2017-10-21

2nd round victory. It is nice to win against a former state champion.

[Event "Indiana State Championship"]
[Site "Airport hotel"]
[Date "Oct 21, 2017"]
[Round "2"]
[White "John Coffey 2001"]
[Black "Lester Van Meter 2200"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 e6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 d6 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Bd3 h6 11. O-O Qf6 12. Re1 Bd7 13. Rb1 b6 14. d5 Ne5
15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Qh5+
1-0

2017-10-08

Queen's Indian Defense, Petrosian Variation

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1866) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1747)
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abcdefgh
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(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4b6
4.a3Bb7
5.Nc3Be7
6.d5exd5
7.cxd5O-O
8.e4d6
9.Bc4Re8
10.O-ONbd7
11.Nd4Ne5
12.Bb5Rf8
13.f4Ng6
14.Bc6Bxc6
15.Nxc6Qd7
16.Be3Ng4
17.Bd4Bf6
18.h3Bxd4+
19.Qxd4Nf6
20.e5Ne8
21.Rae1dxe5
22.fxe5Ne7
23.Nxe7+Qxe7
24.Qc4Rd8
25.Nb5a6
26.Na7b5
27.Nc6bxc4
28.Nxe7+Kh8
29.Rd1Rd7
30.Nc6Rg8
31.e6fxe6
32.dxe6Rd6
33.Ne5g6
34.Nf7+Kg7
35.Nxd6Nxd6
36.Rxd6cxd6
37.Rf7+Kh6
38.Rd7Re8
39.Rxd6a5
40.Kf2Kg5
41.Ke3Kf5
42.Kd4Kf6
43.Kxc4Rb8
44.b4axb4
45.axb4Ke5
46.Kc5Ra8
47.b5Ra2
48.e7Rc2+
49.Kb4Kxd6
50.e8=QRxg2
51.Qc6+Ke5
52.Qxg2Kf4
53.b6h5
54.b7g5
55.b8=Q+Kf5
56.Qf3+Kg6
57.Qg8+Kh6
58.Qf6#
 
Click here for 5... d5.
Click here for 11... a6.
Click here for 12... Nfd7.
Click here for 14. Nc6.
Click here for 15... Qe8.
Click here for 16... Bd8.
Click here for 21... Ne7.
Click here for 22... Kh8.
Click here for 23. Qg4.
Click here for 25.. Qc5+.
Click here for 32. Ne5.
Click here for 36. e7.
Click here for 41. Rc6.
Click here for 42.... Rb8.
Click here for 47... Re8.
Click here for 56. Qd6.

2017-10-06

This last round was a nail biter.

Check out this ending ...

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.10.06"]
[White "john2001plus"]
[Black "SpeedyChess11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "1866"]
[BlackElo "1747"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[EndTime "20:29:17 PDT"]
[Termination "john2001plus won by checkmate"]
[CurrentPosition "6Q1/8/5Q1k/6pp/1K6/7P/8/8 b - - 7 58"]

