B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 8. f4 Would have been book 8... Nd4 9. Nce2 Qb6 10. c3 Nc6 11. Nf3 a5 12. O-O Qc7 13. Nh2 b6 14. d4 Bb7 15. d5?! This push gains space, 15... Ne5 16. b3 Prevents intrusion on c4 16... Rfe8 17. f4 Ned7 18. c4 e6 19. Rad1 exd5 20. exd5 Ne4 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. Nc3 Re7 22... Ree8 23. f5= 23. Nb5 'the knight is the knight!' 23... Qb8 24. f5 Nf6 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Bf4 Ne4 27. Qd3 Ba6 28. Rde1 Bxb5 29. Rxe4 Worse is 29. cxb5 Qe8=/+ 29... Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Bd7 31. Qe7 31. Ng4!?+/= is worth consideration 31... Bxh3= 32. Bxd6 Qc8 32... >= Qe8!? should be investigated more closely 33. Rd1 Bd4+ 34. Kh1 a4= 33. Rf7 Bd4+ A classical outpost 34. Kh1 Qe8 35. Rxh7 Qxe7 36. Rxe7 36. Bxe7?? Kxh7 37. Nf3 Kg7-+ 36... a4 37. b4 37. Nf3 axb3 38. axb3 Bg4 39. Nxd4 cxd4+/= 37... cxb4 38. Bxb4 Rc8 39. Nf3 Rxc4 40. Bd6 >= 40. a3 Bc3 41. d6 Bxb4 42. axb4= 40... Bf2?? Black has let it slip away >= 40... Bf6 was a good chance to save the game 41. Rc7 Re4=/+ 41. Ng5+- Bf5 41... Bxg3 a last effort to resist the inevitable 42. Bxg3 Bf5+- 42. Re8+ Kg7 43. Bf8+ Kf6 44. Nh7+ Kf7 45. Re7+ Kg8 46. Rg7+ Kh8 47. Nf6!! This is the move i really needed to see at the begining of the checking sequence. 47... Rc1+ 48. Kg2 48. Kg2 Be4+ 49. Kxf2 Rc2+ 50. Ke3 Rc3+ 51. Kxe4 Rc4+ 52. Ke5 Re4+ 53. Kxe4 g5 54. Rh7# 1-0 [Fritz 6 (30s)]

D40: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch with 5 e3

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Qc2? 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 c4= 6... cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. exd4 Be7?! 8... dxc4 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qxc4 Rc8-/+ prob better for black (Luke) 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Rd1 10. c5 b6 11. c6 Bd6= 10... a6 Controls b5 11. c5 White wins space 11... Bd7 12. Bd3 Re8 12... b6 13. b4= 13. O-O+/= Bf8 13... b6 14. b4+/= 14. Be5 g6 Covers f5 15. h3 Consolidates g4 15. f4 Bc8+/= 15... Bc6 Frees up d7 for the knight planning to eject the white bishop from e5 16. Rfe1 16. b4 Nd7 17. Bg3 b5+/= 16... Nd7= 17. f4? 17. Bf4!?= 17... f6!=/+ 18. Bd6 Bxd6 19. cxd6 Nf8 The d6 pawn is undefendable 20. Qf2 Qxd6 21. Ne2? e5 Creates a passed pawn 22. f5 22. fxe5 fxe5 23. dxe5 Rxe5=/+ 22... e4-/+ Black gains space 23. Bc2 Bd7 23... Rac8 24. Bb3-/+ 24. g4 24. Nf4 Bb5=/+ 24... Rac8 25. Bb1 25. Bb3 Bb5-/+ 25... Re7 26. Ng3 Rg7 27. Rf1? Misses the point of my last 2 moves completely. Now after exchanges I win at least a pawn as the remaining piece on the g file is pinned and the queen is needed to defend g3. >= 27. fxg6 f5 28. Nxf5 Bxf5 29. gxf5 Nxg6 30. Kh1-+ 27... gxf5-+ 28. Nxf5 28. Nh5 Rg6 29. Rde1-+ 28... Bxf5 29. Qxf5? 29. Kh1 there is nothing else anyway 29... Bg6 30. Rde1-+ 29... Qg3+ 30. Kh1 Qxh3+ 31. Kg1 Rxg4+ 32. Kf2 Rg2+ 33. Ke1 Qe3# 0-1 [Fritz 6 (30s)]

