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tactical_abyss 09-Apr-13, 20:30	Whittle,control and dance of the "horseys" [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site "gameknot.com"] [Date "2013.04.09"] [Round "-"]5 min-0 increment [White "tactical_abyss"]Rating:2519 [Black "sowax4"]Rating:1487 [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Qf6 3. Qxf7+ Qxf7 4. Nc3 c6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. d3 a5 7. Be3 a4 8. a3 b5 9. Be2 Ba6 10. O-O h5 11. d4 exd4 12. Bxd4 b4 13. axb4 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Bxb4 15. Ne5 Qf6 16. Nxd7 Qd8 17. Nb6 Ra6 18. Nxa4 Nf6 19. c3 Bf8 20. e5 Nd5 21. Rfd1 Nd7 22. e6 N7f6 23. c4 Nb4 24. Bb6 Qe7 25. Nf4 g5 26. Ng6 Qg7 27. Rd8# 1-0 In this Queen sacrifice game above,my opponent by move #3 became a bit stunned by my sac move and delayed moving for about 15 seconds.He may have been thinking..."is this some kind of new trap?"Or perhaps..."This dude is either insane or drunk and maybe I should just leave the game?"Well,while he was pondering this "decision" in his mind his clock as I said was running.So by the time he said in his mind..."ok,i'm going to teach this loser a lesson",he was down already 15 to 20 seconds.That was his first mistake!With me,most of the time,your going to need every microsecond to win and when your down 20 seconds already from the opening in a 5 minute game...your juggling 3 fully running,non stop chainsaws with no gloves on!Good luck! Points of interest:Notice,if you go through the game,blacks pawn structure.Thats his first weakness.Blacks Queen side pattern is directed outward,instead of inward,which makes it structurally weak.Pawns that are directed towards the center as well as exchanges towards the center are generally better with the aim at controlling the center which is,as we all know(?) the key to better success in winning games.So already by move # 15,i am controlling the center much better than black.My e pawn has not been exchanged or captured(and it should have been)...so I will either use it for pinwheeling my major pieces for counterattacking,keep it there for a strong e5 advance or for simply a good controlling defense. Now comes the "wood whittling" and my "horsey"dance(disco?)....15.Ne5,Qf6 16.Nxd7....a discovered ex-ray attack on blacks Queen,gaining a pawn(remember what I said about weak pawn configurations above?).Blacks King will not take the Knight due to of course,he would lose his Queen.Then the disco Knight dance begins....taking another pawn on a4 on move #18.Notice by move's...21,22,23...that my central pawn has advanced without being threatened all the way to e6 and I have set up a second exray attack on his Queen which is deadly.Then mate by move #27.My opponent let than tiny e pawn move all the way up to e6 and it was the cornerstone of his demise.Tactics my friends...tactics!Control of the center.Whittling away at opponents pawns,My Knights having the advantage over blacks Bishops in a relatively closed game(remember that closed/open theory I discussed?)...until later on when the game opened up...but it was too late! If you look...black has not developed or even moved his Knights or Rooks until move #18!Why?Well,thats a question for him,not me! He made no comments about the game,but others do,like..... Yes,i'm a Queen down by move #3...My opponents think many times that i'm drunk,crazy or dumb and they write that!Well,my response to that is....If i'm one of those things,then what does that make YOU for LOSING to this terrible,weak,silly,dumb,retarded,sick,demented and out of chess etiquette sacrifice of mine?Perhaps you must then be referring to yourself,not me?Yes,thats it! I had someone tell me a week ago in the blitz message that its not fair that I threw "her"timing off with these dumb moves and thats why she lost!And that it was just luck that I won!Answer:No.Luck has nothing to do with it and her timing?No.More excuses,and weak excuses at that! She lost due to 1.Overconfidence 2.Weak offensive play and 3.Very weak tactical play. I beg to be destroyed with my Queen sacs,but lose usually only 2 times out of 20 games with opponents from 1200-2100.One of those losses were tonight,but it took him 75 moves!I dodged him and dodged him.Many times it was a mate in 6,then he made a bad move and turned it into a mate in 12(approx).He just got me with 5 seconds left on his clock. Good job!But he was playing a double edge sword because his delays in the mating net "almost"cost him a time out!I could just see the sweat beads on his forehead! But,i'll get him next time!
tactical_abyss 10-Apr-13, 10:48	Time-out intentions but...Chainsaw massacre My intentions were to slow down this player in midgame with a series of multiple ex-ray attacks and Rook/King moves.I switch ploys sometimes from "attempting to win or draw",to...timing-out my opponent,if I see that he is taking more than average amounts of time in the game.So,when being a Queen down,I must exercise anything to "intensify"that slow down if possible.And in the case of this player just a few Rook moves,Bishop moves and trying to keep the game "closed" for as long as possible,ran this opponents clock down considerably!And when that happens,statistically,blunders will occur....which you can easily see in the latter parts of the game.By move #34,not only was my opponent down in material,but my Rook pair controlled the center of the board,with one of whites Rooks extinguished.Mate was on the horizon,but not locked in yet for my opponent.But the key here is that I had about a minute and a half left on my clock but he has about 12 seconds left,so he resigned knowing that he would be timed-out.And even if he had 10 minutes left,it still was "curtains"for him.I posted this game because it is generally very difficult to win or time-out an opponent with a Queen sac in 3 or 5 min playing the white side...but its even more difficult playing the black side! My opponents rating was 1541,but of course,a blitz rating can vary + or -,so I really do not know this players true blitz strength,but he played well up until midgame.1541,however,is no beginner!I consider 1541 "average"or even a bit higher than average,atleast in the USA.Many times I briefly glance at a players profile,age and how many games he has played on GK...all this while the blitz game is going on!Age you ask?Well,yes!Sometimes a player who is more than 70 years old may not be the "quickest"blitz opponent to tangle with the abyss.Age has even slowed me down a bit!And no,don't try to say something like...."well,I know this guy who is 80 years old or that GM who is 87 and can whip your butt TA!"Yes,but those are "exceptions",and not necessarily falling into a random blitz game on GK!So,when I see someone who is average in strength and is a bit "older"shall we say,I will complicate the game as much as possible to slow down this player even more.So get the respirator and the electroconvulsive shock pads out!Ha ha! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site "gameknot.com"] [Date "2013.04.10"] [Round "-"] 5 min,zero increment [White "vladsky"]Rating:1541 [Black "tactical_abyss"]Rating:2519 [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 Qh4 3. Nc3 Qxf2+ 4. Kxf2 Be7 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Bg5 O-O 8. Rf1 Ng4+ 9. Kg1 f6 10. Bh4 Ne3 11. Qe1 Nxc2 12. Qg3 Nxa1 13. Bd3 Kh8 14. e5 dxe5 15. dxe5 Bc5+ 16. Kh1 f5 17. Ng5 Nb3 18. axb3 h6 19. Nf3 Nc6 20. Nd2 a6 21. Qg6 Nxe5 22. Qg3 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 b5 24. Nf3 Bb7 25. Ne5 Bd6 26. Nd7 Rfe8 27. Rxf5 exf5 28. Qxf5 Bc8 29. Qf7 Bxd7 30. Qxd7 b4 31. Nd5 Re2 32. Ne7 Bxe7 33. Qxc7 Rd8 34. Qc1 Bxh4 0-1
tactical_abyss 12-Apr-13, 07:48	Standard time-out ploy These dudes from Russia can be tough cookies!But of course,I had to test this guys skills against my famous Queen Sac!He was winning as I expected he would.Infact he had me in a mate in say 11-12 by move 60 or so,but then he blundered a bit and erased his own immediate threat of mate.At that juncture I noticed I had about a 30 second lead on him when he blundered a bit....with approx a minute and a half to go in the game.So I switched over to my "super mouse"!Yes,I have a set of two mouse's that are always connected into my USB ports.One is a good light mouse I got with my HP AMD system and the other one has been custom/professionally built for me(one of a kind)that is specially designed for ultra lightning speed blitz response/movement.I paid like 400 dollars just for the mouse!This makes my movement probably faster than any blitz corresp player in the world.Since I have been on the top of a few blitz corresp rating lists over the years,I believe that I have bragging rights to claim that as a truism. In any case,he sped up his game like lightning.I seen him speeding up,so I had to go into "warp drive"....meaning activating the pro mouse!I lost perhaps 1.5 seconds when switching over(grabbing the other mouse),but I ended up doing my job....timing this Russian out!Yes,if he had another 30 seconds or so,he probably would have mated me.In the end when my opponents clock reached zero I had 12 seconds left on my side.I switch back and forth as needed with the mouse.If i'm in a serious killing mood i'll start with the pro mouse.But sometimes i'm just using my regular mouse and quickly decide to play a game or two of blitz at the spare of the moment.Since most of the blitz opponents are 1500 or below,I do not "need"a special mouse to defeat them.even with a Queen sac.But I begin to worry a tiny bit if they are over 1700 and from Russia!But since the blitz games are not preset,I have no idea at the time who is going to "show up"on my blitz board!So I calculated that I would have to grab the pro mouse if this guy gave me any trouble...and he did!But not "enough"trouble for TA! If you figure it out....77 moves in a 5 minute game with zero increment is moving baby! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site "gameknot.com"] [Date "2013.04.12"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical_abyss"]Rating:2519 [Black "boomburdier"]Rating:1765 [Result "1-0"]Black times-out. 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nf6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bc4+ Ke8 6. d3 h6 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Nbd2 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Bxd4 c5 13. Be3 Qb6 14. O-O Kd7 15. b4 Qxb4 16. Rab1 Qc3 17. Rxb7+ Kd8 18. Bb3 g5 19. Rd1 Rh7 20. Rxh7 Nxh7 21. Bd2 Qe5 22. Be3 Nf6 23. f3 h5 24. d4 cxd4 25. Bxd4 Qe7 26. e5 Nd7 27. e6 Nf6 28. Bc3 a5 29. a4 Kc7 30. Rd3 Rd8 31. h4 g4 32. Bxa5+ Kc8 33. Kf1 Re8 34. Rc3+ Kb8 35. Rc7 Qxc7 36. Bxc7+ Kxc7 37. Bc4 d5 38. Be2 Rxe6 39. a5 Bc5 40. a6 d4 41. Bc4 Rb6 42. Bd3 Rb1+ 43. Ke2 Nd5 44. fxg4 hxg4 45. g3 Nc3+ 46. Kf2 Kd6 47. Kg2 Ke5 48. h5 Ne4 49. Kh2 Ng5 50. Kg2 Nf3 51. h6 Rg1+ 52. Kf2 Rh1 53. a7 Bxa7 54. Ke2 Rh2+ 55. Kd1 Rd2+ 56. Kc1 Rh2 57. Ba6 Rxh6 58. Bb5 Bc5 59. Kb2 Bb4 60. Kb3 Bc3 61. Kc4 Nd2+ 62. Kc5 Rh7 63. Be2 Rc7+ 64. Kb6 Rh7 65. Bxg4 Rg7 66. Be2 Rxg3 67. Kc7 Rg2 68. Bd3 Nf3 69. Bf1 Rf2 70. Bd3 Ne1 71. Bc4 Nxc2 72. Kb7 Kd6 73. Kb6 Ne3 74. Bb5 Rb2 75. Ka6 Kc7 76. Ba4 Nc4 77. Be8 1-0
tactical_abyss 14-Apr-13, 15:06	Deleted by tactical_abyss on 14-Apr-13, 17:44.
