1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 {ambitieus} 6. Bf4 $1 Qa5 7. a4 Nxe4 8. Nge2 Nd6 9. axb5 Qb6 10. Na4 Qxb5 11. Nec3 Qa5 (11... Qb4 12. Qe2 Kd8 (12... Nb5 13. Qxc4) 13. Bd2 Bf5 14. Ne4 c3 15. Nexc3) 12. Qe2 {Juiste idee, verkeerde stelling} (12. Bxd6 exd6 13. Bxc4 $14) 12... Nb5 13. Qe4 $2 Nd4 $1 (13... Nxc3 $2 14. bxc3 Bd7 15. Bxc4 (15. d6 Bc6)) 14. d6 Nbc6 15. Bxc4 Bf5 16. Qd5 Be6 17. d7+ Kd8 18. Nxc5 Qxa1+ *

[Event "Tournament 12-17-2016.CMT"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.12.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Athatey, Shyam"] [Black "Wally"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D19"] [BlackElo "2195"] [PlyCount "91"] {D19: Slav Defence: 5 a4 Bf5 6 e3: Main line with 9 Qe2} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bg6 {last book move. White has a very active position} 11. Bg5 (11. Bd3 $5 $11) 11... Bxc3 $15 12. bxc3 Bxe4 {White has the pair of bishops} 13. Ne5 Qa5 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Be7 {White threatens to win material: Be7xf8} Qxc3 $4 { forfeits the advantage} (15... Rfe8 $5 {is interesting} 16. Bb4 Qf5 $11) 16. Bxf8 $4 {ruins a clearly superior position} (16. Rac1 Qa5 (16... Qxd4 $4 {A poison bait which should not be taken} 17. Rcd1 Bd3 18. Bxd3 $18 (18. Qxd3 $6 Qxd3 19. Bxd3 h6 $18)) 17. Qxe4 Rfe8 $18) 16... Rxf8 $4 (16... Nxf8 $142 {was necessary} 17. Rac1 Qxd4 $16) 17. Rac1 $18 (17. Qxe4 $6 {is no comparison} Qxc4 18. Rfc1 Qa6 $11) 17... Qxd4 (17... Qb4 {does not save the day} 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qe5 $18) 18. Rfd1 (18. Rcd1 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Qc3 19. Rxd7 Bd5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Rxb7 a5 $18) 18... Qxd1+ (18... Qf6 {is still a small chance} 19. Qxe4 Nc5 $18) 19. Rxd1 (19. Qxd1 {makes it even easier for White} Nf6 $18) 19... Nc5 20. Qe3 b6 21. a5 $1 {Deflection: c5} Bd5 (21... bxa5 22. Qa3 {Decoy Double attack} (22. Qxc5 {Deflection})) 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. axb6 axb6 24. Rb1 Ra8 25. f3 Nd7 26. Qc3 Kf8 27. Qc6 Ra7 28. Qd6+ Ke8 29. Rc1 Ra8 (29... Kd8 $18 {praying for a miracle}) 30. Rc7 Rd8 31. f4 g6 (31... h5 {does not solve anything} 32. f5 $1 {Deflection: d5} exf5 33. Qxd5 $18) 32. g4 h6 (32... d4 $18 {desperation}) 33. f5 $1 {Deflection: d5} gxf5 (33... exf5 34. Qxd5 { Deflection}) (33... gxf5 34. gxf5 exf5 35. Qf4 {Decoy Double attack} (35. Qxh6 {Pinning}) (35. Qxd5 {Overloading Deflection})) (33... -- $140 34. f6 {Mate threat}) 34. gxf5 exf5 35. Qxd5 f4 36. Kf2 (36. Qe4+ $142 {and the result of the game is clear: White will win} Kf8 37. Qxf4 Ke7 38. Qe5+ Kf8 39. Qd6+ Ke8 40. Qxh6 Ke7 $18) 36... f3 37. Kxf3 b5 38. Qxb5 f6 39. Kf4 Ke7 (39... f5 {does not win a prize} 40. Kxf5 Ke7 41. Qe5+ Kf8 42. Qe6 Kg7 43. Rxd7+ Rxd7 44. Qxd7+ Kg8 45. Kg6 Kf8 46. Qf7#) 40. Kf5 h5 41. Qc6 Ke8 (41... h4 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 42. Qxf6+ Ke8 43. Qg7 h3 44. Ra7 Ra8 45. Rxa8+ Nb8 46. Rxb8#) 42. Qe6+ Kf8 43. Rxd7 Rxd7 44. Qxd7 Kg8 (44... h4 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 45. Kxf6 h3 46. Qf7#) 45. Kg6 f5 (45... Kh8 { doesn't change anything anymore} 46. Qg7#) 46. Qe8# 1-0

