Queen Pawn

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
yoshi (2070) vs. fiddler (1710)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. O-O a6 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Nd6 Nb6 14. Nxc8 Nxc4 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qd4 b5 17. b3 Rfd8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qg4+ Kh7 20. bxc4 Qb4 21. Qh4 Kg7 22. cxb5 Qxh4 23. Nxh4 axb5 24. Nf3 Ra5 25. Rfb1 Rda8 26. Kf1 Rxa2 27. Rxa2 Rxa2 28. Rxb5 Ra1+ 29. Ke2 Ra2+ 30. Nd2 f5 31. Kd3 Kf6 32. f4 Ra3+ 33. Rb3 Ra2 34. h3 h5 35. g3 Ra1 36. e4 Rg1 37. Kd4 fxe4 38. Nxe4+ Kg6 39. Ke5 Re1 40. Rb6 f6+ 41. Kd4 Kf7 42. Rb7+ Kg6 43. Re7 Rd1+ 44. Ke3 Re1+ 45. Kf3 Rh1 46. Rxe6 Rxh3 47. Rxf6+ Kg7 48. Kg2

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Semi-Slav

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1803) vs. huskydog2004 (1654)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 b6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. O-O c5 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Bb5+ Nd7 11. Ne5 Nef6 12. Bg5 Bc8 13. Qf3 Rb8 14. Nc6 Bb7 15. d5 Qc7 16. Nxb8 Nxd5 17. Bxd7+

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 9... Nxe4.
Click here for 12... Be7.
Click here for 12... Bc8.
Click here for 15... Bxc6.
Click here for 16... Qxb8.

Dutch

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1790) vs. MONONOU (1449)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 e6 2. d4 f5 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 Be7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. b3 Nc6 8. Nc3 Qe8 9. Bb2 a6 10. Rc1 Qg6 11. d5 Ne5 12. Nd4 Ne4 13. Nxe6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 Qxe6 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Qd5 Qxd5 17. cxd5 c6 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Rxc6 a5 21. Bc4+ Kh8 22. Bd5 Rad8 23. Bxe4 Rd2 24. Rc2 Bb4 25. Rxd2 Bxd2 26. Rd1 Bb4 27. Rd5 Be1 28. f3 Bc3 29. Rc5 Bb4 30. Rxe5 g6 31. a3 Bd6 32. Rxa5 Rc8 33. Ra8 Rxa8 34. Bxa8 Bxa3 35. Kf2 Kg7 36. Ke2 Kf6 37. Kd3 Ke5 38. f4+ Kf5 39. h3 h6 40. Be4+ Kf6 41. g4 g5 42. Bf5 gxf4 43. exf4 Bc1 44. Ke4 Bd2 45. h4 Be1 46. g5+ hxg5 47. hxg5+ Ke7 48. Bh7 Bd2 49. Kf5 Kf8 50. Kg4 Kg7 51. Bd3 Bb4 52. f5 Bd6 53. f6+ Kf8 54. Kf5 Bg3 55. g6 Bh4 56. g7+ Kf7 57. Bc4+

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Unusual Opening.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of hippoman (1541) vs. john2001plus (1785)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. b4 Bxb4 4. c4 Nf6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. a3 Nd4 7. Qa2 Ba5 8. cxd5 O-O 9. Nf3 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 Bh3 11. Nc3 Bxc3 12. dxc3 e4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Qc4 Re8 15. f3 Nf6 16. Qh4 Qxd5 17. Bd2 Bg2 18. Rg1 Rxe2+ 19. Kxe2 Qxf3+ 20. Ke1 Re8+

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Semi-Slav Defense.

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1778) vs. ccichy (1526)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bd2 Re8 9. Nxd5 Bxd2 10. Nxf6+ Nxf6 11. Qxd2 b6 12. e4 Bb7 13. e5 Nd7 14. Ng5 g6 15. Qf4 f5 16. exf6 e.p. Qxf6 17. Qh4 Re7 18. Rae1 h5 19. Re3 Rf8 20. Rfe1 e5 21. Nf3 c5 22. dxe5 Qg7 23. e6 Bxf3 24. exd7 Rxe3 25. Rxe3 Qxd7 26. gxf3 Qf7 27. Qg5 Kg7 28. Re7 Re8 29. Qxg6+

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 23... Nf6.

Sicilian Alapin gambit.

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1770) vs. moneta13 (1817)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nxe4 7. d5 Qa5+ 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Ne5 10. Nxe5 Qxc3+ 11. Bd2 Qxe5 12. O-O Qxd5 13. Rb1 e5 14. Bf3 e4 15. Bxe4 Qxa2 16. Bxb7 Bxb7 17. Rxb7 Qa6 18. Re1+ Kd8 19. Qb3 Rc8 20. Qxf7 Qc6 21. Bg5+

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Definition of a bad game.

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1768) vs. AresMX (1159)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nf6 6. d5 Ne5 7. Nxe5 Nxe4 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Nxd7 Nd6 10. Nf6#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

French Steinitz Variation

Live Chess, Chess.com
shanghainese (1570) vs. john2001plus (1850)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bb7 12. a3 c5 13. Ndb5 d4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Bc5 16. Qd2 Bxe3+ 17. Qxe3 Qb6 18. Qxb6 Nxb6 19. Nb5 Nc4 20. Nd6 Nxd6 21. exd6 Rfd8 22. Rad1 Rac8 23. c3 Rc6 24. f5 Rcxd6 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. f6 gxf6 27. Rxf6 Rd1+ 28. Rf1 Rxf1+

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 16... Nxe5!!
Click here for 19... Ba6

Weekly Wednesday night Chess.com USCF Online rated blitz tournament.

I tied for 1st, but got second on tie breaks.   I don't think that I have ever tied for first before in this blitz tournament.  I lost to yandry1996, although I did my best to beat him. There were a couple of masters in the tournament who lost early and dropped out.  The tournament started with 27 players, but usually half the people drop out before it is finished.

I had a great deal of trouble with the blitz tournaments at first, but my online blitz rating has made a pretty good progression over the last year.  

I think that the ratings are low compared to standard USCF ratings, but maybe not as much when you get up to the master level.

--

Best wishes,

John Coffey

http://www.entertainmentjourney.com

Best game from USCF online rated chess.com speed tournament.

Chess.com USCF Online rated speed, Chess.com
kasparov57349 (1932) vs. john2001plus (1815)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Ngf3 Nf6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. c3 Bb6 10. Nb3 Re8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. Nbd2 Ne4 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Nxe4 Nb4 17. Qb1 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 dxe4 19. Qxd8 Rcxd8 20. Ne5 Be6 21. h3 f5 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 f4 24. Bh2 Bxa2 25. Ng4 e3 26. Nf6+ Kf7 27. Nxe8 exf2+ 28. Kh1 Kxe8 29. g3 Bb3 30. Rf1 Bd5#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

French Advance

ICC tourney 1238 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
rjp1888 (1149) vs. yoshi (1649)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd1 Nxe5 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Nxe5 Bxe5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. f4 Bd4+ 14. Kh1 Rac8 15. Rb1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bb4 Rfd8 18. Qg4 Rxc2

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight