#18619 by W M Chesnut
18:10, January 17, 2017 by W M Chesnut
[Event "Portsmouth Open"]
[Site "Portsmouth, NH"]
[Date "2017.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carter, David"]
[Black "(GM) Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2230"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 {This is an Old Indian which is a sound opening,
but not seen much.} 4. d5 ({The inviting} 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5 c6
7. O-O-O+ Kc7 {is a well-known position that white scores less than 40% from
in Mega_DB_2015.}) 4... Nbd7 5. e4 Nc5 6. Qc2 a5 7. Be2 {This was the first
critical position. Will GM Ivanov play ...Be7 and keep the game in less
chartered waters or play ...g6 and head to regular King's Indian Defense
positions.} g6 {Whew, glad to see book.} 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11.
Be3 {I have reached this position 6 times in OTB play, once in postal and many
times in blitz. The normal way of arriving at this position is 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4
g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 [More common is for White to play
7.0-0 when Black usually plays 7…Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 with three main moves for
White 9.Ne1, 9.Nd2 and 9.b4] 7…Nbd7 (or 7…Na6) 8.0-0 Nc5 9.Qc2 a5 10.Bg5
h6 11.Be3 is the position in the game.} Nh7 {Now Black has the traditional KID
idea of moving the Nf6 and pushing the kingside pawns as Ivanov did in this
game. Other moves with this idea are 11…Nd7 or even 11…Ne8. The moves
11…Nh5 almost forces White to play 12.g3, but has the downside of making
12…f5 more challenging because the knight on h5 can be left hanging if Black
wants to respond to 13.exf5 with gxf5.} (11... Ng4 {leads a position where
white is a bit weak on the dark squares, but has a mobile pawn center and a
lead in development after} 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. h3 Nf6 14. Nxe5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 ({
In my only time facing ...Ng4, I played} 15. Rad1 $6 {1-0 (33) Carter,D (2175)
-Asaro,J (2000) South Burlington 2012}) 15... Bxe5 16. f4 Bd4+ 17. Kh2 {
1-0 (42) Gligoric,S-Langeweg,K/Amsterdam 1970/MCL}) (11... b6 {The last real
possibility is 11…b6 which shores up the knight on c5 allowing the center
strengthening …bxc5 if White ever captures there. However, this move allows}
12. Nd2 {and White's pieces are well positioned and cannot be hassled from g4
or h5 without allowing White to rid himself of his "bad bishop" and reduce
Black's attacking pieces on the kingside.} Bg4 ({The other try is} 12... Ng4
13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. b3 {Only 7/93 games in Mega 2015DB;} ({I did not think} 14.
a3 {was as good as 14.b3, after} a4 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Nxa4 Qg5 17. f3 Bd7 18.
Nc3 h5 19. Nb5 Bh6 20. Nb1 $14 {with a plus for White, but not that easy a
move to find OTB.}) 14... Bd7 15. a3 f5 16. f3 ({I was surprised to see Rybka
liked} 16. exf5 {slightly better than 16.f3} Bxf5 (16... gxf5 17. f3 $14) 17.
Nde4) 16... f4 17. Bf2 g5 18. b4 Nb7 19. c5 $6 {Too fast. Better to build up
with Rfc1 or perhaps Nb3} bxc5 $2 ({Black should have played} 19... axb4 20.
axb4 dxc5 21. bxc5 Nxc5 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Na4 $11) 20. bxc5 {Now the a-pawn
becomes weak} Nxc5 21. Bxc5 dxc5 22. Na4 $16 {1-0 (44) Carter,D (2225)-Pader,D
(2203) Club Swiss 2015}) {Now after 13...Bg4} 13. f3 Bd7 14. b3 Nh5 15. g3 f5
16. exf5 (16. Bf2 Nf6 17. a3 fxe4 18. Ndxe4 Ncxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Bh3
21. Rfe1 Qg5 22. Bf1 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 h5 24. Qe2 $11 {a draw was agreed: 1/2-1/2
(30) Carter,D (2163)-Wood,C (1929) Keene, NH 2015}) 16... gxf5 17. f4 Qe8 18.
