All of their games were recorded, preserved and published. The Frenchman won the series - 45 wins, 13 draws and 27 losses.
This is one of many wild attacking games where both sides play for a mate.
THE FINAL POSITION IS QUITE AMUSING.
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Qe2 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. c3 Ne7 6. f4 exf4 ignoring the center, a modern player would surely have answered 6. ... d6.
7. d4 Bb6 8. Bxf4 d6 9. Bd3 Ng6 10. Be3 0-0 11. h3 Re8 12. Nd2 Qe7 13. 0-0-0 e5 correctly striking back in the center, though in 1834 Black's plan was probably limited to opening a file near the white king.
14. Kb1 cxd4 15. cxd4 a5 16. Ngf3 Bd7 17. g4 h6 18. Rdg1 more logical seems 18. Rdf1 followed by Rhg1; as the game goes, the Rhg1 never does very much.
18. ...a4 19. g5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 a3 21. b3 Be6 22. Rg4 Ba5 23. h4 Bxd2 24. Nxd2 Ra5 25. h5 Rxg5 with this exchange sacrifice Black takes control of the dark squares and obtains a strong initiative.
26. Rxg5 Nf4 27. Qf3 Nxd3 28. d5 White must lose material, for 28. Qxd3 Nxe4 29. Nxe4 Bxe4 wins the white queen, and 29. Rgg1 Nf2 is not much better.
28. ...Nxd5 29. Rhg1 Nc3+ 30. Ka1 Bxe4 31. Rxg7+ Kh8 32. Qg3 threatening mate with 33. Rh7+, but black's attach is still very strong.
32. ...Bg6 33. hxg6 Qe1+ 34. Rxe1?? the final blunder, after 34. Nb1 white retains drawing chances.
34. ... Rxe1+ 35. Qxe1 Nxe1 36. Rh7+ Kg8 37. gxf7+ Kxh7 38. f8=Q Nc2 mate.
Castling is a move of both king and either rook. It only counts as a single move.
Castling cannot occur if: a) the king has already been moved; b) the rook has already been moved; c) there is any piece between the king and the rook, or d) the king's original square, or the square which the king crosses, or the one which it is to occupy is attacked by an enemy piece.
During his practice game with Ivan II Chess Computer, Jimmy Valenzuela complained that Ivan's king had been moved from several different squares and when it got back to its original square, it castled.
The same thing happened to Jose Omega and to Roberto Hernandez.
The arbiter has decided that if that happens in tournament play, Ivan II will automatically lose that game.
To claim the victory, a player must have the score sheet for review or somebody other than the player watching the game who can vouch for what happened.
Solution to last week's puzzle: 1. Bd2 Nc4 or Na4 2. Bb4 mate. If 1. ...Nd3 2. Ra8 mate.
This week's puzzle:
Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
July 02-09, 2004
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