tactical_abyss 14-Apr-13, 17:44	Deleted by tactical_abyss on 14-Apr-13, 17:47.
tactical_abyss 14-Apr-13, 17:47	I love Kung fu movies.Its funny how the monkey jumps around the floor,even under a fighters legs and is very dangerous.But as most of us know,the "dragon"is more powerful than the monkey.In this game I play the "dragon"! My spicy Queen sacrifice move on #3 rips off one of my own legs and arms.The monkey allows the dragon to move too close into monkey territory and mate ensues in 8 moves!Yes,I give my Queen away to monkey and monkey not only loses,but is mated in 8 moves.So how rare is it to give my Queen away on move 3 with only 1 pawn in return for my Queen loss and then mate my opponent in 8 moves?Rare my friends,rare!Yes,yes,yes...I know monkey was only 1305 in rating,but still,mate in 8 moves and giving my 9 points away on move #3?Even the sac master only gets these quick ones about once every 3 years!Enjoy the monkey slaughter below...(hey,thats his name!): Fools mate without the Queen: [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site "gameknot.com"] [Date "2013.04.14"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment. [White "tactical_abyss"]Rating:2519 [Black "monkeykungphu"]Rating:1305 [Result "1-0"] Abyss mates black in 8 moves. 1. e4 c5 2. Qh5 a6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. Nf3 h6 5. Ne5+ Ke8 6. Be2 d6 7. Bh5+ g6 8. Bxg6# 1-0 What do you think grasshopper?Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!
tactical_abyss 15-Apr-13, 07:43	Deleted by tactical_abyss on 15-Apr-13, 07:52.
tactical_abyss 15-Apr-13, 07:52	Get back to your cage,you mangy "a" pawn!! In this game,even I hesitated for a second or two wondering if I should play my Queen sacrifice game against this relatively strong 1818 rated player.But what the hell,its a 3 min game,not a 5 min game and i'll go in for the time-out I thought of my opponent by building up a strong central presence and then duck and weave my pieces confusing him(which happened!)and he would eventually use up too much of his "think time"with my complex positions I "spawn".The motto of this game is...when you bring in your Queen and other "mercenary forces" on my King side to try and "burn"me(my King)out of its hiding place with flame throwers...you better be sure that you have the top notch mercenaries guarding your own "back door" behind the building you enter(not some soldiers with only one stripe on their shoulder!).Or in other words...properly guard your own Queen side instead of just concentrating on killing me on my King side,for after I escape,i'll make sure the entire building caves in on you,destroying your pieces,your game and your ego!That "a" pawn of mine as insignificant as it seemed at the time,was blacks undoing,and big time!He let that little pawn slide all the way up to the a7 rank.It did not even have to Queen to beat him.Surprising enough,he missed a draw and thought I had him in a mating net,but I fooled him!The illusion worked! key notes: 1.Move 11:Do not want to exchange when down 9 points!.So move that Knight,even to a weaker end file! 2.My tactical combinations from moves 15-17 cost him a Knight on move 18,whittling down his advantage.I begin to see some structural weakness on blacks Queen side,with the doubling of blacks c pawns and an open b file. 3.I disconnected his e pawn through exchange on move# 21 giving black more structural weakness 4.Opponent makes a mild blunder on move 23 to defend his weak e pawn with his Rook.I take his a7 pawn on move 24,weakening his Queen side structure even more.My "a" pawn now awaits for its master(me) to unleash its foaming from the mouth insanity and insatiable appetite to destroy anything in its path!Wait my pet I say to him...patience!Daddy will release you soon! 5.Black moves his Queen into my hiding compartment prematurely.I equalize the immediate tactical position.Ok now...its time to release the MONSTER!Go ahead you foaming from the mouth "a" pawn nut...do your duty,kill,KILL!No mercy,Kill!Wide open "a" file with loose Rooks,nice! 6. #29.a6 #30.a7! Kill kill,KILL!No mercy!Destroy monster,destroy!Danger,danger Will Robinson! 7.Blacks move...Qxc2? 8.Counterattack 31.Rxe5! Now the critical move #32 for black....g5.At this juncture I could see an immediate draw for me,if I wanted it....Re4 and Rd4 perpetual checks,see it?And my opponents clock was now down to about 10 seconds.I had about 30 seconds left.So blacks psychological pressure was on. 9.My "pet"and I perform tactical surgery on blacks a8 Rook with an ex-ray attack! 10.At this finalized juncture,black appears to see my very possible mating net with my Rook and pet "a"pawn combination,having missed the earlier draw.And with my very strong positional edge and his 5 seconds left on the clock....He resigns!So,its the one,HE let get away! 11.Ok "a"pawn...return to your cage you mangy animal!Even Cujo would run from you!!!!! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site "gameknot.com"] [Date "2013.04.15"] [Round "-"]3 min,zero increment. [White "tactical_abyss"]Rating:2519 [Black "aurelcablayan"]Rating:1818 [Result "1-0"]Black resigns,even though game could have drawn. 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. Bc4+ Ke8 5. Nf3 Be7 6. d3 h6 7. Nc3 d6 8. Be3 Nf6 9. a3 Na5 10. Ba2 Bg4 11. Nh4 Qd7 12. Ng6 Rh7 13. O-O Be6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bf7 16. Nxe7 Qxe7 17. b4 Nc6 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Bxf7+ Qxf7 20. f4 Qh5 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Rae1 Kd7 23. Bc5 Re8 24. Bxa7 g6 25. Bc5 Qg4 26. a4 h5 27. a5 h4 28. h3 Qg5 29. a6 Qd2 30. a7 Qxc2 31. Rxe5 Ra8 32. Re4 g5 33. Rd4+ Kc8 34. Rf8+ Kb7 35. Rxa8 1-0
tactical_abyss 15-Apr-13, 08:44	Don't cry little one! PS...in the game above,yes,black could have lost by mate several ways by making the slightest wrong move near the end of the game.I'll leave that up to you to see how,if you want to go through it...its pretty obvious!But again,he could have drawn if he wanted.But that's the good magic and the bad karma for some opponents in blitz,especially in a 3 min game.Perhaps now,you know why I do not use "increment"in my blitz games?!Yes,I read minds and yours is saying..."well,if your so good TA,why not give 10 second increments to your weaker opponents,are you afraid?"Ha ha!No,i'm just more intelligent than anyone thinking that!I am not afraid...I induce fear,sweat and shaky mouse's,not receive fear!Its not my fear or strength that wins but my opponent's own "id"that has him destroy himself!I'm already giving you my Queen on move #3,what more do you want?Increment too?Next it will be,ok,you gave me increment,how about your Bishop too on move 10?Ha ha,see?No,I gave you enough already with my Queen,don't be rude and ask for increment too!I need atleast some kind of fighting back power for a comeback!So who's in real fear?The person losing and then asking for increment,or the person constantly winning being down 9 points on move #3 without increment?I know the answer to that but do you? The comments in the blitz room amaze me!