C00 French: Unusual White 2nd moves (1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 exd5)

This game was played in the first round of the 28th Chess.com Tournament where the rating range is 1601-1800. The tournament is still ongoing and I have managed to secure my place on the next round before my final game ends. Of course when I entered this tournament my rating was on that range but after it had started it went over 1800 at some point. I am very close of getting that place to the second round with a perfect score of 10/10. I have no doubt in my mind that on the next round I will not be able to continue that well but I will try my best of course. I have added more puzzles to mate in twos and threes.

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1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 C00 French Defense: Queen's Knight d5 3.exd5 exd5 C00 French: Unusual White 2nd moves 4.Qf3 Be6N 4...Nf6 5.d4 5.h3 c6 6.d4 Bb4 7.Bd2 0-0 8.Qg3 Re8+ 9.Be2 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 Ne4 11.Qf3 Nd7 12.0-0-0 Ndf6 13.g4 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 Ne4 15.Qf3 Qg5+ 16.Kb1 Nd2+ 17.Rxd2 Qxd2 18.a3 a5 19.Bd3 Re1+ Vaughn,G-La Guire,D Flint 1993 0-1 (40) 5...Nc6 5...Be6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Nge2 Bd6 8.h3 Qd7 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bb5 h6 11.Bf4 Bb4 12.Qg3 0-0-0 13.a3 Bd6 14.0-0 Nh5 15.Qf3 Nxf4 16.Nxf4 Bxf4 17.Qxf4 g5 18.Bxc6 gxf4 19.Bxd7+ Rxd7 20.Kh2 Alieva,V-Struzhko,V Dagomys 2009 1/2-1/2 (34) 6.Bb5 g6 7.Bg5 Bg7 8.Nge2 Be6 9.0-0 0-0 10.a3 Bg4 11.Qg3 Bxe2 12.Nxe2 Qc8 13.Bxc6 Ne4 14.Qe3 bxc6 15.Bh6 Bxh6 16.Qxh6 Re8 17.f3 Nd6 18.Nf4 Nf5 19.Qg5 Shehzad,K (1650)-Jacobsen,J (1415) Helsingor 2017 1/2-1/2 (48) 5.d4 Nc6 6.Nge2? 6.Be3= 6...Nf6? 6...Nb4! 7.Kd1 Nf6 7.Bg5 Be7 8.0-0-0 White has an edge. Qd7 Black should play 8...0-0 9.Nf4 0-0-0 9...Bg4 10.Qe3 Bxd1 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Kxd1 0-0-0 13.Ncxd5 Bd6 10.Bb5? 10.Qg3= and White is okay. 10...h6? 10...Bg4-+ 11.Qg3 Bxd1 12.Rxd1 Qd6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Nfxd5 Qxg3 15.hxg3 Bxd4 16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Rxd4 cxd5 18.Rxd5 Rhe8 19.Rxd8+ Kxd8 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Nxe6 Better is 12.Bxc6 Qxc6 13.Kb1 12...Qxe6 12...fxe6 13.g3 Kb8 13.Bxc6 Qxc6 14.a3 Rhe8 15.h4 15.Rhe1= 15...a6 15...Kb8 deserves consideration. 16.Na2 16.Rd3= 16...Qc4 17.Kb1 Re2 18.c3 18.Nc3= keeps the balance. Ree8 19.Rh3 18...Rde8!

( -> ...Qb3) 19.Nc1 R2e6 White needs to defend precisely. Black should try 19...Qb5! 20.b3 20.Nxe2? Rxe2 21.b4 Qc4-+ 20...R2e4 20.Nd3 Rb6 20...Kb8= remains equal. 21.Nb4 21.Rde1± Rxe1+ 22.Rxe1 21...Rd8 21...Re4= 22.g4? 22.Ka1 keeps the upper hand. 22...a5 23.Nd3? 23.Na2!= 23...Qxc3!-+

Threatens to win with ...Rxb2+! 24.Qe2 Qxa3 24...Bxd4 White must now prevent ...Kb8. 25.a4 Qc4 25.Nf4? 25.g5 is the only way for White. Be7 26.Rhe1 25...Qb4 26.Qd2 g6 27.Qxb4 Rxb4 28.Ne2 Rd6 29.Rd2 Rdb6 30.f4 Bg7 31.g5 h5 32.Rhd1? 32.f5 32...Rb3 33.Rc2 Rh3 34.Nc3 Rd6 34...Rc6 35.f5 Rxh4 35.Nb5 Rd7 aiming for ... c6. 36.Rdc1? 36.Re1 was the crucial defense. c6 37.Re8+ Rd8 38.Re7 36...c6 Black is clearly winning. 37.Rd1 Kb8 38.Na3 Rxh4 39.Rf2 Re7 40.Nc2 Re4 41.f5 gxf5 42.Rxf5 Ref4 43.Rf1 Rxf1+ 44.Rxf1 Endgame KRB-KRN Rg4 45.Rxf7 Rxg5 46.Ka2 Ka7 47.Kb3 Rg4 48.Ka4 Ka6 49.b4 b5+ 50.Kb3 a4+ 51.Ka3 Bxd4 52.Nxd4 Rxd4 53.Rh7 h4 54.Rh6 Kb6 55.Rh8 Rd3+ Accuracy: White = 26%, Black = 28%. 0–1

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White	EloW	Black	EloB	Res

Raokoyi

1632

Vierjoki,T

1843

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