Yearly Archives: 2015
#16747 by Instructive OCB ending
02:35, December 22, 2015 by Instructive OCB ending
[Event "ICC 25 10"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2015.11.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "lunatico13"]
[Black "drstrangemove"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "1602"]
[BlackElo "1695"]
[Annotator "Laverty,Alan"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]
1. d4 {0:25:10} Nf6 {0:25:10} 2. c4 {0:25:17} c5 {0:25:17} 3. d5 {0:25:24} e6 {
0:25:25} 4. Nc3 {0:25:27} exd5 {0:25:33} 5. cxd5 {0:25:35} d6 {0:25:41} 6. e4 {
0:25:40} g6 {0:25:50} 7. Bd3 {0:25:45} Bg7 {0:25:52} 8. Nge2 {0:25:51} O-O {0:
25:56} 9. O-O {0:25:53} Re8 {0:25:55} 10. h3 {0:25:31} Bd7 {0:25:34} 11. Bf4 {
0:24:59} Qe7 {0:24:40} 12. Qb3 {0:21:53} Na6 {0:24:19} 13. Bxa6 {0:20:02} bxa6
{0:24:22} 14. f3 {0:19:47} Rab8 {0:24:09} 15. Qc2 {0:19:53} Bb5 {0:23:37} 16.
Rfe1 {0:19:58} Nh5 {0:22:57} 17. Bh2 {0:19:53} f5 {0:22:33} 18. Nf4 {0:19:18}
Nxf4 {0:21:56} 19. Bxf4 {0:18:49} fxe4 {0:20:51} 20. Rxe4 {0:18:16} Qf6 {0:20:
53} 21. Bg3 {0:16:10} Rxe4 {0:20:37} 22. fxe4 {0:13:01} Qd4+ {0:20:19} 23. Qf2
{0:09:21} Bd3 {0:18:53} 24. Qxd4 {0:06:38} (24. Nd1 Qxf2+ (24... Bxe4 25. Bxd6
Rxb2 26. Nxb2 Qxb2 27. Qxb2 Bxb2 28. Re1 Bd4+ 29. Kh2 Bxd5) 25. Kxf2 Rxb2+ 26.
Nxb2 Bxb2 27. Re1) 24... Bxd4+ {0:17:06} (24... cxd4 25. Nd1) 25. Kh2 {0:06:18}
Rxb2 {0:17:01} 26. Rc1 {0:05:38} Bxc3 {0:16:37} 27. Rxc3 {0:05:43} Bxe4 {0:16:
45} 28. h4 {0:04:48} Rxg2+ {0:15:52} 29. Kh3 {0:04:53} Bxd5 {0:15:38} (29...
Rd2) (29... Rxa2) 30. Bxd6 {0:04:59} c4 {0:13:40} 31. Bc5 {0:04:44} (31. Rxc4
Bxc4 (31... Rg1 {don't allow the K to come over to defend the q-side}) (31...
Rxa2) (31... Rd2) 32. Kxg2 Bxa2 33. Kf3 Kf7 (33... Kg7 34. Ke3 (34. Bf4 Kf6 35.
Ke4 a5 36. Kd3 Kf5 37. Bg5 (37. Be3 a4 38. Bxa7 a3 39. Kc3 Bd5 40. Kc2 Kg4 41.
Bf2 h5 42. Be1) 37... a4 38. Kc3) 34... a5 (34... Kh6 35. Kd2 Kh5 36. Be7 a5
37. Kc3 a4 38. Kb2 (38. Kb4 Bb3)) 35. Kd2 a4 36. Kc3) 34. Ke4 Ke6 35. Ba3 a5
36. Kd4 a4 37. Kc3 Kf5 38. Kb2) 31... Rxa2 {0:13:34} 32. Bxa7 {0:04:50} Rd2 {
0:12:33} (32... Rb2) 33. Kg4 {0:04:47} Rd3 {0:12:20} 34. Rxd3 {0:04:03} (34.
Rc1 c3) 34... cxd3 {0:12:25} 35. Be3 {0:04:08} a5 {0:12:05} 36. Kf4 {0:04:11}
Kf7 {0:11:59} (36... a4 37. Ke5 (37. Bc1 a3 38. Ke3 a2 39. Bb2) (37. Bd2 a3 38.
