[Event "Casual Chess Game"] [Site "www.letsplaychess.com"] [Date "2009.05.05"] [Round "?"] [White "Griphin"] [Black "bluecheer"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C34"] [Opening "KGA"] [Variation "Schallop defence"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. h3 Nc6 6. Bxf4 h6 7. Be2 g5 8. Bg3 Rg8 9. O-O g4 10. Nh4 gxh3 11. Rf2 d5 12. Bxc7 hxg2 13. Bxd8 Ng4 14. Bxg4 Bxg4 15. Qe1 Nxd8 16. exd5+ Kd7 17. Qe4 Bc5 18. d4 Bb6 19. Rxg2 f5 20. Nxf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5+ Kc7 22. Rxg8 Bxd4+ 23. Kg2 Bxb2 24. Rg7+ Kb6 25. Qg6+ Kc5 26. Rc7+ Kb4 27. Qe4+ Kb5 28. Qc4+ Kb6 29. d6 Bxa1 30. Na3 Nc6 31. Qb5# 1-0

[Event "ICS unrated blitz match"] [Site "freechess.org"] [Date "2009.05.09"] [Round "-"] [White "GuestRPLZ"] [Black "GuestRTCP"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [TimeControl "600"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Nd5 Bg5 9. Nxg5 Qxg5 10. h4 Qxg2 11. Rf1 Bh3 12. d4 Nxd4 13. Ne3 Qxe4 14. Bd3 Nf3+ 15. Ke2 Qf4 16. Rh1 Bg2 17. Nxg2 Nd4+ 18. Kf1 Qh6 19. c3 Ne6 20. Qf3 f5 21. Bc4 Kh8 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Ne3 Rf6 24. Qd5 c6 25. Qxe6 Rxe6 26. Nxf5 Rf6 27. Ne3 Raf8 28. Ng4 Rf4 29. Rg1 h5 30. Ke2 hxg4 31. Raf1 Kh7 32. Rg3 Kg6 33. Ke3 Kh5 34. Rh1 Rxf2 35. b4 R8f3+ 36. Rxf3 Rxf3+ 37. Kd2 d5 38. a4 e4 39. a5 g3 40. Rg1 Kxh4 41. Rh1+ Kg4 42. Rh7 g5 43. Rxb7 g2 44. Rxa7 g1=Q 45. Kc2 Qxa7 46. Kb3 e3 47. b5 cxb5 48. Kb4 Qxa5+ 49. Kxa5 e2 50. Kxb5 Rxc3 51. Kb4 Rc8 {GuestRPLZ resigns} 0-1

[Event "ch-USA"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2009.05.09"] [Round "2"] [White "Robson, Ray"] [Black "Gulko, Boris"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2465"] [BlackElo "2561"] [EventDate "2009.05.08"] [ECO "B64"] 1. e4 {Ray Robson is the youngest participant at the US Championship, Boris Gulko is the oldest player.} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 h6 10. h4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qa5 12. Kb1 e5 13. Qd2 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Qxd2 15. Rxd2 hxg5 16. hxg5 exf4 17. Rf2 Bf5 18. Rxf4 Bxe4 19. Rfh4 f5 20. Rxe4 Bxg5 21. Bc4+ Rf7 22. Rd4 Rd8 23. Rh5 Bf6 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Rxf5 Re8 26. Rd1 Re2 27. g4 Ke6 28. Rf4 Kd7 29. a4 a5 30. Rd3 b6 31. Rb3 Kc6 32. Rc4+ Kb7 33. Rd3 Be5 34. Rf3 Bf6 35. Rf5 Rg2 36. Ka2 Rg1 37. c3 Rg3 38. Kb1 Rg1+ 39. Kc2 Rg2+ 40. Kd3 Ka6 41. b4 axb4 42. cxb4 Ra2 43. g5 Be5 44. b5+ 1-0

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Qe2 Qxd4 7. Nf3 Qd8 8. Qxe5+ Qe7 9. Bf4 Be6 10. Nb5 Na6 11. O-O-O f6 12. Qc3 Qf7 13. Re1 O-O-O 14. Qe3 Bxc4 15. Nxa7+ Kd7 16. Rd1+ Bd6 17. Bxd6 Nd5 18. Bg3 Bxf1 19. Rhxf1 Rhe8 20. Qb3 1-0

[Event "ICS unrated blitz match"] [Site "freechess.org"] [Date "2009.05.18"] [Round "-"] [White "GuestFKDN"] [Black "GuestGRHB"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [TimeControl "600"] 1. e4 e5 2. f3 Bc5 3. Nh3 Ne7 4. c4 d6 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. d3 O-O 8. Bg5 Ng6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Nd5 Nd4 11. Qd1 h6 12. Be7 Re8 13. Ng5 Nxe7 14. Nxe7+ Rxe7 15. a4 Bb4+ 16. Kf2 hxg5 17. h4 gxh4 18. Rxh4 Re6 19. g3 Rh6 20. f4 Bc5 21. f5 Nxf5+ 22. d4 Bxd4+ 23. Kf3 Nxh4+ 24. gxh4 Bg4+ 25. Kg3 Bxd1 26. Rxd1 Rg6+ 27. Kh2 Qg4 28. Bh3 Qxd1 29. Bg4 Qg1+ 30. Kh3 Qxg4+ 31. Kh2 Qg2# {GuestFKDN checkmated} 0-1

