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| 8241. |
 Training carnap (1469) vs. rayman (2124) Annotated by carnap (1200): The pinning move 5. .. Bg4 would put the question to the center indirectly. Continuing with 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 prepares for a full scale King side assault. The Main lines of the Mieses Variation follows 5 .. c6 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Ne5 e6 8.g4 Bg6 9.h4 Nbd7 ... 1-0 (Viswanathan Anand - Joel Lautier, 1997),… |
0-1 | Started: 12-Mar-07 Ended: 04-Apr-07 |
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| 8242. |
Team match daminours (1476) vs. gazdvez (1492) Annotated by gazdvez (1200): I played often Caro-Kann before, with f4 it is weaker with white. To prevent Bb4 . Needless. White has more territory. Get breath with c5. After c5 white can create a pin with Bb5 and exchange my Knight, what I will need later as the only active piece. Gives another tempo and territory. Prevent… |
0-1 | Started: 20-Mar-07 Ended: 22-Mar-07 |
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| 8243. |
League division B2 dnatoli (2055) vs. dylam (2100) Annotated by dylam  (2049): very popular these days... leads to a wild game. I think that 7. Qd2 was better. black will not exchange pieces so easy due to his advantage on the queenside. white is now obligated to take f7. all the power in the center is now lost. white, in order of keeping the attack, is sacreficing a piece.… |
0-1 | Started: 31-May-06 Ended: 04-Sep-06 |
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| 8244. |
Challenge from Japan1 another_ken (1816) vs. mleslie (1900) Annotated by another_ken (1200): (White's knight finds safety without losing time) Black gives up his most active piece, and White trades with tempo Claiming a semi-open file White's King is well protected, as Black's Queen is badly out of position. White intends to disrupt the pawns around Black's king. ? Why help White in his… |
1-0 | Started: 07-Jan-07 Ended: 02-Apr-07 |
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| 8245. |
League division C3 another_ken (1814) vs. alecs (1904) Annotated by another_ken (1200): ? Black should not be distracted and must continue developing, else he will soon run out of time. White's h-pawn now has something to attack... ! Black's king side pawns have been lured away from the castled king, leaving Black vulnerable to an early king side pawn storm. Moreover, Black's queen… |
1-0 | Started: 13-Nov-06 Ended: 08-Jan-07 |
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| 8246. |
***Min 1600 please***(1) another_ken (1531) vs. grietje (1653) Annotated by another_ken (1200): Combination by White at the end of the middle game may be of some interest. 4-pawn attack. ? The knight on f6 just lost a flight square. Leaving d7 empty is stronger. For instance, Black will have the chance to castle much sooner. Black's position is beginning to look very cramped. ! Displacing… |
1-0 | Started: 09-Jan-06 Ended: 13-Jan-06 |
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| 8247. |
Queens of the Stone Age kansaspatzer (1550) vs. manhattan (1515) Annotated by kansasjayhawk (1652): This game saw me gain a large advantage in the opening, A strong lead in development does not win itself, especially after most of the pieces are traded off. This game culminates in an exciting race between two opposing passed pawns after only the queens and pawns are left. This seems dubious, as… |
1-0 | Started: 27-Mar-07 Ended: 03-Apr-07 |
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| 8248. |
A Hans Bohm disaster with the Ruy Lopez exchange v… Hans Bohm (N/A) vs. Roman Hernandez (N/A) Annotated by whizzkid111 (1200): This game shows you how International Master Hans Bohm suffers quick defeat. This opening is the Ruy Lopez which is most popular. The most common move The Ruy Lopez exchange variation gives Black bad pawn structure but it also gives Black a bishop matching pair but Black is also behind in … |
0-1 | Started: 1979 Ended: 1979 |
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| 8249. |
Never give up! japanesebeef1 (1404) vs. whizzkid111 (1228) Annotated by whizzkid111 (1200): This was a league game which i played and I made a slip but I still managed to fight back. This game should say to you all "never resign" you can always fight back! More common is 3.d4 or the Nimzovich Rossolimo attack which is 3. Bb5. A forced capture. Threatning 6. Nxd4 Developing… |
0-1 | Started: 02-Mar-07 Ended: 13-Mar-07 |
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| 8250. |
