2016-05-31

Queen Pawn

Speed tournament

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2016-05-30

Slav Defense

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2016-05-29

Sicilian 2. f4

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2016-05-25

Comeback

2016-05-24

Reversal of Fortune.

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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.

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2016-05-14

To Trade or Not To Trade?

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It's a trap.

An easy win

2016-05-10

Why Black shouldn't hang onto the pawn.

Queen Pawn

Endgame

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2016-05-09

Queen Pawn

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