21. Ba3 Nf4 22. gxf4 gxf4 23. Kh1 exf5 24. Nd2 Bxa3 25. Rxa3 Qd6 26. Raa1

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Na6 7. e3 Nb4

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6

[White "ChampioCheqtf"] [Black "YourMovePREP"] [Date "2014.02.24"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 Bd7 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Nf4 Qb6 8. Qd3 Nc6 9. a3 Ne5 10. Qe2

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 {+0.14*} 2... Nf6 {+0.14*} 3. e3 {+0.19*} 3... e6 {+0.14*} 4. Nf3 {+0.09*} 4... h6 {+0.24*} (4... c5 {+0.09} 5. dxc5 {+0.15} 5... Bxc5 {+0.04} 6. Be2 {+0.11} 6... Nc6 {+0.07}) 5. h3 {+0.19*} 5... Nc6 {+0.23*} 6. c3 {+0.23*} 6... Be7 {+0.35*} (6... Bd6 {+0.23} 7. Nbd2 {+0.22} 7... Nd7 {+0.25} 8. Bb5 {+0.15}) 7. Bd3 {+0.44*} 7... Ne4 {+0.35*} 8. Nbd2 {+0.35*} 8... f5 {+0.35*} 9. O-O {+0.35*} 9... Bd7 {+0.59*} (9... O-O {+0.35} 10. Bb5 {+0.44} 10... Rb8 {+0.41} 11. Qe2 {+0.41} 11... Bd7 {+0.48} 12. Bxc6 {+0.48} 12... Bxc6 {+0.44}) 10. Ne5 {+0.36*} (10. c4 {+0.59} 10... O-O {+0.72}) 10... Nxe5 {+0.36*} 11. Bxe5 {+0.38*} 11... Nxd2 {+1.03*} (11... O-O {+0.38} 12. c4 {+0.37} 12... Nxd2 {+0.33}) 12. Qxd2 {+0.23*} (12. Bxg7 {+1.03} 12... Bd6 {+0.98} 13. Bxh8 {+0.98} 13... Nxf1 {+0.99} 14. Bxf1 {+0.85}) 12... Bf6 {+0.39*} (12... Bd6 {+0.23} 13. Bf4 {+0.22}) 13. Rfb1 {+0.09*} (13. Bf4 {+0.39} 13... O-O {+0.41}) 13... Bxe5 {+0.09*} 14. dxe5 {+0.14*} 14... c5 {+0.12*} 15. Qe2 {+0.00*} 15... O-O {+0.07*} 16. f4 {+0.12*} 16... c4 {+0.12*} 17. Bc2 {+0.12*} 17... Qh4 {+0.12*} 18. Rf1 {+0.00*} 18... Be8 {+0.00*} 19. Bd1 {+0.03*} 19... a5 {+0.00*} 20. Kh2 {+0.00*} 20... g5 {+5.29*} (20... Bg6 {+0.00} 21. Rb1 {-0.07} 21... b5 {-0.07} 22. b3 {-0.04}) 21. g3 {+4.96*} 21... Qh5 {+5.17*} 22. Qxh5 {+4.66*} 22... Bxh5 {+4.12*} 23. Bxh5 {+4.63*} 23... a4 {+4.22*} 24. a3 {+4.94*} 24... b5 {+5.94*} 25. g4 {+5.70*} 25... fxg4 {+6.13*} 26. Bxg4 {+7.00*} 26... Ra6 {+7.46*} 27. fxg5 {+6.96*} 27... hxg5 {+6.96*} 28. Rxf8+ {+7.64*} 28... Kxf8 {+7.07*} 29. Rf1+ {+6.69*} 29... Kg7 {+9.78*} 30. Rf6 {+8.99*} 30... Kh8 {+11.04*} 31. Rxe6 {+10.49*} 31... Rxe6 {+299.76*} 32. Bxe6 {+26.31*} 32... Kg7 {+299.81*} 33. Bxd5 {+299.84*} 33... Kf8 {+299.86*} 34. Kg3 {1-0^13 ^10 } 1-0

