[Event "Championnat de France 2016 - Open Veterans"] [Date "2016/8/20"] [Round "8"] [White "Gregory, Daniel"] [Black "Giffard, Nicolas"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2031"] [BlackElo "2310"] 1. e4 c6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Bg4 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Ngf6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. d5 c5 10. Ne1 Be2 11. Qe2 Ne8 12. g3 Bg5 13. Ng2 g6 14. h4 Be3 15. Ne3 Ng7 16. Ng4 f5 17. Nh2 a6 18. Nf3 h6 19. a3 Rf7 20. b4 b6 21. Rab1 Kh7 22. Rb3 Qf8 23. Rfb1 fxe4 24. Ne4 Nf5 25. bxc5 bxc5 26. Rb7 Kg7 27. Kg2 Re8 28. Ra7 Nf6 29. Rf7 Qf7 30. Rb6 Nd4 31. Qd3 Ne4 32. Qe4 Rf8 33. Nd4 Qf2 34. Kh3 Qf1 35. Qg2 Qg2 36. Kg2 cxd4 37. Rd6 d3 38. Rb6 d2 39. Rb1 e4

[White "stamdaan"] [Black "WilliSt"] [Date "2016.08.21"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 f5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Ne5 c6 7. Bg5 Bd6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. e3 Qe8 10. Bd3 Ne4 11. Bh4 Nd7 12. O-O Ndf6 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Ne4 15. Qe2 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Be6 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Qf7 20. Qc3 h6 21. f4 Qh5 22. Bf2 g5 23. Bg3 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Bxf4 25. Rxf4 Rae8 26. Qd2 Re4 27. Rb1 Rxf4 28. exf4 Rf7 29. Qe3 Qg4 30. h3 Qg6 31. Qe8 Kh7 32. Re1 Rg7 33. Re7 Qxg2#

[White "stamdaan"] [Black "WilliSt"] [Date "2016.08.21"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 f5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Ne5 c6 7. Bg5 Bd6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. e3 Qe8 10. Bd3 Ne4 11. Bh4 Nd7 12. O-O Ndf6 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Ne4 15. Qe2 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Be6 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Qf7 20. Qc3 h6 21. f4 Qh5 22. Bf2 g5 23. Bg3 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Bxf4 25. Rxf4 Rae8 26. Qd2 Re4 27. Rb1 Rxf4 28. exf4 Rf7 29. Qe3 Qg4 30. h3 Qg6 31. Qe8 Kh7 32. Re1 Rg7 33. Re7 Qxg2#

[Event "Championnat de France 2016 - Open Veterans"] [Date "2016/8/21"] [Round "9"] [White "Giffard, Nicolas"] [Black "Letzelter, Jean-Claude"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2310"] [BlackElo "2098"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Bf4 c6 5. e3 f5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Bc4 Nb6 9. Bb3 Nd5 10. O-O Nf4 11. exf4 Nf6 12. Re1 Nd5 13. g3 O-O 14. Qd3 Kh8 15. Raxd1 Bf6 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. Rd2 Rc8 18. Ne2 Qa5 19. Qc5 Qc5 20. dxc5 Rcxd8 21. Nexd4 Nc7 22. Rc2 Rdxe8 23. Ne5 Bc8 24. h4 g6 25. Ndxf3 Kg7 26. Bc4 Nd5 27. a3 Bd8 28. Bf1 Bc7 29. Bc4 Kf6 30. Ba2 h6 31. Kg2 Rd8 32. Rc4 Bb8 33. Bb3 Nc7 34. Kg1 a6 35. Ba2 Ba7 36. b4 Rfxe8 37. a4 a5 38. bxa5 Na6 39. g4 Kg7 40. g5 h5 41. Rexc1 Rd5 42. R4xc3 Rc5 43. Nc4 Bb8 44. Nfe5 Rd8 45. Nd3 Rcxd5 46. Bb1 Nc5 47. Nc5 Rc5 48. a6 b5 49. Ne3 Rc3 50. Rc3 bxa4 51. Rc6 a3 52. Ba2 Bf4 53. a7 Bd7 54. Ra6 Ra8 55. Ra3 Bc6 56. Be6 Kf8 57. Nd5 Bd6 58. Ra6 Bb7 59. Rd6 Ra7 60. Rd8 Kg7 61. Rd7 Kh8 62. Nf6

