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| 201. |
 Let's Sveshsicilian_monster (1761) vs. vortx (1986) Annotated by sicilian_monster (1200): This game features a positional Sveshnikov opening, resulting in a very interesting endgame. Let's start! The Svesh is one of the most thouroghly analyzed openings in the world, so this is well-known and standard. This move is critisized by maybe the greatest Svesh expert, GM Rogozenko. He says that black should not close… |
½-½ | Started: 15-Aug-06 Ended: 19-Sep-06 |
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IC DOGS Team 1 Mini Tournament mhendeavour (1550) vs. yellowlab (1827) Annotated by yellowlab (2023): The hyper-accelerated dragon Sicilian defense. The main idea of these lines versus the usual dragon is that black wants to play d5 in one move. In the regular dragon, black plays d6, and then sometimes a later d5 costing an important tempo. 4. Qxd4 is played often enough, but I think it isn't as challenging. The most challenging line… |
0-1 | Started: 17-Sep-06 Ended: 21-Sep-06 |
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| 203. |
IC DOGS Team 1 Mini Tournament yellowlab (1797) vs. dimis (1764) Annotated by yellowlab (2023): The French Defense. The Winawer variation. A quiet continuation. 5. a3 is the more common move. 5. Bd2 signals white's interest in trading dark square bishops. Forcing the bishop trade and eyeing d6. White needs the f-pawn to help secure the center. Giving up a pawn in order to launch an attack. A typical break in the French… |
1-0 | Started: 09-Sep-06 Ended: 21-Sep-06 |
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| 204. |
ThePirc mybookrunsdeep (2017) vs. sartrewannabe (1717) Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): Here is a game which illustrates White's plans against the Pirc defense and the typical kingside attacking positions that are latent in the position if Black doesnt play accurately. Aiming for the classical setup which is not as sharp as the Be3/Qd2 plans, but is very straight forward and logical nonetheless. White aims to restrict the… |
1-0 | Started: 21-Sep-06 Ended: 24-Sep-06 |
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Good enough for a draw, but... ethansiegel (1726) vs. presso (1748) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): This is a *frustrating* game against a tough opponent (thanks presso), where I had an advantage but couldn't quite convert it into a win. Maybe some of you can figure out where I went wrong? The Vienna game -- an unusual line around here, apparently. The Vienna Gambit! Akin to the King's Gambit, but black has no possibility of Qh4 , so he… |
½-½ | Started: 19-Jun-06 Ended: 25-Sep-06 |
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Don't fall behind in development! (Buenos Aires) Pleci, Isaias (?) vs. Endzelins, Lucius (?) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): This is a wonderful illustration of the importance of development! Black falls slightly behind after 5 moves, but thinks he'll be alright in a closed position, especially with the exchange of queens coming. White refutes this idea swiftly and brutally. Enjoy! The French defense -- which usually leads to closed lines. The strong point of the… |
1-0 | Started: 1939 Ended: 1939 |
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| 207. |
Team match pelvitski (1649) vs. cgawley (1637) Annotated by pelvitski (1353): Nimzovich-Larsen attack, modern variation So far by the book Black Bishop puts pressure on my king ( not a strong move) because c3 makes black bishop retreat and lose tempo i futher gain momentum by attacking the knight development black is trying to counteract my control of the center, while giving an escape route for his black bishop… |
1-0 | Started: 01-Sep-06 Ended: 30-Sep-06 |
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| 208. |
Round 5 of San Francisco Championships bakerbaker (1704) vs. Jerome S. (1456) Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): I am White. My opponent is a kid I played in a tournament in San Francisco. And later I analyzed the game with his father. So I thought I'd share the game and analysis with gameknot. On Gameknot I usually play 2.c3 here, but I prefer more eradic exciting openings in over the board play, especially when there's only 45 minutes on the clock. The… |
1-0 | Started: 23-Sep-06 Ended: 23-Sep-06 |
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| 209. |
Even the strongest opponents can lose... scottw (1175) vs. pirx (1546) Annotated by paranoidyoshi (1428): I liked this game because it demonstrates a topic covered in a recent Chess Life magazine issue: not to play less carefully because of a rating spread in your favor. The article, written by the brilliant GM Lev Alburt, analyzed a game in a simul between a 1440 player and IM Tim Taylor (with the IM of course being the one playing multiple games).… |
1-0 | Started: 25-Sep-06 Ended: 26-Sep-06 |
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Bludgeoned by the Cochrane Gambit mateintwo (2428) vs. bucklehead (1789) Annotated by bucklehead (1200): In mid-2005, mateintwo (then, as now, one of GK's top-rated players) offered to take white in a series of unrated games against all comers. I was not one to shy away from such a challenge. At this point I am still quite optimistic...perhaps not about getting a full point, but at least making a game out of it. The Petrov is my wheelhouse, so… |
1-0 | Started: 27-Aug-05 Ended: 09-Dec-05 |
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| 211. |
IC DOGS Team 1 Mini Tournament tonyr2506 (1483) vs. yellowlab (1785) Annotated by yellowlab (2023): 1. e4 is very logical. In terms of space, it occupies a center square (e4) and attacks another one (d5). It also attacks f5 which can be considered part of the extended center. In terms of development, it opens the f1-a6 diagonal for the bishop, and the d1-h5 diagonal for the queen. Its drawbacks are few, but they do exist. Pawns cannot… |
0-1 | Started: 28-Sep-06 Ended: 06-Oct-06 |
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| 212. |
Round 3 of Los Angeles Championships Mike J. (1743) vs. bakerbaker (1713) Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): I was Black in this game. This game demonstrates how I fought back in a hopeless position to swindle my opponent in an important tournament game. The Benoni defense. I challenge White's centre instantly. 2.d5 is the sharpest line. 2.c3 is equally good, but goes into an entirely different opening. 2.c3 is better than 2.e3 because in the 2.c3… |
0-1 | Started: 7-Oct-05 Ended: 7-Oct-05 |
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| 213. |
