King - Scarpetta 2014 games

[Alex_Moiseyev]

14. 10-14! 25-21, 15. 17-22 27-23, 16.7-10 9-5, 17. 3-7 5-1, 18. 14-17

Continue ... 21x14 10x17 32-28 17-21 (21-25, 1-6, 2x9, 19-16 Draw), 31-27 with following 1-6 & 19-15.

Draw.

AM

[Ingo_Zachos]

Scarpetta wins game 7 and leads!

1. Scarpetta, S. - King, R.
WCM (7), 6.7.2014

1.11-15 23-19 2.08-11 22-18 3.15:22 25:18 4.04-08 27-23 5.09-13 26-22 6.11-16 30-26 7.06-09 (A) 18-15? (B)
8.01-06! 32-27
[ Probaly King relied on the move 8...24-20 , but now he saw that to his horror that move loses to a pretty long shot: 9.10-14!! 20:04 10.14-18 23:14 11.09:25 29:22 12.03-08!! 04:11 13.07:30 ]
After this move the white pieces are cramped, and white will eventually lose a piece if not more... 9.16-20! 29-25 10.09-14 19-16
[ 10...22-18 11.07-11 18:09 12.05:14 26-22 13.11:18 22:15 14.02-07! 25-22 ( 14...31-26 15.07-11 26-22 16.11:18 22:15 17.13-17 and white has no move left. ) 15.12-16 19:12 16.10:26 loses ]
11.12:19 23:16 12.10:19 24:15 13.08-12 16-11 14.07:16 15-11 15.16-19! Nice. He gives his extra piece back to get the opponent into zugzwang. 27-24 16.20:27 31:15 17.12-16! 11-08 Giving the piece back, but it is lost anyway...
[ moving a piece on the other wing loses by a shot eg: 17...26-23 18.14-17 21:14 19.06-10 14:07 20.03:26 ]
[ Trying to avoid zugzwang does not work: 17...28-24 18.16-19 24-20 19.14-18 20-16 20.18-23 ]
18.03:12 15-11 19.06-10 28-24 20.16-20 24-19 21.20-24 11-08 22.24-27 08-03 23.27-32 26-23 24.32-28 2-0

Score: Scarpetta 1, King 0, Drawn 6, 17 games to go.

[Ingo_Zachos]

[Event "WTM Gayp 2014 - Day 2 - Game 8"]
[Date "2014-07-06"]
[Black "Ronald King"]
[White "Sergio Scarpetta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. 11-16 21-17 2. 16-19 24x15 3. 10x19 23x16 4. 12x19 27-24 5. 7-10 24x15 6. 10x19 32-27 7. 3-7 22-18 8. 6-10 25-21 9. 10-15 18x11 10. 8x15 17-13 11. 4-8 13x6 12. 1x10 21-17 13. 5-9 29-25 14. 9-14 25-21 15. 2-6 27-24 16. 8-12 31-27 17. 7-11 27-23 18. 11-16 26-22 19. 19x26 30x23 20. 6-9 17-13 21. 16-20 13x6 22. 20x27 23-19 23. 15x24 28x19 24. 27-31 6-1 25. 31-26 22-17 26. 26-22 17-13 27. 22-18 13-9 28. 18-15 1-6 29. 15x24 6x15 30. 12-16 1/2-1/2

The third opening move that was tried in this match was 1.11-16, the Bristol, an opening reported to be especially popular in Babados. Sergio Scarpetta had no troubles to equalize, in contrast, he forced Ron King to make a series of star moves, beginning with 15.2-6. It seems like the Italian Champion is especially well prepared in his opsnings this time. The Champion however showed excellent defensive play when he needed it in very critical situation.

However, he needs to find an opening with red, in which he is able to avert some pressure, as he now trails by one game. Play commences tomorrow at 9.00 MEST with the livestream at:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/king-scarpetta

[Alex_Moiseyev]

Nothing really to add to Ingo comments. See position on diagram.

