[Event "5m + 0s"] [Site "Café"] [Date "2012.06.30"] [Round "?"] [White "French, David Michael"] [Black "Anon."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [Annotator ",David"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2012.06.30"] {Illustration of how games can be won by spatial and local material advantages. White did not need to calculate once during this game.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {A nice, clear, simple, and rare way to plan against the Sicilian that has won me many games.} g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. f4 Bg7 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. d3 O-O 8. Be3 b6 9. O-O Bg4 {All very standard development so far.} 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 e6 12. g4 $1 {White’s proper plan is kingside attack, headed up by a pawn storm. Despite the lack of panw cover, White’s King will remain totally safe as White’s attack will keep Black busy.} Rc8 13. Ne2 {Reshuffling to the Kingside. } Qc7 14. Ng3 {With all White’s forces accumulated on the Kingside, life is rather uncertain for Black.} e5 $2 {Allowing White to forcibly open lines. One mistake and the game quickly comes to a close.} 15. f5 $1 Qd6 16. g5 $1 { Advance, advance, advance!} Nd7 17. f6 $5 {Technically better was 17. h4, but this line, intending to open the h file, is more clear cut... a virtue in blitz games.} Bh8 18. h4 {Black is without useful moves and must wait to be overrun on the h file.} Rfe8 19. h5 Nf8 {Attempting in vain to bolster g6 and h7.} 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Qg4 {The quickest way to the h file was 21. Rf2 followed by Rh2 and Qh1, but it matters not.} Qe6 {Ah trading Queens would be nice, woudn’t it?} 22. Qh4 {Sorry.} Nd7 23. Rf2 {Almost there.} c4 { Desperately trying to generate useful play.} 24. Raf1 {More accurate than an immediate Rh2, bolstering f6 against sacrifices, which Black probably should have played a long time ago. When your opponent is helpless, play to safeguard your advantage and increase your pressure even further.} cxd3 25. Rh2 {Forced mate at this point.} Bxf6 26. gxf6 {Resigns. 26...Nxf6 is answered bu 27. Qh8#.} 1-0

[White "Sheherezade"] [Black "Tritixx"] [Date "2012.06.30"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Qe6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nb4 6. O-O Qg6 7. a3 Nxc2 8. d4 Nxa1 9. Bd3 Bf5 10. Ne5 Qe6 11. Bxf5 Qxf5 12. Nb5 O-O-O 13. Be3 Kb8 14. Qa4 a6 15. Nxc7 Kxc7 16. Rc1 Kb8 17. Qa5

[White "Sheherezade"] [Black "Tritixx"] [Date "2012.06.30"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Qe6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nb4 6. O-O Qg6 7. a3 Nxc2 8. d4 Nxa1 9. Bd3 Bf5 10. Ne5 Qe6 11. Bxf5 Qxf5 12. Nb5 O-O-O 13. Be3 Kb8 14. Qa4 a6 15. Nxc7 Kxc7 16. Rc1 Kb8 17. Qa5

[Date "2012.06.30"] [White "Jempty, George"] [Black "Fritz 2.5"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B30"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 d5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. b3 Rb8 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bb2 Nd7 11. Qe2 Bf6 12. e5 Be7 13. c4 Ba6 14. Bc3 Qb6 15. Nf1 Bd8 16. Bd2 Bc7 17. h3 Rfd8 18. N1h2 Rb7 19. Ng4 Re8 20. Nh4 h5 21. Nh6+ gxh6 22. Qxh5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Nxe5 24. Bxh6 Qd8 25. Qxe5 f6 26. Qh5 dxc4 27. dxc4 Qe7 28. Be3 Qf8 29. Qxc5 Qxc5 30. Bxc5 Kf7 31. Rd1 Rh8 32. Nf3 Rh5 33. Be3 Ra5 34. Rd2 Ke7 35. Nd4 Rc7 36. g4 c5 37. Ne2 Rd7 38. Rxd7+ Kxd7 39. Nc3 Bb7 40. f4 e5 41. fxe5 fxe5 42. Kf2 Bc8 43. Kg3 Kd6 44. Ne4+ Kc6 45. a4 Be6 46. Nd2 Bf7 47. h4 Ra6 48. h5 Rb6 49. Kh4 Rb8 50. g5 Rh8 51. h6 Bg6 52. Kg4 Bc2 53. Kf3 Rf8+ 54. Ke2 a5 55. Nf3 Kd6 56. Nh4 Bxb3 57. g6 Bxc4+ 58. Kd2 Bg8 59. Kc3 Kd5 60. Bg5 Ke4 1/2-1/2

