C50 Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Be7 5.c3 d6)

This was played on round one of a tournament that was played at Turku almost 12 years ago. During the same year that this tournament was played I had only once dropped my rating and in all other occasions whether it was team matches or tournaments I had been able to increase it. That only drop was in a team match I had played in November. So it was time once again to get back on the right track. Good start for the tournament is always important and in this case, the draw was sufficient for that because my opponent was higher rated than me. Back in my earliest chess playing days I had very simple goals when playing over the board chess, I needed to win lower rated opponents and at least draw the higher rated ones. Maybe I have become too keen on winning games that anything except a win from my games is disappointing in some way to me. I think I should adapt that same mentality I had back then, it might help me to get my rating up a bit easier. I also think that I should add some daily tactics training to my schedule, then again I should have a more precise schedule in the first place... At the moment I just do things in their natural flow without any precise time restrictions for the things I do.

My statistics in this opening variation: 2 games with the black pieces, 1 draw (50%) and 1 loss (50%).

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Be7 Scotch Game: Benima Defense 4...Bb4+ 5.c3 dxc3 6.bxc3 Ba5 7.e5 Scotch Game: Cochrane Variation 4...Bc5 5.Ng5 5.0-0 d6 6.c3 Bg4 Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. Cochrane-Anderssen Variation 5...Nh6 6.Qh5 Scotch Game: Vitzthum Attack 5.c3 d6 C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo 6.Nxd4 Ne5 7.Bb3 7.Be2 Nf6 8.f3 a6 9.Be3 d5 10.0-0 dxe4 11.fxe4 Nxe4 12.Bf4 Ng6 13.Qa4+ Bd7 14.Qb3 Nc5 15.Qc4 Nxf4 16.Rxf4 0-0 17.Rf1 Bd6 18.Nd2 Qg5 19.N2f3 Qg6 20.b4 b5 21.Qd5 c6 Moudallal,T (2026)-Khalili,M (1693) Beirut 2016 1-0 (36) 7...Nf6 8.Bc2 0-0 9.0-0 Bd7N 9...Bg4 10.f3 10.Qe1 c5 11.Nb3 a5 12.f4 Ng6 13.f5 Ne5 14.h3 Bh5 15.Bf4 Ra6 16.g4 Nfxg4 17.hxg4 Bxg4 18.Kg2 Bh4 19.Bg3 Qg5 20.a4 d5 21.exd5 Bxg3 22.Qxg3 Rh6 23.Rf4 Qh5 24.N1d2 Bh3+ Divis,J (1875)-Kucera,V (2079) Czechia 2007 0-1 (43) 10...Bd7 11.Nd2 c5 12.Ne2 Qc7 13.f4 Neg4 14.Nf3 Nh6 15.h3 Kh8 16.c4 b5 17.b3 bxc4 18.bxc4 Rab8 19.Ng3 Nhg8 20.Qd3 Ne8 21.Bd2 f6 22.Bc3 g6 23.Rad1 Rd8 24.Rd2 Von Hermann,B (2104)-Jahnke,A (2049) Germany 2010 1-0 (43) 9...c5 10.Ne2= 10.h3 Secures g4 10.f4 Nc6 10...Qc8 10...c5 11.Ne2= 11.f4 Nc6 12.Qf3 Kh8 13.Be3 Rg8 13...Ng8 14.Nd2± 14.Nd2 Rb8 14...h6 15.Rae1± 15.Nxc6 bxc6 15...Bxc6 16.Bxa7 Ra8+- 16.Bb3 White threatens to win material: Bb3xf7 16.e5 Rxb2 17.exf6 Rxc2 18.fxe7 c5+- 16...Be6 16...a5!?