League division B2 dylam (2149) vs. drhpatron (2017) Annotated by dylam (2049): thats my prefered line, even though it leeds to an equal position. that line was used by Spassky... going into an end game very soon. in that end game white ha the advantage due to black's isolated pawn on the E file and the doubled pawns on the C file. the e5 pawn is very weak... prevents Nc4 but … |
1-0 | Started: 15-Aug-06 Ended: 29-Mar-07 |
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| 8251. |
Amateur Dragon Series #7 tortoise7 (1720) vs. scottyad (1980) Annotated by scottyad (1200): Here's another game back in the "Chinese Dragon." White plays along one of the more critical lines, beginning 11.Bb3, and we see how dangerous the 13...e5(!) variation can be. Another Chinese Dragon. I cover this system in some detail in previous games. Basically Black's idea is to play ...b5 and… |
0-1 | Ended: 2007.04.02 |
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| 8252. |
Southern Chess Winter Invitational 2007 remybear (1506) vs. ethansiegel (1726) Annotated by ethansiegel (1856): Alright, folks, I know I haven't annotated a game in awhile, but I haven't had one very illustrative of any particular themes lately. Here is a game against my fellow Southern-Chess member Remybear, who always plays me tough. I bumble around and he gets a big advantage, but I throw everything… |
0-1 | Started: 15-Feb-07 Ended: 02-Apr-07 |
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| 8253. |
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… |
1-0 | Started: 15-Mar-07 Ended: 16-Mar-07 |
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| 8254. |
35th GK tournament afonsoz (1206) vs. noibody (1264) Annotated by afonsoz (936): Here's a game I played in the first round of the Casual section in the 35th Tournament. I already had four points, and my opponent had two wins and no losses. So this game decided who passed to the next round, and it has a lot of pressure. I started with this common move. The French Defense. It… |
1-0 | Started: 05-Mar-07 Ended: 31-Mar-07 |
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| 8255. |
Short and Sweet sicilianunleash (1200) vs. jperkinsok (1108) Annotated by sicilianunleash (1221): Now this game was played in '07, since I have summer holidays now and nothing to do I decided to showcase this miniature in order to show how to exploit openings against a player who isn't very keen on picking up tactics. Enjoy the game Notes by sicilianunleash I'm deciding to play Queen's… |
1-0 | Started: 31-Mar-07 |
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| 8256. |
Amateur Dragon Series #6 lamacuk (1713) vs. scottyad (1981) Annotated by scottyad (1200): This game features the somewhat rare 6.Bc4 setup against the Dragon. Black adopts a Najdorf-like setup that Dragadorf fans will be familiar with, and ultimately breaks through with central pressure and a ...Rxc3 combination. White will meet the Dragon with a simple plan of Bc4, h3, Be3, and 0-0.… |
0-1 | Ended: 2007.04.01 |
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| 8257. |
CPOTW Team Tournament #1 darius_vitrosoo (1277) vs. eqj2 (1290) Annotated by darius_vitrosoo (1200): after our last game he told me he was gonna do a silicain and i looked forward to it um this is not a silican! he bluffed into not doing a silican, he was too scared as i was hungry for revenge figured i would pin the knight to mate i wanted to guard b4 well there goes that pin now the rook is… |
0-1 | Started: 20-Mar-07 Ended: 31-Mar-07 |
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| 8258. |
Team Match marc15 (1180) vs. harzer (1097) Annotated by marc15 (1200): This is a long game with many sacrifices The king's pawn opening looking for an easy mate with Queen to h7, i didn't think that he would fall for it... a little delay while in the process of thwarting my mate, however, i shall carry on... and a check another I was looking for a check with… |
1-0 | Started: 15-Mar-07 Ended: 01-Apr-07 |
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| 8259. |
"Rubinstein's Immortal" George Rotlewi (?) vs. Akiba Rubinstein (?) Annotated by tomwhufc (1200): Rubinstein was no doubt a great artist of the endgame, however this game shows his talent in another field of chess brilliancy. In this game he unleashes an attack with a the fire and elegance of my fave player Morphy, and unfolds wonderful combos and brilliant sac's that would do honour to Tal,… |
0-1 | Started: 1907 Ended: 1907 |
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| 8260. |