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 Be7 4.h4 f6 5.Bf4 c5 6.e3 c4 7.c3 b5 8.g4 h6 9.Na3 Bxa3 10.bxa3 Qa5 11.Qc2 Qxa3 12.Qg6+ Kf8 13.Qc2 a5 14.Bg2 b4 15.Bd6+ Ke8 16.cxb4 Kd7 17.Bc5 Na6 18.0-0 Nxc5 19.bxc5 Ba6 20.Rfc1 Rb8 21.Rab1 Ne7 22.Nd2 g5 23.h5 Kc7 24.Rb6 Rxb6 25.cxb6+ Kxb6 26.e4 Kc7 27.Rb1 Nc6 28.Nf3 Nb4 29.Qb2 Qd3 30.exd5 c3 31.Rc1 exd5 32.Qxc3+ Kd6 33.a3 Qxc3 34.Rxc3 Na2 35.Rc5 Rc8 36.Rxa5 Rc6 37.Nd2 Nc3 38.Nb3 Be2 39.f3 Bc4 40.Nc5 Ne2+ 41.Kf2 Nxd4 42.Na6 Bxa6 43.Rxd5+ Kxd5 44.f4+ Kd6 45.Bxc6 Kxc6 46.fxg5 fxg5 47.Ke3 Kd5 48.a4 Ke5 49.Kf2 Kf4 50.Kg2 Kxg4 51.a5 Kxh5 52.Kh3 Kg6 53.Kg4 h5+ 54.Kh3 g4+ 55.Kh4 Nf3+ 56.Kg3 Kg5 57.Kg2 Kf4 58.Kf2 h4 59.Kg2 Ng5 60.Kh2 g3+ 61.Kg1 Bc8 62.a6 Bxa6 63.Kg2 Bc8 64.Kh1 h3 65.Kg1 Kf3 66.Kh1 Ke3 67.Kg1 Ke2 68.Kh1 Bb7+ 69.Kg1 h2#

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d3 d6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nc3 c6 6.d4 h6 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.Bc4 Ke7 11.g3 b5 12.Bb3 Na6 13.a3 b4 14.axb4 Nxb4 15.Ra4 a5 16.Nd2 Bh3 17.Rg1 Be6 18.Kd1 Rhd8 19.Kc1 Bg5 20.Rd1 Bg4 21.f3 Bxf3 22.Rf1 Rxd2 23.Rxf3 Rf2+ 24.Kd1 Rxf3 25.Rxb4 axb4 26.Ne2 Rf2 27.Ke1 Rxh2 28.Nf4 Ra1#

[Event "Lokales Ereignis"] [Site "Lokaler Ort"] [Date "2016.08.22"] [Round "1"] [White "Lothar Beyer"] [Black "PyChess.py"] [Result "*"] [TimeControl "3600 15"] [Time "20:03:00"] [WhiteClock "1:00:00.000"] [BlackClock "1:00:00.000"] [PlyCount "0"] *

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 h6 4.Bc4 d6 5.0-0 Bg4 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 g5 8.d4 Nd7 9.Nc3 Qe7 10.Nd5 Qd8 11.Re1 c6 12.Nc3 Qb6 13.Rd1 0-0-0 14.Bxf7 Bg7 15.Ne2 Ngf6 16.Be6 Rhe8 17.Bf5 Kc7 18.c3 Qb5 19.b3 d5 20.exd5 Qxe2

