 are still many great Swedish players that make their presence felt.  Some nota

bly talents are Linus Olsson (aka Linuso), Dennistheviking, Pulmannen, Nasnad,

 XXnoway, Bjorn Andersson (aka Burgsvik), FM Anders Ebenfelt (aka Ebenfelt) and

 many others. In general, Swedish bughouse style is considered to be forceful a

nd very aggressive.  Maarten Arrons (aka Firefly) and Rober Lindegren (aka Lind

egren) is no exception to this generalization.  I guess it's part of their Nord

ic heritage, when they used to go on fierce raids across Europe scaring women a

nd children :)þþSide comments by  Arrons will be in quotation marks and stamped

 with his initials (MA).þþ"Go Swedes!!" (MA)}

1B. e4 {179} 1b. e5 {180} 2B. Nf3 {178} 2b. Nc6 {180} 3B. Bc4 {177} 3b. Bc5

{180} 1A. e4 {177} 1a. Nf6 {180} 2A. Nc3 {177} 2a. d6 {180} 4B. Nc3 {176}

4b. Nf6 {180} 3A. d4 {176} 3a. e6 {180} 5B. d3 {175} 5b. O-O {180} {C:Pminear a

nd Lindegren starts off with a fairly aggressive opening, while Vaboris and Fir

efly starts off pretty conservative.  Readers should be noted, Pminear is consi

dered by many to be an expert in the Italian opening.   Lindegren must play car

efully.  Seems like the battle field will be on Lindegrens  board ... but we sh

all see.} 4A. Bb5+ {175} {A:!?} {C:Bb5+ looks like a novelty move.  Vaboris is

 considered to be an expert in  opening moves and so  Firefly attemps to throw

 him off by playing out of the book.þþ"Actually I play this a lot. I rarely get

 any use out of the white field bishop in the turtle but blacksþwhite field bis

hop often becomes a strong attacking piece later in the game when black pushes

 his e-pawn.  So, as in this game I trade the white bishops early. It also give

s my partner a few extra moves to get me a pawn for p@g5." (MA)} 6B. O-O {174}

6b. d6 {180} 4a. Bd7 {179} 7B. B@h4 {173} 7b. Bg4 {180} 5A. Bxd7+ {174}

5a. Nbxd7 {179} 8B. Bcg5 {172} 6A. Nh3 {173} 8b. B@e7 {179} 6a. Be7 {176}

9B. Bxf6 {168} 9b. Bxf6 {179} 7A. O-O {171} 10B. Bxf6 {167} 10b. Qxf6 {179}

11B. Nd5 {167} 7a. O-O {175} 11b. Qh6 {178} 8A. Nf4 {169} 12B. P@g5 {161}

8a. e5 {170} 12b. Qh5 {177} 9A. Nfd5 {167} {A:!?} {C:Any interesting move by Fi

refly.  Seems he wants to avoid pxe5, Nxe5, allowing Vaboris to start putting s

ome pressure on Firefly's defense.  However this pawn sacrfice don't come witho

ut a price, as it could become just another nail to the coffin Pminear is tryin

g to build for Lindegren.þ} 9a. exd4 {169} {C:"Interesting choice, Nxd5 followe

d by N@f6 on the other board wins queen but of course p@h6 is also strong."þ(MA

)} 10A. B@h6 {164} {A:?!} {C:A rather crude, forceful attempt by Firefly to try

 to punch a hole in Vaboris' defense.  He is probably hoping for a Queen trade.

