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Apr-06-06
 | | tpstar: Michael-Tony (SJL 4/5/06):
click for larger viewA closed Sicilian (1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4) where White won the Pc5 very nicely, then from the diagram played 1. Rd3. Black blundered with 1 ... Qg5?? (expecting 2. f4 Qg4) so White captured 2. R3xd4! since the Pe5 was pinned. Now Black tried 2 ... Qc1+ but White moved 3. Kg2? too hastily; 3. Rd1 Qxb2 Bb1 and White wins, instead 3 ... exd4 4. Qxd4 Qxc2 5. Rc5? Qxe4+ and Black won. |
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Apr-07-06
| | tpstar: WEAK BACK RANK:
1) Duras vs H Wolf, 1907 
click for larger view2) S Rubinstein vs A J Fink, 1916 
click for larger view3) P Negi vs Hebden, 2005 
click for larger view4) Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1970 
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Apr-07-06
| | tpstar: Peter. 8. Amazing understanding of tactics and strategy. Already much improved at time management, but needs to avoid moving too fast. More demonstrative after losing but in a competitive manner, not at all childish. Tends to look up during the game for encouragement and/or approval. Needs to work on correct notation; wasted time erasing and rewriting. Excellent attention during post mortem, and suggested good/bad continuations. Knows when to resign, which is phenomenal for a junior. Above game was his. Michael. 6. Seems more playful, and not just from age. Solid tactics although prone to oversights. Less understanding of strategy, but likes to give check and attack. Set up a very nice Double Check, although not decisive. Maintains great focus on the board during play. Often forgets to hit his clock, which is hard for him to reach. Keeping good notation but needs to remember touch move and no take-backs. Shrugs off losing and just enjoys playing, but also liked reviewing the game. Excellent attention during post mortem. First Place Kindergarten at the Michigan Junior. Peter-Tony (SJC 4/7/06): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4?! Nxe4! 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bxd5 Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. 0-0 Bg4 9. Re1 Be7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nd4 12. Qd3!? (12. Qd1) f6 13. b3 (13. Nb5) Qd7 14. Bb2 0-0-0 15. Rad1 (15. Rac1!?) Qc6 16. Qe4? (16. Rc1) Qxe4 17. Rxe4 Nxc2 18. Rc4 Nd4 19. Ne4 Ne2+ 20. Kf1 (20. Kg1) Nf4 
click for larger view21. Rdc1 Rd7 22. Re1!? (22. R1c2) Nd3 23. Rb1 (add 10 min) Rhd8 24. Ke2 Nf4+ 25. Kf1 b6 26. Kg1 Kb7 27. Kh2 c5 28. g3 Ne6 29. Kg2?! f5 30. Nc3 Rxd2 (  ) 31. Bc1 R2d4 32. Rxd4 cxd4 33. Nd1 Rc8 34. Kf1 Rc2 35. Ra1 Bg5 36. Bxg5 Nxg5 37. h4 Ne4 38. Ke1 Kc6 39. a4 Nc3 40. Nxc3 Rxc3 41. Kd2? Rxb3 42. Kc2 Rc3+ 43. Kd2 e4 44. Rc1?! Rxc1 45. Kxc1 Kc5 and Black won (0-1). Michael-Tony (SJC 4/7/06): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3?! Nxe4! 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bxd5 Qxd5 7. d3 (7. 0-0?? take-back) Bg4 8. 0-0 Nd4 9. c4!? Qe6 10. Qa4+ c6 11. Nfg5!? (11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Re1 Be7) Qg6 12. Be3 h6 13. f3 Bf5 14. Bxd4 exd4 15. Rfe1 hxg5 
click for larger view16. Nd6+ Kd7 17. Nxb7 Bd6 18. Na5!? Bxh2+ 19. Kf2 Qd6 20. Nb7?! Qg3+ 21. Kf1 Bxd3+ 22. Re2 Bxe2+ 23. Kxe2 Qxg2+ 24. Kd3 Qxf3+ 25. Kd2 Bf4+ 26. Kc2 Rh2+ 27. Kb1 Qf1+ 28. Qd1 Qxd1# 0-1. |
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Apr-07-06
| | tpstar: Giuoco Piano, Four Knights, Fork Trick, Desperado, Hole. Reviewed how and why 5. Bxf7+ line benefits Black. Didn't attempt puzzles - they were too eager to play. =) Practice Game versus Serious Game = notation, clock, touch move, no take-backs. Goal is one Serious Game per week, and more Practice Games for fun. Advised parents about joining a weekly club so they play more often, and not just against each other. Plan to stay local for now, and definitely mix up locations (SJE, SH, N). First session extremely successful; reiterated how both really enjoyed playing but also learning. Father very appreciative of special instruction and recognizes potential. Discussed FICS as safe Internet chess site for children. If they start playing more regularly, anticipate meeting twice a week to review Serious Games. They also have much to learn about openings as Black. |
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Apr-09-06
