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| 8481. |
 Online G/10 tournament bakerbaker (1776) vs. fathermcgree (1565) Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): I was White in this game in an online tournament. I carefully maneuvered an attack against Black's frozen position, after sacrificing a piece. 1...c5 is the most common move against e4, because it leads to complicated imbalanced play, while 1...e5 simply matches me in the centre, while I have the… |
1-0 | Started: 06-Jan-07 Ended: 06-Jan-07 |
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| 8482. |
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… |
1-0 | Started: 13-Dec-06 Ended: 03-Jan-07 |
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| 8483. |
max-mini-tournament legspin (2007) vs. andre25505 (1908) Annotated by legspin (1918): Annotated by legspin - enjoy (I hope) Annotated by legspin. This is the first game I have annotated. I picked this one due to a rook sacrifice later in the game which I thought people may find interesting. I am not a grandmaster (or anywhere near), I have not memorised all openings. I do refer… |
1-0 | Started: 18-Dec-06 Ended: 06-Jan-07 |
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| 8484. |
Challenge from chessil-exciting game chessil (1403) vs. ez81 (1664) Annotated by chessil (1200): this is a classic move to start a game it great because opens the queen and bishop file. this is a good move- its how you start the scillian opening i did this move so that i will be able to move my queens pawn up two spaces and start the game on the right foot. this is not part of the sicillian… |
1-0 | Started: 04-Nov-06 Ended: 23-Dec-06 |
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| 8485. |
Challenge from scottlysan anotherminorpawn (1200) vs. scottlysan (1200) Annotated by gleeful  (1738): A teaching game in which both sides made mistakes. Conversation within the game may have effected play on both sides.
If you see any mistakes in my annotations, have comments or questions, please feel free to message me. 1. e4 establishes foothold in the center of the board and opens diagonals… |
1-0 | Started: 24-Nov-06 Ended: 04-Jan-07 |
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| 8486. |
Challenge from wstriggles wstriggles (1466) vs. aannett (1466) Annotated by jeffegg2 (1300): White has more space here but black has further development 4 vs 2. hitting back at the center. if white takes, black gains another developing move. eyeing the e5 or c5 squares as an advanced point for the knight. The knight "hops on short legs"! the further they advance into enemy territory, the… |
0-1 | Started: 22-Dec-06 Ended: 02-Jan-07 |
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| 8487. |
Casual xblamex (1295) vs. roman_b (1200) Annotated by roman_b (1200): Lasker's attack is ambitious try for White in Alekhine's defence. After this move White secured a spatial advantage in space, but the d5 square and two pawns has been weakened. 5.Nc3 is sharper, but 5.Bc4 gains more stable advantage. Main lines are 5...e6 and 5...c6, but 5...c6 hardly blocks… |
0-1 | Started: 04-Jan-07 Ended: 04-Jan-07 |
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| 8488. |
Let's play chess immmmm (1712) vs. orangutan (1702) Annotated by orangutan (1649): An opening experiment; I usually play the Sicilian. In this game I prepare to defend against the Ruy Lopez. The Archangelsk variation. Black neither takes the pawn nor commits his bishop to e7. The Möller Defence. The dark bishop is developed to an active square, but there are two drawbacks, both… |
1-0 | Started: 24-Nov-06 Ended: 21-Dec-06 |
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| 8489. |
orangutan's mini-tournament orangutan (1727) vs. profdaum (1893) Annotated by orangutan (1649): This game was part of a Semi-Slav thematic; for the starting position see black's 4th move. This was actually the starting position. White opts for e3 rather than Bg5, leading as usual to the Meran Variation. The Meran Variation. Black uses this "lunge" to gain time to reorganize his queen's… |
0-1 | Started: 24-Dec-06 Ended: 08-Jan-07 |
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| 8490. |
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 … |
1-0 | Started: 02-Jan-07 Ended: 02-Jan-07 |
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| 8491. |
World Championship Match Game 16, Moscow 1985 A. Karpov vs. G. Kasparov Annotated by kingstuart (1200): Quite frankly this is one of the best games ever played, Kasparov once again plays a daring gambit in full knowledge Karpov and his seconds have had over a week to prepare for it. Kasparovs idea is so deep even Karpov underestimated the strength of it and is dragged into a position where his pieces … |
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| 8492. |
Prog' Rock Fans 1st Tournament kingstuart (1622) vs. gunars (1523) Annotated by kingstuart (1200): the Slav Defence. the Slav is a solid line against the queens gambit where black retains some counterattacking chances. mainline Nf6 would lead to a more normal position, black is trying to hold on to the extra pawn but this cannot be done preventing blacks intended ...b5 ? giving white a free… |
Started: 01-Jan-07 |
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| 8493. |
SD(B20) 2.c5 win in 27 puti vs. hamis (1490) Annotated by hamis  (1591): Sicilian Defence, Bowlder Attack To prevent the white b from hitting f7 In order to prevent the white B from checking after moving the d pawn to d5(which is the next move in fact.)
