2016-05-31

Queen Pawn

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john2001plus (1889) vs. Zsofia_D (1336)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bg5O-O
6.e3h6
7.Bxf6Qxf6
8.Bd3dxc4
9.Bxc4c5
10.O-Ocxd4
11.exd4Nc6
12.Qb3a5
13.Rfd1b6
14.a3Bd6
15.Qxb6Bd7
16.Ne4Qf4
17.Nxd6Qxd6
18.d5Rfb8
19.dxc6Qxd1+
20.Rxd1Rxb6
21.cxd7Rd8
22.Ne5f6
23.Ng6Kf7
24.Nf4Rxb2
25.Nxe6Rxd7
26.Rxd7+Kg6
27.Rxg7+Kf5
28.g4+Ke5
29.Rd7f5
30.f4+Ke4
31.Bd5+Ke3
32.gxf5
 

Speed tournament

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CerealKilla13 (1547) vs. john2001plus (1582)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.b3Nf6
5.Bb2Bd6
6.Bd3O-O
7.O-Oc5
8.c4d4
9.Na3Nc6
10.h3a6
11.Bb1Ne4
12.Bxe4Re8
13.Qc2g6
14.Bxc6bxc6
15.Rae1Bf5
16.d3Qf6
17.Rxe8+Rxe8
18.Re1Rxe1+
19.Nxe1Qe5
20.Nf3Qf4
21.Bc1Bxd3
22.Bxf4
 

2016-05-30

Slav Defense

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john2001plus (1902) vs. gwchan (1710)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c6
4.Nc3e6
5.e3Nbd7
6.Bd3dxc4
7.Bxc4Be7
8.O-OO-O
9.e4b5
10.Bd3Nb6
11.a4b4
12.Ne2a5
13.Qc2Ba6
14.Bxa6Rxa6
15.Qxc6Qc8
16.Ne5Nbd7
17.Qb5Nxe5
18.dxe5Nxe4
19.Be3Rd8
20.Rfc1Qa8
21.Rc7Bg5
22.f4Rb8
23.Qd7Bh6
24.Rac1Rf8
25.Rc8
 

2016-05-29

Sicilian 2. f4

ICC tourney 1150 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
KingsBishop (1612) vs. Silhouettes (2367)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.f4d5
3.exd5Nf6
4.Bb5+Nbd7
5.c4a6
6.Ba4b5
7.cxb5Nxd5
8.bxa6Bxa6
9.Qf3Bb7
10.Bb3Nd7b6
11.Qe4Qc7
12.Qe5Qxe5+
13.fxe5c4
14.Bd1Nf4
15.Ne2Nd3+
16.Kf1Ra5
17.Bc2Rxe5
18.Bxd3cxd3
19.Ng3e6
20.b3h5
21.Bb2Rg5
22.Bd4Nd7
23.Be3Rg6
24.Nc3h4
25.Nge4f5
26.Ng5h3
27.Kf2hxg2
28.Rhe1Rxh2
29.Nb5Ne5
30.Nc7+Kd7
31.Ncxe6Bd6
32.Bf4g1=Q+
33.Kxg1Rg2+
34.Kf1Rh6
35.Ne4fxe4
36.Bxh6Rg6
37.Nf8+Bxf8
38.Be3Nf3
39.Red1Bd6
40.Rab1Be7
41.Bf2Nh2+
42.Ke1Ke6
43.a3Nf3+
44.Kf1Kf5
45.b4Kf4
46.a4Nh2+
47.Ke1Kf3
48.Rdc1Bh4
 
Click here for 8... Nb4
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2016-05-25

Comeback

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john2001plus (1800) vs. Germanyredbulls (1625)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3O-O
5.Bg5d6
6.e3Nc6
7.d5Nb4
8.a3Na6
9.Be2Nc5
10.Rb1a5
11.O-Oa4
12.Nd4e5
13.dxe6 e.p.fxe6
14.f4e5
15.fxe5dxe5
16.Ndb5Bf5
17.Rxf5gxf5
18.Qf1Qe7
19.Nd5Qf7
20.Ndxc7Rac8
21.Qxf5Rxc7
22.Nxc7Qxc7
23.Qh3Nfe4
24.Bh6Qf7
25.Rf1Qe7
26.Bf3Nd2
27.Bd5+Kh8
28.Rxf8+Qxf8
29.Bxg7+Kxg7
30.Qg3+Kf6
31.Qf2+Ke7
32.Qxd2b6
33.Qf2Qg7
34.Qh4+Kd6
35.Qd8+Nd7
36.Qa8Qg5
37.Qc6+Ke7
38.Qe6+Kd8
39.Qg8+Qxg8
40.Bxg8h6
41.Kf1Nc5
42.Ke2Ke7
43.Bh7Kf6
44.Bc2Kg5
45.Kd2h5
46.Kc3Na6
47.Bxa4Kf5
48.Bc6Nc5
49.b4Ne4+
50.Bxe4+Kxe4
51.Kd2h4
52.a4Kf5
53.a5
 

2016-05-24

Reversal of Fortune.