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.08.22"] [Round "3"] [White "Yevgeny Levanzov"] [Black "Menahem Erlich"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C96"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] [TimeControl "60/120:0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 {no Berlin.} 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 (5... Be7 {the main line.}) 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 (7. d4 {possible, but I wanted to go to the main closed line.} d6) 7... O-O 8. c3 {I was well prepared for the Marshall.} ( 8. d4) (8. d3) (8. a4) 8... Na5 $6 9. Bc2 d6 10. h3 (10. d4 Bg4 11. d5) 10... c5 11. d4 {we transposed to the Chigorin variation.} Nc6 (11... Qc7) 12. d5 Nb8 (12... Na5) 13. Nbd2 (13. a4 {I knew that this is the best move, but didn't find a plan after it.} Bb7 (13... b4 $6) (13... bxa4 $6) 14. Be3) 13... Nbd7 14. Nf1 (14. a4) 14... Nb6 15. Ng3 (15. Ne3) 15... Re8 16. b3 Bd7 17. Be3 (17. Bg5 $6 h6 18. Be3) 17... Qc7 18. Qd2 a5 19. Red1 Rec8 $2 20. Nxe5 $1 {A trick that I knew due to GM Oleg Romanishin's interview, and prepared. Similar trick was in the game Vasiukov-Romanishin, 1974.} dxe5 21. d6 Qd8 $6 (21... Bxd6 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6) 22. dxe7 Qxe7 23. Qd6 (23. Bg5 {better.}) 23... Qxd6 24. Rxd6 {white is better, due to the total control of the d file.} Rab8 25. Rad1 h6 26. Nf5 {tough positional decsion.} (26. Bxh6 $6 Ne8 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Nf5 gxh6) (26. f4 {with the idea of Ne2, Bf2-g3.}) (26. f3) 26... Bxf5 27. exf5 Ne8 28. R6d2 f6 29. Be4 (29. f4 $1 {was a tough decsion.}) 29... c4 30. Bxb6 Rxb6 31. Bd5+ Kf8 32. Be6 $1 {I am very pround that I've realized that this sequence is the strongest.} Rc7 (32... Rxe6 $1 {best chance.} 33. fxe6 Ke7) 33. bxc4 bxc4 34. Rd5 $6 (34. Rd8 $1 {with the threat of Bd7. underestimated it.} Re7 35. Ra8 Rb5 36. Rdd8) 34... Ra6 $6 (34... Rb8 35. Rxa5 Ke7) 35. Rd7 (35. Rd8) 35... Raa7 36. Rxc7 (36. Rd8) 36... Rxc7 37. Rd5 Ra7 38. Rc5 Nd6 {nasty.} 39. Rc6 Ke7 40. g4 (40. Bxc4 Nxf5) 40... a4 (40... Ne4 41. Rxc4 Ng5 $1) 41. Bxc4 Nxc4 42. Rxc4 Kd6 43. Kf1 Kd5 44. Rb4 {black's king is very active and I am in a severe time trouble.} (44. Rc8) 44... Rc7 45. Rxa4 Rxc3 46. Ra7 {I thought this is an easy win, and underestimated his counter play.} Rxh3 47. Rxg7 (47. a4) 47... Ke4 48. Kg2 Ra3 49. Rg6 h5 $1 50. gxh5 (50. Rxf6 hxg4 51. Rf8) 50... Kxf5 51. Rg3 $6 (51. Rg8) 51... Rxa2 {this is a draw, but he misplays it.} 52. Rg8 Ra7 53. Kg3 Rh7 54. Kh4 Kf4 55. Rf8 f5 56. Rf6 e4 57. h6 Ke5 $4 {gives me the critical g5 square.} 58. Kg5 f4 59. Rf5+ (59. Rxf4 $4 Rxh6 60. Rf5+ Ke6 {draw.}) 1-0

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [PlyCount "77"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 c4 10. Nd2 Nc6 11. Be2 O-O 12. Qc2 Re8 13. a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne7 15. Qb2 Nc6 16. a4 b6 17. Qc2 Ne7 18. a5 b5 19. a6 Nc6 20. Qb2 Qb6 21. Bd6 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Qxd6 23. Qxb5 Rb8 24. Qa5 Rb6 25. O-O Rxa6 26. Qc3 Bf5 27. Rxa6 Qxa6 28. Ra1 Qb7 29. Qa5 Qb2 30. Bxc4 dxc4 31. Nxc4 Qc2 32. Nd6 Bd7 33. Nxe8 Bxe8 34. h3 Bc6 35. Qe5 Qe4 36. Qxe4 Bxe4 37. Rxa7 Kf8 38. f3 Bd3 39. e4 *