| | tpstar: DISCOVERED CHECK:
1) T Palmer vs D Levine, 1989 
click for larger view2) K Gerassimov vs Smyslov, 1935 
click for larger view3) Chekhover vs Dus Chotimirsky, 1949 
click for larger view4) E Freedman vs T Palmer, 1991 
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Apr-14-06
| | tpstar: Tony-Peter (SJC 4/14/06): 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. dc dc 6. Bb5 Qxd1+ 7. Nxd1 Bxf3 8. gxf3 e5!? (8 ... Nf6; 8 ... e6) 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. Nc4 Be7? (10 ... Nd7) 11. Nxe5 Rc8 12. Be3 0-0 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. 0-0-0 Ne8? (14 ... Rc7)
click for larger view15. Nd7 Rd8 16. Nxf8 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Kxf8 18. Rd7 Nd6?! 19. Bxc5 Nc8? 20. Bxe7+ Nxe7 21. Rd8# 1-0. Tony-Michael (SJC 4/14/06): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 (4. Ng5 Be7?? 5. Nxf7 1-0 do-over) Be7 5. Nc3 0-0 6. Be3 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 d6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Qd2 Na5!? 14. Ba2 Qe7 15. 0-0 Bh7 (15 ... Rad8) 
click for larger view16. g5 hg 17. Bxg5 Bg6 18. Nh4 Bh5 19. Nf5 Qd8 (19 ... g6?? take-back) 20. Qe3 Nc6 21. Qg3 g6 22. Qh4 gxf5 23. Bxf6 Qe8 24. Qg5+ Bg6 (24 ... Kh7 25. Qg7#) 25. Qxg6# 1-0. |
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Apr-14-06
| | tpstar: Sicilian (4 Moves), Two Knights Defense (4 Moves), Knights Before Bishops, Doubled Pawns, Isolated Pawns, Fork, Removing the Guard, Battery, Doubled, Tripled, Rook on the 7th. P) French Defense with 2 ... Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. c4 Ne7!?, good pressure on Pd6, Black played ... Qa5+/Qd2 0-0?? 1-0. Discussed how Kxd2 best recapture since Queens off, also Nc7 to win Ra8 and Ne5 to attack f7. M) Ruy Lopez: 3 ... Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5 Qd4 better than 5 ... Qe7, reviewed 5. Nxe5 Nxe4? 6. Qe2 trap. Peter quick to grasp Discovery motif (7. Nxc6+). Suggested 5. 0-0 Bd6 instead of 5 ... Be7? 6. Nxe5. Very nice Removing the Guard (... g5) and Black won material, grabbed Ra1 & Nb1 safely, then Qf6/Rf8 battery but missed ... Qxf2+ mating, yet won with Bf5 pin on Rg4 & ... Rh6#. P) Stonewall/Colle, Good Bishop/Bad Bishop, Holes on d3 & e4 versus weak square c4, ... Nh5?? should have lost a piece to g4. White played Double Attack Qc4 to win Pc7, then good endgame picking off Pa6 to gain 2 connected passed Pawns. M) 1. e4 d6 2. d4 over 2. Bc4, Philidor by transposition, Black played ... b6, Nd5 rather than Bd5, Pd5 lost to Ne7 & Bb7, d4 opened lines, White had Qc6+ Ke7 and then Rfe1+ forcing ... Kf6, instead of Rfe1+ Be7/Qc6+ Kf8. Lucky win because Black missed Rxe7 Qxe7 winning the exchange and not ... Rxd5?/Rxe8#. Both substantially weaker with Black; little theory but sound principles, need to evaluate all options before choosing best move. Peter improved at notation although game was shorter. Michael encouraged to Move Clock Write. Both playing on PlayChess (5 each) with printouts ready. Play, Review, Annotate, Study. Enjoyed SJE and played well there. School ends in June, then maybe SH/N monthly. |
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Apr-15-06
| | tpstar: DOUBLE CHECK:
1) Sveshnikov vs R Sherbakov, 1991 
click for larger view2) Schwartz vs Hartlaub, 1918 
click for larger view3) Charousek vs J Wollner, 1893 
click for larger view4) Samsonov vs Nezhmetdinov, 1929 
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Apr-21-06
| | tpstar: Peter-Tony (SJC 4/21/06): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bb5 d6 5. 0-0 Bg4 6. Nd5 Bc5 7. b4 Bb6 8. h3 Bh5 9. a4 a6 10. Bxc6+ (10. Nxb6 cxb6 11. Bc4) bxc6 11. Ne3 Nf6 12. d3 Qe7 13. Nf5 Qf8 14. Bg5 Nd7 15. g4 Bg6 16. b5!? (16. d4) cb 17. ab a5 18. N3h4 f6 19. Be3 Bf7 20. Bxb6 cxb6
click for larger view21. Qc1 g5 22. Ng2 h5 23. Qa3 Nc5 24. Nge3 hg 25. Nxg4!? (25. hg) Be6 26. Kh2 Bxf5 27. exf5 Qf7 28. Rae1 0-0-0 29. Ne3? (29. Re3) Qh5 30. Kg1 Qxh3 0-1. Michael-Tony (SJC 4/21/06): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. 0-0 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. d3 (7. Be2) Nd4 8. g4 Bg6 9. Bg5 f6 10. Be3 Ne7 11. Nxd4?? (11. Bxd4) exd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Nb5 Bb6 14. c3 a6 15. Nd4 Bxd4 16. cxd4 Qd7 17. Bb3 h5 18. Ba4 b5 19. Bb3 hg 20. hg Rh4 21. f3 c6 22. d5!? (22. a4) cd 23. ed Qa7+ 24. Kg2 Kd7 25. Qe2 Bf7 26. Rfe1 Re8 27. Kg3? 
