[Event "Cez Trophy Rapid"] [Site "Prague CZE"] [Date "2009.05.30"] [Round "5"] [White "Navara, D."] [Black "Ivanchuk, V."] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2654"] [BlackElo "2746"] [EventDate "2009.05.22"] [ECO "D76"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 e5 11. d5 Na5 12. e4 c6 13. b3 cxd5 14. exd5 Bg4 15. Ba3 e4 16. Nxe4 Nxd5 17. Rc1 Nc6 18. Nd6 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Rb8 20. Nxb7 Rxb7 21. Rxc6 Rd7 22. h3 Nc3 23. Kh2 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Nb5 25. Qc1 Qe8 26. Rc8 Rd8 27. Bc6 Rxc8 28. Bxe8 Rxc1 29. Bxc1 Nc3 30. a3 Bd4 31. Kg2 Kf8 32. Bc6 Nd1 33. f4 Be3 34. Bxe3 Nxe3+ 35. Kf2 Nc2 36. Be4 Nxa3 37. Bd3 Ke7 38. Ke3 Kd6 39. Kd4 f6 40. g4 Kc6 41. g5 fxg5 42. fxg5 a5 43. Ke5 Kc5 44. h4 Nb5 45. Kf6 Nd6 46. Bxg6 hxg6 47. Kxg6 Kd5 48. h5 Ke6 49. h6 Nf7 50. h7 Ke7 51. Kg7 1-0

[Event "Prince Clan Chess Club for Mambo"] [Site "http://www.matematicamente.it"] [Date "2008.04.19"] [Round "-"] [White "Lorenzo93"] [Black "amandy"] [Result "0-1"] 1.e4 {BR} e5 {BR?} 2.d3 {non pensare male... Buon ritorno!} c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 dxe4 5.dxe5 {volevo strafare...} Qxd1+ 6.Kxd1 {colpo basso..} Bf5 {...un po'...} 7.f3 exf3 8.Nxf3 {le partite senza regina non mi piacciono molto} Nd7 {sono diverse... stimolanti} 9.Bc4 O-O-O 10.Ng5 Nxe5+ 11.Bd5 Nh6 12.Bf4 Ng6 13.Nge4 Nxf4 14.Ke1 cxd5 15.Nc5 {finalmente l'hai mangiato non ne potevo +} Bxc5 {...ma non ho finito, ti vedo un po' distratto sta'sera.} 16.Kd2 {d'oh!} Rhe8 17.Rhg1 Be3+ 18.Ke1 {ti devo dire una cosa... la prima volta ke sono entrato nel sito e ho visto la classifica di scacchi ho pensato ad un amandy donna... una prima impressione naturalmente...} Bxg1+ {Ecco perchè hai voluto subito giocare con me.. ;-)} 19.Kd2 {bè.. anke xkè 6 il primo!!! ;-)} d4 20.Nb5 Re2+ 21.Kd1 {prevedo ke questa partita finirò tra meno di 5 min. A proposito ho visto i tuoi interventi nel forum riguardo il nuovo torneo. Quindi, se ho capito bene, queste partite non varranno +?} Bxc2+ {No, non varranno più per la classifica, ma hanno accettato che si possano continuare. Mi pare giusto no?} 22.Kc1 {bè sì... ma non ho capito come si svolgerà. x esempio io posso sfidare ki mi pare e piace o ho delle regole precise da rispettare?} Be3# {Penso che non ci siano particolari regole, solo un punteggio maggiore se vinci chi ha più punti.} 0-1

[Event "rated blitz match"] [Site "Free Internet Chess Server"] [Date "2009.06.02"] [Round "?"] [White "mzr"] [Black "FaustII"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1149"] [BlackElo "1022"] [ECO "C20"] [TimeControl "120+12"] 1. e4 e5 2. h3 d5 3. exd5 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bc4 b5 6. Bxb5+ Bd7 7. Bc4 Bc5 8. Nge2 c6 9. dxc6 Bxf2+ 10. Kxf2 Qb6+ 11. d4 Nxc6 12. Na4 Ne4+ 13. Kf1 Qb4 14. b3 Nxd4 15. c3 Qb7 16. cxd4 Bc6 17. dxe5 Rd8 18. Bd3 Bb5 19. Bxb5+ Qxb5 20. Qe1 O-O 21. Bf4 g5 22. Be3 f4 23. Bf2 Ng3+ 24. Bxg3 fxg3+ 25. Kg1 Rf2 26. Nac3 Qb6 {mzr forfeits on time} 0-1

