DAVID WOOD GAMES
David Wood v T Hart, Southern Counties Under 18 Jamboree Final 6 March 1965
1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.0-0 0-0 7.e3 d6 8.d4 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3? In this position, as in most Q side openings, the white squares are of great importance, because of the pawn placings. Black should therefore have retained his white squared bishop by 9...Bd7 when he has induced a slight weakness in White's king side paw n structure and still has a white squared bishop to take advantage of it. After the text move, notice how much freedom White enjoys, especially on the white squares. 10.Bxf3 Qc8 11.Bg2 Nd7 With the disappearance of the QB Black is left without a clear plan. This move, however, only makes matters worse, since by taking a piece away from the centre Black gives his opponent a free hand (note that on f6 the knight controlled four important squares in the centre and king's side), 12.Ne2 a5 13.b3 a4 14.Bb2 Nb6 15.Bc3 A purely positional move which, by placing a bishop on a defended square, leaves White free to move his d pawn. 15...f5? This may be what Black had in mind when withdrawing his knight from f6, but it opens a further (white squared) diagonal to the black king. Furthermore, by depriving the e6 and g6 squares of support Black has created a major weakness in his position. Notice how White is able to make use of these two squares in attacking (see the note to White's 25th move). 16.Qd2 Nd7 17.Bd5+ Kh8 18.Nf4 cxd4 19.exd4 e5 20.dxe5 Ndxe5 21.Rad1 Re8 22.Kg2 axb3 23.axb3 Qd7 24.h4 Rad8 25.Rh1! David's own notes tell us he had in mind the continuation 26 h5 g5 27 Ng6+! Nxg6 28 hxg6 h6 29 Rxh6 mate. Therefore, Black must guard g6, but to do this he must lose control of e6. 25...Ne7 26.Ne6 A strong move threatening 27 Nxg7 followed by f4. Since material loss is inevitable, Black chooses to limit his loss to "the exchange".26...Nxd5 27.cxd5 Rxe6 28.dxe6 Qc6+ Black is hoping for a swindle against the king an d is uninterested in pawns. 29.Kh3! All other moves lose. 29...Qf3 30.Bxe5 Qg4+ 31.Kg2 Bxe5 32.Rhe1 f4 Or 32...Bf6 33.e7 Re8 34.Qxd6 Bxh4 35.Qd4+ etc. 33.Rxe5 f3+ 34.Kh2! Black's last hope was 34.Kg1? Qh3 1-0
David Wood v Dr J W Cornforth, Southern Counties Jambioree 19 November 1966
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.exd5 exd5 5.Qf3 Be6 [Better for Black is 5...Qe7+ 6.Nge2 Nc6 7.Be3 Nf6 8.h3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Ne4] 6.Bd3 Qf6 7.Qg3 Bd6 8.Qe3 c6 9.Nf3 Nd7 10.Qe2 h6 White was threatening to win the Queen.11.Be3 Ne7 12.h3 Waiting to see which way Black castles.12...0-0-0 13.Rb1 g5 14.b4 Ng6 15.b5 c5 16.b6! A nice sacrifice by which White worms his way into Black's quuen's-side. 16...axb6 If 16...Nxb6 17.Nb5 Bb8 18.dxc5 Nd7 19.Bxg6 Qxg6 (19...fxg6 20.Bd4 wins) 20.Nxa7+! Bxa7 21.Qb5 wins. Nor can Black safely refuse the pawn, e.g. if 16...a5 17.Nb5 Be7 (not this time 17...Bb8 18.Na7+ Bxa7 19.bxa7 wins)18.Qd2 followed by Qxa5 penetrating on the a-file. Or 16...a6 17 Bxa6 etc. wins. 17.Bxg6 fxg6 18.Qb5 Bc7 19.Na4 c4 20.Ne5 Nxe5? Removing a vital guard from b6. 20...Bf5 is likely to put up more resistance, immediately lending further support to b6 and threatening ...Bxc2. e.g. 20...Bf5 21.Nxd7 (21.Qxd5 Bxc2 22.Rb4 Nxe5 23.dxe5 Rxd5 24.exf6 Rd1+ etc. ) 21...Rxd7 22.Nxb6+ Bxb6 23.Qxb6 Qxb6 24.Rxb6 Bxc2 and Black can look for a win! White must therefore continue 21 Rb2. 21.Nxb6+! Bxb6 22.dxe5 Qxe5 23.Qxb6 Rd7 24.0-0 Re8 25.Bc5 David gives this a "?" in his notes and suggests 25 Rb5 as the correct line. 25...Bf5 26.Rb5 Re6 27.Qa5 Ra6 28.Qb4 Rxa2 29.Bb6 Qd6 30.Re1 Be4 Black has spent much energy putting his king's rook "offside" and White is presented with an open file. If now 30...Qxb4?? 31.Re8+ Rd8 32.Rxd8#] 31.Qc3 [More consistent with his 30th move would be 31.f3 winning a piece in view of 31...Bf5 32.Re8+ etc. as before. 31...Rxc2 32.Qh8+ Rd8 33.Bxd8 Qxd8 34.Qg7 b6 35.Qa7 Qc7 36.Qa8+ Kd7 Longer is 36...Qb8 37.Qxb8+ Kxb8 38.f3 Bf5 39.Re7 Ra2 40.Rxb6+ Kc8 41.Rf6 Kd8 42.Rh7 Bd7(42...Ke8 43.Rb6 wins) 43.Rd6 Ra7 44.Rxd5 etc. 37.Rxd5+ Bxd5 38.Qxd5+ Qd6 39.Qb7+ Kd8 If 39...Qc7 40.Rd1+ wins 40.Ra1! 1-0