click for larger view27 ... g5 (27 ... Nf5+) 28. Qe3 Qxe3 (28 ... Nf5+) 29. Rxe3 Nf5+ (finally) 30. gxf5 Rxe3 31. Bc2 Bxd5 32. Rf1 Re2 33. Rc1 Rhh2 34. Bd1 Reg2# 0-1. |
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Apr-21-06
| | tpstar: Pin, Skewer, Discovery, Open Lines, Close Lines, Trade Down, In-Between Move, Blockade, Weak Back Rank. Mate with KQ vs K while avoiding Stalemate. M) Caro-Kann, 2. d4 over 2. Bc4, Black blundered ... Nxc2??/Bxc2 Bxc2/Qxc2, obtained Ne5 & Bh4/g3/h4 after ... g4, won Pg4 nicely, then Nf4/Nd3 formation and won Pe6. Missed Nxd5 (either) exploiting pin on Pd5 against Re8. KNN5P vs K3P endgame. P) Sicilian 4N, Fork Trick but lost Pc4, reviewed ... Rc8 & ... Rd8, regained Pawn with ... Bxc2, won exchange on f1, lost exchange on e7 (should have recaptured ... Nxe7), drawn R6P vs R6P endgame, played out into Black win (Pa3 & Pb3) then draw (Ph3 & Pg3) then White win. Centralize King, Rooks behind passed Pawns. |
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Apr-22-06
| | tpstar: WINDMILL:
1) J McConnell vs Steinitz, 1886 
click for larger view2) A Wilhelm vs W Bareiss, 1971 
click for larger view3) Carlos Torre vs Lasker, 1925 
click for larger view4) D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956 
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Apr-28-06
| | tpstar: Tony-Peter (SJC 4/28/06): 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cd 4. Nxd4 Nxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Nc3 Qb6 7. Qd2 Bc5 8. Bd3 Ne7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Na4 Qd6 11. Nxc5 Qxc5 12. c4 Nc6 13. b3 Nd4 14. Bb2 e5 15. Kh1 d6 16. f4 f6 17. b4 Qc7 18. fe fe?! (18 ... de) 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Qf2+ Qf7 22. Qxd4 Qg6?! (22 ... Qe7 23. Rf1+ Ke8)
click for larger view23. c5! dc? 24. Qd8+ Qe8 25. Rf1+ 1-0.
Tony-Michael (SJC 4/28/06): 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6? (6 ... c4) 7. dc Bxc5 8. Qxd5 Qb6 9. Qd2 Na5?! (9 ... 0-0) 10. c3 0-0?? 11. b4 Bxf2+ 12. Qxf2 Qxf2+?! (12 ... Qc7 13. Bd2 Nc6) 13. Kxf2 Nc6 14. Bf4 Ne7 15. Rd1 Ng6 16. Bg3 Rd8 17. h4 b6 (17 ... h5) 18. h5 Ne7 19. Bh4 Re8 20. Bb5 a6 
click for larger view21. Bxd7 Bxd7 22. Rxd7 Rad8?? (22 ... Nc6 23. Rc7 Rac8) 23. Rxe7 Rxe7 24. Bxe7 Re8 25. Bd6 Rd8 26. h6 f6 27. hg Kxg7 28. ef+ (28. Be7) Kxf6 29. Be5+ Kg6 30. Rh4 Rf8 31. Rg4+ Kh5 32. Rg5+ Kh6 33. Bg7# 1-0. |
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Apr-28-06
| | tpstar: Peter-NuvolaBianca (FreeChess 4/27/06) (Peter) [Tony]: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 [Giuoco Piano = Italian Game] 4. 0-0 [The Main Line is 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 ed 6. cd Bb4+ 7. Nc3 or 7. Bd2. Another playable line is 4. d3.] d6 5. Nc3 Bg4 (This pin is annoying.) 6. h3 Bxf3 (The better move is 6 ... Bh5 to keep the pin. This is a relief for White.) 7. Qxf3 Qf6 8. Qxf6 (This helps Black because it allows Black to develop its Knight.) Nxf6 9. Nd5 (White is aiming at the c7 Pawn) Nxd5 (Black trades to avoid doubled Pawns on the f file.) 10. exd5 (This move blocks the d5 Bishop but it attacks the c6 Knight. An alternative move is 10. Bxd5.) Nd4 11. c3 Nc2 (This is a mistake. The Knight is trapped.) 12. Rb1 0-0-0 13. Bd3 e4 (A meaningless sacrifice.) 