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bg5 Bb4+ {If anyone with expertise in the nimzo could comment on this particular line I'd appreciate it. I'm basically out of book after 4... c5} 4. Nc3 c5 5. Nf3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 cxd4 {I played cxd4 without much thought, and it turned out to be Rybka's 1st choice, however after looking at it with more depth I don't really understand why it's good. It just felt very natural to release the tension here. Can someone explain why?} 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Be2 a6 {9... a6 was a bad move played too quickly, as it doesn't need to be played until after a knight comes to b5 (I think...). In the game, it was just a wasted tempo} 10. O-O Bxc3 {Rybka thinks Be7 is slightly better, but I really wanted to damage his pawn structure while I had the chance} 11. bxc3 Ne5 12. f4 {f4 is a positional mistake. The backward e pawn and hole on e4 prove to be significant long-term weaknesses} Ng6 13. Qe1 Nxh4 14. Qxh4 Ne4 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Rac1 f5 {f5 wasn't a great move, but I liked the idea of securing control of e4 and preventing his f-pawn from advancing. It wasn't until after I played it that I realized how sad it made my bishop.} 17. Bd3 Nc5 18. Bb1 g5 19. fxg5 hxg5 20. Nf3 g4 {... because my bishop wasn't bad enough already....} 21. Nh4 d5 22. cxd5 Rxd5 23. Ng6 Kf7 {The biggest mistake I made in the game, and I realized it as soon as I played it, but luckily my opponent missed his chance to exploit the pinned f-pawn with 24. e4!. In fact, he missed a few good chances to play e4 throughout the game.} 24. Nf4 Re5 25. Rfe1 Bd7 26. Rcd1 Bc6 {Finally! My bishop is liberated, and my position begins to look harmonious and I felt I had a clear positional advantage at this point mainly due to the pawn structure, with piece coordination also an important point.} 27. Rd6 Ne4 28. Bxe4 Bxe4 29. Red1 Rc8 30. Rd7+ {Things were getting scary at this point. His d-file control and advanced knight combined with my exposed king meant I had to be accurate now more than ever.} Ke8 31. Ng6 {I missed that he could play this, threatening various mate in 1's, and I began to freak out. The **only** move to not lose was of course the last move I saw:} Rd5 32. Re7+ Kd8 {My king was dodging bullets here. This wasn't the only time he had one escape square after a scary check} 33. Rxd5+ exd5 34. Rxb7 Rxc3 35. Nf4 Rc1+ 36. Kf2 Rc2+ 37. Kg3 Rxa2 {His weak pawn structure finally starts to pay off, and the rest of the game is a pretty straight forward win. All that is left is to dance my king up the board without blundering} 38. Ne6+ Kc8 39. Rc7+ Kb8 40. Rg7 Rxg2+ 41. Kf4 Rxh2 42. Nc5 Rf2+ 43. Ke5 a5 44. Rb7+ Ka8 45. Re7 g3 46. Re8+ Ka7 47. Re7+ Kb8 48. Re8+ Kc7 49. Re7+ Kb6 50. Na4+ Kc6 51. Re6+ Kb5 52. Nc3+ Kc4 53. Rc6+ Kd3 54. Nd1 Rd2 55. Rc3+ Ke2 56. Rc1 Rxd1 57. Rxd1 Kxd1 58. Kf4 g2 0-1

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[White "SarahParker"] [Black "anjay"] [Date "2014.02.23"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. e4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bb5 c6 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Nc3 h6 7. O-O O-O 8. e5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Qd3 10. cxd3 Nfd7 11. d4 b5 12. Bb3 Ba6 13. Re1 Rd8 14. Ne2 b4 15. a3 Bb5 16. axb4 Na6 17. Nc3 Nxb4 18. Nxb5 cxb5 19. Nh4 Nc5 20. Bxf7 Kxf7 21. Qf3 Kg8 22. dxc5 g5