Queen's Gambit Declined

30 0, Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1834) vs. fiddler (1845)

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. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. a3 Bf6 11. Bd6 Qb6 12. Bxf8 Qxb2 13. Rc1 Bc3+ 14. Nd2 Kxf8 15. Qc2 Qxc2 16. Rxc2 Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Nc6 18. Bb5 Bd7 19. Rd1 a6 20. Bd3 Ne5 21. Be4 Bc6 22. Bxc6 Nxc6 23. Ke2 Ke7 24. Rcd2 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Nxd8 26. Kd3 b5 27. a4 Nc6 28. axb5 axb5 29. Rb1 b4 30. Kc4 Ne5+ 31. Kd4 Ng4 32. h3 e5+ 33. Kd5 Nxf2 34. Kxe5 g6 35. Kd4 f5 36. Rxb4 Kf6 37. Kd5 Ne4 38. Rxe4 fxe4 39. Kxe4 Ke6 40. h4 h6 41. Kf4 Kf6 42. e4 Ke6 43. e5 Kf7 44. Ke4 Ke6 45. Kd4 Ke7 46. Kd5 Kd7 47. e6+ Ke7 48. Ke5 g5 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. g4 Ke8 51. Kf6 Kf8 52. Kxg5 Ke7 53. Kf5

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What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Fiddler (1877) vs. john2001plus (1400)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Qxf6 7. e3 Bb7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. a3 Bxd2 11. Qxd2 d6 12. Rac1 Nd7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Qc3 d5 15. Rd2 cxd4 16. Rxd4 Rac8 17. b4 e5 18. Rdd1 dxc4 19. a4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 e4 21. Bxe4 Ne5 22. Rd4 Rxd4 23. exd4 Qf4 24. Bd5 Nd3 25. Rf1 Qg5 26. Bxc4 Nf4 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qf3 Rc3 29. Qb7+ Kg6 30. g3 Qd5 31. Qxd5 Nxd5 32. Rb1 Rc4 33. a5 Rxd4 34. axb6 axb6 35. b5 Rb4 36. Rc1 Rxb5 37. f4 Rb2 38. Rc6+ Kf5 39. Rd6 Ke4 40. Rd7 Kf3 41. h3 Ne3 42. Rd3 Rg2+ 43. Kh1 Re2 44. Rb3 Kxg3 45. Rb1 Nf5 46. Rb3+ Kh4 47. Kg1 Ng3 48. Ra3 Kxh3

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Queen's Indian Defense

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
fiddler (1877) vs. john2001plus (????)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Qxf6 7. e3 Bb7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. a3 Bxd2 11. Qxd2 d6 12. Rac1 Nd7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Qc3 d5 15. Rd2 cxd4 16. Rxd4 Rac8 17. b4 e5 18. Rdd1 dxc4 19. a4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 e4 21. Bxe4 Ne5 22. Rd4 Rxd4 23. exd4 Qf4 24. Bd5 Nd3 25. Rf1 Qg5 26. Bxc4 Nf4 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qf3 Rc3 29. Qb7+ Kg6 30. g3 Qd5 31. Qxd5 Nxd5 32. Rb1 Rc4 33. a5 Rxd4 34. axb6 axb6 35. b5 Rb4 36. Rc1 Rxb5 37. f4 Rb2 38. Rc6+ Kf5 39. Rd6 Ke4 40. Rd7 Kf3

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Queen's Pawn Game Rubinstein variation

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putz (1832) vs. john2001plus (1871)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 d5 5. b3 Be7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Nbd2 b6 8. O-O Nc6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. a3 Rc8 11. f4 cxd4 12. exd4 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Re1 Qc7 16. c4 f5 17. exf6 e.p. Bd6 18. fxg7 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Qxg7 20. Qe2 Bg3 21. Kg1 Bf2+ 22. Qxf2 Rxf2 23. Kxf2 Rf8+ 24. Ke2 Qg4+ 25. Ke3 Qg3+ 26. Ke2 Qd3+ 27. Kd1 e3

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Click here for 24. Kg1.
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French Classical