14. Bxe4 Nd4 15. cxd4 Bxd4 16. d3 h6 17. Be3 Bf6 18. Rfc1 (Pin the c7 Pawn to prepare for the Bishop to take the a7 Pawn.) g5 19. Bxa7 (Now 19 ... b6 would not work because of the pin on the c file.) Be5 (Black did not see the danger here.) 20. Be3 (A wasted move. I missed two better moves here: 1) 20. Bf5+ Rd7 21. Bxd7+; 2) 20. Bb6 Rd7 21. Bf5 Rd8 22. Rxc7+ Kb8 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Bxd7.) Rdf8 21. Bb6 (Too late because the Rook has already moved away.) c5 (This move does not make any sense.) 22. dc bc 23. Rxc6+ Kd7 24. Rc7+ (A better move may be 24. Bd5 Ke7.) Ke6 25. Re1 [25. d4 would attack the Be5 while blocking the long diagonal.] f5 26. Bb7 g4 27. hg fg 28. Bd4 (Missed this move = 28. d4 wins the Bishop.) Rf5 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30. Rxe5+ dxe5 [White does well to trade down.] 31. g3 h5 32. Rc6+ Kf5 33. Bc8+ Kg5 34. Rc5 [Not 34. Re6? Rxc8.] Kf6 35. a4 h4 36. a5 hg 37. fg Rh3 38. Kg2 [Not 38. Bxg4? Rxg3+ & 39 ... Rxg4.] Rh7 39. Bxg4 Rb7 40. a6 Rxb2+ 41. Kf3 Ra2 42. Rc6+ Ke7 43. Bc8 Ra3 44. Ke4 Ra5 45. g4 Kf7 46. Rc7+ Kf6 47. a7 Kg5 48. d4 [Quicker is 48. Bd7 & 49. Bc6 & 50. a8=Q.] ed 49. Kxd4 Kf4 50. g5 [White plays to trade off Rooks and promote the Pa7.] Kxg5 51. Rc5+ Rxc5 52. Kxc5 Kf4 1-0. Michael-notalk (FreeChess 4/27/06) [Tony]: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 [Giuoco Piano = Italian Game] Nd4!? [The Blackburne Gambit] 4. Nxd4 [The trap is 4. Nxe5?! Qg5 5. Nxf7? Qxg2 6. Rf1 Qxe4+ 7. Be2 Nf3#. 4. Nxd4 is safest and best.] exd4 5. 0-0 Bd6!? [An inferior move because the Bishop blocks the d Pawn from advancing. Note 5 ... Bc5? 6. Bxf7+! Kxf7 7. Qh5+ & 8. Qxc5 wins a Pawn.] 6. Qf3 Qf6 7. Qxf6 [7. Qd1 would keep Queens on while defending the Pc2.] Nxf6 8. Re1 [White threatens 9. e5 forking the Nf6 and the Bd6.] Be5 9. d3 0-0? 10. Bg5 [10. f4 Bd6 11. e5 wins a piece.] Ng4 11. g3!? [This move creates Pawn Holes in White's Kingside. Better is 11. h3 because 11 ... Bh2+? 12. Kh1 and Black loses either the Ng4 or the Bh2.] Bf6 12. Bf4 d6 13. c3 c5? [The Pd6 is now undefended.] 14. Bxd6 Re8 15. Bxc5 b6? 16. Bxd4 [White wins 3 Pawns.] Bxd4 17. cxd4 Bf5 18. Bb5 Re7 [18 ... Rd8? 19. exf5 wins the Bishop since the Pe4 is no longer pinned.] 19. Nc3 Bd7 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. d5 a6 22. Na4 [White intends 23. Nb6 forking Black's Rooks.] Rb8 23. Rec1 [Better is 23. Rac1 to develop the QR.] b5 24. Nb6! [Immune due to the weak back rank.] Rxb6? [24 ... Rdb7 25. Nc8 and the Knight escapes (26. Nd6). The text loses to a back rank mate.] 25. Rc8+ Rd8 26. Rxd8# 1-0. |
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Apr-30-06
| | tpstar: Peter-Mike (New Buffalo 4/29/06): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3?! d6?! (4 ... Nxe4! = Fork Trick) 5. Ng5 Qe7 6. Bxf7+ Kd8 7. Nd5 (7. Bb3 intending 8. Nf7+) Nxd5 8. exd5 Nd4 9. h4 (9. d3) h6 10. Ne6+ Nxe6 11. Bxe6 Bxe6 12. dxe6 Qxe6 13. Qe2 Be7 14. d3 Qg6 15. g3 Rf8 16. Bd2 Qe6 17. 0-0-0? (17. a3) Qxa2 18. Bc3 g5 19. Kd2 b6 20. b3 Qa6 21. Ra1 Qb7 22. d4 Qd5 23. Qe3?! e4 (23 ... Rf3 24. Qe2/Qe1 Rxc3! 25. Kxc3? Qxd4#) 24. h5 Qc6 25. Rhe1? (25. Bb2) Rf3 26. Qxe4 Qxc3+ 27. Kd1?! (27. Ke2) Qxa1+ 28. Kd2 Rxf2+ 29. Kd3 Qa6+ 30. c4 Rb8 31. Qxe7+ Kc8 32. Qe6+ Kb7 33. Qd5+ c6
click for larger view34. Qxd6 (34. Re7+ Ka8 35. Qxc6+ Qb7 36. Rxb7 wins Q for R) Rf3+ 35. Kc2 Qa2+ 36. Kc1 Rc3+ 37. Kd1 Qc2# 0-1. Michael-NN (New Buffalo 4/29/06): 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f6!? 3. Nf3 d6 4. 0-0 Ne7 5. Nc3 Nec6!? 6. d3 Nb4 7. a3 N4c6 8. Bd2 Nd4 9. Ne2 h5 10. Nh4 Nf5?? 11. exf5 g5 12. Ng6 Rg8?? 13. Bxg8 Bg7 and White won (1-0). |