Rae1 $11 {1/2-1/2 (36) Veingold,A (2450)-Suetin,A (2500) Tallinn 1980}) (11...
Nh5 12. g3 Bd7 (12... f5 $6 13. Nh4 Nf4 14. Bxf4 g5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. exf5 $16)
(12... Bh3 13. Rfe1 {yields nothing}) 13. Nd2 $11 {but I like White's game})
12. Nd2 f5 13. f3 (13. Bxc5 dxc5 14. exf5 gxf5 (14... Bxf5 15. Bd3 $16) 15. f3
$14 {Black has a damaged pawn structure and weak kingside, but also has 2
bishops}) 13... f4 14. Bf2 Bd7 $14 {Rybka} 15. b3 {The race is on!} g5 16. a3
h5 17. b4 Na6 {In a similar position, I played Qb3 to protect the b-pawn, but
later analysis showed that was unnecessary after} 18. c5 $1 g4 ({The pawn is
poison} 18... axb4 19. axb4 Nxb4 20. Qb3 Rxa1 ({if} 20... Na6 21. c6 $18 {
decides matters}) 21. Rxa1 dxc5 22. Bxc5 $18) 19. c6 g3 ({After} 19... bxc6 {
I had planned} 20. dxc6 Be6 21. b5 Nc5 22. Bxc5 dxc5 23. Na4 $16 {which looked
very good}) 20. hxg3 {GM Ivanov begins to throw everything at me} fxg3 21. Bxg3
Qg5 22. cxd7 $6 ({This gives away a decisive advantage; the computer gives} 22.
cxb7 {as best, but without the Bd7, how am I going to get mated?}) 22... Qxg3
23. Bxa6 Bh6 $1 {A good shot} 24. Qd3 $1 Bf4 $2 {Moderate time pressure here} (
{Against} 24... Ng5 {I had planned} 25. f4 Nh3+ 26. Kh1 Nf2+ 27. Rxf2 Qxf2 28.
Bxb7 {with a big edge}) ({The best try is simply} 24... Rxa6 25. Ne2 Qg7 26. b5
Raa8 27. Rac1 Qxd7 {but with a backward pawn on an open file, a weaker king
with heavy artillery on the board and a possible knight post at f5 looming
gives White a good advantage.}) 25. Ne2 Qh2+ 26. Kf2 Qh4+ 27. g3 Qh2+ 28. Ke1
Bxg3+ 29. Nxg3 Qxg3+ 30. Ke2 Ng5 31. Qe3 {This solidifies everything} Kh7 32.
Bxb7 Rab8 33. Bc6 axb4 34. axb4 Rxb4 35. Ra8 Rbb8 36. Rxb8 Rxb8 37. Qa7 Rd8 38.
Qxc7 Nf7 39. Qb6 Qg2+ 40. Qf2 Qg5 41. Rg1 Qf6 42. Qh2 Qh6 43. Qh3 {In response
to "What's your best game?" Spassky replied (at least) once, "My next one."