IC DOGS Team 1 Mini Tournament dimis (1762) vs. yellowlab (1850) Annotated by yellowlab (2023): Fischer once said of 1. e4 "Best by test." The Sicilian defense is one of the most popular choices for black. The open Sicilian (the closed would be 2. Nc3) is the most challenging continuation. The hyper-accelerated dragon. In the accelerated dragon black plays 2. ...Nc6. The principled continuation. Black will try and control the dark squares… |
½-½ | Started: 21-Sep-06 Ended: 05-Oct-06 |
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| 214. |
GM Larry Christiansen - Chessmaster 9000 game one (#1) Chessmaster 9000 vs. Larry Christiansen Annotated by cash1981 (1200): GM Larry Christiansen versus Chessmaster 9000, annotaded by Larry Christiansen himself. This is game 1#. Christansen is black and Chessmaster 9k is White. Not long after winning the 2002 US Championship, I was approached by the good people at Ubisoft to try my luck against their famous chess program Chessmaster 9000. I have a healthy respect… |
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28th GK tournament ybrevo (1953) vs. latur (1795) Annotated by ybrevo (1200): Some players likes the Bishop-pair, others prefer the Knights. In this game, the latter did a pretty good job ... An invitation to the London System. You donīt see it much in high-level chess, but GM Miles played it many times. It is solid, the burden of theory is not too overwhelming, and it has quite a bit of venom if Black plays in a careless … |
1-0 | Started: 06-Sep-06 Ended: 08-Oct-06 |
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| 216. |
Team match vicit (1647) vs. bakerbaker (1657) Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): I was Black in this game in a team match. This game shows the importance of pawns. Especially in closed positions. The Sicilian Defense. White's other playable options are Nc3, f4, and c3. Risky, but interesting options are d4 and b4. And unsharp options are Bc4 and d3. This is Black's most flexible move, because it doesn't immediately commit to… |
0-1 | Started: 17-Oct-06 Ended: 22-Oct-06 |
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| 217. |
The Bishop's Opening pelvitski (1646) vs. amad_perets (1645) Annotated by pelvitski (1353): Bishop's opening, berlin defense, in thematic tourney The position has now shifted into Petrov, Italian Two knights the most common move is exd5, Yet, in two knight opening, f7 pawn sacrifice makes for interesting middle game, and since two opponets are evenly matched the advantage for adventure is on the white's side Black takes knight to… |
1-0 | Started: 24-Nov-05 Ended: 01-Dec-05 |
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| 218. |
all out attack tugger (1719) vs. jdh71 (1650) Annotated by tugger (1200): one of the most interesting games i've played, it explodes into life on move 15... from then on it's crazy... sicilian... we all know this opening.... go through the motions... my preferred line... i get bored on regular sicilian, and slip into casual mode... this makes things a little more open for me if he accepts the gambit... declined...… |
1-0 | Started: 01-Oct-06 Ended: 29-Oct-06 |
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| 219. |
Game against my computer bakerbaker (1755) vs. Chessmaster Opponent (1800) Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): I was White in this game against my computer. I played a risky sacrifice because computers are known to overvalue material. Sicilian Defense. The most common response to e4. Developing move. Opening lines for development. Instead of wasting a tempo taking the pawn, I offer the computer my pawn to for a lead in development. Doesn't immediately… |
1-0 | Started: 05-Oct-06 Ended: 05-Oct-06 |
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| 220. |
Team Tournament 2006 bakerbaker (1795) vs. Orion G. (1885) Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): I don't normally play d4, but I decided to try an interesting gambit in this opening, since my opponent is known to have vast opening knowledge, I surprised him with an opening he had no idea what to do against. Threatening to take over the centre with e4. This appears to stop e4, but I can play it anyway, and sacrifice the pawn. I offer Black … |
1-0 | Started: 19-Feb-06 Ended: 19-Feb-06 |
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| 221. |
Team Tournament 2006 bakerbaker (1795) vs. Aldrich (1700?) Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): This game shows one of the best opening sacrifices I've ever played. I personally consider the French passive, which is why I sacrifice. Nf3?! is totally winning for Black, because after cxd4 Nxd4, Black has an extra pawn in the centre, my pawn on e5 is weak, and Black is ahead in development. At first glance, Black's position may look… |
1-0 | Started: 19-Feb-06 Ended: 19-Feb-06 |
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| 222. |
Final Round of LA Open bakerbaker (1795) vs. Twain Vinecour (1843) Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): My game with this 80-year old guy is an excellent example of how a simple lead in development can totally annihilate your opponent's king. In double king pawn positions, and other open games, development is the most important thing. Instead of playing Nf3 like normal, I decided to see if this old guy knew the importance of development, by playing … |
1-0 | Started: 8-Oct-06 Ended: 8-Oct-06 |
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Another Brick in the Wall NN (?) vs. diemjay (1590) Annotated by diemjay (1739): "Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy... Banging your heart against some mad bugger's wall." Outside the Wall, Pink Floyd C20 KP: Indian opening 8...Be6 Notice how the e-file seems to have a wall dividing the board in two (e2, e3, e4, e5 and e6 squares) . Pieces on both sides will have difficulty joining the … |
0-1 | Started: Oct-06 Ended: Nov-06 |
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| 224. |
Quick Game mybookrunsdeep (2051) vs. cube13 (1671) Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): This is a lightly annotated game which features an English-type setup against an Old Indian Defense. The game starts as a slow positional maneuvering battle but turns tactical around move 22, when I offer an exchange sacrifice for the chance to cement two knights on the 6th rank! 2. e4 could transpose into the Pirc or Modern. Another… |
1-0 | Started: 06-Nov-06 Ended: 18-Nov-06 |
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| 225. |
Let's play chess robtqqq (1431) vs. kingstuart (1475) Annotated by kingstuart (1200): a nice game where i exploit whites light squared weaknesses Queens Indian defence embarking on a plan of queenside expansion, prehaps prematurely continuing said plan best way to counter play on the wings? play in the centre of course! ?? mistake loses a pawn for white, prehaps b5 continuing the plan of queenside expansion is better,… |
