19 Mar 2015

C20 1.e4 e5: Unusual White second moves (1.e4 e5 2.c4 Nf6 3.d3)

C20 1.e4 e5: Unusual White second moves (1.e4 e5 2.c4 Nf6 3.d3)

The game below was played in a team match called PFCC YEAR END CHALLENGE-December 14. It was a 27 board match between PHILIPPINES' FINEST Chess Club and The Toon Gang. I played board ten in this match for the The Toon Gang. Our opponent won the match with a score of 28 - 26. As the other game that I played in this match I have already shared previously, you might have seen the same information there. This match started December 11th 2014 and concluded March 12th 2015. Thinking time was 3 days for each move. This match was quite fruitful to me as it brought two opening variations that were previously unseen in this blog, so I can only thank my opponent for his choice of opening play.

I previously thought that it would be easy enough for me to maintain a rating over 1700 at FIDE Online Arena but as there are some people who are clearly lower rated than they should be, it might be more difficult task than I first thought. Not only that but as I have played mainly rapid tournaments there, I might get only two official games played per day and I can't be sure on which round those games will come. Well, it is not always sure that I even get one official game played in a tournament. Official games I call the games that affect my monitored elo that is. Only those monitored elo games increase the game requirement for the title. If I had more free time to play, I might get these games faster but it is not a likely thing to happen in the near future. I have added one mate in two, one mate in three, two mate in four and one mate in five puzzle today. Until tomorrow, my fellow chess enthusiasts!

Game number two. This was played in the second round of an over the board tournament that was held at Turku between December 7th 2001 and December 9th 2001. It is sometimes rather painful to look at my earliest recorded games because they were really bad. I may find solace on the fact that I have improved my game quite a lot over the years. In order to complete my chess legacy in this blog, I have to include all my games whether they are good or not. After I had played two games in this tournament, I still had not gathered any points. It was an uphill battle for the most part back then and I ended up losing most of my games. I am happy that those days are long gone and I have become a winning player, well for the most part that is.

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1.e4 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 0-1 (48) Gil Pou,J-Garcia Domingo,J (2206) Valencia 2003 1...e5 2.c4 C20 English Opening: The Whale Nf6 3.d3 C20 1.e4 e5: Unusual White second moves c6 4.Nc3 Bb4 4...d5 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.h3 Bxf3 7.gxf3 Bb4 8.Bd2 d4 9.Ne2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 Nh5 11.Rg1 Nd7 12.Rg5 g6 13.Rg1 Qf6 14.Bg2 g5 15.Bh1 Nf4 16.Nxf4 gxf4 17.0-0-0 0-0-0 18.Rg2 Rhg8 19.Rdg1 Gil Pou,J-Garcia Domingo,J (2206) Valencia 2003 0-1 (48) 5.Bd2 0-0N 5...Qb6 6.h3 Bc5 7.Be3 Bxe3 8.fxe3 Qxb2 9.Qc1 Qb6 10.Be2 0-0 11.Nf3 d6 12.0-0 Nbd7 13.Kh1 Nc5 14.d4 exd4 15.exd4 Ncxe4 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qf4 1/2-1/2 (17) Khatukhira,B-Enzama,C Kampala 2017 6.a3 Be7?
6...Bxc3 7.Bxc3 7.bxc3 d5 7...d5 7.h3 7.Nf3± 7...d5 8.cxd5 8.Nf3= remains equal. 8...cxd5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 10.Nf3 10...Qxd5 11.Nf3 Bf5 11...Rd8 12.Be2 Bf5 12.Bc3 Nc6 13.Be2 Rad8 13...Qe6 14.0-0 Rfd8 14.0-0 Bf6 14...a6 15.Rc1 Rfe8 15.Nh2 Better is 15.Re1 15...Bxd3 15...Rfe8 16.Ng4 Bg5 16.Bxd3 Qxd3 17.Qxd3 17.Ng4 17...Rxd3 18.Ng4 18.Rae1 18...Rd6?
Black should try 18...Be7-+ Black wants to play ...Rfd8. 19.Rfd1 Rfd8 20.Rxd3 Rxd3 19.Rfe1 19.f4= Rd5 20.Rad1 19...Re8 19...Rd5 20.f4 20.Rad1= Rxd1 21.Nxf6+ gxf6 22.Rxd1 20...Rde6 Black should play 20...Bh4! 21.fxe5 Rde6 21.Nxf6+= gxf6 22.f5 22.Rad1= 22...Rd6 23.g4 23.Rad1 is a better defense. Red8 24.Rxd6 Rxd6 25.Kf2 23...Rd3 23...Red8-+ 24.Kf2 h5! 24.Kg2 24.Rad1 was worth a try. Red8 25.Rxd3 Rxd3 26.Kg2 24...Red8-+ 25.Re2 Nd4 26.Bxd4 R8xd4 Less strong is 26...exd4 27.Rc1 27.Rc1 27.Rf1 27...Rb3 Accuracy: White = 28%, Black = 35%.
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