Ke3 a2 39. Bc3) (37. Bd2 a3 38. Ke3 a2 39. Bc3 Bc4) 37... a3) 37. Ke5 {0:04:16}
a4 {?? 0:11:20 Blunders half-a-point because it drops the d-pawn} (37... Bc6
38. Kd4 Bb5) 38. Kd4 {0:04:19} (38. Kxd5 a3 39. Kc4 a2 40. Bd4 d2) 38... a3 {
0:10:42} 39. Kxd3 {0:03:37} a2 {0:10:44} 40. Bd4 {0:03:43} Ke6 {0:10:46} (40...
h5 41. Kc2 g5 42. hxg5 h4 43. Kb2 h3 44. Be5) 41. Ke3 {0 ?? Wrong way!} (41.
Kd2 Kf5 42. Kc2 Kg4 43. Bf6 a1=Q 44. Bxa1 Kxh4 45. Kd2 Kg3 46. Bf6 h5 47. Ke1
h4 48. Kf1 h3 (48... g5 49. Bxg5 h3 50. Bd8 Bg2+ 51. Ke2 h2 52. Bc7+) (48...
Bc4+ 49. Kg1 g5 {!} 50. Bxg5 h3 51. Bd8 h2+ 52. Kh1 Bd5#) 49. Be5+ Kf3 50. Kg1
g5 51. Kh2 g4 52. Bg3) (41. Kc2 {! The only drawing move}) 41... Kf5 {0:10:50}
(41... h5 42. Kd3 Kf5 43. Kc2 Kg4 44. Bf6 a1=Q 45. Bxa1 Kxh4 46. Kd2 Kg3 47.
Be5+ Kf3 48. Bf6 Bc4 49. Ke1 Kg3 50. Be5+ Kf3 51. Bf6 Kg4 52. Kf2 Bd5 53. Be5
g5 54. Bf6 h4 55. Bd8 Kf4 56. Be7 h3 57. Bd8) 42. Kf2 {0 ?} (42. Kd3 Kg4 43.
Bf6 h5 44. Kc2 a1=Q 45. Bxa1 Kxh4 46. Be5 Kh3 (46... g5 47. Bf6 Kg4 48. Kd2 h4
49. Ke2 h3 50. Be5) 47. Kd2 Kg2 48. Bf6) 42... Kg4 {0:10:51} 43. Bf6 {0:03:52}
h5 {0:10:16} 44. Kg1 {0:02:29} (44. Ke3 Kf5 45. Bc3 g5 46. hxg5 h4) 44... Kf5 {
0:10:06} 45. Bc3 {0:02:28} g5 {0:10:12} 46. hxg5 {0:02:32} Kxg5 {0:10:19} 47.
Kh2 {0:02:38} (47. Kf2 Kf4 48. Ke2 Ke4 49. Kd2 h4 50. Kc2 {fantasy/idea
variation} h3 51. Be5 Kf3 52. Kb2) 47... Kg4 {0:10:17} 48. Bb2 {0:02:20} Kf3 {
0:09:46} 49. Bc3 {0:02:27} Ke3 {0:09:47} 50. Kg3 {0:02:17} Kd3 {0:09:48} 51.
Bf6 {0:02:09} Kc2 {0:09:51} 52. Kh4 {0:02:11} Bf3 {0:09:56} 53. Kg3 {0:02:15}
Bg4 {0:10:02} 54. Be5 {0:02:12} Kb1 {0:10:07} 55. Bd4 {0:02:17} a1=Q {0:10:07}
56. Bxa1 {0:02:24} Kxa1 {0:10:15} 57. Kh4 {0:02:33} Kb2 {0:10:23} 58. Kg3 {0:
02:41} Kc3 {0:10:31} 59. Kf4 {0:02:47} Kd4 {0:10:37} 60. Kg3 {0:02:54} Ke4 {0:
10:26} 61. Kh4 {0:03:01} Kf5 {0:10:32} 62. Kg3 {0:03:08} Kg5 {0:10:39} 63. Kh2
{0:03:17} Kh4 {0:10:42} 64. Kg2 {0:03:25} Bd1 {0:10:42} 65. Kf2 {0:02:42} Kh3 {
0:10:44} 66. Kg1 {0:02:49} Kg3 {0:10:50} 67. Kh1 {0:02:53} h4 {0:10:55} 68. Kg1
{0:02:59} h3 {0:11:03} 69. Kh1 {0:03:04} Bf3+ {0:11:08 White resigns} 0-1
#16748 by yevlev
15:28, December 22, 2015 by yevlev
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.12.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "FM Valeria Dotan"]
[Black "Yevgeny Levanzov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D60"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.22"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 dxc4 (7...
