C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5)

This game was played in the team match called Open Challenge The Ultimate Chess Alliance (T.U.C.A.). The match was played between The Ultimate Chess Alliance (T.U.C.A.) and Historical Association. I played board 7 for the Historical Association. With one game still left in the match we have secured our win in because we lead it 18 - 5. What the result so far does not tell directly is that we won eleven of those games on time. Even I got one timeout win in my other game against this same opponent. This game was added to this post December 25th 2014 and with updated analysis on November 21st, 2019.

[Event "Open Challenge The Ultimate Chess Allia"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2014.09.20"] [Round "?"] [White "tZn94"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "1457"] [BlackElo "1901"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s), TV"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 {C45 Scotch Game C45 Scotch Game: Mieses Variation} Qe7 7. f4 $2 {-1.03/20 [#]} (7. Qe2 $1 $14 { 0.66/18 is the one way to stay ahead.} Nd5 8. c4) 7... Nd5 $2 {0.92/21} (7... d6 $1 $17 {-1.03/20} 8. Qd4 Nd7) 8. g3 $146 {-0.78/19} (8. Bd3 $1 $16 {0.92/21 and life is bright.} Bb7 9. Qe2 Qb4+ 10. c3 Qb6 11. a4 a5 12. Na3 Bxa3 13. Rxa3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15. Rb3 Qxe2+ 16. Kxe2 O-O 17. Kd3 Nb6 18. Be3 Rab8 19. Bxb6 Rxb6 20. Rxb6 cxb6 21. Ke4 Re8 22. Rd1 d5+ 23. Kf5 {Ligoure,G (2220)-Weisz,P Paris 1993 1-0 (40)}) (8. c4 Nb6 9. Be3 Qb4+ 10. Nd2 Qxb2 11. a4 d5 12. c5 Nd7 13. Nb3 Rb8 14. Rb1 Qa3 15. Nd4 Qxe3+ 16. Be2 Rxb1 17. Qxb1 Qxd4 18. g4 Qxf4 19. Rf1 Qxe5 20. Qc2 Bxc5 21. Rf5 Qe4 22. Qb2 Qb4+ {Herrada Blanco,M (1301)-Hu, Z Candás Pocos de 2017 0-1 (37)}) (8. Bc4 Qb4+ 9. Nd2 Ne3 10. c3 Qb6 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qf3 Nc2+ 13. Kd1 Nxa1 14. f5 Ba6 15. fxg6 O-O-O 16. Qxf7 hxg6 17. Qxg6 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 Qf2 19. Be3 Qh4 20. Na3 Bxa3 21. bxa3 Qa4+ 22. Kd2 Rhg8 {Elgersma,S (1598)-Ferrier,Y (1536) Hengelo 2005 0-1}) 8... Qc5 {0.00/22} (8... h5 $17 { -0.78/19}) 9. Bd2 $2 {-1.59/22} (9. Qe2 $11 {0.00/22}) 9... Rb8 {-0.87/20} ( 9... Ne3 $142 {-1.59/22} 10. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 11. Be2 Bc5) 10. b3 $2 {-6.31/19} (10. Nc3 $17 {-0.87/20}) 10... Ne3 $2 {-1.37/22 [#]} (10... Qd4 $19 {-6.31/19} 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Qxc3+ 13. Kf2 Bc5+ 14. Kg2 Bd4) 11. Bxe3 $17 Qa5+ $4 {6.36/20 } (11... Qxe3+ $19 {-2.14/18} 12. Be2 d5) 12. Bd2 $2 {-0.67/21} (12. c3 $18 { 6.36/20}) 12... Qd5 $15 13. Rg1 {-1.08/23} (13. Be3 $15 {-0.47/22} Qxh1 14. Qe2 ) 13... Qd4 $1 $17 14. Ba5 {-1.60/20} (14. Nc3 $142 {-0.85/23} Qxg1 15. Qe2) 14... Qxg1 15. Bxc7 $2 {-3.35/21} (15. Qf3 $17 {-1.47/21 was necessary.}) 15... Bc5 $2 {-0.87/23} (15... Qxh2 16. Bxb8 Qxg3+ 17. Ke2 $17) ({Don't take} 15... Bb4+ 16. c3 $19) (15... Qe3+ $19 {-3.35/21 has better winning chances.} 16. Qe2 Bb4+ 17. c3 Bxc3+ 18. Kd1 Qd4+ 19. Qd3 Bxa1 20. Qxd4 Bxd4 21. Bxb8 d5 22. exd6 h5) 16. Qe2 Rb7 17. Bd6 Qd4 $2 {1.82/21} (17... Kd8 $1 $17 {-1.21/24 And now .. .Bxd6 would win.} 18. Bxc5 Qxc5) 18. c3 $18 Qe3 19. Qxe3 Bxe3 20. Nd2 Bxd2+ { 1.96/24} (20... a5 $16 {1.46/24} 21. Nc4 Bb6 22. Nxb6 Rxb6) 21. Kxd2 Kd8 { 2.37/20} (21... a5 $142 {1.70/23} 22. Bd3 h5) 22. Rd1 {White has strong compensation.} a5 23. Bc4 f6 24. Rf1 Ra7 25. a4 $2 {0.52/24} (25. Bd3 $18 { 2.03/19}) 25... Ba6 $14 26. Bxa6 Rxa6 $16 {Endgame KRR-KRB} 27. Rf3 {-0.25/24} (27. exf6 $16 {0.84/20 Hoping for f7.} gxf6 28. Re1) 27... Re8 {0.93/20} (27... f5 $11 {-0.25/24}) 28. c4 {0.00/26} (28. g4 $1 $16 {0.93/20}) 28... Rb6 { 0.73/25} (28... h5 $11 {0.00/26}) 29. c5 $2 {-1.04/21} (29. g4 $1 $16 {0.73/25 keeps the pressure on.}) 29... Rb4 $17 30. Kc2 {-1.95/20} (30. exf6 $17 { -0.93/26} gxf6 31. g4) 30... Re4 {-1.32/27} ({Better is} 30... f5 $19 {-1.95/20 } 31. Rc3 h6) 31. Kd3 Re1 {-0.91/24} ({Black should try} 31... Rb4 {-1.56/23} 32. Kc3 Re4) 32. Kd2 {-1.85/23} (32. g4 $17 {-0.91/24 is a better defense.}) 32... Rh1 33. h4 Rg8 {-1.00/26} (33... Kc8 $19 {-1.80/23} 34. Re3 f5) 34. Kc3 { -1.75/21} (34. f5 $17 {-1.00/26 keeps fighting.}) 34... Ke8 {-0.86/24} (34... Re8 $19 {-1.75/21 is more deadly.} 35. Re3 f5) 35. b4 {-1.75/22} (35. Bc7 $17 { -0.86/24}) 35... axb4+ 36. Kxb4 Kf7 37. Ra3 Ra8 {-1.02/25} (37... g5 $142 { -1.44/23} 38. exf6 gxh4 39. gxh4 Kxf6) 38. a5 Rb1+ 39. Ka4 $2 {-5.37/24} (39. Kc4 $17 {-0.83/25 is a better chance.}) 39... Rb5 {Accuracy: White = 12%, Black = 23%.} 0-1