Well, I'm not sure I can play much better than I did here. GM Ivanov was not
at his best, of course, but after 11 losses it felts very good to win one.} 1-0
#18618 by Nice Game
08:25, January 16, 2017 by Nice Game
[Event "ChessCube Game"]
[Site "www.chesscube.com"]
[Date "2013.07.08"]
[Round "-"]
[White "ppsush@chesscube.com"]
[Black "dcp@chesscube.com"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1742"]
[BlackElo "1585"]
[Time "11:59:24"]
[TimeControl "300"]
1. c3 e5 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 Nf6 5. Qb3 Bc5 6. Nd2 Be6 7. a3 O-O 8. Qxb7 Nbd7 9. Qxc6 Rc8 10. Qa4 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. b4 Bb6 13. Qc2 d4 14. c4 e4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Re8 17. Bf3 Bg6 18. h4 f5 19. h5 Bf7 20. Qd2 Bc7 21. h6 g6 22. Qb2 Qf6 23. Bf4 g5 24. Bxc7 Rxc7 25. c5 Ne5 26. Qd2 Nxf3+ 27. Nxf3 g4 28. Nh4 Bh5 29. f3 gxf3 30. Nxf3 Bxf3 31. Rh2 Rce7 32. O-O-O Qa6 33. Qb2 Rd8 34. Re1 Bc6 35. Kd2 Kf8 36. Qb3 Ke8 37. Rh5 Kd7 38. Rxf5 Kc8 39. Ra1 Rde8 40. Rf2 Bd7 41. a4 Qxh6+ 42. Kc2 Rxe2+ 43. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 44. Kb1 Qh1+ 45. Qd1 Qxd1# 0-1
#18617 by Alkis
05:31, January 16, 2017 by Alkis
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 d6 8. Bb2 Bd7 9. Qc1 Qc7 10. d4 Rfd8 11. Rd1 Rac8 12. e4 cxd4 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Nfxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 b5 16. Ba3 b4 17. Bb2 d5 18. exd5 exd5 19. Qe3 dxc4 20. Qxe7 Re8 21. Qxd7 Nxd7 22. bxc4 Nf6 23. Nf5 Rcd8 24. Rdc1 Rd2 25. Bd4 Re6 26. Be3 Rd8 27. Nd4 Rxd4 28. Bxd4 a5 29. c5 Qc7 30. Be3 Nd7 31. Bf4 Ne5 32. c6 Re7 33. Rc5 f6 34. h4 Qc8 35. Rxa5 Qd8 36. Rd5 Qc7 37. Rad1 g6 38. Rd8+ Kg7 39. R8d7
#18616 by Autumnal
16:07, January 15, 2017 by Autumnal
[Event "Prague League, SK Bohnice 1 - GROP CC"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.01.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Horinek, Kares"]
[Black "Sandvik, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2049"]
[BlackElo "2046"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.14"]
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d3 Bg4 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Nbd2 Ne7 7. b3 Nbc6 8.
Bb2 f6 9. c4 Qd7 10. d4 dxc4 11. bxc4 h5 12. d5 Nb4 13. a3 Na6 14. h3 Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 Qf5 16. Ne4 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. O-O Bd6 19. Re1 O-O-O 20. Be4 Qg5 21.
Rc1 h4 22. Bd4 f5 23. Bf3 Qf4 24. c5 Qh2+ 25. Kf1 Bf4 26. Be3 Bxe3 27. fxe3 g5
28. Qa4 Nxd5 29. Qxa7 c6 30. Qa8+ Kc7 31. Qa5+ Kb8 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. Rb1 Rd7
34. Qc3 Rhd8 35. Rb2 g4 36. Qb4 g3 37. Qf4+ Kc8 38. Qf3 Rd5 39. Ke2 Re5 0-1
#18615 by hamza yassine
14:12, January 15, 2017 by hamza yassine
[Event "http://standardchess.com/play.html"]
[Site "http://standardchess.com/play.html"]
[Date "2017.01.15"]
[Time "19:10:16"]
[White "invitado-216"]
[Black "invitado-108"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[WhiteFlag "ES"]
[BlackFlag "DZ"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[TimeControl "15+0"]
[Mode "ICS"]
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7.Ke3 Qf6 8.Nxh8 Qf4+ 9.Kd3 Nc5+ 10.Kc3 Qd4# 0-1