[Event "Michigan Senior Ch"] [Site "USA"] [Date "2009.05.31"] [Round "4"] [White "PM"] [Black "Vladimir Drkulec"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2014"] [BlackElo "2118"] [ECO "C54f"] [EventDate "2009.05.31"] 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bb3 {At this point I felt that the initiative was passing to black.} 6...Be6 7.Nbd2 {I thought that 7.Be3 or 7.Bg5 was better. Black is now to be preferred. The knight gets in the way of developing the queenside pieces.} 7...O-O 8.O-O {White needs to break the logjam on the queenside. 8.Nf1 or 8.Bxe6 followed by 9.Nb3 or 9.b4 would have cleared some pieces off the board.} 8...Qd7 9.a4 {A bit of a surprise as it seems too slow.} 9...d5 10.Ng5 Bg4 11.Qc2 h6 12.Ngf3 Rfe8 13.a5 Rad8 14.Ba4 Re6 $6 {Better was 14... a6 to forestall white's intended advance on the queenside and to give the dark squared bishop a retreat square on a7 where it can still contribute to the attack against the white king. This unfortunate move causes a tangle in the black pieces which requires a sacrifice or two to clear the superfluous pieces out of the way.} 15.h3 {If the rook wasn't on e6 I don't think that this last move would have been possible as Bxh3 followed by Qxh3 should have been short and brutal.} 15...Bh5 16.b4 dxe4 17.dxe4 Bf8 18.Re1 ( 18.b5 Nb8 ( 18...Nxa5 19.b6 c6 20.bxa7 b6 ) 19.b6 c6 ( 19...Nc6 20.bxa7 Bc5 21.a6 Bxa7 ) 20.bxa7 Na6 ) 18...a6 {This seemed prudent.} 19.g4 {A bit of a surprise but justified.} 19...Nxg4 {Played after a long think. I couldn't find a mate but felt that after the sacrifices it would be queen, two minor pieces and rook or knight versus king, knight and rook and something good should come of it.} 20.hxg4 Rg6 21.Nxe5 {I wasn't really expecting this as it opens some lines and removes a key defender but I probably missed something. At this point I had to throw another exchange on the fire and felt good about my chances.} 21...Rxg4+ 22.Kf1! Qe6 23.Nxg4 Qxg4 24.Re3 Ne5 25.Rg3 Qe2+ 26.Kg1 Bd6 $6 {Possibly this move may even deserve a question mark. It seems to make sense but black is running out of pieces. 26...Be7 26...Rd3 26...Rd6 26...Ng6 and 26...Nd3 were all ideas I considered.} 27.Bb2 ( 27.Qd1! ) 27...Bc5 ! {The bishop too must be thrown on the pyre as it is just in the way on d6.} 28.bxc5 Rxd2 29.Qxd2 Qxd2 30.Ba3 Nc4 ?? {This may be a bit harsh but this makes the win a little harder than it needs to be. Black is still winning because at the end of it all queen and bishop are usually a stronger combination than two rooks and bishop. The broken pawns don't help white's cause either though he does get rid of one of them to temporarily activate the bishops.} ( 30...c6! ) 31.c6 bxc6 32.Bc5 Ne5 33.Bd4 Nf3+ 34.Kg2 Nxd4 35.cxd4 Qxd4 36.Raa3 Qxe4+ 37.Kg1 Qe1+ 38.Kg2 Be2 39.Bxc6 Qf1+ 40.Kh2 Qxf2+ 41.Bg2 Qf4 42.Kg1 Qd4+ 43.Kh2 c5 44.Rae3 Qh4+ 45.Kg1 Qd4 46.Kf2 Bd3 ( 46...f5 ) 47.Ke1 Qc3+ {Note how the king gets no rest from the queen and bishop who work around the white rooks and bishop to harass the white monarch.} 48.Kf2 Qd2+ 49.Kg1 Bb5 50.Rc3 g5 51.Rce3 f5 52.Re7 f4 53.Rh3 Qd1+ 54.Kh2 Qd6 55.Re1 f3+ 56.Kg1 fxg2 57.Rhe3 Bc6 58.Re6 Qd4+ 59.R1e3 Bd7 60.Re7 Bh3 61.Re4 Qd1+ 62.Re1 Qd3 63.R4e3 Qf1+ 64.Rxf1 gxf1=Q+ 65.Kh2 Qg2# 0-1

