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 Lost Games Series #2/kmccrate541 vs billdancourtne… kmccrate541 (1649) vs. billdancourtney (1291) Annotated by billdancourtney  (1443): THE LOST GAMES SERIES/ A GAME I SHOULD HAVE WON BUT BLEW FOR THE SAME OLD REASONS:
This game is from the WTWALTR MT that starts off with the weirdest opening set up ever. I felt I played this game the best of all the games I played in the MT, win or lose, though in the end I blew the game due to … |
1-0 | Started: 2013.02.04 Ended: 2013.02.17 |
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Walking The Walk and Learning to Run Part 6 mrtoduvet (1716) vs. baumannjoe (1353) Annotated by mrtoduvet (1674): Thanks Baumannjoe for the time-share.______I had annotated in live, playing the game.
No db, no engine and without moving pieces (to train the visualization).
I had written the candidates moves and the lines i had seen (or believe to see).______So all can be totally wrong :-)________Any comments… |
1-0 | Started: 2013.02.17 |
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Jo's Welcome MT Part 3 - Ruthless but elegantly ex… jstevens1 (1939) vs. drhpatron (2350) Annotated by jstevens1 (1891): Hi everyone!
After the events of the last few days, boy I am sooo glad to get back to some normality. Homework. This HW is for my Mentor, Drhpatron who I have had some fairly good games with even though I lost the lot. This game starts off OK and then goes south for me after an injudicious… |
0-1 | Started: 2012.12.10 Ended: 2013.02.06 |
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Chess game axel7 (1200) vs. inconnor (???) Annotated by fantasycat (1354): start game it's not a good moves pffff,respons ugual it's a stran game gambit takes i favorited d3 or d4 not defense good moves not Qh5+? and take queen big error and black not take queen not checkmate,queen game black as pensated this is… |
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Lost Games Series #1/billdancourtney vs geertx/Vie… billdancourtney (1293) vs. geertx (1319) Annotated by billdancourtney (1443): THE LOST GAMES SERIES: This begins my series of annotations I have been meaning to start for a while now that is inspired by a quote from Mikhail Tal that went -not verbatim- "I never learned anything from a game I won". Also, want to do more annotations as I have been reading a lot of them lately … |
0-1 | Started: 2012.12.12 Ended: 2013.02.14 |
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Challenge from bwaa, http://gameknot.com/ bwaa (1773) vs. ptitroque (1668) Annotated by elyhim (2357): The once feared 4 pawns attack is very agressive and cut throat. white wishes to play e4-e5 which results in very complicated positions.
This check is very unpleasent for black. White wins a tempo and increases the efficantancy of e4-e5.
the best reply even though d7 is not the best square… |
½-½ | Started: 2013.02.15 Ended: 2013.02.15 |
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Gator Knights 2013 Team Tournament major (1537) vs. diosynus (1457) Annotated by major (1571): Black seeks to gain a rook after 8. Rxf3 Nd4, 9. R moves Nxc2 Black's best move here may be 9...Nxb5, as after 10. Nxb5 Nf6 Black has an edge in position and development with forces even. However, Black persists in his plan to grab a Rook. Black can stay ahead with either 12... Nxb3 o 12... Bxc3. … |
1-0 | Started: 2013.02.10 Ended: 2013.02.15 |
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A little checkmate about (1750) vs. damalfi Annotated by damalfi (1784): Exploring the Icelandic. This is considered inferior. Bc5 doesn't stop d4, and Bb4 is easily rejected by a3. I hope for this. Can you see the trick? Ah, ok, it won't be that easy. ...but sure funnier! If BxN, BxB, and I have to take care of Re1, so... Ok, starts the midgame. And this, of… |
0-1 | Started: 2013.02.16 Ended: 2013.02.16 |
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| 289. |
An Unforseen Win cazador2 (1369) vs. ???? (1825) Annotated by cazador2 (1421): Constructive and instructive comments are welcome on this game. I'm a pretty inexperienced chess player seeking to improve his game, and I was grateful that my opponent didn't simply cancel this blitz game after he saw my rating. I've removed black's name for protection from the disgrace of losing … |
1-0 | Started: 2013.02.15 Ended: 2013.02.15 |
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Scand. gambit Lasker var. (W) j_tavares (1500) vs. ptitroque (1664) Annotated by ptitroque (1718): Mistake (Black oversaw the next move) Black has now two pawns less but four pieces out and the initiative. The mistake was, maybe, not so serious. Only way not to lose a piece Developping and pining the only piece white has out It's a risky move. Black hesitated to castle long which would give a… |
0-1 | Started: 2012.12.30 Ended: 2013.02.14 |
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Game 1 - Belgrade 1969 Janosevic vs. Suttles Annotated by chess4him (1653): Here we go! The Hypermodernist's dream!
