Monthly Archives: November 2015
#16476 by JeremyX
06:18, November 07, 2015 by JeremyX
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.11.07"]
[Round "-"]
[White "JeremyX 1810"]
[Black "Wheelermaster 1432"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]
1. e2-e4 d7-d6 2. d2-d4 g7-g6 3. Ng1-f3 Bf8-g7 4. Bc1-e3 Bc8-g4 5. h2-h3
Bg4-d7 6. Bf1-d3 a7-a6 7. O-O c7-c5 8. c2-c3 f7-f5 9. e4xf5 Qd8-b6 10. Qd1-c2
e7-e5 11. f5xe6 Bd7xe6 12. Nf3-g5 Be6-c4 13. Bd3xg6+ Ke8-f8 14. Qc2-f5+
Ng8-f6 15. b2-b3 Bc4xf1 16. Qf5-e6 Qb6-c7 17. d4xc5 d6xc5 18. Be3-f4 Qc7-c6
19. Qe6-f7+ 1-0
#16477 by JeremyX
07:51, November 07, 2015 by JeremyX
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.11.07"]
[Round "-"]
[White "JeremyX 1810"]
[Black "Wheelermaster 1432"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]
1. e2-e4 d7-d6 {Generally a defensive first move, reinforcing the pawn
structure but not counterattacking effectively} 2. d2-d4 g7-g6 {This signals
black's intention to move his bishop to the long diagonal a1-h8} 3. Ng1-f3
{Protecting the pawn, which is already important because it keeps black's
bishop fairly contained after it moves to g7} 3... Bf8-g7 {Bishop to g7 as
discussed. Even if the diagonal is blocked, it's a waste to make a space on g7
and not use it.} 4. Bc1-e3 {Reinforcing d4 even more (the pawn on d6 places it
under threat, as it will support another pawn's attack)} 4... Bc8-g4
{Following a fairly standard pattern, but...} 5. h2-h3 {If the bishop takes
the night I'd gladly capture back with the queen. Black's kingside pawn
structure is weak and I want the queen attacking it. Usually, black can
retreat with the bishop to h5 and then eventually come around to g6 to get
into play, but this is difficult in this case as black has blocked g6} 5...
Bg4-d7 {This was the best spot to move the bishop to.} 6. Bf1-d3 {Since I'm
castling on the kingside, I didn't want to put my bishop in front of my
queenside pawns, since they're going to be free to advance (particularly with
black's pawn structure on the kingside). Added bonus of protecting e4, and
obviously the point in the first place was to move the bishop to a longer
diagonal while making room for the king to castle.} 6... a7-a6 {Slightly
restricts my bishop's movement, but also restricts black's knight's movement,
so signals an intention to move the knight soon.} 7. O-O {Generally a good
idea to castle as soon as possible; otherwise the rook's trapped in the
corner} 7... c7-c5 {An attack on d4, as I expected earlier. If I caught c5,
black's bishop would be free to move all the way over to b2, capturing a pawn
and leaving no escape for the rook.} 8. c2-c3 {This maintains the block on the
diagonal, and if black captures d4 another pawn can just replace it and obtain
the protections of the bishop and knight. Also makes room for the queen.}
8... f7-f5 {Ruins the pawn structure on the kingside, effectively leaving no
safe place for black's king even if it castles once white's pieces have broken
through. Also trades a pawn that could attack my king for a useless centre
pawn (couldn't advance), and makes room for both light-square bishops, not
just the black one it was probably intended for.} 9. e4xf5 {Obviously, I
captured it.} 9... Qd8-b6 {Threatening to revisit the 'capture b2 and then the
rook can't escape' plan while I'm distracted. It's also reinforcing the attack
on d4, but the attack is still not strong enough to win and this move wastes
time, allowing me to protect the pawn waiting to be taken on f5} 10. Qd1-c2 {I
defended against the immediate threat to b2 while defending the f5 pawn and
reinforcing by bishop. With this reinforcement, it is now equal for black to
capture my pawn, but if I capture black's pawn on g6 instead I get two in
exchange, so black is on the defense here.} 10... e7-e5 {Now potentially
giving up the pawn right in front of the king; opens it up to attack, but the
idea is to finally win the attack on d4 once I've captured the pawn on g6, so
they'd have my pawn by capturing back and the important d4 space under
control, as well as a 2nd pawn in return; materially equal and better
positionally. It also forces me to not just leave the pawn on f5, which was
keeping black's light-square bishop trapped.} 11. f5xe6 {I can't allow that,
so I capture e6 en passant instead. This retains control of d4, and there's a
checkmate threat to be had (see 12)} 11... Bd7xe6 {The obvious move.} 12.
Nf3-g5 {I wanted to capture g6 with my bishop, checking the king and starting
a checkmate attack, but it didn't look strong enough, and the queen would have
had to leave b2 unprotected to join the attack - if it was unsuccessful, it
would mean losing b2 and the rook. (If I'd had a chance to move the knight
from b1, the rooks would be protecting each other and I'd only lose the pawn;
this is one reason the knights are usually the first pieces to be moved other
than pawns). I still want to attack, so I've moved the knight to provide
support.} 12... Be6-c4 {Black knows my attack plan, and wants to either stop
it (by getting my bishop to capture theirs instead) or take advantage if it
fails (because the d3 bishop will move, leaving the f1 rook open to
capture).} 13. Bd3xg6+ {The king is checked. The pawn can capture the bishop,
but then the queen captures back on g6 and puts the king in check, continuing
a strong attack (which at the very least can win back the lost bishop while
checking the king, allowing the f1 rook time to escape the c4 bishop and join
in the attack)} 13... Ke8-f8 {An interesting choice; this position is easier
to block off, but removes the king's ability to 'escape'. This is about
keeping a position the opponent can win from if he escapes checkmate, not
about escaping checkmate.} 14. Qc2-f5+ {The queen joins in the attack,
abandoning the b2 pawn and the rook. I've planned everything out from here,
although I made a mistake (see 17)} 14... Ng8-f6 {The direct path to the king
is blocked. If I attack with the knight on e6, that means I can't join in with
the queen.} 15. b2-b3 {I want more freedom to move pieces on the a2-g8
diagonal without black having the option of trading pieces. Because this is a
checkmate attack, I don't have to worry about losing the rook.} 15... Bc4xf1
{Black has no better place to move the bishop.} 16. Qf5-e6 {I'm trying to get
the queen to f7, where there are two pieces to help it checkmate the king.}
16... Qb6-c7 {This is the only defense available to black; now he can trade
queens if I move my queen to f7.} 17. d4xc5 {Instead of this, I should have
moved my bishop to f4. This move had the same idea, but imagined that I had to
attack the queen directly, and it allows for...} 17... d6xc5 {The move black
should have made: queen to d7. Then I would have used my pawn to capture d6,
queens swapped, knight checks king, king moves to g8, and I can either capture
the bishop or save my bishop, giving theirs time to get away. Either way, I'd
be losing. But black went along with my plan and captured c5 instead.} 18.
Be3-f4 {This was the main idea.} 18... Qc7-c6 {The queen could have moved to
d7 or e7, but if I move the bishop to d6, there's no avoiding checkmate
anyway.} 19. Qe6-f7+ {Checkmate.} 1-0
#16478 by yevlev
09:50, November 07, 2015 by yevlev
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.11.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yevgeny Levanov"]
[Black "Ronen Mash"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.07"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nf3 {the very main line of the Tarrasch.} O-O
12. Bf4 {Bg5 is an alternative.} Nxd4 $6 {never seen it in this line. not a
good move due to Bxh7+, badly weakening the king.} 13. Bxh7+ $1 (13. Nfxd4 e5
14. Bg3 exd4 15. Nxd4 {equal.}) 13... Kxh7 14. Qxd4 Ne4 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 {white
is just long term better. he will blockade on the dark squares and have an
easy attack on the king, without facing any counter play.} 16. Ng3 Nf6 {tough
choice - many good moves.} 17. Rfe1 {always a good move in the Tarrasch.} (17.