0-1 | Started: 29-Oct-06 Ended: 19-Nov-06 |
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| 226. |
33rd GK tournament ethansiegel (1790) vs. megarex (1429) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): This is a nice example of the dangers in moving the same piece(s) too many times in the opening. Black goes down on material early and loses the game soon after. Standard white opening. Caro-Kann defense, where 2. d5 will challenge the strong white center. ? This move develops the knight to a bad square and ignores the center. I can understand … |
1-0 | Started: 06-Nov-06 Ended: 22-Nov-06 |
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| 227. |
Round 8 of San Diego Championships bakerbaker (1795) vs. Varun (1856) Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): Although statistically and theoretically, e4 and d4 are of equal strength, e4 is the most ambitious first move, since it opens up lines to develop the kingside, while d4 is safer and more solid. I prefer the crazy tactical games that arise from 1.e4, like this one. This is the most aggressive move against e4. Although e5 appears to be more… |
1-0 | Started: 03-Dec-06 Ended: 03-Dec-06 |
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| 228. |
A Wild attacking game... ethansiegel (1781) vs. rt4sm (1766) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): They say you can learn more from your losses than from any other game you play. Here is a case where I made two mistakes, one minor, which resulted in fabulous complications with chances for both sides, and one major, which quickly brought the house down. At the time, my opponent and I were the #3 and #2 rated players on our team, Southern… |
0-1 | Started: 23-Oct-06 Ended: 06-Dec-06 |
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| 229. |
Let's play chess kingstuart (1491) vs. maten8 (1486) Annotated by kingstuart (1200): Birds Opening Standard responce. most players will revert to basic opening principals when facing an unfamiliar opening. this move is follows those principals pretty well. Whites plan is to control the central dark squares with both pawns and his fianchettoed dark square bishop the position is now a reversed dutch setup. this must be good for… |
1-0 | Started: 13-Nov-06 Ended: 09-Dec-06 |
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| 230. |
33rd GK tournament cbas (1503) vs. goldaxe2006 (1695) Annotated by rocksy123 (1200): A good move to start the game. White plants a pawn in the centre whilst giving squares to both his Bishop and his Queen. Definitely one of the best possible moves at the start of the game...so good that the great man Robert J. Fischer gave it an exclamation mark! Of the many options open to him, Black chooses to play the Sicilian Defence - Which… |
0-1 | Started: 06-Nov-06 Ended: 17-Nov-06 |
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| 231. |
Games of The Ashaman - Death by Bishop the_ashaman (1580) vs. fourkingsacehigh (1424) Annotated by the_ashaman (1200): This is a nice little miniature that shows the power of a bishop on c4 and what a great thing developement is. The Philidor Defense, considered inferior to the Queen's Knight and Petroff Defense because it blocks in the dark-squared bishop. Oddly there is no recorded game where Philidor played this. Challenging Black's center, and trying to… |
1-0 | Started: 07-Dec-06 Ended: 10-Dec-06 |
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| 232. |
Sicilian Game: Defending against 2. Bc4 peck (1306) vs. bzbright (1269) Annotated by bzbright (1200): 1...c5. The Sicilian. Depending on White's response, good second moves include 2...Nc6, and 2...d6. But as you can see from the next sequence, the best way to defeat the early Bc4 is with a slow build-up of strong pawns. 2. Bc4? The early Bishop. White attempts to stake a further claim to the pivotal d5 square while ignoring the fact that… |
0-1 | Started: 04-Dec-06 Ended: 06-Dec-06 |
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| 233. |
Let's play chess argos148 (1695) vs. goldaxe2006 (1747) Annotated by goldaxe2006 (1619): this move was very confusing to face. It does not help development and weakens the e1-h4 diagonal i take the center and now this! however the bad king position can not be exploited yet so i develop we can see that black is much better here. He has 2 pawns in the center and a piece in play white seeks to open up the game but this is wrong as… |
0-1 | Started: 24-Nov-06 Ended: 28-Nov-06 |
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| 234. |
game from redhotpawn.com bakerbaker (1795) vs. distantcube (1645) Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): I am White in this game I played on redhotpawn.com This is an excellent demonstration of why it is important to always do a tactical check before moving. The Pirc Defense. Doesn't promise Black equality if White plays correctly. But don't underestimate the Pirc because there is a lot of fish crap Black can play that requires White to play… |
1-0 | Started: 22-Dec-06 Ended: 22-Dec-06 |
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| 235. |
IC DOGS Team 1 Mini Tournament yellowlab (1922) vs. kradak (1475) Annotated by yellowlab (2023): 1. e4 gains space and opens lines for the king bishop and the queen. The strategic drawback is that d4 and f4 have been slightly weakened. Since pawns can never move backwards, the e-pawn can never help control those squares. The e-pawn may itself become an object of attack. The Sicilian defense. The idea is to create an imbalance in the… |
1-0 | Started: 18-Nov-06 Ended: 15-Dec-06 |
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| 236. |
Pawn Poison can be fatal... ethansiegel (1817) vs. reubenfine (1612) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): This is a game from insuk's Sicilian Defense mini-tournament -- I have the white pieces and Reubenfine (a player who will surely be moving up in the ratings world) has the black pieces. After an interesting accelerated dragon opening, white gets a little edge, and black's attempt to maintain material equality results in a fight over the black… |
1-0 | Started: 08-Dec-06 Ended: 26-Dec-06 |
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| 237. |
Attack! E61 King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3 Sarasani (-) vs. Umashankar (1412) Annotated by sarasani (1868): I played this game at my local chessclub. My opponent needed a win for promotion and actually I thought I was lost allready since I'd had only four hours of decent sleep the previous night! With the kingside fianchetto black aims his bishop on the central squares e5 and d4, where the pressure on d4 can soon be increased by playing ...e5 or… |
