D38 Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4.Nf3 Bb4) (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 O-O)

Today was somewhat a good day to move in the various games of mine. I actually managed to get my Chess.com games so that there were only 8 games in which it was my turn to move, I have not managed that in a long time. I still need to go through my Red Hot Pawn games some time today. I add more puzzles probably later on today if time allows. There will always be something new in this blog every day or that is my intent anyway. The main focus of this blog might still be for some time game examples of new openings that I have not covered before but when those stop appearing something else will take its place. Even after there are no new opening variations to cover, I will keep updating the older posts with new games.

[Event "Let's Play!"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2010.11.29"] [Round "?"] [White "flo25"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "1759"] [BlackElo "1883"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s)"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2010.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 (1... d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 {1-0 (32) Szabo,V-Pataki,B Ajka 2005}) 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 (3. Nc3 d5 {1-0 (24) Graeser,K-Schorn,C St Ingbert 1987}) 3... d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {D38 Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense} 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O {0.32/19 D38 Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4.Nf3 Bb4)} (6... c5 $15 {-0.35/18}) 7. Bg5 {-0.37/20} (7. e3 $14 {0.32/19}) 7... b6 {0.32/17} (7... c5 $15 {-0.37/20}) (7... Nbd7 8. e3 b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 {1-0 (24) Graeser, K-Schorn,C St Ingbert 1987}) 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3 {The position is equal.} Bb7 { 0.72/19} (9... h6 $11 {-0.19/21 remains equal.} 10. Bh4 Nbd7) 10. Bd3 {0.31/22} (10. Ne5 $16 {0.72/19}) 10... Nbd7 {1.04/19} (10... h6 $14 {0.31/22} 11. Bh4 Qd6) 11. Ne5 $146 {[#] Black must now prevent Nxd7.} (11. O-O c5 (11... h6 12. Bh4 c5 13. Bc2 Qc7 14. Bg3 Qc6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Rac8 17. Qd3 g6 18. Rfc1 Ng4 19. Bg3 Rfe8 20. Qd1 Qe6 21. h3 Nf6 22. Qf3 Ne4 23. Ba4 Bc6 24. Bd1 Bd7 25. Bf4 Kh7 26. Qe2 {Szabo,V-Pataki,B Ajka 2005 1-0 (32)}) 12. Ne5 h6 13. Nxd7 hxg5 14. Nxf8 Qxf8 15. f3 Qe8 16. Qe2 c4 17. Bc2 Bc8 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 Ba6 20. Rf5 g4 21. Raf1 Qe7 22. e5 Nd5 23. Qe4 Bb7 24. Rxf7 {1-0 (24) Graeser,K-Schorn, C St Ingbert 1987}) 11... Qe8 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Qh5 {0.82/24} (13. Qg4 $142 { 1.27/19}) 13... f5 14. Qxe8 Raxe8 15. Bf4 c6 16. Kd2 h6 {1.44/20} (16... Rf6 $142 {0.92/24}) 17. h4 {0.81/22} (17. a4 $142 {1.44/20}) 17... Rf7 {1.32/21} ( 17... c5 $142 {0.81/22}) 18. f3 {0.89/22} (18. Rhb1 $142 {1.32/21}) 18... Nf8 19. Raf1 Ne6 20. Be5 {0.66/23} (20. Bh2 $16 {1.12/19}) 20... Rc8 {1.79/21} ( 20... Nc5 $14 {0.66/23}) 21. g4 {0.87/22} (21. a4 $18 {1.79/21}) 21... fxg4 22. fxg4 {[#] Hoping for Bh7+!} Nf8 {2.26/22} (22... Rcf8 $16 {0.91/23}) 23. h5 { 0.99/25} (23. Rf4 $18 {2.26/22 and White stays clearly on top.}) 23... Re8 { 1.88/21} (23... Rxf1 $16 {0.99/25 keeps fighting.} 24. Rxf1 Ne6) 24. Rf4 Bc8 25. Rhf1 {0.97/25} (25. Rxf7 $18 {1.85/19} Kxf7 26. Rg1) 25... Be6 {1.80/21} ( 25... Rfe7 $16 {0.97/25}) 26. Bd6 $2 {0.28/26} (26. Rg1 $1 $18 {1.80/21}) 26... Rxf4 $11 27. Rxf4 Bf7 {1.04/20} (27... Nh7 $14 {0.47/24}) 28. Bxf8 {0.21/24} ({ White should play} 28. a4 $16 {1.04/20}) 28... Rxf8 $16 {0.66/20 Endgame KRB-KRB} (28... Kxf8 $11 {0.21/24} 29. e4 Ke7) 29. e4 {0.00/33} (29. Bf5 $14 { 0.66/20}) 29... Be6 (29... Be8 $5 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $11) 30. Ke3 Rf7 31. e5 Rc7 $2 {1.90/22} (31... Rxf4 $11 {0.21/29} 32. Kxf4 Kf7) 32. Bf5 $18 Bf7 33. Rf2 c5 $2 {3.39/25} (33... Re7 {1.87/24} 34. a4 Be6) 34. dxc5 Rxc5 $2 {4.15/22} (34... bxc5 {2.45/23 might work better.} 35. Kf4 Kf8) 35. Bh7+ $2 {0.09/25} ({Better is} 35. e6 $18 {4.15/22} Be8 36. Kd4) 35... Kxh7 $11 36. Rxf7 {Kd4 is the strong threat.} Rxc3+ $2 {4.85/22 KR-KR} (36... Rc4 $11 {0.00/23}) 37. Kd4 $18 Rxa3 {17.00/22} (37... Rc1 $142 {4.84/26} 38. e6 (38. Kxd5 Rd1+ 39. Kc6 Re1 $18 ) 38... Kg8 39. Rxa7 Rc4+ 40. Kxd5 Rc8) 38. e6 {White threatens e7 and mate.} Kg8 39. Rf5 {55.04/27} (39. Rf1 $142 {#36/29} Ra4+ 40. Kxd5 Ra5+ 41. Kd6 Ra3 42. e7 Rd3+ 43. Kc6 Rc3+ 44. Kb7) 39... Ra1 40. e7 Rd1+ 41. Kc3 Re1 42. Rf8+ Kh7 43. e8=Q {Accuracy: White = 24%, Black = 14%.} 1-0