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The game below was played on the second round of a weekend tournament that was played at Hämeenlinna over eight years ago. This was my first loss of the tournament and it also later turned out to be the only loss I suffered in this tournament that lasted five rounds. On the first round I had won a game against a player who was rated 1418. On the last three rounds I was able to get one win and two draws.
The first four moves from both players were good enough to keep the game balanced, but then I on move 5, I blundered. I am not sure why I thought back then that Be6 would be a good move to play. These days I would play 5...Nf6 instead of 5...Be6.
5...Nf6 seems like the best way to continue the development of the pieces.
My positional downhill continued with 9...Nge7, which is a bit too passive move. I should have played my knight to f6 where it is more active. However, my opponent did not find the best move, so I was able to breath a little bit easier. 10.Bg5 is not really a bad move, but it is not as good as 10.d5. I immediately made a bad move as a reply to Bg5, 10...O-O, and the position clearly favored my opponent again. I needed to play either 10...h6 or 10...Qd7 in order to keep the position roughly even.
The best move in the position is 10.d5.
However, with the move 11.a4, the position evened out again. Both players kept playing badly and the advantage shifted a bit until the position was equal again after 13.Ne2. The game went on without any huge mistakes until I played 28...Ra6.
Moves like 28...Nb3, 28...b6 and 28...Rd7 would have kept the position equal.
I completely ignored the possibility of 29.Nxe5, which my opponent played in the game. While that was a good move, even after that I should have been able to keep my chances for a draw alive. However, I was not paying enough attention and played the horrible blunder 32...Nc5 in response to Re1, which meant that I allowed a mate in two that my opponent saw and was able to deliver it as well, because I did not resign even though I saw the mate after I moved the knight.
The only way to try and hold on was to move the knight to f6 and guard the key square e8.
Even if I had moved my knight to f6, my position was close to being unsalvageable and it would have been rather difficult to get even a draw.
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc54.0-0d65.c3C50 Hungarian Defence and
Giuoco PianissimoBe66.Bxe6fxe67.d4exd48.cxd4Bb69.Nc39.d5exd510.exd5Nce711.Ng5Qd712.Ne6Nf513.Re1Nge714.g4Nh415.Bg5Nhg616.Nxg7+Kf717.Ne6Ne518.Rxe5dxe519.Qf3+Ke820.Nc3Rg821.Re1Qd622.Ne4Qb423.Nf6+Kf7Crosa Coll,M (2415)-Coutinho,S (2208) Brasilia 2005 1-0
(31)9.Bg5Nce710.Nc3Nf611.Qb3Qd712.a4c613.a5Bd814.Rfd1d515.Ne5Qd616.exd5exd517.Re10-018.Bf4Nh519.Ne4Qe620.Bg5Qf521.g4Qe622.gxh5Kh823.Ng3Qd6Alev,G (1640)-Cevik,B Konya 2016 1-09...Nge7N9...Nf610.d5exd511.exd5Ne712.Qe2Qd713.Ng50-014.Ne6Rfe815.Qf3Ba516.Nf4Bxc317.bxc3Rf818.c4b519.cxb5Qxb520.Ne6Rfc821.Bh6Qxd522.Qxd5Nexd523.Bxg7Kf724.Bxf6Tschammer,K (1605)-Roehr,T
(1389) Oberhof 2013 1-0 (33)9...Nf610.d5exd511.exd5Ne5±10.Bg5Black has a cramped position10.d5exd511.exd5Ne5+-10...0-0?10...h611.Bh40-012.Na4=11.a411.d5Nb412.dxe6h6±11...a6?Controls b511...h612.Bh4Qd7=12.Qb3??White threatens to win
material: Qb3xe6. forfeits the advantage12.d5Ne513.Nxe5dxe514.dxe6Qxd115.Raxd1±15.Rfxd1?!Bxf2+16.Kh1Nc612...Qd7White has
an active position12...Rxf3!?13.gxf3Nxd413.Ne2White has a
very active position13.d5exd514.Bxe7Nxe714...Qxe7??15.Nxd5Qe816.Nf6+Kh817.Nxe8Raxe818.Ng5+-13...Ng614.Rad1Rae8White
has an active position15.Ng3Qf716.Be3h6Prevents intrusion on g517.Ne2e518.Qxf7+Rxf719.d5White gains spaceBxe320.fxe3White has new
doubled pawns: e3+e4.Nb421.Ng321.a5Rb8=21...Ref821...a522.Nd222.Nf522.a5Ne7=22...Ne7Black threatens to win material:
Ne7xf522...a523.g423.N3h423.Nxe7+Rxe724.a5Ref7=23...Nxf524.exf5a525.e4Na626.Ng6White threatens to win material: Ng6xf8.
The white knight is well posted.Ra827.Rc1Nc5Black threatens to win
material: Nc5xa4. Black forks: a4+e428.Rc4Ra628...Nb3!?must
definitely be considered29.Rf2Nd4=29.Nxe5!±Deflection: c5Re729...dxe530.Rxc5Overloading Deflection30.Ng6Rxe431.Rxe4Nxe432.Re1White threatens to win material: Re1xe4Nc5??32...Nf633.Re8+Kf734.Rf8#1–0
Here are few of the latest reference games from strong players that I could find from my reference database. Three of these were played in a blitz tournament and one in a rapid tournament.
The game below was played in a team match called Remedy for OCD - BtDW. The match consisted of 20 boards and it was played between Blade, The Daywalker and Obsessive Chess Disorder. I played on board 1 for OCD and this win was really important one to get us a bit closer to the win of the match. The final score of the match was 17.5 - 22.5 in favor of Obsessive Chess Disorder!
This game started with both players playing quite well until my opponent played 7...Nd4, which is a huge blunder, after which I should have a winning advantage, at least according to Stockfish in this after the game analysis. However, none of that actually matters if you do not know how to take full advantage of the mistakes that your opponent makes.
A much more preferable move for peterkp99 was 7...h6.
I showed poor realization skills, because only a few moves later I played foolishly 12.Qf3 instead of just playing 12.Bxe6 and I would have had an easy win. I had to make it difficult for myself by playing 12.Qf3, after which the likely result of the game was a draw and when I did end up playing Bxe6, it was no longer a strong move.
Clearly the best move was 12.Bxe6, which would have removed the defender of the key g4 square. It wins a piece because if Black takes back the bishop, he or she gets mated quickly starting with 13.Qg4+
With the move 17.d4, I completely lost any advantage I had previously gained. Then on move 19, my opponent made a small mistake, but as I did not play accurately, the position evened out again with the move 20.Be3. In order for me to take advantage of the mistake, I needed to play 20.dxc5, but even then it would be likely that the game would have gone towards a draw.
The best move to keep the position equal was 20...c4, according to the engine at depth 34.
After the reply 20...Rc8, the game started to go downhill for my opponent again and the rest of the game I played reasonably well, so that despite of the small mistakes I made, I was able to keep the advantage on my side. The final nail in the coffin was the move 26...Qc1+, after that the game was completely lost for peterkp99.
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc54.0-0Nf65.d30-06.Bg5d67.Nc3C50
Hungarian Defence and Giuoco PianissimoNd48.Nxd48.Bxf6Qxf69.Nd5Qg610.Ne7+Kh811.Nxg6+fxg612.Nxd4exd413.a3Rf414.Re1Bg415.Qd2Raf816.b4Rxf217.Qg5Bb618.e5c519.exd6Bd820.Qxc5Be221.d7Bb622.Qd6Bxd3Ramirez,L-Gonzalez,A Ciudad del Este 2015 0-18...Bxd49.Nd59.h3Bxc310.bxc3c611.Qf3Qe812.Bxf6gxf613.Qxf6Qd814.Qf3Qa515.d4exd416.cxd4c517.Qg3+Kh818.Qxd6Rd819.Qe5+Kg820.dxc5Qa421.Qg5+Kh822.Qxd8+Kg723.Qd4+Kg8Balsai,N-Simon,P (2085) Heves 2000 1-0 (33)9...Be6N9...h610.Nxf6+gxf611.Bxh6Re812.Qh5Re713.Qg6+Kh814.Qg7#1-0 (14) Tang,Y-Kwan,H Singapore 20089...c610.Nxf6+gxf611.Bh6
0-1 (11) Zavagno,M (1443)-Zuttioni,F (1884) Udine 20099...Bg410.Qxg4Nxg411.Bxd8Raxd812.Nxc7Rd713.Ne6Re814.Nxd4a615.Nb5axb516.Bxb5Rdd817.Bxe8Rxe818.h3Nf619.b4Rd820.c4b621.a4Rc822.a5bxa523.bxa5Nd724.Rab1Stellnberger,P-Schmid,J Tschagguns 2009 1-0 (33)9...c610.Nxf6+gxf611.Bh4+-10.Nxf6+gxf611.Bh6Re8??but even a better
move would not have saved the game11...Kh812.Bxf8Qxf8+-12.Qf3
White has a mate threat12.Bxe6and the result of the game is clear:
White will winf513.Bxf5+-12...Kh813.c3White threatens to win
material: c3xd4Bb614.Bxe6fxe6Black has a new doubled pawn: e515.Qh3Qe716.Rad1Rg817.d4exd418.cxd4Rg619.Rd3c519...Rag820.g3=20.Be320.dxc5dxc521.Rfd1c4±20...Rc820...c4!?is worthy
of consideration21.Rdd1d5=21.dxc5±Bxc522.Bxc5Rxc523.Rfd1Rc224.R3d224.Qf3!?Rc625.Qe3±24...Rxd225.Rxd2Qc725...Rg526.Qe3±26.Qd3±Qc1+26...Rg4!?27.Rd1Kg8±27.Rd1+-Qxb227...Qg528.g3d529.exd5Qxd530.Qxd5exd531.Rxd5+-28.Qxd6Qxa2??leading to a quick end28...Qe529.Qxe5fxe5+-29.Qf8+Rg830.Qxf6+30.Qxf6+Rg731.Rd8#1–0
C54 Giuoco Piano: 4.c3 Nf6, main lines with 5.d4 and 5.d3 (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O d6 5.c3 Nf6 6.b4 Bb6 7.d3 O-O 8.Bg5)
The game below was played in a team match called KNOCKOUT S5 R1 Team 8 vs Kopaonik. The match was played on 30 boards and I played on board 19 for Kopaonik. The match ended with a score of 27 - 33, so the match was quite evenly fought. I should not have lost this game, first time that I thought that I am probably going to win was when my opponent played 26.Nxe5, which I considered to be a blunder after I saw that if I take it with my pawn, I will be ahead in material. I saw at this point in the game the back rank weakness that my opponent tried to take advantage of.
