Chess

[XIX]

1.d4 d5
2.c4 dxc4
3.Nf3 Bg4
4.e3 e5
5.dxe5 Qxd1+
6.Kxd1 Bxf3+
7.gxf3 Nc6
8.f4 b5
9.Nc3 Nh6
10.Nxb5 Rc8
11.Bxc4 Ng4
12.Ke2 Bc5
13.h3 Na5
14.hxg4 Nxc4
15.b3 Na5
16.Bd2 Nc6
17.Rac1 a6
18.Rxc5 axb5
19.Rxc6 Ra8
20.Rxc7 O-O
21.Ra1 Rab8
22.a4 bxa4
23.bxa4 Rb2
24.a5 Rd8
25.Rd1 g6
26.Kf3 Rbxd2
27.Rxd2 Rxd2
28.a6 Rd8
29.a7 Ra8
30.Rb7 Kf8
31.Rb8+ Rxb8
32.axb8=Q+ Kg7
33.f5 gxf5
34.gxf5 h5
35.Kg3 Kh6
36.Qf8+ Kg5
37.Qg8+ Kh6
38.Kh4 f6
39.Qh8# 1-0

Comfortable win...other guy made a mistake or two in the early going. I was going against a 12 year old with a 12-1 record. He slammed me in the first game, but I didn't post that because I really don't need to do an in-depth analysis of why it's a bad idea to let the other guy take your rook for nothing and put you in checkmate.

chesshere rating = 1413

[MIKolbe]

well..

I AM ENTHRALLED!

[eagle_eye222001]

[quote name='XIX' post='1800660' date='Mar 8 2009, 06:26 PM']Comfortable win.......[/quote]

I would say so.
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[eagle_eye222001]

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[XIX]

1.d4 d5
2.c4 dxc4 <------ Queen's gambit accepted (I think?) He sacrifices control over the center for an extra pawn. But I already know how I'm going to get said pawn back. chump.
3.Nc3 e6
4.Bf4 Nc6
5.e3 a6 <---------never understood moving rook's pawn early in the match, but a lot of people seem to do it.
6.Bxc4 b5 <------- At this point I'd better castle king's side. Same with black, so I'm plotting to get the queen out on the king's side of the board. Poor thing...that must be like
7.Bd3 Bd6
8.Nce2 Bxf4 <---------make him sacrifice the developed piece so I can develop my knight while taking his bishop. Better move would have been Nge2
9.Nxf4 Nf6
10.Qf3 Bb7
11.a3 O-O
12.Nge2 Rb8
13.Qg3 g6
14.O-O Re8
15.Rac1 e5 <------------ pawn fork. Should have seen this coming. margh. Sceond mistake of the game.
16.Nh3 exd4
17.exd4 Nxd4
18.Nxd4 Qxd4
19.Rcd1 Qxb2
20.Qxc7 Qe5 <------------ me = plotting to steal pawn with queen/rook, but unsure of a way to force that.
21.Rc1 Qxc7
22.Rxc7 Be4
23.Rd1 Bxd3
24.Rxd3 Re1# 0-1 <----------- me = trying to prevent knight from mo

White audibly said "croutons" right after making move #24.

I don't think there was a way for me to get that pawn I was seeking. By that time it was his game to lose. Even if I went:

Bxd4 Nxe4
f3 Nd2
Rc2 Nc4
Ng5 Rf8 I end up stumped and down an extra pawn.

chumps.

[XIX]

1.d4 d5
2.e3 Nf6
3.c3 Nc6
4.Nf3 Bf5
5.Qb3 e6
6.Qxb7 Na5
7.Qb5+ c6
8.Qe2 Bd6
9.b4 Nc4
10.Nbd2 Nxd2
11.Bxd2 a5
12.bxa5 Qxa5
13.c4 Qa4
14.c5 Be7
15.Ne5 O-O
16.a3 Rfc8
17.Bb4 Qxb4+
18.axb4 Rxa1+
19.Kd2 Ra2+
20.Ke1 Rxe2+
21.Bxe2 Ne4
22.f3 Nc3
23.Kd2 Na2
24.Ra1 Nxb4
25.Rb1 Na6
26.Rb6 Nb8
27.Bd1 f6
28.Nd3 Bxd3
29.Kxd3 Bd8
30.Rb7 Ba5
31.Re7 e5
32.dxe5 fxe5
33.Re6 Bb4
34.Rxe5 Bxc5
35.e4 Bd6
36.Rh5 g6
37.Rh3 dxe4+
38.Kxe4 Re8+
39.Kd3 Rd8
40.Ke2 c5
41.Bb3+ Kg7
42.Rh4 Nc6
43.Bd5 Na5
44.g3 Be7
45.Rf4 Rxd5 0-1