[Event "ICS unrated blitz match"] [Site "freechess.org"] [Date "2009.05.19"] [Round "-"] [White "GuestRMXC"] [Black "GuestXGMJ"] [Result "*"] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [TimeControl "600"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. a3 Be7 5. Bc4 h6 6. h3 O-O 7. d3 Be6 8. Nd5 c6 9. Nxe7+ Qxe7 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. b4 a6 13. Bb2 c5 14. Re1 b6 15. c3 Nh7 16. d4 Rad8 17. d5 Qe7 18. c4 Ng5 19. Rc1 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Qg5 21. Rc2 f5 22. Bc1 f4 23. Kh2 Qh4 24. g3 fxg3+ 25. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 26. Kxg3 Rf7 27. f4 Rdf8 28. Rf2 exf4+ 29. Rxf4 Ne5 30. Rxf7 Rxf7 31. Bf4 Nxc4 32. bxc5 bxc5 33. a4 g5 34. Bc1 Ne5 35. Re3 Kg7 36. Bb2 Re7 37. Rb3 Rf7 38. Bxe5+ dxe5 39. Rb6 Rf6 40. Rc6 Kf7 41. Rxc5 Ke7 42. a5 h5 43. Rc7+ Kd6 44. Rg7 g4 45. hxg4 hxg4 46. Rxg4 Kc5 47. Kh4 Kb5 48. Kg5 Rf1 49. Kg6 Kxa5 50. Rg5 Kb5 51. Rxe5 Kc5 52. Re6 a5 53. Ra6 Kb5 54. Ra8 a4 55. e5 *

[Event "ICS unrated blitz match"] [Site "freechess.org"] [Date "2009.05.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Muliak"] [Black "GuestLJCG"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1411"] [BlackElo "0"] [TimeControl "600"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 c6 3. Bf4 Nd7 4. Nf3 g6 5. a3 Bg7 6. e3 e5 7. dxe5 Qe7 8. Bd3 Nxe5 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be2 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nf6 13. Rfe1 O-O 14. Bg5 Rfe8 15. Re2 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 Bxf6 18. Rb1 Re6 19. Na4 Rae8 20. Nc5 R6e7 21. b4 d4 22. Rbe1 dxe3 23. Rxe3 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 Rxe3 25. fxe3 b5 26. Ne4 Bb2 27. Kf2 Kf8 28. Ke2 Ke7 29. Kd2 Ke6 30. c3 Kd5 31. Nc5 Kc4 32. Ne4 Bxa3 33. Kc2 Bxb4 34. cxb4 Kxb4 35. Nc3 a5 36. e4 a4 37. e5 c5 38. Nd5+ Ka3 39. Nc7 b4 40. Nb5+ Ka2 41. Kc1 c4 42. Nd6 c3 43. Nxf7 b3 44. e6 b2+ 45. Kc2 b1=Q+ 46. Kxc3 Qb3+ 47. Kd4 Qxe6 48. Nxh6 Qd6+ 49. Ke3 Qxh2 50. Ng4 {Muliak resigns} 0-1

[Event "ICS unrated blitz match"] [Site "freechess.org"] [Date "2009.05.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Muliak"] [Black "GuestLJCG"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1411"] [BlackElo "0"] [TimeControl "600"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 c6 3. Bf4 Nd7 4. Nf3 g6 5. a3 Bg7 6. e3 e5 7. dxe5 Qe7 8. Bd3 Nxe5 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be2 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nf6 13. Rfe1 O-O 14. Bg5 Rfe8 15. Re2 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 Bxf6 18. Rb1 Re6 19. Na4 Rae8 20. Nc5 R6e7 21. b4 d4 22. Rbe1 dxe3 23. Rxe3 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 Rxe3 25. fxe3 b5 26. Ne4 Bb2 27. Kf2 Kf8 28. Ke2 Ke7 29. Kd2 Ke6 30. c3 Kd5 31. Nc5 Kc4 32. Ne4 Bxa3 33. Kc2 Bxb4 34. cxb4 Kxb4 35. Nc3 a5 36. e4 a4 37. e5 c5 38. Nd5+ Ka3 39. Nc7 b4 40. Nb5+ Ka2 41. Kc1 c4 42. Nd6 c3 43. Nxf7 b3 44. e6 b2+ 45. Kc2 b1=Q+ 46. Kxc3 Qb3+ 47. Kd4 Qxe6 48. Nxh6 Qd6+ 49. Ke3 Qxh2 50. Ng4 {Muliak resigns} 0-1

