Games: Otto Hardy

Obituaries

Published April 2010

Otto Hardy Illustrative Games

Here are three illustrative games. In the first and last game, Otto's command of opening analysis served him well. In the second game, Otto shows how to wrap up a won game in style.

J.Ripley–O.Hardy, Bognor Regis 1963. Dutch Defence

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Re1 Qg6 9. Qc2 Ne4 10. Nxe4? fxe4 11. Nd2?

Ripley-Hardy black to play after 11.Nd2

e3! 0-1

O.Hardy - S.Saunders, London SCCU Open London round 3, 1993. Caro-Kan Advance Variation

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 e6 5.g4 Bg6 6.Nge2 Nd7 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 f6 9.Nf4 Bf7 10.Nd3 fxe5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 a6 13.Na4 Qc7 14.Qc3 Nh6 15.Bb6 Qd7 16.Bc5 Bxc5 17.Nxc5 Qe7 18.Be2 0-0 19.h4 Bg6 20.h5 Be8 21.Nd3 c5 22.Qxc5 Qxc5 23.Nxc5 Rc8 24.Nxe6 Rxc2 25.Nxf8 Kxf8 26.Rh3 Rxb2 27.Rb3 Rxb3 28.axb3 Bd7 29.Rd1 Nxg4 30.Rxd5 Be6 31.Rd6 Ke7

Hardy-Saunders white to play after 31...Ke7

32.Rxe6+! Kxe6 33.Bxg4+ Kxe5 34.Bc8 a5 35.Bxb7 Kd4 36.Kd2 h6 37.f4 Kc5 38.Kc3 Kd6 39.Kd4 Ke6 40.Bc8+ Kf6 41.Kc5 g5 42.hxg6 Kxg6 43.Kb5 1-0

Oliver,J - Hardy,O London Open round 3, 1994. Latvian and Elephant Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 dxe4 4.Nxe5 Be6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bg5 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 0-0 9.Bb5 c6 10.Ba4? Qa5 11.Bb3 Bxb3 12.cxb3 Qxc3+ 13.Ke2 Rd8 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Ng4 Rxd4 16.Qc1 Qd3+ 17.Ke1 Nd7 18.Nxf6+?? Nxf6 19.Qg5+ Kf8 20.Qxf6 Qc3+ 21.Ke2 Rd2+ 0-1