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acefinlay47 (1608) vs. john2001plus (1558)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.e5Nfd7
5.Be3c5
6.Nf3cxd4
7.Bxd4Nc6
8.Bb5Nxd4
9.Qxd4Be7
10.Qg4O-O
11.Bd3f5
12.exf6 e.p.Nxf6
13.Qh3e5
14.Bf5e4
15.Ng5h6
16.Be6+Kh8
17.O-OQd6
18.Bxc8Raxc8
19.Qxc8Rxc8
20.Nf7+Kg8
21.Nxd6Bxd6
22.Rad1Be5
23.Nxd5Nxd5
24.Rxd5Bxb2
25.Rb5Rxc2
26.Rxb7a5
27.Rb5Bc3
28.Rc5a4
29.Rc4a3
30.Rxe4Rxa2
31.Ra4Kf7
32.Rb1Rb2
33.Rxb2axb2
34.Ra7+Ke6
35.Rb7Kd5
36.Rb3Kc4
37.Rb7Bb4
 

2016-05-20

Bizarre game. Won 5-0 the chess.com USCF online rated tournament 2016-05-20

My chess.com rating is up.   My round 5 opponent is listed as having "NM" title.  His last move was an odd blunder.  Mouse slip?

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.05.20"]
[White "WilliamRDavis"]
[Black "john2001plus"]
[WhiteElo "1717"]
[BlackElo "1858"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "john2001plus won by resignation"]
[Result "0-1"]


1.d4 {[%clk 0:15:05]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:14:55]} 2.Nd2 {[%clk 0:15:12]} e5 {[%clk 0:14:36]}  (The reason I played this was because of a famous trap.)  3.dxe5 {[%clk 0:15:11]} Ng4  (The famous trap is 4. h3??? Ne3! The Champion of France lost this way once.)  {[%clk 0:14:43]} 4.Ngf3 {[%clk 0:15:11]} Bc5 {[%clk 0:14:42]} 5.e3 {[%clk 0:15:15]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:14:33]} 6.Ne4 {[%clk 0:15:02]} Bb6 {[%clk 0:14:28]} 7.Be2 {[%clk 0:14:45]} O-O {[%clk 0:14:09]} 8.O-O {[%clk 0:14:37]} Re8 {[%clk 0:13:10]} 9.Ng3 {[%clk 0:12:46]} Ngxe5 {[%clk 0:12:30]} 10.c4 {[%clk 0:12:23]} d6 {[%clk 0:12:32]} 11.b3 {[%clk 0:12:15]} Bg4 {[%clk 0:12:16]} 12.Nxe5 {[%clk 0:11:31]} Bxe2 {[%clk 0:12:24]} 13.Bb2 {[%clk 0:11:10]} 
0-1



2016-05-16

The Weak Kingside.

Playing on Chess Time, ChessTime
john2001plus vs. peter75
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4d5
3.cxd5Nxd5
4.e4Nf6
5.Bd3e6
6.Nf3Be7
7.O-OO-O
8.Nc3Nc6
9.e5Nd5
10.Qe2h6
11.Re1Bb4
12.Qe4g6
13.Bxh6Nxc3
14.bxc3Bxc3
15.Bg5Ne7
16.Qh4Re8
17.Bf6
 
Click here for 11. Bxh6
Click here for 15... f5
Click here for 16... f6

2016-05-14

To Trade or Not To Trade?

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Analysis of OneUpliftMofo (1688) vs. john2001plus (1369)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.c4d5
3.cxd5exd5
4.exd5Nf6
5.Bc4Nxd5
6.Nc3Be6
7.Qa4+c6
8.Qb3Qd7
9.Nxd5Bxd5
10.Bxd5cxd5
11.Nf3Nc6
12.O-OBe7
13.Re1O-O
14.d3Rfe8
15.Bd2Bf6
16.Bc3d4
17.Bd2Ne5
18.Nxe5Rxe5
19.Rxe5Bxe5
20.Re1Re8
21.f4Bxf4
22.Qd1Bxd2
23.Rxe8+Qxe8
24.Qxd2Qe3+
25.Qxe3dxe3
26.g4g6
27.g5h6
28.h4f5
29.gxf6 e.p.g5
30.hxg5hxg5
31.Kf1Kf7
32.Ke2Kxf6
33.Kxe3Ke5
34.d4+Kd5
35.Kd3g4
36.Ke3b5
37.Kf4Kxd4
38.Kxg4Kd3
39.Kf4b4
40.Ke5Kc2
41.b3Kb2
42.Kd5Kxa2
43.Kc4Ka3
 
Click here for 26. h4!?

It's a trap.

