E61 King's Indian: Early deviations for White, including Smyslov System (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.h3 b6 6.Be2 Bb7 7.O-O d6 8.c4 e6 9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.Qc2)

The game you see below is another one where the move order is not normal for this line. In the usual move order White plays 2.Nf3 and 3.Bf4. It happens very rarely that the computer likes my moves enough that it puts exclamation point behind one of my moves in the analysis but in this game it does do that. Exclamation point after a move indicates that the move was good if someone wondered what it means. I have also added one puzzle to the following pages: mate in ones, mate in two moves, mate in threes, mate in four moves collection and mate in 9. If you find these posts useful or have any suggestions, please leave a comment. Feedback is always appreciated, thank you all who have come to view this blog and until tomorrow, my fellow chess enthusiasts.

[Event "Open invite"] [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"] [Date "2014.05.23"] [Round "?"] [White "39er"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E61"] [WhiteElo "1657"] [BlackElo "1876"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s), TV"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 (2. Nf3 g6 {1-0 (87) Pham,L (2319)-Mikhalevski,V (2536) Berlin 2015}) 2... g6 3. Nf3 {A48 Indian Game: London System} (3. e3 Bg7 { 0-1 (50) Sirotkina,N (2188)-Lagarde,M (2616) Bled 2018}) 3... Bg7 (3... d6 4. h3 Bg7 5. e3 {1-0 (27) Golda,H (2365)-Klein,J (2085) Würzburg 1996}) 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 (5. Be2 d6 {1-0 (87) Pham,L (2319)-Mikhalevski,V (2536) Berlin 2015}) 5... b6 (5... d6 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O {0-1 (50) Sirotkina,N (2188)-Lagarde,M (2616) Bled 2018}) 6. Be2 Bb7 7. O-O d6 8. c4 e6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 (9... Qe7 10. Bh2 { 1-0 (87) Pham,L (2319)-Mikhalevski,V (2536) Berlin 2015}) 10. Qc2 $146 { E61 King's Indian: Early deviations for White, including Smyslov System} (10. Bh2 Qe7 11. Qc2 a6 (11... Rfe8 12. Rfd1 e5 13. Rac1 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Bf1 Nce4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Nb5 a6 18. Nd4 h5 19. Re1 Rab8 20. Rcd1 Red8 21. Be2 c5 22. Nf3 Bc6 23. Nd2 Ng5 24. Bf4 b5 25. cxb5 axb5 26. a3 {Pham,L (2319) -Mikhalevski,V (2536) Berlin 2015 1-0 (87)}) 12. e4 Nh5 13. Rfe1 c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Rad1 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. f3 Kh8 19. Kh1 Rg8 20. Bg1 Bh6 21. Qf2 Bf4 22. Ne2 Rac8 23. Nxf4 exf4 24. Rd2 