26.Qxc6 and 26.Rb1 or any move that does not lose material were much better than what wiseone22 played in the game.
I did avoid making stupid moves for awhile, but then for some reason I played 33...Nf4, which allowed 34.Qxf7. After the queen captured the rook, my only chance to hold the game was to play 34...Nxh3+ and go for the perpetual check. Wiseone22 would have needed to allow the perpetual because had the rook taken the knight, then I could have forced a mate. The key variations can be seen in the notation of the game.
33...Nh4 was winning, but 33...Nf4 was only good enough for a draw.
I was very careful earlier not to move my key defender, the knight on g6, but I did it now because I thought that there are no moves that can take use of my back rank weakness. Obviously I completely missed 34.Qxf7, which enabled an equal position to occur on the board. I missed my chance to draw the game and played 34...h6, which should have been the losing move. However, wiseone22 for some reason took also my other rook with the queen, and I had a chance to get a winning advantage once again. Wiseone22 needed to play 35.Qd7, which would have saved the queen and guarded the pawn at h3 at the same time. My last chance to get a win would have started with the move 35...Qe3+, but instead I took the queen immediately, which allowed the sequence 36.Rd8+ Kg7 37.R1d7+ and then I resigned because I will lose my queen on g3.
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc54.0-0d65.c3Nf66.b4Bb67.d30-08.Bg5
C54 Giuoco Piano: 4.c3 Nf6, main lines with 5.d4 and 5.d3Be69.Bxe6N9.Nbd2h69...Ne710.Qb3Bxc411.Nxc4Ng612.a4c613.a5Bc714.d4exd415.cxd4h616.Bxf6Qxf617.Rfe1Rfe818.g3Qe619.Qc3Qg420.e5dxe521.Ncxe5Bxe522.Nxe5Nxe523.dxe5Rad824.a6Gaber,J (2123)-Frink,F (2239)
Zalakaros 2004 0-1 (33)9...Nb810.Qb3Bxc411.Nxc4Nbd712.Rad1Qe713.Nh4Qe614.a4a615.Qc2Ba716.Be3g617.Bxa7Rxa718.f4exf419.Qf2Raa820.Qxf4Qg421.Qf2Rae822.Ne3Qe623.Nf3Ng424.Qh4Mulenga,C (1915)
-Aloulou,M (1722) Hammamet 2016 1-0 (43)9...Qe710.a4a611.a5Ba712.Kh1h613.Bh4Rad814.b5Bxc415.Nxc4axb516.Ne3Bxe317.fxe3Qe618.Qb1g519.Bg3Na720.c4c621.c5Nh522.a6bxa623.Rxa6Qd724.d4Bird,
H-Englisch,B London 1883 1/2-1/2 (44)10.Bh4Kh710...g511.Bg3d512.exd5Nxd513.Qc2Nf414.Rad1Ne2+15.Kh1Nxg3+16.fxg3Re817.b5Na518.Nxe5Nxc419.Nexc4Bg420.Nf3Qd521.a4Bf522.Nb2Rad823.c4Qd624.Nxg5hxg525.Rxf5Ivanov,A (1444)-Tonkushin,K Gelendzhik 2015 1-0 (52)11.a4a612.Kh1Rg813.Qc2g514.Bg3h515.h3h416.Bh2Nh517.d4g418.Bxe6fxe619.hxg4Rxg420.dxe5dxe521.Nc4Ng3+22.fxg3hxg323.Rad1Qe7
Boncourt-De Saint Amant,P Paris 1837 0-1 (39)9...fxe6Black has new
doubled pawns: e5+e610.Qb3Qd711.b5White threatens to win material:
b5xc611.a4a6=11...Ne711...Na5!?12.Qb4h612.Nbd2a613.Bxf613.a4Ba713...Rxf614.Nc4Ba715.b6cxb616.Nxb6Bxb617.Qxb6Rc818.c4Rc619.Qb2Ng620.Rab1Rc721.Rfd1Qc621...Qf722.Qb6Rxf323.gxf3=22.Rbc122.Qb6Qd7=22...b622...Rxf323.gxf3Nf424.Qd2=23.d423.Rb1Rb723...exd4=24.Qxd4e5Black threatens
to win material: e5xd425.Qd5+Kh826.Nxe5??White has let it slip away26.Qxc6was necessaryRxc627.Rc3=26...dxe5-+Weaker is26...Nxe527.Qxe5!?Deflection: d6h628.Qd5±27.Qxe5Qc527...Rc8might be the shorter path28.Qd5Nf429.Qxc6Rfxc6-+28.Qd5??
a blunder in a bad position28.Qxc5Rxc529.Rd8+Rf8-+28...Qxf2+29.Kh1Rcf730.h3Qxa230...Nf4!?makes it even easier for Black31.Qd2Ne232.Rc2Ng3+33.Kh2Nf1+34.Rxf1Qxf135.Rc1-+31.Rd231.c5hoping against hopeQxd532.exd5bxc533.Rxc5-+31...Qa332.Rcd132.Rdd1doesn't get the cat off the treeRf833.e5Rf2-+32...Qg332...Nf4keeps an even firmer grip33.Qd8+Rf8-+33.Kg133.Qd3
does not help muchQf434.Qc3-+33...Nf4Black has a mate threat33...Nh434.Qa8+Rf835.Qxf8+Rxf836.Rf1Rxf1+37.Kxf1Qf4+38.Rf2Qc1+39.Ke2Qxc4+40.Ke3Qc3+41.Ke2Qc2+42.Ke1Qxe4+43.Kd1Kg844.Re2Qb1+45.Kd2Nxg246.Re8+Kf747.Rc8Qe1+48.Kd3Qd1+49.Ke4Qd650.Kf3Ne1+51.Ke2Qe6+52.Kd1Qxc853.h4Qc2+54.Kxe1Kg655.h5+Kf556.h6Ke457.hxg7Ke358.g8QQc1#34.Qxf7=White has a mate threath6??a transit
from better to worse34...Nxh3+35.Kh1Nf2+35...Rxf7??2 simply
mating in36.Rd8+Rf837.Rxf8#36.Kg1Nh3+36...Rxf72 leads to mate in
37.Rd8+Rf838.Rxf8#37.Kh1Nf2+37...Rxf72 will allow the opponent
to give mate in38.Rd8+Rf839.Rxf8#38.Kg1Nh3+=38...Rxf72 is
refuted decisively by mate in39.Rd8+Rf840.Rxf8#35.Qxf6??an
unfortunate move that relinquishes the win35.Qd7±35...gxf635...Qe3+and Black has prevailed36.Kh2gxf6-+36.Rd8++-Kg736...Qg8no good, but what else?37.Rxg8+Kxg8+-37.R1d7+37.R1d7+Kg638.Rg8+Kh539.Rxg3Ne2+40.Kf2Nxg341.Kxg3Kg642.Kf4a543.g4h544.gxh5+Kxh545.Kf5Kh446.Rd3Kh547.Kxf6a448.e5Kh449.e6a350.Rxa3Kh551.e7Kh652.e8QKh753.Qg6+Kh854.Qg7#1–0
Hmmm, all reference games so far have been draws, maybe I should include games from players 2000+ and not just from 2500+ players. The exception was my last post, but that was only because people who have ratings over 2500 had not played that line.
This was played on the second round of the tournament that was played at Tampere close to ten years ago. I had lost my first round game against a player who was higher rated than me about 200 points and on this round I won a game against someone, who was lower rated than me by over 200 points. Therefore, after two rounds I was doing as well as could be expected, I guess. The next two rounds made sure that this was going to end up as another bad tournament for me in 2006. I think this was the third tournament in a row where I continued my downhill. That downhill also continued for the bigger part of the rest of the year. The most important moment of the game was seen after the move 10...Ne7. My opponent played 11.Be3, which lost a pawn as can be seen in the game continuation 11...Bxe3 12.Qxe3 Nexd5 13.Bxd5 Nxd5.
The only way to save the pawn on d5 seems to be 11.Bb5+.
Admittedly my opponent was already slightly worse before playing the move 11.Be3, but had the material remained equal, I would not have had enough to win the game, in case both players would make accurate moves for the rest of the game that is. I basically had the material advantage and the compensation when I won the pawn, so the game was really one-sided to the end. That being said, my final move was rather embarrassing, I went for the material with 33...Rxg4 when I could have just mated my opponent by taking the undefended rook on e1 with my queen.
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc54.Nc3d65.h3Be6C50 Hungarian Defence and
Giuoco Pianissimo6.Nd56.Bb3Qd77.d3Nge78.Be3Ng69.Qd2Bb410.a3Ba511.Bxe6fxe612.b4Bb613.Ne20-014.c4Rad815.0-0Rxf316.Bxb6axb617.gxf3Nh418.Qe3Rf819.Kh2Nd420.f4exf4Jablonska,A-Luks,M (2120)
Brzeg Dolny 1995 0-16...Nf67.d3h6NConsolidates g57...Na58.Nxf6+Qxf69.Bxe6Qxe610.a3Nc611.Bd2Qf612.0-0Nd413.Nxd4Bxd414.c3Bb615.a4a616.Be3c517.b4Ba718.bxc5dxc519.Rb1Qc620.Qh50-021.Qxe5Qxa422.Rxb7Novruzlu,N (1257)-Horn,L Batumi 2016 1-07...0-08.Bg5Bxd59.Bxd5Nd410.Nxd4Bxd411.c3c612.Bb3Bc513.0-0Re814.Kh1d515.exd5cxd516.Bxf6gxf617.Qg4+Kh818.Qh5Qd719.Bc2Bb620.d4e421.a4Rg822.Qh6Barcons Rovira,J (1765)-Asensio Ruiz de Alda,J (1673) Santa
Eulalia de Roncana 2015 0-1 (34)7...Qd78.Bb3Bxd59.exd5Ne710.c40-011.0-0h612.d4exd413.Nxd4Bxd414.Qxd4Nf515.Qd3Rfe816.Bc2g617.g4Nh418.Bxh6Nxg419.hxg4Qxg4+20.Qg3Qh521.Be3Nf3+22.Kg2Magiera,
R-Peters,M Hessen 2000 1/2-1/28.a3Secures b4a59.Qe29.Nxf6+Qxf610.Bxe6Qxe6=9...Bxd510.exd5Ne711.Be311.Bb5+!?Nd712.Ba411...Bxe312.Qxe312.fxe3Nfxd513.0-00-012...Nexd513.Bxd5Nxd514.Qe4c615.0-015.c4Nf616.Qe30-015...0-016.Nh216.Qf5g617.Qe4f5-+16...Nf417.Rad117.Rfe1f518.Qe3a4-+17...f518.Qf3Qg518...Qb619.Rb1-+19.Kh1Rae820.Rg1d5Black
intends e421.Rde121.Qe3Qf6-+21...e422.dxe4fxe423.Qc323.Qe3b5-+23...Qd824.Qd4Rf624...Ne6might be the shorter path25.Qe3-+25.Re3Ref825...c5keeps an even firmer grip26.Qxc5Rc627.Qd4Rxc228.Rf1-+26.Ng4?26.f3Ne627.Qd1Rf4-+26...Rf526...Rg6seems even better27.Nh2a4-+27.Rge127.Qd1Ng628.f3exf329.gxf3-+27...Ne627...h5makes it even easier for Black28.Nh2Ne629.Qd2Rxf230.R1e2-+28.Qd128.Qd2cannot change destinyh529.Nh2Rxf2-+28...h529.Nh2Rxf230.Qxh530.R3e2doesn't get the bull off
the iceQg531.Rg1e3-+30...Rxg2‼Double attack: h5/g231.Ng431.Kxg2Qg5+Double attack31...Nf432.Qe5Qh432...Rxg433.Rf1Qh434.Kh2Rg2+35.Kh1Rg336.Rxg3Qxg337.Rxf4Rxf438.Qb8+Kh739.Qxf4Qxf440.b3e341.c3Qg342.a4e243.b4e1Q#33.Rb3Rxg433...Rxg434.Rf1Rf635.Kh2Nxh336.Qb8+Kh737.Rxh3Rh638.Qh8+Kxh839.Rf8+Kh740.Rh8+Kxh841.b3Qxh3#33...Qxe1#0–1
Another couple of reference games and these are actually the highest rated people who have ended up in a position after 5...Be6. It does not actually mean that the opening would be categorized the same in these reference games as in the game I played. I am not intentionally picking up only the drawn games, but since there are no games between high rated players that resulted in one of the players winning, this is all that can be added here.
C54 Giuoco Piano: 4.c3 Nf6, main lines with 5.d4 and 5.d3 (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 h6 6.c3 O-O)
This was played on the first round of a tournament that was played at Helsinki in January 2006. I started the tournament with a loss and continued losing for the next three rounds, only in the last game did I manage to win a game... This was the first tournament I played after sharing the win in group C in a tournament that was played at Turku in December on the previous year. Now I played in group B and only managed to get 1 out of the possible 5 points. I was second last in the final standings of group B. It did not take long for me to mess things up in this game, already on move 10 I played the horrible Nb8. One might say that my problems started a bit earlier with 7...d5, because that move enabled the game continuation where I lost a pawn. However, it might not have been that dangerous by itself, because I had some compensation for the pawn in view of faster development.
I had to keep the knight in play by moving it to a5. I could not afford to play the passive 10...Nb8.
Or rather it would have been an adequate compensation, had I not retreated with my knight to b8 and given up the lead on development. My opponent took the free pawn and then I played the move 11...Bf6, which made my position even worse and at that moment I was already on a losing position. While neither player played the most accurate moves, there really never was any reasonable doubt about the winner of the game. I continued my fruitless efforts up to the move 47.Rh7, after which I decided it was time to resign.
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc54.0-0Nf65.d3h66.c30-0C54 Giuoco Piano:
4.c3 Nf6, main lines with 5.d4 and 5.d37.a4d57...a58.d4exd49.cxd4Bb610.e5Ne811.d5Ne712.Be3d613.Bxb6cxb614.Nc3Bg415.exd6Nxd616.Be2Rc817.Ra3Rc518.Qd4Bf519.Rd1Qc720.Bd3Re821.Raa1Bxd322.Qxd3Glud,J (2147)-Lehtovirta,V Finland 2002 1-0 (64)8.exd5Nxd5White
has a cramped position9.b4NWhite threatens to win material: b4xc59.Bb5Bg410.Nbd2a611.Bxc6bxc612.Qc2Re813.h3Bh514.Re1Bd615.Nh2f516.c4Nf617.Ndf1c518.Ng3Bg619.Bd2e420.dxe4fxe421.Be3Bxg322.fxg3Qd323.Qe21/2-1/2 (23) Taragel,M (1366)-Zelnik,S (1208) Liptovsky
Mikulas 20169.Re1Re810.Nbd2Nf411.Ne4Bb612.b4Qd713.Bxf4exf414.a5Bxf2+15.Kxf2b616.axb6cxb617.Qd2Qf518.Nf6+Qxf619.Rxe8+Kh720.Rae1Bb721.Rxa8Bxa822.d4Ne723.Bd3+Ng6Smith,V-Babic,G Istanbul
2000 1-0 (32)9...Be7Black has an active position10.b5White
threatens to win material: b5xc6Nb810...Na5!?=looks like a
viable alternative11.Nxe5±Bf6?11...c612.d4±12.d412.Ba3Bxe513.Bxf8Bxh2+14.Kxh2Qxf815.Bxd5Qd6+16.Kg1Qxd5+-12...Bf5?12...Be6!?±13.Ba313.f4!?a614.Qh5g6+-13...Re814.Qf3Be615.Re115.Nd3Be7+-15...c615...Nb616.Bd3Bxe517.dxe5±16.Nd2Qc716...Bxe517.dxe5Nd718.Bf1+-17.Ng417.Ne4Nd718.Bd6Qc8+-17...Be7?17...Nd7!?18.bxc6bxc619.Nxf6+N7xf6±18.Bxe7Rxe719.Ne519.Bxd5!?Bxd520.Rxe7Qxe7+-19...Nd7±20.bxc6bxc621.Nb3N7f621...Rae8!?±22.Nc5+-Rd822...Rae823.h3+-23.Nxe623.a5Rde824.Nxe6Rxe6+-23...Rxe624.g324.a5Ne8+-24...c5?24...a525.Rab1+-25.Rac125.Rab1might be the
shorter patha6+-25...Qa5?25...Re726.h4Nb627.Bb5+-26.Bb526.Rb1and White can already relaxa6+-26...Qb626...Qc727.Kg2+-27.c4Nc7??the final mistake, not that it matters anymore27...Nb428.d5Re7+-28.d5Red628...Rxe5doesn't change the outcome of the game29.Rxe5a630.Bc6+-29.Nc6Rf830.a5Qb731.Ne7+Kh832.Nf532.Bc6seems even betterQb433.Qf4Rfd8+-32...Nxb533.cxb5Rxd533...Qxd534.Qxd5Rxd5+-34.Rxc5!Deflection: d5.Qd734...Rxc535.Qxb7Deflection Pinning35.Rxd5Qxd536.Qxd5Nxd537.Re5Nc738.Nd6Rb838...Ne6a fruitless try to alter the course of the game39.b6axb640.axb6+-39.Nxf7+39.Rc5nails it downNxb540.Rxb5+-39...Kg839...Kh7cannot change destiny40.Nd6Rd841.Nf5+-40.Nd6Kf840...Rd8there is nothing better in the position41.Rc5Rd7+-41.Rc5Ke741...Ne6otherwise it's curtains at once42.Rc8+Rxc843.Nxc8Ke8+-42.Rxc7+Kxd643.Rxa7Rxb544.Rxg7h545.a6Ra546.a7Ke647.Rh747.Rh7Kf648.Kg2+-1–0
Here are some reference games that have reached the position after 6...O-O. I have taken them from a database that contains over 6.8 million games at the moment and I have only included games where both players had ratings 2500 or over. Only three games were found and all were drawn.
C54 Giuoco Piano: 4.c3 Nf6, main lines with 5.d4 and 5.d3 (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O d6 5.h3 Nf6 6.Re1 O-O 7.c3 Be6 8.Bxe6 fxe6 9.d4)
This one was played in a tournament called 2014 September Grand Seven Fourteen III at Red Hot Pawn. I was 4th in the final standings and I managed to gather 99 points in 40 games. A player called kopsov (1858) won the tournament. Kopsov gathered 114 points. The first position to look at came after my move 22...Rxd5. I had just won a pawn, but maybe my opponent had some compensation for the pawn, mainly the better placed bishop. It was not that easy to get that extra pawn matter that much because my pieces were not well placed to support the advancement of the pawns.
23.a5 was a better choice than 23.f3, the move that Thaba played in the game.
Thaba played 23.f3, which I guess was played in order to improve the control over the square e4, but it does weaken the pawn cover in front of the king a bit. It was not the best move, but neither was the move that I played in reply, 23...Bc5. I played it so that I can get rid of my bishop and so that I can get my rook to the c-file, which I thought was the right idea. The bishop trade did indeed happen and my rook did get to c5, but since my rook on f5 was still out of play, Thaba did have quite good compensation for the pawn. I did manage to eventually improve my position and get my extra pawn become dangerous asset, but the result of the game was not clear before my opponent made the final blunder 36.Rxd7.
It was necessary to keep both rooks in play and generate some threats with 36.Ra6.
Trading the rooks was a huge mistake because it made winning the game much more simpler for me. Removing the more active of Thaba's rooks meant that there really was no counterplay possibilities left for my opponent. It would have been rather easy to convert the advantage into a win, but my opponent made it even easier by moving the king to f2 on move 37. I was given the choice of winning either the pawn on a4 or the one at h4. I decided that the more important pawn to take was the a-pawn, because then my queenside pawns can easily decide the game. Losing the second pawn was enough for Thaba to resign.
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc54.0-0d65.h3Nf66.Re10-07.c3Be68.Bxe6fxe69.d4C54 Giuoco Piano: 4.c3 Nf6, main lines with 5.d4 and 5.d3exd410.cxd4Bb4Black threatens to win material: Bb4xe110...Bb611.Bg5Qd712.Nc3Rae813.Na4Ba514.Re2b515.Nc3a616.a3Bb617.Bxf6Rxf618.d5Na519.dxe6Qxe620.Qd5Nc421.Ng5Qxd522.Nxd5Rg623.Nxb6Nxb624.h4h625.Nh3Novak,R (1707)-Zilava,K (1424) Tabor 2013 1/2-1/211.Nc3N11.Bd2Bxd212.Qxd2e513.dxe5dxe514.Qc3Qe715.Nbd2Rad816.Rad1Nd417.Qc4+Kh818.Rc1Nxf3+19.Nxf3c620.Rcd1Nd721.Qc3Rde822.Qd2Nf623.Qd6h624.Qxe7Rxe725.Nh4Kh7Kannenberg,C (1972)-Riha,P (1823) Frankfurt 2007
1-0 (45)11.Bd2Bxd212.Nbxd2Qd711...Qe812.d5exd513.exd5Ne514.Nxe5dxe5White has a new backward pawn: d515.a3White threatens to
win material: a3xb415.Qb3Bd615...Bd6The black bishop is safe in
front of d515...Bxc316.bxc3Qb517.Bg5Qxd518.Qxd5+Nxd519.Rxe5=16.Ne416.Bf4Nh517.Bh2Qf716...Nxe416...Qf717.f3=17.Rxe4Qb518.b4Rf519.Be3a520.bxa520.a4!?should be consideredQe821.b520...Rxa5=21.a421.Rb1Qa622.a4Rf8=21...Qxd522.Qxd5+22.Qc2Rf8=22...Rxd523.f323.a5Rf823...Bc523...Rf8!?24.Bxc5=Rxc5A double rook endgame occured25.Rb1b626.Rd126.Rb5!?is noteworthyRc1+27.Kf2Rc2+28.Re2Rxe2+29.Kxe2=26...g627.Rd7Rf728.Rd8+Kg729.Kh229.Re8Kf629...Kf630.Ra8Rd530...Rd731.h431.Ra731.Rc4Ke631...Rd431...Ke6!?32.Re2Ke633.Rc233.a5Rd534.axb6cxb633...Kd633...c534.Rxf7Kxf735.a5-+34.Kg334.a5b535.a6Rc434...Rd734...Rd535.Ra835.h435.a5Rd536.a6Ra535...c536.Rxd7+??leads to further unpleasantness36.Ra636...Kxd7-+37.Kf237.a5is the last strawKc638.axb6Kxb639.Rb2+Kc640.Kf2-+37...Rxa437...Rxa438.Re2Kd6-+0–1
This was played in the 2014 August Grand Seven Fourteen III tournament. Timeout was 7 days and there was also a timebank of 14 days. The tournament started on August 11th, 2014. I was on fourth place in the final standings and I was able to gather 93 points in 40 games. This is one of the few silly games where I have played the horrible 4...Nge7, thinking for whatever reason that the bishop was on b5 and not on c4. One would think that because this was a correspondence game, I would at least look the position properly before making my move, but in reality I usually just blitz the first few moves in the opening and do not always even look the location of all the pieces. I do remember going over the problem of the move 4...Nge7 in one of my previous posts, but maybe I will do so here as well.
Had the knight jumped to g5, I would have been in serious trouble. For instance, 5...d5 6.exd5 Na5 7.Bb5+ c6 8.dxc6 bxc6 and White remains a pawn up and destroys Black's pawn structure on the queenside.
In the game rkmmax played 5.d3, which let me off the hook and the game was evenly fought after that up to the move 23.dxe4. I played 23...a6, in order to prevent the queen check from b5. It was actually a very bad idea and I was indeed in a losing position after the reply 24.e5. I then moved my bishop to c5, maybe thinking that I might be able to play d3 in some situations and increase pressure towards f2. Next rkmmax played b4, which was a good move, but 25.Qf3 would have been much better.
In order to remain in the game, I needed to play 23...Kd8.
The next turning point of the game was seen when rkmmax played 27.Qd5+ and threw the win away. The queen check allowed me to move my king to c8 and defend the pawn on b7. Even though my position may have seemed a bit more passive than that of my opponent's, the position should be equal.
The strongest move was 27.Qxb7, according to the engine at depth 34.
The result of the game was decided when rkmmax played 35.Bd2. The reason why moving the bishop to d2 to protect the pawn on b4 can be seen in the game continuation 35...axb4 36.Bxb4 Kd5 37.f4 c5 38.Bd2 c4 39.dxc4+ Kxc4. It basically gave me the initiative, better placed king and a strong passed pawn on the d-file.
The simple move 35.bxa5 would have allowed my opponent to fight on for the draw.
Rkmmax did try to fight on and see if I make a mistake that would justify the struggle, but it never happened. In a position where it became clear that I will be able to promote my a-pawn and my opponent could not do anything to stop it or generate counterplay, rkmmax resigned.
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc54.0-0Nge75.d35.Nc3d66.a3a67.h3Nd48.Ng5Ne69.Nxe6fxe610.d30-011.Be3b612.b4Bd413.Bxd4exd414.Ne2c515.Qd2d516.exd5Nxd517.bxc5bxc518.c3e519.cxd4cxd4Testa,
M-Alvarez,J (2345) Santiago de Chile 1994 1-0 (71)5...0-05...d66.Ng50-07.Qf3Qd78.Nxf7Ng69.Nxe5+Kh810.Nxg6+hxg611.Qxf8+1-0 (11)
Costa,I (1401)-Pessoto,L (1763) Sao Paulo 20166.h3N6.Nbd2d57.exd5Nxd58.Re1Re89.Ne4Bb610.d4Nxd411.Nxd4exd412.Bxd5Re513.Bc4Qe714.Bg5Qe815.Ng3h616.Bf4Rxe1+17.Qxe1Bd718.Qxe8+Rxe819.Bd2Be620.Re1Kf8Mar,K (2134)-Seruga,V Ptuj 2005 1-0 (32)6.Bg5d67.Nh4h68.Ng6Re89.Nxe7+Nxe710.Bxe7Qxe711.Nc3Be612.Nd5Bxd513.Bxd5Kh814.Qh5Rf815.c3a616.Rad1f517.exf5Rf618.Bxb7Raf819.d4exd420.cxd4Ba7Rodriguez Collado,A (1700)-Domenech Lopez,L (1700) Barcelona 2013 1-06.Nc3d67.h3Be68.Bxe6fxe69.Bg5h610.Bxe7Qxe711.Qe2Nd412.Nxd4Bxd413.Qd2Rf714.Rab1c615.Nd1Raf816.Ne3Qg517.c3Bb618.a3Qh419.b4Rf620.Rb2Rg6Rasinar,L-Adam,A Eforie Nord 2001 0-1 (50)6...d57.exd5Nxd5C24 Bishop's Opening: 2...Nf68.Bxd58.a4!?=has some
apparent merit8...Qxd5Black has the pair of bishops9.Nc3White
threatens to win material: Nc3xd5Qd810.Bd2Bf511.a3Controls b4Re8
Black has an active position12.Rb1Nd412...a513.Re113.Nxd4exd4Not13...Qxd414.Be3Qd615.Qf3Bxe316.fxe3≤16.Qxf5Bb6=16.Qxe3?!b6=14.Ne2Qf614...Qd515.Nf4Qc616.Bb4=15.Ng3=White has a cramped positionBg616.Re116.f4Bf516...Bd617.Rxe8+Rxe818.Qf1Kf819.Re1Qh419...Qd820.Ne4=20.Rxe8+Kxe821.Qe2+Kd722.Ne4Bxe423.dxe4a6?23...Kd8would keep Black
alive24.e5+-Bc524...Bf825.Qf3Qe726.Qxb7Qxe527.Qxa6+-25.b425.Qf3and White could have gained the advantageQe726.b4+-25...Bb6±26.Qf3Qe7?26...Ke8±27.Qd5+??White has let
it slip away27.Qxb7and the scales tip in favour of WhiteQxe528.Qxa6+-27...Kc8=28.Bf4Qe6Black threatens to win material: Qe6xd529.Qf329.Qe4g6=29...g629...Qf5!?30.a4g6=30.g4=Qc431.Qd331.Bd2!?=31...Qxd3Black forks: a3+h332.cxd3A
bishop endgame occuredKd733.Kg233.Bg5Ke634.f4c533...Kc633...Ke6!?34.a4a5Black threatens to win material: a5xb435.Bd2?35.bxa5and White is still in the gameBxa536.Bg535...axb4-+36.Bxb4Kd537.f4c538.Bd2?38.Be1-+38...c439.dxc4+39.Kf3praying for a miraclec340.Bc1-+39...Kxc440.Kf3Kd341.Be1Bc542.f5gxf543.gxf5Kc244.e644.Ke4d345.Kd5-+44...fxe645.fxe6d346.a5d247.Bxd2Kxd248.Ke448.Kg4does not help muchKc349.h4Kb450.Kf3Kxa551.Ke2b552.Kd3Be753.h5b454.Kc2Ka455.h6Ka356.Kb1Kb357.Kc1Kc358.Kb1b359.Ka1Bc560.Kb1b261.e7Bxe762.Ka2Bh463.Kb1Bd864.Ka2Kc265.Ka3b1Q66.Ka4Qb3#48...Kc349.Kd549.Ke5is not the saving moveKb450.h4Kxa551.h5b552.Kd5Kb653.h6b454.Kc4Be755.Kd4Kb556.Kd3b357.Kc3Ka458.Kb2Kb459.Kb1Bf660.e7Bxe761.Ka1Kc362.Kb1b263.Ka2Bh464.Kb1Bd865.Ka2Kc266.Ka3b1Q67.Ka4Qb3#49...Be750.h450.Ke4does not solve anythingKb451.h4Kxa552.h5b553.Kd5b454.Kc6b355.Kd7Ba356.e7Bxe757.Kxe7b258.Kf6b1Q59.Ke5Qb5+60.Ke4Qxh561.Kf4Kb462.Ke3Qg463.Kd3Kb364.Ke3Kc365.Kf2Kd366.Kf1Ke367.Ke1Qg1#50...Kb451.a651.Kd4a
fruitless try to alter the course of the gameKxa552.h5b553.Kd5b454.Kc6b355.Kd7Bg556.e7Bxe757.Kxe7b258.Kf6b1Q59.Ke5Qb5+60.Ke4Qxh561.Kf4Kb462.Ke3Qf563.Ke2Kc364.Ke3Qg465.Kf2Kd366.Kf1Ke367.Ke1Qg1#51...bxa652.h552.Kc6doesn't change anything anymorea553.h5a454.h6a355.Kd7Bc556.e7Bxe757.Kxe7a258.Kd6a1Q59.Ke6Kc560.Kf5Qd461.Kg5Kd562.Kf5Qe5+63.Kg4Ke464.Kh3Kf365.Kh4Qg3+66.Kh5Qg4#52...Kb552...a553.h6a454.Kc6a355.Kd7Bg556.e7Bxe757.Kxe7a258.Kd6a1Q59.Ke6Kc560.Kf5Qd461.Kg5Kd562.Kf5Qe5+63.Kg4Ke464.Kh3Kf365.Kh4Qg3+66.Kh5Qg4#53.Ke553.Ke4doesn't get
the bull off the iceKc554.h6a555.Kd3Kb456.Kc2Kc457.Kb1a458.Kc1Kd359.Kb1Kc360.Kc1a361.Kb1Kd262.Ka1Kc163.Ka2Kc264.Ka1Kb365.Kb1Bg566.e7a2+67.Ka1Bf6#53...a553...Kc454.Ke4a555.Ke3a456.Kd2a357.Kc2h658.Kc1Kd359.Kb1Kc360.Kc1a261.Kd1a1Q+62.Ke2Qg163.Kf3Kd364.Kf4Bd6+65.Kf5Qg5#54.Kd554.Kd4doesn't improve
anythinga455.Kc3Kc556.h6a357.Kb3Kd458.Kc2Kc459.Kc1Kd360.Kb1Kc361.Kc1a262.Kd1a1Q+63.Ke2Qg164.Kf3Kd365.Kf4Bd6+66.Kf5Qg6#54...a455.Ke555.Kd4doesn't do any goodKb456.Kd3Kb357.h6a358.Ke4a259.Kf3a1Q60.Kf2Qh161.Kg3Qg1+62.Kf4Kc463.Kf5Kd364.Kf4Bd6+65.Kf5Qg6#55...a355...a356.Kf4a257.Ke3a1Q58.Ke2Qf659.Kd3Qf1+60.Ke4Bg561.e7Kc462.Ke5Qf6+63.Ke4Qf4#55...Kc456.h6a357.Kf5a258.Kg4a1Q59.Kh3Qf1+60.Kg3Bd6+61.Kg4Qf4+62.Kh5Qf3+63.Kh4Be7#0–1
This is from the first round of a 15 minute tournament that was played at the FIDE Online Arena on March 23rd 2015. At this point in the tournament everything seemed to go well. I really can't ask for more if I win after a good game. Sure there were some inaccuracies but nothing that severe that would have given good chances for my opponent. Even though the game started to go down the drain for my opponent as early as move 10, the last move of the game did not come until I checkmated my opponent on move 44. Dias castled on move 10, ignoring the possibility of the move 10...dxe4. It would not have won material, had dias just replied with 11.Bxf6 and went for the continuation 11...gxf6 12.dxe4 Qxd1 13.Rxd1, but dias would have been behind in development and I would have had the better placed pieces.
The best way to fight on was to play 10.exd5.
Alas for dias, he or she chose to take back on e4 immediately, which lost a pawn because I first traded queens and then took on e4 with my knight. At that moment I was up a pawn and had the initiative, while my opponent still had problems developing his or hers pieces. All these things added up, I had a winning advantage. Converting my advantage to a win was relatively easy even if it took quite a lot of moves.
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1.e4e52.Bc4Bc53.Nf3Nc64.a3C50 Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimod65.c3Nf65...Bg46.h3Bh57.0-07.d3Qf68.Nbd2Nge79.b4Bb610.0-0Ng611.g4Nf412.Kh2Qg613.Nh4Qf614.Ndf3g515.Nf5Bg616.Be3h517.Rg1hxg418.Rxg4Rxh3+19.Kg1Qh820.Ng3Qh521.Rxg5Qh6
Knauer,M (1572)-Stephan,T (1076) Schney 2017 1/2-1/2 (31)7...Nf68.d3h69.Qe20-010.Be3Bxe311.Qxe3Re812.Nbd2d513.Ba2dxe414.dxe4Qe715.Nh4Kh816.Nf5Qf817.g4Bg618.Nf3Rad819.g5Nh520.Kh2Srch,J (2215)
-Kunschek,H Vienna 1991 0-16.d3a6NCovers b56...Qe77.Bg5h68.Bh4a69.0-0g510.Bg3Bg411.Nbd2Nh512.Kh1Nf413.Qc2Qf614.Ne1h515.f3Bd716.Bf2Bxf217.Rxf2Kf818.Nf1Kg719.Ne3Ne720.Rd1c621.d4Feijoeiro, A-Boino,C Portugal 1993 0-1 (40)6...0-07.Bg5h68.Be3Bxe39.fxe3a610.Nbd2Qe711.Bd5Nxd512.exd5Nb813.e4Nd714.Qc2Nb615.0-0-0c516.Rdg1Nd717.h3b518.g4g619.c4Rb820.Rh2Nb621.h4
Vukotic,L-Lukic,L (1720) Podgorica 2014 1/2-1/2 (47)7.Ba20-08.Bg5Be69.b3Prevents intrusion on c49.Bxe6fxe610.0-0h6=9...d5Black
threatens to win material: d5xe410.0-010.exd5!?deserves
considerationBxd511.b4=10...dxe411.dxe4?11.Bxf6!?gxf612.dxe4Qxd113.Rxd111...Qxd1-+12.Rxd1Nxe413.b4?13.Bh4-+13...Bxf2+14.Kf1Bb615.c415.Re1what else?Nxg516.Nxg5-+15...Nxg516.Nxg5Bg416...Bd4makes it even easier for Black17.Nd2Bxa118.Rxa1-+17.Rd217.Nc3doesn't get the cat off the treeBd418.Nd5Bxa119.Rxa1Rad8-+17...Be318.Rd318.Ne4hardly improves
anythingBxd219.Nbxd2Rfd8-+18...Bxg519.Rg319.Nc3doesn't change
the outcome of the gamea520.b5Nd4-+19...f520.h3Bf421.Rd3Bh522.Nd222.Nc3is not the saving moveNd4-+22...Rad823.Rxd8Rxd824.Nf3e425.Nh4g626.g4fxg427.hxg4Bxg428.Ng2Bg529.Re1Bf330.Ne3Bxe330...Rd231.Bb3Ne532.c5+Kf833.Kg1Nd334.Bd1Bxe3+35.Rxe3Rxd1+36.Kh2Rh1+37.Kg3Rg1+38.Kh2Rg2+39.Kh3Nf2+40.Kh4g5#31.Rxe3Rd1+32.Re1Rxe1+33.Kxe1Kg734.Kf234.Kd2cannot undo what has already been done
h535.Ke3Ne536.Bb1Nxc4+37.Kf4Kf638.Bxe4Bxe439.Kxe4Nxa340.Kf3Nc241.b5axb542.Ke2h443.Kf3b444.Ke2h345.Kf2b346.Kg3b247.Kxh3b1Q48.Kg2Qe149.Kf3Qf1+50.Kg4Qg2+51.Kh4g5+52.Kh5Qh3#34...Kf635.Ke335.c5does not save the dayNe536.c6bxc637.b5axb538.a4h539.a5h440.a6e3+41.Kxe3h342.a7c543.a8QBxa844.Bb1h245.Bd3h1Q46.Kd2Nxd347.Kxd3Qd1+48.Ke3Qe1+49.Kf4g5+50.Kg4Qh4#35...Ke535...Ne736.c5Nf5+37.Kd2g538.c6bxc639.Bc4e3+40.Kc2g441.Bf1g342.Kd3e243.Bxe2g244.Bxf3g1Q45.Bh5Qe3+46.Kc2Nd4+47.Kd1Kg548.Bf3Nxf349.Kc2Nd4+50.Kb1Qb3+51.Ka1Nc2#36.c536.b5
does not help muchaxb537.cxb5Nd438.a4Nf5+39.Kf2Kf440.Ke1e341.Bc4h542.b6cxb643.a5Nd444.a6Nc2+45.Kf1bxa646.Bxa6h447.Kg1Kg348.Bf1h349.Bxh3Kxh350.Kf1e2+51.Kf2e1Q+52.Kxf3Qe3#36...g537.Bg837.a4does not improve anythingNxb438.c6Nxc639.a5h540.Bc4h441.Bf1g442.Kf2Kf443.Be2h344.Bd1h245.Bxf3gxf346.Ke1h1Q+47.Kd2Qb148.Kc3f249.Kc4Qd3+50.Kc5Qd4#37...h538.Bf738.Bc4
is not much helph439.Bf1g440.Kd2h341.b5axb542.a4bxa443.Be2h244.Bd1h1Q45.Bxa4e3+46.Kc2Qa147.Kd3Be4+48.Kc4Qxa4+49.Kc3Qb4#38...h439.Kf239.Be6cannot change destinyKxe640.b5axb541.a4bxa442.Kd2h343.Kc1h244.Kb1h1Q+45.Kb2Qg2+46.Kc3e347.Kc4Qc2+48.Kb5Qb3#39...Kf439...Nd440.Kg1g441.Kf2g3+42.Ke3g243.b5g1Q+44.Kd2Qd1+45.Kc3Qc1+46.Kb4Qd2+47.Kc4axb5#40.Be640.Ke1
is no salvationh341.Bh5Bxh542.Kd2h243.b5h1Q44.bxc6Qd1+45.Kc3Qc1+46.Kb3Bf7+47.Kb4Qc4+48.Ka5Qb5#40...e3+41.Kg141.Kf1
does not win a prizeNd442.a4Nxe643.a5Kg344.b5h345.b6h246.c6h1Q#41...Nd442.Bh342.Bc4cannot change what is in store for WhiteKg343.Kf1h344.a4h245.Ke1h1Q+46.Bf1Nc2#42...e243.Kf2Nc244.a444.Bf1doesn't do any goode1Q+45.Kg1Qg3+46.Bg2Qxg2#44...e1Q#0–1
This one was played in a team match called mini semi open match LBF 206 - 2100 rating. It was played between La Belle France and Hungarian Chess Group. I played on board 2 for La Belle France. The last game of the match was my other game against eperjam. It was very important for me to win that game because due to it we were able to draw the match. The final score in this seven board match was 7 - 7. It was not easy being the match deciding player, especially when my opponent offered me a draw in both of these games and at the time I thought I had chances to win this game. It turns out that I should have agreed to a draw in the game you see below. Had I understood some of the positions better, I might have won this game. While the first dubious move might be 8...h6, it was was not bad enough to decide the game in favor of my opponent. A much more serious mistake was played by eperjam on move 12, when my opponent moved the queen to d3.
Both 12.d5 and 12.h3 were better moves than what eperjam did in the game.
The move 12.Qd3 was bad because it enabled the possibility for me to win the pawn on e4, starting with the move 12...Nxe4. The idea behind it is that in the continuation 13.Nxe4 Bf5 14.Nfd2 d5 Black wins the piece back and ends up having an extra pawn. I missed my chance and played 12...Bh5, most likely thinking of relocating the bishop to g6. However, when eperjam replied with 13.Nd2, I thought it best to trade the bishops. It was not the best idea because eperjam could take back with the knight and everything was protected sufficiently. A few moves later I received another possibility to get a clear advantage when eperjam played 17.d5.
Eperjam's best chance was to play 17.Nd2, according to the engine.
It would have enabled me to play the idea that is seen in the notation of the game 17...b5 18.Nd2 Bxe3+ 19.Qxe3 Nxd5. I could have won a pawn had I gone for that variation, but unfortunately I started with the move 17...Bxe3+, which is clearly worse than 17...b5, since in the game continuation eperjam was able to take on e3 with the knight and avoid all problems. The next blunder, 26.Nd4, gave me a chance to get a winning advantage, but I failed to seize it.
Instead of 26.Nd4, eperjam should have played 26.Rb1.
Like a fool I played 26...Qb7 and the game was heading towards a draw again. I needed to play 26...Nd3+ and I could have been on my way to victory. The game continued with the moves 27.h3 Nd3+ and then eperjam made his or hers second to last blunder 28.Rxd3. I happily took back with the pawn and I was up the exchange. At the moment everything seemed to be going my way, but with my 30th move Nd7 I already threw away the win and the game was fought equally again until eperjam moved the queen from c1 to c3 on move 32. A much better move would have been 32.Ng4.
In order to take advantage of the move 32.Qc3, I had to play 32...Ne5.
I answered the move 32.Qc3 by moving my knight to b8 with the idea of trading knights. It was unfortunately the starting point for my loss, eperjam played correctly 33.Ng4 in reply and I was in clear trouble. I may not have been losing after 33.Ng4, but I certainly was losing when I replied with 33...Nd7. I tried my best to resist the inevitable loss, but in the end my efforts were fruitless and I had to accept the defeat after 52.d6.
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc54.0-0d65.c3Nf66.d4exd47.cxd4Bb6
C56 Two Knights: 4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 Nxe48.Nc3h69.Be39.h30-010.e5dxe511.dxe5Qxd112.Rxd1Na513.Bd3Nh714.Nd5Be615.Nxb6axb616.Bf4Nc617.a3Rfd818.Be4Bb319.Rxd8+Rxd820.e6Bxe621.Bxc7Rd722.Bxb6Nf623.Bxc6bxc6Rutkauskas,G (1873)-Valiunas,E Lithuania 2014 1-0 (41)9...0-010.a310.Qd2Ba511.Bd3Ng412.a3Nxe313.fxe3Bxc314.bxc3f515.exf5Bxf516.e4Bh717.Rae1Kh818.Re3Qd719.Rfe1Rae820.Bb5Qe721.d5Ne522.Nd4a623.Bd3Rf624.Ne6Rxe6Pal,F (2025)-Mizik,Z (1983) Hungary
2005 1/2-1/2 (63)10...Bg411.Be2N11.Kh1Qd712.Rg1Rae813.Qd3Bh514.g4Nxg415.Nh4Kh816.Rg3Nxe317.fxe3Nd818.Rag1g619.Nd5Qe620.e5dxe521.Nf4Qf622.Nhxg6+fxg623.Nxg6+Bxg624.Rxg6Qf3+25.R1g2Qh5Leonhardt,P-Meiners,W Hilversum 1903 1-011...Re812.Qd312.d5Bxe313.dxc6Bb614.cxb7Rb8=12...Bh5White has a very active position12...Nxe413.h3Bf514.Qd113.Nd213.d5Bxf314.gxf3=13...Bxe2Black forks: f1+d313...Bg614.Nxe2a615.f3
Prevents intrusion on g4Qe716.Nc416.b4!?is interesting16...Ba7=17.d5White gets more space17.Nd2Bb618.b4±17...Bxe3+??forfeits the advantage17...b518.Nd2Bxe3+19.Qxe3Nxd518.Nxe3±Less advisable is18.Qxe3Nxd5Deflection: e419.Qb3b518...Ne519.Qb319.Qd2Rad819...c6=20.Rfd1Rab821.Nd421.a4g6=21...g6Secures f522.Rac1c5Black threatens to win material:
c5xd423.Ne2b524.Qc2Rec824...Nh525.Nf125.Kf225.Qd2h5=25...c4Black wins space26.Nd4?26.Rb126...Qb7??Black
loses the upper hand26...Nd3+!?27.Rxd3cxd328.Qxc8+Rxc829.Rxc8+Kh7-+27.h3Controls g427.Qc3!?is an interesting alternativeNfd728.Kf1=27...Nd3+28.Rxd3?28.Kg1and White hangs onQb629.Qc328...cxd3-+29.Qd2Rxc130.Qxc1Nd7??weakening the
position30...Qb6would have given Black a clear advantage31.Qc3b432.axb4Qxb4-+31.Nc6=White threatens to win material: Nc6xb8. White
can be proud of that pieceRe832.Qc332.Ng4h533.Nh6+Kg734.Nf5+gxf535.Qg5+Kh836.Qxh5+Kg737.Qg5+Kh838.Qh6+Kg839.Qg5+Kh740.Qh5+Kg841.Qg5+Kh742.Qxf5+Kh643.Qf4+Kg644.Qf5+Kg745.Qg5+Kh846.Qh5+Kg747.Qg5+Kh848.Qh6+Kg849.Qg5+Kh750.Qh4+Kg651.Qg3+Kh752.Qh4+Kg653.Qg4+Kh754.Qf5+Kh655.Qf4+Kg756.Qg5+=32...Nb8??letting
the wind out of his own sails32...Ne533.Ng4±Nd7??
causes further problems for White33...Qb6+34.Kg3Nd735.Nxh6+Kh736.Nxf7Qe3±34.Nxh6++-Kh735.Nxf7Qc735...Qb6+36.Qd4Qxd4+37.Nxd4Rc8+-36.Ng5+Kh637.Qd237.Ne6!?keeps an even firmer gripQb6+38.Kg3Ne539.Nxe5dxe540.Qxe5Qb7+-37...Qb6+37...Kg7
a fruitless try to alter the course of the game38.Qxd3Nf839.Qd4+Kg840.f4+-38.Kg3Kg739.Qxd3Nc539...Nf6there is nothing else anyway40.Qc3Qc541.Ne6+Rxe642.Qxc5dxc543.dxe6Ng8+-40.Qd4+Kh640...Re5
doesn't improve anything41.Ne6+Kf642.Nxe5dxe543.Qxc5Qxc544.Nxc5b445.axb4Ke746.b5axb547.b4Kf648.Kg4Kf749.d6Ke850.Kg5Kd851.d7Ke752.Kxg6Kd853.Kf6Kc754.Ke7Kc655.h4Kb656.d8Q+Ka757.Qd7+Kb858.Qb7#41.h441.e5dxe542.Nxe5Ne4+43.Qxe4Kg744.Qh4Rh845.Ne6+Qxe646.Qxh8+Kxh847.dxe6Kg748.e7Kf649.e8Qg550.f4gxf4+51.Kxf4Kg752.Qf7+Kh853.Ng6#41...Nd741...Nxe4+is not much help42.Nxe4Qxd443.Nxd4+-42.Qxb642.Nf7+secures the winKh743.Qd2+-42...Nxb643.Nf7+Kg744.Nxd6Ra844...Rh8does not help much45.Kg4+-45.b3Nd745...Kh7cannot change destiny46.Kg4+-46.e5Nc546...Nb6no good, but what else?47.Ne7Ra748.Ne8+Kf8+-47.b447.e6a548.e7Nd7+-47...Nd748.e6Nf649.e7Rg850.Nd4Ne851.Nxe8+Rxe852.d652.d6Kf653.d7Kxe754.dxe8Q+Kxe855.Kg4Ke756.Kg5Kd657.Kxg6Kd558.Nf5a559.bxa5b460.axb4Kc661.h5Kb562.h6Ka463.h7Ka364.h8QKxb465.a6Kb566.a7Kb467.a8QKb368.Qd5+Kb469.Qb2+Ka470.Qa8#1–0
This was played in the first round of the WORLD OPEN RAPID tournament that was played at the FIDE Online Arena on March 18th 2015. This was not an easy game and it could have ended in my opponent getting the win. The first really horrible move was played by me in this game when I moved my bishop to g7 on move 27. The bishop was needed on f8 in order to cover the d6 square, so that the knight could not jump there. Veronica.v replied correctly with 28.Nd6 and my position after that was rather horrible, even losing. The knight on d6 attacked the queen, the pawns at b7 and f7 and also added to the control of the square e8, so that my rook on d8 lacked good squares to go to.
Moves such as 27...b6 and 27...Re6 would have kept me in the game.
I then moved my attacked queen to d7 in order to protect the pawn on b7. The most obvious seeming move would be then to play Qe7 and add more pressure to my position, but veronica.v kindly just moved the knight back to e4, which attacked the pawn on g5. This helped me to get back into the game, which I was able to do with the reply 29...Rg6. There would be no real point behind moving the knight back to d6 because I could just reply with Bf8 and the knight move would look rather silly and it would just waste time. The next huge blunder was played by veronica.v, when my opponent played 34.Qe2.
The move 34.g4 is one that the engine recommends at depth 34. However, 34.Rg1 and 34.g3 were also playable moves.
The move was so bad in fact that it was easy for me to come up with moves that would help me win the game. I started with the obvious 34...hxg2+, since it won a pawn and freed the square h3 for my queen to land upon on the next move. It is true that my opponent could have offered a better resistance, had veronica.v covered the square h1 with the knight by moving it to f2, but even then the result of the game should be 0-1. Veronica.v played the game up to mate, which came on move 44.
Game number two. This is a short game and that is because my opponent lost on time. And the timeout, of course, explains why I won the game... Apparently according to the analysis I was basically already lost after nine moves because I had made the horrible move 9.O-O, which should have lost the game.
My only hope was to play 9...Qf6 instead.
Igwiz missed his or hers chance and played 10.Qf3. A much better square for the queen would have been h5, where it would attacked both f7 and mate on h7. Had my opponent played that I might have resigned the game at that moment. Then it came time to play the last move of the game, 10...Qe7, which was losing again due to the reply Qh5. This was played in a tournament called 2014 September Grand Seven Fourteen III. The win of the tournament went to a player called kopsov (1858), who gathered 114 points. I was 4th in the final standings of the tournament and gathered 99.
Game number three. The game below is from a tournament called 2014 September Grand Seven Fourteen III. This was one of the three draws that I played in the tournament. In the game below I played the sequence of moves in the wrong order and had to take the draw at the end. I am referring to move 19...Re8, had I instead taken on e4 with my pawn and played Re8 the next move, I may have had better chances to win the game.
19.exf5 seems like the best way to continue the game.
In the game dooser2004 played 19.g3, which was the only move played in this game that could have been the starting point for a loss for one of the players. The reason why 19.g3 is such a bad is that White is not only forced on the defensive, but also ends up losing some material. For instance, the game might continue 19...fxe4 20.dxe4 Re8 21.Neg1 Rfe7 22.Nd2 d3 23.c3 Bf2 and White would lose a pawn. The line I chose was where White tries to hold on to the material, it might be better to give up the pawn earlier, so that the position does not get so bad for White. 23.c3 was played in that line because 23.cxd3 would have been answered with Nb4. Because I was not able to take advantage of this opportunity, the game was played evenly to the end.
Game number four. This one was played on the first round of the 2014 September Glacial Super Casual I tournament that is held at Red Hot Pawn. I played on group 7 and I won the group, which meant that I was the only one from my group to advance to the second round. Only the group winner or winners will advance, so most players are eliminated in round one. The second round is currently in progress and it is very unlikely that I would win this tournament, but it is still theoretically possible. I have gathered 6 points and my maximum possible score is 30, which is 6 points higher than the amount of points that the current leader has gathered. The game below was quite evenly matched up to the last couple of moves when my opponent self-destructed. The game deciding blunder was seen when dooser2004 played 20.f4.
20.Rae1 was dooser2004's best chance to maintain the possibility for a draw, according to Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT.
Moving the pawn to f4 was bad because it loses at least a pawn. I took on f4 with my pawn and then dooser2004 just simply took the pawn back with the rook, which momentarily equalized the material. Taking the pawn back was much worse than giving up the pawn in view of 21...Be3, which I played in the game and my opponent resigned because there is no way to save both the rook and the knight.
After 4 games, I have only played this variation with the black pieces and I have been able to win 3 (75%) and drawn 1 (25%) of the games. Since the average rating of my opponents is only 1552, this may not be that impressive.
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc54.Nc3a6C50 Hungarian Defence and Giuoco
Pianissimo5.a3d65...Nf66.d3b57.Bd5Ne78.Bxa8Ng49.0-00-010.d4Bd611.Nxe5Nxe512.dxe5Bxe513.Bd5c514.Qg4d615.Qh4Nxd516.Qh5Nxc317.bxc3Bxc318.Rb1f519.Bg5Qe820.Qh3Lorenz,A-Mulder,K Erfurt
2014 1/2-1/26.h3Nf67.d3Be68.Ba2N8.Bxe6fxe69.0-00-010.Ng5Qe811.Qg4Nxg412.hxg4Nd413.Bd2Nxc214.Rac1Nd40-1 (14) Tsvetanova,
P-Zhivkov,G (2187) Kozloduy 20088...Nd49.0-0Bxa210.Nxa2Ne611.Nc3c6Covers b5+d512.Ne20-013.Nh2d514.exd5cxd515.c3Consolidates b4+d4d4White has a cramped position15...Bd616.Ng3=16.Ng316.cxd4Nxd417.Nxd4Bxd4=16...Re816...dxc317.bxc3Nd518.Ne217.Ng417.b4Bd618.cxd4=17...Nf417...dxc318.bxc3Nd518.Bxf4exf419.Nxf6+Qxf620.Ne4Qf521.b4Bf822.c4Instead of22.cxd4Red822...Re622...a523.f323.Qf3!?±23...Rg624.Kh1Rd825.c5White gains spaceRh626.Qe2g527.Rae1Bg7?27...b6=and Black could well hope to play on28.Nd6+-Qd729.Ne4
White threatens to win material: Ne4xg529.Qe7White had this great
chanceBf830.Qxd7Rxd731.Re8+-29...Rg629...Qf530.Qc230.Qc2h5Black plans g431.Rc131.h4gxh432.Qf2h3=31...g432.fxg4hxg433.Rxf4gxh334.Qe2??what a pity, victory was in sight34.g4this is the best way to fight backRxg435.Rxg4Qxg436.Qf2=34...hxg2+-+35.Kg1Qh336.Nd636.Nf2otherwise it's curtains at onceQh637.Qe4-+36...Qh1+37.Kf2Qxc138.Rg4g1Q+39.Rxg1Qxg1+40.Kf3Rf6+40...Qg4+41.Kf2Qg3+42.Kf1Qg1#41.Ke4Qg6+41...Qg542.Kxd4Rfxd6+43.Ke4Re8+44.Kf3Rf6#42.Kd542.Kxd4is no salvationRfxd6+43.Ke3Re8+44.Kd2Rxe2+45.Kxe2Qg2+46.Kd1Rxd3+47.Kc1Qb2#42...Rfxd6+42...Re643.Kc4Rxe244.Kb3Rxd645.Ka4Qxd346.cxd6Rb247.b5Qxb5#43.cxd643.Kc4does not win a prizeRe644.Qc2b5+45.Kb3Rde846.a4Re247.Qb1R8e348.axb5axb549.Qc2Qxd3+50.Ka2Rxc2+51.Ka1Qd1#43...Qxd6+44.Kc444.Ke4doesn't get the bull off the iceQg345.a4Bh646.Qf3Qh4+47.Qg4+Qxg4+48.Ke5Qe6#44...Qd5#0–1
The game below was played in a team match called the WOLF. It was played between * The WOLF * and ♙ Thematic Matches & Tournaments. In this 48 board match I played on board 3 and lost both my games. The match ended with a score of 22.5 - 73.5 in favor of ♙ Thematic Matches & Tournaments. This match started on December 15th, 2014 and finished on April 29th, 2015. I think there was two critical moments in this game and first of them is the position after 19...Nxf5. Er_is_geen_hoop_meer made a huge blunder by taking on f5 with the queen. This was my best and only chance during the game to steer the position clearly in my favor.
20.exf5 was the move the correct capture.
The reason why 20.Qxf5 is bad is that 20...Nxe4 was possible. It wins at least a pawn, because if White captures the knight with the pawn, then the game might continue 21...Rf6 22.Qxe5+ Bxf2 and Black gets the material back with interest. I missed my chance and played 20...g6, after which the position was equal. The second critical moment came after the move 29.Qf4. Unlike me, my opponent, FIDE Master Er_is_geen_hoop_meer was able to take advantage of the blunder.
The only move that would have kept me in the game was 29...g5, according to the engine at depth 29.
I first played 29...Rd2, which was quite a horrible move, especially when replied with 30.e5, like my opponent did in the game, but then I really handed over the win to Er_is_geen_hoop_meer with the answer 30...Ng8. I do not remember the reason why I moved my knight to such a horribly passive square, but there was no coming back from it. Even though I would have likely lost the game, had I moved my knight to h5, it still was a better try, at least it would have attacked the queen and it would have delayed the pawn advance to e6. I did continue my struggle for a few moves, but I had to give up the game when 36.Qc7+ was played, because at that moment the game is hopelessly lost.
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc54.0-0d65.h3Nf66.d3Be6C50 Hungarian
Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo7.Nbd20-08.c38.Re1a69.a4Qd710.Nf1h611.c3Bxc412.dxc4Qe613.b3Ne714.Ng3Nd715.Nh4Kh716.Nhf5Nxf517.exf5Qe718.Qf3Rab819.Ne4Ba720.Qh5Nf621.Qh4Ng822.f6gxf6
Zeman,M (2056)-Jelinek,M (2176) Klatovy 2016 1-08...a68...Qd79.Ng5h610.Nxe6fxe611.b4Bb612.a4a613.a5Ba714.b5axb515.Bxb5Qf716.Bxc6bxc617.Nc4Nh518.Be3Nf419.Kh2Qg620.g3Nh521.Qg4Qf722.Ra2Nf623.Qe2Molinero Martin,J (2013)-Capellades Subirana,M (2235) Sant Adria 2013 1-0
(55)9.Re1N9.Ng5Qd710.b4b511.Bxe6fxe612.bxc5dxc513.Nb3Qd614.Be3c415.Bc5Qd816.dxc4Re817.cxb5axb518.Qxd8Rexd819.Nxe6Rd320.Nxc7Rad821.Be7R8d722.Bxf6Rxc723.Bg5Rxc3Korman,J (1409)-Alt,
E (839) Saarbruecken 2006 1-0 (41)9.a3Rb810.b4Ba711.Bxe6fxe612.Qe2Qd713.Bb2Rf714.d4exd415.cxd4Rbf816.Rad1b517.e5Nd518.Ne4h619.Qd2Bb820.Bc1Nce721.Qc2Nf522.Bd2Kh723.Nc3Nxc3Wild,C (1370)
-Generet,E (1490) Pau 2008 1-0 (39)9.b4Ba710.Bb2b511.Bb3a512.a3Re813.Re1d514.exd5Nxd515.Bxd5Qxd516.Qe2f617.c4Qd718.cxb5Nd419.Nxd4exd420.Qf3Qxb521.Rxe61-0 (21) Pietrasanta,J (2125)-Levacic,M
(1890) France 20019...b510.Bb3Re811.Bc211.Bxe6Rxe612.b4Bb6=11...Bb612.a4Ne713.Ng5Ng613...Bd714.a5Ba715.Bb3=14.Nf114.Nxe6Rxe615.Bb3Re814...d514...Bd715.Ng3=15.Qe215.Nxe6Rxe616.Ng3c6=15...c615...Bd716.Qd1=16.Ng316.Nxe6Rxe617.Ng3b4=16...h616...Bd717.Nf3=17.Nxe6Rxe617...fxe6?18.d4dxe419.Bxe4Nxe420.Qxe4+-20.Nxe4?!exd421.Qg4Ne5=18.Nf5Ne719.Qf3Nxf520.Qxf520.exf5Re8=20...g6Black threatens
to win material: g6xf520...Nxe421.Be3Bxe322.Rxe3Nf621.Qf3=Kg7Black king safety dropped22.Bb3dxe423.dxe4Rd624.Be3Bxe325.Qxe3Rc826.axb5axb526...cxb527.Red1=27.Qc5White threatens
to win material: Qc5xe5Rc728.Qxe5Re7Black threatens to win material:
Re7xe529.Qf4Rd2?29...g5!?must be considered30.Qf3Rd330.e5±Ng8?30...Nh531.Qe4Rxb2±31.e6+-Rxb231...f532.Rad1Rxd133.Rxd1Qc8+-32.exf7Nf633.Rxe7Qxe734.Ra8g534...Rb1+cannot change what is in store for White35.Kh2Rxb336.f8Q+Qxf837.Rxf8Kxf838.Qxf6+Ke839.Qe6+Kd840.Qxb3g541.Qe6Kc742.Qxh6c543.Qxg5Kc644.f4b445.f5b346.f6b247.f7b1Q48.f8QQb649.Qe8+Kb750.Qd5+Ka651.Qa4+Qa552.Qa8+Kb653.Q4xa5#35.f8Q+35.Rg8+Nxg836.fxg8Q#35...Qxf836.Qc7+36.Qc7+Kg637.Rxf8Rb1+38.Kh2Nd739.Qxc6+Nf640.Qxf6+Kh541.Qf7+Kh442.g3#36.Rxf8is a useless trygxf437.Rf7+Kg61–0
This one was played in the first round of a tournament called 2014 August Banded Threesomes at Red Hot Pawn. Players were divided into seven three player groups and one four player group as there was uneven number of players joining the tournament. As only the winner advances or in a case of a tie more than one will advance, this tournament went in a interesting way. In four of the groups only one player advanced but in the other four most players advanced to the second round. In three of those groups two out of three advanced and in one of them came a three-way tie, so all the players from that group advanced to the next round. In my group, me and KellyJay were the ones to advance to the second round. The time control in this tournament is three days per move plus seven days that are in the timebank. This tournament started on August 22nd 2014. The first position I want to highlight, is the one after 31...Rc6. In that position KellyJay played 32.Kf2, which created even more problems to my opponent than he or she faced before it. The idea of doubling the rooks on the c-file and taking the knight from e4 with the bishop, allowing the rook to go all the way to c3 is a similar plan I used in one of the games I shared yesterday. Unfortunately I did not go for that plan in this game and my advantage quickly vanished.
