C68 Spanish Game: Exchange Variation, sidelines (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bd6 6.d4 f6 7.dxe5 fxe5 8.Nxe5)

This game is taken from a team match called CHOCOLATE II vs LATINO. The match is played on 58 boards and I am playing on board 4 for CHOCOLATE II. The winner of the match is clear even though not all games have finished because the score in the match is 49 - 63 in favor of Latino. There were quite many timeouts in this match unfortunately on both sides. My game load is still a bit too much, I have at the moment 152 games in progress and it will actually increase by a few games in the near future at least momentarily. In one of my games I encountered something silly awhile back. I offered a draw in a position where I had a pawn and a king and my opponent had only his king left and my opponent refused the draw!! The reason why I offered the draw was because I knew the position was completely drawn and nothing I could do would change that. My only hope to win that game would be if my opponent ran out of time. More importantly though, he can't win that position... Even if my time would run out, it would still be a draw because he does not have enough material to mate me. I send another draw offer few moves later but it might be that he does not accept that either... Well, the game will be drawn by force in a few moves anyway, so it does not matter all that much. I have added one mate in one, one mate in two, one mate in three, one mate in seven and one mate in nine puzzle today.

Game number two. This is the 24th game in the 100 game match between me and Tomi. The match is played with 15 minute time controls and the first 20 games were played in 2013. I had a good winning streak at this point in the match and I took the lead in the match with a score of 12.5 - 11.5 after this game.

[Event "CHOCOLATE II vs LATINO - Board 4"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2015.02.20"] [Round "?"] [White "JMcito"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C68"] [WhiteElo "1924"] [BlackElo "1923"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s), TV"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 {C68 Spanish Game: Exchange Variation. King's Bishop Variation} (5... f6 6. d4 {1/2-1/2 (40) Bednarski,J-Ziembinski,M Poznan 1971}) 6. d4 f6 7. dxe5 fxe5 8. Nxe5 $1 { C68 Spanish Game: Exchange Variation, sidelines} Nf6 {2.28/18} (8... Qh4 $142 { 1.65/20}) (8... Bxe5 9. Qh5+) 9. Nc4 {1.04/23} (9. Nd3 $18 {2.28/18 is more deadly.} Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Qe2 Qd6 13. f4 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 c5 15. Nd5 c4 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Ne5 b5 18. Rad1 g5 19. g3 Qg7 20. Kh1 Bh3 21. Rg1 Rad8 22. Rd2 c5 23. Rgd1 Rxd2 24. Qxd2 {Poling,S (1918)-Wonsever,J (1636) San Francisco 2016 0-1 (39)}) 9... Be7 {1.71/20} (9... O-O $16 {1.04/23}) (9... Bc5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Ne5 Kc8 13. Nd3 Ba7 14. Re1 Rf8 15. Be3 b6 16. f3 Kb7 17. Rad1 Rae8 18. b3 h6 19. Na4 g5 20. h3 c5 21. c4 Nh5 22. Rc1 Rd8 23. Nf2 Nf4 24. Bxf4 {Kolas,T (2181)-Ofstad,P (2196) Oslo 2002 1/2-1/2 (40)}) 10. Nc3 $146 {1.27/24} (10. Qxd8+ $18 {1.71/20} Bxd8 11. f3 b6 12. Be3 Be6 13. Ne5 c5 14. Nc6 Kd7 15. Nxd8 Raxd8 16. Nc3 b5 17. Rfd1+ Kc6 18. b3 a5 19. Bg5 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Nd7 21. a4 bxa4 22. Nxa4 c4 23. bxc4 Bxc4 24. Ra1 Ra8 25. Bd2 Nb6 26. Kf2 {Bednarski,J-Ziembinski,M Poznan 1971 1/2-1/2 (40)}) 10... O-O {White is better.