Ng5+ Kg8 18. Qd3) (17. Qd3+ Kg8 18. Ng5) (17. Qh4+ $6 Kg8) (17. Ne5) 17... Bd7
18. Qh4+ $6 {not the right way.} Kg8 19. Ne5 (19. Re5) (19. Ng5) (19. Nh5)
19... Be8 20. Rad1 {Rac1!} Rc8 {almost equal already.} 21. Qg5 Nh7 {Rc2 was
better.} 22. Qe3 a6 23. h4 Nf6 24. Nf3 Bd7 25. h5 Ng4 $1 26. Qg5 e5 $2 {bad,
but creates a total mess.} 27. Nxe5 Qc5 (27... Nxe5 28. Rxe5) 28. Nd3 $6 {just
had to play Nxg4, but was in panic.} (28. Nxg4 Bxg4 29. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 30. Kh2 {
and that's it.}) (28. Nxd7 $4 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qxg3) 28... Qd4 29. Ne2 {Re7!} Qc4
30. b3 (30. Nef4) 30... Qc7 31. Qxd5+ {not the best here, as the bishop would
come to c6.} (31. Nef4 $1) 31... Kh8 32. Ng3 {white is winning, but not so
easy.} Bc6 33. Qg5 Qd7 34. Ne5 (34. Nf4) 34... Rxf2 {total shock in time
trouble.} 35. Nf3 $4 (35. Nxd7 $4) (35. Rxd7 $4) (35. Ng6+ Kg8 36. Nh4 $1) (35.
Nxc6 Qxc6 36. Ne4 $1) 35... Bxf3 36. gxf3 Rxf3 37. Rxd7 $4 (37. Ne4) 37...
Rxg3+ 38. Kf1 Nh2+ 39. Kf2 Rxg5 40. Rxb7 Rc2+ $2 (40... Rf8+ $1) 41. Ke3 Rxa2
42. Kf4 Rc5 $4 43. Re8+ Kh7 44. Rbb8 Rf2+ 45. Kg3 Rf3+ 46. Kxh2 Rxh5+ 47. Kg2
Rf6 48. Rh8+ Kg6 49. Rxh5 Kxh5 {theoretical draw.} 50. Rb4 g5 51. Rd4 Rb6 52.
Rd3 Rc6 53. Kg3 Re6 54. Rc3 Rd6 55. Re3 Rd5 56. Rc3 a5 57. Re3 Rd4 58. Rc3 Rg4+
59. Kh3 Rd4 60. Kg3 {draw agreed.} 1/2-1/2
#16479 by Noname
11:11, November 07, 2015 by Noname
[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "Free Internet Chess Server"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lasse Lindqvist"]
[Black "Ari Möttönen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[TimeControl "0"]
1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6 7. d4 Bb7 8. Ne5
Nbd7 9. Bb2 Ne8 10. Na3 Nxe5 11. dxe5 c5 12. e3 Nc7 13. Qh5 Qe8 14. f4 f5 15.
Qe2 Rd8 16. Bf3 Ba6 17. Qg2 b5 18. cxb5 Nxb5 19. Rfd1 c4 20. Nxb5 Qxb5 21.
Bd4 Bc5 22. Be2 Qb6 23. Qf1 Bb7 24. Rab1 Qc6 25. Kf2 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 cxb3 27.
Rxb3 Rb8 28. Qb1 Rf7 29. Bb5 Qc8 30. Rdb4 *
#16480 by Juha Hirvonen
12:54, November 07, 2015 by Juha Hirvonen
[Event "J-SM III divisiona 5.pöytä"]
[Site "Nummela"]
[Date "2015.11.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pertti Lindholm HyvSK"]
[Black "Juha Hirvonen VihdSK"]
[WhiteElo "1711"]
[BlackElo "1467"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2
Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8. e3 a6 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. Re1 Re8 11. d5 Qc7
12. e4 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Bf4 Nh5 15. Qd2 Nxf4 16. Qxf4
Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Qd2 Bg7 19. Ne2 Bd7 20. a3 b4
21. axb4 Rxb4 22. Rec1 Qb6 23. Nc3 Rb3 24. Bf1 Rb8 25. Rc2
Bxc3 26. Rxc3 Rxb2 27. Rxb2 Qxb2 28. Rc2 Qb4 29. Qe3 Qb1
30. Rc1 Qb3 31. Bd3 Qb7 32. Qg5 f6 33. Qh6 Qc8 34. f4 Qf8
1/2-1/2
#16481 by yevlev1
14:28, November 07, 2015 by yevlev1
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.11.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yevgeny Levanזov"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.07"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nf3 {the very main line of the Tarrasch.} O-O
12. Bf4 {Bg5 is an alternative.} Nxd4 $6 {never seen it in this line. not a
good move due to Bxh7+, badly weakening the king.} 13. Bxh7+ $1 (13. Nfxd4 e5
14. Bg3 exd4 15. Nxd4 {equal.}) 13... Kxh7 14. Qxd4 Ne4 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 {white
is just long term better. he will blockade on the dark squares and have an
easy attack on the king, without facing any counter play.} 16. Ng3 Nf6 {tough
choice - many good moves.} 17. Rfe1 {always a good move in the Tarrasch.} (17.
Ng5+ Kg8 18. Qd3) (17. Qd3+ Kg8 18. Ng5) (17. Qh4+ $6 Kg8) (17. Ne5) 17... Bd7
18. Qh4+ $6 {not the right way.} Kg8 19. Ne5 (19. Re5) (19. Ng5) (19. Nh5)
19... Be8 20. Rad1 {Rac1!} Rc8 {almost equal already.} 21. Qg5 Nh7 {Rc2 was
better.} 22. Qe3 a6 23. h4 Nf6 24. Nf3 Bd7 25. h5 Ng4 $1 26. Qg5 e5 $2 {bad,
but creates a total mess.} 27. Nxe5 Qc5 (27... Nxe5 28. Rxe5) 28. Nd3 $6 {just
had to play Nxg4, but was in panic.} (28. Nxg4 Bxg4 29. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 30. Kh2 {
and that's it.}) (28. Nxd7 $4 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qxg3) 28... Qd4 29. Ne2 {Re7!} Qc4
30. b3 (30. Nef4) 30... Qc7 31. Qxd5+ {not the best here, as the bishop would
come to c6.} (31. Nef4 $1) 31... Kh8 32. Ng3 {white is winning, but not so
easy.} Bc6 33. Qg5 Qd7 34. Ne5 (34. Nf4) 34... Rxf2 {total shock in time
trouble.} 35. Nf3 $4 (35. Nxd7 $4) (35. Rxd7 $4) (35. Ng6+ Kg8 36. Nh4 $1) (35.
Nxc6 Qxc6 36. Ne4 $1) 35... Bxf3 36. gxf3 Rxf3 37. Rxd7 $4 (37. Ne4) 37...
Rxg3+ 38. Kf1 Nh2+ 39. Kf2 Rxg5 40. Rxb7 Rc2+ $2 (40... Rf8+ $1) 41. Ke3 Rxa2
42. Kf4 Rc5 $4 43. Re8+ Kh7 44. Rbb8 Rf2+ 45. Kg3 Rf3+ 46. Kxh2 Rxh5+ 47. Kg2
Rf6 48. Rh8+ Kg6 49. Rxh5 Kxh5 {theoretical draw.} 50. Rb4 g5 51. Rd4 Rb6 52.
Rd3 Rc6 53. Kg3 Re6 54. Rc3 Rd6 55. Re3 Rd5 56. Rc3 a5 57. Re3 Rd4 58. Rc3 Rg4+
59. Kh3 Rd4 60. Kg3 {draw agreed.} 1/2-1/2
#16482 by Noname
15:46, November 07, 2015 by Noname
[Event "KNSB 15/16"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.11.07"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Pandelaar, V."]