(Now the player above in the above blitz game not make any negative comments at all,infact he commended me on my strength,but i'm just speaking in general here).You guys lose,then want to say well,you should have given me increment!Yes,how about I give you an hour?You want to make up excuses for your loss and give me no credit for the win.You guys do not follow through on proper exchanging,control of the center,getting rid of that mangy "a" pawn of mine earlier(or other pawns in other games),and after you lose...well,you should have given me more time!Ha ha ...no!Never try to make TA's win a "hollow victory".Your psychology will always be weaker than mine!My victory is solid,your loss is your own fault.So I give your tons of candy that no one else would give you,and you want more(increment)?Time for a slap! TA
tactical_abyss 16-Apr-13, 06:31	Deleted by tactical_abyss on 16-Apr-13, 07:32.
marmalite 16-Apr-13, 07:17	Blitz room Sounds like a breeding ground for faceless trolls   8 move checkmate without a queen?? I didn't even know that was possible..
tactical_abyss 16-Apr-13, 07:32	Excuses,excuses.... Lets see,what other comments do I receive in the blitz chat room?Yes,yes,I know...I can turn my chat off,but I enjoy reading some of the outrageous comments of my opponents,so I can either laugh,study,investigate or expose them in my club!Sometimes,I even record what they say if its way out of bounds like filthy swear words or other things....and there are ways to write things that the GK computer will not block or has not blocked in some cases.I have personally reported a few blitz players over the years noting the time,what was said and the board # if possible.Then those players were either surgically removed from GK permanently or they had their blitz and/or chat privileges suspended either temporarily or permanently.Most paying members never act like that,but there are alot of 1200 non premium members that could care less and say what they want.Thats fine with me,but even I have my limits of what I want to read from some immature opponent.So write whatever you want,but beware!For I have had a 100% return on my complaints....and that means I must be respected by the GK administrators.So I actually "suggest" suspension or account termination,and as I said....my wish has always been granted!So,those who feel that they are "immune"to prosecution(by me!)or do not care...well good!Just remember that in a few days after you cannot access your account or play blitz or message anyone either in blitz OR someone's messenging center,just remember why and please remember me...for "I" am having the "last laugh"!!!! But on the lighter side,some comments that do not deserve any penalty,but just a laugh would be comments(and these are direct quotes)from different opponents: 1."Sacrificing your Queen is not playing real chess or proper etiquette,no one plays like that,who the F do you think you are"? Ha ha...really?So when is making any legal chess move not "real"chess?And what is non etiquette about it?I never respond back to these players that write this,but i'm thinking...climb back from under the rock you came from!Ha ha! 2."Are you a beginner"?...and they can see my 2500+rating above the board! 3."TA,you disgrace the game and insult me and my intelligence by sacrificing your Queen!" Ha ha...then they go on to lose about 25 moves later!The person who wrote this better check their "own"intelligence for not only losing,but disgracing their own"perceived" superiority complex on the way "they"play in unexpected responses from their opponent(me) and think that they shall win!Ha ha...no.Players should think a bit before they rattle off nonsense in the blitz room against me! 4."You are an as#$$%^,you cost me the game!If you didn't make stupid moves like that which threw my timing off,I would not have lost!" Ha,ha...thats a good one!So I make stupid moves (which you admit) and you lost to my dumb stupid moves?So what does that make you?Even more stupid?See?No logic at all.So lets examine this for a moment.So i'm "suppose"to play only like you want me to in blitz and only make specific types of moves that correspond to what you deem as normal(like book moves)and if I do not play like that...I am making stupid,dumb moves that cost you the game?My response to this is: Ha,ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !You too,crawl back under the rock you came from!Shame on you! 5. "No way could you be a real senior master,masters do not make moves like that!" Hmmmm..really?So how are they supposed to move?Are you a master?How would you know how they are supposed to move?Did you read this in a book somewhere?So,lets see.If i move 1.a4 and 2.h4 with my first 2 moves as white,then I cannot be a master because you never seen this as a response from a master in a book,I cannot be a master?Ha ha...we are talking blitz here,not regular chess my friend!The book you read is most probably not a blitz book! Then you go on to lose the game to my weak moves like 1.Na3 and 2.Nh3.So you repeat..."I cannot be a master"?So the false thinking here is that I have to move a specific way for "you" in order for me to fit your "mold" of how a real senior master is "supposed"to play? My response to this(unwritten but thought)....there's the rock....you know where to go!Its time to rethink the way you think! Now are the above responses simply from really young players or players 900-1200 in rating? Absolutely not!The last response above was from a 2000 rated player that was 35 years old! And all the other responses were not from young kids either.I can expect those type of remarks from kids and think nothing of them.Kids are kids.But adults acting like this? So some of you blitz people,look into yourselves and your blitz play weakness's....and stop blaming others like TA for throwing your game off by giving you a Queen on move #3!Its not my fault you lost,its your fault! When I sac my Queen I get alot of ?????.Well that perfectly ok,expected and understandable! But every time this same player blunders a piece I give them a..????? back as well!And when they are in my mating net by move #32,I give them a "?????????????????????????????". But then when the same players writes back....FY,well thats a different story!Now it becomes....so you can dish it out,but you can't take it?And while I never write any words(just symbols like?,but no words),i'm thinking...grow up! TA
tactical_abyss 16-Apr-13, 07:38	Deleted by tactical_abyss on 28-Aug-13, 14:53.