} 11. Be3 {0.75/24} (11. Qxd8 $18 {1.63/19 and White stays clearly on top.} Bxd8 12. Ne5) 11... Qe8 {1.33/21} (11... Qxd1 $142 {0.75/24} 12. Raxd1 ( 12. Rfxd1 Be6 $14) 12... Ng4) 12. Qe2 {-0.16/21} (12. a3 $16 {1.33/21}) 12... Bb4 {1.25/18} (12... b5 $1 $11 {-0.16/21 keeps the balance.}) 13. f3 {0.74/23} (13. Nd2 $142 {1.25/18} Be6 14. f3) 13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Be6 $2 {2.38/20} (14... b6 $16 {0.80/23}) 15. Na5 $2 {0.63/23} (15. Bc5 $18 {2.38/20}) 15... b6 $14 16. Nb3 $36 {0.70/24 White has the initiative.} ({White should play} 16. Nc4 $16 { 1.19/19}) 16... c5 {1.19/20} (16... Qf7 $14 {0.70/24}) 17. Rfd1 {0.42/23} (17. Nc1 $16 {1.19/20}) 17... Nh5 {0.87/20} (17... Qe7 $14 {0.42/23}) 18. a4 Qf7 { 1.60/20} (18... a5 $1 $14 {0.51/23}) 19. a5 $1 $16 Rfb8 {2.17/21} (19... Bc4 $16 {1.60/22 might work better.} 20. Qe1 Nf4) 20. axb6 cxb6 {2.44/18} (20... Bc4 $142 {1.86/23} 21. Qd2 cxb6) 21. Rxa6 $18 Bxb3 22. cxb3 Qxb3 {[#] Strongly threatening ...Rxa6.} 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Qd2 Nf6 {3.79/19} (24... Qc4 $142 { 2.67/25} 25. e5 Rf8 26. Qd5+ Qxd5 27. Rxd5 Nf4) 25. Bg5 Rf8 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 { Endgame KQR-KQR} 27. Qd8+ Rf8 28. Qd5+ Qxd5 29. Rxd5 $16 {KR-KR} Rb8 {1.88/22} (29... Ra8 $16 {1.43/26} 30. Kf2 Ra3) 30. Kf2 Rb7 {2.78/24} (30... Ra8 $142 { 1.77/26} 31. Rd6 Ra2+ 32. Kg3 Rb2) 31. Rf5 {1.40/27} (31. f4 $18 {2.78/24}) 31... g6 32. Rd5 Kf7 {2.43/25} (32... Ra7 $142 {1.78/27} 33. Rd8+ Kg7) 33. Ke3 Ke6 {3.14/26} (33... Ra7 $142 {2.05/26} 34. Kf4 Ke6) 34. f4 Ra7 35. Kd3 { 1.49/26} (35. g4 $18 {2.94/22}) 35... Ra2 {2.71/20} (35... h5 $16 {1.49/26} 36. Rg5 Kf6) 36. g4 $1 $18 Rxh2 37. Kc4 $2 {0.00/32} (37. f5+ $18 {1.91/22} Ke7 38. e5) 37... Rb2 $2 {2.61/22} (37... Rh4 $11 {0.00/32}) 38. f5+ $1 gxf5 {3.25/21} (38... Ke7 $142 {2.29/24} 39. Re5+ Kf7) 39. exf5+ $2 {0.16/27} (39. gxf5+ $18 { 3.25/21} Ke7 40. Re5+ Kf8 41. Re6) 39... Ke7 $2 {2.83/24} (39... Kf6 $1 $11 { 0.16/27}) 40. g5 $1 Rg2 41. f6+ $1 Ke6 {[#] And now ...Rg4+ would win.} 42. Rf5 $1 {f7! is the strong threat.} Kf7 (42... Kxf5 43. f7) 43. Kb5 {0.15/25} (43. Rd5 $16 {0.92/29}) 43... Rb2+ $2 {2.55/22} (43... Rg3 $1 $11 {0.15/25 and Black stays safe.}) 44. Kc6 Rb3 $2 {8.01/22} (44... b5 {2.33/27} 45. Kxc5 (45. Rxc5 b4 $18) 45... Rb3) 45. c4 Rb4 46. Rf4 $2 {1.04/26} (46. Re5 $18 {7.01/27}) 46... Rb3 $2 {10.24/26} (46... b5 $16 {1.04/26}) 47. Re4 Kg6 48. Re8 Rf3 49. Kxb6 $2 {0.39/25} (49. Rg8+ $18 {6.91/23} Kh5 50. Kxb6) 49... Rf5 $2 {4.66/26} ({Black should try} 49... Kxg5 $14 {0.39/25} 50. Rg8+ (50. Kxc5 Rxf6 51. Kd5 h5 $11) 50... Kh4) 50. Rg8+ Kf7 51. Rg7+ Kf8 52. Kc6 {Black must now prevent Kd6.} Ke8 $2 {#17/25} (52... h6 $18 {3.47/28} 53. Kd7 Rxg5) 53. Kd6 {White mates.} Kf8 54. Ke6 Rf4 55. Rxh7 {Accuracy: White = 33%, Black = 11%.} 1-0 [Event "Challenge 31594751"] [Site "online arena"] [Date "2015.07.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Tocklin, Tomi"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C68"] [WhiteElo "1806"] [BlackElo "1724"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s), TV"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 {C69 Spanish Game: Exchange Variation. Gligoric Variation} (5... Bd6 6. d4 {1-0 (17) Ricci,M (2147)-Lanzani,G (2074) Bratto 2004}) 6. d4 Bd6 7. dxe5 fxe5 8. Nxe5 $1 { C68 Spanish Game: Exchange Variation, sidelines} Nf6 {2.42/18} (8... Qh4 $16 { 1.34/22 was worth a try.