2016-02-24

French Exchange

Rated game, http://lichess.org/3UcAd1ZG
pinkopallino (1500) vs. john2001plus (1653)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.g3Nf6
5.Bg2Bd6
6.Bf4Bxf4
7.gxf4O-O
8.Nc3Re8+
9.Nce2Qd6
10.Qd2Bf5
11.Nf3Ne4
12.Qe3Nc6
13.O-ONg3
14.Qa3Qxa3
15.bxa3Nxe2+
16.Kh1Bxc2
17.Nd2Ncxd4
18.Bxd5c6
19.Bf3Nxf3
20.Nxf3Nxf4
21.Nd4Bd3
22.Rfd1Rad8
23.Nf3Be4
24.Rxd8Bxf3+
25.Kg1Rxd8
26.Re1Nh3+
27.Kf1c5
28.Re3Rd1+
29.Re1Rxe1+
 
Click here for 13. ... Nxc3

2016-02-21

Queen's Gambit with unusual Bf5

Rated game, http://lichess.org/U20CZqty
Analysis of john2001plus (1854) vs. Chessmasternoob1 (1465)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4c6
3.Nf3Bf5
4.cxd5cxd5
5.Qb3Nf6
6.Qxb7Nbd7
7.Nc3Rb8
8.Qxa7Ra8
9.Qb7Rb8
10.Qc6Rc8
11.Qa4Ra8
12.Qb3Rb8
13.Qa4Ra8
14.Qd1g6
15.Bf4Bg7
16.e3Qb6
17.Bb5O-O
18.a4
 
Click here to look at 5. ... b6
Click here to look at 17. b3

2016-02-06

Bad Day

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MainstreetUSA vs. john2001plus
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nc3Bb4
4.Qc2b6
5.e4Bb7
6.f3O-O
7.a3Bxc3+
8.Qxc3d6
9.Be3Nbd7
10.Bd3e5
11.Ne2Re8
12.O-Oexd4
13.Nxd4Nc5
14.Bc2a5
15.b4axb4
16.axb4Ne6
17.Rxa8Bxa8
18.Ra1Nd7
19.Ba4Rf8
20.Nxe6fxe6
21.Bxd7Qxd7
22.Ra7Rb8
23.Bxb6Bb7
24.Be3Qc8
25.e5Ra8
26.Rxa8Qxa8
27.exd6cxd6
28.b5Qc8
29.c5dxc5
30.Bxc5Qd7
31.b6Qd5
32.Bd4Qc6
33.Qe3Qd5
34.Kf2Qa2+
35.Kg3Qd5
36.h4g6
37.Qf4e5
38.Bxe5Qe6
39.Bd6Qf7
40.Qg5Qd7
41.Qf6Qe8
42.Be5h5
43.Qg7#
 

Bad Day

Rated game, http://lichess.org/uxgmpfpv
john2001plus (1704) vs. MainStreetUSA (1727)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.Nc3Bb7
5.Qc2c5
6.e3cxd4
7.Nxd4Nc6
8.a3Nxd4
9.exd4Bd6
10.Bg5h6
11.Bh4O-O
12.Rd1Bf4
13.f3d5
14.Bg3Bxg3+
15.hxg3dxc4
16.Bxc4Qc7
17.Ne2Rac8
18.Rc1Ba6
19.Bb3Qd6
20.Qd2Bxe2
21.Kxe2Qxg3
22.Rcg1Nd5
23.Qe1Qg5
24.Qd2Nf4+
25.Kd1Rfd8
26.g3Qb5
27.Bc2Rxd4
 

2016-02-01

Semi-Slav

Casual Game, http://www.itsyourturn.com
John Coffey, Recovering from sho vs. sihalbrail
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4c6
3.Nf3Nf6
4.Nc3e6
5.Bg5Be7
6.e3Nfd7
7.Bf4O-O
8.Qc2g6
9.Rc1Nf6
10.Bd3Bd6
11.Bxd6Qxd6
12.O-ONbd7
13.Rfd1b6
14.cxd5cxd5
15.Nb5Qe7
16.Qc6Ba6
17.Nc7Bxd3
18.Nxa8Ba6
19.Nc7Nb8
20.Qa4Bc8
21.Qxa7Nfd7
22.Rd3Qb4
23.Rdc3Qa5
24.Qxa5bxa5
25.Nxe6fxe6
26.Rxc8Rxc8
27.Rxc8+Kg7
28.Ng5Kf6
29.Nxh7+Kf5
30.Nf8e5
31.Nxd7Nxd7
32.Ra8exd4
33.exd4Ke4
34.Rxa5Kxd4
35.Ra6g5
36.Rg6Kc4
37.Rxg5d4
38.Kf1Nb6
39.Ke2Nd5
40.Rxd5