e5 {Sirotkina,N (2188) -Lagarde,M (2616) Bled 2018 0-1 (50)}) (10. a4 a5 11. Qc2 Nb8 12. Nb5 Na6 13. Rfd1 Nb4 14. Qb3 Nd7 15. Rac1 Qc8 16. Ne1 e5 17. Bg3 Re8 18. Bg4 f5 19. Bf3 Kh8 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Nc2 Na6 22. Rd2 Nf6 23. Bh2 {1/2-1/2 (23) Bruno,C (1766) -Marchese,G (1962) Bad Homburg 2015}) (10. Rc1 Qe7 11. Re1 h6 12. b4 e5 13. Bh2 e4 14. Nd2 a6 15. Nb3 Ne8 16. c5 bxc5 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. Na5 cxd4 19. exd4 Qb4 20. Nxb7 Qxb7 21. Nxe4 Qxe4 22. Bf3 Qh4 23. Bxa8 Bxd4 24. Bg3 Qf6 {Golda,H (2365)-Klein,J (2085) Würzburg 1996 1-0}) 10... Re8 11. Rad1 a6 {1.21/18} ( 11... Qe7 $14 {0.59/20}) 12. e4 {0.75/22} (12. Rfe1 $142 {1.21/18}) 12... Nh5 $16 {White is better.} 13. Bh2 {0.48/22} (13. Bg5 $16 {1.37/18} Qc8 14. Rfe1) 13... Bh6 $14 14. g3 {0.44/23} ({White should play} 14. Rfe1 $16 {0.90/18}) 14... e5 15. d5 {0.00/22} (15. Rfe1 $14 {0.68/19}) 15... Bc8 {0.87/20} (15... Rc8 $11 {0.00/22 keeps the balance.}) 16. Ne1 {-0.47/20} (16. Kg2 $16 {0.87/20} ) 16... Ndf6 $1 $15 17. a4 $2 {-1.93/19 [#]} (17. Kg2 $11 {-0.25/23 and White has nothing to worry.}) 17... Bxh3 $19 18. Ng2 Ng4 19. Bxg4 {-2.44/23} (19. Rde1 $142 {-1.67/23}) 19... Bxg4 20. Rd3 {-3.27/20} (20. Rde1 {-2.15/23 keeps fighting.}) 20... f5 21. f3 fxe4 22. Nxe4 Bh3 {-1.46/23} ({Better is} 22... Bf5 $19 {-2.78/19} 23. Qe2 Nf6) 23. Re1 {-2.91/19} (23. g4 $17 {-1.46/23} Nf6 24. Qe2) 23... Rf8 {-1.24/21} (23... Bf5 $19 {-2.91/19} 24. g4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Nf6) 24. Nf2 $2 {-3.40/19} (24. g4 $17 {-1.24/21} Nf6 25. Nf2 Bxg2 26. Kxg2) 24... Bf5 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. fxe4 $2 {-3.92/25} (26. Rxe4 {-2.27/18 was forced.} Nf6 27. Re2) 26... Rf7 27. Qe2 Qd7 28. g4 Nf4 29. Nxf4 Bxf4 (29... exf4 $2 30. b3 $19) 30. Bxf4 Rxf4 31. Rg3 Qxa4 32. b3 Qd7 33. g5 a5 34. Qg2 a4 35. Ra1 b5 36. bxa4 bxa4 37. Raa3 Qc8 38. Kh2 Qb7 39. Ra1 Qb4 {[#] White must now prevent ... Rh4+.} 40. Qc2 a3 41. Kh3 Ra4 42. Qd3 Qxc4 {-4.48/22} (42... Qb2 $142 {-17.24/ 20 ( -> ...Rh4+!)} 43. Qd1 Rxc4) 43. Qxc4 Rxc4 44. Raxa3 Rfxe4 {Endgame KRR-KRR } 45. Ra8+ Kg7 46. Raa3 Red4 47. Rac3 h6 48. Rxc4 Rxc4 49. gxh6+ Kxh6 {KR-KR} 50. Rd3 Kg5 51. Rg3+ Kf5 52. Rd3 g5 53. Rg3 e4 {-61.80/25} (53... Rh4+ $142 { -#30/27} 54. Kg2 Rg4 55. Rxg4 Kxg4 56. Kf2 Kf4 57. Kg2 g4 58. Kg1 g3 59. Kf1 Kf3 60. Ke1 g2 61. Kd1 g1=Q+ 62. Kc2 Qb6 63. Kc3 e4 64. Kc4 Qb1 65. Kc3 Ke2 66. Kc4 Kd2 67. Kd4 Qd3#) 54. Rg2 e3 {Black mates.} 55. Re2 Re4 56. Kg3 g4 57. Kg2 Kf4 58. Rc2 e2 59. Rxc7 e1=Q 60. Rf7+ Ke3 61. Rf1 Qxf1+ $1 62. Kxf1 Kf3 63. Kg1 g3 64. Kf1 Re3 {Accuracy: White = 16%, Black = 51%.} 0-1

