[Event "Rochester, NY"] [Site "Rochester, NY"] [Date "1945.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "DENKER, Arnold"] [Black "Arthur Randolph Shayne"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C23"] [PlyCount "33"] 1. e4 {Notes by Eric Schiller.} 1... e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. b4 {No, this isn't an Evans Gambit, though it can transpose. This gambit is attributed to MacDonnell.} 3... Bxb4 4. c3 Bc5 5. d4 exd4 6. Nf3 {6.Bxf7+ !? Kxf7 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Qxc5 also looks very good for White.} 6... Nf6 {Play heads toward the territory of the Evans Gambit. 6...dxc3? 7.Qb3 Qe7 8.Nxc3 c6 9.O-O gives White an overpowering lead in development.} 7. e5 Ne4 8. O-O Nxc3 {? 8...d5! 9.exd6 O-O gets Black out of immediate danger, but his position is still suspect. 10.dxc7 Qxc7 11.cxd4 Bd6 12.Bd3 with a more comfortable game for White, e.g. Nc3? 13.Bxh7+ Kxh7 14.Ng5+ Kg6 15.Qd3+ Kf6 16.Nxc3} 9. Nxc3 dxc3 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Qd5 {A fine move! Subtlety is not required!} 11... Rf8 {11...O-O 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Rfe1 c6 14.Qd3 b5 15.Bb3 b4 16.Bc2 g6 17.h4 and Black is paralyzed.} 12. Bf6 {Boldly played! Denker appreciates the predicament of the enemy king on the e-file.} 12... gxf6 {12...Bxf6 13.exf6 Qxf6 14.Rfe1+ Kd8 15.Ng5 or 12...c6 13.Qe4 d5 14.exd6 Qxd6 15.Bxg7 Rg8 16.Qxh7 Rxg7 17.Qxg7 Be6 18.Qg8+ Bf8 19.Rad1 and White wins.} 13. exf6 Bxf6 {Or 13...c6 14.Qh5 Bxf6 15.Rfe1+ Be7 16.Bxf7+ Rxf7 17.Ng5 and wins.} 14. Rfe1+ Be7 15. Ng5 c6 16. Nxf7 {Denker provides a stylish finish!!} 16... cxd5 17. Nd6# 1-0

[Event "Noirs jouent"] [Site "Attaque de mat"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2rr2k1/5pp1/pN2pb2/Q7/1R6/P2q4/5PPP/5RK1 b - - 0 1"] [Source "littlewood"] [PlyCount "0"] 1... Rc1 2. h4 Qxf1+ 3. Kh2 Rd3 4. f3 Rxf3 (4... Rd2 5. Qg5 Bxg5 6. Rg4 Qh1+ 7. Kg3 Qxg2#) 5. gxf3 Qf2+ 6. Kh3 Rh1+ 7. Kg4 Qxh4# 0-1

[Date "2015.01.12"] [Round "1"] [White "Uri Goren"] [Black "Guy Cepelevich"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. 0-0 Nd4 6. Nxe5 a6 7. Bc4 0-0 8. d3 d6 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Nd5 c6 11. Nf4 Re8 12. c3 Ne6 13. Nxe6 Bxe6 14. Qb3 b5 15. Bxe6 Rxe6 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Ng4 18. Ng5 Qxg5 19. Rf5 Qxe3+ 20. Kh1 Nf2+ 21. Kg1 Nxd3+ 22. Kf1 Qxe4 23. Rf3 d5

[Event "Sean's 3H Endurance"] [Site "www.chesscube.com"] [Date "2015.01.14"] [Round "-1"] [White "zuzu69@chesscube.com"] [Black "efbet1975@chesscube.com"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2145"] [BlackElo "1882"] [ECO "E60"] [Time "14:16:20"] [TimeControl "180"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. h4 O-O 6. h5 Nc6 7. h6 Bh8 8. e3 Bg4 9. Be2 e5 10. Nxe5 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ne4 13. Nxd5 Bxe5 14. Bd2 c6 15. Nc3 f5 16. Rd1 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 Qf6 19. Qb2 b6 20. c5 bxc5 21. Rd7 g5 22. Rg7+ Kh8 23. Kf1 Rg8 24. Rb7 Rg6 25. Rb8+ Rg8 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Qb7 Rg8 28. Qxa7 Qf8 29. a4 Rg6 30. a5 Rxh6 31. Rxh6 Qxh6 32. a6 Qh1+ 33. Ke2 Qh5+ 34. Kd2 Qe8 35. Qb7 Qd8+ 36. Kc2 c4 37. a7 Qd3+ 38. Kb2 Qd2+ 39. Ka3 Qxc3+ 40. Ka4 Qa1+ 41. Kb4 Qb2+ 42. Kxc4 Qxb7 0-1