tactical_abyss 20-Apr-13, 12:18	The power of Bishops in an open game... Another 5 min blitz game here with a 1632 rated player and my famous Queen sac.Yes,1632 rating is very respectable,but when this player is confronted with just a few "open the file"tactics as well as not figuring in a few key factors like en passant for white and lack of countertactics which would force simplification,it becomes his undoing and his mate.I'm not going to annotate every move here,just make a few key notes on specific moves. Notice on move #4 how I am already attacking his Knight with 4.e5 which results in some players tending to move into white territory too far after my e5 move.This would subject it counterattack and loss of tempo.But he did ok there.I could have advanced my c pawn for attack on his Knight,but decided to develop my Knight to f3 due to his strength.Notice how I also support my e pawn with 6.d4 creating central control of the board and a very powerful pawn duo.Also notice black cannot castle anymore and my goal is to try and draw blacks King out even farther into the open...and if not,then clear one or more of the f,g or h files for attack. Black blunders big time on move #7.So I capture his Knight with 8.Bxf4! Now his "lead" is only 5 point values ahead(I won his pawn on move #3 and now his Knight on move #8).So you must subtract my pawn and Knight capture from his Queen capture of mine(9-4=5) So he is the equivocal of being only "up" a Rook value by move #8...and the game has just begun!Get it so far?Now comes the abyss tactics!But notice blacks 9th move...Bb4+ and my response...10.c3!Here white(me)has complete domination with superb diagonal placed pawns!And of course black must back his Bishop all the way back to e7....with loss of "tempo". By move #14,I am in complete control of my Bishops which begin to initiate "file sweeping" with pawn exchanges....opening up the end files of g & h.Notice where blacks King is on move # 14.Also note that black has not developed his Rook,Knight or Bishop(which is still hemmed in) at any time in the game!!!!Why not?Well,thats a question for him,not me!Just bringing out those major pieces and attacking me would have probably been my undoing!What good is your pieces,if your just going to let them "sit"on their original squares and not move them at all?You might as well remove them off the board from move #1!!!!See??? By move #18,I have opened up the h file and begin to counterattack blacks Queen.With white and dark square control of my Bishops and blacks hemmed in Bishop on the c8 square,mate is a fairly easy set up! Blacks 19th move was his final undoing.He could have moved to f5 with his Queen,but it would have only delayed the inevitable.My Bishop would have taken his Queen.So unless he was a "time me out" expert,and he was not because I has like a 2 min lead on him,the mating net was set after move #19.The rest you can see,even if you were Ray Charles! So I have a mate in 21 being a Queen down from move #3. Not bad!Time for a martini! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site "gameknot.com"] [Date "2013.04.20"] [Round "-"] 5 min,zero increment. [White "tactical_abyss"]2523 [Black "junglefever"]1632 [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 c6 2. Qh5 Nf6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nf3 h6 6. d4 e6 7. Be2 Nf4 8. Bxf4 g5 9. Be3 Bb4+ 10. c3 Be7 11. Nbd2 d5 12. exd6 e.p. Qxd6 13. Ne5+ Kg7 14. h4 Rf8 15. hxg5 Bxg5 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Nxg5 hxg5 18. Bd3 Qf6 19. Ng4 Qd8 20. Rh7+ Kg8 21. Nh6# 1-0
tactical_abyss 20-Apr-13, 12:23	....and notice on the above game how all my pieces are placed on that open h file by the end of the game!A thing of beauty,if I do say so myself...and I say so! TA
tactical_abyss 20-Apr-13, 22:35	Unfathomable Rook tactics I stunned even myself with this Queen sac comeback.My Rook domination and tactics after the whittling away point leveling is so complex,that it has twisted my fingers and tongue into a hundred knots.I cannot speak,see,hear or write anything to this game to explain,else i'll my brain will fry and steam will rise out of my ears.You look at it,I am zombified right now.He would have been mated in a bit,but he justifiably threw in his towel. [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site "gameknot.com"] [Date "2013.04.21"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical_abyss"] Rating;2523 [Black "georgelexus"] Rating;1540 [Result "1-0"]Opponent resigned,no time-out 1. e4 c5 2. Qh5 d6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. Nf3 h6 5. Bc4+ e6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. d3 Re8 9. e5 dxe5 10. Nxe5+ Kg8 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Ne4 Nd5 14. b3 Bg5 15. Bxg5 hxg5 16. Nxc5 Nb4 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Bxe6+ Rxe6 19. Rxe6 Nxc2 20. Rd1 Qd4 21. Rxc6 Rf8 22. Rxc2 g4 23. Re2 g3 24. hxg3 Rf6 25. Red2 Rh6 26. Re2 Qd5 27. Re8+ Kh7 28. Ree1 Qh5 29. f3 Qh2+ 30. Kf2 Qh5 31. d4 Qa5 32. Re2 Qc3 33. Red2 a5 34. Rd3 Qc2+ 35. R3d2 Qc6 36. g4 a4 37. b4 Qb5 38. a3 Qc4 39. d5 Qb3 40. d6 Rxd6 41. Rxd6 Qxa3 42. Kg3 Qxb4 43. Ra6 a3 44. Ra1 g5 45. Kh3 Qe7 46. R6xa3 Qf6 47. Ra7+ Kg6 48. R1a6 1-0
tactical_abyss 21-Apr-13, 05:59	Deleted by tactical_abyss on 21-Apr-13, 06:32.