1-0 | Started: 15th december Ended: 15th december |
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| 238. |
Challenge from tomwhufc tomwhufc (1525) vs. maaarten (1335) Annotated by tomwhufc (1200): This is a game between me (tomwhufc) and my good friend maarten. The opening is the sicilian in wich black blocks the centre with a kind of stonewall formation. At this point I was planning on using the Grand Prix attack ( 2...d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 .) As you will see black has other plans. This move clamps the d4 square. This seems at first sight… |
1-0 | Started: 02-Jan-07 Ended: 02-Jan-07 |
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| 239. |
Team match bakerbaker (1666) vs. wincent (1662) Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): I was White in this team match where I played a risky overextensive attack. The Sicilian Defense is the most common response to e4, and leads to imbalanced interesting positions. This is passive compared to the normal Nf3. Although it is safer than Open Sicilian and White often gets a microscopic advantage if played accurately. Right now I'm… |
1-0 | Started: 13-Dec-06 Ended: 03-Jan-07 |
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| 240. |
Southern Chess Winter Invitational 2007 tag1153 (1345) vs. remybear (1439) Annotated by tag1153 (1700): Here is a game from our team mini that I just finished vs. my good friend and teammate remybear. In this Advance Variation of the French (achieved by an alternate move order), a very symmetrical middlegame is achieved by move 12. Black's mistaken 14th move is taken advantage of and punished severely. It turns out to be all white needs. I hope you… |
Started: 10-Jan-07 |
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| 241. |
Correspondence saves the day! niemker (1726) vs. ethansiegel (1801) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): This is one of the first games I ever played in league play. White makes a minor mistake in the opening, and then makes a speculative sacrifice for mating & drawing chances. This is the kind of game that suits me as a correspondence chess player, where you have time to calculate all the variations that you couldn't possibly over the board...… |
0-1 | Started: 04-Dec-06 Ended: 09-Jan-07 |
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| 242. |
Small advantages wins games. friction009 (1420) vs. anotherminorpawn (1629) Annotated by gleeful (1963): Black built up a series of small advantages to break through and win a pawn on move 20. The game continued with a rook on the 2nd rank that confined white's king, allowed black to advance up the board, and mate. Please feel free to message me if you have comments, questions, or find any mistakes. The Sicilian defence breaks symmetry by… |
0-1 | Started: 19-Dec-06 Ended: 14-Jan-07 |
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| 243. |
Let's play chess sadguy (1258) vs. tag1153 (1390) Annotated by tag1153 (1700): Skittles game........Scandanavian Advance Variation. Logical. Black intends queenside activity. Offering a clean bishop exchange in preparation for 0-0. Black accepts the idea. ? Having already offered to trade light squared bishops, white renegs on the deal and chooses to move the bishop for a second time in a game only four moves old. Notice… |
½-½ | Started: 16-Jan-07 Ended: 20-Jan-07 |
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| 244. |
34th GK tournament altlauf (1550) vs. ethansiegel (1830) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): It's truly amazing how an innocent-looking deviation from the opening book can lead to a devastating miniature. This is an example from the 34th GK tournament's expert section, my first time as a top seed (admittedly, in the 294th group!) King's gambit, which I was unhappy to see with the black pieces. As many of you know, playing defense is… |
0-1 | Started: 08-Jan-07 Ended: 18-Jan-07 |
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| 245. |
Passive play prevents primary player prevailing watusi (1734) vs. anotherminorpawn (1613) Annotated by gleeful (1963): I played black and should have lost this game, but managed to come back despite a material disadvantage due to white's passive midgame play. A review of this game should show the dangers of underestimating an opponent by playing weakly. Please feel free to message me if you have comments, questions, or find any mistakes. The English opening is… |
0-1 | Started: 09-Jan-07 Ended: 22-Jan-07 |
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| 246. |
Exploratory surgery only hurts the patient dieselengine9 (1252) vs. graderguy (1530) Annotated by graderguy (1664): The Doctor, in this game, happened to be dieselengine. I sent the challenge thinking it would be funny. I usually beat my buddy, but when he wins, he does it in fine fashion. The title was accurate I just got confused about who was going to own who. Queen pawn. Landon & I both tend to use this opening as White. I favor it due to the open position … |
1-0 | Started: 12-Nov-06 Ended: 13-Nov-06 |
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| 247. |
The martyred pony. boogie_knights (1635) vs. anotherminorpawn (1695) Annotated by gleeful (1963): This game is marked by a half-open f file for black in a closed game. Rooks were played on the file, but when black found himself unable to break through with pure strength of will, a knight was sacrified to open an outpost for one of the rooks. Please feel free to message me if you have comments, questions, or find any mistakes. This seems to… |
0-1 | Started: 27-Jan-07 Ended: 05-Feb-07 |
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| 248. |
34th GK tournament autumn_tomato (1301) vs. jcsilva (1357) Annotated by autumn_tomato (1248): This was a game where everything was decided in the seventh move. It looked like black used his queen, bishop and knight in a great combined attack, but white was able to counter it and everything fell apart for black after that. Black surrenders the center in the hope to attack it later. Ultramodern opening. Rather than having the knight… |
1-0 | Started: 08-Jan-07 Ended: 07-Feb-07 |
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| 249. |
Team match chessmeastro (1623) vs. himu (1619) Annotated by himu (1200): its a thematic move in sicilian since the black queen finds a good place in c7 and helps in the queen side attack which is the motive behind blacks second move. without this pawn push the queen is sent back with a tempo for white I think 7. Bc4 is better it keeps the dispute on the d5 square hot enough making a way for the light… |
0-1 | Started: 27-Jan-07 Ended: 05-Feb-07 |
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| 250. |