[White "pinkcows"] [Black "vipinv"] [Date "2012.06.30"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 c4 6. Bxc4 bxc4 7. Nc3 e6 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Re1 Be7 11. d4 cxd3 12. cxd3 d4 13. Ne2 Nf6 14. h3 O-O 15. Bg5 Rb8 16. Bf4 Rxb2 17. Ng3 Be6 18. a4 Qd7 19. Bc1 Bb3 20. Bxb2 Bxd1 21. Rexd1 Rb8 22. Bc1 Nd5 23. Nd2 Bd6 24. Nde4 Be5 25. Nc5 Qe7 26. Nxa6 Rb6 27. Nb8 Bxb8 28. Rd2 Bxg3 29. fxg3 Qe1 30. Kh2 Ne3 31. Rda2 Nf1 32. Kg1 Nxg3 33. Kh2 Qe5 34. Ba3 g5 35. Rd2 Nf1 36. Kg1 Nxd2 37. Rd1 Rb1 38. Kf2 Rxd1 39. a5 Qe3#

[White "Mawia"] [Black "YourMoveHCSZ"] [Date "2012.06.30"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. f4 a5 2. g4 Nc6 3. f5 Nd4 4. b4 axb4 5. c4 Ra5 6. Bb2 d5 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. Nh3 Nh6 9. Ng5 Nxg4 10. Nxf7 Qxf5 11. Bxd4 Qxf7 12. h3 Bf5 13. hxg4 Bxg4 14. Rh4 Bf5 15. Nc3 bxc3 16. Bxc3 g5 17. Bxa5 gxh4 18. Bxc7 e5 19. a4 Qxc7 20. a5 e4 21. a6 bxa6 22. Rxa6 Rg8 23. Re6 Bxe6 24. e3 Bd6 25. Qh5 Bf7 26. Ke2 Qc4 27. Kf2 Qe6 28. Bb5 Ke7 29. Qxh4 Qf6 30. Ke2 Qxh4 31. Be8 Bxe8 32. Kf1 Rf8 33. Ke2 Qh2 34. Ke1 Bb4 35. Kd1 Ba4 36. Ke1 Bxd2#

[White "nagufilm"] [Black "boostyknight"] [Date "2012.06.30"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bb3 Nf6 5. Qf3 a5 6. Ba4 Bd7 7. Bxd7 Qxd7 8. d4 e6 9. Bd2 Bd6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Nh3 Nxd4 13. Qd3 Rc8 14. Qxd4 Bc5 15. Qf4 Nh5 16. Qf3 g6 17. Bh6 Be7 18. g4 Nf6 19. g5 Ng8 20. Qe3 Nxh6 21. gxh6 Bc5 22. Qe5 Rg8 23. O-O-O Qa4 24. Rxd5 Qc4 25. Rdd1 b5 26. Qe4 Qxe4 27. Nxe4 Be7 28. Nf4 f5 29. Nc3 Bg5 30. Rd4 e5 31. Re1 Rc5 32. Rd5 Rxd5 33. Nxd5 Kf7 34. Rxe5 Rd8 35. Kb1 Bxf4 36. Re7 Kf8 37. Rxh7 Rxd5 38. b3 Be5 39. c4 Rd1 40. Kc2 Rh1 41. cxb5 Rxh2 42. b6 Rxf2 43. Kd3 Rxa2 44. b7 Rb2 45. Kc4 Rc2 46. Kd3 Rb2 47. Kc4 Rc2 48. Kb5 Rb2 49. Ka4 Ra2 50. Kb5 Ra4 51. bxa4

[White "nagufilm"] [Black "boostyknight"] [Date "2012.06.30"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bb3 Nf6 5. Qf3 a5 6. Ba4 Bd7 7. Bxd7 Qxd7 8. d4 e6 9. Bd2 Bd6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Nh3 Nxd4 13. Qd3 Rc8 14. Qxd4 Bc5 15. Qf4 Nh5 16. Qf3 g6 17. Bh6 Be7 18. g4 Nf6 19. g5 Ng8 20. Qe3 Nxh6 21. gxh6 Bc5 22. Qe5 Rg8 23. O-O-O Qa4

