Bruton-Fraser Defense to the Ponziani opening

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Round 1

Hard to believe that my last tournament game was a year ago.  So, I went into this tournament with some trepidation.  The only thing, chess-wise, that I was concerned about was getting bogged down in tough opening. 

Unfortunately, I the only variation that I had prepared against the Ponziani was the Bruton-Franzer attack, which I realized was probably coming once I saw the Ponziani on the board.  When she played 8.Qd5, I figured that she had seen this line before, and that I would be in trouble, as I did not know the ins and outs of it.  Online, the Ponziani is a rare sight to see, and one side or the other tends to go down fast in this opening.

There is simply too much analysis for now, much of it crazy, so I'll post the game first, and try to add analysis later.














[Event "Two Saturdays"]

[Site "IHOP"]

[Date "2022.05.07"]

[Round "1"]

[White "Tanya Gurp Prabhu"]

[Black "Brian Rountree"]

[Result "0-1"]

[BlackElo "1884"]

[ECO "C44"]

[EventDate "2022.05.07"]

[TimeControl "G/90, Inc 30"]

[WhiteElo "1275"]


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Bc5 6. dxc6 Bxf2+ 7. Ke2 Bb6 8.

Qd5 Nf2 9. Qxe5+ Kf8 10. Rg1 dxc6 11. Nd4 Ng4 12. Qe4 Nf6 13. Qe5 Bg4+ 14. Ke1

Qd7 15. Qf4 Re8+ 16. Be2 Re4 17. Qd2 Bxd4 18. cxd4 Rxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Bxe2 20. Kxe2

Qg4+ 21. Kd3 Qe4+ 22. Kc4 b5+ 23. Kc3 Nd5+ 24. Kb3 Qxd4 25. Nd2 Qa4#  0-1

Comments

  1. Rolling PawnsMay 10, 2022 at 7:07 AM

    Interesting game. I got Ponziani only once, with 2000+ rated opponent and lost.
    My impression was that it is a tough opening for Black with a lot of lines to learn.
    You played well, never were worse and found your way in all these crazy complications.
    Her 9. Qe5+ was a mistake, this is where her theoretical knowledge ended I think.
    It is wrong even from the positional point of view as she opens the "e" vertical with her king in the center.
    I personally like 9. cxb7 Bxb7 10. Qxb7 Nxh1 with an equal position.
    After 12. Qe4? and 13. Qe5? the position quickly deteriorates and it is lost.

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    1. LinuxGuyMay 18, 2022 at 9:24 PM

      You are right, I saw 9.cxb7, and also sort of dismissed it as having drawing chances, but it looks much better for White. I spent little time on it because there is nothing else Black can do, but forgot about it just as much since it's not a variation that I can affect much.

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    2. LinuxGuyMay 19, 2022 at 9:13 AM

      Oh, I also thought that the two moves leaving the queen in the e-file were going to be mistakes.

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