S. Scarpetta vs R. King, G7

White to move

Ron played here 18-15 ?? and lost after 1-6 ... and now 24-20 loses after pretty 10-14 20x4, 14-18, 23x14, 9x25, 29x22, 3-8 RW.

R. King vs S. Scarpetta, G8

Red to move and draw

2-6* draw, anything else lose

[Ingo_Zachos]

Game 9:

[Event "WTM Gayp 2014 - Day 3 - Game 9"]
[Date "2014-07-07"]
[Black "Sergio Scarpetta"]
[White "Ronald King"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. 11-15 23-19 2. 8-11 22-17 3. 3-8 (A) 25-22 4. 11-16 29-25 (B) 5. 16x23 27x11 6. 8x15 24-19 (C) 7. 15x24 28x19 8. 7-11 17-14 9. 9x18 22x8 10. 4x11 26-23 11. 11-15 32-27 12. 15x24 27x20 13. 5-9 30-26 14. 9-14 20-16 15. 12x19 23x16 16. 14-17 21x7 17. 2x20 31-27 18. 6-10 26-22 19. 1-5 25-21 20. 5-9 1/2-1/2


Notes:
(A) The Alma, not named after a beautiful woman, but to commemorate the victims of the bloody battle of Alma in the Crimean War (1854)
(B) Probably part of the home preparation by Ron King, as in their match in 2012 he had troubles to equalize in that seldom played, but very complicated opening.
(C) Heading straight for simplificaions and an easy draw.

Score:
Scarpetta 1, King 0, Drawn 8, 15 games to go.

[Ingo_Zachos]

Game 10:

[Event "WTM Gayp 2014 - Day 3 - Game 10"]
[Date "2014-07-07"]
[Black "Ronald King"]
[White "Sergio Scarpetta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. 11-15 22-18 2. 15x22 25x18 3. 10-15 (A) 18x11 4. 8x15 21-17 5. 9-13 30-25 (B) 6. 13x22 25x11 7. 7x16 24-20 8. 3-8 20x11 9. 8x15 28-24 10. 4-8 23-19 11. 6-10 27-23 12. 8-11 32-28 13. 5-9 24-20 14. 15x24 28x19 15. 9-14 19-16 16. 12x19 23x7 17. 2x11 26-23 18. 10-15 29-25 19. 1-6 25-22 20. 6-9 31-27 21. 9-13 27-24 22. 14-17 23-19 1/2-1/2

(A) Ron avoids the main lines 3.12-16 or 3.8-11 by transposing into a Kelso opening (1.10-15), usually brought up by this move order: 1. 10-15 22-18, 2. 15x22 25x18, 3. 11-15 18x11, 4. 8x15, same as above.

(B) Sergio chooses a line which allows simplifications, and the game is now heading into a draw.

Score: Scarpetta 1, King 0, Drawn 8, 14 games to go.

Game 15 commences today at 15.00 CEST.

[Ingo_Zachos]

Game 11:

[Event "WTM Gayp 2014 - Day 3 - Game 11"]
[Date "2014-07-07"]
[Black "Ronald King"]
[White "Sergio Scarpetta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. 11-15 22-17 2. 15-19 (A) 24x15 3. 10x19 23x16 4. 12x19 25-22 5. 7-10 27-24 6. 3-7 24x15 7. 10x19 22-18 8. 7-11 32-27 9. 9-14 18x9 10. 6x22 26x17 11. 5-9 29-25 12. 11-15 27-23 13. 19x26 30x23 14. 8-11 17-13 15. 9-14 25-22 16. 2-6 22-17 17. 15-18 17x10 18. 18x27 31x24 19. 6x15 21-17 20. 4-8 1/2-1/l

(A): The famous (Black)Dyke Opening, Very old and very well known. And so is the rest of that uneventful game.

Score: Scarpetta 1, King 0, Drawn 10, 13 to go.