Black cedes control of the center without a fight. Black intends to chip away at the center from the wings. A very normal opening sequence. 3...d6 is subtle, but assured. It allows the Bishop some flexibility and prevents White's push to e5. It does… |
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One pawn too many - Morra Gambit justinjkropf (1792) vs. ashera (1910) Annotated by justinjkropf (1811): This game was part of an 11 player mini-tournament on the Morra Gambit (still ongoing at the time of writing). I have to admit I'm not too much of a gambit player, with the exception of my favorite opening - the Queen's gambit. Indeed, 1.d4 d5 2. c4 is not even considered much of a true gambit, as … |
1-0 | Started: 2013.02.07 Ended: 2013.02.14 |
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Challenge from lubos222 lubos222 (1650) vs. ptitroque (1647) Annotated by ptitroque (1718): Playing the benoni for the first time on GK in a rated game. White usually play d5 but this variation seems ok to me. The GK database gives g6 but the order has little importance, I think. Preparing the fiancheto which is part of the benoni White opts for a fiancheto as well I'm not sure about… |
1-0 | Started: 2013.02.07 Ended: 2013.02.13 |
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Team match chrisforbes21 (1175) vs. marinsjd (1254) Annotated by abubakarmartin (1600): Basic e4-e5 opening i would consider f6 a bad move white begins to take control of the center after exchange, black king is expose good development by white b4 is a agressive move, now black cannot castle on either side h4 is another agressive move, he has plans to attack both sides try to… |
1-0 | Started: 2013.02.08 Ended: 2013.02.13 |
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Chess Game jamie79 (946) vs. ??? (816) Annotated by jamie79 (891): Hi all! This is a game I recently played in a mini tournament. I have kept my opponents name anonymous. The Four Knights Opening. My favorite, because all of my pieces are protected and safe. Not the usual response... I would have expected ...a6 or ...Bb4. Gotta get my bishop in the battle before … |
1-0 | Started: 04-Feb-13 Ended: 13-Feb-13 |
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| 296. |
Walking the Walk Welcome MT3: (Mis)Calculation bwaa (1787) vs. pennsylvaniadan (1437) Annotated by bwaa (1771): Hi all! I recently finished this game in Jo's Walking the Walk Club Welcome Mini-Tournament Group 3, and it definitely deserves annotation. My opponent played a great game against a much higher-rated player--enjoy!
The French Defense: solid, if a little passive.
Standard.
This is reminiscent of… |
0-1 | Started: 2013.02.12 Ended: 2013.02.12 |
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| 297. |
Pawns for the win! elyhim (2338) vs. ktmann (2427) Annotated by elyhim (2357): 5. d3 avoids the exchange lines of the Berlin wall defence
Alternative variation: 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 Nc5
Alternative variation: 7... Be7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Re1 b5 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Nf1 Qc8
Alternative variation: 7... b5 8. Bc2 Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1
Alternative variation: 10. Re1 Nh5 11. d5 Ne7 12.… |
1-0 | Started: 2013.02.11 Ended: 2013.02.11 |
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| 298. |
Tricks until the last minute molinosc vs. damalfi Annotated by damalfi (1784): A fun game, but don't expect too much. Uncommitted opening. White wants to stall the game, apparently. This is kind of a stupid move. The idea is to push the pawn on c4, so to "squeeze" white. White stops it, I ignore if he saw it or not. Weird, but I planned to try to attack with the… |
0-1 | Started: 2013.02.12 Ended: 2013.02.12 |
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| 299. |
Request: Dealing With Mistakes chicoboy (1251) vs. chrisforbes21 (1166) Annotated by bwaa (1771): Hi all! This is a game from the Walking the Walk Mini-Tournament Group 4 that I'm annotating on chicoboy's request. Enjoy! White avoids the Ruy Lopez (3.Bb5) and chooses the Scotch Game instead. This opening is characterized by the open center and usually White's strong central presence. This is… |
1-0 | Started: 2013.01.14 Ended: 2013.02.08 |
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Chess game Natália Jéssica vs. rcm06 Annotated by nataliajessica (2086): Tive uma partida duríssima com rcm06 terminando em empate, começamos a segunda e durante o andamento meu adversário aventou a possibilidade de eu estar utilizando um motor para jogar, um tanto deselegante achei. Por isso resolvi colocar a partida para anotação. Acredito que vencer utilizando… |
Started: 28 jan 2013 |