[Event "Jogo Online"] [Site "www.flyordie.com"] [Date "2009.06.02"] [Round "3"] [White "Mythrill"] [Black "soire"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D11"] [Annotator "Rybka 3 32-bit (20m)"] [PlyCount "154"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {D11: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 sidelines and 3...Nf6 4 e3 Bg4} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 dxc4 4. e3 {last book move} e6 (4... Be6 $5 $11) 5. Bxc4 $14 Nd7 (5... Nf6 6. O-O $16) 6. Nc3 Nb6 (6... Ngf6 7. Qd2 $14) 7. b3 (7. Bd3 Ne7 $14) 7... Nxc4 (7... f5 8. O-O $14) 8. bxc4 $14 {Black has the pair of bishops} Nf6 9. O-O Bd6 (9... Be7 10. Qd3 $14) 10. e4 {White has an active position} (10. Qc2 Qe7 $14) 10... Bc7 (10... Bb4 11. Bb2 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Nxe4 13. Bb4 $11) 11. Bg5 { Black has a cramped position} (11. e5 $5 Ng8 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nxd5 $16) 11... h6 $14 {Black threatens to win material: h6xg5} 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Bxg3 (13... Ba5 $5 14. Qd3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nxe4 $11) 14. fxg3 (14. hxg3 $142 c5 15. e5 $16) 14... g4 $2 (14... Ng4 $142 $5 {should be considered} 15. Qe1 e5 $16) 15. Ne5 $18 h5 $2 (15... Rh7 16. Rb1 $18) 16. Qd2 (16. Nxf7 { and White can already relax} Kxf7 17. e5 Ke8 18. Rxf6 Rf8 $18) 16... h4 $2 ( 16... Rh7 17. Qg5 Qxd4+ 18. Rf2 $18) 17. gxh4 (17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. e5 hxg3 19. hxg3 $18 (19. Rxf6+ $143 Ke8 20. Ne4 gxh2+ 21. Kh1 Rh7 $18) (19. exf6 $2 { springs to mind, but} Rxh2 20. Rfc1 Qh8 $19)) 17... Rxh4 $4 { shortens the misery for Black} (17... Rf8 $18) 18. Rad1 (18. Qg5 $142 $5 { might be the shorter path} Rh5 19. Qxf6 Qxf6 20. Rxf6 c5 $18) 18... Qe7 (18... Nd7 {is no salvation} 19. Nxf7 Qe7 20. e5 $18) 19. Qg5 (19. Qf4 $142 { seems even better} Nd7 20. Nxf7 $18) 19... Rh5 (19... Nd7 20. Qg8+ Qf8 21. Qxf8+ Nxf8 22. Nxf7 Rh7 23. Nd6+ Ke7 $18) 20. Qxf6 Qxf6 (20... Rh7 { does not solve anything} 21. Qxe7+ Kxe7 22. Nxg4 $18) 21. Rxf6 b6 (21... Rb8 { is not much help} 22. Rdf1 Rh7 23. Nxf7 $18) 22. Rdf1 Ba6 (22... Rh7 $18 { the last chance for counterplay}) 23. Rxf7 O-O-O 24. Nxc6 Rdh8 (24... Bxc4 { does not win a prize} 25. Nxa7+ Kb8 26. Nc6+ Kc8 27. Na4 $18) 25. Rxa7 (25. Nxa7+ Kb8 26. Nc6+ Kc8 27. Na4 Rb5 28. cxb5 Bxb5 29. Nxb6#) 25... Rxh2 (25... Bb7 26. Ne5 R5h7 27. Rf7 Rxf7 28. Nxf7 $18) 26. Rxa6 (26. Rff7 Rh1+ 27. Kf2 Rf1+ 28. Kxf1 Rh1+ 29. Kf2 Bb7 30. Raxb7 g3+ 31. Kxg3 Rh3+ 32. gxh3 e5 33. Rb8# ) 26... Rh1+ $18 27. Kf2 Rf8+ 28. Ke1 (28. Kg3 $142 { it becomes clear that White will call all the shots} Rfxf1 29. Ra7 Rh3+ 30. gxh3 Rf3+ 31. Kxg4 Rxc3 32. d5 exd5 33. cxd5 $18) 28... Rhxf1+ 29. Ke2 (29. Kd2 Kb7 30. Nb4 R1f2+ 31. Ne2 Rxg2 $18) 29... R8f2+ (29... Kb7 $142 $5 30. Nb4 R8f2+ 31. Kd3 Rb2 $18) 30. Kd3 $18 Kb7 31. Ra7+ Kxc6 32. d5+ (32. e5 Rxg2 33. d5+ Kc5 34. dxe6 Rg3+ 35. Ke2 $16) 32... exd5 $4 {forfeits the advantage} ( 32... Kd6 $142 {would be a reprieve} 