B01 Scandinavian Defence (1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8 4.d4 e6 5.Nf3 Nf6)

This is my second published game against Marko Krale who is one of the two players that I know of that have made over one million moves at Red Hot Pawn. The game below is taken from an eight player tournament called 2014 September Octet I 1700-1800. I have still two games in progress in this tournament but all other players, except for my opponent in those two games have finished this tournament maybe weeks ago. The only thing I can still fight for in this tournament is second place but I think I can get it. For quite some time now I have worked on a feature that may help you find interesting games in this blog but today I finally finished it. Now you can see who I have played against and all my games against that player in the same place, well the published games so far against a certain player that is. This is something that will be updated and improved over time aswell. I think all my games in this blog are now also analysed with the same quality as I have gone through all the 471 games that are now in this blog with the Deep Fritz 14 64 bit's Full Analysis feature. I have in my usage 8 4 GHz cores that the engine Stockfish 5 64 SSE4.2 uses. I could I guess use some different engine aswell but I kind of like this one and I don't think it matters all that much. Of course now that I type this, I had to check again the engine rankings and I discovered something interesting, the newest Stockfish is out. That means I will be using that in the future to analyse my finished games. I have added one mate in three, three mate in four and one mate in six puzzle today. I have added one more game to each of the following posts: B84 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. Classical Variation, C45 Scotch Game: Classical Variation, C62 Spanish Game: Steinitz Defense and C50 Italian Game: Italian Variation.

Game number two. This was played in the first round of the 2014 October Long Haul Split I tournament that is held at Red Hot Pawn. With 43 points, I am in shared second place with Blackpoolmad (1566) in group 2. A player who leads the group is called beatlemania (1681), who has gathered 48 points so far. There are still four players who can win the group, me, beatlemania, veca (1662) and Blackpoolmad. Group 1 has been decided already and caissad4 (2004) will advance from that group to round two. The game below is my 600th win in the analysed chess games that I have posted!! This game was a bit lucky win because my opponent chose the wrong square to go to with his king.

[Event "Octet"] [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"] [Date "2014.09.10"] [Round "1"] [White "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Black "Marko Krale"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "1813"] [BlackElo "1593"] [Annotator "Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT (30s), TV"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 {Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation} 3. Nc3 Qd8 (3... Qa5 4. d4 (4. b4 {Scandinavian Defense: Main Lines. Leonhardt Gambit} ) 4... e5 (4... Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 c6 7. g4 {Scandinavian Defense: Grünfeld Variation}) 5. Nf3 Bg4 {Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack. Collijn Variation}) 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 {B01 Scandinavian Defence} 6. Bc4 a6 (6... c6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Bb3 h6 10. Ne5 Na6 11. Qd3 Nh7 12. Bf4 Bg5 13. Bg3 Nb4 14. Qc4 Nd5 15. Rad1 h5 16. h3 Nhf6 17. Qd3 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Nd5 19. Qf3 h4 20. Bh2 Qf6 21. c4 {Georgiev,K (2480)-Lekkas,E Peristeri 1991 1-0}) (6... Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Nbd7 9. Bb3 Nb6 10. Bf4 a6 11. Bg3 Bd7 12. d5 Nbxd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bxc7 Qxc7 15. Rxe7 Qd8 16. Re5 Bc6 17. Re1 Qb6 18. Qd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Rfe8 20. Rad1 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 {Hrbek,S (1656) -Kolmas,O (1889) Liberec 2016 1/2-1/2}) 7. O-O h6 $146 {White has an active position} (7... b5 8. Bb3 c5 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. Bg5 Na5 12. Ne5 Nxb3 13. cxb3 Bb7 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Rc1 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Ne4+ 18. Kg1 Nxg5 19. Rc7 Bd5 20. h4 Bxb3 21. Rd3 Bxa4 22. hxg5 {Fischer,A (2013)-Gottlieb,H (1658) Frankfurt 2008 1-0}) (7... b5 8. Bd3 $11) 8. Bf4 (8. Ne5 Bd6 $16) 8... Be7 (8... b5 9. Bb3 Bd6 10. Ne5 $14) 9. Re1 (9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Qxd5 12. Bxd5 c6 $16) 9... O-O {Black is behind in development.} (9... Nbd7 10. Bd3 $16) 10. Ne5 (10. Qd2 $5 Re8 11. Ne5 $16) 10... c5 $14 11. dxc5 Qxd1 12. Raxd1 Nc6 $2 (12... Bxc5 $142 {and Black could well hope to play on} 13. Be2 Bd7 $14) 13. Nxc6 (13. Na4 {makes it even easier for White} Ra7 $18) 13... bxc6 14. Bd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 (15. cxd6 $6 a5 $18) 15... Bb7 16. f3 Rfd8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 (18. fxe4 Rxd6 19. cxd6 a5 $18) 18... Kf8 (18... Rxd6 19. cxd6 Kf8 20. Bb3 $18) 19. Red4 Ke7 20. Kf2 Rxd6 21. Rxd6 (21. cxd6+ $6 Kd7 $16) 21... Rd8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 23. Ke3 Ke7 (23... Bc8 24. a4 $18) 24. Ke4 (24. Kd4 {seems even better} Kd8 $18) 24... f6 (24... Bc8 25. a4 $18) 25. Kd4 (25. Kd3 $142 { and White can already relax} e5 26. Kc3 $18) 25... g6 $4 {Black has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position} (25... e5+ 26. Kc3 Kd7 $18) 26. Kc3 e5 (26... Kd7 {is not much help} 27. Kb4 Kc7 28. Ka5 $18) 27. Kb4 Kd7 (27... Bc8 {doesn't improve anything} 28. Ka5 Be6 29. Bd3 $18) 28. Ka5 f5 29. Bf7 g5 (29... Kc7 {the last chance for counterplay} 30. Bxg6 Bc8 $18) 30. Bg6 f4 (30... Kd8 31. Bxf5 Kc7 $18) 31. Kb6 Bc8 32. Be4 (32. Be4 Ke7 33. Kxc6 $18) 1-0 [Event "Long Haul Split"] [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"] [Date "2014.10.24"] [Round "1"] [White "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Black "Marko Krale"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "1830"] [BlackElo "1579"] [Annotator "Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT (30s), TV"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 {Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotroc Variation} 3. Nc3 Qd8 (3... Qa5 4. d4 (4. b4 {Scandinavian Defense: Main Lines. Leonhardt Gambit} ) 4... Nf6 (4... e5 5. Nf3 Bg4 {Scandinavian Defense: Anderssen Counterattack. Collijn Variation}) 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 c6 7. g4 {Scandinavian Defense: Grünfeld Variation}) 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 Nf6 {B01 Scandinavian Defence} 6. Bc4 c6 7. O-O (7. a4 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Nbd7 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Ne2 Re8 13. Ng3 e5 14. Qd2 e4 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxf6 Nxc4 18. Qc3 gxf6 19. Qxc4 f5 20. f3 Be6 21. Qc3 {1/2-1/2 (21) Rasheva,N (1126) -Yordanova,K (1554) Pleven 2016}) 7... Nbd7 $146 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} (7... Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Bf4 (9. Bb3 h6 10. Ne5 Na6 11. Qd3 Nh7 12. Bf4 Bg5 13. Bg3 Nb4 14. Qc4 Nd5 15. Rad1 h5 16. h3 Nhf6 17. Qd3 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Nd5 19. Qf3 h4 20. Bh2 Qf6 21. c4 Ne7 22. Bc2 Qxf3 23. Nxf3 Bf6 {Georgiev, K (2480)-Lekkas,E Peristeri 1991 1-0}) 9... Nbd7 10. Ne4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Nfd5 12. Be5 Nd7 13. Bg3 N7f6 14. c3 b5 15. a3 Bb7 16. Bc2 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Rh4 f5 20. Qe2 Qe8 21. Ng5 h6 22. Qxe6+ {Werts,F-Coort,J Voerendaal 2001 1-0 (35)}) (7... Bd6 8. Bg5 (8. Qe2 O-O 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Ne5 Re8 11. Rfe1 Qc7 12. Rad1 b5 13. Bd3 h6 14. Bf4 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Qg4 Kf8 18. Re3 f5 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Qxf5+ Nf6 21. exf6 Bxf5 22. Bxc7 gxf6 {Ommen,T (1961)-Kolakovic,K (2043) Germany 2006 1/2-1/2 (34)}) 8... O-O 9. Ne4 Be7 10. Qe2 Nxe4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qxe4 Nd7 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. Qh4 g6 15. Ng5 Kg7 16. Nxh7 Rh8 17. Qxf6+ Qxf6 18. Nxf6 Kxf6 19. Rfe1 Bd7 20. Re3 Rh4 21. Re4 Rah8 22. Rxh4 {Waschke,K (1772)-Rupp,M (1687) Saarlouis Steinrausch 2005 1-0 (51)}) 8. Bf4 h6 {Covers g5} (8... Be7 9. Re1 $14) 9. Re1 $16 Nb6 (9... Be7 10. Qe2 $16) 10. Bb3 (10. Bd3 Bd6 11. Ne5 O-O $16) 10... Bd6 {Black is behind in development.} 11. Ne5 {White has a very active position} (11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Rxe4 O-O $16) 11... O-O $14 12. Qf3 Nbd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. c3 {Consolidates b4.} Re8 15. Re3 Bxe5 (15... Be6 $14) 16. Bxe5 {White has the pair of bishops} (16. dxe5 Ne4 17. Qh5 Qe7 $16) 16... Be6 (16... Ng4 17. Qg3 $11) 17. Rae1 (17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 $14) 17... Ne4 (17... Ng4 18. R3e2 $14) 18. Qe2 (18. Bc2 Qd7 19. h4 Bg4 $16) 18... Qd7 (18... f6 19. Bf4 g5 20. Bg3 $11) 19. f3 {Secures g4} (19. h4 Rad8 $14) 19... Nd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Bc2 Qf8 $2 (21... Kf8 22. Qd3 g6 23. g4 $11) 22. f4 (22. Bf5 $142 $1 $16) 22... Bd7 $11 23. Qd3 f5 (23... g6 24. Re5 $14) 24. Re5 Rxe5 25. fxe5 Be6 {The black bishop is safe in front of e5} (25... Qf7 26. Qe3 Be6 27. Rf1 $14) 26. Rf1 (26. g4 g6 27. Qe3 $16) 26... Qe8 $2 ( 26... Qe7 27. Qg3 Qf7 28. Qh4 $14) 27. Qg3 (27. Qf3 $142 $5 $18) 27... Qh5 28. Bd1 {White threatens to win material: Bd1xh5} Qf7 29. Qh4 Rf8 30. Bh5 g6 31. Be2 Qg7 32. Rf3 (32. Bd3 a5 $14) 32... g5 $11 {Black threatens to win material: g5xh4} 33. Qe1 f4 {This push gains space} 34. Rf2 Bf5 35. Qd2 Be4 {The black bishop on an outpost} 36. Bd3 Qg6 37. Be2 Qf5 38. Qd1 Kg7 39. Bg4 Qg6 40. Qb3 Rf7 41. Qa4 $4 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game} (41. e6 Re7 42. Qa3 Kf8 43. Qxa7 h5 44. Qb8+ Re8 45. Qd6+ Kg8 $11) 41... a6 $4 {Black is ruining his position} (41... h5 $142 {would have given Black the upper hand} 42. e6 Rf8 $19) 42. Qd1 $11 Rf8 43. Qb3 {White threatens to win material: Qb3xb7} (43. b4 Bd3 $11) 43... Qf7 (43... h5 44. Bd7 (44. Qxb7+ $2 {doesn't lead to the expected results} Rf7 45. Qc8 hxg4 46. Qxg4 Qf5 47. Qxf5 Bxf5 $19) 44... Bd3 45. Qd1 $11 (45. Qxb7 {White really should still leave this pawn unharmed} Rf7 46. Qb3 Rxd7 $19)) 44. Qb4 $11 Re8 45. Be2 (45. Qd6 h5 46. Bd7 Re7 $11) 45... Qe7 (45... h5 46. h3 $11) 46. Qb6 (46. Qxe7+ $5 Rxe7 47. g3 fxg3 48. hxg3 $14) 46... Kg6 47. c4 h5 48. cxd5 Bxd5 49. Bd3+ Kh6 50. b4 (50. Qa5 $142 $5 $11 {is the best option White has}) 50... Rf8 $17 51. a4 {[%cal Yb4b5] White prepares the advance b5} Kg7 (51... g4 $5 52. Qc5 Qxc5 53. bxc5 a5 $17) 52. b5 $15 axb5 53. axb5 Ra8 54. bxc6 bxc6 55. Qb1 Qa3 (55... Qa7 $142 56. Qb4 c5 57. Qxc5 Qxc5 58. dxc5 Ra1+ 59. Rf1 Ra2 $11) 56. Rb2 $4 { White has let it slip away} (56. Qb7+ $142 Bf7 57. Bf1 $16) 56... Qc3 $19 57. Rb7+ Kh6 1-0