#18614 by Noname
10:42, January 15, 2017 by Noname
[Event "2.Bundesliga"]
[Site "Heusentamm"]
[Date "2017.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk Alexander"]
[Black "Sadzikowski Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[ECO "B90"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 Nbd7 7. g4 h6 8. Bg2
b5 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. h4 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nf6 13. a3 (13. g5 ) 13... Bxd5
14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. axb4 Qb6 16. b5 Nc7 17. bxa6 Rxa6 18. Rxa6 Qxa6 19. Qxa6 Nxa6
20. Ke2 h5 21. g5 g6 22. Be3 Bg7 23. Ra1 Nb8 24. Ra7 Bxb2 25. Bd4 Bxd4 26. Nxd4
O-O 27. Rxe7 Rc8 28. Nb5 Nc6 29. Rd7 Ne5 30. Rc7 1/2-1/2
#18613 by Noname
10:32, January 15, 2017 by Noname
[Event "2.Bundesliga"]
[Site "Heusentamm"]
[Date "2017.01.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk"]
[Black "Sadzikowski"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 Nbd7 7. g4 h6 8. Bg2
b5 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. h4 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nf6 13. a3 (13. g5 ) 13... Bxd5
14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. axb4 Qb6 16. b5 Nc7 17. bxa6 Rxa6 18. Rxa6 Qxa6 19. Qxa6 Nxa6
20. Ke2 h5 21. g5 g6 22. Be3 Bg7 23. Ra1 Nb8 24. Ra7 Bxb2 25. Bd4 Bxd4 26. Nxd4
O-O 27. Rxe7 Rc8 28. Nb5 Nc6 29. Rd7 Ne5 30. Rc7 1-0
#18612 by Longreave
10:23, January 15, 2017 by Longreave
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Date "2017.01.15"]
[Round ""]
[White "White"]
[Black "Black"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteDWZ "1040"]
[ECO "B54e"]
[EventDate "2017.01.15"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Be6 7. O-O Be7
8. Be3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Ng5 Bg4 11. Ngf3 Nc5 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. h3 Bxf3
14. Nxf3 Qc7 15. Qd2 c4 16. Be2 Nxe4 17. Qe3 f5 18. g4 fxg4 19. hxg4 Rf4
20. Bxc4+ Kh8 21. Bd3 Bc5 22. Qe2 Rxg4+ 23. Kh1 Qc6 24. Nh2 Nxf2# 0-1
#18611 by Noname
19:27, January 14, 2017 by Noname
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round ""]
[White ""]
[Black ""]
[Result "*"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.O-O O-O 8.c3 h6
9.Re1 d6 10.h3 Ne7 11.d4 exd4 12.cxd4 Bb6 13.Bf4 Ng6 14.Bh2 Bb7 15.Nbd2
Qd7 16.Qc2 Kh8 17.Rac1 Rac8 18.e5 dxe5 19.dxe5 Nd5 20.e6 Qe8 21.Qd3 Rd8
22.Qf1 fxe6 23.Bxd5 Bxd5 24.Bxc7 Bxc7 25.Rxc7 Rf7 26.Rec1 Qf8 27.a4 Rxc7
28.Rxc7 Qd6 29.Qc1 Nf4 30.Qc2 *
#18610 by Dd
09:50, January 14, 2017 by Dd
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.01.14"]
[White "Stechendebiene2"]
[Black "andre_v"]
[WhiteElo "543"]
[BlackElo "589"]
[TimeControl "600"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Termination "andre_v gagne par échec et mat"]
[CurrentPosition "5k1r/p1Q1pp1p/6p1/8/4N1b1/8/PP3PPP/3q2KR w - - 0 22"]
1.e4 d5 2.Qf3 Nf6 3.e5 Ne4 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bd3 g6 6.Nxe4 dxe4 7.Qxe4 Bf5 8.Qf3 Nd7 9.Ne2 Nxe5 10.Qf4 Nxd3+ 11.cxd3 Qxd3 12.Qc7 Rc8 13.Qxb7 Bh6 14.Nc3 Rd8 15.Qxc6+ Kf8 16.Qc7 Bxd2+ 17.Bxd2 Qxd2+ 18.Kf1 Bg4 19.Ne4 Qe2+ 20.Kg1 Rd1+ 21.Rxd1 Qxd1#
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