}) (8... Bxe5 9. Qh5+) 9. Nf3 {1.36/22} (9. Nd3 $1 $18 {2.42/18}) 9... Bc5 {2.07/19} (9... Be7 $16 {1.36/22}) (9... Nxe4 10. Re1 O-O 11. Qe2 Nf6 12. Qc4+ Nd5 13. Qd3 Bf5 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. c4 Nb4 16. c5+ Nd5 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Nc3 Qd7 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Bf4 {1-0 (21) Burbach,B (1408)-Kulchayodom,P (1246) Vientiane 2018}) 10. Qxd8+ $18 Kxd8 {White is clearly better.} 11. Bg5 Be7 $146 {2.46/19} (11... h6 $16 {1.40/19 was called for.} 12. Bxf6+ (12. Rd1+ Ke8 13. Bh4 Rf8 14. Nc3 Be6 15. Bg3 Rc8 16. Be5 Rf7 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Ke7 19. Nxe6 Kxe6 20. f3 g5 21. Rd2 Nd7 22. Ne2 c5 23. Rad1 Ne5 24. Rd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8 Rd7 26. Rxd7 Nxd7 {Kaya,O (1595)-Kavri,Y (1339) Konya 2017 1-0 (56)}) 12... gxf6 13. Nbd2 Ke7 (13... Be6 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. Nbd4 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. Rad1 Ke8 18. Nf5 Rg8 19. Kh2 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Bc5 21. Rg1 Rxg1 22. Kxg1 Bf8 23. Kg2 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Kg3 Kd7 26. Kg4 Bc5 27. Kh5 Bxf2 28. Kxh6 {Holzmueller,K-Mohapatra,T Chicago 1994 1-0 (35)}) 14. Nb3 Bd6 15. Rfe1 Bf4 16. g3 Bg4 17. Nh4 Be5 {1-0 (17) Ricci,M (2147)-Lanzani,G (2074) Bratto 2004}) 12. e5 {1.15/22} (12. Nc3 $18 {2.46/19}) 12... Nd5 {1.66/19} ( 12... Ne4 $16 {1.15/22}) 13. Rd1 {0.55/23} (13. c4 $18 {1.66/19} Nb6 14. b3) 13... Ke8 {1.37/21} (13... Bxg5 $14 {0.55/23} 14. Nxg5 Ke7) 14. Bxe7 {0.58/20} (14. c4 $16 {1.37/21} Nb6 15. b3) 14... Kxe7 $14 15. Nc3 {0.00/24} (15. Nbd2 $16 {0.96/22}) 15... Nxc3 $11 16. bxc3 Bf5 {0.85/19} (16... Rf8 $11 {0.00/24 remains equal.}) 17. Rd2 {-0.53/23} (17. Nd4 $16 {0.85/19} Rhf8 18. Rab1) 17... h6 $2 {1.03/21 [#]} (17... Rad8 $1 $15 {-0.53/23 stays ahead.}) 18. Rad1 { 0.12/23} ({Better is} 18. Rb1 $16 {1.03/21}) 18... c5 $2 {1.87/22} (18... Be6 $11 {0.12/23 and Black has nothing to worry.}) 19. Rd5 $2 {-0.39/25} (19. Nh4 $1 $18 {1.87/22} Ke6 20. Nxf5 Kxf5 21. Rd7) 19... b6 $1 $15 20. a4 $2 {-2.38/22 } (20. R5d2 $11 {-0.10/25}) 20... Rad8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 $19 { Endgame KB-KN} 23. Ne1 Ke7 24. f4 Ke6 {-0.95/25} (24... a5 $19 {-2.31/23 and Black stays clearly on top.} 25. c4 Bd7) 25. Kf2 Kd5 26. Ke3 {-1.71/26} (26. g3 $17 {-0.87/27 is a better defense.}) 26... Kc4 {-0.55/27} (26... a5 $19 { -1.71/26} 27. g3 Bd7) 27. Kd2 $15 Bd7 28. h3 {-1.41/24} (28. g3 $15 {-0.67/28}) 28... Bxa4 {-0.85/29} (28... Kd5 $142 {-1.41/24} 29. Nd3 g5 30. fxg5 hxg5) 29. g4 {-1.79/23} (29. f5 $17 {-0.85/29}) 29... Kd5 $1 $19 30. Nd3 {-2.47/21} (30. c4+ {-1.90/27 might work better.} Kxc4 31. Nd3) 30... Ke4 $2 {0.00/26 [#]} ( 30... Bb5 $19 {-2.47/21 White must now prevent ...Ke4.} 31. Nf2 a5) 31. f5 { -0.85/27} (31. c4 $1 $11 {0.00/26 keeps the balance.}) 31... c4 {0.00/26} ( 31... Bb5 $1 $17 {-0.85/27 ...Bxd3 is the strong threat.} 32. e6 a5) 32. f6 $1 $11 ({Of course not} 32. Nb2 Bc6 $17) 32... gxf6 33. exf6 Be8 34. Nf2+ $2 { -3.38/25} (34. Nb4 $1 $11 {0.00/26}) 34... Kf3 {-1.40/30} (34... Ke5 $19 { -3.38/25 has better winning chances.} 35. Nd1 Kxf6) 35. Nd1 $17 Kg3 {-1.12/28} ({Black should play} 35... Kf4 $19 {-1.66/25} 36. Ne3 Ke5) 36. Ke3 $2 {-5.67/23 } (36. Ne3 $17 {-1.12/28 nothing else works.} Kh4 37. Nxc4) 36... Kxh3 $19 { Black is clearly winning.} 37. Kf4 a5 38. Nb2 b5 39. Kf5 a4 {Accuracy: White = 15%, Black = 25%.} 0-1