B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Bc4 O-O 6. Qd2 Ng4 7. O-O-O!? 7. Bg5 Nd7+/= 7... Nxe3= 8. Qxe3 e5 8... c6 9. h4= 9. d5? White gets more space 9. dxe5 Bxe5 10. Nf3 (10. f4!) 10... Bg7+/= 9... f5 The thematic attack 10. h4 Nd7 11. Nf3 Nf6 12. Ng5? Ng4 13. Qe2 Bh6 14. Kb1 Bxg5 15. hxg5 Qxg5 16. Rd3 Bd7 16... Nf6 17. Rg3 Qf4 18. Bd3 fxe4 19. Bxe4-/+ 17. Rdh3 Rf7 18. Bd3 h5 18... Raf8!?= 19. exf5+/= Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Rf3 21. f3 Nf6+/- 21... Qd7= 22. Ne4 Raf8 23. Ng5 23. Rxf7 Qxf7 24. f3 Nf6 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6= 23... Rxf3 24. gxf3 Weaker is 24. Nxf3 Nf6-/+ 24... Qf5 24... Rf5 25. Ne6 Nf6 26. Rg1 Nxd5 27. Rxg6+ Kf7 28. Rg7+ Kxe6 29. Rxd7 Kxd7 30. Qb5+ c6 31. Qxb7+ Nc7 32. Qxa7 Rxf3 33. Kc1= 25. fxg4= Qxg5 26. gxh5 Qg2 27. Rf1 27. Rc1!? Rxf2 28. Qb5 gxh5 29. Qxb7= 27... gxh5=/+ 28. Qe1 28. Qd1!? should not be overlooked 28... Qf3 29. Qd2-/+ 28... Qxd5-/+ 29. Rg1+ Kf7 30. Qe3 Ke8 31. Qxa7 Qf3 32. Qb8+ >= 32. Qa4+!? Ke7 33. Qh4+ Rf6 34. b3 Qxf2 35. Rg7+ Kf8 36. Qg5-/+ 32... Kd7-+ 33. Rg7+?? a blunder in a bad position 33. Qa7 Qxf2 34. Qa4+ c6-+ 33... Rf7 33... Ke6 34. Rg6+ Kf7 35. Rf6+ Qxf6 36. Qxb7 Qxf2 37. Qxc7+ Kg8-+ 34. Rxf7+ Qxf7 35. Qxb7 Qxf2 36. Qb5+ Kc8 36... Ke7 37. c3-+ 37. Qe8+ Kb7 38. Qb5+ Qb6 39. Qd5+ Ka7 40. a4 Qg1+ 40... h4 41. Qf3-+ 41. Ka2 Qc5 42. Qb3 42. Qe4-+ 42... d5 43. Kb1 h4 43... e4 44. Qg3 d4 45. Qh3-+ 44. Qh3 Qg1+ 45. Ka2 Qf2 45... >= Qd4 would have given Black the upper hand 46. Qd7 Qc5-+ 46. Qc3-/+ Kb8 46... Kb7!? 47. Qxe5 Qf7-/+ 47. Qxe5= Qxc2 48. Qe8+?? >= 48. Qh8+ would keep White alive 48... Ka7 49. Qxh4= 48... Ka7-+ 49. Qb5?? the position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end 49. Qd7-+ 49... Qc4+ 0-1 [Fritz 6 (30s)]