33. c5+ Kxc5 34. dxe6 Rxg2 35. Rc7+ Kd6 $11) 33. exd5+ $18 Kd6 (33... Kc5 {a last effort to resist the inevitable} 34. Ne4+ Kb4 35. a3+ Kb3 36. Nxf2 Rxf2 $18) 34. Ne4+ Ke5 35. Nxf2 (35. Re7+ Kf5 36. Rf7+ Kg6 37. Rxf2 $18 (37. Nxf2 $6 Kxf7 38. Nxg4 Ke7 $11)) 35... Rxf2 36. Re7+ Kd6 37. Re6+ Kc5 (37... Kd7 38. Re2 Rf1 39. Re4 $18) 38. g3 (38. Kc3 $142 { and White can celebrate victory} Rc2+ 39. Kxc2 Kxc4 40. d6 $18) 38... Rxa2 $4 { terrible, but the game is lost in any case} (38... Rf3+ 39. Ke4 Rxg3 40. Rc6+ Kb4 $18) 39. d6 (39. Rc6+ $142 {secures the win} Kb4 40. Rxb6+ Ka5 41. Rb5+ Ka6 42. d6 $18) 39... Ra3+ {Black skewers: g3} 40. Ke4 Rxg3 $4 (40... Kc6 $142 $14) 41. Kf4 {White threatens to win material: Kf4xg3} (41. d7 $142 {ends the debate } Rg1 42. d8=Q Re1+ 43. Kf4 Rxe6 44. Qd5+ Kb4 45. Qxe6 $18) 41... Rg1 42. d7 Rd1 {Black threatens to win material: Rd1xd7} 43. Re8 g3 $4 { an unfortunate move that relinquishes the win.} (43... Rxd7 $142 { is just about the only chance} 44. Rc8+ Kd6 45. Kxg4 Ra7 $15) 44. d8=Q $18 Rxd8 45. Rxd8 g2 46. Rg8 Kxc4 47. Rxg2 (47. Ke4 {seems even better} Kc5 $18) 47... b5 (47... Kd5 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 48. Rb2 $18) 48. Ke3 b4 (48... Kc3 {doesn't do any good} 49. Rg4 $18) 49. Rc2+ Kb3 (49... Kd5 { doesn't change the outcome of the game} 50. Rc1 $18) 50. Kd2 (50. Kd3 { makes it even easier for White} Ka4 $18) 50... Ka3 51. Kc1 Kb3 (51... b3 { doesn't improve anything} 52. Rc4 $18) 52. Kb1 (52. Rc8 { might be the shorter path} Ka4 $18) 52... Ka3 53. Rb2 b3 54. Ka1 Kb4 55. Kb1 Kc3 $4 {lets it slip away} (55... Ka3 56. Rf2 Kb4 $18) 56. Kc1 $18 Kb4 57. Kd2 Ka3 (57... Kc4 $18 {the only chance to get some counterplay}) 58. Kc3 Ka4 59. Rxb3 Ka5 60. Kc4 Ka4 (60... Ka6 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 61. Kc5 Ka7 62. Kc6 Ka8 63. Kc7 Ka7 64. Ra3#) 61. Rb4+ (61. Re3 Ka5 62. Re6 Ka4 63. Ra6#) 61... Ka5 62. Kc5 (62. Rb1 Ka6 63. Kc5 Ka7 64. Kc6 Ka8 65. Kc7 Ka7 66. Ra1#) 62... Ka6 63. Rb6+ (63. Rb1 Ka7 64. Kc6 Ka8 65. Kc7 Ka7 66. Ra1#) 63... Ka5 ( 63... Ka7 {does not help much} 64. Kc6 Ka8 65. Rb1 Ka7 66. Rb4 Ka8 67. Kc7 Ka7 68. Ra4#) 64. Rb5+ (64. Re6 Ka4 65. Re3 Ka5 66. Ra3#) 64... Ka4 65. Kc4 (65. Rb7 Ka3 66. Kc4 Ka2 67. Kc3 Ka1 68. Kc2 Ka2 69. Ra7#) 65... Ka3 66. Kc3 (66. Rb7 Ka2 67. Kc3 Ka1 68. Kc2 Ka2 69. Ra7#) 66... Ka4 (66... Ka2 { hardly improves anything} 67. Ra5+ Kb1 68. Ra6 Kc1 69. Ra1#) 67. Rb4+ (67. Re5 Ka3 68. Ra5#) 67... Ka5 68. Kb3 (68. Kc4 Ka6 69. Kc5 Ka5 70. Rd4 Ka6 71. Rd7 Ka5 72. Ra7#) 68... Ka6 69. Ka3 (69. Ka4 Ka7 70. Ka5 Ka8 71. Kb6 Kb8 72. Rc4 Ka8 73. Rc8#) 69... Ka5 70. Kb3 {Twofold repetition} Ka6 71. Rh4 (71. Ka4 Ka7 72. Ka5 Ka8 73. Kb6 Kb8 74. Rc4 Ka8 75. Rc8#) 71... Kb5 $18 72. Rb4+ (72. Rc4 { keeps an even firmer grip} Ka5 $18) 72... Kc5 $4 { ruins a clearly superior position} (72... Ka6 73. Ka4 Ka7 74. Ka5 Ka8 75. Kb6 Kb8 76. Rc4 Ka8 77. Rc8#) 73. Ka4 Kd5 74. Kb3 Kc5 75. Kc3 Kd5 76. Rc4 Ke5 77. Kd3 Kd5 1-0

