A22 English Opening: 1...e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.g3 Bb4 4.Nd5)

In this game I tried to play the English again in order to see if I could play it again but the way that this one went I maybe stick to other opening moves for now. Well, this was just one game but still I feel more comfortable by playing 1.e4, for example, even though it may also end up in positions that I do not really like. The game you see below was played in a team match called the WOLF. It is an ongoing match between The WOLF and ♙ Thematic Matches & Tournaments. It is played on 48 boards and I am playing board 3 for The WOLF in this match. When I looked at all the players that play or finished their games on this match, I noticed something positive about it, no one had their accounts closed during this match! Still too many timeouts though. The score in the match is 19,5 - 64,5, so the winner is clear even now and it is ♙ Thematic Matches & Tournaments. I have added three mate in twos, one mate in four and one mate in eight today.

Game number two. This really short game was played in a team match called Great Viking Warriors vs. Kopaonik. The match is played on 90 boards and I am playing on board 18 for Kopaonik. The current score in the match is 43.5 - 65.5 in favor of Kopaonik. Even if the current score looks really good for us, the match is still far from over.

[Event "the WOLF - Board 3"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2014.12.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Black "Er_is_geen_hoop_meer"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A22"] [WhiteElo "1872"] [BlackElo "1983"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s), TV"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. c4 Nf6 (1... e5 2. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 (10) Kjeldsen,J (2305)-Holst,A (2300) Randers 1991}) 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 {A22 English Opening: King's English Variation. Two Knights' Variation Smyslov System} 4. Nd5 {A22 English Opening: 1...e5 2.Nc3 Nf6} a5 (4... Nxd5 5. cxd5 O-O 6. a3 Ba5 7. d6 cxd6 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. e3 b5 10. b4 {1/2-1/2 (10) Kjeldsen,J (2305)-Holst,A (2300) Randers 1991}) 5. Bg2 O-O $146 {0.46/22} (5... c6 $11 {-0.03/20} 6. Nxb4 axb4 7. d4 e4 8. Nh3 O-O 9. Bd2 c5 10. dxc5 Nc6 11. Bf4 Qa5 12. b3 Re8 13. Bd6 Qa3 14. O-O Qb2 15. Qb1 Qxb1 16. Rfxb1 Nd4 17. Rb2 e3 18. f3 Ra5 19. Nf4 Nf5 20. Rd1 Nxd6 21. cxd6 b5 { Malyuga,V (2169)-Varezhkin,V (2196) Zelenograd 2012 1-0 (47)}) (5... d6 6. e3 O-O 7. Ne2 Re8 8. O-O Nxd5 9. cxd5 Bc5 10. b3 c6 11. Bb2 cxd5 12. Bxd5 Nd7 13. d4 Bb6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bg2 Qe7 16. Nc3 Nf6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Rb8 19. Qb5 Bc7 20. Rac1 {Soltys,J (2028)-Jirk,J (1847) Czechia 2006 1/2-1/2 (54)}) 6. Nxb4 {-0.67/22} (6. Nf3 $14 {0.46/22}) 6... axb4 $15 7. d3 d5 {-0.09/21} (7... h6 $17 {-0.87/20}) 8. Qb3 {-1.54/19} (8. cxd5 $11 {-0.09/21} Nxd5 9. Nf3) 8... dxc4 {-0.46/21} (8... Nc6 $1 $17 {-1.54/19 ...Nd4 is the strong threat.} 9. Be3 dxc4 10. dxc4 Qe7) 9. dxc4 {-1.46/19} ({White should play} 9. Qxc4 $15 { -0.46/21} Qd6 10. f4) 9... Na6 {-0.40/22} (9... Qe7 $17 {-1.46/19} 10. Bg5 Rd8) 10. Nf3 {-0.97/18} ({Better is} 10. Be3 $15 {-0.40/22}) 10... e4 $1 $17 11. Ng5 {-1.30/18} (11. Nd2 $15 {-0.57/20}) 11... h6 {-0.52/22} (11... Bg4 $17 { -1.30/18} 12. Be3 Re8) 12. Nxe4 {-1.45/19} (12. Nh3 $1 $15 {-0.52/22}) 12... Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nc5 14. Qf3 {-1.84/21} (14. Qe3 $17 {-1.20/23} Nxe4 15. Qxe4) 14... Nxe4 $19 15. Qxe4 Bh3 {-0.14/21} (15... Re8 $17 {-1.45/17} 16. Qf4 Qd3) 16. Bd2 $2 {-2.13/20} (16. g4 $11 {-0.14/21 and White has nothing to worry.}) 16... Re8 {Black has strong compensation.} 17. Qf3 $2 {-6.37/20} (17. Qc2 { -1.84/22}) 17... Qd7 $2 {-1.89/21} (17... Qd4 {-6.37/20 Strongly threatening .. .Bg4.} 18. Qb3 Qe4) 18. Qd5 {-2.76/20} (18. Qb3 $142 {-1.89/21}) 18... Qe7 {[#] } 19. Be3 Rad8 20. Qc5 $2 {-5.95/21} (20. Qxb7 {-1.89/24 nothing else works.} Rd4 21. Rc1) 20... Qe4 21. Rg1 Bg4 $2 $40 {-1.97/24 Black wants a kill.} (21... Qc2 {-9.17/22} 22. Rc1 Qxb2) 22. Rc1 $2 {-7.46/17 [#]} (22. h3 {-1.97/24} Bxh3 23. Qxb4) 22... Rd3 $1 23. Rd1 (23. exd3 Qxd3) 23... Rxd1+ 24. Kxd1 Qb1+ { Accuracy: White = 7%, Black = 24%.} 0-1 [Event "Great Viking Warriors vs. Kopaonik - Bo"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2015.11.26"] [Round "?"] [White "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Black "MrUlekleiv"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A22"] [WhiteElo "1880"] [BlackElo "1876"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s), TV"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. c4 Nf6 (1... e5 2. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 (10) Kjeldsen,J (2305)-Holst,A (2300) Randers 1991} (2. g3 Nf6 {0-1 (31) Mohammad Fahad,R (2169)-Rathanvel,V (2361) Mumbai 2017})) 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 {A22 English Opening: King's English Variation. Two Knights' Variation Smyslov System} 4. Nd5 {A22 English Opening: 1...e5 2.Nc3 Nf6} Nxd5 5. cxd5 d6 $146 {3.09/18 [#]} (5... c6 $15 {-0.67/22 keeps the upper hand.}) (5... O-O 6. a3 Ba5 7. d6 (7. Bg2 d6 8. e3 Bf5 9. b4 Bb6 10. d3 a5 11. Bb2 Qd7 12. e4 Bg6 13. Ne2 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Bxa1 f5 16. Bh3 Qb5 17. O-O fxe4 18. Be6+ Kh8 19. d4 Qd3 20. Nc1 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Na6 { Mohammad Fahad,R (2169)-Rathanvel,V (2361) Mumbai 2017 0-1 (31)}) 7... cxd6 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. e3 b5 10. b4 {1/2-1/2 (10) Kjeldsen,J (2305)-Holst,A (2300) Randers 1991}) 6. Qa4+ 1-0