[pgn] [White "Keihäs, Reino "] [Black "Uimonen, Matti"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "1982-03-12"] [Place "Järvenpää"] [Round "1"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3.Bf4!? { Probably a weak move, but white has a new idea. } c5 {Naturally going after the weakened b2 point. } 4 Be5!? { The point of white’s play, playing on the a1+h8 diagonal in an original way. GM Yrjölä put a question mark to this move, but if this does not work the mistake was 3 Bf4. } Bxe5 5. dxe5 Qb6 6. b3 Qb4 7. Nd2 Nc6 { This does not belong to the pure ultrahypermodern school, queen has only moves twice. But the tactical threat justifies it. } 8. f4 { White’s position has holes, but it’s not that easy to see the ultrasuperhypermodern refutation } Qc3!! { usually only beginners mess with their queen like this, but this move is really profound. Black threatens Nb4, and the only way to counter it is the ultrasuperhypermodern counter attack 9. Bd3! Nb4 10 Ke2!! } 9. Ne2? Qe3! { Here we go. Modern players controlled the center with pawns, hypermoderns with pieces, but ultrasuperhypermoderns control the whole board with a single queen!. White is completely tangled, and black utilises this very well. } 10. c3 Nh6 11.h3 { The threat Ng4 is anoying. } g5! { If fxg5 Nxe5 with mate threats etc. White’s position gets more holes, and black gets his rook to play via g-file } 12. Qc2 { Threatening Nc4 } b5 13. g3 gxf4 14. gxf4 Rg8 15. O-O-O a5 { Black has a strong initiative. He has saved several moves by keeping the king castled to e8! } 16. Kb2 a4 17. Nb1 { If Ra1, black can answer with a surprise a3! and it’s not at all easy for white to get his rook back to play. } axb3 18. axb3 Rg6! { Black wants to bring the rook to attack along the 6th rank. } 19. Qd3 Qf2 20. Nd2 c4! 21. Qb1 { not Qf3 Qa7! } b4! { Pawn sacrifices of this sort are always correct. } 22. f5 { Now black finishes with "une petite combinaison" } Rg3! 23. Nxg3 bxc3 24. Kxc3 Qd4+ 25. Kc2 Nb4+ 0-1 { facing mate in two, white resigned. } [/pgn]