[Event "Jogo Online"] [Site "www.flyordie.com"] [Date "2009.05.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Mythrill"] [Black "M4R10"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D06"] [Annotator "Rybka 3 32-bit (20m)"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {D06: Queen's Gambit: Symmetrical and Baltic Defences} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Nc6 {last book move} 6. h3 (6. cxd5 $142 $5 { should be considered} Qxd5 7. Nc3 $16) 6... Bxf3 $11 7. Qxf3 Nxd4 { White has the pair of bishops} 8. Qd3 $2 (8. Qd1 $5 {is interesting} e5 9. Nc3 $15) 8... dxc4 $17 9. Qxc4 (9. Qd1 Rc8 $17) 9... Rc8 10. Qa4+ Nc6 (10... Qd7 $142 $5 11. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $19) 11. Bb5 (11. Be3 $11) 11... Qb6 { Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: f8} (11... a6 12. Bxc6+ Rxc6 13. O-O $15) 12. O-O (12. Be3 Qc7 13. Qxa7 e6 $14) 12... e5 (12... a6 $142 {would keep Black in the game} 13. Bd3 e6 $15) 13. Be3 $16 Bc5 14. Re1 $4 { throwing away the advantage} (14. Qg4 $142 Nge7 15. Qxg7 $16) 14... Nge7 (14... Bxe3 15. Rxe3 Nge7 $15) 15. b4 $2 (15. Bxc5 $142 $5 { must definitely be considered} Qxc5 16. Nd2 $15) 15... Bxe3 $17 16. Rxe3 O-O 17. Bxc6 (17. Nc3 Nf5 18. Nd5 Qd8 $19) 17... Nxc6 (17... Qxc6 18. Nc3 Qxa4 19. Nxa4 $19) 18. Nc3 (18. Nd2 $17) 18... Nxb4 (18... Qxb4 19. Qxb4 Nxb4 20. Rb1 $17) 19. a3 (19. Rb1 $142 $5 {should not be overlooked} a5 20. Nd5 $15) 19... Nc6 $17 20. Rb1 Qc7 21. Nd5 Qb8 22. Reb3 b6 (22... Qd6 23. Ne3 Qd4 24. Qxd4 exd4 25. Nf5 $17) 23. Rc1 (23. Rc3 $142 Qd6 24. Rxc6 Qxd5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Qxa7 $15) 23... Qb7 $4 {allows the opponent back into the game} (23... Qd6 $142 24. Rxc6 Qxd5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 $17) 24. Rxc6 $1 $18 {Decoy: c6} Rxc6 (24... Qxc6 25. Ne7+ {Double attack} (25. Ne7+ {Decoy})) (24... Rxc6 25. Qxc6) 25. Qxc6 $3 {Decoy: c6} Qa6 (25... Qxc6 26. Ne7+ {Double attack} (26. Ne7+ {Decoy})) 26. Qd6 (26. Rg3 f6 27. Nxf6+ Rxf6 28. Qd5+ Kf8 29. Qd8+ Kf7 30. Qd7+ Kf8 31. Qxg7+ Ke8 32. Qxf6 Qc4 33. Qxe5+ Kf8 34. Qd6+ Ke8 35. Re3+ Qe4 36. Rxe4+ Kf7 37. Re7+ Kf8 38. Qd8#) 26... g6 (26... Ra8 {is one last hope} 27. Nc7 Qc8 28. Nxa8 Qxa8 $18) 27. Ne7+ Kg7 28. Qxe5+ (28. Nf5+ Kg8 29. Qf6 Qf1+ 30. Kxf1 g5 31. Qg7#) 28... f6 29. Nf5+ gxf5 (29... Kg8 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 30. Qe7 Rf7 31. Nh6+ Kg7 32. Nxf7 Qe2 33. Ne5+ Kh6 34. Ng4+ Kh5 35. Qxe2 a5 36. Nxf6+ Kh6 37. Qe7 a4 38. Ng8+ Kh5 39. g4#) 30. Rg3+ Kf7 (30... Kh6 {is no salvation} 31. Qf4+ Kh5 32. Qxf5+ Kh6 33. Qf4+ Kh5 34. Qg4+ Kh6 35. Qh4#) 31. Qd5+ (31. Qd5+ Ke7 32. Re3#) 1-0

[Event "Jogo Online"] [Site "www.flyordie.com"] [Date "2009.06.01"] [Round "5"] [White "Mythrill"] [Black "packar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A31"] [Annotator "Rybka 3 32-bit (20m)"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {A31: Symmetrical English: 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 d4} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Be3 Bc6 { last book move. Black threatens to win material: Bc6xe4} 10. Bf3 { Black has a cramped position} (10. Qc2 Bd7 $14) 10... Nbd7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 { White has the pair of bishops} 12. Qb3 {Black has a cramped position} Qa5 13. Qc2 Rab8 14. Bd2 (14. h3 Ne5 15. Be2 c5 $11) 14... Qe5 15. Rfe1 { White has an active position} Nc5 16. b3 {Covers a4} (16. Rad1 Nfd7 $15) 16... h5 (16... Nfd7 17. Bg4 $11) 17. Bd1 (17. h3 Ne6 $15) 17... Nfxe4 (17... Ng4 18. Bxg4 hxg4 19. Rad1 $15) 18. Nxe4 {Sacrifices material} (18. Bf3 Nxd2 19. Rxe5 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Bxe5 $11) 18... Nxe4 19. Rb1 f5 20. f3 { White threatens to win material: f3xe4} Qc5+ 21. Be3 Bd4 (21... Qb4 $142 22. Kf1 Nc5 $15) 22. Bxd4 $4 (22. Qd3 $142 {is just about the only chance} Bxe3+ 23. Qxe3 $15) 22... Qxd4+ $19 23. Kh1 (23. Kf1 { cannot change what is in store for ?} Nd2+ 24. Ke2 Rf6 $19) 23... Nf2+ 24. Kg1 Nxd1+ 25. Kf1 Ne3+ 26. Rxe3 Qxe3 27. Re1 Qg5 28. c5 Rfe8 29. Qc4+ Kg7 30. cxd6 (30. Qa4 $19 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game}) 30... e6 $1 { Decoy: e6.} 31. Qxc6 (31. Rxe6 Qd2 {Decoy}) 31... Rbc8 { Black threatens to win material: Rc8xc6} (31... Rec8 { and Black can already relax} 32. Qd7+ Kh6 33. Qxe6 $19) 32. Qb7+ $4 (32. d7 $142 Rxc6 33. dxe8=Q $15) 32... Kf6 (32... Kh6 $142 {secures the point} 33. d7 Rc2 $19) 33. d7 $16 Qd2 $4 {the position is going down the drain} (33... Rcd8 $142 34. dxe8=Q Rxe8 35. Qxa7 Qf4 $16) 34. dxc8=Q $18 (34. dxc8=N $6 Qd3+ 35. Kg1 Qc3 $11) (34. dxe8=R $6 {succumbs to} Qd3+ 35. Re2 Qd1+ 36. Re1 Qd3+ 37. Re2 Qd1+ 38. Re1 Qd3+ $11) (34. dxe8=Q $6 {is impossible} Qd3+ (34... Rxe8 $143 35. Qxa7 Qd6 36. Kg1 $14) 35. Re2 Qd1+ (35... Rxe8 $143 36. Qxa7 Qd6 37. h3 $16 ) 36. Re1 Qd3+ (36... Rxe8 37. Rxd1 a6 38. Rd7 f4 39. Rg7 g5 40. Qf7+ Ke5 41. Qxe8 g4 42. Qb8+ Kd4 43. Qb4+ Kd5 44. Qa5+ Kc6 45. Rc7+ Kd6 46. Qc5#) 37. Kg1 Qd4+ (37... Rxe8 $143 38. Qxa7 Qd6 39. Qf2 $16) 38. Kf1 Rxe8 $11) ({Instead of } 34. dxe8=N+ Rxe8 35. Qxa7 Qd6 $16) ({Less advisable is} 34. Qxc8 Rxc8 35. dxc8=Q Qd6 $18) 34... Rxc8 35. Qxc8 Qd3+ (35... Qd6 {does not win a prize} 36. Qh8+ Kf7 37. Qh7+ Kf6 38. Qxa7 $18) 36. Kg1 Qd4+ 37. Kh1 Kg5 38. Qxe6 h4 39. g3 (39. Qe3+ Qxe3 40. Rxe3 $18) 39... h3 (39... hxg3 40. hxg3 Kh6 41. Qe3+ Qxe3 42. Rxe3 $18) 40. f4+ (40. Qc4 Qxc4 41. bxc4 f4 42. c5 Kh5 43. gxf4 g5 44. c6 g4 45. c7 g3 46. c8=Q g2+ 47. Kg1 Kg6 48. Qg8+ Kf6 49. Re6+ Kf5 50. Qg4#) 40... Kh6 41. Qe8 (41. Qe5 $142 {and White wins} Qd8 42. Kg1 $18) 41... Qf2 (41... Qd5+ 42. Qe4 fxe4 43. Kg1 Qd2 44. Re2 Qxe2 45. Kh1 Qd1#) 42. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "Jogo Online"] [Site "www.flyordie.com"] [Date "2009.06.01"] [Round "5"] [White "Mythrill"] [Black "packar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A31"] [Annotator "Rybka 3 32-bit (20m)"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {A31: Symmetrical English: 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 d4} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Be3 Bc6 { last book move. Black threatens to win material: Bc6xe4} 10. Bf3 { Black has a cramped position} (10. Qc2 Bd7 $14) 10... Nbd7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 { White has the pair of bishops} 12. Qb3 {Black has a