CPOTW Team Tournament #1 eqj2 (1268) vs. darius_vitrosoo (1292) Annotated by eqj2 (1708): In this game it was our first meeting. I have heard much about my opponent. So I thought to come out fast and hard. At this point I thought that the queen came out too soon. So it was time for attacking the queen. At this point I was hoping for the bishop to come out and it did. A free piece. The… |
1-0 | Started: 03-Mar-07 Ended: 20-Mar-07 |
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| 8261. |
Let's play chess doctor_knight (1283) vs. greycat57 (1315) Annotated by doctor_knight (1414): The Nimzo-Larsen Attack. This is not the strongest opening, but may offer psychological advantages. I feel comfortable playing this opening. Black blocks his d-pawn. He should have either advanced the e-pawn or played d6. If black had played d5 on move 3, he would not have this trouble. I don't… |
1-0 | Started: 22-Mar-07 Ended: 31-Mar-07 |
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| 8262. |
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… |
1-0 | Ended: 2007.03.31 |
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| 8263. |
Scandi in 30 (2.e5) goblinbasher (1450) vs. hamis (1532) Annotated by hamis  (1591): Scandinavian Defense or Center Counter A transpositional move frequently transposes to french defense Now transposes to French Defense, Advance Variation preparing to castle with check (gain of tempo) a developing move in order to castle kingside so there. black castled. white changed his mind and … |
0-1 | Started: 11-Jan-07 Ended: 30-Mar-07 |
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| 8264. |
My first time against the polish nikolaculik (1164) vs. belacqua17 (1399) Annotated by belacqua17 (1200): the polish or sokolsky opening establishing a hold on the center offers to trade the pawn on b4 for the pawn on e5 in retrospect, i should really have traded and then continued develping, but this isnt so bad preparing a push to d4 developing, aiming at the queenside attacks the bishop and the… |
0-1 | Started: 31-Mar-07 Ended: 31-Mar-07 |
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| 8265. |
"The Battle of Hastings" Wilhelm Steinitz (?) vs. Curt von Bardeleben (?) Annotated by tomwhufc (1200): This game is famous for the concluding combo and the report that Curt von Bardeleben didn't bother to resign but simply got up and walked away without a word..Sour grapes or what! He resigned later on that day! Steinitz was definitely past his best in 1895, but as he himself said, "I may be an old … |
1-0 | Started: 1895 Ended: 1895 |
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| 8266. |
CPOTW Team Tournament #1 eqj2 (1268) vs. darius_vitrosoo (1292) Annotated by darius_vitrosoo (1200): i never played epj2 so i didn't know what to expect. watch as he smacks me around. lol yah i get to do a silcian my usaul silican set-up i did not anyone to go to b5 he pins his own knight, and now i can attack his bishop i might be able to attack it again now i got his bishop trapped in a box not… |
1-0 | Started: 03-Mar-07 Ended: 20-Mar-07 |
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| 8267. |
Let's play chess vaderboy98 (1471) vs. kerksal (1477) Annotated by kerksal (1706): I annotated this game solely for the benefit of my beginner friend who was learning chess (no he isn't vaderboy98, this was just a game I chose to show him), and I thought that I may as well put it up on here as other people may benefit from this as well. A standard opening move, which occupies the … |
0-1 | Started: 20-Mar-07 Ended: 24-Mar-07 |
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| 8268. |
Amateur Dragon Series #5 madcapsb (1831) vs. scottyad (1940) Annotated by scottyad (1200): This quick game never really gets off the ground due to White's "eccentric-at-all-cost" philosophy, but it's a fair introduction to a relatively new Dragon system that has been receiving attention at all levels (including the notoriously Dragon-averse 2600 crowd!) Introducing the "Dragadorf" (or… |
0-1 | Ended: 2007.03.28 |
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| 8269. |
Gambito #304 byakuugan3 (1453) vs. Baker (1892) Annotated by byakuugan3 (1200): Playing Black is my friend Baker who's been teaching me for over a year. I've beaten him lots of times in practice games, but this was the only time I ever beat him in a tournament, and FINALLY I found this game after scavenging through my papers. I play 1.Nf3 now, but a few months ago I was only… |
1-0 | Started: January 2007 Ended: January 2007 |
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| 8270. |
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… |
1-0 | Started: 13-Mar-07 Ended: 26-Mar-07 |
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| 8271. |