At one point I was ahead a bishop in material, and totally gave away my kinght. Or vice versa. And he overlooked it too. Completely got away with that one. Self-analysis laterz. Because I know you are all SOOOOOOOO enthralled.

[MIKolbe]

enthralled doesn't begin to cover it.

[XIX]

me = black
[quote name='XIX' post='1803804' date='Mar 11 2009, 02:21 PM']1.d4 d5
2.e3 Nf6
3.c3 Nc6
4.Nf3 Bf5
5.Qb3 e6
6.Qxb7 Na5[/quote]
Completely overlooked the queen attacking my helpless pawn. My word.
[quote]7.Qb5+ c6
8.Qe2 Bd6
9.b4 Nc4
10.Nbd2 Nxd2[/quote]
White moving the b-pawn up sets the stage for black to potentially snag the a-pawn. Good job by white to force white to trade the knight, as his knight was relatively useless in that spot.
[quote]11.Bxd2 a5
12.bxa5 Qxa5[/quote]
Black debated with himself as far as whether to take the pawn with his rook or his queen. Decides to lead with the queen as a quasi-veiled attacked is sprung on the king. Here's where is gets interesting:

[quote]13.c4 Qa4
14.c5 Be7
15.Ne5 O-O
16.a3 Rfc8[/quote]
White does a good job of countering my attacks and penetrating into my territory. I remember still plotting to capture his isolated pawn while putting pressure on the king, but looking at the board I'm not sure how I could have gotten the pawn. But he moved his bisoph up to defend said pawn. Mistake.
[quote]17.Bb4 Qxb4+
18.axb4 Rxa1+
19.Kd2 Ra2+
20.Ke1 Rxe2+
21.Bxe2 Ne4[/quote]
[img]http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/images/200804/20080403pd_penguins0402a_330.jpg[/img]
Black leads.


[quote]22.f3 Nc3
23.Kd2 Na2
24.Ra1 Nxb4[/quote]
And black also gets the pawn back.
[quote]25.Rb1 Na6 (white moved very fast here and completely overlooked me giving away my knight. That would have pulled him even on material)
26.Rb6 Nb8
27.Bd1 f6
28.Nd3 Bxd3[/quote]
Some fancy footwork to force an even trade. White is pressing but attacking to overcome the deficit. Tried to trap one of my pawns but I was able to defend all of my pieces.
[quote]29.Kxd3 Bd8
30.Rb7 Ba5
31.Re7 e5
32.dxe5 fxe5
33.Re6 Bb4
34.Rxe5 Bxc5[/quote]
Strongly suspect that white meant to move the rook to e5 to take my pawn to begin with.
[quote]35.e4 Bd6
36.Rh5 g6
37.Rh3 dxe4+
38.Kxe4 Re8+[/quote]
At think point I used my material advantage to chase the other guy's rook and am now plotting to march my pawn down.
[quote]39.Kd3 Rd8
40.Ke2 c5
41.Bb3+ Kg7
42.Rh4 Nc6
43.Bd5 Na5
44.g3 Be7
45.Rf4 Rxd5 0-1[/quote]
Veiled attack and white resigns.
An oddly satisfying win, but it still bugs me that I left that knight open.

[MIKolbe]

so I guess I don't need to ask about the love life?

[XIX]

Not as good as EagleEye2122114110212-31212-1232-122-11212-1212's love life.

[eagle_eye222001]

My comments in [color="#000080"]blue[/color].
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1.d4 d5
2.c4 dxc4 <------ Queen's gambit accepted (I think?) He sacrifices control over the center for an extra pawn. But I already know how I'm going to get said pawn back. chump.