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Icelandic win (+2000) vs. damalfi Annotated by damalfi (1784): A surprising win against a 2000+ player (in blitz, of course). The Icelandic gambit. Inferior, but against a well prepared player. The "bad" move. The thematic position. Correct, but not enough to stop black. Avoidin d4. Of course, h6 is a refutation, but white prefers to develop. The hidden… |
0-1 | Started: 2013.02.12 Ended: 2013.02.12 |
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Assaulting the King Pierre99 (1200) vs. Unknown (1681) Annotated by pierre99 (1200): This game was a 3 minute 10 second blitz game. No mention of the opponent's name, because his rating and what happened at the end might be a little embarassing. As white, I open with the e pawn nearly all the time. I know this is the Scandinavian Defense. It has been played at the highest levels,… |
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jstevens1's mini-tournament VII jstevens1 (1938) vs. last_archimedean (1418) Annotated by last_archimedean (1355): Joanne asked me if I wanted to annotate this game, and I will. I lost to her, but it was a learning experience. All book through here. This is probably the most played variation of the Ruy Lopez. I try to gain space on the Q side. Continuing to push. Clearing my back rank and connecting Rooks.… |
1-0 | Started: 2013.01.14 Ended: 2013.02.09 |
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Team match - Reti mini tisamon (1962) vs. N.N. (1965) Annotated by tisamon (1835): White begins with the non-committal King's Knight, controlling e5, but otherwise allowing Black to occupy the center. Most often (in my experience anyway) Black will reply with 1…Nf6 – a solid developing move waiting for White to show his hand first (and typically following a KID setup).… |
1-0 | Started: 2013.01.24 Ended: 2013.02.10 |
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| 305. |
Benoni Challenge from elyhim, http://gameknot.com/ ptitroque (1668) vs. elyhim (2344) Annotated by elyhim (2357): This game is a renewal of the Modern Benoni for me. I have not played the Benoni in almost two years. I gave it up not because was I not getting good results. I was just getting bored. Most of the best plans for black revolve around the idea of capturing on e4 before white has time to complete his… |
0-1 | Started: 2013.02.06 Ended: 2013.02.06 |
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| 306. |
OTB WTW Coaching Game-Failed Exchange Joe (???) vs. Jack Stockel (About 1800 USCF) Annotated by jkarp (1168): This was a very long and interesting game between Jack Stockel and me. And, there were a few twists and turns, in this particular game. Because of this game, I am now starting to run in life, as well as, chess. That's because of the fact that I gave my coach a run for his money. Believe it or… |
0-1 | Started: 2/01 Ended: 2/01 |
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Sicilian . Smith Mora G. (W) ptitroque (1656) vs. gopackwin (1725) Annotated by ptitroque (1718): Sicilian Not a good position for black, I guess. white has four pieces out against 2 for black joining the rooks and aiming at the king Black develop toward the center to occupy the semi open file Chasing the bishop Controlling the center Developping on the queen side Danger on white kingside (if… |
1-0 | Started: 2013.01.24 |
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blitz 5 min, Chess.com gersonldemelo (1612) vs. will70alex (1535) Annotated by glmelo (2160): B54: Sicilian: 2...d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4, Unusual Lines Alternative variation: [RR] 10... Qa5 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Ne5 14. O-O-O Rfc8 15. Kb1 b5 16. Qd2 a5 17. h4 a4 18. Nc1 a3 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 axb2 21. Kxb2 Ra4 22. h5 Rc4 23. Ka1 Rxc2 24. Qd4 Ra8 25. hxg6 [… |
1-0 | Started: 2013.02.10 Ended: 2013.02.10 |
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english, reversed sic. (L) jraul (1702) vs. ptitroque (1656) Annotated by ptitroque (1718): I never plaid the english opening As I don't know the englsh opening, I follow the database Until now it seems ok. Developping on the queen wing preventing further white developpement on the queen's wing I do not like that type of situation, the only goal of the following moves is to open the game … |
1-0 | Started: 2013.01.28 Ended: 2013.02.07 |
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| 310. |
french def. sicilian. (L) ptitroque (1656) vs. ibneadam (1679) Annotated by ptitroque (1718): I'm not used to this variation of the french defense, looks like a sicilian I don't like the sitution very much. The d pawn is too far away and this is a mistake, I should have try to defend it. Attacking the d pawn d pawn protected, I castle so that I can bring a rook on e1 to menace the black… |
0-1 | Started: 2013.01.22 Ended: 2013.02.08 |
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Blitz Pierre99 (1200) vs. bob-cat (1966) Annotated by pierre99 (1200): Here we go with a less than stellar white effort by me. Winning easily, black makes a crucial mistake late, and quits in disgust. A somewhat subtle blunder that no doubt in a regular game he would have easily spotted. This was a blitz game; I think he simply did not take the time to look ahead and… |
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"Superman" Attack Demolishes the Sicilian pdfiadp vs. larsol Annotated by pdfiadp (1843): This position has been reaches OVER NINE THOUSAND times!!! Black definitely did not expect THAT! Preparing g2-g4 A weird-looking rook maneuver. White get a rook and a pawn for two minor pieces. Threatening ... b4+ followed by ... Nb6# Unfortunately for Black, White's Attack comes first. Here,… |
1-0 | Started: 2011.05.28 Ended: 2011.05.28 |
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| 313. |
Blitz: Comeback barner11 vs. bwaa Annotated by bwaa (1771): Hey all; just wanted to share a very quick blitz game with a very interesting ending (I think, anyway). Enjoy! The Latvian Gambit is of course my go-to opening in blitz. ?! Standard is 3...Qf6. Standard, and strong. The GK world database only includes one game with this line, but I far prefer it to … |
0-1 | Started: 2013.02.08 Ended: 2013.02.08 |
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sicilian - lengfellner var. 3; Nf3 (W) ptitroque (1656) vs. weston11 (1754) Annotated by ptitroque (1718): Sicilian Center game (lonfeller variation, I think) I often play c3 Black do not try to defend the pawn, prefering to carry on with the sicilian White settle on the center Good for black, they get the b open file which will be easy to control ok for black a bit dangerous but I do that more and… |
1-0 | Started: 2012.12.25 Ended: 2013.02.07 |
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| 315. |
All those Pawns! -- Spanish -- Blitz game Avocet (1200) vs. bill4ever (1529) Annotated by avocet (1200): In this game White wins a piece on a blunder, but Black rallies to regain a couple pawns and in the process fashions for himself a huge, dangerous central phalanx with both Queens still on the board. How does White respond? Carefully. Very carefully. This is the Cozio Defense. The usual move here… |
1-0 |
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My Immortal Zugzwang jairo453 vs. pdfiadp Annotated by pdfiadp (1843): White plays aggressively with 1. e4 Black mirrors White's image. This usually means White is attempting to pull off a quick Scholar's mate. Inviting White to play Qf3. If chess were that easy, it wouldn't be so popular. Black has at least equality. Preventing Nd4, but hinder's the development of… |
0-1 | Started: 2011.05.13 Ended: 2011.05.13 |
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| 317. |
O&DL Didcot 1 v Oxford University 1, Didcot Bob Jacobs (129) vs. Hendrik Brackmann (UNG) Annotated by rjacobs (1626): My first non-loss of the League season ... Any suggestions of better alternative lines gratefully received. As played by Short vs Kasparov. I have long favoured this variation but it is very difficult to get it right. I also play the other standard moves 6. Bg5 and 6.Be3.
Interesting ....… |
½-½ | Started: 2013.02.06 Ended: 2013.02.06 |
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| 318. |
Miniature: Downhill Quickly normans (1596) vs. bwaa (1668) Annotated by bwaa (1771): Hey all; I've got a mini from awhile ago for you to enjoy over lunch. We begin with that opening that so frequently produces miniatures--the Latvian Gambit.
For lots more discussion of this opening, check out some of my other annotations. I'm not going to go in-depth here. Also possible: 3.d4,… |
0-1 | Started: 2013.01.13 Ended: 2013.01.13 |
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| 319. |
jhane76's mini-tournament II grey_panda (1452) vs. kldr (1478) Annotated by grey_panda (1327): Squeak.
Don't ask me, I've no idea how I survived this one. Here we go again. I do know other openings. Honestly. All fairly routine. I think I have slightly better development at this stage, but its arguable. Prep for castling. Don't really get the point of that move. Or that one. Fortunate he… |
1-0 | Started: 2013.01.28 Ended: 2013.02.03 |
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| 320. |
Attack of the Minor Pieces bwaa (1657) vs. mgwili (1757) Annotated by bwaa (1771): Hey all! This game is from a GK tournament a couple months ago (94th tournament, expert section, round two). I thought it was a very interesting game that shows the sheer power of an early space advantage. Enjoy! Symmetrical English, probably my least comfortable variation. Both sides strongly… |
1-0 | Started: 2012.10.22 Ended: 2012.12.11 |
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