[SetUp "1"] [FEN "4r3/pp6/2p3k1/3p2P1/2PP2r1/1P2B3/P4P2/3R1K2 b - - 0 1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 d5 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Ne5 e6 10. h3 Qb6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Na4 Qb4 13. a3 Qe7 14. Bd2 Re8 15. Rc1 Bd7 16. Bb4 Qd8 17. Nc5 a5 18. Bd2 h6 19. Qa4 Qb6 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. Qxc6 Qxc6 22. Rxc6 Bxd4 23. Bxh6 Bxb2 24. Rc7 Red8 25. Bg5 f6 26. Bc1 Be5 27. Rc6 Kf7 28. e4 Nb8 29. Rb6 dxe4 30. Bxe4 Ra7 31. Be3 Rad7 32. Kg2 Bc7 33. Rb7 Bd6 34. Rfb1 Rxb7 35. Rxb7 Rd7 36. a4 Rxb7 37. Bxb7 Bb4 38. Kf3 Nd7 39. Ke2 Ne5 40. Ba6 Ke7 41. f4 Nc6 42. g4 e5 43. Kd3 Bd6 44. Ke4 exf4 45. Bxf4 Bb4 46. Bb5 Nd8 47. Kd5 Ne6 48. Be3 g5 49. Ke4 Nc7 50. Bd4 Ne6 51. Ba1 Bd2 52. Kf5 Nc7 53. Bxf6 Kf8 54. Bc6 Na6 55. Bxg5 Bc3 56. Bh6 Kg8 57. Kg6 Nc5 58. Be3 Nd3 59. Bd5 Kh8 60. Kf5 Nb2 61. Bb3 Nd3 62. h4 Ne5 63. g5 Nd7 64. h5 Nf8 65. g6 Bg7 66. h6 Bxh6 67. Bxh6 Nxg6 68. Bd2 Ne7 69. Kg5 Nc6 70. Kh6

[Event "London Chess Classic"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2016.12.15"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B96"] [WhiteElo "2823"] [BlackElo "2779"] [Annotator "Huschenbeth"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Vereinigte Staaten"] [BlackTeam "Vereinigte Staaten"] [WhiteTeamCountry "USA"] [BlackTeamCountry "USA"] [WhiteClock "0:20:08"] [BlackClock "0:12:58"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bf2 Qc7 11. Qf3 Nbd7 12. O-O-O b5 13. g4 g5 14. h4 gxf4 15. Be2 b4 (15... Ne5 16. Qxf4 Nexg4 17. Bxg4 e5 18. Nd5 (18. Qxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Nf5) 18... Nxd5 19. Qf3) 16. axb4 Ne5 17. Qxf4 Nexg4 18. Bxg4 e5 19. Qxf6 Bxf6 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Nf5 Rb8 (21... Bxf5 22. Bxf5 Rb8 (22... O-O 23. Bb6) 23. Rd3 Rb5 (23... O-O 24. Rg1+ Kh8 25. Rdg3 Bxh4 26. Rh3 Bg5+ 27. Rxg5 Qxg5+ 28. Be3 Qg7 29. Rxh6+ Qxh6 30. Bxh6 Rg8 31. c4) 24. c4 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 O-O 26. c5) 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Rxd6 (23. Nxd6+ Ke7 (23... Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Bxg4 25. Bc5) 24. Bc5 Qf4+ 25. Kb1 Qxg4 26. Nxc8+ Ke8 27. Nd6+ Kd7 28. Nxf7+ Kc7 29. Bd6+ Kb7 30. Bxb8 Rxb8 31. Nxe5 Qxe4 32. Nd7) 23... Be6 24. Rhd1 O-O 25. h5 Qg5+ (25... Rxb4 26. Bh4 Bxf5 27. Bxf6 Bxg4 28. Rg1 Rxe4 29. Rxa6 Re8) (25... Rfe8 26. Bh4 Qh8) 26. Be3 Qf6 (26... Qxg4 27. Nxh6+ Kh7 28. Nxg4 Bxg4 29. Rh6+ Kg7 30. Rg1) 27. Nxh6+ Kh8 28. Bf5 (28. Nxf7+ Rxf7 29. Bxe6 Qf3 30. Bh6 Rf6 31. Bg5 Rff8 32. Bc4 ) 28... Qe7 29. b5 (29. Nxf7+ Qxf7 (29... Bxf7 30. Rh6+ Kg7 31. Rg1+ Bg6 32. Rgxg6+ Kf7 33. Rh7+ Ke8 34. Rxe7+ Kxe7 35. Bc5+) (29... Rxf7 30. Rxe6 Qxb4 31. Rh6+ Kg8 32. Rg1+ Rg7 33. Be6+ Kf8 34. Bc5+ (34. Rh8+ Ke7 35. Rxg7+ Kd6 36. Rd7+ Kxe6 37. Rxb8 Qxb8) 34... Qxc5 35. Rh8+ Ke7 36. Rxg7+ Kd6 (36... Kf6 37. Rg6+ Ke7 38. Rh7+ Ke8 39. Rg8+) (36... Kxe6 37. Rh6#) 37. Rxb8 Kxe6 38. Rb6+ Qxb6 39. Rg6+) 30. Rxe6) 29... Qe8 (29... Rbe8 30. b6) 30. Nxf7+ Rxf7 31. Rxe6 Qxb5 32. Rh6+ {RESIGN} Kg8 33. Rg1+ Rg7 34. Be6+ Kf8 35. Rh8+ Ke7 36. Rxg7+ Kd6 37. Rh6 1-0