cramped position} Qa5 13. Qc2 Rab8 14. Bd2 (14. h3 Ne5 15. Be2 c5 $11) 14... Qe5 15. Rfe1 { White has an active position} Nc5 16. b3 {Covers a4} (16. Rad1 Nfd7 $15) 16... h5 (16... Nfd7 17. Bg4 $11) 17. Bd1 (17. h3 Ne6 $15) 17... Nfxe4 (17... Ng4 18. Bxg4 hxg4 19. Rad1 $15) 18. Nxe4 {Sacrifices material} (18. Bf3 Nxd2 19. Rxe5 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Bxe5 $11) 18... Nxe4 19. Rb1 f5 20. f3 { White threatens to win material: f3xe4} Qc5+ 21. Be3 Bd4 (21... Qb4 $142 22. Kf1 Nc5 $15) 22. Bxd4 $4 (22. Qd3 $142 {is just about the only chance} Bxe3+ 23. Qxe3 $15) 22... Qxd4+ $19 23. Kh1 (23. Kf1 { cannot change what is in store for ?} Nd2+ 24. Ke2 Rf6 $19) 23... Nf2+ 24. Kg1 Nxd1+ 25. Kf1 Ne3+ 26. Rxe3 Qxe3 27. Re1 Qg5 28. c5 Rfe8 29. Qc4+ Kg7 30. cxd6 (30. Qa4 $19 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game}) 30... e6 $1 { Decoy: e6.} 31. Qxc6 (31. Rxe6 Qd2 {Decoy}) 31... Rbc8 { Black threatens to win material: Rc8xc6} (31... Rec8 { and Black can already relax} 32. Qd7+ Kh6 33. Qxe6 $19) 32. Qb7+ $4 (32. d7 $142 Rxc6 33. dxe8=Q $15) 32... Kf6 (32... Kh6 $142 {secures the point} 33. d7 Rc2 $19) 33. d7 $16 Qd2 $4 {the position is going down the drain} (33... Rcd8 $142 34. dxe8=Q Rxe8 35. Qxa7 Qf4 $16) 34. dxc8=Q $18 (34. dxc8=N $6 Qd3+ 35. Kg1 Qc3 $11) (34. dxe8=R $6 {succumbs to} Qd3+ 35. Re2 Qd1+ 36. Re1 Qd3+ 37. Re2 Qd1+ 38. Re1 Qd3+ $11) (34. dxe8=Q $6 {is impossible} Qd3+ (34... Rxe8 $143 35. Qxa7 Qd6 36. Kg1 $14) 35. Re2 Qd1+ (35... Rxe8 $143 36. Qxa7 Qd6 37. h3 $16 ) 36. Re1 Qd3+ (36... Rxe8 37. Rxd1 a6 38. Rd7 f4 39. Rg7 g5 40. Qf7+ Ke5 41. Qxe8 g4 42. Qb8+ Kd4 43. Qb4+ Kd5 44. Qa5+ Kc6 45. Rc7+ Kd6 46. Qc5#) 37. Kg1 Qd4+ (37... Rxe8 $143 38. Qxa7 Qd6 39. Qf2 $16) 38. Kf1 Rxe8 $11) ({Instead of } 34. dxe8=N+ Rxe8 35. Qxa7 Qd6 $16) ({Less advisable is} 34. Qxc8 Rxc8 35. dxc8=Q Qd6 $18) 34... Rxc8 35. Qxc8 Qd3+ (35... Qd6 {does not win a prize} 36. Qh8+ Kf7 37. Qh7+ Kf6 38. Qxa7 $18) 36. Kg1 Qd4+ 37. Kh1 Kg5 38. Qxe6 h4 39. g3 (39. Qe3+ Qxe3 40. Rxe3 $18) 39... h3 (39... hxg3 40. hxg3 Kh6 41. Qe3+ Qxe3 42. Rxe3 $18) 40. f4+ (40. Qc4 Qxc4 41. bxc4 f4 42. c5 Kh5 43. gxf4 g5 44. c6 g4 45. c7 g3 46. c8=Q g2+ 47. Kg1 Kg6 48. Qg8+ Kf6 49. Re6+ Kf5 50. Qg4#) 40... Kh6 41. Qe8 (41. Qe5 $142 {and White wins} Qd8 42. Kg1 $18) 41... Qf2 (41... Qd5+ 42. Qe4 fxe4 43. Kg1 Qd2 44. Re2 Qxe2 45. Kh1 Qd1#) 42. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "Jogo Online"] [Site "www.flyordie.com"] [Date "2009.06.01"] [Round "5"] [White "Mythrill"] [Black "packar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A31"] [Annotator "Rybka 3 32-bit (20m)"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {A31: Symmetrical English: 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 d4} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Be3 Bc6 { last book move. Black threatens to win material: Bc6xe4} 10. Bf3 { Black has a cramped position} (10. Qc2 Bd7 $14) 10... Nbd7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 { White has the pair of bishops} 12. Qb3 {Black has a cramped position} Qa5 13. Qc2 Rab8 14. Bd2 (14. h3 Ne5 15. Be2 c5 $11) 14... Qe5 15. Rfe1 { White has an active position} Nc5 16. b3 {Covers a4} (16. Rad1 Nfd7 $15) 16... h5 (16... Nfd7 17. Bg4 $11) 17. Bd1 (17. h3 Ne6 $15) 17... Nfxe4 (17... Ng4 18. Bxg4 hxg4 19. Rad1 $15) 18. Nxe4 {Sacrifices material} (18. Bf3 Nxd2 19. Rxe5 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Bxe5 $11) 18... Nxe4 19. Rb1 f5 20. f3 { White threatens to win material: f3xe4} Qc5+ 21. Be3 Bd4 (21... Qb4 $142 22. Kf1 Nc5 $15) 22. Bxd4 $4 (22. Qd3 $142 {is just about the only chance} Bxe3+ 23. Qxe3 $15) 22... Qxd4+ $19 23. Kh1 (23. Kf1 { cannot change what is in store for ?} Nd2+ 24. Ke2 Rf6 $19) 23... Nf2+ 24. Kg1 Nxd1+ 25. Kf1 Ne3+ 26. Rxe3 Qxe3 27. Re1 Qg5 28. c5 Rfe8 29. Qc4+ Kg7 30. cxd6 (30. Qa4 $19 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game}) 30... e6 $1 { Decoy: e6.} 31. Qxc6 (31. Rxe6 Qd2 {Decoy}) 31... Rbc8 { Black threatens to win material: Rc8xc6} (31... Rec8 { and Black can already relax} 32. Qd7+ Kh6 33. Qxe6 $19) 32. Qb7+ $4 (32. d7 $142 Rxc6 33. dxe8=Q $15) 32... Kf6 (32... Kh6 $142 {secures the point} 33. d7 Rc2 $19) 33. d7 $16 Qd2 $4 {the position is going down the drain} (33... Rcd8 $142 34. dxe8=Q Rxe8 35. Qxa7 Qf4 $16) 34. dxc8=Q $18 (34. dxc8=N $6 Qd3+ 35. Kg1 Qc3 $11) (34. dxe8=R $6 {succumbs to} Qd3+ 35. Re2 Qd1+ 36. Re1 Qd3+ 37. Re2 Qd1+ 38. Re1 Qd3+ $11) (34. dxe8=Q $6 {is impossible} Qd3+ (34... Rxe8 $143 35. Qxa7 Qd6 36. Kg1 $14) 35. Re2 Qd1+ (35... Rxe8 $143 36. Qxa7 Qd6 37. h3 $16 ) 36. Re1 Qd3+ (36... Rxe8 37. Rxd1 a6 38. Rd7 f4 39. Rg7 g5 40. Qf7+ Ke5 41. Qxe8 g4 42. Qb8+ Kd4 43. Qb4+ Kd5 44. Qa5+ Kc6 45. Rc7+ Kd6 46. Qc5#) 37. Kg1 Qd4+ (37... Rxe8 $143 38. Qxa7 Qd6 39. Qf2 $16) 38. Kf1 Rxe8 $11) ({Instead of } 34. dxe8=N+ Rxe8 35. Qxa7 Qd6 $16) ({Less advisable is} 34. Qxc8 Rxc8 35. dxc8=Q Qd6 $18) 34... Rxc8 35. Qxc8 Qd3+ (35... Qd6 {does not win a prize} 36. Qh8+ Kf7 37. Qh7+ Kf6 38. Qxa7 $18) 36. Kg1 Qd4+ 37. Kh1 Kg5 38. Qxe6 h4 39. g3 (39. Qe3+ Qxe3 40. Rxe3 $18) 39... h3 (39... hxg3 40. hxg3 Kh6 41. Qe3+ Qxe3 42. Rxe3 $18) 40. f4+ (40. Qc4 Qxc4 41. bxc4 f4 42. c5 Kh5 43. gxf4 g5 44. c6 g4 45. c7 g3 46. c8=Q g2+ 47. Kg1 Kg6 48. Qg8+ Kf6 49. Re6+ Kf5 50. Qg4#) 40... Kh6 41. Qe8 (41. Qe5 $142 {and White wins} Qd8 42. Kg1 $18) 41... Qf2 (41... Qd5+ 42. Qe4 fxe4 43. Kg1 Qd2 44. Re2 Qxe2 45. Kh1 Qd1#) 42. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "unrated standard match"] [Site "Free Internet Chess Server"] [Date "2009.06.03"] [Round "?"] [White "GuestZKSB"] [Black "Cavanagh, Philip"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "-"] [BlackElo "998P"] [ECO "B01"] [TimeControl "600+30"] 1. e4 d5 2. e5 e6 3. h4 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. Bxc6 Bxc6 6. d4 f6 7. Bf4 Ne7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qd1 Nf5 10. h5 g5 11. Bg3 Nxg3 12. fxg3 Bh6 13. g4 Bb5 14. c3 c6 15. a4 Bc4 16. a5 a6 17. Nd2 Bb5 18. b3 O-O 19. c4 dxc4 20. Nxc4 fxe5 21. Nxe5 c5 22. Ngf3 Rf4 23. Nc4 Rxd4 24. Nxd4 Bxc4 25. Nxe6 Qe7 26. bxc4 Qxe6+ 27. Qe2 Qf6 28. Rf1 Qxa1+ 29. Kf2 Rf8+ 30. Kg3 Rxf1 31. Qe6+ Rf7 32. Qe7 Rxe7 {GuestZKSB resigns} 0-1