Team match mankind153 (1810) vs. alfredjwood (2041) Annotated by alfredjwood (2100): I begin my annotation on move #31. Please go forward to move #30 and begin. Al I begin my annotation for the endgame on move 31. Please go forward to move #30 to reach the starting position, and then move forward. Al Observations: 1. Material is even. 2. Both kings are shut off… |
0-1 | Started: 26-Nov-06 Ended: 13-Mar-07 |
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| 251. |
League division D1 (Never give up!!!) vegiemite (1476) vs. tag1153 (1468) Annotated by tag1153 (1700): Here is a recent league game I just completed. With the black pieces, I foolishly isolate my king with very little cover - throwing all of my resources towards a queenside attack. My opponent punishes me severely for this, and ultimately threatens mate in quick order. As I joked with him during the game, I was prepared to throw everything -… |
½-½ | Started: 11-Mar-07 Ended: 16-Mar-07 |
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| 252. |
32nd GK tournament bly_garcia (1543) vs. tag1153 (1464) Annotated by tag1153 (1700): Here is a really exciting game from the second round of the GameKnot #32 Advanced section. I have been playing in these site-wide tourneys for three years, and always in the Intermediate section. After the first round was completed, I was bumped up to the Advanced section because my rating had increased past the 1500 mark. I knew that I was going … |
½-½ | Started: 14-Mar-07 Ended: 21-Mar-07 |
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| 253. |
Amateur Benoni Series #1 bluetiercel (1825) vs. scottyad (1925) Annotated by scottyad (1200): The following game illustrates the strength of the much-feared "Flick-Knife Attack" against the Modern Benoni. While White does not play entirely accurately in the opening, he makes no important mistakes and gradually transforms his natural positional advantage into a deadly passed pawn to score the full point. Black, meanwhile, makes no obvious… |
1-0 | Ended: 2007.03.19 |
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| 254. |
Portuguese Gambit #1 A Patzer vs. The Mighty Portuguese Gambit Annotated by raskerino (1841): This game is the first in a series of games which (attempt to) show some of the fun involved in the portuguese gambit. Black sacrifices a pawn but in return gets a nice developmental edge, gives white doubled pawns (admittedly on the d file so there not so bad) and white gets a VERY weak pawn on f3. I recommend flipping the board so you can… |
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Openings: Kings Indian Defence m_art_in (1717) vs. orangutan (1747) Annotated by m_art_in (1972): sorry for my english any comments welcome Initial position of mini-tournament black desided to exchange central pawns early preparing Be3, otherwise Ng4. But pawn on h3 could be weak Gallagher variation. Black desided not to play c6 (leaving d5 for white pieces) and trying to make counterplay on queenside. pawn c4 is common… |
1-0 | Started: 13-Mar-07 Ended: 26-Mar-07 |
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Slav Defense scottyad (1981) vs. tahchiev (1900) Annotated by scottyad (1200): Here's a fun, and I think instructive, example of attack and the initiative in the Slav. A little sketchy, but the game inevitably transposes. The weakness of e3 is not so much the blocking in of the c1 bishop (though it is often useful to develop this piece to g5 after ..Nf6 and ...e6), but its inflexibility. In a sense, it gives Black… |
1-0 | Ended: 2007.03.31 |
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Challenge from rjastrz rjastrz (1698) vs. plo1 (1691) Annotated by rjastrz (1710): This game is an example of how vulnerable can black's king be in case of queen-side castling in Caro-Kann defence. Hope you like it :) First few book moves will be left without any comments. 8. a3 prevents 8. ... Bb4 and prepares b4. Typical move for black. Prepares queen-side castle. Same for white, preparing for king-side… |
1-0 | Started: 15-Mar-07 Ended: 16-Mar-07 |
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Don't neglect the centre especially against Morphy! Paul Morphy vs. Dr. Samuel Lewis Annotated by tomwhufc (1200): This is Morphy's rock solid opening move that he never doubted, not once did he stray as others did from 1.e4 even Bobby Fischer who was a devout !.e4 player played 1.d4 once. ?!Haven't we seen this before? Oh yes I have annotated one of Greco's games where he pulverized the Owens defence. This is wrong for one main reason and that is it lets… |
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Evans gambit lamacuk (1657) vs. magicking (1862) Annotated by lamacuk (1679): I have only recently started playing the Evans Gambit, but it has quickly become one of my favourite openings as i'm a bit of a risk taker and it compliments my style of play. Hope you enjoy the game :) d3 can be considered here, but where is the fun in that? i'll play b4 everytime :) This is the usuall reply. Black could decline the… |
1-0 | Started: 07-Apr-07 Ended: 12-Apr-07 |
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Develop your pieces! ethansiegel (1728) vs. utvols1 (1290) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): This is a lesson on how to play the opening. Namely, on the importance of developing your pieces, and an illustration of how a poor opening strategy leads to a ferocious attack and mate with just a little bit of courage... I had never played Allen before -- a very spirited player (who's big on the spirits, too) Asking for the Vienna gambit (2.… |
1-0 | Started: 13-Mar-07 Ended: 13-Apr-07 |
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I love a happy ending! flanders (1756) vs. ethansiegel (1777) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): This is a game against Flanders, named after the place in the UK, not the tv character, apparently. This started out as the Cambridge Springs of the QGD; the position was then opened up, and I came up with a great tactic at the end, sacrificing my queen for a mating attack. This is, ironically, a relatively uncommon position here on gameknot. … |
0-1 | Started: 20-Feb-07 Ended: 16-Apr-07 |
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Run, Queenie, run! ethansiegel (1726) vs. jewels26 (1323) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): This is a very, very violent miniature against my teammate Jewels26 in our latest Southern Chess mini-tournament. He develops his queen very quickly and winds up moving her in all but four of his moves in this game. That it ends in checkmate on the 14th move surprised no one but him... So far, so good -- a nice, standard Vienna game. Typical… |
1-0 | Started: 02-Apr-07 Ended: 20-Apr-07 |