1.Nf3 {[%clk 0:15:09]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:13:37]} 2.d4 {[%clk 0:15:16]} e6 {[%clk 0:13:44]} 3.c4 {[%clk 0:15:22]} b6 {[%clk 0:13:48]} 4.a3 {[%clk 0:15:28]} Bb7 {[%clk 0:13:56]} 5.Nc3 {[%clk 0:15:28]} Be7 {[%clk 0:13:56]} 6.d5 {[%clk 0:15:27]} exd5 {[%clk 0:14:02]} 7.cxd5 {[%clk 0:15:33]} O-O {[%clk 0:14:10]} 8.e4 {[%clk 0:15:38]} d6 {[%clk 0:14:14]} 9.Bc4 {[%clk 0:15:18]} Re8 {[%clk 0:14:15]} 10.O-O {[%clk 0:15:24]} Nbd7 {[%clk 0:14:21]} 11.Nd4 {[%clk 0:15:06]} Ne5 {[%clk 0:14:12]} 12.Bb5 {[%clk 0:14:51]} Rf8 {[%clk 0:14:18]} 13.f4 {[%clk 0:14:48]} Ng6 {[%clk 0:14:18]} 14.Bc6 {[%clk 0:14:02]} Bxc6 {[%clk 0:14:15]} 15.Nxc6 {[%clk 0:14:10]} Qd7 {[%clk 0:14:21]} 16.Be3 {[%clk 0:12:35]} Ng4 {[%clk 0:14:04]} 17.Bd4 {[%clk 0:12:01]} Bf6 {[%clk 0:13:33]} 18.h3 {[%clk 0:12:05]} Bxd4+ {[%clk 0:13:37]} 19.Qxd4 {[%clk 0:12:11]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:13:33]} 20.e5 {[%clk 0:12:04]} Ne8 {[%clk 0:12:52]} 21.Rae1 {[%clk 0:10:42]} dxe5 {[%clk 0:12:18]} 22.fxe5 {[%clk 0:10:24]} Ne7 {[%clk 0:11:54]} 23.Nxe7+? {[%clk 0:06:41]} (23. Qg4!!) Qxe7 {[%clk 0:12:04]} 24.Qc4 {[%clk 0:04:15]} Rd8 {[%clk 0:11:49]} 25.Nb5 {[%clk 0:03:53]} a6 {[%clk 0:11:46]} 26.Na7 {[%clk 0:03:52]} b5 {[%clk 0:06:51]} 27.Nc6 {[%clk 0:03:37]} bxc4 {[%clk 0:06:23]} 28.Nxe7+ {[%clk 0:03:44]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:06:32]} 29.Rd1 {[%clk 0:02:51]} Rd7 {[%clk 0:06:21]} 30.Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:58]} Rg8 {[%clk 0:06:13]} 31.e6 {[%clk 0:02:54]} fxe6 {[%clk 0:06:13]} 32.dxe6 {[%clk 0:03:03]} Rd6 {[%clk 0:05:28]} 33.Ne5 {[%clk 0:01:35]} g6 {[%clk 0:04:58]} 34.Nf7+ {[%clk 0:01:38]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:05:07]} 35.Nxd6 {[%clk 0:01:45]} Nxd6 {[%clk 0:05:17]} 36.Rxd6 {[%clk 0:00:58]} cxd6 {[%clk 0:05:23]} 37.Rf7+ {[%clk 0:01:07]} Kh6 {[%clk 0:05:32]} 38.Rd7 {[%clk 0:01:17]} Re8 {[%clk 0:05:35]} 39.Rxd6 {[%clk 0:01:25]} a5 {[%clk 0:05:42]} 40.Kf2 {[%clk 0:01:22]} Kg5 {[%clk 0:05:49]} 41.Ke3 {[%clk 0:01:30]} Kf5 {[%clk 0:05:51]} 42.Kd4 {[%clk 0:01:37]} Kf6 {[%clk 0:05:01]} 43.Kxc4 {[%clk 0:01:40]} Rb8 {[%clk 0:05:08]} 44.b4 {[%clk 0:01:45]} axb4 {[%clk 0:05:16]} 45.axb4 {[%clk 0:01:55]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:05:13]} 46.Kc5 {[%clk 0:01:47]} Ra8 {[%clk 0:05:01]} 47.b5 {[%clk 0:01:46]} Ra2 {[%clk 0:05:02]} 48.e7 {[%clk 0:01:26]} Rc2+ {[%clk 0:05:03]} 49.Kb4 {[%clk 0:01:33]} Kxd6 {[%clk 0:04:53]} 50.e8=Q {[%clk 0:01:41]} Rxg2 {[%clk 0:05:00]} 51.Qc6+ {[%clk 0:01:44]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:05:07]} 52.Qxg2 {[%clk 0:01:52]} Kf4 {[%clk 0:05:15]} 53.b6 {[%clk 0:02:00]} h5 {[%clk 0:05:24]} 54.b7 {[%clk 0:02:09]} g5 {[%clk 0:05:32]} 55.b8=Q+ {[%clk 0:02:18]} Kf5 {[%clk 0:05:42]} 56.Qf3+ {[%clk 0:02:23]} Kg6 {[%clk 0:05:50]} 57.Qg8+ {[%clk 0:02:31]} Kh6 {[%clk 0:05:58]} 58.Qf6# {[%clk 0:02:39]}  1-0