2008-2009

WORLD CAMELOT FEDERATION

CAMELOT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

GAME 6

WCF Camelot World Championship Game 6
May 31, 2009
White: Michael Nolan     Black: Dan Troyka
(Annotations by Michael Nolan)

            1.E6-G8

          1....E11-G9

            2.H6-F8?

2.F6-H8 would have maintained equality.

         2....C11-E11?

2....F10-H8, 3.H7xH9xF9 G10xE8xE6xC8 would have won a Knight for Black.

             3.C6-E6

3.F7-H9 G9xI9, 4.J6-H8xJ10xJ12 I10-I12xK12 would have been better for White, leaving a Black Knight drawn out of position.

         3....D10-F12

            4.J6-H6

Like the position prior to White’s third move, 4.H7-F9 G9xE9, 5.F8xD10xD12 E11xC13, 6.G8-H9 G10xI8, 7.D7-F5-H7-J7xH9 I10-G10xI8, 8.J6-H8xJ8 would have been better for White because of the removal of a Black Knight from the main battle area.

          4....H11-F9?

4....D11-F9 would have left an equal position.

             5.G6-E8?

5.G8-E8 I11-H11, 6.G7-E9 F9xD9, 7.E8xC10xE12xG12 E11-E9xG7xE5xC7, 8.H6-F6-D6xB8 H11xF13 would have won two Knights for three Men.
 

          5....J11-H11

             6.I6-G6

          6....I10-G12

             7.I7-G5

          7....D11-D10

             8.D6-D8

          8....I11-I10

             9.G6-F5

          9....D10-D11

Although probably slightly inferior to the actual move, another choice for Black, on this as well as the previous turn, would have been 9....D10-C9, 10.D8xB10 F11-D9, 11.E8xC10 G11-E9, 12.F8xD10 E11xC9xC11xA9, showcasing a spectacular series of three uniquely similar temporary sacrifices, followed by recapture of the three pieces in their horizontally adjacent line.

            10.F6-D6?

10.D8-E9 F9xD9, 11.E8xC10xE12 H11-H9-F9-D11xF13 would have maintained the status quo.

          10....I10-H9??

10....H10-H12, 11.F8xH10xJ10 F10-F8, 12.G5-E5-C7-E9xG9 F12-F10xH8xF6xF4, 13.D7-F5xF3 G12-I10xK10, 14.F7xF9 E11-E9xG9xG7xI7xG5 would have won a Knight and two Men for Black.

           11.G8xI10

       11....H11-H9xJ11

11....H10xJ10, 12.F8xH10xH12 G12xI12 would have been best, leaving Black one Knight down.

            12.G7-E9!!?

White has the right idea, although 12.G5-E5-C7-E9!! F9xD9, 13.D7-F9xH11xF13 F12xF14, 14.D8xD10xF12 F11xF13, 15.E6-G8xG10xG12xE14xG14 would have been slightly better, with White ending up a Knight and four Men ahead.

           12....F9xD9

      13.D7-F9XH9xH11xF13??

A crushing mistake!  13.D7-F9xH11xF13!! D9xD7xD5, 14.E6-G8xG10xG12xE12xG10xI10xK12 E11-E9xG7xI5, 15.H7-H6 I5xG7, 16.F7xH7 would have left White three Knights ahead.

         13....D9xD7xD5

       14.H6-F4-F6-D6xD4

       14....E11-E9xG7xI7?

14....F12xF14 would have left the opposing sides equal.

            15.E7-G7?

Failing to find a simple combination.  15.E7-F8 F12xF14, 16.G5-E5-E7-E9xE11xG9 G10xG8, 17.F8xH8xJ6 would have left White one Man ahead.

         15....F12xF14

     16.G5-E5-E7-E9xE11xC11

         16....F10-E11

            17.E6-F6???

White's final mistake of a tough match.  17.E6-G8-G6-E4 would have maintained equality.

           17....I7-H8!!

Finishing like a World Champion!

            18.G7xI9

          18....F11-H9!

19.I9xG9 G10xG8xE6xG6xE4xC4 would have followed.

           Resigns 0-1

A well played final victory for the World Champion in this last game of the match.

Go here for the analysis and score of Game 1 of the World Championship Match.

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Go here for the analysis and score of Game 3 of the World Championship Match.

Go here for the analysis and score of Game 4 of the World Championship Match.

Go here for the analysis and score of Game 5 of the World Championship Match.

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