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May-05-06
| | tpstar: Peter-Tony (SJC 5/5/06): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d3 (3. d4) f5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Nxe7 6. Nc3 Nbc6 7. Nh4 fe 8. Nxe4 Be6 9. Qh5+ Bf7 10. Qg5 Ng6 (10 ... Nd4? 11. Qxg7 Rg8? 12. Nf6#) 11. Qxd8+ Rxd8 12. Nxg6 Bxg6 13. 0-0-0 0-0 14. f3 b6 15. Ng5 Rf6 16. h4 h6 17. Ne4 Rf7 18. h5 Bh7 19. d4!? (19. Be2 Nd4 20. Rd2) d5 (19 ... Nxd4) 20. Bb5?! (20. de Nxe5; 20 ... dxe4?! 21. Bc4) Nxd4 21. Nc3 Nxb5 22. Nxb5 c6 23. Na3?! (23. Nc3) e4 24. fe Bxe4
click for larger view25. Rh2 Rf2 26. Rd2 Rdf8 27. g3 Rf1+ 28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Kxd1 Rf1+ 30. Ke2 Ra1 31. Ke3 Rxa2 32. c3 (32. c4) a5 33. c4 Kf7 34. cd Bxd5 35. Rf2+ Ke7 36. Re2 Kf6 37. Rf2+ Kg5 38. Rh2 b5 39. Nb1 b4 40. Kd3 a4 41. Kd4 a3 42. Kc5 Rxb2 43. Rxb2 axb2 44. Kxb4 Be4 45. Kb3 Bxb1 46. Kxb2 Be4 47. Kc3 Kxh5 48. Kd4 Bd5 and Black won (0-1). Michael-Tony (SJC 5/5/06): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+!? (3. d4) c6 4. Bc4 f5 5. ef Bxf5 6. d3 Be7 7. Nfd2!? d5 8. Bb3 Nf6 9. 0-0 Nbd7 10. Qf3 Bg6 11. Nc3 Qc7 12. a3 0-0-0 13. Qe3?? (13. Qe2; 13. Ne2) d4 14. Qh3 dxc3 15. bc Kb8 16. Nf3 Nc5 17. Ba2 Nd5 18. Re1 Bf6 19. Be3 Nxe3 20. Rxe3 Rhe8 
click for larger view21. Rae1 Qa5 (fishing) 22. c4 Qxa3 23. Ra1 Qb2 24. Ree1 Qxc2 25. Red1 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Qxd3 27. Bb1? Qc3 28. Bxg6? Qxa1+ 29. Ne1 Qxe1# 0-1. |
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May-05-06
| | tpstar: Peter-mfinn (FreeChess 5/2/06) (Peter) [Tony]: 1. e4 (King's Pawn Opening) e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 [Petrov Defense] 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 [One Main Line is 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 keeping Queens around.] Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Be7 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. 0-0 [The immediate 10. Nb5 is also good.] Be6 11. Nb5 Bd8 [11 ... 0-0-0 getting the King out of the center is more active.] 12. Bxf6!? (This move is not so good because it opens up the g file which allows Black to attack the King.) gxf6 [12 ... Bxf6? 13. Nxc7+ wins the exchange.] 13. Rfe1 a6 14. Nbd4 Bd5!? [14 ... Kd7 is much safer.] 15. Bf1+ (Discovered Check) Be7 16. Nxc6 bxc6? [Better is 16 ... Bxc6 because now Black has 4 Pawn islands.] 17. Nd4 Rg8
click for larger view18. Nf5 (This attacks the Be7.) h5?? (18 ... Be6 is the only move to save the Bishop.) 19. Nxe7 Rg5?? (19 ... Kf8 is better because it only trades pieces.) 20. Nxd5+ (Discovered Check - this move wins a Bishop.) Kd7 21. Nxf6+ Kc8 22. Re8+ (Forces a Rook trade.) Kb7 23. Rxa8 Kxa8 24. Re1 1-0. SamGanges-Michael (FreeChess 5/4/06) [Tony]: 1. d4 c5 [Benoni Defense; the Main Line with 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 is more common.] 2. d5 d6 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg4 [Black does better to develop the Kingside and castle; 4 ... g6 & 5 ... Bg7 & 6 ... 0-0 and Black's King is safe.] 5. Be2 Bxe2 6. Ngxe2 Qa5!? [Be careful bringing the Queen out too early.] 7. Bd2 Qb4 8. b3 Qb6 [8 ... Nxe4 wins a Pawn due to 9. a3 Nxc3 attacking White's Queen; 10. Bxc3/Nxc3 Qb6 and the Queen escapes.] 9. Na4 Qc7 10. Nec3!? g6 11. Qf3 Bg7 12. e5? [Loses a Pawn but clears the e4 square for 13. Ne4.] de 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 0-0 15. 0-0-0 Nd7 16. f4 ef [16 ... f5 is a good option, and if 17. Qc4 Kh8 avoiding any Discovered Checks.] 17. Bxf4 Qa5? [17 ... Qd8 defends the Pe7.] 18. Qxe7 Rad8 19. Bd2 Qa6 20. Bc3 [20. Nxc5? Qa3+ 21. Kb1 Qb2#.] Bxc3 21. Nxc3 [Now both Kings have weak dark squares around them.] Rfe8 22. Qh4 Nb6 [22 ... Ne5 centralizes the Knight.] 23. Ne4 Rf8 [23 ... Nxd5? 24. Rxd5! Rxd5 25. Nf6+ wins a piece.] 24. Nf6+ Kg7 
