Monthly Archives: September 2011
#4044 by Joost
15:29, September 07, 2011 by Joost
[Event "FIDE World Cup 2011"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2011.09.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Based on Comments by Peter Svidler"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {I only play
this variation occasionally. Gata has been doing some, I thought, none
critical stuff against this variation. It looks inoccuous but it's not very
pleasant.} 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5 axb5 9. c3 d6 10. d4 Bb6 11. Be3 O-O (11... Bg4
12. Nbd2 exd4 (12... O-O 13. h3 Bh5 14. Qc2 {a longish game ensues.}) 13. cxd4
Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 {it isn't something you want.}) 12. Nbd2 h6
13. h3 Re8 14. Qc2 {Poisonous little move.} (14. Qe2 Bd7 15. Bc2 Nh7 16. Bd3
exd4 17. cxd4 Nb4 18. Bb1 Nf8 19. Rc1 Ra8 20. Ra3 c6 21. Rb3 Na6 22. Bd3 Nc7
23. Nf1 Nfe6 24. Ng3 c5 25. d5 Nf8 26. Rbc3 Ba5 27. Ra3 Bb4 28. Rxa8 Qxa8 29.
Nh5 f5 30. exf5 Nxd5 31. f6 c4 32. fxg7 cxd3 33. gxf8=Q+ Rxf8 34. Qxd3 Bf5 35.
Qd4 Rf7 36. Bxh6 Bc5 37. Qh4 Bg6 38. Qg4 Ne7 39. Nf4 Kh7 40. Nxg6 {1-0 Van den
Doel,E (2440)-Lane,G (2420)/Wrexham WLS 1997}) 14... exd4 {Unsure what to do.
"It doesn't seem that white is threatening much". Svidler came up with a
"slightly ridiculous" idea.} (14... Bb7 {is stopped compared to Re1.} 15. d5
Bxe3 16. dxc6 Bxd2 17. cxb7 {Rook not en-prise on e1.}) 15. cxd4 Na5 (15... Bb7
{maybe better.}) 16. Ba2 Bb7 17. e5 (17. d5 Bxe3 18. fxe3 c6 {black holds
quite comfortably.} 19. b4 Nc4 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Nxc4 Bxe4) 17... Nd5 {
Normally this set up is very much in black's favour. I just assumed Nb4 and
take the bishop. He played Bb1 and I'm very lucky I'm not just losing
immediately.} 18. Bb1 {Just missed by Svidler in his calculations.} g6 19. Bxh6
Nc6 {I'm not saying I'm fine but it's trickier than it looks.} 20. exd6 {It
seems that this is the move that throws away white's advantage.} (20. Qe4 dxe5
21. dxe5 Nf6 22. Qe1 (22. Qh4 {is the critical continuation.} Nxe5 23. Bg5 {
when Svidler's immediate suggestion of} Nxf3+ {loses out of hand.} 24. Nxf3 Kg7
) 22... Nd4) 20... Qxd6 21. Ne4 Qb4 22. Ba2 {My initial reaction is I must be
lost now. Actually by this point I already saw it.} (22. Bd2 {may have been
Kamsky's original idea.} Nxd4 23. Bxb4 Nxc2 24. Bxc2 Nxb4 (24... f5 {is even
stronger.}) 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Nxe8 Nxc2 27. Rac1 Bxf3 28. Rxc2 (28. gxf3 Nd4)
28... Be4 29. Rxc7 Rxe8 30. Rxf7 {objectively black should be fine here. With
his two bishops.}) 22... Nxd4 {My thought process. First of all there are no
other moves.} 23. Nf6+ (23. Nxd4 {is a mistake as the moment I occupy the long
diagonal I'm just perfectly fine here.} Qxd4 24. Nc3 Kh7 25. Rad1 Nb4 {and I
think I might even be better.}) 23... Kh8 24. Nxd4 Nxf6 25. Nc6 {my first
reaction is that I have to take.} Qh4 {Here I'm probably already better but it
isn't obvious immediately.} (25... Bxc6 26. Qxc6 Qh4 {but the problem is this
that white has this horribly strong move Be3 otherwise I think I'm fine.} 27.