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Amateur Benoni Series #3 conbrownjr (1953) vs. scottyad (2011) Annotated by scottyad (1200): Here's a game in a relatively modern variation of the Modern Benoni. Black gets in a quick ...b5 and ultimately creates enough threats on the queenside to convert his initiative into a winning passed pawn. This move is a recent invention, and a rather brilliant one. Black wants to avoid a situation where White has played both h3… |
0-1 | Ended: 2007.04.19 |
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Never accept the Vienna Gambit! ethansiegel (1739) vs. vidas666 (1487) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): One of my favorite openings as white is the Vienna gambit, and one of the worst moves black can make is to accept it. This continues in a Muzio Gambit-style, except white has a few extra moves and black must play extremely precisely to avoid getting crushed. The result is a nice quick miniature. The Vienna game -- a lot less common than the… |
1-0 | Started: 16-Apr-07 Ended: 23-Apr-07 |
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Do Pesky Pawngrabbers Prosper? Tomwhufc vs. unknown Annotated by tomwhufc (1200): I recently played a blitz game here on GK but i can't remember who it was against, this is a pretty bad performance by Black so i don't think the player who played Black would dare own up! This game shows how pawn grabbing in gambit situations is not a good idea, especially when White (me!) is building up an invisible attack! This is my norm… |
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Beaten by your son "HOW EMBARRASING!" Paul Morphy vs. Alonzo morphy Annotated by tomwhufc (1200): This is one of Morphy's games when he was only twelve. He played his dad who was one of the best players in the area. Here Morphy beats his father. I feel for Alonzo it can't be nice losing to your son. My dad would know, I always beat him Lol ;) "A logical and sound move to start the game, grabbing central space and opening lines for quick… |
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Suba Game #2 Suba (2530) vs. Sax (2527) Annotated by raskerino (1841): Here's a nice miniature for Suba, this game is in the English (same as the last one) but in this game Suba takes the white side. While I don't think this is anywhere near as fantastic an overall game, it's enjoyable in the simplicty and forceful nature of the attack. Also Suba's willingness to move his king is quite enjoyable to watch. Black… |
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Gambito #318 Eradi (1884) vs. byakuugan3 (1802) Annotated by byakuugan3 (1200): I played Black in this tournament game. I believe this is the most logical defense against e4, since White wants to create a strong centre with d4. My move and e5 both control d4 to stop the central expansion, but c5 creates less weaknesses than e5. Playing Nf3 against Sicilian usually indicates White wants to open the position with d4. Although… |
0-1 | Started: April 2007 Ended: April 2007 |
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A lesson to be learned... jamesxc (1420) vs. peck (1364) Annotated by jamesxc (1513): This game is intended to teach an amateur player why not to overexpose their queen in the opening. 1. c4 is known as the English Opening, and is one of my favorites, because though it often draws at the elite level, among amateurs, it simply produces positions that are not suceptable to common tricks and traps that amateurs learn from more… |
1-0 | Started: 26-Apr-07 Ended: 01-May-07 |
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Gambito #318 Baker (1985) vs. Ricardo-Perez (1911) Annotated by byakuugan3 (1200): Playing White is my friend Baker who likes to develop as fast as possible to start a quick attack. 1.e4 is the move that promotes quick and easy development. If you prefer slower positions like me, then play 1.Nf3. I believe the Sicilian (1...c5) is the best response to e4. Black opens up the position too quickly in this game and gives White a… |
1-0 | Started: April 28 Ended: April 28 |
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Don't disrespect the Bing! mbingham (1739) vs. tag1153 (1350) Annotated by tag1153 (1700): ok, ok........just to prove that I don't just annotate my wins, here is an example of how I get absolutely crushed by my good friend mbingham. Feeling a little too confident with my own very meager skills at the chessboard, I challenge my friend to a *ahem* "friendly" game. I learn that mbingham is NOT just the goofy guy I hang around with at OTB … |
1-0 | Started: 09-May-07 Ended: 10-May-07 |
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Challenge from tag1153 mbingham (1739) vs. tag1153 (1350) Annotated by mbingham (1200): I'm playing Thomas G, a fellow Alabama Chess Federation reserve player. He's a catastrophically underrated player both OTB and on gameknot and the most shining example of adult ADHD I've ever seen. ...meaning he'd destroy me every game we play here if it weren't for the fact that I'm really just one in a simul of 10 or 20 he's playing with very … |
1-0 | Started: 09-May-07 Ended: 10-May-07 |
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I get the initiative and don't know what to do... CaroKann (B12) mirela22 (1746) vs. helmsch (1808) Annotated by -mirela- (1200): As usual, my annotations are intended a) to be helpful to lower-rated players and b) to make experienced players laugh and/or shake their heads in horror. Feel free to correct me as I don't use a computer for the analysis (not out of moral considerations, but simply because I own a Mac and she does not support chess software - only available for… |
0-1 | Started: 22-Mar-07 Ended: 02-May-07 |
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The Oldest Game Known? Polerio (-) vs. Domenico (-) Annotated by archduke_piccolo (2332): Played in Rome over 400 years ago: 1600 An "Italian game", which we might expect from Italian masters, playing in Rome... The Two knights' defence - much more exciting that the quiet game - Giuoco Piano. Though labelled a "beginner's move" by some others consider this the best continuation. A good alternative is 4.d4, and 4.0-0 and 4.d3 have… |
1-0 | Started: 1600AD Ended: 1600AD |
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O SMOTHER (where art thou?) adui (1241) vs. tag1153 (1412) Annotated by tag1153 (1700): Sorry folks, I just couldn't resist the title (my apologies to Tim Blake Nelson, John Turturro, and George Clooney). Here is recent game vs. one of the newest members of my team, adui. Since it was our first contest I had no idea what to expect. Midway through, I pick up a pawn - then foolishly blunder away the small advantage I had. I don't… |
0-1 | Started: 11-May-07 Ended: 18-May-07 |
