May 07, 2025
[Game log #142]
Here's the game between Okisato and Mother Salem from Chapter 219, featuring a new opening I dub the Pirc Defense: Witches' Broom Variation. The reason for this is simply due to the fact that after either 1. d4 d6 2. c4 Kd7 3. e4, 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Kd7 3. c4, 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Kd7 3. c4, 1. e4 d6 2. c4 Kd7 3. d4, 1. c4 d6 2. e4 Kd7 3. d4, or 1. c4 d6 2. d4 Kd7 3. e4, the formation of the pieces resembles a witches' broom.
[Event "N/A"]
[Site "Kōtō City, Tokyo"]
[Date "2024.09.04"]
[Round "N/A"]
[White "Mother Salem (1692)"]
[Black "Okisato Tanabe (2650)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]
1. d4 d6 2. c4 Kd7 3. e4 g6 4. c5 dxc5 5. Nf3 Ke8 6. Bf4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bg7 8. Ne2 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Bxb2 10. Bxc7 Bxa1 11. Nec3 Nc6 12. Kc2 Bd7 13. Nd2 Bxc3 14. Kxc3 f5 15. f4 Rc8 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bb5 Rxc7 18. g3 Nb8+ 19. Bc4 b5 20. h4 bxc4 21. Rb1 Na6 22. a3 Nf6 23. Kd4 c3 24. Nc4 Rg8 25. Rc1 Be6 26. Rxc3 Rd7+ 27. Ke3 Rxg3+ 28. Ke2 Rxc3 29. Ne5 Bc4+ 30. Kf2 Ne4+ 31. Kg1 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Rc2+ 33. Kh3 Bf1# 0-1