(;PW[Philip Cohen] PB[Fabio Dulcich] C[Game from AISE Grand Prix, 1993. Fabio Dulcich (Italy) vs Philip Cohen (USA) Comments by Dulcich (translations from Italian by Cohen)] GM[9] GN[Dulcich-Cohen (English)] GC[Dulcich-Cohen (English)] ;B[c8-c6] C[] ;C[] W[a4-c2] ;C[] B[g8-g6] ;C[] W[c2:g6] ;C[] B[c6:g6] ;C[] W[h7-f7] ;C[] B[b8-d6] ;C[] W[h6-f4] ;B[e8-e6] C[ It is not correct to develop pieces only from one side of the board but it's necessary to defent against a6:d6 and Black wanted to avoid playing c1:a3, since capturing disconnected or unmoved opponent pieces is equivalent to giving an advantage to the opponent.] ;W[ a7-c5] C[ Blocks the Black reply f8c5.] ;B[b1-d3] C[ A poisoned piece; if a3:d3, f8:c5.] ;C[] W[a5-d5] ;C[] B[f1-c4] ;W[a3:d3] C[An error, I think, because it unblocks f8 without giving counterplay.] ;C[] B[f8:c5] ;C[] W[h5-e5] ;C[] B[d8-c7] ;C[] W[f4:c4] ;B[g1-g3] C[ Prevents h2:d6.] ;W[f7-f6] C[ Threatens a2:e6.] ;B[c1-b2] C[Counterattack threatening e5.] ;W[a2-e6] C[] ;B[b2-e5] C[] ;W[h3-f5] ;B[c7-c4] C[Black tries to isolate a6.] ;C[] W[h4-f4] ;C[] B[e1-e4] ;W[e6-g4] C[Black needs only two moves to finish: g6g4+ and d1f3#. White has to do something fast to block him.] ;B[c5-d4] C[Necessary to block d3. If now White plays d3f3 threatening a6:c4, d5 falls.] ;C[] W[d3-f3] ;B[c4-c3] C[There's no hurry to play d1:d5; it's much better to avoid the dangerous a6:c4 and leave a6 even more isolated.] ;W[h2-h3] C[Joins h2 to the group and parries c3:f3.] ;B[g3-h4] C[Threatens h4:f6, winning next move.] ;W[f6:h4] C[ The only possible move and also a good threat, since now White needs only two moves to win: a6:d6++ follwed by d5e6# or h3e6#.] ;B[d1:d5] C[ The only possible move and also a good threat, since now White needs only two moves to win: a6:d6++ follwed by d5e6# or h3e6#.] ;C[] W[f3-f6] ;C[] B[g6-f7] ;C[White Resigns Unstoppable triple threat: f7e7# e5e7# e4e6#. ] ) (;PW[Philip Cohen] PB[Fabio Dulcich] GM[9] GN[Dulcich-Cohen (Italian)] GC[Dulcich-Cohen (Italian)] C[Game from AISE Grand Prix, 1993. Fabio Dulcich (Italy) vs Philip Cohen (USA) Comments by Dulcich] ;B[c8-c6] C[] ;C[] W[a4-c2] ;C[] B[g8-g6] ;C[] W[c2:g6] ;C[] B[c6:g6] ;C[] W[h7-f7] ;C[] B[b8-d6] ;C[] W[h6-f4] ;B[e8-e6] C[Non e' corretto sviluppare i pezzi solo da un lato della scacchiera ma e' indispensabile difendersi da a6:d6 e il Nero voleva evitare di giocare c1:a3, perche' catturare pezzi avversari slegati o non ancora mossi equivale a dare un vantaggio all'avversario.] ;W[ a7-c5] C[Blocca la replica del Nero f8-c5.] ;B[b1-d3] C[E' un boccone avvelenato: se a3:d3 segue f8:c5.] ;C[] W[a5-d5] ;C[] B[f1-c4] ;W[a3:d3] C[Secondo me e' un errore perche' sblocca f8 senza una contropartita.] ;C[] B[f8:c5] ;C[] W[h5-e5] ;C[] B[d8-c7] ;C[] W[f4:c4] ;B[g1-g3] C[Impedisce h2:d6.] ;W[f7-f6] C[Minaccia a2:e6.] ;B[c1-b2] C[Contrattacca minacciando il pezzo in e5.] ;W[a2:e6] ;C[] B[b2:e5] ;C[] W[h3-f5] ;B[c7:c4] C[Il Nero cerca di isolare a6.] ;C[] W[h4-f4] ;C[] B[e1-e4] ;W[e6-g4] C[Al Nero mancano solo due mosse per concludere: g6-g4+ e d1-f3#. Il Bianco deve fare qualcosa subito per bloccarlo] ;B[c5-d4] C[Necessaria per bloccare d3. Se ora il Bianco gioca d3-f3 minacciando a6:c4, cade d5.] ;C[] W[d3-f3] ;B[c4-c3] C[Non c'e' fretta di giocare d1:d5, e' assai meglio evitare la pericolosa a6:c4 e lasciare a6 sempre piu' isolato.] ;W[h2-h3] C[Unisce h2 al gruppo e para c3:f3.] ;B[g3-h4] C[Minaccia h4:f6 con vittoria alla successiva.] ;W[f6:h4] C[E' l'unica mossa possibile e inoltre e' una bella minaccia perche' ora al Bianco mancano solo due mosse per vincere a6:d6++ seguito da d5-e6# o h3-e6#.] ;B[d1:d5] C[Minaccia c3-f6#.] ;C[] W[f3-f6] ;C[] B[g6-f7] ;C[White Resigns Tripla minaccia imparabile: f7-e7# e5-e7# e4-e6#. ] )