  However, his partner is  busy trying to defend himsel.  In order for Firefly

 to attack sucessfully, Lindegren must  take control of his board.} 10a. gxh6

{167} 13B. B@f6 {129} {C:"I think B@h6 or p@h6 would have been stronger" (MA)þþ

That is a good point.  The missed opportunity by Pminear will allow Lindegren t

o play a crucial move few moves later.} 13b. Bxf3 {176} 14B. gxf3 {128} 14b. h6

{174} {A:!} {C:H6 is a good defensive move by Lindegren.  Seeing that N@e7+ is

 inevitable, Lindegren creates an escape square for his King.  This also gives

 him more time to wait for pieces to drop in case an opportunity to attack arri

ves.} 15B. N@e7+ {125} 15b. Nxe7 {173} 16B. Nxe7+ {125} 16b. Kh7 {173}

11A. Nxf6+ {130} 11a. Nxf6 {165} 12A. N@d5 {128} {A:!?} {C:Firefly keeps Vabori

s defense integrity under pressure, relying on his partner for a steady flow of

 pieces.þþ"Trying to get lindegren some knights to attack Pete's king with." (M

A)} 12a. dxc3 {162} 17B. N@e3 {110} 17b. N@h3+ {172} 18B. Kh1 {109} 18b. Nxg5

{172} 13A. N@f5 {118} {A:!} 19B. Rg1 {104} 13a. B@g7 {158} 19b. gxf6 {171}

14A. Bxh6 {115} 20B. Bxf7 {100} 14a. N@h5 {155} 20b. Rxf7 {169} 21B. Ng4 {94}

{A:?} {C:Pminear is hoping Lindegren will play Rxe7 and walk into the fork, Nxf

6+.  However ...} 15A. Ndxe7+ {108} 21b. P@g6 {167} {A:!} {C:Lindegren sees thr

ough the tatics and Pminear must realize he took a great risking playing Ng4. 

 He should have kept the Knight at e3 to help defend g2 square.  B@f5+! might h

ave been a better line to pursue.  After p@g6, Pminear loses the initiative and

 must go on the defensive.  That's a pity because his partner's defense is alre

ady on the threshold of breaking point.} 15a. Kh8 {153} 22B. Nxg6 {92}

22b. B@h3 {162} {A:!} {C:Lindegren ignores Nxg6 and takes the initiative.  The

 tide have turned.   Firefly and Lindegren are now both in control of the board

s.þþ"I sort of like N@f4 for Pete here. Threatens the queen and covers g2. p@g2

 means lindegren only need 3 diags to push into g2. N@f4 and he would need 4 di

ags." (MA)} 16A. Bxg7+ {96} 16a. Nxg7 {152} 17A. P@h6 {95} 17a. Rg8 {151}

23B. P@g2 {83} 23b. Bxg2+ {159} {C:"And of course defending g2 will only feed m

e, which is a really bad idea right now." (MA)} 24B. Rxg2 {83} 24b. B@h3 {158}

18A. Nxg8 {89} 18a. Qxg8 {151} 25B. B@f1 {81} 19A. hxg7+ {88} 19a. Qxg7 {151}

20A. Nxg7 {88} 20a. P@h3 {149} 25b. Bxg2+ {155} 26B. Bxg2 {81} 26b. P@h3 {155}

21A. B@f3 {85} {A:!} {C:A Viking never leaves his home land unprotected.  Firef

ly neutralizes any threat Vaboris has, while his partner continues to rape and

 pillage Pminear. } 27B. Nf8+ {76} 21a. hxg2 {146} 22A. Bxg2 {84} 22a. Rg8

{146} 27b. Raxf8 {153} 28B. B@f5+ {75} 23A. B@h6 {82} 23a. N@h4 {144} 24A. R@g3

{78} {A:!} {C:Firefly builds himself a rock fortress with a cannon on top.}

24a. Nxg2 {143} {A:?} {C:B@f8 might have put up a better fight. } 28b. Kg7

{145} 25A. Nf5 {74} {A:!!} {C:Visually speaking, it's an incredibly underrated

 move.  Notice how many pieces are putting pressure on g7. The mate is inevitab

le, provided Lindegren can hold his horizonatal pieces.  While the white Knight

 cocks and loads ...} 29B. Bxh3 {71} 25a. P@g7 {138} 26A. Rxg7 {72} {A:!!} {C:B

OOM!!  The cannon blasts through the enemy fortress like a hot knife through bu

tter.  Even though Vaboris is not in check, after this point the mate is forced

.} 26a. B@f8 {99} {C:Too little too late.þþBefore you move foward, try to figur

e out White's mate in four on the first board.  All the pieces necessary are th

ere.} 27A. Rxg8+ {70} 27a. Kxg8 {99} 28A. N@e7+ {69} 28a. Bxe7 {99} 29A. Nxe7+

{69} 29a. Kh8 {99} 30A. P@g7+ {68} {C:A fun game to watch and an incredible win

 by the Swed team.  Lindegren did a great job holding off Pminear's assults and

  turn the game around by taking the initiative.  Firefly attacked with fiercen

ess and great  determination, never letting Vaboris take the initiative.  Altho

ugh Swedish are not always the most accurate bughouse players, they are resilli

ent and have a strong will to win.  That  quality is just as important as any o

ther in bughouse.þþ"This is probably Vaboris only weakness. If his opponent goe

s on a positional attack and his partner plays a bit slow he tends to make inna

curate decisions. Although we were very lucky to win this game, but luck counts

 too.þþp.s. Go Swedes!!" (MA)}



{VABORIS checkmated} 1-0