Hurricanes are one of my favorite metaphors to use while teaching chess. These massive storms arise from well known openings and thus have a predictable path for a certain amount of time. However, the path of certainty slowly gives way to uncertainty where even master meteorologists armed with powerful computers make errors in their evaluations. As with chess, the hurricane’s endgame is usually predictable based on a smaller number of variables and experience referencing similar circumstances.
Below I present a chess game analyzed as a storm. I hope you enjoy today’s lesson and consider donating to the Red Cross for hurricane relief.
[Event “Bundesliga 2012/13”]
[Site “Emsdetten GER”]
[Date “2012.12.09”]
[Round “6”]
[White “Dorian Rogozenco”]
[Black “Gennadij Lvovich Fish”]
[Result “1-0”]
[BlackElo “2475”]
[ECO “E20”]
[Opening “Nimzo-Indian”]
[Variation “Romanishin, 4…c5 5.Nf3 Ne4”]
[WhiteElo “2503”]
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Bb4
4. Nf3 c5
5. g3 Ne4
6. Qc2 Qa5
7. Bg2 Nxc3
8. O-O cxd4
9. Nxd4 Nc6
10. bxc3 Bxc3
11. Nb3 Nd4
12. Nxd4 Bxd4
13. Rb1 O-O
14. Rd1 Bc5
15. Rb5 Qc7
16. Bf4 e5
17. Rxc5 Qxc5
18. Rd5 Qb4
19. Bxe5 h6
20. Rd1 d5
21. Bxd5 Re8
22. Qg6 Qf8
23. Bxg7 Re6
24. Bxe6 Bxe6
25. Qxe6 1-0
Full animation of Dorian’s hurricane on the chessboard:
