C53 Giuoco Piano sidelines (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 a6)

Today's game was played in a tournament called 2016 November Octet I 1870+ at Red Hot Pawn. My opponent in this game, WackyWeasel, was able to gather 9 points in 14 games and was 7th in the final standings of the tournament. I was able to get 14 points in those 14 games and I was 6th in the final standings. In these tournaments you will get 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. I won both my games against WackyWeasel.

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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.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 a6 C53 Giuoco Piano sidelines 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Much weaker is 6.Nxd4?! Ne5= 6...Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Qe7 Better is 7...Bxd2+! 8.Nbxd2 d6 8...b5 9.Bb3 h6 10.Rc1 Bb7 11.a3 Nge7 12.Ba2 0-0 13.Qc2 d5 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.0-0 Nf4 16.Nb3 Nb4 17.axb4 Bxf3 18.Qf5 Ne2+ 19.Kh1 Nxc1 20.Nxc1 Bb7 21.Nd3 Qg5 22.Qxg5 hxg5 23.Nc5 Schiopu,O (1294)-Otetea,I (1478) Baile Felix 2017 1/2-1/2 (69) 8.0-0± White is clearly better. Bxd2 9.Qxd2N 9.Nbxd2 Na5 10.Rc1 b5 11.Bb3 c6 12.Rc3 Nh6 13.Re1 0-0 14.Qc2 d6 15.a3 Bd7 16.Ba2 Rae8 17.Rce3 Kh8 18.Bb1 g6 19.d5 Ng4 20.Qc3+ Qf6 21.Qxa5 Nxe3 22.Rxe3 Qxb2 23.Qc3+ Qxc3 Leonhardt,S-Fuchsluger,H Karlsruhe 2003 1-0 (63) 9...d6 10.h3 10.Nc3 10...Nf6 11.Nc3 aiming for e5. 0-0 12.Rfe1 h6 12...Qd8 13.Rad1 b5 13...Qd8 14.Nd5 Qd8 14...Nxd5± keeps fighting. 15.Bxd5 15.exd5 Qf6 15...Bb7 15.Qf4??

15.Nxf6+!+- was the only winning move. Qxf6 16.Bd5 15...bxc4-+ 16.Nxf6+ Qxf6 17.Qxf6 gxf6 18.Rc1 Na5 19.Nd2 Bd7 20.Nxc4 Nxc4 21.Rxc4 c6 22.b3 Rfe8 23.f3 d5 24.Rcc1 dxe4 25.fxe4 Rab8 26.Rc4 Rb5 27.Kf2 f5 28.e5 Kf8 29.Kg3 Ke7 30.Kf4 Ke6 31.g4 fxg4 32.hxg4 Kd5 33.Rec1 33.Rh1 was necessary. Rh8 34.Rh2 33...Rg8 34.Rh1 Rxg4+ 35.Ke3 Rg6 36.Rf1 Ke6 37.Rc2 f6 38.exf6 Rxf6 39.Rh1 Rbf5 40.Rch2 Rf3+ 41.Ke2 Kd5 42.Rxh6 Kxd4? Black should try 42...Rf2+-+ 43.Kd1 Rxh6 44.Rxh6 Rxa2 43.Rxf6 Rxf6 Endgame KRB-KR 44.Rh4+? 44.Rd1+= Ke4 45.Rxd7 44...Kc3 45.Ra4 Bc8 46.Ke3 Re6+ 47.Kf4 Kd3 48.Rb4 48.Rc4 48...c5 49.Rb8 Re4+ 50.Kf3 Re8

...Bg4+! is the strong threat. 51.Rb6 Kc3 52.a4 Rd8 53.a5 Re8 Black mates. 54.Kf4 Re6 55.Rb8 Bd7 56.Kf3 Bb5 57.Rc8 Rc6 58.Rxc6 Bxc6+ 59.Ke3 Kxb3 Precision: White = 42%, Black = 67%. 0–1

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WackyWeasel

1898

Vierjoki,T

1896

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 a6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.0-0 b5 9.Bd3 d5 10.Bg5 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Ne7 12.e5 Ne4 13.Bxe4 dxe4 14.Nd2 Bf5 15.Re1 Qd5 16.Bxe7 Kxe7 17.Qh5 Bg6 18.Qh4+ Kf8 19.Nb3 h5 20.Re3 Rh6 21.Nc5 b4 22.Qf4 Kg8 23.h4 bxc3 24.Nb3 c2 25.Rc3 a5 26.Rc5 Qd7 27.Rxc2 a4 28.Nd2 Qxd4 29.Rac1 Rd8 30.Nf1 e3 31.Qxd4 Rxd4 32.fxe3 Rxh4 33.Rxc7 Bd3 34.Nd2 Rb4 35.Ra7 Rb2 36.Nf3 Rg6 37.Rc8+ Kh7 38.Raa8 Rgxg2+ 39.Kh1 Be4 40.Rh8+ Kg6 41.Nh4+ Kg5 42.Nxg2 Rxg2 43.Rxa4 Rg4+ 44.Kh2 h4 45.Rf8 Rg2+ 46.Kh3 Rg3+ 47.Kh2 Rg2+ 48.Kh3 Rg3+ 49.Kh2 Rg2+ ½–½

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White	EloW	Black	EloB	Res

Gheng,J	2378	Bauer,P	2244	½–½
Kahrovic,M	2284	Kozarcanin,S	2048	1–0
Dekan,H	2138	Beukema,S	2403	0–1

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