[pgn] [Event "unrated untimed match"] [Site "Free Internet Chess Server"] [Date "2014.08.23"] [Round "?"] [White "NakaH_Rybka3"] [Black "Stockfish(C)"] [Result "*"] [WhiteElo "2065"] [BlackElo "2065"] [ECO "C07"] [TimeControl "0"] e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nb3 Nce4 11. Nfd4 O-O 12. Nf5 Re8 13. Nxe7+ Rxe7 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Bd4 Nd7 16. Re1 b6 17. f3 Nec5 18. Rxe7 Qxe7 19. Qd2 Nxb3 20. axb3 Nc5 21. Bf2 Ne6 22. c3 Rd8 23. b4 h6 24. Qe2 Rd7 25. Rd1 Qg5 g3 Qf5 27. Kg2 h5 28. Qd3 Qxd3 29. Rxd3 g5 30. Kf1 f5 31. c4 Kf7 32. c5 d4 33. c6 Rd6 34. b5 Ke8 35. Ra3 Nc7 36. Rxa7 Nxb5 37. Ra8+ Ke7 38. Rc8 d3 Ke1 Re6+ 40. Kd1 Re2 41. Bxb6 Rxb2 42. Bd8+ Kd6 43. Bxg5 Rxh2 44. Bf4+ Kc5 45. Ke1 h4 46. gxh4 Rxh4 47. Be3+ Kd5 48. c7 Kc6 49. Rf8 Nxc7 50. Kd2 f4 Rxf4 Rxf4 52. Bxf4 Ne6 53. Be3 Kd5 54. Kxd3 Ke5 55. f4+ Kf5 56. Bd2 * [/pgn]

[26]  28. Bxb4 g6  29. Ke3 Bg5   30. f4 Bxf4   31. Ke2 e4  32. Rxf7 Be5  33. Ke3 Ke8  34. Ra7 Bxh2  35. Rg7 g5  36. Rxg5 Kf7  37. Rh5 Be5

[pgn] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. a3 g6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 (7. h4 Bxg5 8. hxg5) 7... Ngxe7 8. b4 Nf5 9. Nbd2 $11 (9. b5 Na5 10. Nbd2 c5 11. Ne4 $16) 9... Be6 10. Rc1 $16 (10. Ne4 Bxc4 11. Qc1 Bd5 12. Nf6+ Kf8 13. Qc5+ Nce7 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 $18) 10... a6 11. h3 h5 12. h4 (12. g3 $16) 12... Qd7 13. Ne4 O-O-O 14. g3 Qe7 15. Bg2 Kb8 16. O-O Bc8 17. b5 axb5 18. cxb5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Rc5 Qe7 21. Qa4 b6 22. Nd6 c6 23. Nxc8 (23. bxc6 bxc5 (23... Qxd6 24. c7+) 24. c7+ Kxc7 25. Qc6+) 23... Rxc8 24. Rxc6 Qa7 25. Qc2 Rxc6 26. Qxc6 Rc8 27. Qf3 Rc3 28. Qf4+ Qc7 29. Qxc7+ $14 (29. Qe4 $18) 29... Kxc7 30. a4 Kd6 31. Be4 Ke5 32. Bd3 Kd5 33. Rb1 Kc5 34. Rb2 (34. a5 $1) 34... Ra3 35. Rc2+ Rc3 36. Rb2 Ra3 37. Bxf5 gxf5 38. Rc2+ Rc3 39. Ra2 Kb4 40. Kg2 Ra3 $4 41. Rd2 (41. Rxa3 Kxa3 42. a5 $18) 41... Kc4 42. Rd3 Rxa4 43. Rf3 Kxb5 44. Rxf5+ Kc4 45. Rxf7 b5 46. Rc7+ Kd5 47. f4 b4 48. Rc1 b3 49. f5 b2 50. Rb1 Rb4 51. g4 Ke5 52. f6 Kxf6 53. g5+ Kg6 54. Kf3 Kf5 55. Kg2 d3 56. exd3 Rxh4 57. Rxb2 Kxg5 1/2-1/2 [/pgn]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Qh5 Qe7 7. O-O d6

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.08.24"] [Round "?"] [White "BxlletproofICC"] [Black "BxlletproofICC"] [Result "*"] [ICCResult "Game in progress"] [Opening "English: symmetrical variation"] [ECO "A30"] [NIC "EO.64"] [Time "16:57:51"] 1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. e4 e5 5. Ne2 d6 6. Nbc3 Bg4 7. h3 Be6 8. Nd5 Be7 9. O-O Qd7 10. Kh2 O-O 11. f4 g6 12. d3 h5 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. f5 Bd7 15. fxg6 fxg6 16. Be3 Qg7 17. Qd2 Kh7 18. Rf2 Rf7 19. Raf1 Raf8 20. Nc3 a6 21. Nd5 Nd4 22. b4 Nxd5 23. Rxf7 Rxf7 24. Rxf7 Qxf7 25. exd5 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 Qxf3 27. bxc5 dxc5 28. Bxc5 Bf5 29. Be3 Qf1 30. Qf2 Qxf2+ 31. Bxf2 Bxd3 32. c5 Kg7 33. g4 Bc4 34. d6 Bb5 35. Kg3 hxg4 36. Kxg4 Bd7+ 37. Kg3 Kf6 38. h4 Kf5 39. Kf3 Bc6+ 40. Ke3