A20: English Opening: 1...e5

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d3 Nc6 6. Be3?? Bxe3 7. fxe3 Ng4 8. Qd2 Nb4 Was suggested by Luke as completely winning but unfortunatly White also can defend the e pawn by Nd5 8... Qg5 9. Nd1 (9. Nd5) 9... Nxh2 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Bxd5 Qg5 11. Bf3 Nxe3 12. Kf2? Here white ried to play 0-0-0, after I pointed out that you can't castle through the check from my knight on e3. It turns out that the King (touched first) only really has one move. Fortune favoured me this game but it took alot to prove it was already won. 12... Ng4+ 13. Ke1 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Nf2 Wins the exchange and game the rest as they say is just techneque 15. Rf1 Nxh1 16. Bxh1 d6 17. Nf3 h6 18. Nh4 c6 19. b4 a5 20. b5 cxb5 21. cxb5 Rb8 22. Rc1 g5 23. Ng2 Be6 24. Ne3 b6 25. Bc6 Bxa2 26. Nf5 Rfd8 27. e4 Be6 28. Ne3 Kg7 29. g4 Kg6 30. Rf1 h5 31. gxh5+ Kxh5 32. Rf6 g4 33. Nc2 Kg5 34. Rf2 f5 35. exf5 Bxf5 36. Ne3 Be6 37. Rg2 Kh4 38. Nc2 Rf8 39. d4 e4 40. d5 Bg8 41. Ne3 Rf4 42. Bd7 Rbf8 43. Ke2 Bh7 44. Nxg4 Bf5 45. Bxf5 R8xf5 46. Ne3 Rg5 47. Kd2 Rf3 48. Re2 Kh3 49. Kc3 Rxd5 50. Kc4 Rc5+ 50... Rd3 51. Nd5 51... Rf5-+ 51. Kd4 Rxb5 52. Kxe4 Rxe3+ 52... Rxe3+ i was sure that this was a simple win and my oppenent agreed and resisned but he prob overlooked the best continuation ie 52 Rxe3 which is check! (you can all prob see that Kxe3 loses to Re5+ and Rxe2) after Kxh2 3 pawns and rook vs rook should be enough to still win. This is not as easy as it looks I think easiest way is to keep my rook on the b file and slowly advance the 2 connected pawns forget the d pawn as a casulty of war. Here is a simple demonstation of how to win as Luke managed to defend it successfully as white! 53. Rxe3+ Kxh2 54. Kf3 a4 55. Re2+ Kh3 56. Rd2 Rb3+ 57. Ke4 b5 58. Rxd6 a3 59. Ra6 b4 60. Ra4 Rb2 61. Ra8 a2 62. Ra7 b3 63. Kf3 Kh4 64. Ra4+ Kg5 65. Ra5+ Kf6 66. Ra6+ Ke5 67. Ke3 Rb1 68. Ra5+ Kd6 69. Ra6+ Kc5 70. Kd2 a1=Q-+ 0-1 [Fritz 6 (30s)]

C02: French: Advance Variation

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 The advanced I have long played this and have started to learn the Tarrash here (3. Nd2) but there is alot of theory which I felt I still needed to learn before playing it. 3... c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 This is the first time ive got to play this move, I always used to play Bd3 here but I think this is probabally a better move. 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 The last book move 8... a6 Secures b5 9. O-O h6 Secures g5 10. a3 Bf8?! 11. b4 Nge7 12. Na4 12. Bd3 Qd8+/- (12... Nxd4?? the pawn of course cannot be captured 13. Nxd4 Qc7 14. Qe1+-) 12... Qd8 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. Nc5 Rb8 15. Bb2 Na7 16. a4 Nec8 17. Rc1 17. Bc3 Nb6+/- 17... Nb6 18. a5 Na8 19. Qb3 Nc7 20. Rc2 Bb5 21. Rfc1 Nc6 21... Bxc5!? should be examined more closely 22. Rxc5 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Nc6+/= 22. Bxb5 Nxb5 23. Nxb7! Clearance to allow c2-c6 23... Rxb7 23... Qd7 24. Rxc6 Qxb7 25. Rb6+/- 24. Rxc6+- Na7 25. Rxa6 Rxb4 25... Be7 26. b5 Rxb5 27. Qd3+/- 26. Qa2 Qb8 27. Rb6 Rxb6 28. axb6 Qxb6 29. Qa4+ Kd8 30. Bc3 Nc6 31. Qa8+ Kd7 32. Ba5!! The final point the bishop cant be taken and it also cant not be accepted for lost of knight or queen. 32... Qxa5 A deflection 32... Nxa5 33. Qc8+ Ke7 34. Rc7+ Qxc7 35. Qxc7+ Ke8 36. Qxa5+- 32... Qb5 33. Rxc6!! Qxc6 (33... Qb1+ 34. Ne1 Qxe1+ 35. Bxe1 Ba3 36. Qb7+ Kd8 37. Rc8#) 34. Qd8# 33. Qxc6+ 33. Qxc6+ Kd8 34. Qc8+ Ke7 35. Qb7+ Ke8 36. Rc8+ Qd8 37. Rxd8+ Kxd8 38. Qxf7+- 1-0 [Fritz 6 (30s)]