tactical_abyss 21-Apr-13, 06:32	Morning coffee for my opponent...stirred with a chainsaw.... Yes,it was 8:30 am EST,I woke up and had a bit of strong coffee for myself.So I thought i'd have a wake me up Queen sac game!And wouldn't you know it,the same opponent appeared that I just posted a game about the night before (above) appear in front of me again!Was he waiting in the cyber shadows all night for me with an ax?I felt that this time he was out for revenge!He sure was...he was moving as fast as I was,even with my"supermouse"!Infact he was doing quite well,until a bit of my Knight tactics combined with a few of his positional blunders cost him a resignation. I must have spewed out all his coffee(or tea?)way too violently with the redwood chainsaw that has a 6 foot diamond coated chain blade when I stirred his drink!Whats all the screaming about?Why is everyone running away from the table?What bad manners!Thats not nice,come back here!Well,I got to clear the room of gas fumes and time to wake up now...yawn! Where's that croissant? [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site "gameknot.com"] [Date "2013.04.21"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical_abyss"]Rating:2523 [Black "georgelexus"]Rating:1540 [Result "1-0"]Opponent resigned. 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. Bc4+ Ke8 5. Nf3 h6 6. O-O Nf6 7. d3 d6 8. a3 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. b4 Kd7 11. b5 Na5 12. Ba2 Rd8 13. h3 Be6 14. Bb2 Bxa2 15. Rxa2 Kc8 16. Bc3 b6 17. Bxa5 bxa5 18. Nb3 a4 19. Na5 Qf7 20. c4 Be7 21. Nc6 Rd7 22. Rc2 Kb7 23. c5 dxc5 24. Nfxe5 Qb3 25. Na5+ 1-0
tactical_abyss 21-Apr-13, 17:12	Everything,including the kitchen sink.... This Queen sacrifice game has everything in it from discovered checks to multiple ex-ray attacks/wing attacks and more....not on me,but my opponent!This player is pretty strong at an 1840 rating and was a pretty good opponent.But when I brew up an "abyss"stew and I know my opponent is class A rated or higher,I throw everything I got at him or her on multiple spots on the chess board...to duck,weave and confuse my opponent.My stew contains ingredients that only a tiny few can survive if they accept to consume it.This opponent did not make it.My final ex-ray attack on his King/Rook on the 8th rank clenched it.And if you do manage to get through this game,take note at how I dominated the central control of the board,how I regained my point loss and also notice the dance of my Rooks in perfect symphonic harmony! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site "gameknot.com"] [Date "2013.04.21"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment. [White "tactical_abyss"]Rating:2523 [Black "nativenewyorker"]Rating:1840 [Result "1-0"]Opponent resigned upon last ex-ray attack. 1. e4 e6 2. Qh5 Nf6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. e5 Ng4 5. d4 c5 6. Be2 h5 7. h3 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Nc6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. Na3 a6 11. Be3 d5 12. exd6 e.p. Qxd6 13. O-O Nd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Rad1 e5 16. f4 e4 17. Rxd4 Qc6 18. Nc4 Bf6 19. Ne5+ Bxe5 20. fxe5+ Ke8 21. c3 Be6 22. Rd6 Qc8 23. Rf4 Rh6 24. Rxe4 Bxh3 25. Bxh6 gxh6 26. gxh3 Qxh3 27. Rxh6 Ke7 28. Rh7+ Kf8 29. Rh8+ 1-0
tactical_abyss 23-Apr-13, 20:13	Ultra domination of the board...the dance of death... Maximum domination of the center of the board in this Queen sac game.Ultra fine tuned Knights doing a combined war dance beyond imagination.My opponents Queen was out way too early causing it to be humiliated beyond recognition.A lesson in bringing out your Queen too early,even if your opponent has given his Queen to you as a gift on a silver platter!And I took only my opponents h7 pawn on move #3 with my Queen gaining nothing in return but that little black pawn.My Knights painted a "picasso"in this game! Yes,I know...he was a 1200 rated player.But then that does not truly tell me what his real strength is,now does it?Just because a player has not played any regular corresp games on GK,or later I found out just 1 game...it does not mean that a 1200 player showing up in the blitz room could not be a 2200 player hiding behind that 1200 label!But,in this case,he certainly was not a 2200 player,but I don't know this at the very moment I pass my Queen to him!Its a risk,for sure! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site "gameknot.com"] [Date "2013.04.23"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical_abyss"]2523 [Black "bro45"]1200 [Result "1-0"]Mate 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Qf6 3. Qxh7 Rxh7 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. Nf3 g5 6. Nd5 Qc6 7. Nxe5 Qd6 8. Nc4 Qc6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Bxg5 f6 11. Bf4 Ne7 12. Ncxb6 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxc2 14. Nxf6+ Kf7 15. Rc1 Qxb2 16. Nxh7 d6 17. Rxc7+ Kg6 18. Nf8+ Kf6 19. e5+ Kf5 20. Bd3+ Kxf4 21. Rf7+ Kg5 22. h4+ Kh5 23. Rh7+ Kg4 24. Rg7+ Kf4 25. Ng6+ Kg4 26. Ne7+ Kh5 27. g4+ Kh6 28. Rh7# 1-0
tactical_abyss 26-Apr-13, 00:59	Deleted by tactical_abyss on 26-Apr-13, 01:15.
