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chess opening #2365 (31) |
chess opening #36503 (12)A lucky escape! Annotated by charleshiggie (2224): In this game I was 12 minutes late, as I couldn't find the venue and then had problems parking. I was playing for Penyffordd against Formby, at The Conservative Club, Wallasey. Typical of damn Tories!
In this game, I seem to be cruising to an easy win, but, perhaps suffering from what Alexander Kotov describes as "Dizziness due to success", my concentration lapses and I missed a clever tactic…Kevin Howard vs. Charles Higgie |
chess opening #45516 (9) |
chess opening #9619 (7)... Annotated by owenss1 (2250): An unusual reply, but with the Knight of f3, White has less chance of shoring up the diagonal. Meanwhile the b7 bishop should help neutralize any White bishop that is installed on g2. Other moves are possible, but are not as logical:
3. d3 shuts in the light squared bishop and is likely to transpose into King's Indian territory, when Black has more breathing room.
3. Bd3 blocks the…Jaburr (21) vs. Owenss1 (20) |
chess opening #10117 (5)2007 Alabama State Championship (rd #4) Annotated by tag1153 (1700): Round 4 of the 2007 Alabama State Championship begins, and I've got the white pieces against an old nemesis. I'm 0-3 lifetime vs. Miles, and my attitude about this tournament starts to falter a little. I really want to finish day 1 with a 3/4 score, but this is gonna be tough. I play my new favorite, 1. Nf3. Offering up the gambit pawn. Nf6 also popular. Temporarily blocking in one bishop…Thomas G. (1419) vs. Miles M. (1616) |
chess opening #11009 (18)ICC Bullet Reti/Slav Book Trap Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (1431): Here is a bullet miniature from the ICC. It is a book trap from the Reti-Slav setup, when Black plays ...Bg4. This is traditionally known as the Capablanca system. Although play sometimes transposes into a Closed Catalan, I always like seeing this move as the modern treatments of the New York ...Bf5 and Capablanca ...Bg4 lines are quite unknown at club level. I'm not exactly sure why, as they …MybookRD vs. Some 1800 player |
chess opening #11156 (15)Space City Open 07 (Reserve - rd #5) Annotated by tag1153 (1700): I enter the final round of the Space City Open sitting on 2.5/4, and have a shot to tie for 2nd place should I win. My two wins so far have been relatively easy, and I realize that this game will be for real. My opponent, an actual adult, is rated almost 100 points higher than me, and I really need to beat him. I tell myself that since I have the white pieces, I should play with purpose and go…Thomas G. (1456) vs. Charles A. (1551) |
chess opening #12670 (8) |
chess opening #24210 (4) |
chess opening #30615 (5) |
chess opening #34292 (4) |
chess opening #2238 (11)Larry Christiansen - Chessmaster 9000 game two (#2) Annotated by cash1981 (1200): 1.Nf3 c5
2.e3!? ...
A conservative choice and a move sequence very seldom seen. I was hoping to take 9K out of its book while playing solid moves. We now head towards a sort of offshoot of an opening known as Qween's Gambit Declined. 3. ... Nf6
4.d4 d5?!
This was a very pleasant surprise to me because it should lead to White’s domination of the center. A better move was …Larry Christiansen vs. Chessmaster 9000 |
chess opening #3733 (4) |
chess opening #8618 (7) |
chess opening #8878 (12) |
chess opening #10119 (9)2007 Alabama State Championship (rd #6) Annotated by tag1153 (1700): As the final round od the ASCC begins, I find myself facing Caleb J., who beat me pretty bad a few months ago in another tournament. In this game, I jump out to a lead and am thrilled at the prospect of winning this last one, but it was not to be. Staying true to my philosophy of playing horrible moves, my 29th and final move was utterly shameful. Ah, well, so goes chess. I only wish that I…Thomas G. (1419) vs. Caleb J. (1469) |