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.12.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Yevgeny Levanzov"] [Black "Elad Gunders"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B22"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 {Elad tried to avoid the Alapin.} 2. d4 c5 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 {I played the same line vs. IM Kaldor some time ago. he took with the pawn.} 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be3 (6. Be2) (6. Na3) 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Bb4 {inaccurate. gives away the 2 bishops and d4 is no longer isolated.} (8... Qa5) (8... Qd8) 9. a3 (9. Bd3) 9... Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Bd3 (11. c4) 11... b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Re1 (13. c4) (13. Qc2) (13. Qe2) 13... Rac8 14. Bg5 (14. Rc1) (14. c4) 14... Nd7 $6 (14... Ne7) (14... Rfe8) 15. Be4 Qd6 16. Nd2 (16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Qc7) 16... Na5 17. Bxb7 (17. Bxh7+ $4 {I calculated it a lot.} Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Re3 Qd5 {or Qc6, saves black.}) 17... Nxb7 18. Re3 (18. Ne4) (18. Qg4) 18... Na5 19. Qg4 f5 $1 20. Qh4 Rf7 21. Rh3 Nf8 22. Bf4 Qd7 23. Re1 Nc4 24. Nxc4 Rxc4 25. Be5 0-1

[Event ""] [Site "Gimnazija Jurija Vege Idrija"] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White "Player"] [Black "Player"] [Result "1/2*1/2"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Opening "Caro-Kann: classical, Spassky variation, intermediate main line : *pwo 11/01 add"] [TimeControl ""] [Termination "Player won the game"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. h5 Bh7 8. Nf3 Nd7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ngf6 11. Bf4 c5 12. O-O-O cxd4 13. Qxd4 e6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Qxd8+ Rxd8 16. Bxe5 Ng4 17. Rxd8+ Kxd8 18. Bd4 b6 19. f3 Nf6 20. c4 Bd6 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. fxe4 e5 23. Be3 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.11.06"] [Round "?"] [White "Player"] [Black "Player"] [Result "*"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d3 Be7 7. Bg5 Rb8 8. Rb1 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. O-O O-O 11. b3 d5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Qd2 Bf5 14. Ne2 Re8 15. Ng3 Bg6 16. Rbe1 Qd6 (16... e4 17. dxe4 dxe4) 17. c4 c6 18. Qc1 Bxd3 19. Ne2 e4 20. Nd2 Bg5 21. Qc3 d4 22. c5 Bxd2 23. cxd6 dxc3 24. Nc1 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Rbd8 26. Ne2 Rxd6 27. Ng3 e3 28. fxe3 Bxe3+ 29. Kh1 c2 30. Ne2 Rd1 31. Nc3 Rxf1#

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.11.06"] [Round "?"] [White "Player"] [Black "Player"] [Result "*"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d3 Be7 7. Bg5 Rb8 8. Qb1 (8. Rb1 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. O-O O-O 11. b3 d5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Qd2 Bf5 14. Ne2 Re8 15. Ng3 Bg6 16. Rbe1 Qd6 (16... e4 17. dxe4 dxe4) 17. c4 c6 18. Qc1 Bxd3 19. Ne2 e4 20. Nd2 Bg5 21. Rd1 (21. Qc3 d4 22. c5 Bxd2 23. cxd6 dxc3 24. Nf4 (24. Nc1 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Rbd8 26. Ne2 Rxd6 27. Ng3 e3 28. fxe3 Bxe3+ 29. Kh1 c2 30. Ne2 Rd1 31. Nc3 Rxf1#))) *

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.12.13"] [Round "4"] [White "Yevgeny Levanzov"] [Black "Eyal Noy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [PlyCount "27"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 {right away.} 4. e3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 e6 7. h3 (7. Be2 Nh5 (7... Bd6 8. Bg3 Bxg3 9. hxg3) 8. Bg5) 7... Bh5 8. Be2 cxd4 9. exd4 Bd6 10. Ne5 {I try to complicate.} (10. Bxd6 Qxd6) 10... Bg6 (10... Bxe2 11. Qxe2) 11. Ndf3 (11. Nxg6) 11... Be4 12. Ng5 $5 O-O {most solid.} 13. Nxe4 ( 13. Nxc6) 13... Nxe4 14. f3 $4 {shameful and idiotic. why to hurry???} (14. Nd3 {equal.} Bxf4 15. Nxf4) 0-1