tactical_abyss 26-Apr-13, 01:15	Deleted by tactical_abyss on 26-Apr-13, 01:27.
tactical_abyss 26-Apr-13, 01:27	Unusual pawn chain configurations... In this Queen sacrifice game with my 1700+ opponent,around move 35 or so the power of the g and h file pawns play a huge psychological role in delaying and defeating this opponent of mine.In this case,however,the additional pawn attaching itself to the doubled pawns makes this endgame structure unusual to say the least.Its not overly common to have what we master guys call a powerful endgame with doubled pawns on an end file.Its usually the opposite,where doubled pawns in an endgame statistically are weaker and subject to attack,especially if my opponent has material advantage...like he still had!Plus end file pawns...if you read my post on doubled pawns and click on that link,will tell you that end file pawns have a bit less value than a full 1 point.Of course,whites undoing was his move #41 whereas I Queened and developed an ex-ray attack on whites King/Rook combo on the 1st rank,and my opponent resigned.Prior to all these tactics,however,I had already whittled whites lead down to a trickle. Again,and I said this before,these Queen sacrifice games I post for a reason.Its to educate players,not make someone look bad or moronic on the board.Its to prove and illustrate that strong material advantage should win,but will NOT win in many cases if you do not have the right recipe of tactics,development,delays,patience a bit(even in a 5 min game)and use those tools against a strong player in proper fashion and technique.I try to be helpful anywhere I can be to show a player where and why he went wrong in any game,long or blitz.On the flip side,however,it is intentionally done to give a beating and harsh whipping lesson without mercy to those players who laugh at TA in the blitz room,call TA a fool or an idiot for sacrificing my Queen...then they go on to lose against me a few moves later.These players then are the true idiots and fools and morons who end up losing to my "silly"moves and who deserve to lose like a foaming from the mouth rabid dog being shot down by a 10 gauge shotgun!!!!If you act like a fool against TA,you will be shot down like the fool you are.....and I will have the last laugh....and usually do... 8 out of 10 Queen sac games with players from 1000 to 2100 in rating.How does that saying go?"If you give respect,you will receive respect in return".And if you throw a punch at TA,you will receive a punch back,plus a flying drop kick with razor blades,nails and sharp broken glass sticking straight up on the bottom of my soles! And i'm the nicest guy you would ever want to meet! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site "gameknot.com"] [Date "2013.04.26"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment. [White "orlin"]1714 [Black "tactical_abyss"]2523 [Result "0-1"] Opponent resigned. 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Qh4 3. Nc3 Qxf2+ 4. Kxf2 b6 5. Nf3 Bb7 6. e3 Nf6 7. Bd3 Na6 8. a3 Ng4+ 9. Kg3 h5 10. h3 Bd6+ 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bxe5+ 13. Kf2 Nc5 14. b4 Bxc3 15. Rb1 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Bf6 17. Rd1 d6 18. Bb2 O-O-O 19. a4 Rh6 20. a5 Rg6 21. g3 h4 22. g4 Bxb2 23. Rxb2 Rf6+ 24. Kg1 Rf3 25. Rh2 bxa5 26. bxa5 f5 27. Rb1 Rg3+ 28. Kf1 Be4 29. Qb3 fxg4 30. Rbb2 Rf3+ 31. Rhf2 Rxf2+ 32. Rxf2 gxh3 33. c5 Bd5 34. Qb4 g5 35. e4 Bc6 36. Qd4 g4 37. Qf6 g3 38. Rb2 h2 39. Qxh4 dxc5 40. Rb1 Rd2 41. Qxg3 h1=Q+ 0-1
tactical_abyss 26-Apr-13, 07:53	So much lead and soooo many Queening pawns.... Yet,this opponent failed to be able to Queen any of his massive amount of pawns with me even with my side being down tons of material...until the very end,where I took his Queen back immediately and then he timed out.Its a Picasso with "duck and weave"as I call it,or perhaps a "rope a dope".You decide.But its games like this that can possibly make someone end up taking nerve pills or smash their computer screen after they lose.And I won this game.The opponent is saying...if only,if only I had another minute!!!Ahhhh...but that would not have mattered!Why?Because if I knew it was a 6 min or 10 minute game,I would have played a totally different game called...."No Queen sac"!Ha!! Check the march of the pawns in this game!A better march that the Green Berets can give you! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site "gameknot.com"] [Date "2013.04.26"] [Round "-"] 5 min,zero increment [White "tactical_abyss"]2523 [Black "paranqua"]1200 [Result "1-0"]Opponent times out. 1. e4 d5 2. Qh5 d4 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4+ Ke8 6. d3 e5 7. O-O h6 8. c3 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Be7 11. cxd4 exd4 12. Bf4 Bg5 13. Bg3 Nf6 14. h4 Nh5 15. hxg5 Nxg3 16. fxg3 hxg5 17. e5 g4 18. Nh4 Rxh4 19. gxh4 Qxh4 20. Rf4 Nxe5 21. Re4 Kd7 22. Rxe5 g3 23. Rae1 Qh2+ 24. Kf1 Rf8+ 25. Ke2 Qxg2+ 26. Kd1 Qxb2 27. R5e2 Qb1+ 28. Kd2 Qb4+ 29. Kd1 Rf2 30. Bb3 Rxe2 31. Rxe2 Qc3 32. Bd5 Qxd3+ 33. Ke1 Kd6 34. Be4 Qc3+ 35. Kd1 c5 36. Rd2 g5 37. Bxb7 c4 38. Rg2 d3 39. Bf3 Qa1+ 40. Kd2 Qb2+ 41. Ke1 Qxg2 42. Bxg2 c3 43. Be4 d2+ 44. Ke2 Ke5 45. Bc2 Kf4 46. Ba4 g4 47. Bc6 a5 48. Bd5 a4 49. a3 Ke5 50. Bc6 Kd4 51. Bg2 c2 52. Kxd2 c1=Q+ 53. Kxc1 Ke3 54. Bc6 Kf2 55. Kb2 g2 56. Bd5 1-0
tactical_abyss 26-Apr-13, 08:47	Deleted by tactical_abyss on 26-Apr-13, 08:52.
