B13 Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Be2 Bg4 6.O-O e6 7.Nc3)

This one of the four games that my opponent lost on time during the same day against me. The game was played in a team match called Art of Chess vs VIP ChessQueen. It is an ongoing match between Art of Chess and VIP CHESS. In this match I played board 5 for VIP CHESS. It is played on 46 boards and the current score is 57 - 31 in favor of Art of Chess which means they have already secured the win even before all games are finished. According to the analysis shown below I did not have all that much to say in this match as my opponent was the one who could have gained an advantage but did not manage to do it.

As I checked today how many games I still have in progress, I was somewhat surprised to see that my game load had decreased to 262 games from the 300 games I had in progress January 12th 2015. Well, the 300 games did not last but a few hours actually but it was nice to get it when I did. The amount of finished games is actually more than 38 games as there have been more games added to the load during this time. If the last part of 2014 I was able to increase my ratings steadily, this year has started to decline my ratings somewhat. The only site where I have been able to keep up increasing my rating has been Queen Alice Internet Chess Club but then again it might start ever so slight decrease soon. It is easier to keep the rating close to where it is there as I only have 3 games in progress there currently. There is of course also one site where I seem to stay in the same rating or close it all the time and that is GameKnot for some reason. I have added two mate in ones, one mate in four, six and nine puzzle today. Until tomorrow, my fellow chess enthusiasts.

[Event "Art of Chess vs VIP ChessQueen - Board"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2014.12.01"] [Round "?"] [White "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Black "JogadorAmador"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "1874"] [BlackElo "1491"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s), TV"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 (2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 {0-1 (41) Zumrik,M (1362)-Franko,O (1706) Liptovsky Mikulas 2016}) 2... d5 3. exd5 {B13 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation} cxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 (4... Bg4 5. Be2 {0-1 (61) Mertens,P (1190) -Rohnke,L (1017) Willingen 2001}) 5. Be2 (5. Nc3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 {0-1 (41) Zumrik,M (1362)-Franko,O (1706) Liptovsky Mikulas 2016}) 5... Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. Nc3 {-0.77/20 B13 Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack} (7. h3 $14 {0.40/22} Bxf3 8. Bxf3) 7... Bb4 {0.45/21} (7... Bd6 $1 $17 {-0.77/20} 8. h3 Bh5 9. Be3 Nf6 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Nb5 Ne4 12. Qd3 Bb8 13. Nd2 Nb4 14. Qb3 Bxe2 15. Qxb4 Nxd2 16. Bxd2 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 Qb6 18. c3 a6 19. Na3 Qxb4 20. cxb4 Rc8 21. Bc3 Bd6 22. Rd1 a5 {Guk,I-Syrokhvatov,L (2270) Decin 1997 0-1}) 8. Na4 $146 {-0.43/21} (8. h3 $14 {0.45/21} Bxf3 9. Bxf3) (8. Qd3 Rc8 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Qxc3 Ne5 11. Bb5+ Nd7 12. Qd3 Bf5 13. Qe3 Bxc2 14. Qe5 Ngf6 15. Qd6 Qc7 16. Bf4 Qxd6 17. Bxd6 a6 18. Bxd7+ Nxd7 19. Rac1 Rc6 20. Bb4 f6 21. Rfe1 Kf7 22. Re2 Rhc8 {Zumrik,M (1362)-Franko,O (1706) Liptovsky Mikulas 2016 0-1 (41)}) (8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nf6 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qd2 Rfe8 13. Qg5 Qxg5 14. Nxg5 Bxe2 15. Rfe1 Bc4 16. Nf3 Re7 17. g3 Rae8 18. Rab1 b6 19. Kg2 e5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Nd2 Ng6 22. Rxe7 Rxe7 {Mertens,P (1190)-Rohnke,L (1017) Willingen 2001 0-1 (61)}) 8... Nge7 {0.06/21} (8... Nf6 $15 {-0.43/21 deserves consideration.}) 9. c3 Bd6 {Black has an edge.} 10. b3 {-0.40/18} (10. h3 $11 {0.13/21} Bh5 11. Re1 ) 10... O-O 11. Bg5 {-1.00/17} (11. Re1 $11 {-0.01/21}) 11... h6 {-0.44/20} ( 11... Bf5 $17 {-1.00/17}) 12. Bd2 {-1.12/18} (12. Bc1 $15 {-0.44/20}) 12... a6 {-0.19/23} (12... Rc8 $17 {-1.12/18}) 13. Nc5 {-0.76/21} (13. Nh4 $11 {-0.19/23 } Bxe2 14. Qxe2) 13... Qc7 $17 14. h3 Bh5 {-0.34/20} (14... Bxf3 $17 {-0.87/18} 15. Bxf3 e5) 15. Nd3 {-1.30/18} (15. b4 $15 {-0.34/20}) 15... b5 {-0.01/23} ( 15... f6 $17 {-1.30/18}) 16. Qc1 {-0.97/18} (16. Nh4 $11 {-0.01/23} Bxe2 17. Qxe2) 16... b4 {-0.06/22} (16... f6 $17 {-0.97/18}) 17. Qb2 {-1.13/20} (17. Nxb4 $11 {-0.06/22 keeps the balance.} Bxf3 18. Bxf3) 17... bxc3 {-0.39/21} ( 17... a5 $17 {-1.13/20}) 18. Bxc3 $15 Rfc8 19. Rac1 {-0.83/19} (19. Rfc1 $15 { -0.39/22}) 19... Qb6 {-0.15/23} ({Black should play} 19... a5 $17 {-0.83/19}) 20. Rfd1 {-1.47/19} (20. b4 $11 {-0.15/23}) 20... Rc7 {-0.19/22} (20... Bxf3 $1 $17 {-1.47/19} 21. Bxf3 Nf5) 21. Nde5 {-0.98/18} (21. Nc5 $11 {-0.19/22 remains equal.}) 21... Rac8 {-0.42/24} (21... a5 $1 $17 {-0.98/18}) 22. g4 Bxe5 {0.00/22} ({Black should try} 22... Bg6 $1 $17 {-0.77/20}) 23. dxe5 {-0.81/19 Accuracy: White = 2%, Black = 2%. . Loss on time!?} (23. Nxe5 $11 {0.00/22} Bg6 24. Qa3) 1-0