preventing ...b5 and then ...Bb7 thus controlling the long white diagonal(also another reason why 4...a6 was… |
0-1 | Started: 29-Nov-06 Ended: 15-Dec-06 |
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| 8494. |
Prog' Rock Fans 1st Tournament bobfox (1571) vs. kingstuart (1589) Annotated by kingstuart (1200): Vienna game, at first glance this appears to be less aggresive than the more standard Nf3, but the point is that white has not given up the option of f4. black must play actively so as to not to end up in a bad line of the kings gambit. this leads to a quiet game after 4.d3, a more exciting game… |
Started: 17-Dec-06 |
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| 8495. |
... vs. Annotated by rodmiranda (1200): First mistake. Second mistake! Third mistake. Fourth mistake. Mate! … |
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| 8496. |
rosario-100's mini-tournament bulleye (1269) vs. northcoaster (1425) Annotated by bulleye (1200): This game, I think was the best that I have so far played on gameknot. I made a big improvement by playing well against a grade higher than me by more than 100 grade points. I begin the game with a typical opening e4. At that moment I was getting ready to play the Italian game but black destroyed… |
1-0 | Started: 23-Dec-06 |
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| 8497. |
Let's play chess lambly (1200) vs. demagog (1200) Annotated by demagog (1798): This was a very interesting game, which I may have only won due to an oversight by white when he had my queen trapped during the midgame. The e4 opening by white is both popular and efficient because it opens the diagonals for white's queen and bishop, can lead to an early castle to the king side,… |
0-1 | Started: 31-Dec-06 Ended: 31-Dec-06 |
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| 8498. |
Challenge from immmmm immmmm (1739) vs. orangutan (1716) Annotated by orangutan (1649): Just prior to this, I had lost to the same opponent trying (as an experiment) to defend the Ruy Lopez. Here I reverted to my normal Sicilian. I also often play ...Nd7 here, but last time I played it it led to a very closed position. My idea when playing this variation is to try to transpose to a… |
0-1 | Started: 21-Dec-06 Ended: 29-Dec-06 |
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| 8499. |
OTB G45 Game 2 -- Catalan Geller-Robatsch System A friend vs. Me Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): The theme here is development. So far we have played 6 games and 50% of them have been decided by developmental problems. This game is no exception. I manage to get some very active piece play and once White steps out of theory, I am able to simplify the position to one in which Black has a… |
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| 8500. |
Team match tekoahbaer (1617) vs. alloutwin (1610) Annotated by alloutwin (1499): My first match against tekoahbaer. This one ended rather quicker than I would I have liked due to a stupid error. Centre counter, should give white open lines to attack with, and better centre control Accepting the pawn, the better move. Trying to protect the pawn gives white the option to push the … |
1-0 | Started: 22-Dec-06 Ended: 26-Dec-06 |
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| 8501. |
OTB G45 KIA vs the French ME vs. A Friend Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): This is a game I played OTB - G45 with a friend. I don't normally play 1. e4, but I have been experimenting with various lines to increase my chess knowledge. Intending to keep the position closed along the lines of the KIA. My friend and I have played dozens of main line classical French lines, … |
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| 8502. |
The Power of a Pin pulsas (1200) vs. qp460 (1239) Annotated by pulsas (1749): A Pin is one of the basic tactical assets in chess. It's a tactic so simple, that we often forget the true power behind it. A pin carries many purposes and is often in harmony with the main strategic goals of the game. A pin carries a direct threat to the pinned piece and an indirect threat tho the … |
1-0 | Started: 28-Dec-06 Ended: 29-Dec-06 |
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| 8503. |
Team match wote (1593) vs. kingstuart (1600) Annotated by kingstuart (1200): white plays an opening which black isn't to familiar with but doesn't seem to punish blacks innaccuracies, in what looks like an equal position black sacrifes a pawn for a strong attack on the white king, white returns the pawn immediately to try and appease the black army but returning the pawn… |
0-1 | Started: 25-Dec-06 Ended: 29-Dec-06 |
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| 8504. |
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… |
1-0 | Started: 15th december Ended: 15th december |
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| 8505. |
Thematic Grand-Prix: Stage 2 searcoid (1206) vs. achilles13 (1514) Annotated by searcoid (1358): Queens Gambit Accepted. Forces black to defend vulnerable f7. Easiest way to defend f7, however, does it hinder black's development? Could this have been left until later? This is a free development move, not forced by Bb4, though that is the obvious reply to keep the knight pinned. Invites the… |
1-0 | Started: 02-Apr-06 Ended: 29-Apr-06 |
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| 8506. |
Let's play chess maugcy (1200) vs. elnur_r (1376) Annotated by alloutwin (1499): In this game white begins well, dragging black out of book lines early, but following initial positional gains breaks the chain protecting his king and is made to pay for doing so. More usual would be c4, grabbing a mini pawn centre, however this move does continue development despite looking… |
0-1 | Started: 20-Nov-06 Ended: 09-Dec-06 |
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| 8507. |
Challenge from sasusa guy04 (1777) vs. sasusa (1486) Annotated by guy04 (1200): An interesting little game with a nice combination at the end. So far, not much to say. Solid play on both sides. But this is questionable. The black king will remain in the center. Probably the best way to clear the center and aim for the king. An interesting attempt to save the day. Will it… |
1-0 | Started: 20-Dec-06 Ended: 27-Dec-06 |
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| 8508. |
Pawn Poison can be fatal... ethansiegel (1817) vs. reubenfine (1612) Annotated by ethansiegel (1856): 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… |
1-0 | Started: 08-Dec-06 Ended: 26-Dec-06 |
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| 8509. |
Challenge from rocheleau rocheleau (1500) vs. guy04 (1770) Annotated by guy04 (1200): Partie en mode coaching. Peu de choses à dire jusqu'ici. Relativement bien joué des deux côtés. Les deux côtés ont des pions faibles, mais celui des blancs en b4 l'est particulièrement parce qu'il est sur une colonne ouverte, ce qui constitue une faiblesse plus permanente. Les pions doublés noirs… |
Started: 24-Nov-06 |
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| 8510. |
Go! Greco Go! Guicchino Greco (N/A) vs. NN (N/A) Annotated by tomwhufc (1200): Gioachino Greco, also known as Il Calabrese, was born around 1600 in Celico, Italy near Cosenza in Calabria. In 1619, Greco started keeping a notebook of tactics and games, and he took up the custom of giving copies of his manuscripts to his wealthy patrons. In 1621 Greco took off to test himself… |
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| 8511. |
Let's play chess newochess (989) vs. atomicpc (1045) Annotated by atomicpc (1166): Kings pawn opening. Scholars mate? White should be careful not to under develop. Now it's mate in one if black doesn't respond correctly. Stops scholars mate. White can't play Qxf6 because blacks queen is prepared. Black might need this pawn here later to bring out his light squared bishop.… |
0-1 | Started: 19-Dec-06 Ended: 24-Dec-06 |
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| 8512. |
Team match (Deathbed sacrifice) gibonacci (1529) vs. tag1153 (1553) Annotated by tag1153 (1538): Here is one of my recent games vs. the very talented gibonacci. Black (me) makes a very stupid blunder on move #10 of this Scandanavian defense, and stands to get absolutely pulverized as a result of it. With a smashed kingside pawn structure and the enemy queen romping through his living room,… |
0-1 | Started: 21-Dec-06 Ended: 23-Dec-06 |
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| 8513. |
Vs. Newmuis ozydog (1414) vs. newmuis (1996) Annotated by newmuis (1200): My favorite defense against E-pawn :-3) This is the most drawish, slow variation. Although this move supports the advance of the d-pawn. It creates potential problems. In the endgame, your A-pawn is poor and the creation of these pawn islands isn't my first choice and puts your position in a… |
0-1 | Started: 26-Nov-06 Ended: 12-Dec-06 |
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| 8514. |
IC DOGS Team 1 Mini Tournament yellowlab (1922) vs. kradak (1475) Annotated by yellowlab (1915): 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… |
1-0 | Started: 18-Nov-06 Ended: 15-Dec-06 |
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| 8515. |
Numerous matches against the same person! bakerbaker (1789) vs. some idiot (1254) Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): I was playing this untalented player in 2-minute chess on iwin games and he kept playing the same thing against me and he'd lose quickly. I played this EXACT same mating sequence against him at least twice, as well as other mating variations, until finally after getting mated like 20 times with… |
1-0 | Started: 23-Dec-06 Ended: 23-Dec-06 |
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| 8516. |
Let's play chess sampankai (1200) vs. noobman_4_life (1200) Annotated by noobman_4_life (1200): Basic king's pawn opening. Popular black defense, symetrical play. Both players bring Knights out. Good developmental play so far. Brings bishop out, challenges black's weak f7 square. Another developmental move. Castles. Protects king, develops rook. Problem is he leave pawn hanging at e4.… |
Started: 22-Dec-06 |
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| 8517. |
Let's play chess yeepwns (1200) vs. caudjs (1274) Annotated by yeepwns (1200): i just love when people fall into this trap. my opening move solid response developing a knight and attacking the pawn f6?? black falls into a trap seems like a bad move right? let's see. forking the king and pawn another response would be Ke7, but your king would be in the middle of the board… |
1-0 | Started: 22-Dec-06 |
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| 8518. |
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… |
1-0 | Started: 22-Dec-06 Ended: 22-Dec-06 |
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| 8519. |
Let's play chess mpinck (1179) vs. atomicpc (1200) Annotated by atomicpc (1166): Kings pawn. Looks like scholars mate to me. Kind of ironic that he played this move as I had just watched a video about how to stop scholars mate. Instead of attacking his queen with my g pawn I protect my e pawn. g6 would allow his queen to take my e5 pawn with check and forking my rook on h8.… |
0-1 | Started: 08-Dec-06 Ended: 22-Dec-06 |
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| 8520. |
Challenge from rocksy123 rocksy123 (1523) vs. goldaxe2006 (1722) Annotated by rocksy123 (1714): I played this move knowing that my opponent was going to play the Sicilian! I know this because "goldaxe2006" is one of my friends in real life...not just on gameknot. The bad thing is...he knows 25 moves of Theory for the Dragon... As I expected... I chose to play Nf3(fully knowing that I could… |
Started: 21-Dec-06 |
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