C87 Closed Spanish Game: Steinitz-type lines after 6.Re1 d6 (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Be7 5.O-O d6 6.d4 Bd7 7.c3 Nf6 8.Re1 O-O)

I am still continuing on the path where I share my games from Red Hot Pawn and Chess.com on alternating days. There might be a game from GameKnot for a change tomorrow if I can remember to go through it. Probably also some games from Chess.com as well because if I recall correctly, the opening that was played in the game from GameKnot, it did not offer anything new. The game below was played in the 2014 August Grand Seven Fourteen III tournament at Red Hot Pawn. This is a tournament that had 21 players at the start and everyone played each other twice, so this tournament added the game count for all the players playing the tournament by 40 games. I am currently fourth and I will stay in fourth place since nobody can't overtake me and I also can't overtake anyone anymore. I have three games left in the tournament and I am just trying to keep my rating decent and maybe increase it a bit because it is the only thing I can do at this point. In the game below I had my chances to win but I was not able to do so and ruined my position to the extent that I could have lost the game, but at the end I was happy to reach the draw. I have added two mate in ones, two mate in twos and one mate in three puzzle today. Until tomorrow, my fellow chess enthusiasts!

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Move	N	Result	Elo

1.e4	1,166,623	54%	2421
1.d4	947,298	55%	2434
1.Nf3	281,602	56%	2441
1.c4	182,102	56%	2442
1.g3	19,702	56%	2427
1.b3	14,265	54%	2427
1.f4	5,897	48%	2377
1.Nc3	3,801	51%	2384
1.b4	1,756	48%	2380
1.a3	1,206	54%	2404
1.e3	1,068	48%	2408
1.d3	954	50%	2378
1.g4	664	46%	2360
1.h4	446	53%	2374
1.c3	433	51%	2426
1.h3	280	56%	2418
1.a4	110	60%	2466
1.f3	92	46%	2436
1.Nh3	89	66%	2508
1.Na3	42	62%	2482

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 3...d6 4.0-0 Bd7 5.c3 a6 1-0 (46) Sanchez,I (2020)-Mbatha,C (1677) Tromsoe 2014 4.Ba4 C68 Spanish Game: Columbus Variation Be7 4...d6 5.0-0 5.c3 Bd7 0-1 (37) Ljubojevic,L (2605) -Westerinen,H (2465) Nice 1974 5...Bd7 6.c3 Nf6 7.Re1 Be7 1-0 (32) Ziane, N (2162)-Campbell,M Dallas 1999 5.0-0 d6 6.d4 Bd7 7.c3 Nf6 8.Re1 0-0 C87 Closed Spanish Game: Steinitz-type lines after 6.Re1 d6 9.Bg5 9.Bc2± 9...h6 9...b5= 10.Bb3 h6 10.Bh4 10.Bc1± 10...Re8 10...b5= 11.Bc2 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 dxe5 13.Bb3 Bc6 14.Nd2 Nd7 15.Bg3 Bh4 16.Nf1 Bxg3 17.hxg3 Nc5 18.Bd5 Bxd5 19.exd5 Qg5 20.Qc2 Rae8 21.b4 Nd7 22.c4 Qd8 23.cxb5 axb5 24.Ne3 Nb6 25.Qc6 f5 Ljubojevic,L (2605) -Westerinen,H (2465) Nice 1974 0-1 (37) 11...Nh5 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 10...Rc8 11.d5 Na7 12.Bxd7 Qxd7 13.c4 c5 14.dxc6 Rxc6 15.b3 Rd8 16.a4 b5 17.axb5 axb5 18.Nbd2 Qc7 19.Qe2 bxc4 20.bxc4 Rb8 21.h3 Nc8 22.Nh2 Rb2 23.Nhf1 Nb6 24.Rec1 Kh7 25.Qd3 Sanchez,I (2020)-Mbatha,C (1677) Tromsoe 2014 1-0 (46) 11.Nbd2 11.d5 Nb8 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Nbd2 11...Ng4N 11...exd4= 12.cxd4 Rb8 11...Nh7 12.Bg3 Bg5 13.Bxc6 Bxc6 14.dxe5 dxe5 15.Nc4 Qxd1 16.Raxd1 f6 17.Na5 Red8 18.h4 Bf4 19.Bxf4 exf4 20.Nxc6 bxc6 21.Nd4 Rab8 22.b3 c5 23.Ne6 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 c4 25.b4 a5 26.bxa5 Ziane,N (2162)-Campbell,M Dallas 1999 1-0 (32) 12.Bxe7 12.Bg3± 12...Qxe7 12...Rxe7= 13.d5 Nb8 13.h3 13.d5 Nb8 14.Bc2 13...Nf6 13...b5= 14.Bc2 14.d5 Nb8 15.Bc2 14...Rad8 14...Qd8= 15.d5 15.Nf1± 15...Nb8 Black should play 15...Na7 16.Nf1 16.Nc4± 16...a5 16...Nh5 17.Ng3 17.Ne3± 17...g6 17...c6= keeps the balance. 18.Qd2 18.Nd2± 18...Kg7 19.c4 White has some pressure. b6 19...a4 20.a3± c5 20...Bc8 21.b4 21.Rf1± 21...Na6 21...cxb4 22.axb4 Na6 22.bxa5 b5 22...bxa5± 23.Qxa5 Ra8 23.cxb5+- Bxb5 24.Rab1 Rb8 24...Nc7 25.Nh4 Kh7 25.Bd3? 25.Rb2+- is more deadly. 25...Bxd3 25...c4± was necessary. 26.a4 Bxa4 27.Bxc4 Nc5 26.Qxd3 Qa7 26...c4 27.Qxc4 Nc5 27.Rb5? 27.Nd2+- 27...Rxb5 27...Nc7 28.Rbb1 Qxa5 28.Qxb5± Rb8 28...c4± keeps fighting. 29.Qc6+- Ne8 30.Nd2! Qa8 30...Nac7 was worth a try. 31.Qd7 Rb2 31...h5 32.Ngf1 Qb7 33.Qxb7 Rxb7 32.Nc4 Rb7 33.Qc6 Qa7? 33...Rb8 34.Qxa8 Rxa8 34.Nxd6 Nxd6 35.Qxd6 f6 36.h4 h5 37.Re3 c4 38.Rf3 38.Nxh5+! gxh5 39.Rg3+ Kh7 40.Qxf6 38...Rf7 39.Ne2? 39.Qc6+- 39...Nc5± 40.Nc3? 40.Qb6± Threatens to win with Rxf6! Qxb6 41.axb6 40...Qxa5 41.Qc6! Qxa3 41...Nxe4! 42.Nxe4 Qe1+ 43.Kh2 Qxe4 42.Nb5 Qc1+ 43.Kh2 Nxe4

aiming for ...Nd2. 44.d6 Nd2 Strongly threatening ...e4. 45.Rc3? 45.d7= g5 46.hxg5 46.d8Q leads to mate. Nf1+ 47.Kg1 Ng3+ 48.Qd1 Qxd1+ 49.Kh2 Qh1+ 50.Kxg3 gxh4# 46...Nxf3+ 47.Qxf3 45...Nf1+-+ 46.Kh3 Qf4 47.g3 Qxf2

48.Qg2 Qf5+ 49.g4 hxg4+ 50.Qxg4 Qxg4+ 51.Kxg4 Endgame KRN-KRN f5+ 52.Kf3 Kf6 White must now prevent ...Rb7. 53.Ke2 Nh2 54.Rxc4 Ke6 55.Rc5 55.Rc7 55...Ng4 56.Rc6 Rd7? Better is 56...Rb7-+ 57.Nc3 Rb2+ 58.Ke1 Kd7 57.Nc7+= Kf7 ...e4 is the strong threat. 58.Nd5? 58.Na6= 58...Ke6? Black should try 58...Rd8!-+ Hoping for ...Ke6. 59.Ra6 Ke6 60.Nc7+ Kd7 59.Nc7+ Accuracy: White = 21%, Black = 25%. ½–½

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White	EloW	Black	EloB	Res

Vierjoki,T

1914

blither

1725

½–½

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