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Team match (6P vs. B+3P endgame) tag1153 (1340) vs. everlast75 (1334) Annotated by tag1153 (1700): Here is recent team game. It contains one of the more interesting endgames I've had in a while - six pawns vs. a bishop and three pawns. I have the white pieces, and set up a very formidable attack involving a dual rook lift in front of my own castled position. Black counters the threat nicely, and ends up picking up a piece for three pawns. The … |
1-0 | Started: 09-May-07 Ended: 19-May-07 |
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Team match gocall01 (1846) vs. sirmohammad (1836) Annotated by sirmohammad (1200): In this game I had black pieces, so my first goal was to seize the initiative as soon as possible and then attack my opponent's king. Only when you have the initiative can you play actively and develop an attack on your opponent. {There are two lessons in this game: First, seize and hold the initiative. By the tenth move, black equalized and… |
0-1 | Started: 09-May-07 Ended: 21-May-07 |
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a TINY LITTLE move igd13 (1653) vs. bigjim (1758) Annotated by igd13 (1774): This game is a very clear demonstration of why the loss of a king's fianchettoed bishop can have such a weakening effect, and it also demonstrates the power of a very sudden change in direction of attack. Slav defense to the Queen's gambit. With the gambit 2. c4 white attempts to remove the defending pawn at d5 by temping it with the gambit, in … |
1-0 | Started: 06-Mar-06 Ended: 27-Mar-06 |
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2007 Wa Open Premier Section Kerry Xing (1704) vs. Brian Opalewski (1804) Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): This was round 4, at which point I had 2 wins and a draw. I felt pretty confident up to this point as I had outplayed my opponents in every game. I was a little surprised to see 1. d4 as most everyone in the premier was playing 1. e4. The Nimzo-Indian, seeking to control e4 with pieces is my workhorse against 1. d4. The Classical variation. … |
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2007 Wa Open Premier Section Brian Opalewski (1804) vs. Michael Omori (1687) Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): This game is round 1 of the 2007 Wa Open held in Seattle. Greg Serper, Ignacio Perez, Nick Raptis, Georgi Orlov, Viktor Pupols were some of the stronger players to grace our presence. If there's one thing you can count on from a scholastic player, it's a King's Indian. I'll bet that's not in your book. Grabbing space on the queenside… |
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Memorial Day Classic Round 6 Ausbon (1620) vs. (me) byakuugan3 (1698) Annotated by byakuugan3 (1200): I played this game at a tournament at LAX Hilton in Los Angeles. White and I were both in the running for second in the U1800 section. This is the most common response to e4. Slightly less common are e5, e6, and c6. The most common move is Nf3. This variation is somewhat dubious since it's too early to decide where the bishop should be developed. … |
0-1 | Started: May 28 Ended: May 28 |
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33rd GK tournament julianhemsi (1337) vs. markpinkston (1252) Annotated by markpinkston (1611): This is a 2nd round game in an Intermediate GK Tourney. My opponent opens with a normal move: e4. I have been trying the Scandinavian Defense in response to e4 lately, because it is emminently safe, and it forces my opponent to play "on my turf." The downside is that it is rather unambitious and doesn't challenge white's opening initiative. At a… |
0-1 | Started: 21-May-07 Ended: 31-May-07 |
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Correspondence Tournament bakerbaker (1987) vs. footyhead (1846) Annotated by byakuugan3 (1200): Playing White is my friend Baker, who came up with a brilliant mating combination that I probably wouldn't have seen. This continuation (Scotch) usally leads to an open game. Other moves like Bb5 or Bc4 can lead to closed positions that are more positional. Here, White was hoping for Bb4 c3 dxc3 O-O cxb2 Bxb2 where White has some… |
1-0 | Started: May 2007 Ended: June 2007 |
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Razor's Edge mbingham (1766) vs. tag1153 (1438) Annotated by mbingham (1200): And I'm playing Tom again. He's had alot of really solid OTB results recently -- much better than mine, in fact. I'm not feeling confident enough to experiment with d4 vs him today. I play *my* game. e4! Excellent. We don't get alot of Sicilians, the two of us. I'm eager to play these because I'm experimenting alot with NM Dana MacKensie's… |
1-0 | Started: 01-Jun-07 Ended: 06-Jun-07 |
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Openings: Kings Indian Defence orangutan (1740) vs. kingstuart (1730) Annotated by orangutan (1947): This game was from a thematic mini-tournament. The starting position is after black's fourth move. The result unfortunately was a timeout. However there were some interesting phases of play, which I have annotated in order to try and draw some lessons. The starting position for the mini-tournament. I select the classical approach,… |
1-0 | Started: 11-Mar-07 Ended: 13-Jun-07 |
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1.e4 e5 - fetischists buddie (1699) vs. mybookrunsdeep (2060) Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): In this game we both make some errors in the opening, but the real lesson is to be learned in the quickness with which Black's attack on the kingside develops. The Bishops Opening is coming back in popularity, in fact, a recent book by GM John Emms features this system tied in with a quick f4 push. Probably the most sound response, hitting the… |
0-1 | Started: 18-Apr-07 Ended: 14-Jun-07 |
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Southern Mississippi Open rd 4 Thomas G. (1440) vs. Randall W. (1326) Annotated by tag1153 (1700): Here is my favorite game from the Southern Mississippi Open. Ever had a game where your opponent makes the moves you hope he will? It happened to me in this game, and I got the chance to go on a king hunt that was really exhilirating (at least for this class 'C' patzer:) My opponent gets his king stuck in the center and advancing, and I'm able to … |
1-0 | Started: 6-23-07 Ended: 6-23-07 |
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FIND JENNIFER KESSE grietje (1661) vs. byakuugan3 (1543) Annotated by byakuugan3 (1200): I was Black in this mini-tournament game I prefer the Sicilian over the "principled" e5, since c5 controls the same d4 square with a less important pawn This is "delayed Alapin," rather than normal Alapin where White plays c3 on the second move. I think Alapin is stronger than delayed Alapin since Black can stall d4 unlike if White had played… |