[Event "BSV Intern"] [Site "Baarn"] [Date "2012.06.29"] [Round "35"] [White "RvB"] [Black "P"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A80"] [Annotator "PL"] [PlyCount "78"] [SourceDate "2012.06.30"] 1. d4 f5 {Ik had net deze week een training gegeven over het Hollands, leek me een leuke gelegenheid om deze verzwakking (van de diagonaal a2-g8) eens te proberen.} 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 b6 5. Nd2 Bb7 6. Ngf3 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. Qe2 Ne4 {Achteraf gezien was ik niet zo blij met deze beslissing, hoewel het allemaal wel mee lijkt te vallen.} 9. Bxe4 fxe4 10. Nh2 {Ik werd hier toch wel wat bang voor Dg4 ideeën, zeker na mijn beoogde plan met d6 en Pbd7.} Bg5 ( 10... d6 {[%csl Re6]} 11. Qg4 Rf6 $15 {komt de engine mee, dat was niet een idee waar ik naar gekeken had, evenmin als Lc8.}) (10... d5 {stond me niet aan vanwege Dg4, maar zwart kan dan weer (bijv) Tf6 of Tf5 spelen.}) 11. g3 Be7 { Bizar, maar g3 was natuurlijk ook niet zo sterk.} 12. O-O-O Qe8 {(!) Een belangrijk idee in het Hollands. De dame kijkt niet alleen richting h5... ook naar a4, zoals in de partij ook blijkt.} (12... g5 {is te riskant en wint geen stuk.} 13. Qg4) 13. g4 Ba6 {Nu de dame niet meer naar g4 kan, wil ik deze zet graag spelen. Zwart maakt nu een belangrijke stap vooruit.} 14. Qe1 (14. c4 d5 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Ye8a4]}) 14... d5 15. Nb3 {Ik vond dit een wat vreemde zet omdat het paard maar weinig toekomst heeft hier. Het is vooral verdedigend bedoeld. Toch leek f3 me beter (tegenaanval opzetten)} (15. f3 Qa4 16. a3 c5 $17) 15... Qa4 {La6 / d5 / Da4: een paar "feel good moves" achter elkaar.} 16. Kb1 Nc6 {[%cal Yc6b4]} (16... c5 17. dxc5 Nc6 $3 {een bekend offer idee.} ( 17... bxc5)) 17. c3 (17. f3 Nb4 18. a3 Nxc2 19. Kxc2 Bd3+ 20. Rxd3 exd3+ 21. Kc3 Qc4+) 17... Bd3+ {er zijn betere zetten dan deze kwaliteitswinst tegen een pion} (17... Na5 {is een idee.} 18. Nc1 Nc4 19. b3 Na3+ 20. Kb2 Qa5 $19) 18. Rxd3 (18. Ka1 Bc2 {en Lxb3, wint een stuk.}) 18... exd3 19. Qd2 Na5 20. Nxa5 bxa5 {De zwarte pionnenstructuur is matig, maar de b-lijn is nu wel open. Ik hou de stelling dynamisch in de overtuiging dat de kansen (tegen b2) op een gegeven moment moeten komen} 21. Qxd3 Rab8 {[%cal Yb8b1]} 22. Ka1 Rb7 (22... Rxb2 {natuurlijk wel naar gekeken maar het is niks.}) 23. Rb1 Rfb8 24. Nf3 { Dit dreigt een vervelende knol te worden, vandaar de terugtocht, met de ideeën: - de dame kan mee verdedigen – de weg is vrij voor de a-pion – e6 is alvast een keer verdedigt (als de loper weg is).} Qe8 (24... Ba3 25. Ng5 {(of b3 direct)} g6 26. b3 Rxb3 $2 27. Rxb3 Rxb3 28. axb3 $18) 25. Qa6 (25. Ng5 Bxg5 26. Bxg5 $15 a4 {[%csl Rb2]}) 25... Qg6 {Inmiddels had ik gezien dat concurrent Ashley vrij matig stond tegen Yme; en ik aan remise genoeg zou hebben.} 26. b3 $1 ({Ik zat de loeren op} 26. Ne5 $2 {(of hetzelfde, na Dxa5)} {met een mooi dameoffer.} Qxb1+ 27. Kxb1 Rxb2+ 28. Kc1 Rb1+ 29. Kd2 R8b2+ 30. Kd3 Rd1#) 26... Bd6 $1 {Beschermd tegen Pe5} 27. Bxd6 (27. Ne5 Qc2) 27... cxd6 28. Qxd6 a4 {breekt de witte koningsstelling open.} 29. b4 {[%csl Rc3] nu is c3 erg zwak geworden.} (29. Ne5 Qc2 30. Qxe6+ Kh8 31. Nf7+ {en nee, dit gaat niet stikmat:} Rxf7 32. Qxf7 Qxc3+ 33. Rb2 a3 $19) 29... Rb6 30. Qe5 $2 ({De dame moet c3 blijven verdedigen.} 30. Qc5) 30... Qc2 31. Qc7 Rxb4 $1 {Winnend. Wederom vindt Rien het sterkste antwoord; maar de afwikkeling die volgt is goed voor zwart:} (31... R6b7 32. Qc5 Rf7 {Houdini, daar was ik niet opgekomen. }) 32. Qxb8+ (32. cxb4 Qxc7 $19) (32. Rxb4 Qc1+ 33. Rb1 Rxb1#) 32... Rxb8 33. Rxb8+ Kf7 34. Ne5+ Kf6 35. Rf8+ Ke7 (35... Kg5 {kan ook} 36. Nf3+ Kh6 37. g5+ Kh5) 36. Rf7+ Ke8 {het probleem is dat zwart mat dreigt (Dc1) en wit dit alleen met a3 kan voorkomen:} (36... Kd6 37. Rd7# {is nou net zoiets wat je in een dergelijke stelling niet wilt.}) 37. Rb7 (37. a3 Qxc3+ 38. Kb1 Qb3+ 39. Kc1 Qxa3+ 40. Kd1 Qb3+ 41. Ke2 a3 $19) 37... Qc1+ 38. Rb1 Qxc3+ 39. Rb2 a3 0-1