Eurika!

     As mentioned in my post of January 28th, I've been spending some time lately monkeying around with ChessBase 16 and just uncovered one of its secrets...I have finally figured out how to publish games in Blogger without using two different programs. 

     First, I like the ChessBase 16 layout better than Aquarium's, plus readers can now download the game in pgn. Not that most will want too, but a while back one reader did ask about it, but you can't do it with Aquarium. This post is sort of a test, but in the future it looks like ChessBase 16 may be the way all the games will be published.

     Later I discovered that the same same feature is available in Fritz 17 which I also have. For me this is a major find because it means that now I have a use for either program. For any Bloggers out there, the main issue is likely to be price because Fritz 17 is far cheaper. But, if price is really a factor, Aquarium is about half the cost of Fritz 17 and a quarter the cost of Chessbase 16.

     Just for a starter, enjoy the following miniature by Bronstein. 

 

 

 

[Event "Rostov-On-Don, Semi-Final USSR Chp"] [Site "Rostov on Don"] [Date "1941.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "David Bronstein"] [Black "Vladas Mikenas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C40"] [Annotator "Stockfish 14.1"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "1941.??.??"] {Latvian Gambit} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 {The Latvian Gambit is one of the oldest openings having been analyzed in the 17th century by Gioachino Greco so it is sometimes called the Greco Countergambit. While it is objectively dubious it can lead to wild and tricky positions. Paul van der Sterren observed that to play it requites a sharp eye for tactics and a mental attitude of total contempt for whatever theory has to say about it.} 3. Nxe5 {This is most common, but white also does well with either 3.d4 or 4.exf5} Qf6 {The most common, but in my database the seldom played 3...Nf6 fares well.} 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Be2 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. O-O Nxc4 9. Bxc4 Qg6 10. Bb5+ Kd8 (10... Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Kxd7 12. Nc3 Nf6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Qd4 Qh5 15. Qxa7 Nxd5 16. Qxb7 Nxc3 17. bxc3 g6 {White is winning here, but in the game Borisek,J (2099)-Picco,R/ Nova Gorica 2000 he misplayed it and only drew.}) 11. Bf4 h5 12. f3 Bf5 13. Nc3 exf3 14. Qxf3 Bxc2 {This greedy move practically loses the game.} (14... a6 { was much better.} 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. cxd3 Nf6 {Here, too, white is much better, but at least black can hope to play on for a while.}) 15. Bg5+ {Thretening 16. Qxf8 mate} Nf6 16. Rae1 c6 17. Bxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qe2 Qd4+ 19. Kh1 Bg6 (19... cxb5 20. Qe8+ Kc7 21. Rf7+ {[%emt 0:00:02] mates in}) 20. Rxf8+ Kc7 (20... Rxf8 { runs into mate after} 21. Qe7+ Kc8 22. dxc6 Qb6 23. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:04] mates in}) 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Nb5+ {Forcing an even greater exposure of black's K.} cxb5 23. Qxb5 Re8 {This position is tricky because white cannot take the R.} 24. Re7+ (24. Rexe8 {This allows black to equalize!} Bxe8 25. Qa5+ Kc8 26. Qa6+ {White has to take the draw. Amazing!}) (24. Qc6+ {Also mates as follows...} Kd8 25. Rexe8+ Bxe8 26. Qxe8+ Kc7 27. Qc6#) 24... Rxe7 (24... Rxe7 25. Qc6#) 25. Qc6# {A sharp refutation of black's opening by Bronstein.} 1-0