Chess.com USCF rated online tournament
OneUpliftMofo (1688) vs. john2001plus (1369)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.c4d5
3.cxd5exd5
4.exd5Nf6
5.Bc4Nxd5
6.Nc3Be6
7.Qa4+c6
8.Qb3Qd7
9.Nxd5Bxd5
10.Bxd5cxd5
11.Nf3Nc6
12.O-OBe7
13.Re1O-O
14.d3Rfe8
15.Bd2Bf6
16.Bc3d4
17.Bd2Ne5
18.Nxe5Rxe5
19.Rxe5Bxe5
20.Re1Re8
21.f4Bxf4
22.Qd1Bxd2
 

An easy win

USCF Rated online tournament chess.com
john2001plus (1596) vs. wiseone22 (1715), 15+10
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4Bb4+
4.Bd2Qe7
5.e3Ne4
6.Qc2d5
7.Qa4+Nc6
8.Ne5O-O
9.Nxc6Bxd2+
10.Nxd2Qf6
11.Nxe4dxe4
12.Ne5c6
13.Qc2Qf5
14.g4Qg5
15.h4Qd8
16.Qxe4Qa5+
17.Kd1f6
18.Bd3f5
19.gxf5exf5
20.Qg2Rf6
21.Rg1Qc7
22.Qg5Be6
23.Qxf6Re8
24.Bxf5Bxf5
25.Qxf5b5
26.Nd7Kh8
27.Nf6g6
28.Nxe8Qe7
29.Qe5+
 

2016-05-10

Why Black shouldn't hang onto the pawn.

Playing on Chess Time, ChessTime
john2001plus vs. NN
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4dxc4
4.e3b5
5.a4c6
6.axb5cxb5
7.b3Qb6
8.bxc4bxc4
9.Bxc4Qb4+
10.Nbd2Bg4
11.Bxf7+Kd7
12.Ne5+Kd8
13.Nxg4Nxg4
14.Qf3Nc6
15.Qxc6Rc8
16.Qe8+Kc7
17.Rxa7+Kb8
18.Ra8+Kxa8
19.Qxc8+Qb8
20.Bd5+Ka7
21.Qd7+Ka6
22.Nc4Qb4+
23.Bd2Qb1+
24.Ke2Qb3
25.Ra1+
 

Queen Pawn

Playing on Chess Time, ChessTime
john2001plus vs. Uwon
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c5
3.c4dxc4
4.e3cxd4
5.Bxc4dxe3
6.Bxf7+
 

Endgame

ICC tourney 1144 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
CookiesNCream (1383) vs. yoshi (1636)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nc3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Nf3Bd6
6.Bg5c6
7.Bd3h6
8.Bxf6Qxf6
9.Qe2+Be6
10.O-O-ONd7
11.Rhe1O-O
12.h3Rfe8
13.Ne5Qg5+
14.Kb1Qxg2
15.Rg1Qh2
16.Rg3Nxe5
17.dxe5Bxe5
18.Qxe5Bg4
19.Qd4Qxg3
20.fxg3Bxd1
21.Nxd1Re1
22.Bf5Rd8
23.Bg4b6
24.Qd2Rde8
25.a3Rg1
26.Ka2Ree1
27.Ne3a5
28.Qd4b5
29.Qa7a4
30.Qa8+Kh7
31.Bf5+g6
32.Bxg6+fxg6
33.Qb7+Kg8
34.Qc8+Kh7
35.Qd7+Kh8
36.Qe8+Kh7
37.Qf7+Kh8
38.Qf8+Kh7
39.Qe7+Kh8
40.Qe5+Kh7
41.Qc7+Kh8
42.b3axb3+
43.Kxb3Rxe3+
44.Kb4Rb1+
45.Kc5Rc3+
46.Kd6Re1
47.Qd8+Kh7
48.Qd7+Kh8
49.Qf7Rxg3
50.Qf2Rge3
51.Qf6+Kh7
52.Kd7Re7+
53.Qxe7+Rxe7+
54.Kxe7c5
55.Kd6b4
56.axb4cxb4
57.Kxd5g5
58.Kc4h5
59.Kxb4g4
60.hxg4hxg4
61.c4g3
62.c5g2
63.c6g1=Q
64.c7Qb6+
 
Click here for 53. Kd8!?
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2016-05-09

Queen Pawn

ICC tourney 1144 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
yoshi (1664) vs. Zephyr (1588)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bg5O-O
6.e3c6
7.Bd3dxc4
8.Bxc4Nd5
9.Bxe7Qxe7
10.e4Nxc3
11.bxc3Nd7
12.O-Oe5
13.Re1exd4
14.cxd4Nf6
15.e5Nd5
16.Rb1h6
17.Qb3Nb6
18.Bd3Be6
19.Qc2Nd5
20.Qb2Rab8
21.Nd2Qg5
22.Ne4Qg4
23.f3Qh4
24.g3Qe7
25.Nd6Qg5
26.Qc1Qe7
27.f4a6
28.f5Bc8
29.f6gxf6
30.Qxh6f5
31.Bxf5f6
32.Bxc8Rbxc8
33.Nxc8Rxc8
34.Qg6+Kf8
35.Qh6+Kg8
36.Qg6+Kf8
37.exf6Qxf6
38.Rf1
 
Click here for 32. exf6