O-O) 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O h6 {not the only move.} 10. Bh4 b6 (10... b5 {sharper,
and requires more knowledge.}) 11. Qe2 {from here, I play more or less by
myself.} Bb7 12. Rfd1 Nd5 13. Bg3 Nxc3 (13... N7f6) 14. bxc3 {now the queen
will feel safe on the c file.} Nf6 15. e4 Nh5 16. Bd3 $6 (16. Be5 Nf6) 16...
Nxg3 17. hxg3 {equal.} c5 18. e5 $6 cxd4 19. cxd4 Rc8 {black is better due to
d4 pawn weakness.} 20. Bc2 Rc3 $1 21. Bb3 (21. Qd2) 21... Qd7 (21... Bd5 {
worse.}) 22. Ne1 $6 Rfc8 23. Rd2 Bd5 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Nc2 {black is much
better.} Bg5 26. Ne3 (26. f4 $2 {was hoping for.} Rxc2 $1 27. Rxc2 Rxc2 28.
Qxc2 Qxd4+ 29. Kh2 Qxa1 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. Qc2+ g6) 26... Bxe3 (26... Qe4 {
better.}) 27. fxe3 Qe4 28. Re1 Rc2 29. Red1 R8c3 30. Rxc2 Rxc2 {white holds
with almost only moves.} 31. Rd2 Rc1+ 32. Kf2 Qb1 $6 33. g4 (33. Rb2 Rf1+ 34.
Qxf1 Qxb2+ {not winning for black, in spite the 2 vs. 1 on the Q-side.}) 33...
Qe4 34. Qf3 Qxf3+ {didn't see already winning ideas and was in time trouble.}
35. gxf3 Kf8 36. e4 Ke7 37. d5 {totally forgot about the break through in the
center.} exd5 38. exd5 Kd7 39. Ke3 b5 40. Rb2 Rc5 $1 41. Kd4 Rc4+ 42. Kd3 Rc5 {
equal, but tough to play for black.} 43. Ke4 Rc4+ {draw was agreed in mutual
severe time trouble. black must just stand and gi back and forth. Kf5 - not
g6?? but a6 or Ke7.} 1/2-1/2
#16749 by Callea
20:57, December 22, 2015 by Callea
[White "threeply"]
[Black "taichi"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nh3 Nxe5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qb3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3
Nbc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 d6 10. Nf4 Bf5 11. O-O Qh4 12. g3 Qh6 13. b3 Rae8 14.
Bb2 f6 15. Rad1 Ne7 16. Nd5 Be4 17. Nxc7 Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 Bxf3 19. e4 Qh3 20.
Qxf3 Rc8 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Rce8 23. Rfe1 Rd8 24. Re6 Rd7 25. Rde1 g5 26.
Qg2 Qf5 27. Qe4 Qh3 28. Ba3 h5 29. Bxd6 Rff7 30. Qg6+ Kh8 31. Re8+ Rf8 32.
Rxf8# {Black checkmated} 1-0
#16750 by Sasa Pocek
11:35, December 23, 2015 by Sasa Pocek
[Event "2015 US Class Championships"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.11.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ferris, Antonio"]
[Black "Pocek, Sasa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "1214"]
[WhiteFederation "?"]