[Black "Geerke, D."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2051"]
[BlackElo "2105"]
[PlyCount "112"]
1. e4 c5 2. Na3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d3 g6 5. g3 d5 6. Bg2 dxe4 7. dxe4 Qxd1+ 8.
Kxd1 Be6 9. Kc2 Rd8 10. Ne2 Ng4 11. f3 Nf2 12. Rf1 Nd3 13. Be3 a6 14. Rfd1 c4
15. b3 Nce5 16. Rab1 Bd7 17. Bb6 Rc8 18. Bd4 cxb3+ 19. axb3 f6 20. Ra1 Nb4+ 21.
Kb2 Nbc6 22. Be3 Bg7 23. Nc2 h5 24. Ncd4 h4 25. Nxc6 Bxc6 26. Nd4 Bd7 27. f4
Ng4 28. Bg1 g5 29. Rf1 Bh6 30. fxg5 Bxg5 31. Nf5 Bxf5 32. exf5 Be3 33. Bxb7 Rd8
34. Rad1 hxg3 35. hxg3 Rb8 36. Bc6+ Kf7 37. Bd5+ Kf8 38. Bf3 Bxg1 39. Bxg4 Rh2+
40. Ka3 Bf2 41. Rh1 Bxg3 42. Rxh2 Bxh2 43. Rd7 Be5 44. Ra7 Rb6 45. Ra8+ Kg7 46.
Be2 Bxc3 47. Rxa6 Rxa6+ 48. Bxa6 e6 49. fxe6 f5 50. b4 Kf6 51. Bc4 f4 52. Kb3
Bd4 53. Kc2 f3 54. Kd3 Ba7 55. Ke4 f2 56. Kd5 Ke7 1/2-1/2
#16483 by Alkis
15:51, November 07, 2015 by Alkis
[Event "VIP 260980"]
[Site "www.chesscube.com"]
[Date "2015.11.07"]
[Round "-"]
[White "galaxy4chess@chesscube.com"]
[Black "te4chess@chesscube.com"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1810"]
[BlackElo "1854"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Time "21:45:54"]
[TimeControl "180"]
1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Nbd7 8. O-O Nb6 9. Bb3 Nbxd5 10. d4 O-O 11. Bg5 Be6 12. h3 h6 13. Be3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Rc1 e5 18. dxe5 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 Rfe8 20. Rd7 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Rxb7 Rae8 23. Rxa7 Rxe3 24. Rcc7 Rf8 25. b4 Re6 26. a4 Rf6 27. b5 Rb8 28. Rab7 Ra8 29. Ra7 Rb8 30. Kh2 Rd8 31. Rcb7 Rd2 32. Ra8+ Kg7 33. Rbb8 Rff2 34. Rg8+ Kf6 35. Ra6+ Kg5 36. Rf8 Rxg2+ 37. Kh1 Rge2 38. h4+ Kh5 39. Rxg6 fxg6 40. Rf1 Rh2+ 41. Kg1 Rdg2# 0-1
#16484 by Noname
16:24, November 07, 2015 by Noname
[pgn] 1. f4 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Nd4 c5 4. Nb3 d5 5. d3 Nf6 6. dxe4 Nxe4 7. e3 Qh4+ 8. Ke2 Qf2+ 9. Kd3 c4+ 10. Kd4 Nc6+ 11. Kxd5 Nf6+ 12. Kxc4 Be6+ 13. Kb5 a6+ 14. Ka4 b5+ 15. Bxb5 axb5+ 16. Kxb5 Bd7 17. Nc5 Ra5+ 18. Kb6 Bxc5+ 19. Kc7 Ke7 20. Rf1 Nd5+ 21. Kb7 Rb8# [/pgn]
#16485 by R
07:19, November 08, 2015 by R
[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "http://lichess.org"]
[Date "2015.11.08"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[White "R"]
[Black "F"]
[Plycount "27"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3 h6 7. Nf4 Bh7 8. Bc4 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Ngh5 g6 11. Ng7+ Kd7 12. Ngxe6 fxe6 13. Bxe6+ Kc7 14. Bh3 1-0