B19 Classical Caro-Kann: 4...Bf5 main line (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3)

The game below was played during the time when I started to play more and more correspondence chess. Most games I have had in progress at the same time was earlier this year when I reached 300 simultaneous games. That did last only a few hours as some games ended but still it was a amount to reach. At the moment I have only 277 games in progress so the pressure of making moves is not as bad as it was before. I do try to get to under 100 games so that I would have more time to other things as well. The game below was played at Red Hot Pawn and it still remains one of my most active places to play, at least if the amount of games in progress is any indication, I have currently 115 games in progress there. This game is also one of the last games that were not played in a tournament, now I have only tournament games in progress there. I have added one mate in one, two mate in three, one mate in five and one mate in fourteen puzzles today. There are now 714 different puzzles published and more will be coming each day.

[Event "Corr game 4.7.2014-19.8.2014"] [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"] [Date "2014.07.04"] [Round "?"] [White "serban1805"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "1639"] [BlackElo "1853"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s), TV"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 {B18 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation. Main Line} (6. Nf3 Nf6 7. h4 {1-0 (36) Nakabo,P (1581)-Angolikin,G (1643) Kampala 2018}) 6... h6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 {B19 Classical Caro-Kann: 4...Bf5 main line} e6 10. Bf4 Bd6 {0.44/21} (10... Be7 $11 {0.00/21}) (10... Qa5+ 11. c3 Nbd7 12. O-O Be7 13. Rfe1 O-O 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Qd8 16. Nh5 Nxh5 17. Rxh5 f5 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Rxh6 Bf6 20. Qg3+ Bg7 21. Rxe6 Qd7 22. Rae1 Rae8 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Qf4 {Kleijn,C (2427)-Levin,F (2482) Netherlands 2010 1/2-1/2 (43)}) 11. Ne5 {-0.20/18} (11. Be5 $14 {0.44/21}) (11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. O-O-O Nbd7 13. Rhe1 O-O-O 14. Kb1 Kb8 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qe5 Kc8 18. Qxd6 Rxd6 19. Ne5 Rf8 20. c4 Nd7 21. Kc2 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 f6 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Rd2 Rf4 {Nakabo,P (1581) -Angolikin,G (1643) Kampala 2018 1-0 (36)}) 11... Qc7 {The position is equal.} (11... Bxe5 {is interesting.} 12. Bxe5 Qa5+ 13. c3 Nbd7 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. O-O O-O) 12. O-O-O $146 (12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nd7 14. O-O Nf6 15. Qe2 O-O 16. c4 Qb8 17. g4 Qd8 18. Kg2 Nh7 19. g5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 hxg5 21. hxg5 g6 22. Qg4 Kg7 23. Rh1 Rh8 24. Rad1 Qg8 25. Be3 Rd8 26. Bd4 b6 {Rombach,H-Moncur,J Hamilton 1924 1-0}) 12... Na6 {0.89/20} (12... Nbd7 $11 {0.06/22}) 13. Ne4 {0.25/23} ( 13. Rhe1 $1 $16 {0.89/20}) 13... Nxe4 $1 $11 14. Qxe4 O-O-O 15. Be3 {-0.09/21} (15. Rhe1 $14 {0.58/19}) 15... Kb8 {1.02/19} (15... Nb4 $11 {-0.09/21}) 16. Kb1 {0.09/22} (16. Nc4 $16 {1.02/19}) 16... c5 {1.32/20} (16... Nb4 $11 {0.09/22}) 17. Rd3 $2 {-3.21/20} (17. Nc4 $1 $16 {1.32/20 stays on course.}) 17... cxd4 $2 {0.00/24} (17... f5 $1 $19 {-3.21/20} 18. Qf3 cxd4) 18. Bxd4 {White wants to play Rc3.} f6 19. Ng6 Rhe8 ({Wrong is} 19... Nb4 $2 20. Rc3 $16) 20. Rc3 { -0.76/22} (20. f4 $11 {0.00/24}) 20... Qa5 $17 21. Qe3 {-0.92/19} (21. Rb3 $11 {0.00/24} b6 22. a3) 21... b6 {-0.20/23} (21... Nc7 $17 {-0.92/19} 22. Rd3 b6) 22. Rb3 $2 {-2.11/20} (22. Qe2 $11 {-0.20/23 and White is okay.}) 22... Nb4 $2 {-0.09/22} (22... e5 $1 $19 {-2.11/20} 23. Bc3 Qd5) 23. a3 $11 Nd5 {0.21/23} ( 23... Nc6 {-0.26/22 is superior.}) 24. Qe2 e5 25. Bc3 {-0.62/20} (25. Be3 $1 $14 {0.43/21}) 25... Nxc3+ {0.00/24} (25... Qa4 $15 {-0.62/20} 26. h5 Bxa3 $1) 26. Rxc3 Qd5 27. Rg1 Qf7 28. h5 Bc5 29. Rd1 Rd4 {0.70/20} ({Black should play} 29... Bxf2 $11 {-0.24/22} 30. Rf3 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Bd4) 30. Rcd3 $14 Red8 { 1.36/22} (30... Qc4 $14 {0.65/24}) 31. Qf3 {0.00/26} (31. f4 $16 {1.36/22}) 31... Qe6 {0.75/26} (31... Qc4 $11 {0.00/26}) 32. b4 {-0.37/23} ({White should try} 32. Rxd4 $16 {0.75/26} Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Bxd4 34. Qe2) 32... Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Rxd3 34. Qxd3 Bxf2 35. Qd8+ Kb7 36. Nf8 Qf7 37. Nd7 {-0.96/24} (37. Qd6 $11 { 0.00/27 remains equal.}) 37... Kc6 {0.00/28} ({Of course not} 37... Qxh5 $6 38. Nc5+ bxc5 39. Qd7+ Kb8 40. Qd8+ Kb7 41. Qd7+ Kb8 42. Qd8+ Kb7 $11) (37... e4 $1 $17 {-0.96/24} 38. Qb8+ Kc6) 38. Nb8+ {-0.73/26} (38. Nf8 $11 {0.00/28 keeps the balance.}) 38... Kb7 $17 39. Nd7 {[#] Strongly threatening b5.} Qxh5 { 0.00/28} (39... e4 $1 $17 {-1.04/21 And now ...e3 would win.} 40. Qb8+ Kc6) 40. Nc5+ bxc5 (40... Bxc5 $5 41. Qd7+ $8 Kb8 $11) 41. Qd7+ Kb6 42. Qd8+ Kc6 43. b5+ $1 Kxb5 44. Qd7+ Kb6 45. Qd8+ $2 {-8.67/21} (45. Qd6+ $11 {0.00/22} Kb7 46. Qd7+ Kb6 47. Qd6+ Kb7 48. Qd7+ Kb6) 45... Kc6 $19 46. Qc8+ Kd6 {aiming for ... Qd1+.} 47. Qf8+ Ke6 {White must now prevent ...Qd1+.} 48. Qc8+ Kf7 {Threatens to win with ...Qd1+.} 49. Qd7+ Kg8 50. Qd8+ Kh7 {[#] Hoping for ...Bd4.} 51. Qd3+ Qg6 52. Qd7 e4 53. Qxa7 e3 {Black mates.} 54. Qa6 Qxg2 55. Qd3+ Qg6 56. Qe2 Qe4 57. a4 c4 58. a5 c3 {Accuracy: White = 19%, Black = 30%.} 0-1