Be3 {I realised black is in a huge amount of trouble because my pieces are
discoordinated and as soon as this bishop is exchanged away. All my potential
initiative is gone. f7 is hanging, c7 will be hanging, I think I'm close to
lost here. So I started looking at some romantic variations starting with Qh4.}
) 26. Nxb8 {There really isn't much white can do here. [Given that Svidler
only needs a draw]} (26. Be3 Rxe3 27. fxe3 Re8 {For a single exchange I'm
getting this horrible attack on the kingside and there really isn't much he
can do. I definitely have a draw everywhere here and probably I'm already
winning even.}) 26... Re2 $3 {Its something you see in Andersson games. Put on
the cover of a book. Suddenly white is just completely lost.} (26... Be4 27.
Qd2 Qg3 (27... Ng4 28. Bf4 {and the whole thing collapses because I'm running
out of pieces.}) 28. Qg5 {was Svidler's initial idea.}) (26... Qg3 27. Nc6 Re2
{was Svidler's next idea which I think is actually quite decent. But before I
started analysing this further I thought, why am I starting this owith Qg3?
This is where it dawned on me what was happening. I was pacing outside where
the food is.}) 27. Qc3 {He just didn't want to resign with Re2 on the board
here.} (27. Qxe2 Qg3 28. Bd5 Bxd5 29. Bg7+ Kxg7 30. Qe4 Bxe4 31. Nc6 Qxg2#)
27... Rxf2 28. Nc6 Rxf1+ {and I'm just collecting the entire chess set. It's a
very nice feeling to make a move like Re2 on the board. It really doesn't
happen every day. It's a great feeling. It's something you don't really see in
the modern game because you never have an opportunity to do anything like that.
} 0-1
#4045 by YourMove
21:11, September 07, 2011 by YourMove
[White "DanHaz"] [Black "Tetoris"] [Date "2011.09.07"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. b3 d5 2. e3 e5 3. d3 Nc6 4. Bb2 d4 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nd2 Bb4 7. g3 Ng4 8. Ne2 Qf6 9. f3 Ne3 10. Qc1 Bxd2 11. Qxd2 Qxf3 12. Rg1 Ng4 13. Kd1 Nxh2 14. Bg2 Qf2 15. a3 Bg4 16. c3 Qxg1 17. Kc2 Qxg2
#4046 by Noname
04:33, September 08, 2011 by Noname
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a3 d6 9. c3 Re8 10. d4 h6 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Ba2 Bb7 13. b4 a5 14. d5 Ne7 15. Nb3 axb4 16. cxb4 Rb8 17. Bb2 c6 18. Na5 Ba8 19. dxc6 Nxc6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Qd3 Qd7 22. Rac1 Rbd8 23. Bb1 Ba8 24. Qe2 g6 25. Bd3 Rb8 26. Rc2 Nh5 27. g3 Bg7 28. Rec1 Qg4 29. Nd4 Qxe2 30. Nxe2 Nf6 31. Nc3 Bc6 32. f3 Bd7 33. Nd1 d5 34. exd5 e4 35. fxe4 Nxe4 36. Bxg7 Kxg7 37. Rc7 Bf5 38. Bxe4 Rxe4 39. Nc3 Rd4 40. Rd1 Rxd1+ 41. Nxd1 Ra8 42. Ne3 Be4 43. Re7 Bb1 44. Re5 Ra6 45. Kf2 h5 46. Kf3 Ba2 47. Ke4 Rxa3 48. Kd4 Rb3 49. d6 f6 50. Re7+ Kf8 51. Nd5 Bb1 52. Kc5 Rd3 53. Ra7 1-0
#4047 by YourMove
12:38, September 08, 2011 by YourMove
[White "YourMoveAONB"] [Black "ManhProj"] [Date "2011.09.08"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd2#
#4048 by YourMove
12:38, September 08, 2011 by YourMove
[White "YourMoveAONB"] [Black "ManhProj"] [Date "2011.09.08"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd2#
#4049 by Noname
02:25, September 09, 2011 by Noname
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Ba4 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 O-O 8. Qg3 d6 9. Bg5 c6 10. Bb3 Nh5 11. Qh4 Nf6 12. Nc3 h6 13. Bd2 a5 14. Kh1 Bd4 15. f4 Ng4 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. a4 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Ne2 Bb6 21. Nf4 Re8 22. h3 Nd7 23. Rf3 Ne5 24. Rff1 Nd7 25. g4 d5 26. Rae1 e5 27. Nh5 dxe4 28. Rxe4 Rf8 29. Ree1 g6 30. Ng3 Bf2 31. Rxf2 Rxf2 32. Ne4 Rf7 33. Kg2 g5 34. Nd6 Rf6 35. Nxb7 Rb8 36. Nxa5 Rxb2 37. Rc1 Ra2 38. Nc4 Rxa4 39. Rb1 e4 40. Nb2 Ra2 41. dxe4 Nc5 42. e5 Re6 43. Kf3 Rxe5 44. Be3 Nd7 45. Nc4 Rb5 46. Rd1 Rd5 47. Rc1 Ra4 48. Nd2 Ne5+ 49. Ke2 Nc4 50. Nf1 Ra3 51. c3 Kh7 52. Bd4 c5 53. Be3 Kg6 54. Rc2 Ra1 55. Bc1 Rd7 56. Ng3 Ra6 57. Kf2 Rd3 58. Kg2 Re6 59. h4 gxh4 60. Nh5 Ne3+ 61. Bxe3 Rexe3 62. Nf4+ Kg5 63. Nxd3 Rxd3 64. c4 Rg3+ 65. Kh2 Rxg4 66. Kh3 Rf4 0-1
#4050 by _master_
14:28, September 09, 2011 by _master_
[Event "Rated game, 3m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2011.09.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karelg"]
[Black "Decayl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2361"]
[BlackElo "2317"]
[Annotator "Bogdan"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2011.09.09"]
[TimeControl "180"]
1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:01]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Bg5 {[%emt
0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 7. f4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8.
Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} gxf6 {[%emt
0:00:01]} 10. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:
03]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 12. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13.
Rhf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rdg8 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 16. a3 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 17. Na2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 18.
Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 19. Nbc1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rh5 {[%emt
0:00:40]} 20. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 21. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]
} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Rxc8+
{[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. Ndb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 25. Nxc6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Qb4+ {[%emt 0:00:
04]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 27. f5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} exf5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 28. Be2
{[%emt 0:00:21]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 29. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:
09]} 30. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 33. Nxf4 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 34. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:
00:01]} 35. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 36. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
d5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 37. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. Ne5 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 39. Nxf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 40. h3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 41. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
Bxc2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 42. Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxe2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 43. Bxe2
{[%emt 0:00:01]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d3 {[%emt 0:00:
01]} 45. b4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 46. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d1=Q
{[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Bxd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 48. Kb2 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. Nh8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be5+ {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 50. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxh8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51. a4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Bf7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 53. Kd3 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxh3 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 55. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 56. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 57. Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 58. b5 {[%emt
0:00:00]} h1=Q {[%emt 0:00:00]} 59. b6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
60. a5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxa5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 61. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qg2+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 62. Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 63. Kh7 {[%emt 0:
00:01]} Qg7# {[%emt 0:00:00] (Lag: Av=0.40s, max=1.2s)} 0-1
#4051 by Noname
15:33, September 10, 2011 by Noname
[Event "Computer chess game"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "?"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Computer"]
[Black "Me"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A80"]
[Opening "Dutch"]
[Variation "2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5 4.Bxf6 exf6"]
[TimeControl "0+2"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. Bg5 h6 {I'm not well learned in opening theory. It
seems that this is not a common move.} 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. Qd3 Be6
{Development. Also protects the open e file.} 6. Nc3 c6 {Needed a defender
on the d5 pawn.} 7. Rd1 Nd7 {Developing knight.} 8. e4 Qb6 {I couldn't
decide whether to take or not. This move attacks b2 so it seemed good
enough.} 9. exd5 cxd5 {I took with the pawn because I wanted to keep the
bishop, it's still protecting the e file.} 10. Qe3 Be7 {To prevent Nxd5 and
not being able to recapture. Also allows me to castle.} 11. Bb5 Rd8
{Protecting the knight so the king doesn't have to capture.} 12. a4 a6
{Kick off the bishop.} 13. Bxd7+ Rxd7 {Recapture.} 14. b3 O-O {A simple
move like b3 doesn't open up any new tactics, so I'm free to castle.} 15.
Rf1 {You can tell I'm playing a computer...} Rc7 {Attacking the knight, and
putting the rook on a more open file.} 16. Rd3 Re8 {Putting the rook on an
open file.} 17. Kd1 Qa5 {Attacking the knight again. Moved to a5 so the
bishop can come to b4.} 18. h4 Bb4 {Really want to take control of c3.} 19.
Ne2 Rec8 {Things are looking good, I think I'm winning.} 20. c3 Bxc3 {As
far as I can calculate, there's nothing wrong about simply capturing. Not
sure why black pushed that pawn.} 21. h5 Bb2 {Moving the bishop out of the
way so the rooks have access.} 22. Re1 Bf5 {At this point I had no clue
what to do. It looked like I was in a great position. After a few minutes
of contemplating a rook attack to white's back ranks, or a queen move, I
couldn't find a good move. I noticed Bf5 traps the rook and puts the bishop
in a move active square, so settled for that move.} 23. Qd2 Qb6 {Trading
queens would be a bad move.} 24. a5 Qc6 {Wasn't sure what to do here. I
think this was a bad move.} 25. g4 Bxd3 {A rook for a bishop is good enough
for me.} 26. Qxd3 Qe6 {I decided to move the queen off the c file.} 27. Nf4
Rc1+ {I think that was a bad move by black.} 28. Kd2 Qxg4 {Takes the pawn
and attacks f3.} 29. Nxd5 R8c2+ {This move wins the queen.} 30. Qxc2 Rxc2+
{I can clearly see I'm in a winning position now.} 31. Kxc2 Qxf3 {Capturing
the now hanging piece.} 32. Nxf6+ Qxf6 {I'm quite sure Qxf6 is better than
gxf6.} 33. Re8+ Kh7 34. Kxb2 Qxd4+ {Capturing a free pawn.} 35. Kb1 Qb4
{Preparing to capture b3 or a5.} 36. Re5 Qxb3+ {Bad move from black, I can
win the rook.} 37. Ka1 Qc3+ 38. Kb1 Qxe5 39. Ka2 Qxa5+ {Clearing the way to
advance my a or b pawn.} 40. Kb3 Qd5+ {Boxing the king in.} 41. Kc3 b5 {The
b pawn attacks two squares, the a pawn attacks just one. I had no other
reason to choose to move the b pawn.} 42. Kb4 Qc4+ {Pushing the king to the
edge, clearing the way.} 43. Ka5 b4 {Eager to advance to the end!} 44. Ka4
f5 {I noticed here that the king can only move to a5, which would be mate
with Qb5. When our f pawns meet, it will be game over.} 45. Ka5 Qb5# {White
accepts his fate.} 0-1
#4052 by YourMove
00:04, September 11, 2011 by YourMove
[White "hiperbaton"] [Black "ardani"] [Date "2011.09.10"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Bg5 a6 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 e5 9. d5 c6 10. Bh6 cxd5 11. cxd5 Nc5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Bc2 b5 14. b4 Ncd7 15. O-O Nb6 16. Bd3 Bg4 17. Qe3 Rc8 18. Rac1 Nfd7 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Nc4 21. g4 Nd2 22. Qg2 Nxf1 23. Kxf1 Nb6 24. Ke2 Nc4 25. g5 f5 26. exf5 gxf5 27. f3 Qb6 28. Bxc4 Rxc4 29. Kd2 Qd4 30. Ke2 Rxc3 31. Rxc3 Qxc3 32. Kf2 Qd2 33. Kg3 Qxg5 34. Kf2 Qxg2 35. Kxg2 Rc8
#4053 by YourMove
00:17, September 11, 2011 by YourMove
[White "hiperbaton"] [Black "smpos"] [Date "2011.09.10"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 4. Nf3 c6 5. a4 e6 6. Nc3 a6 7. axb5 cxb5 8. Nxb5 Bd7 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Bxc4 Bb4 11. O-O Qb6 12. Be3 Nge7 13. d5 Qc7 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Qb3 Bd6 16. Rxa6 Rb8 17. Qc2 Ng6 18. Rfa1 O-O 19. Ra7 Rb7 20. Rxb7 Bxb7 21. Nb5 Bxe4 22. Qxe4