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
KingsBishop (1571) vs. yoshi (1695)

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. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 h6 9. O-O c5 10. Nb5 a6 11. Nd6 cxd4 12. Re1 Nc6 13. Rc1 Ndxe5 14. Nxc8 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Raxc8 16. c4 dxc3 e.p. 17. Rxc3 Qf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Bc2 f5 20. g4 Nd4 21. Bd1 f4 22. Rh3 Rc1 23. Kf1 Kg7 24. Rd3 Nc6 25. h4 Rc8 26. g5 hxg5 27. hxg5 Nb4 28. Rb3 Rc8c4 29. a3 Rd4 30. axb4 Rdxd1 31. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 32. Ke2 Rc1 33. b5 a5 34. b6 Rc6 35. Rb5 Kg6 36. Rxa5 Rxb6 37. Ra2 Kxg5 38. f3 e5 39. Kd3 Rb3+ 40. Ke2 e4 41. fxe4 dxe4 42. Ra5+ Kg4 43. Re5 Rxb2+ 44. Kf1 Kf3 45. Kg1 Rb1+ 46. Kh2 e3 47. Rh5 e2 48. Rh3+ Kg4 49. Rg3+ fxg3+ 50. Kg2 Rg1+ 51. Kxg1 e1=Q+

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French Advance

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
chessrani (1358) vs. yoshi (1691)

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. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 f6 7. exf6 Nxf6 8. b4 c4 9. Bg5 Ne4 10. Bf4 Be7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Bxc4 Nf6 14. Bd3 Qc7 15. O-O e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bd4 Qh5 19. Nd2 Bd6 20. Nf3 Bg4 21. Bxf6 Bxf3 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. h3 gxf6 24. Bg6 Qg5 25. g3 Bxg3 26. fxg3 Qxg3+ 27. Qg2 Qxg2#

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Click here for 20. h3.
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Win against NM on USCF online tournament.

This guy is like 2200 chess.com blitz and bullet, but his rapid rating is relatively low because he says he never plays rapid oline.  He blundered on move 10.  

Later I made a queen sacrifice that I probably didn't need to make, but it still turned out good for me.

[Event "Live Chess"]

[Site "Chess.com"]

[Date "2017.11.03"]

[White "john2001plus"]

[Black "e4ofHearts"]

[WhiteElo "1869"]

[BlackElo "1524"]

[TimeControl "900+10"]

[ECO "E61"]

[Termination "john2001plus won by resignation"]

[Result "1-0"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 Nc6 7.d5 Nb4 8.Be2 c5 9.e4 Qa5 10.O-O Ng4 11.Bxe7 Re8 12.Bxd6 Na6 13.Qd2 Qd8 14.Bf4 Nc7 15.h3 Nf6 16.e5 Nd7 17.Qe3 Nxe5 18.Bxe5 Bxe5 19.Nxe5 f6 20.f4 Qe7 21.Rad1 Na6 22.d6 Qg7 23.Qd2 fxe5 24.d7 Bxd7 25.Qxd7 Re7 26.Ne4 Rxd7 27.Rxd7 Qh6 28.Nf6+ Kh8 29.fxe5 Rf8 30.Rxh7+ Qxh7 31.Nxh7 Rxf1+ 32.Kxf1 Kxh7 33.Bf3 b6 34.Ke2 Nb4 35.Be4 Nxa2 36.h4 Kg7 37.g4 Nb4 38.h5 gxh5 39.gxh5 Na6 40.Bc6 Nc7 41.Bd7 Kh6 42.e6 Kxh5 43.e7 Kg5 44.e8=Q Nxe8 45.Bxe8 Kf4 46.Kd3 Kf3 47.Bc6+ Kf2 48.Kc3 Ke3 49.Kb3 Kd3 50.Bb5 Kd2 51.Ka4 Kc2 52.b4 cxb4 53.Kxb4 Kb2 54.Ba6 Kc2 55.Kb5 Kd3 56.Kc6 Kd4 57.Kb7 Kc5 58.Kxa7 Kc6 59.Bb5+ Kc7 60.Ka6  1-0

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John Coffey

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