click for larger view25. d6 [Mr. C. found 25. Qxh7+!? Kxf6 26. Rde1 Nxd5 27. Rhf1+ Kg5 28. a4 (otherwise 28 ... Qa3+) Rde8 29. g3 and White has great practical chances against the exposed King.] Qxa2 26. Ne4 Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Qd4+ 28. Kc1 Qe3+ 29. Kb1 Rde8 30. Nxc5?? [An oversight.] Qxc5 31. Rhf1 Rc8 [31 ... Re2 is much better.] 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. c3 Nd5 [Double Attack on the Qf6 and the Pc3 winning material.] 34. Qg5 Nxc3+ 0-1. |
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May-07-06
| | tpstar: SMOTHERED MATE:
1) C Bloodgood vs B Evans, 1961 
click for larger view2) NN vs Greco, 1625 
click for larger view3) Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859 
click for larger view4) Muhlock vs B Kostic, 1912 
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May-07-06
| | tpstar: Blockade, Backward Pawn, Biting On Granite, Centralization, Triangulation, Rule of the Square. P) KIA, good development as Black except moved KB 6 times, RRN vs RRB with Nh2 out of play, advanced Pc3 became weak, Pg4 was hanging, nice combination (37 ... Bd3!) to promote, White misplayed it but didn't grab the free Rook, R vs N then dropped R from mouse slip and lost. M) Sicilian, wasted time with 4. Ng5!? & 5. Bb5+, even position out of opening, Ng6 to exploit hole, missed free Pc5, drawish RR6P vs RR6P endgame, backward Pc2 and Black should have captured en passant on c3 to win, then White had a4 for easy K&P win, finally KQ3P vs lone K but White blundered into stalemate. Reviewed proper KQ vs K technique using only those 2 pieces. P) KIA with 4. Nh3!?, solid development as Black, had 11 ... Nf2+ winning the exchange but chose another plan, White dropped Bg5 (17 ... hxg5) and ended with 19 ... Ng3+ 0-1. M) Sicilian 2. Bc4 = 1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 e6 3. d3 d5 4. ed ed 5. Bb3 b5 6. a3 Nf6 and Black stood well, White blundered into fork at d4, Black gave up second Pawn at c5 and should have lost third Pawn at b5, White dropped Queen (19 ... Nxe4) and 0-1. P) Sicilian Rossolimo, didn't need 5. h3 since 0-0-0, also 6. Bxc6 Bxc6, 9. Qd3 over 9. Qe2, 16. Kb1 over 16. a3, Queen trade into even endgame, Black doubled on b file and won backward Pawn, then infiltrated with Rooks and Black was winning handily until lost connection. M) Sicilian as Black, 4 ... Nxd4 5. Qxd4 helps White, created hole at d5 but traded Knights to close it, even QRRB vs QRRB middlegame, Black successfully fished for Pawns on the Queenside, won Pd5, White protected Rf1 with Qh3 but then erred with Qxh6? allowing ... Qxf1#. With passed Pe2, ... Qd1 stronger than ... Qd2, then defend with ... Re8 and attack with ... Rc1 to win. |
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May-12-06