[BlackFederation "USA"]
1. c4 {[0:06:04] [0:06:04]} Nf6 {[0:00:42] [0:00:42]}
2. d4 {[0:00:06] [0:06:10]} g6 {[0:00:06] [0:00:48]}
3. Nc3 {[0:00:03] [0:06:13]} Bg7 {[0:00:05] [0:00:53]}
4. e4 {[0:00:10] [0:06:23]} d6 {[0:00:06] [0:00:59]}
5. Be2 {[0:00:06] [0:06:29]} O-O {[0:00:07] [0:01:06]}
6. Be3 {[0:00:07] [0:06:36]} e5 {[0:02:06] [0:03:12]}
7. d5 {[0:00:19] [0:06:55]} c6 {[0:00:05] [0:03:17]}
8. Qc2 {[0:00:41] [0:07:36]} Ng4 {[0:03:48] [0:07:05]}
9. Bd2 {[0:00:36] [0:08:12]} Na6 {[0:02:03] [0:09:08]}
10. h3 {[0:00:40] [0:08:52]} Nf6 {[0:00:00] [0:09:08]}
11. f4 {[0:00:47] [0:09:39]} exf4 {[0:03:03] [0:12:11]}
12. Bxf4 {[0:00:02] [0:09:41]} Nh5 {[0:00:15] [0:12:26]}
13. Bxh5 {[0:00:10] [0:09:51]} gxh5 {[0:00:00] [0:12:26]}
14. Nf3 {[0:00:34] [0:10:25]} Qf6 {[0:01:14] [0:13:40]}
15. Bg5 {[0:00:49] [0:11:14]} Qg6 {[0:00:14] [0:13:54]}
16. O-O-O {[0:02:10] [0:13:24]} Nc5 {[0:00:29] [0:14:23]}
17. b4 {[0:00:48] [0:14:12]} Nd7 {[0:00:36] [0:14:59]}
18. Qd2 {[0:01:05] [0:15:17]} f6 {[0:03:02] [0:18:01]}
19. Nh4 {[0:01:32] [0:16:49]} Qxg5 {[0:01:19] [0:19:20]}
20. Qxg5 {[0:00:01] [0:16:50]} fxg5 {[0:00:00] [0:19:20]}
21. Nf5 {[0:01:37] [0:18:27]} Bxc3 {[0:00:19] [0:19:39]}
22. Rhf1 {[0:00:22] [0:18:49]} Rf6 {[0:04:21] [0:24:00]}
23. Rf3 {[0:02:55] [0:21:44]} Be5 {[0:01:54] [0:25:54]}
24. dxc6 {[0:00:42] [0:22:26]} bxc6 {[0:00:10] [0:26:04]}
25. Ne7 {[0:00:46] [0:23:12]} Kf7 {[0:00:53] [0:26:57]}
26. Nxc6 {[0:00:40] [0:23:52]} Rxf3 {[0:00:19] [0:27:16]}
27. gxf3 {[0:00:25] [0:24:17]} Bf4 {[0:01:27] [0:28:43]}
28. Kc2 {[0:03:28] [0:27:45]} Ne5 {[0:00:01] [0:28:44]}
29. Rxd6 {[0:03:02] [0:30:47]} Nxc6 {[0:01:09] [0:29:53]}
30. Rxc6 {[0:00:37] [0:31:24]} Bxh3 {[0:00:09] [0:30:02]}
31. Ra6 {[0:02:14] [0:33:38]} Be6 {[0:00:26] [0:30:28]}
32. Kd3 {[0:01:37] [0:35:15]} h4 {[0:01:08] [0:31:36]}
33. b5 {[0:01:18] [0:36:33]} h3 {[0:00:00] [0:31:36]}
34. b6 {[0:01:17] [0:37:50]} Bc8 {[0:00:14] [0:31:50]} 0-1
#16751 by Tt
12:59, December 23, 2015 by Tt
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Qb3 e6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qa3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nd2 Qg5 12. g3 Bb7 13. b4 Nd7 14. O-O c5 15. bxc5 Nxc5 16. Bb2 Ne6 17. Nc4 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Bf8 19. Qb3 Bd5 20. a4 Qf5 21. h4 h5 22. Ba3 g5 23. Bxf8 Nxf8 24. Qb5 gxh4 25. Ne5 hxg3 26. fxg3 Be6 27. Nc6 Kg7 28. Qxf5 Bxf5 29. Bxh5 Bd7 30. Ne5 Be8 31. Bd1 Nh7 32. Nc4 Rc6 33. Nd2 Nf6 34. Rxc6 Bxc6 35. Nc4 Bd5 36. Nd6 Rd8 37. Nf5+ Kf8 38. a5 Be6 39. g4 Bxf5 40. gxf5 Rd5 41. axb6 axb6 42. Rb1 Rd6 43. Kf2 Nd5 44. Bb3 Ne7 45. Bc2 Nxf5 46. Bxe4 Ne7 47. Ke2 f5 48. Rf1 Rf6 49. Bd3 Kg7 50. Kd2 Rf8 51. Rb1 Rf6 52. Rb5 Kf8 53. Ke2 f4 54. exf4