± 17.Bxa7 Rb7 18.Be3 Bxb3 19.axb3 Qb8 19...Rb8 20.b4± 20.Ra4 20.b4!? Rf8+- 20...Nd7 21.Rfa1 Nb6 22.Ra6 c5 23.R1a2 23.e5!?+- 23...f6 24.Qf2 Qc8 25.Nc4 25.f5!?± 25...Nxc4 26.bxc4 White has a new doubled pawn: c3 Qe6 27.Bxc5 Qxc4 27...Qxe4!? 28.Be3 Qxc4= 28.Bd4± c5 Black threatens to win material: c5xd4 29.R6a4 White threatens to win material: Ra4xc4 Qe6 30.Be3 Rgb8 30...f5 31.exf5 Qxf5 32.Ra7± 31.Bc1 31.f5 Qd7± 31...Kg8 31...f5 32.exf5 Qxf5 33.Ra8 32.Qf1 32.f5 Qb3± 32...Kf8 32...f5 33.exf5 Qxf5 34.Ra8± 33.Qc4 33.f5 Qf7+- 33...Qd7 33...Qxc4!? 34.Rxc4 Rd7± 34.Qd5+- Qc7 34...Qb5 35.Ra8+- 35.Ra6 Rb6 36.Ra7 36.Ra8 Rxa8 37.Rxa8+ Rb8+- 36...R6b7 37.Rxb7 Qxb7 38.Qxb7 Rxb7 39.Kf2 Ke8 40.Ke3 Kd7 41.f5 Kc6 41...Bd8 42.Ra8+- 42.Ra8 Rd7 43.Rh8 h6 44.c4 Bd8? 44...Rd8 45.Rxd8 Bxd8 46.Kf3+- 45.Kd3 45.Bd2 makes it even easier for White Bb6 46.Rg8 Rf7+- 45...Ba5 46.Rb8 Rb7 47.Rxb7 Kxb7 48.Bd2 48.Ke3 Kc6 49.Kf3 Kd7+- 48...Bb6?? Black falls apart 48...Bxd2 49.Kxd2 h5 50.g3+- 49.b4 49.Ke2 makes sure everything is clear Kc8 50.Kf3+- 49...cxb4± 50.Bxb4 Kc6 51.g4 Ba7 52.Bd2 Bc5 53.Ba5 Kd7 54.Kc3 Kc6 55.Kb3 Kd7 56.Ka4 Kc6 57.Bd2 Kb6 58.Be1 Kc6 59.Ba5 Bd4 60.Kb3 Bc5 61.Be1 Kb6?? the position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end 61...Bd4 62.h4± 62.h4 62.Bb4 secures the point Bd4 63.Bxd6+- 62...Kc6 63.Bd2 Bf2 64.h5 Bc5 65.Ba5 Kd7 66.Ka4 Kc6 67.Bc3 Kb6 68.Bb4 68.Bd2 Bf2± 68...Kc6 68...Bxb4!? might be a viable alternative 69.Kxb4 Kc6= 69.Kb3 69.Be1 Bd4± 69...Bd4 69...Bxb4!? is worth consideration 70.Kxb4 Kd7 70.Kc2± Bb6?? Black crumbles in face of a dire situation 70...Be5 71.Kd3± 71.Kd3 71.e5 dxe5 72.Bf8+- 71...Ba7?? the final mistake, not that it matters anymore 71...Bd8± 72.Bc3+- Bc5 73.Bd4 73.g5 hxg5 74.Bxf6+- 73...Bb4?? another bit of territory lost 73...Bxd4 74.Kxd4 Kc7 74.Ba7 74.g5 fxg5 75.Bxg7+- 74...Ba3?? gives the opponent new chances 74...Bc5 75.Bxc5 Kxc5 76.Kc3= 75.Kc3?? letting the wind out of his own sails 75.g5 Bc5 76.Bxc5 Kxc5± 75...Bc1 75...Bc5!? would keep Black alive 76.Bxc5 Kxc5= 76.Kb3 Bd2 ½–½

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White	EloW	Black	EloB	Res

Pitkäranta,T	1695	Vierjoki,T	1555	½–½
LangstonTillman	1692	Vierjoki,T	1819	1–0

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