| | tpstar: Tony-Peter (SJC 5/12/06): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. d4 ed 6. cd Bb4+ 7. Nc3 (7. Bd2) Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nf6 (9 ... Qf6!?) 10. Qd3 Qe7 11. f3? (11. 0-0) d5! (exploiting 2 pins) 12. Bb5 de 13. fe Qxe4+ 14. Qxe4 Nxe4 15. 0-0!? (15. Bd2 Nxd2 16. Kxd2 0-0-0 ) Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bxc3 17. d5 Bxa1 18. dxc6 b6 (18 ... 0-0-0 )
click for larger view19. Re1+ Kd8 20. Rd1+ Ke8 21. Bf4 a6 22. Bc4 Bf6 23. Rd7 Bd8 24. Bxf7+ Kf8 25. Be6 Rc8!? 26. Rf7+ Ke8 27. Rxg7 Rb8 28. Bd7+ Kf8 29. Bh6 1-0. Tony-Michael (SJC 5/12/06): 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cd 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. Be3 Qa5 7. Qd2 e5!? (7 ... 0-0) 8. Nf5 g6?! 9. Bxc5 Qxc5 10. Nd6+ Kd8? (10 ... Ke7 11. 0-0-0) 11. Nxf7+ Ke8 12. Nxh8 Qf8 
click for larger view13. Qg5 Qxh8 14. Qxe5+ Kd8? (14 ... Kf7) 15. Nd5 Nc6 16. Qxf6+ Qxf6 17. Nxf6 h5 18. 0-0-0 Nb4 19. a3 Nc6 20. Bb5 a6 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. e5 Rb8 23. Nxd7! Bxd7 24. e6 Rb7 25. Rxd7+ Rxd7 26. exd7 Kxd7 27. Re1 Kc7 28. Kd2 Kb6 29. Kc3 Kb5 30. Re7 g5 31. b4 c5 32. Re5 Ka4 33. Rxc5 Kxa3 34. Ra5# 1-0. |
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May-12-06
| | tpstar: P) Elephant Gambit = 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5!? 3. Nxe5 de 4. Qe2 Qd5 5. Ng4, good development on both sides, 9. d3 Bb4 10. Bd2 Nf6? 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. de won a Pawn, then 12 ... Bxe4?? 13. Qxe4 won a piece, traded Queens, pin on Rd7 could have won a whole Rook, instead gained exchange and later Skewer to win Knight (27. Rh5+ Kd4 28. Rxa5) and won. M) Caro-Kann = 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. ed cd 4. Bb5, good development, Black dropped Ra8 with check, then White should have played 0-0-0 instead of Bb4+?! because Qe4 was attacking Rh1, won piece when Bd6 pinned to Ke6, then won Queen when pinned on e file. P) Irregular QP with unusual gambit = 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 e5!? 3. de f6?! 4. ef Nxf6, Qd5+ & Bb5 won Pc6, later Qd7 & Re8 to win Queen on back rank, won Bc5 with pin on Bb5 (a4), missed fork between Be2 & Rd8, then easy Q vs R endgame with passed Pa4 but too many checks. |
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May-14-06
| | tpstar: P) QP Opening (1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3), wasted time with 5. Nb5 Qa5+ 6. Nc3, could have set trap with 9. e3 Qxb2? 10. Na4 wins material (10 ... Bb4+), later had 12. c3 hitting Bd4 while protecting Na4, missed 21. Qc1 so dropped Pe3 & Pa3, Black blundered with 24 ... Qxd5?? 25. Bc4, had Mate in Two (34. Rxc6+! Rxc6 35. Qd7#), pulled out Q vs B endgame. M) Sicilian with 2. c4!?, good Dragon set-up, won Pc4, both Knights won QR, White missed 20. e5 (Interference) for Bg7 defending Na1, dropped Ra1 and then 30 ... Ng3+ forking Ke2 & Rh1. P) Caro-Kann Exchange 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bb5+, Black erred with 12 ... Nxe5?! 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. Nxb7 winning a Pawn, capture toward the center (21. hxg3 over fxg3!?), R&P endgame should have been won, then drawn, but lost. M) Petrov with 3. Nc3 d5!?, White traded down well, then Knight forks on f7 & d6 won the exchange, 22. Be3 traded down further, then R vs N endgame where 24. Rb5 b6/Kc6 25. Rxc5! was the quickest win, lost newly promoted Qg8 to 32 ... Nf6+, Black dropped N, mate with KR vs K. P) 1. e4 e5 2. Bd3!?, Black developed well, 13 ... Bxh3! over 13 ... Qg3, even middlegame, then BN vs BN endgame leading to K&P ending, drawn by 3-fold repetition. M) Sicilian with 2. Bc4, mouse slip (4 ... e5 instead of 4 ... ed) losing a Pawn, White traded 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. f3? Rxh3 and Black had nice attack, 15 ... Qh1+ would have been quicker but found 17 ... Rg3! 18. Ke1 Rg1+ 19. Nf1 Bg3# 0-1. |