[color="#000080"]Yes. Common d-pawn opening by white. Black really can't hang onto the pawn and shouldn't try to hard to hang onto it. Black usually lets white recapture it.[/color]

3.Nc3 e6

[color="#000080"]Slightly better for white is 3. e4. Nc3 is alright but e4 stakes claim in the center slightly quicker.[/color]


4.Bf4 Nc6
5.e3 a6 <---------never understood moving rook's pawn early in the match, but a lot of people seem to do it.
[color="#000080"]
Black wants to stop 6. Nb5 where white would be threatening a fork of the king and rook at c7.

Sometimes people move forward a rooks pawn to prevent or undo a pin.[/color]

6.Bxc4 b5 <------- At this point I'd better castle king's side. Same with black, so I'm plotting to get the queen out on the king's side of the board. Poor thing...that must be like
7.Bd3 Bd6
8.Nce2 Bxf4 <---------make him sacrifice the developed piece so I can develop my knight while taking his bishop. Better move would have been Nge2

[color="#000080"]
Yes. Much better is Nge2 as it gets all your pieces out and you want to try to avoid moving any piece twice in the opening. Glad you see this.[/color]

9.Nxf4 Nf6
10.Qf3 Bb7
[color="#000080"]
I don't like 10. Qf3 as black can line his bishop up with your queen (generally you want to avoid lining your queen up with enemy rooks and bishops). I like 10. Nf3 better with Qe2 or something like that.[/color]

11.a3 O-O
12.Nge2 Rb8
13.Qg3 g6

[color="#000080"]Better for black was 13...e5 and white has next to no advantage and black has some play.[/color]

14.O-O Re8

[color="#000080"]Black could have still played e5 here and get some play.[/color]

15.Rac1 e5 <------------ pawn fork. Should have seen this coming. margh. Sceond mistake of the game.
[color="#000080"]
Not really a mistake or a true fork since you can just trade pawns.[/color]

16.Nh3 exd4
[color="#000080"]
White was fine after 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Rfd1.[/color]

17.exd4 Nxd4
18.Nxd4 Qxd4
19.Rcd1 Qxb2

[color="#000080"]Black has a definitive advantage.[/color]

20.Qxc7 Qe5 <------------ me = plotting to steal pawn with queen/rook, but unsure of a way to force that.
[color="#000080"]
20...Qxa3 probably the best move for black.[/color]

21.Rc1 Qxc7
22.Rxc7 Be4
23.Rd1 Bxd3
24.Rxd3 Re1# 0-1 <----------- me = trying to prevent knight from mo

[color="#000080"]Nice ending.[/color]

White audibly said "croutons" right after making move #24.

I don't think there was a way for me to get that pawn I was seeking. By that time it was his game to lose. Even if I went:

Bxd4 Nxe4
f3 Nd2
Rc2 Nc4
Ng5 Rf8 I end up stumped and down an extra pawn.

chumps.
[/quote]

[eagle_eye222001]

[quote name='XIX' post='1804716' date='Mar 12 2009, 11:36 AM']Not as good as EagleEye2122114110212-31212-1232-122-11212-1212's love life.[/quote]




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[MIKolbe]

iawtc

[XIX]

So this almost-Expert taught me a new opening game, and I got back and I'm all like "ooooo I get to play with my new toys on chesshere.com!!!1 :) "

XIX = white
Some other chump = black

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 c6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e3 e6 6.a3 Nd7 7.Bd3 N7f6 8.O-O Be7 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Qc2 Bd7 11.h4 a6 12.Ng5 g6 13.Be2 Kg7 14.h5 Nxh5 15.Bxh5 Bxg5 16.e4 Nxc3 17.bxc3 gxh5 18.Rb1 b5 19.Rd1 f5 20.exf5 Rxf5 21.Rd3 Qf6 22.Rg3 Kf7 23.Bxg5 Qh8 24.Qd3 Rg8 25.Bh4 Rg4 26.Rxg4 hxg4 27.Re1 h5 28.c4 Qh6 29.d5 bxc4 30.Qxc4 cxd5 31.Qxa6 Qd2 32.Rf1 d4 33.Qd6 Kg6 34.Qxd7 Qe2 35.Qxd4 Rd5 36.Qf6+ Kh7 37.Bg5 Rf5 38.Qh6+ Kg8 39.Qxh5 1-0 ('some other chump' resigns)

It's a combination of colle system and queen's gambit. It starts out as a gambit then sort of morphs itself into colle. woot. That guy is awesome. The guy I was playing against was definitely above average.