[Ingo_Zachos]

Game 12:

[Event "WTM Gayp 2014 - Day 3 - Game 12"]
[Date "2014-07-07"]
[Black "Sergio Scarpetta"]
[White "Ronald King"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. 11-15 23-19 2. 8-11 22-17 3. 9-14 25-22 4. 11-16 (A) 24-20 5. 16x23 27x11 6. 7x16 20x11 7. 3-7 28-24 8. 7x16 26-23 9. 16-19 24x15 10. 10x26 17x10 11. 6x15 30x23 12. 15-19 23x16 13. 12x19 22-18 14. 19-23 21-17 15. 5-9 17-14 16. 9-13 18-15 17. 13-17 14-10 18. 1-5 15-11 19. 5-9 10-6 20. 9-13 31-27 21. 2x9 27x18 22. 17-22 11-7 23. 13-17 7-3 24. 9-13 18-15 25. 17-21 3-7 26. 21-25 7-10 27. 25-30 15-11 28. 22-26 1/2-1/2

(A): The famous Glasow. It is a watertight draw for the first player, as this game once again demonstrates.

Half the way Scarpetta leads 1-0

[Alex_Moiseyev]

Rest Day.

[Ingo_Zachos]

Game 13: neverending draw

[Event "WTM Gayp 2014 - Day 4 - Game 13"]
[Date "2014-07-08"]
[Black "Ronald King"]
[White "Sergio Scarpetta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. 11-15 22-17 2. 15-19 24x15 3. 10x19 23x16 4. 12x19 25-22 5. 8-11 30-25 6. 7-10 22-18 (A) 7. 9-14 18x9 8. 6x22 25x18 9. 3-7 18-15 10. 11x18 27-23 11. 18x27 31x6 12. 1x10 29-25 13. 4-8 25-22 14. 5-9 26-23 15. 7-11 28-24 16. 8-12 24-19 17. 11-16 22-18 18. 16-20 18-15 19. 10-14 15-10 20. 9-13 19-15 21. 20-24 15-11 22. 24-27 23-19 23. 27-31 11-8 24. 31-26 8-4 25. 26-23 19-15 26. 14-18 15-11 27. 18-22 4-8 28. 22-26 32-28 29. 12-16 10-7 30. 16-20 7-3 31. 26-31 8-12 32. 23-19 3-8 (B) 33. 20-24 8-3(C) 34. 31-26 11-8 35. 24-27 8-4 36. 26-23 4-8 37. 2-6 8-11 38. 6-9 3-7 39. 27-32 11-16 40. 9-14 7-10 41. 23-27 (D) 16x23 42. 27x18 10x17 43. 13x22 28-24 44. 32-27 24-20 45. 27-24 20-16 46. 24-19 16-11 47. 22-26 11-8 48. 26-31 8-4 49. 31-26 4-8 50. 18-14 8-11 51. 26-23 12-8 52. 23-18 8-12 53. 19-15 12-8 54. 14-9 11-16 55. 9-13 16-20 56. 15-19 8-12 57. 18-15 20-16 58. 19-23 16-20 59. 23-27 20-16 60. 13-9 12-8 61. 9-14 16-11 62. 15-19 8-12 63. 19-24 12-16 64. 14-18 21-17 65. 27-23 17-13 66. 24-19 16-12 67. 18-14 12-8 68. 23-18 8-12 69. 19-15 12-8 70. 15-10 8-12 71. 10-6 12-16 72. 18-23 11-15 73. 14-10 15-19 74. 23-27 16-20 75. 27-32 20-24 76. 32-28 24-27 77. 10-14 19-23 78. 6-10 27-32 79. 10-15 23-27 80. 15-18 27-31 81. 18-22 31-27 1/2-1/2

(A) 6. ... 17-14 to a solid draw is the reknown theoretical recommendation. After the text move, an endgame results that looks innocent, but Scarpetta slighly misplays it, loses precious time, and runs into an endgame in which Ron King could play with a majority of Kings. However, the challenger secured the opposition and defendend well. After the longest struggle of this match he secured the draw.e

(B) A loss of time. 32. ... 11-8 saves time and draws easy.

(C) Probably he realized only at that moment that the clearing shot 33. ... 11-7 ends up in a loss.

(D) Maybe 41.14-18 offered more chances for a win.