[Event "WVCC"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.05.21"] [Round "?"] [White "Katar"] [Black "MS"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1856"] [BlackElo "2090"] [ECO "C48c"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 d6 5.d4 Bd7 6.Bg5 Be7 7.a3?! {To give the bishop a flight square and reserve options.} ( 7.Bxc6 Bxc6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Qxd1+ 10.Rxd1 Nxe4 = ) 7...O-O 8.O-O {My original thought was to go Qd2 and castle long, but being behind in development white is in no place to blow open the position.} ( 8.Qd2? {Actually drops a pawn.} 8...exd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Bxb5 11.Nxb5 Nxe4 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.O-O ) 8...a6 9.Bc4 Bg4 {I think this is quite a strong move.} 10.dxe5 {More or less forced.} 10...dxe5 11.Be2 ( 11.h3 Qxd1 12.Raxd1 Bxf3 13.gxf3 Nd4 {I did not trust this position.} ) 11...Nd4 12.Bxf6 ( 12.Nxd4 exd4 13.Bxf6 {Forced.} 13...Bxf6 {Clearly black is the one pressing here.} 14.Bxg4 dxc3 15.bxc3 Bxc3 16.Rb1 b5 ) 12...Nxe2+ 13.Qxe2 Bxf6 {Black has the two bishops, but white has a slight initiative and control of the d-file.} 14.Rad1 Qe8 15.Nd5 Qc6 16.Rd3 Rac8 {Bd8 had to be considered when the bishop might have new life after c7-c6.} 17.Rfd1 Qe6 18.h3! {Very important to get this in now that the queen occupies e6 to secure the future entry point for the rooks at d7.} 18...Bh5 19.Qd2 c6 20.Nxf6+ ( 20.Ne3?? Bxf3 21.gxf3 Qxh3 ) 20...Qxf6 21.Rd6! Qf4 ( 21...Bxf3? 22.Rxf6 Bxd1 23.Rd6 Bh5 24.Rd7 ) ( 21...Qe7 22.Qc3 Bxf3 23.Rd7 Qf6 24.Qxf3 {The idea is to stop black from challenging the d-file.} 24...Qxf3 25.gxf3 ) 22.Qxf4 exf4 23.R1d3 {The idea is NOT to recapture on f3 with the rook, but only to break the pin, and play Nd2 and f3.} 23...h6?! {Black does not have the luxury for this.} 24.Rd7 b5 25.Nh4 {Nd4 is slightly better with the same idea.} ( 25.Nd4 Rfd8 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.Nxc6 ) 25...c5 {Black is better served by restricting the knight with g6 or improving his own pieces before launching pawns.} 26.Nf5 Kh7 27.f3 {Shutting out the bishop.} 27...a5? 28.Nd6 Rb8 29.Rd5 g5 {Relatively best.} 30.Rxc5 b4 31.axb4 ( 31.Rxa5 bxa3 32.bxa3 {This is a way to win a second pawn, but white's coordination suffers somewhat.} ) 31...Rxb4 32.b3 a4 33.bxa4 Rxa4 34.Rcc7 Ra1+ 35.Kf2 Rd1 36.Nf5 Rxd7 37.Rxd7 Rc8 38.Nd4 {Obviously not the passive Rd2.} 38...Bg6 39.Ke2 Kg7 40.Kd3 Kf8 41.c4 h5 42.Kc3 {I didn't fancy f5xg4 discovered check.} 42...g4 43.hxg4 {Imprecise but sufficient.} 43...hxg4 44.Nb5 g3?! 45.Kd4 Bh5 46.Nd6 {I was pretty sure i'd win the game at this point. White's pieces are active and coordinated.} 46...Ra8 47.Ke5 {I was proud of this move, i can either play Kxf4xg3 or even maybe Kf6 and threaten mate.} 47...Bxf3 {The best try for a swindle.} 48.Rxf7+ {Kxf4 is also sufficient.} 48...Kg8 49.Rxf4 {With ideas of Rg4+.} ( 49.Kf6?? Bxe4 = ) 49...Ra5+ 50.Kf6 Bd1 51.Rf5 {Simplest, Rg5+xg3 is coming.} 51...Rxf5+ ( 51...Ra3 52.Rg5+ Kf8 53.e5 ) 52.Nxf5 Bf3 53.Nxg3 Bxg2 54.c5 1-0

[Event "Edited game"] [Site "PTOP"] [Date "2009.05.31"] [Round "-"] [White "-"] [Black "-"] [Result "*"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. h4 Bc5 5. Rh3 d5 6. d4 Bxh3 7. gxh3 dxc4 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxc5 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 O-O-O+ 11. Nd2 Nxe4 12. Ke2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Rhe8 14. f4 Ng4+ *