Middle of the game - Encirclement

by Aron Zlobinskiy
May 1, 2004

This analysis offers two games with similar middle game strategies important for a practical play.

Game 1:
1.1115 2217 2. 1519 2415 3.1019 2316 4.1219 1713 5.0914 2522 6.0811 2217 7.0710 2724 8.0408 2415 9.1118 2824 10.0207 2420! 11.0711 2623! 12.1827 3223 13.0812? (position)

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Current Position
Comments

13....3025!
14.0509 2522
15.1115 2218
16.1522 1726
17.1015 2319!!
18.1524 2027
19.1216 2724
20.1620 2622!
21.2027 3124

17....3127? 18.0307! 2016 19.1219 2316 20.0105 2925 21.0610 1306 22.1001 2724 23.1418 2522 24.1825 2130 25.0509 2420 26.0106=

20....3127? 21.1418! 2925 22.0914 2419 23.0308 2622 24.0812 2215 25.1216 1912 26.0609 1306 27.0119 1208 28.1418=

22.0307 2419
23.1418 2215
24.0914 2925
25.0610 1506
26.01101916
27.1015 2522
28.0710 1612
29.1519 1208
30.1924 0803
31.1015 0317
32.2428 1714
33.2832 1405


 

Game 2:
1.1216 2420 2.1015 2824 3.0710? 2217 4.0812 1713 5.0308 2117 6.0914 2521 7.1519 2415 8.1118 2011 9.0815 2319 10.1524 2720 11.0408 2623! 12.1827 3223 (position)

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Current Position
Comments

Continuation 1
13.0207 3127
14.0711 3025!
15.0509 2522
16.1115 2218
17.1522 1726
18.1015 2016
19.1219 2316
20.0812 2723
21.1219 2316

18.0811 2925 19.1015 2522 20.1216 2217 21.1519 1710 22.0615 1306 23.0110 2622

20.0105 2117! 21.1421 1611

22.0105 1612
23.1519 1208
24.1418 2622
25.1825 2922
26.1924 0803
27.0914 0317
28.2427 2218
29.2732 1714
30.3227


22.1418 2117 23.1822 2623 24.1519 1726 25.1912 2318

 
30...1309!
31.0613 2117
32.1315 1432
33.1519 3227 		I bet you are thinking 30...1815 2709 31.1510 but this is just a draw

 

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Current Position
Comments

Continuation 2
13.0811 3026
14.0207 3127
15.0509 2925
16.1115 2016
17.1219 2316
18.0105

14.1115 3127 15.0207 2016 16.1219 2316 17.1418 2925

16.0105 2319 17.1115 2724 18.0711 2623 19.1518 2016! 20.1127 2332 21.1216 1912 22.1823 1208 23.2326 0803 24.2631 2522 25.3120 3227 26.2031 0307 27.1003 1701 28.3117 1322

18...2724!
19.1518 2622!
20.1823 2419
21.2327 1612
22.1418 2215
23.2731 1208
24.3126 0803
25.2616 2522
26.1019 0301!


18...2522? 19.1418 2623 20.1825 2130 21.1518! 2314 22.0918 1612 (3026 1015) 23.0711 3026 24.1822 2623 25.2226! 2330 26.0509 =

26....0328? 27.1602 2801 28.0914 1710 29.0509 1306 30.0231=