At this point in the game I already had a clear advantage, but KellyJay could have possibly saved the game with either 32.Re2 or 32.b4.
The second position of interest is the one after 37...Rxc2. KellyJay chose to play 38.Ra7+, which was placed the rook one square too far. At a6 the rook would have attacked the pawn on b6 and maybe lured my rook back from c2 to protect the pawn and even though I have an extra pawn, the position would be likely even since I can't really make use of that pawn. In the game continuation my rook went from c2 to c7 to block the check and had my opponent now gone for the move Ra6, I could protect the pawn by placing my rook to b7. It would have been a better way to protect the pawn, at least according to Stockfish 8 64 POPCNT at depth 32.
The move that would have kept the position roughly equal was 38.Ra6, according to the engine at depth 30.
I was able to increase my advantage to a winning one, but like so many times before, with one horrible decision, 50...Ra2, my chances of winning the game became nonexistent and equality was restored to the position. I thought that two extra pawns would be enough to win the game, so I wanted to trade rooks, but KellyJay did have an easy way to get back material. It can be seen in the game continuation 51.Rxa2 Bxa2 52.gxf6 gxf6 and next the move 53.Ne4, which attacked both the undefended bishop on a2 and the undefended pawn at f6.
The simple move 50...Rc3 would have won a third pawn and made winning the game much easier.
While messing up the winning advantage, so that draw is the most likely outcome can annoy a player, it does not compare to the realization that within few moves I went from a winning position to first an even position and then to a lost position. With two consecutive bad moves 55...Ke7 and 56...Kf8, I could have lost the game. The first move was bad because of the reply f6+, and the second because of the move 57.Rc2, which my opponent did not play. KellyJay decided to threaten my pawn on e5 with the move 57.Rf5, but I could easily defend that position by moving my rook to b5. My other option would have been to counterattack the pawn on d3 by placing my rook to b3.
My best chance seems to be 55...Kc6.
Other bad moves were seen during the remainder of this game, but the game deciding blunder was my opponent's 64th move Kh4. It was too slow of a move, because I could just advance my c-pawn and force my opponent to defend against it.
The saving move for KellyJay was 64.Nh8 and threaten with the advance of the f-pawn.
KellyJay had no time to try and push the f-pawn when my c-pawn had reached the third rank because my opponent needed to make preparations for it. I, on the other hand, could have just pushed the pawn forward. Therefore after 64...b3, KellyJay had to play 65.Rf2, but the outcome of the game was already clear, I was going to win.
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc54.0-0Nf65.d3d56.exd5Nxd5C24 Bishop's
Opening: 2...Nf67.Bxd5Qxd58.Nc3Qd8White has a cramped position8...Qd69.Nb5Qd710.Bg5f611.Be3Be712.Qd2a613.Nc3Nd414.Bxd4exd415.Nxd4Qxd416.Qe3Qd617.Rfe1Bf518.Nd5Qe519.Nf4Qxe320.Rxe3Kf721.Rae1Bc522.Nd5Bxe323.Rxe3Fejzic,D-Peshevski,M Budva 2013 0-1 (32)9.a4NBlack has an active position9.h30-010.Ne4Be711.c3Bf512.Qe2h613.Nh2Qd714.Be3Rad815.Rad1Qe616.f4exf417.Bxf4Ne518.d4Nc419.Rde1Bg620.b3Nd621.Nxd6Qxe222.Rxe2Bxd623.Bxd6Rxd6Viken,
I-Zwart,G Ca'n Picafort 1992 1-0 (44)9.Be3Bxe310.fxe3Bg411.Qe1Bxf312.Rxf3Qd713.Qg3f614.Ne40-0-015.a3f516.Nc5Qe717.b4Rdf818.Rff1g519.Qf3g420.Qd5Qf721.c4Qxd522.cxd5Ne723.Ne6Nxd5Izso,D
(2046)-Kalyinka,R Hungary 2003 1-0 (48)9.Re1f69...Bg410.h3Bxf311.Qxf30-012.Be3Bxe313.fxe3Nb414.Re2Nc615.Rf1Qd716.Ne4Qd517.Nc3Qxf318.Rxf3Rad819.a4Ne720.Nb5c621.Na3Nd522.Nc4Rfe823.e4Nf424.Ref2Izgi,B-Ozten,B Denizli 2003 1-0 (79)10.Ne4Bb611.Be3Bg412.c3Bxf313.gxf3Qe714.Bxb6axb615.d4Rd816.d5f517.Ng3Qg518.Kh10-019.Rg1Qh420.Qc2Ne721.c4Rf622.Rae1Rh623.Rg2Qf4Jongerius,M (1547)
-Morris,C (1528) Guernsey 2002 0-1 (35)9.Qe2Bg4=9...0-010.Ne4White threatens to win material: Ne4xc5Be711.b3Bf5Black has an active
position12.Re1f6Prevents intrusion on g513.Ba3Bxa314.Rxa3b6
Controls c515.Nh415.Ng3Be615...Be616.Nf3Bg417.h3Bh518.Ng3Bf719.Ra1Nd419...Qd7!?20.Nxd4=Qxd421.Re4White threatens
to win material: Re4xd4Qd722.Rc1Rad823.Qe1Bg624.Re3c525.Qc3Rde826.a5Qd627.Ne4Qd428.Qxd428.Qc4+Kh8=28...cxd429.Ree1Rc830.axb6axb631.f3Consolidates e4Rc632.Kf232.b4!?32...Rfc833.Re2Kf733...Bxe434.dxe4Rc335.Rd2-+34.g4?34.Ke1Bxe435.fxe4Kg634...Ke734...Bxe4!?35.fxe4Rc336.Rd2-+35.h435.Ke1Bxe436.fxe4Kf735...Bf735...Bxe4!?36.fxe4Rc3-+36.b4Bb3Exerts pressure on the backward pawn. Black threatens to win
material: Bb3xc2. Deflection: c237.Ra137.cxb3Rxc1Deflection Pinning37...Rxc237...Bxc238.Ra3g638.Ra7+?38.Ra6=
and White hangs on38...R2c739.Ra3Bd540.Ra6Rb741.Kg341.h5!?41...Rc1-+42.Nd2?42.Ra8-+42...Rc242...Rc3makes it
even easier for Black43.g5-+43.Ra143.f4cannot change destinyRc344.fxe5Rxd3+45.Kf4fxe5+46.Kxe5Re3+47.Rxe3dxe3-+43...Kd743...Rc3keeps an even firmer grip44.Kf2-+44.Rb144.g5is the last
strawRc345.Ne4Bxe446.dxe4-+44...Ra745.Rf2Raa245...Rc3
seems even better46.Ne4Rxd347.Re1-+46.Rd1Rab246...Kc6!?
might be the shorter path47.f4exf4+48.Kxf4-+47.f4Ke648.f5+48.fxe5is no salvationfxe549.g5Rxb4-+48...Kd749.g5Rxb450.Ra150.Ne4doesn't get the cat off the treeRxf251.Nxf2-+50...Ra250...Rc3nails it down51.Nf1Rxd3+52.Kh2Rbb3-+51.Rxa2=Bxa252.gxf6gxf653.Ne4White threatens to win material: Ne4xf6Bf754.Nxf6+White
forks: h7Kd654...Ke755.Nxh7Rb356.f6+Ke857.Rf5Rxd3+58.Kf2=55.Ne4+A valuable piece55.Nxh7Rb356.Kg4Rxd357.Ng555...Ke7?55...Kc6!?and Black can hope to live56.Ng5Bh5=56.f6+±Kf8??Black crumbles in face of a dire situation56...Kd757.Ng5Ke8±57.Rf5White threatens to win material: Rf5xe557.Rc2and
White takes home the pointBb358.Rc7+-57...Rb558.h558.Ng5h659.Nf3Bg660.Rxe5Bxd361.Rxb5Bxb562.Nxd4Bd7=58...Rd558...h659.Nd6Rc560.Ne4=59.Ng5h660.Nf3??Attacking the backward pawn on e560.Nxf7Kxf761.Kf3b5=60...b5??gives the opponent new chances.60...Be6the advantage is on the side of Black61.Rxe5Rxe562.Nxe5b5-+61.Nxe5=61.Rxe5Rxe562.Nxe5b463.Nd7+Ke8-+61...Be6
Black threatens to win material: Be6xf562.Ng6+Ke863.Rf463.Rxd5Bxd564.Kf4b4=63...b463...Rxh564.Re4Rg5+65.Kf2Kf764.Kh4??64.Nh8would save the gameRg5+65.Kh4=64...b3-+65.Rf265.f7+hardly improves anythingBxf766.Re4+Kd8-+65...Rb566.Rb266.Nf4doesn't do any goodBf567.Rb2Kf7-+66...Kf767.Ne767.Kg3
does not solve anythingKxf668.Kf4Rxh5-+67...Rb667...Rc568.Ng6Rc269.Ne5+Kxf670.Ng4+Kg771.Rb1Rg272.Ne5Kf673.Nd7+Bxd774.Rxb3Ke575.Rb4Bf576.Rb5+Kf477.Rb2Rg4+78.Kh3Kf379.Ra2Re4+80.Kh2Re2+81.Rxe2Kxe282.Kg1Bxd383.Kg2Be4+84.Kg3Ke385.Kg4d386.Kg3d287.Kg4d1Q+88.Kg3Qg1+89.Kh4Qf2+90.Kh3Bf5#68.Ng6Kxf669.Nf469.Kg3no good, but what else?Rc670.Rf2+Kg571.Re2-+69...Bf770.Ne270.Ng6cannot change what is in store for WhiteRb5-+70...Ke571.Kg471.Kg3there is nothing better in the positionBxh572.Nc1-+71...Rc671...Rc672.Ng1Rc273.Nf3+Kd6-+0–1