[Date "2015.01.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Boris Gorlovsky"] [Black "Liran Nir-Shoshan"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. 0-0 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Nf5 9. Bd2 c5 10. c3 Qb6 11. b3 Be7 12. g4 Nh6 13. h3 f6 14. exf6 gxf6 15. f5 e5 16. Bxh6 e4 17. Qe3 exf3 18. Rxf3 Qd6 19. Nd2 0-0-0 20. Bf4 cxd4 21. cxd4 Ne5 22. dxe5 fxe5 23. Bxe5 Qa3 24. Bxh8 Rxh8 25. Qe6+ Kb8 26. Qe5+ Qd6 27. Qxh8+ Bd8 28. Re3 d4 29. Qe5 1-0

2. Re1 Rf1 3.Rxf1

[FEN r4r2/5pk1/p2p2pp/1ppNn1q1/2P1B3/1P1P2Pb/P2Q1R1P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1]

[Site "Chess.com"] [Result "0-1"] [White "minnesotadude335"] [Black "PaulMorphySmokedWeed"] [ECO "D92"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "82"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Bf4 d5 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 c6 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Rd1 Nb6 10. Qc5 Bg4 11. Bg5 Na4 12. Qa3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nxe4 14. Bxe7 Qb6 15. Bc4 Nxc3 16. Bc5 Rfe8+ 17. Kf1 Be6 {Be6!!! pretty good move by black 18. Bxe6 leads to a 'Philidor Mate' (smothered mate) with ...Qb5+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+ 20. Kf1 Ng3+ 21. Kg1 Qf1+ 22. Rxf1 Ne2#. Other ways to decline the queen also run into trouble: e.g., 18. Qxc3 Qxc5} 18. Bxb6 Bxc4+ 19. Kg1 Ne2+ 20. Kf1 Nxd4+ 21. Kg1 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Nc3+ 23. Kg1 axb6 24. Qb4 Ra4 25. Qxb6 Nxd1 26. h3 Rxa2 27. Kh2 Nxf2 28. Re1 Rxe1 29. Qd8+ Bf8 30. Nxe1 Bd5 31. Nf3 Ne4 32. Qb8 b5 {Every piece and pawn of the black camp is defended. The white queen has nothing to do.} 33. h4 h5 34. Ne5 Kg7 35. Kg1 Bc5+ 36. Kf1 Ng3+ 37. Ke1 Bb4+ 38. Kd1 Bb3+ 39. Kc1 Ne2+ 40. Kb1 Nc3+ 41. Kc1 Rc2# 0-1

[White "wmagudelo"] [Black "gopalbhosale"] [Date "2015.01.13"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 h6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bg4 6. d5 Nd4 7. Nbd2 f5 8. c3 fxe4 9. cxd4 exd4 10. Nxe4 Nf6 11. Re1 Be7 12. Qxd4 Bxf3 13. gxf3 O-O 14. Kh1 Nh5 15. Rg1 Rxf3 16. Bxh6 Bf6 17. Nxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 Rxf6 19. Rg2 Kh7 20. Bd3 Kxh6 21. Rag1 Raf8 22. Rg6 Rxg6 23. Rxg6 Kh7 24. Rxd6 Kg8 25. Rd7 Rxf2 26. Rxc7 Rd2 27. Rc8 Kf7 28. Bc4 Ke7 29. Rc7 Kd6 30. Rxb7 Nf4 31. Kg1 Nxd5 32. b3 Rxa2 33. Rxg7 Ne3 34. Rg5 Nxc4 35. bxc4 Rc2 36. Rg4 Kc5 37. h4 a5 38. h5 Rb2 39. h6 Rb8 40. h7 Rh8 41. Rh4 a4 42. Rh2 Kxc4 43. Rh4 Kb3 44. Rh3 Kb2

[White "wmagudelo"] [Black "gopalbhosale"] [Date "2015.01.13"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 h6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bg4 6. d5 Nd4 7. Nbd2 f5 8. c3 fxe4 9. cxd4 exd4 10. Nxe4 Nf6 11. Re1 Be7 12. Qxd4 Bxf3 13. gxf3 O-O 14. Kh1 Nh5 15. Rg1 Rxf3 16. Bxh6 Bf6 17. Nxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 Rxf6 19. Rg2 Kh7 20. Bd3 Kxh6 21. Rag1 Raf8 22. Rg6 Rxg6 23. Rxg6 Kh7 24. Rxd6 Kg8 25. Rd7 Rxf2 26. Rxc7 Rd2 27. Rc8 Kf7 28. Bc4 Ke7 29. Rc7 Kd6 30. Rxb7 Nf4 31. Kg1 Nxd5 32. b3 Rxa2 33. Rxg7 Ne3 34. Rg5 Nxc4 35. bxc4 Rc2 36. Rg4 Kc5 37. h4 a5 38. h5 Rb2 39. h6 Rb8 40. h7 Rh8 41. Rh4 a4 42. Rh2 Kxc4 43. Rh4 Kb3 44. Rh3 Kb2