tactical_abyss 26-Apr-13, 08:52	A nice pin with my e7 pawn,then I promote to a Knight instead of a Queen to capture his Queen with a fork,but opponent resigned.Why did he let that e pawn of mine go all the way up to e7?And with my opponent being a whole Queen up on me!How to avoid all of this nonsense of mine?Lesson 101:Start exchanging early and as much as possible for simplification.Then crush me.Hey...I want to die,beg to die,beg to be tortured.... and your not permitting me to die!Whats the problem? [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site "gameknot.com"] [Date "2013.04.26"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment. [White "tactical_abyss"]2523 [Black "abeille"]1449 [Result "1-0"]Opponent resigned with Queen fork on him. 1. e4 d5 2. Qh5 g6 3. Qxg6 hxg6 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qe6+ 6. Be2 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8. d4 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nd7 10. Be3 O-O-O 11. O-O-O Bh6 12. f4 f5 13. d5 Qf7 14. Ba6+ Kb8 15. Bc4 Qe8 16. Nb5 Ngf6 17. Nd4 e5 18. dxe6 e.p. Nc5 19. Bb5 Qf8 20. e7 Qf7 21. Nc6+ Kb7 22. Nxd8+ Rxd8 23. exd8=N+ 1-0
tactical_abyss 27-Apr-13, 07:53	Deleted by tactical_abyss on 27-Apr-13, 08:08.
tactical_abyss 27-Apr-13, 08:08	All that work,then hopelessness prevails in the end... Nothing much to say in this Q sac game except how I captured a good majority of my pieces back through exchange then went into warp drive speed to time-out my opponent.Notice how he has overwhelming piece majority in the endgame,initiative,tempo and a new Queen in the endgame on me on square f8.All this glamor,glitz,and about a mate in 6 or 7 at the most for him to destroy me easily and then I proceeded to drop his own 100 pound sledge hammer on him by timing him out!!!Thats the name of the game in blitz play!If you don't like it,then stay the heck out of the blitz rooms,or find a way to improve your blitz techniques and speed! And as cocococococo is a brand new player on GK,I figured i'd give him the old TA initiation ceremony of the Q sac and destroy!Welcome coco!Now for some pineapple tropical drinks with an umbrella in them without coconut!Ha ha!Hey,where's my Ray Ban sun glasses?Surfs up! Whats that?The "man of war"jellyfish is carrying it out to sea?Quick,everyone off the beach and into that rip tide ocean!Grab that "man of war" jelly fish with your bare hands and get my ray bans back!Quick! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site "gameknot.com"] [Date "2013.04.27"] [Round "-"] 5 min,zero increment [White "cocococococo"]1200,new player on GK [Black "tactical_abyss"]2523 [Result "0-1"]Opponent times-out even having ME in a mating net. 1. e4 e6 2. d4 Qh4 3. Nc3 Qxf2+ 4. Kxf2 Be7 5. e5 h5 6. h4 d5 7. Be3 a6 8. Qf3 Nc6 9. a3 Bd7 10. Bd3 O-O-O 11. Ke2 f6 12. Bg6 fxe5 13. dxe5 Rf8 14. Qg3 d4 15. Bg5 dxc3 16. Qxc3 Bxg5 17. hxg5 Nge7 18. Be4 Rf4 19. Qe3 Rg4 20. Bf3 Nf5 21. Bxg4 Nxe3 22. Kxe3 Nxe5 23. Bf3 g6 24. b3 Rf8 25. Be4 Ng4+ 26. Kd2 Nf2 27. Rh4 Nxe4+ 28. Rxe4 a5 29. Nf3 Rf5 30. c4 c5 31. Rh1 Bc6 32. Rxe6 Bxf3 33. gxf3 Rxg5 34. Ke3 Rg2 35. Re5 b6 36. Re7 a4 37. bxa4 Rc2 38. Rg1 Rc3+ 39. Kd2 Rxc4 40. Rxg6 Rd4+ 41. Kc3 Rd8 42. Rh6 Rf8 43. Kc4 h4 44. Rxh4 Kb8 45. Kb5 Kc8 46. f4 c4 47. Kxc4 Kb8 48. Kb5 Kc8 49. f5 Kb8 50. f6 Rg8 51. f7 Rd8 52. Re8 Kc7 53. Rxd8 Kxd8 54. f8=Q+ Kd7 0-1
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