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May-19-06
| | tpstar: Peter-Tony (SJC 5/19/06): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nc4 (4. Nf3) Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qe2!? 0-0 8. Nc3 d5 9. Ne3?? (9. Nd2; 9. Ne5) d4 10. Nf5?? Bxf5 0-1. Michael-Tony (SJC 5/19/06): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bc4?! Nxe4! 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bb5 dxe4 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Nxe5 Qd5 9. Ng4 f5 10. Ne3 Qe6 11. d3!? (11. 0-0) ed 12. Qxd3 f4 13. 0-0 fxe3 14. Bxe3 Be7 15. Rfe1 0-0 16. Bg5 (16. Bxa7!? Qf7) Bxg5!? 17. Rxe6 Bxe6 
click for larger view18. Qg3 (18. Re1 Bf7 19. Qd7) Bf4 19. Qc3 Bd5 20. g3!? (20. Kf1) Bd6 21. Qd3 Rf3 22. Qa6 Bc5 23. Rf1 Raf8 24. Qe2 Rxf2 25. Rxf2 Rxf2 26. Qxf2 (26. Qe8+ Rf8+ take-back) Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Bxa2 28. b3 Bb1 29. c4? (29. c3) Ba2 30. Ke3 Bxb3 and Black won (0-1). Peter-Tony (SJC 5/19/06): 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. 0-0 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. d3 g6 8. Bg5 Bg7 9. Re1 0-0 10. e5 de 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Rxe5 b6 13. Qe2 e6 14. Re1 Nd5 
click for larger view15. Re4?! (15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Re7 Qc6; 15 ... Bxe5? 16. Ne7+ & 17. Qxe5+) Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nxc3 17. Qf3 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 f5 19. Rf4 e5 20. Rh4 Rae8 21. Qh3 Rf7 22. g3 e4 23. de fe 24. Qxd7 Rxd7 25. Bf4 Rd1+ 26. Kg2 Ra1 27. Be3 Rxa2 28. c3 Rc2 29. Kf1 Rxc3 30. Ke1 a5 31. Kd2 Rb3 32. Kc2 c4 33. Bd2 a4 34. Bc1 b5 35. Bb2 a3 36. Ba1 Rf3 37. Kb1 (37. Rf4) Rxf2 38. g4 b4 39. Rh3 b3 40. Rc3 a2+ 41. Kc1 Rf1+ 42. Kb2 Rb1+ 43. Ka3 Ra8+ 44. Kb4 b2 45. Bxb2 Rxb2+ 46. Kxc4 a1=Q 47. Kd4 Rb4+ and Black won (0-1). |
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May-19-06
| | tpstar: P) Sicilian with 3. Bb5+, 4. Bxd7+ over 4. Nc3, avoided 4 ... a6 5. Ba4?? due to Noah's Ark, 10. Nd5 to open e file, nice Zwischenzug (11 ... Bxb2 12. Bxe7 Qc7 13. Rb1 Bc3 14. Bxf8 Bxe1 15. Bxd6! Qxd6 16. Qxe1), Black missed 15 ... Bxf2+, Pawn-up RN vs RN endgame, both sides erred regarding Black's b Pawn advancing, Black gave up N for 2 Pawns, then should have drawn but pushed 41 ... h6? 42. Nh4 losing a key Pawn and White created a nice mate. M) Giuoco Piano with 4. d3 Nf6 5. 0-0 0-0, good development except frequent KB moves (9. Bb5 a6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Bd5 c6 13. Bxe6 Rxe6), Black should have protected Pd4 with 16 ... c5 instead of 16 ... Qd7?, then 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nf5 (Ruy Knight) combined with 20. Qg4+ mated. |
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May-20-06
| | tpstar: PIN 1:
1) B De Cat vs T Arcasoy, 2001 
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May-20-06
| | tpstar: PIN 2:
1) A Kovacevic vs Tringov, 1993 
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