#16752 by dlb
14:11, December 23, 2015 by dlb
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6
bxc6 8. Ba4 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Qd4 11. Bxc6+ Nxc6 12. Nxc6 Qd5 13. Nxa7
Rxa7 14. O-O Bc5 15. Nc3 Qe5 16. d3 Ng4 17. g3 e3 18. f3 e2+ 19. Kg2
#16753 by Eyal Yablonko
15:17, December 23, 2015 by Eyal Yablonko
1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 c5
3.Nf3 cxd4
4.Nxd4 b6
5.Nc3 Bb7
6.Bf4 d6
7.e3 e5
8.Qa4+ Nbd7
9.Bxe5 dxe5
10.Nf5 g6
11.Ng3 Qe7
12.Nb5 Nc5
13.Nd6+ Kd8
14.Nxb7+ Nxb7
15.Qc6 Qb4+
16.Ke2 Qxb2+
17.Kf3 e4+
18.Nxe4 Nxe4
19.Bd3 Nd2+
20.Kg3 Bd6+
21.Kh3 Qf6
22.Qxb7 Qe6+
23.g4 h5
24.Qxa8+ Ke7
25.Qb7+ Kf6
26.Rhg1 hxg4+
27.Kg2 Rxh2#
#16754 by YourMove
19:36, December 23, 2015 by YourMove
[White "gatobravo"] [Black "luqash"] [Date "2015.12.23"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. d3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. h3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Be2 Bf5 7. Bd2 Qd7 8. Nc3 O-O-O 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. O-O h6 11. Nh2 g5 12. Bf3 Qe6 13. Ng4 h5 14. Ne3 g4 15. Bxc6 gxh3 16. g3 Qxc6 17. f3 Be6 18. Bc3 f6 19. Rf2 Bc5 20. Bd2 f5 21. Rh2 f4 22. gxf4 exf4 23. Kf1 fxe3 24. Bc3 Rhg8 25. Ke2 Rg2 26. Rxg2 hxg2 27. Qg1 Rg8 28. Re1 h4 29. Kd1 h3 30. Re2 Qxf3
#16755 by Chaosgodkarl
22:40, December 23, 2015 by Chaosgodkarl
[Event "Let's Play!"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.12.21"]
[White "Chaosgodkarl"]
[Black "Teleute"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "1332"]
[BlackElo "1581"]
[TimeControl "1 in 1 day"]
[Variant "Chess 960"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bqrnkrnb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BQRNKRNB w KQkq - 0 1"]
1.Ne3 c5 2.O-O-O Qxh2 3.Nf3 Qh6 4.b4 cxb4 5.Qxb4 Nc6 6.Qe4 Nf6 7.Qa4 O-O 8.Nf5 Qg6 9.N3h4 Qh5 10.g4 Qxg4
11.Bxc6 *
#16756 by Chaosgodkarl
05:49, December 24, 2015 by Chaosgodkarl
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.12.24"]
[White "Chaosgodkarl"]
[Black "jhdavison"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1293"]
[BlackElo "1238"]
[TimeControl "30|0"]
[Termination "Chaosgodkarl won by resignation"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Qg4 g6 5.f4 d5 6.Qe2 dxc4 7.Qxc4 Bxg1 8.Rxg1 Qh4+ 9.g3 Qxh2 10.Rf1 exf4
11.Rxf4 Qxg3+ 12.Rf2 Be6 13.Qf1 Nd4 14.Kd1 Qg4+ 15.Ne2 Qxe4 16.d3 Qd5 17.Nf4 Qd7 18.c3 Bg4+ 19.Kd2 Nb5 20.Qg2 O-O-O
21.c4 Nd6 22.c5 Nc4+ 23.Kc3 Qd4+ 24.Kb3 Na5+ 25.Ka3 Qxc5+ 26.b4 Rxd3+ 27.Nxd3 Qc3+ 28.Ka4 Bd7+ 29.Kxa5 b6+ 30.Ka6 Qc4+
31.Kxa7 Bc6 32.Qh3+ Bd7 33.Qf3 Qc6 34.Qxc6 Bxc6 35.Rxf7 Be8 36.Rf8 Kd7 37.b5 Ke7 38.Ba3+ c5 39.Raf1 1-0