[Event "Sundays Classical"] [Site "Ramat-Gan Chess Club"] [Date "2014.08.24"] [Round "5"] [White "Yaniv Yuval"] [Black "Yevgeny Levanzov"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nb5 d5 7. exd5 exd5 8. Bxd5 Nge7 9. Bxc6+ Nxc6 10. O-O O-O 11. c3 Bf5 12. Na3 Qd3 13. Nh4 Be4 14. Nf3 Rad8 15. Ne1 Qd5 16. Nac2 Qd6 17. Ne3 Ne7 18. Qa4 Bc6 19. Qc2 Nd5 20. Nc4 Qe6 21. Na5 Nxf4 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Rxf4 Qxe1+ 24. Rf1 Qe2 25. Qd1 Rfe8 26. b3 Qxd1 27. Rxd1 Bxc3 28. Rb1 Rd3 29. Ba3 Bb4 30. Bxb4 cxb4 31. Rbc1 Re6 32. Rc4 a5 33. Rc5 Rd5 34. Rxd5 cxd5 35. Rc1 Re2 36. Rc2 Re1+ 37. Kf2 Ra1 38. Ke3 Kg7 39. Kd4 Rh1 40. h3 Ra1 41. Kxd5 Re1 42. d4 Re7 43. Kd6 Ra7 44. Rc7 Ra6+ 45. Rc6 Ra8 46. Ke7 Ra7+ 47. Kd6 a4 48. d5 axb3 49. axb3 Ra3 50. Rc4 Rxb3 51. Kc5 Rc3 52. Kxb4 Rxc4+ 53. Kxc4 Kf6 54. Kc5 Ke7 55. Kc6 Kd8 56. Kd6 h6 57. Ke5 Kd7 58. Kf6 Kd6 59. Kxf7 g5 60. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Tuesday Night Marathon"] [Site "Mechanics"] [Date "2014.8.24"] [Round "3"] [White "J. Sadofsky"] [Black "Nagle"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteELO "1736"] [BlackELO "1448"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 {I wanted to accept, and certainly that's what both theory and computers support. But I really don't know anything about the KGA and felt I shouldn't go into a gambit I don't really understand.} 3. Nf3 d6 {Since the dark-squared bishop is already out. (reminds me of ...Bf5 and ...e6 themes that you see in the Caro.)} 4. Bc4 {Fighting over d5, and introducing the combo starter of Bxf7.} 4... Nf6 {Attacks e4, continues kingside development. Does block Qh4+ for now. } 5. Nc3 Nc6 {fighting over d4.} 6. d3 {Releases the dark-squared bishop. Is there a stronger move here for White? } 6... Bg4 {fighting for central color, willing to give up the good bishop.} 7. Ne2 {This feels erroneous to me. It supports d4, but I feel here like I start to develop a time lead.} 7... Qe7 {My opponent afterwards said I thought here for 20 minutes, and asked what I was thinking about. I've found I often make moves which are purely developing in the opening, without a real sense of what would be better, and suffer for it in the middlegame. Here I thought a lot about kingside vs queenside castling. Theory and computers suggest O-O, but I feel like white's attack just plays itself from there. Then I was thinking about Qd7 vs e7. I decided I'd like to post a rook on the d-file, break open the center, and let it lead (rather than have the Q block it on d7.) Throughout the game, keeping the threat of Qh4+ becomes important, as well as the dark squared pattern with Bc5 already out. So, Qe7.} 8. h3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 {Making O-O even less likely now that Rg1 is opened up. (for example, White has f5, Rg1, and Bg5, and if I played O-O that starts to pose problems.)} 9... O-O-O 10. c3 {prepping d4.} 10... d5 {This move felt very strong to me, and also new. It's not something I habitually play! I usually look for things on the sides to support the center, as opposed to try and break through the center. So this was exciting to find. The thinking was with my rook on the d-file, I should open the file, and with my king already castled and all but my queen-side rook developed, I have a time advantage. If I open things up spacewise, I should be able to push that advantage. (Especially given the undeveloped a1 rook and c1 bishop.) My opponent feared Nh5 here, opening up Qh4+. He said he was relieved when I didn't play it. I don't know what's stronger.} 11. exd5 Nxd5 {I often fear positions like this -- where the knight isn't hanging, but only has one protector. I realized in this game I often avoid situations like this -- I suppose where one has to calculate carefully, and there's the potential for a tactic against a piece like the knight here. } 12. Bxd5 {This seems like he's giving me too much activity in the center.} 12... Qh4+ {Stockfish suggested just RxB is even stronger. My thinking was I wanted to get the Q in before my opponent played h4. But -- the Q in the e-file, after e x f4, pins the knight down, and is a strong piece there. My opponent also though the queen stronger on the e-file. Still, I saw the king goes in front of the queen here, and I feel like that's a good tactical theme to work against. I would like to understand the plan of RxB here -- but I also feel like it's important to play the moves that fit the plans I see, and I could see some places this would go. (The fear is the queen getting blocked by the f4 pawn while the king makes his way to say c2 or b3, and the Queen is out of the attack.)} 13. Kd2 Rxd5 14. b4 {I was worried about c4 coming in. Not terrible for me (I back up to Rd6) but it seemed like White could start to reclaim some space here.} 14... Rhd8 {building off the king-in-front-of-queen theme. It seems to be a theme for me in attacking games to be willing to leave a piece hanging to bring the attack forward. This clearly wins material if he takes the bishop.} 15. Qc2 {This should seal the game for Black. Kc2 and he can keep going. But, Qc2 blocks the king's escape to the c and b-fils, and also creates a dark squared theme: by blocking the light squares, Nxb4 with the idea of BxB4 feels dominating.} 15... Nxb4 {!. This should be the knockout punch. If there's no response, Rxd3 is mate. } 16. cxb4 Bxb4+ {The idea of the sacrifice: because c2 is blocked, this Bishop is unusually strong. I also feel like positionally, all my pieces are now lasered in on the attack. (Maybe the queen is a little far.) Whereas white's pieces aren't in a position to be defenders. I recently saw a video by the idea of reserve attackers -- attackers which while they aren't yet attacking, are a move away from jumping in, and that's how the knight felt to me. Too far to join the attack, but after b4, able to jump in and be sacrificed to put the Bishop in an attacking position. } 17. Ke3 {Kd1 loses the Queen. } 17... exf4+ 18. Ke4 Qe7+ {? -- I missed f5# over the board! } 19. Kxf4 {My memory ends here (and my scoresheet too.) In the remaining minutes, I ... * play something like Rf5+, which was an oversight on my part, but my opponent declines to take for not wanting to get sucked in to my pawns and a mating net, *I play Qe5+ or Qf6+, attacking the king and the a1 rook and winning the a1 rook * my opponent eventually runs out of time here.} 0-1