Score: Scarpetta 1, King 0, Drawn. 12

[Alex_Moiseyev]

New interesting and fresh play was shown in game #14.

See diagram below. This is well know position from Laird and Lady opening. Ron played this man down line with Jim Morrison in 1996 and won the game (one of two wins in this match). Jim played 12-16, 26-22, 19-23, 27x18, 13-17 and later lost it. Sergio improved red play here and in position on diagram played 19-23! 26x19, 13-17 and red has better position.

Excellent improvement of old line and nice preparation by Sergio.

S. Scarpetta vs R. King, WTM 2014, G14

Red to move.

[liam stephens]

19-23 ! was also played - A. Lyman v J. Loy ID 1996.

[Ingo_Zachos]

Game 14:

[Event "WTM Gayp 2014 - Day 4 - Game 14"]
[Date "2014-07-08"]
[Black "Sergio Scarpetta"]
[White "Ronald King"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. 11-15 23-19 2. 8-11 22-17 3. 9-13 (A) 17-14 4. 10x17 21x14 5. 15-18 26-23 6. 13-17 31-26 7. 17-21 25-22 8. 18x25 29x22 9. 11-16 22-17 10. 4-8 14-10 11. 6x15 19x10 12. 7x14 17x10 13. 8-11 24-20 14. 5-9 28-24 15. 9-13 23-18 16. 2-6 18-14 17. 6x15 14-10 18. 16-19 32-28 19. 19-23(B) 26x19 20. 13-17 27-23 21. 17-22 23-18 22. 22-25 18-14 23. 25-29 14-9 24. 29-25 9-6 25. 25-22 6-2 26. 22-17 10-7(C) 27. 3x10 2-7 28. 11-16 20x11 29. 1-5 7x14 30. 17x10 24-20 31. 15x24 28x19 32. 5-9 11-8 33. 10-7 20-16 34. 7-3 8-4 35. 9-14 4-8 36. 14-18 16-11 37. 18-23 19-15 38. 23-27 15-10 39. 12-16 8-12 40. 16-19 12-16 41. 19-23 16-20 42. 27-31 20-24 43. 23-27 1/2-1/2

(A): The Laird and Lady Opening, once reknown as the sharpest and complicated way to begin a game. The romantic name from the 19th century adds to the reputation of this opening.

But, over the centuries it has lost some credit, as many lines were found and today it is still well established, but the most exciting lines have been tamed by analysts and players.

(B): And here we find an improvement over the move 19. 12-16 that had been played in World Championship Matches before. Ron King had sweet memories with it, as he deafeated Jim Morrison with the white apieces in their 1996 World Championship match. However, Sergio is well-prepared and chooses a line that ends up in an enmding in which red had to be careful to draw.

After the game it turned out that it was in fact played in a correspodence match before: Al Lyman v Jim Loy ID 1996. Home preparation for a World Championship Match must be thorough.

(C) Only way to escape with a draw

Score: Scarpetta 1, King 0, Drawn 13, 10 games to go.




Score: Scarpetta 1, King 0, Drawn 12, 10 games gto go.

[Alex_Moiseyev]

(C) Only way to escape with a draw

Yep!

S. Scarpetta vs R. King, WTM 2014, G14

White to move and draw.

10-7*, 3x10, 2-7 Draw

[Alex_Moiseyev]

Full text of Game #15 will be posted later by Ingo, but I would like to highlight a critical moment.

S. Scarpetta vs R. King, WTM 2014, G15

White to move and draw.

I do believe that 23-18* here draws after 16-20, 18-14, 10-15, 14-9, 5x14, 17x10, 24-27, 31x24, 20x27, 10-7 etc. Ron played here losing 11-8? and now Sergio missed a technical win. Instead star winning 24-27* 31x24, 16-20, 30-25 (23-19 and 24-19 also lose), 20x27, 25x18, 27-31, 8-3, 10-14 etc RW. Instead winning 24-27, Sergio played 16-20? to a quick draw after 30-25.

All for now. After 15 games Sergio won 1 game and missed 2 wins. 20% blood.

AM