0-1 | Started: 19-Jun-07 Ended: 27-Jun-07 |
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Knight's tour. shisht-rang06 (1730) vs. safin (1732) Annotated by danilsafin (1768): I like this game because of the 7-move knight maneuver that won a pawn, the exchange, and eventually the game for black. Dutch stonewall Black is happy with this trade, since his weak e6 pawn disappears. White should try to exchange his dark bishop for black's good dark bishop, not for the knight. Bf4 Bxf4, for example; b3 is also… |
0-1 | Started: 20-Jun-07 Ended: 07-Jul-07 |
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Team match (Charlie's Revenge!!!) gothicgirl (1507) vs. abe66 (1502) Annotated by tag1153 (1700): I'm pretty sure everyone who plays on this site regularly is familiar with gothicgirl. She is a true warrior and fine chess talent. She is also legendary for the number of games she has played - and that is no understatement. Gothicgirl is also a fine team captain and all around good blokette:) A few days ago, abe66 contacted me - he had read… |
0-1 | Started: 14-Apr-07 Ended: 06-Jul-07 |
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Challenge from vhhsawb vhhsawb (1050) vs. ethansiegel (1714) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): This is my first game ever against vhhsawb, my Southern Chess teammate. He asked me to annotate this game, so here is my input on what's a good move and why, and what would be a better move. It's often nerve-wracking to play someone rated so much lower than you -- because you're expected to win; yet you both start off equal, and the higher-rated… |
0-1 | Started: 13-Jul-07 Ended: 18-Jul-07 |
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1st Reti System mini-tournament mybookrunsdeep (2060) vs. a_professional_idiot (1745) Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): This is the Queen's Indian Defense d5-pawn sac line. A nice positional crush up to the sacrificial finish. Feel free to leave comments, especially if you're going to give it 1 star!!! 6. Nc3 0-0; 7. Re1! is more topical and now 7...Ne4, 7...c5, or 7...d5 are possible. It's difficult to believe that such a seemingly natural move is a… |
1-0 | Started: 10-Apr-07 Ended: 20-Jul-07 |
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A Marshall Swindle! clarinetref (1746) vs. ethansiegel (1723) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): Here's a recent game from league play -- I'm an erratic player who's been on a down streak lately. But maybe this will turn things around. It always feels good to pull off a swindle -- to turn a lost game into a win. Here's the rare feat, hope you enjoy it! I've gotta confess, I was not feeling too good about seeing this. I haven't faced 1.… |
0-1 | Started: 27-Jun-07 Ended: 31-Jul-07 |
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A really cool tactic! ethansiegel (1719) vs. bayshoremarauder (1447) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): Alright, here's a miniature (checkmate in 20 moves or less) in a recent league game of mine. The game is pretty unremarkable except for the winning tactic at the end, which is really fun! The Vienna Game -- a quiet opening, whose strength often lies in the very fact that it attacks nothing -- quite often black will go for too much in an opening … |
1-0 | Started: 31-Jul-07 Ended: 08-Aug-07 |
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A Titanic Endgame Fight! (R+B vs. R) ethansiegel (1723) vs. clarinetref (1746) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): This is perhaps my favorite victory to date on gameknot, because I had to work SO HARD for it. My opponent, clarinetref, and I play a very even game, and I manage to get a slight advantage in the endgame, but not enough to win, in theory. We face the dreaded rook bishop vs. rook endgame, a theoretical draw, but the weak side must defend… |
1-0 | Started: 27-Jun-07 Ended: 09-Aug-07 |
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Ethan's Revenge! ethansiegel (1730) vs. remybear (1497) Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): Yes, I made a narcissistic tournament! Will (remybear) and I play the French defence; he asked me to annotate it because it was so hard fought! The defining move of the French -- this is probably the first "hypermodern" opening, in the sense that it doesn't challenge white's claim to the center directly at first, but strikes back hard, and… |
1-0 | Started: 06-Aug-07 Ended: 22-Aug-07 |
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Ticking away , the moments that make up a dull day blackbaron (1436) vs. tag1153 (1469) Annotated by tag1153 (1700): My good friend Graeme and I are closing in on our 100th game against each other. I give blackbaron full credit for the game title:) Floyd, anyone????????? Graeme's head would spontaneously combust if he played anything other than 1. e4 against me. Lately, I've been exploring the Caro Kann. I'm quite sure he expected 1...d5:) Heading into Two… |
0-1 | Started: 19-Aug-07 Ended: 23-Aug-07 |
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The power of 3 pawns cieloazul (1666) vs. ulrich321 (1766) Annotated by ulrich321 (1805): This is my first game I have ever annotated, hopefully I have not made too many mistakes. For most of the game the position was pretty much drawn, so this game will not be interesting to those who want to see some wild action. However the pawn endgame had a pretty nifty little ending that I wanted to show. This is my first game I have ever… |
0-1 | Started: 01-Aug-07 Ended: 30-Aug-07 |
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Shortest Game Possible Patzer vs. Alert Annotated by lighttotheright (1200): This is the miniature of mini-games. Since most people here seem fascinated with miniatures or spectacular and/or unusually mates, I figured this is a good one to feature. It is so simple it is often overlooked. It is both quick and spectacular. Hopefully you won't see this or any variant of it while playing an experienced player. I… |
0-1 | Started: In my head Ended: when understood |
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French Defence sacsandviolence (1794) vs. mybookrunsdeep (2087) Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): Here is a short French Alekhine-Chatard attack finished recently. There are some interesting educational themes in this game. The attack against solitary king, the trapped piece and weaknesses in the castled position. Feel free to leave comments. The French is a counter-punching opening. A favorite of mine in the recent past, I now… |
0-1 | Started: 20-Jul-07 Ended: 06-Sep-07 |
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