Portuguese Gambit #2 Class B Player (1750) vs. raskerino (1744) Annotated by raskerino (1822): I recommend flipping the board before watching this game. This is the second game in a series on the portuguese gambit, I hope you enjoy the game. I recommend flipping the board before watching this game. This is the second game in a series on the portuguese gambit, I hope you enjoy the game. The … |
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| 8272. |
Properly Pushing Powerful Passed Pawns:) aaelarar (1551) vs. tag1153 (1625) Annotated by tag1153 (1548): Here is a recent skittles game which demonstrates the strength of connected passed pawns. Playing with the black pieces, I get into a position which is very cramped. My opponent, aaelarar, seems poised to use his advantage of having the bishop pair around move 18 to break into my defenses and cause … |
0-1 | Started: 26-Mar-07 Ended: 27-Mar-07 |
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| 8273. |
League division D2 nathanman22 (1426) vs. bobster38 (1465) Annotated by the_ashaman (1200): This is a game which nathanman22 asked me to annotate, there were several blunders on both sides and there seemed to be as running theme of double attacks. ? Bowlder Attack. Rather weak, but popular among less booked players as it seems good. But it allows Black to take the center with tempo when… |
1-0 | Started: 26-Mar-07 Ended: 27-Mar-07 |
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| 8274. |
Interesting positional OTB game marinvukusic (2118) vs. Black player (1880) Annotated by marinvukusic (2161): This is a game I played recently OTB. The opponent is a young 2nd category player on the rise. I decided to put the game on Gameknot because it has some interesting moments and can be somewhat educational. I will focus on my thinking during the game and not necessarily on computer analysis for … |
1-0 | Started: 19.03.2007. Ended: 19.03.2007. |
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| 8275. |
Two Knights Defense - A great weapon for Black baghwan24 (1200) vs. afonsoz (1232) Annotated by afonsoz (936): This is a though game I played recently. I started with the common and solid e4... This reply leads to open games. C40 King Knight Opening. It leads to a great number of openings, such as the Scotch, The Ruy Lopez, the Giuco Piano, Philidor and so on. This is the Italian Game. It's a boring… |
0-1 | Started: 20-Mar-07 Ended: 25-Mar-07 |
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| 8276. |
Challenge from jamesxc jamesxc (1399) vs. kundaliniknight (1433) Annotated by jamesxc (1308): The opening is the Queen's Gambit Declined, which is a well-studied opening, although I have not read much of the theory, so this was a good game for practice. This is one of the more common lines of the QGD. In this situation, it leads to some enormously sharp and explosive positions, which is a … |
1-0 | Started: 26-Mar-07 Ended: 26-Mar-07 |
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| 8277. |
35th GK tournament sleek (1436) vs. daddyk (1378) Annotated by daddyk (1540): a reverse to normal so i attack hopfully put he shoe on my foot so to speak but no atleast all the knights are out nice & early stop ng5 pawn trade would rather keep formation with support passed putting on pressure favor returned supporting lone bishop look to double file his pawns and hope to… |
0-1 | Started: 05-Mar-07 Ended: 15-Mar-07 |
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| 8278. |
Portuguese Gambit #1 A Patzer vs. The Mighty Portuguese Gambit Annotated by raskerino (1822): 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… |
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| 8279. |
Let's play chess cork_dork (1208) vs. radurst (1200) Annotated by hihoktf (1799): 11... Nf3 ch wins the Queen for the Rook and the Knight. It seems to me 17... Bxf1 winning the Rook was better. i.e. 17...Bxf1 18. Kxf1 Qh3 ch 19. Kg1 Qxh2 ch 20. Kf1 Qh1 ch 21. Ng1 (if 21. Bg1 Nh2 ch 22. Kf2 Qf3#) b6 etc. 18... Bxf1 still was available. i.e. 18... Bxf1 19. Kxf1 b6 etc. 18... g5… |
0-1 | Started: 21-Mar-07 Ended: 24-Mar-07 |
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| 8280. |
Another Morphy Classic! Louis Paulsen (?) vs. Paul Morphy (?) Annotated by tomwhufc (1200): This is considered the main opening for the majority of GMs as White stakes out his claim to the centre. Black meets White's centralization of a pawn with one of his own A common move attacking the e5-pawn and d4-square The best way to protect the e5-pawn White opts to develop both knights before… |
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