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.08.24"] [Round "?"] [White "*GivePeasAChanc"] [Black "*GivePeasAChanc"] [Result "0-1"] [Opening "French: exchange variation"] [ECO "C01"] [NIC "FR.01"] [Time "20:58:31"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. Be3 c6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. cxd5 Qxb3 10. axb3 Nxd5 11. Bc4 Bb4 12. Kd2 N7f6 13. Rhe1 Ne4+ 14. Kc1 Ndxc3 15. bxc3 Bxc3 16. Nd2 Bxa1 17. Nxe4 O-O-O 18. Bf4 Bxe4 19. Bxf7 Bd5 20. Bh5 Rdf8 21. Bd6 Kd7 22. Bc5 Re8 23. Bxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rxe8 Kxe8 25. Bxa7 Bc3 26. Kc2 Bb4 27. Bc5 Bxc5 28. dxc5 Bxg2 29. Kc3 Ke7 30. Kd4 Ke6 31. h4 g6 32. b4 Kf5 33. Kc4 h6 34. Kb3 g5 35. hxg5 h5 {Black wins} 0-1

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Qg4 Qf6 5.Nd5 Qxf2+ 6.Kd1 Kf8 7.Nh3 Qd4 8.d3 Bb6 9.Rf1 Nd8 10.c3 Qc5 11.b4 Qd6 12.a4 a5 13.Ng5 Qg6 14.Nxb6 cxb6 15.Qh4 f6 16.Qf2 Ke7 17.Nf3 Nh6 18.h3 d6 19.Nh4 Qh5+ 20.g4 Nxg4 21.hxg4 Bxg4+ 22. Kc2 axb4 23.cxb4 Nc6 24.Qxb6 Qxh4 25.Qxb7+ Bd7 26.Be3 Rab8 27.Qc7 Rhc8 28. Qxc8 Rxc8 29.b5 Na5 30.Rh1 Rxc4+ 31.Kd2 Nb3+ 32.Ke2 Qg4+ *

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nc3 Be6 5. d3 Qd7 6. Nd5 Nf6 7. e4 Nd4 8. f3 c6 9. Nc3 g6 10. Nge2 Bg7 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne2 c5 13. Nf4 O-O 14. O-O b5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. b3 b4 17. f4 e5 18. f5 a5 19. g4 Rf7 20. g5 Ne8 21. f6 Bf8 22. Qf3 a4 23. Bh3 Qb7 24. Bd2 Nc7 25. Bg4 a3 26. h4 Re8 27. Qh3 Qa7 28. Kg2 h6 29. h5 Kh7 30. hxg6+ Kxg6 31. Bf5# {White wins} 1-0