B38 Sicilian: Maroczy Bind with 5...Bg7 and 7...O-O (1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 c5 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.e4 Nc6 7.Be2 O-O 8.Be3 d6 9.O-O Bd7 10.Qd2 Rc8)

It had to happen, I dropped below 1900 again at Chess.com. This was due to only one game but one where my opponent was much lower rated than I was. In that game I made a huge blunder and since I thought that there is no real hope in the game anymore, I resigned. I hope that this dive is only momentary but I know that there is at least one more game where me hitting the resign button is probably the best option. It is also a game that really annoys me, maybe I tell more about it when it comes time to publish that game. The game below is one of my latest games, it was played at GameKnot in a mini-tournament. There are now new puzzles in the mate in one, two, three and four pages. There are also now 101 mate in two exercises! It was the first to reach over 100 puzzles but will not be the last.

New ...

New Game

Edit Game

Setup Position

Open...

PGN

FEN

Share...

Share Board (.png)

Share Board (configure)

Share playable board

Share game as GIF

Notation (PGN)

QR Code

Layout...

Use splitters

Swipe notation/lists

Reading mode

Flip Board

Settings

Move	N	Result	Elo

Replay and check the LiveBook here

Please, wait...

1.Nf3 1.e4 c5 1...g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c4 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 1-0 (34) Macieja,B (2550)-Zaloznyy,M (2091) Costa Mesa 2017 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 0-0 1/2-1/2 (87) Tukhaev,A-Nazarevich,V (2305) Kiev 1999 7...d6 8.Be2 1-0 (34) Macieja,B (2550)-Zaloznyy,M (2091) Costa Mesa 2017 1...Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 E60 King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation c5 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.e4 Nc6 7.Be2 0-0 8.Be3 d6 9.0-0 Bd7 10.Qd2 Rc8 B38 Sicilian: Maroczy Bind with 5...Bg7 and 7...0-0 10...Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Qa5 11.b3 11.f3± 11...Nxd4 11...Qa5 12.Bxd4± Bc6 12...b5 is superior. 13.f3 13.Rad1± 13.Qe3 Qa5 14.a3 Nd7 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.b4 Qb6 17.b5 Qxe3 18.fxe3 Ne5 19.bxc6 Rxc6 20.Nb5 a6 21.Nd4 Rc7 22.Rab1 Rb8 23.Rb4 a5 24.Rb5 Nxc4 25.Rc1 Rbc8 26.Rxc4 Rxc4 27.Bxc4 Rxc4 Macieja,B (2550) -Zaloznyy,M (2091) Costa Mesa 2017 1-0 (34) 13...Nd7 13...Nh5 14.Bxg7N 14.Be3 Qc7 15.Rac1 Qb8 16.Nd5 Bxd5 17.exd5 a6 18.Qb4 Rfe8 19.Rfe1 e6 20.dxe6 Rxe6 21.Bf2 Be5 22.g3 Rce8 23.Bf1 Bb2 24.Rxe6 Rxe6 25.Rd1 Ne5 26.Bg2 Nc6 27.Qd2 Ba3 28.f4 Bb4 Tukhaev,A-Nazarevich, V (2305) Kiev 1999 1/2-1/2 (87) 14...Kxg7 15.Qd4+ Nf6 15...Kg8± keeps fighting. 16.Qxa7+- Nd7 16...Nh5± 17.g3 Ra8 18.Qd4+ e5 17.Qd4+ Kg8 17...f6 was worth a try. 18.f4 Qa5 18.Kh1 18.b4+- 18...Qa5 18...Ra8± 19.Rad1 Qa5 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.exd5 Much less strong is 20.Qxd5?! Nc5 20...Nc5 21.f4 Ra8 21...Rce8 22.Bg4 h5 22.f5 White should play 22.Rf3+- 22...Rfb8?

22...Nd7± 23.a4 Ne5 23.fxg6 hxg6 23...fxg6 was called for. 24.Qe3 Rf8 24.Rf3 Accuracy: White = 39%, Black = 2%. 1–0

• Start an analysis engine:
• Try maximizing the board:
• Use the four cursor keys to replay the game. Make moves to analyse yourself.
• Press Ctrl-B to rotate the board.
• Drag the split bars between window panes.
• Download&Clip PGN/GIF/FEN/QR Codes. Share the game.
• Games viewed here will automatically be stored in your cloud clipboard (if you are logged in). Use the cloud clipboard also in ChessBase.
• Create an account to access the games cloud.

White	EloW	Black	EloB	Res

Vierjoki,T

1705

bolshie

1667

1–0

Please, wait...