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Annotated by bakerbaker (1200): I was White in this game which is the first time I ever beat my coach. Although I cannot take full credit for beating a 2500, because he was playing about 30 other students at once, in an opening he doesn't normally play. My coach taught us the Center-Counter Defense that day, and was testing my knowledge of it, although he usually plays the Sveshnikov. Whenver he teaches his students a new… |
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Annotated by tag1153 (1700): Here is an interesting game vs. my good friend manhattan. An offbeat opening sequence leaves white with a developmental issue that black pounds on repeatedly, gaining enough of a material advantage to convert into the win. White plays a stubborn defense, and hangs in there until the bitter end with some tactical threats of his own. I hope you enjoy:) For those that know me, I play the… |
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Annotated by tag1153 (1700): 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, black finds a very subtle, but deadly tactic involving a rook sacrifice that brings him back from the… |
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Annotated by claespiper (1724): This game evolved to an open game where white had a huge lead in development but failed to exploit the advantage. Both white and black missed one winning combination each (I will give you a hint when we get there). Black finally won. My first game against tag1153. Striving to play an open and tactic game.
(The above note is my thinking at the time playing the game. Notes like this is post-game… |
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Annotated by ethansiegel (1986): Played during a simul during 1934, this is an amazing double-rook and queen sacrifice miniature, where black's scandinavian defense is absolutely destroyed.
When I saw this I had to bring it to GK; I wonder how often players like you and I miss tactics like this? I played in a simul once when I was 9 (and lost in something like 50 moves), and the guy giving the simul had white on all the boards, … |
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Annotated by claespiper (1724): This game features a bishop vs. knight endgame where the bishop ends up dominating the knight. It also shows how two connected passed pawns, as far back as the third and fourth row, can influence the whole endgame. The endgame also shows how strong the king can become as well as how to utilize the principle of the square of the pawn. The game contains a few errors from each side, which allows you … |
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Annotated by fiercequeen (1200): is it my period? do I need to get layed? who knows... always a bloodfest... or Qa5... always this... preparing Bg2... why not? putting the Black Queen at risk again... relentless... thematic... controlling the board... Black, had this coming... in panic, already... Black is getting delusional... after Kd8, Rd1+... claiming Blacks' Queen... totally lost... no rocket… |
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Annotated by tag1153 (1700): My second game vs. omwatson in this round of GK #22. I deploy a Scandanavian vs. his 1.e4, which holds equal until a slip by my opponent on move 8. He dug in after that, and played a great game afterwards. It was a well fought game on both sides, and I applaud his efforts:) I choose the Scandanavian, which is a favorite of mine. I find that the resulting pawn chain and knight placement are… |
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Annotated by byakuugan3 (1200): Playing White is my friend Baker who likes to develop as fast as possible to start a quick attack. 1.e4 is the move that promotes quick and easy development. If you prefer slower positions like me, then play 1.Nf3. I believe the Sicilian (1...c5) is the best response to e4. Black opens up the position too quickly in this game and gives White a lead in development, which my friend exploits… |
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Annotated by markpinkston (1611): This is a 2nd round game in an Intermediate GK Tourney. My opponent opens with a normal move: e4. I have been trying the Scandinavian Defense in response to e4 lately, because it is emminently safe, and it forces my opponent to play "on my turf." The downside is that it is rather unambitious and doesn't challenge white's opening initiative. At a strategic level, I am happy to trade a bunch of… |
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Annotated by tag1153 (1700): Welcome to day two of the Space City Open. After a night of tequila, a lumpy hotel mattress, and a roomate whose snores can be heard from space, I am sufficiently hung over, sore, and tired enough for some more chess. I enter the tourney room, and immediately check out the wall chart. I'm struck by two interesting facts - one, I have the black pieces yet again (I had figured on playing white in… |
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Annotated by moppa (1200): This was the initial position of the tournament - NCO gives 3...Bg4 as the best move here. My opponent has something different in his mind. !? A start of a cheapo attack - in which I unforgivingly fall. ? This is really a bad move. I have no excuses here - I have to get rid of this kind of "forcing" play. And black picks up the rook, take white's option to castle and so on. I have… |
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Annotated by koijja (1200): This was first round on blitz tournament that I entered and my best tournament so far by the score. I played this guy who had rating 1613 and he was probably expecting easy win but I was succesful in this one. I had prepared this Scandinavian Defence for this tournament. 3...Qa5 and Qd6 are more usual here but I like 3...Qe6 . Threatening to play Qg6xg2. I was little surprised here as I was … |
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Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): I have been asked to annotate this game The centre counter defence, a respected, if slightly unambitious defence. White takes. Black takes back White hits the queen. Black throws in a check. I remember reading an article in the magazine "Chess" promoting this move, although post-match computer (hereafter referred to as "computer") gives it as an error. The downside is that White can continue… |
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Annotated by damalfi (1200): While playing this game, I had a short but nice chat with my opponent, and he acknowledged me as one of the nicks he reads on comments from time to time. Yes, I comment a lot... and, as it is natural, I must have been dead wrong sometimes... I hope I didn't this time... After it, I wanted to replay, but by mistake I clicked "new game", and it was impossible to find him again. I'll invite him to… |
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Annotated by andydufresne (1685): the theory usually recomends 3..Qa5 now, Bd5 or Nd5 is possible 11..0-0 is not possible because of 12.Bxh6! Now white can force a queen exchange with 12.Qxf5 exf5 13. Nc6 , but further analysis will find a better move the oldest trick in the book, exploiting the weakness of f7 if not, white will be an exchange and pawn up. Perhaps it would have offered better chances for black … |
