Amaurosis scacchistica

Lars Oskar Hauge – Alexandr Hilário Takeda Sakai dos Santos Fier
International Chess Open; Reykjavík, March 12, 2015
Larsen’s Opening A01

1. b3. “Lars Oskar opening with 1. b3 and is confident as usual. Pawn up!”, Tarjei J. Svensen tweeted. 1. ... c5 2. Bb2 d6 3. e3 e5 4. d4 cxd4 5. exd4 e4. Possibly sounder is 5. ... exd4 6. Nf3 Nf6 as in the game Jobava – Bologan, 2th SportAccord World Mind Games; Blindfold Event; 北京 (Beijīng) 2012. 6. d5 Nf6 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 10. Qe2 Be7 11. 0-0-0. “Something has gone wrong for Fier in the opening”, Svensen said. 11. ... 0-0 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Qd4 Qa6 16. Kb2 Rac8 17. Qd3 Qb6

18. Ne2?? This is a bad error from Hauge. After 18. Nh3 h6 19. f3 White remains a Pawn ahead, although Black has some vague compensation for it. 18. ... Ng4. “Oops. Lars Oskar missed 18. ... Ng4!. Norwegian in trouble now”, Svensen cried. 19. f3 Nf2 20. Qd4 Nxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qc7 22. Rd2 b5 23. Ng3 Rfe8 24. Nf5 f6 25. a3 g6 26. Ng3. A little better, perhaps, would be 26. Nh6+ Kg7 27. Ng4, but after 27. ... Qe7 White’s position is still very uncomfortable (if 28. Re2 then 28. ... Qf7). 26. ... f5 27. Ne2 Qc5 28. Qxc5 dxc5 29. c4 bxc4 30. bxc4 Kf7 31. Nc3 Ke7 32. Ka2 Kd7 33. Nb5 a6 34. Na7 Rb8 35. Nc6 Rb6 36. f4 Re4 37. g3 Kd6 38. Ne5 Rb7 39. Rc2 Re3 40. Rd2 Rbb3 41. Nf7+ Ke7 42. d6+ Kxf7 0 : 1. For if 43. d7 then 43. ... Rxa3+ 44. Kb2 Reb3+ 45. Kc2 Ra2+ 46. Kxb3 Rxd2 wins.

Lars Oskar Hauge vs. Alexandr Hilário Takeda Sakai dos Santos Fier