Happy New Year to anyone who reads this blog J. The last few months
have been fun had a great holiday season with my family, was able to take two
paid weeks off for the holidays life was moving along at a great pace. But with
every positive it seems there must always be a negative. The beginning of 2015
is no exception, I had to leave my current job, the atmosphere at the job was
not great and the job had absolutely nothing to do with my career goals or aspirations,
but let’s face it the job didn’t pay enough to put up with poor leadership.
With it being a New Year I have several chess goals these
are in no particular order:
1. I plan on learning the Slave defense, I have
started my journey with The Slave: Move by
Move by Cyrus Lakdawala.
2. I must improve my endgame, I generally seem to
be getting equal positions out of the opening and lose the game in the end game
(I lost a game where I was two pawns up last night in casual play at the local
chess club).
3.
I want to get my USCF Rating above 1200, I may
need to play in bigger tournaments to meet this goal. The local players that
play in tournaments here are generally 1500 to Master level players. I learn a
lot when they beat me, but I am not to that level yet.
I have been playing a lot on chess.com, mainly because I get
to play my dad, but I really like the variety of live chess and slow play chess
on this site. Being able to make a move or two a day is nice, it allows me to
plan better, at least in theory, and/or I can play faster if I wish.
This a game I finished yesterday, I had the black and my
opponent steered the game into an Anti-Caro-Kann, and below is my annotations
then the annotations of the chess engine, which has been upgraded to Stockfish
5.
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| Cxxxxxxxxxxxxxler - KCChessc6 |
| 0-1, 2015.01.13. |
[4...Nf6
5.Nc3
Nxd5
6.Nf3
Nxc3
7.bxc3
g6
8.d4
Bg7
9.Bd3
...0-1, Glek Igor V 2566 - Grischuk Alexander 2720 , Mainz 8/14/2005 It (open) (active) "Ordix"]
5.Nc3
Qe5
6.Qe2
+0.18
[6.Be2
e6
7.Nf3
Qa5
8.d4
Nf6
9.O-O
Be7
10.Bf4
O-O
11.a3
Qd8
+0.63;
6.Be2
Nc6
7.Nf3
Qb8
8.O-O
e6
9.d4
Bd6
10.g3
Nge7
11.Be3
O-O
+0.53]
6...Nc6
+0.60
[6...Qxe2
+0.20]
7.Qxe5
Nxe5 Here I thought he would play Nf3 i would then take forcing him to take and weaken his king side pawn structure, which is what happened.
8.Nf3?!?!
-0.22
[8.Nd5!?
Rb8
9.d4
Ng6
10.h4
e6
11.Nc7
Kd8
12.Nb5
h5
13.Bd3
Bb4
+0.60]
8...Nxf3
9.gxf3
e5 Now it is time to try to take control of the center ?!?!
+0.41
[9...Nf6!?
10.Bb5
Bd7
11.Bxd7
Kxd7
12.d3
e6
13.Be3
Bd6
14.Kd2
Rhc8
15.h4
-0.22]
10.d3?!?!
-0.07
[10.d4!?
Bd6
11.Bb5
Kf8
12.Be3
Nf6
13.dxe5
Bxe5
14.O-O
Be6
15.Rfe1
Bxc3
+0.39]
10...Bc5 I wasn't sure what the best move here was, Bc5 with the idea to just trade off the dark squared bishops then to place my pawns on dark squares. But I also dint want to let him be able to unstack his f pawns so i eventually retreated and took his knight with the bishop but giving him a pawn on c3.
11.Be3
Bb4?!?!
+0.60
[11...Bxe3!?
12.fxe3
Ne7
13.Rd1
Be6
14.d4
exd4
15.Bb5
Kf8
16.Rxd4
a6
17.Bd7
+0.00]
12.O-O-O?!?!
+0.07
[12.d4!?
exd4
13.Bxd4
Ne7
14.Bxg7
Rg8
15.Be5
Bf5
16.O-O-O
Kf8
17.Ne4
Rg6
+0.61]
12...Bf5?!?!
+0.56
[12...Ne7!?
13.d4
exd4
14.Bb5
Nc6
15.Bxd4
O-O
16.Bxc6
bxc6
17.Rhg1
g6
18.Ne4
+0.07]
13.a3?!?!
+0.15
[13.d4!?
a6
14.dxe5
+0.56]
13...Bxc3
14.bxc3
Rc8 To win this game i knew I would have to own the c or d file, with him 0-0-0 i choose the c file as it is the file the king is on, at this point. I wasn't worried about the pawn on a7if he takes i take c3 with check.
+0.26
15.Kb2
+0.15
a6?!?!
+0.68
[15...Nf6!?
16.c4
O-O
17.f4
Rfd8
18.fxe5
Ng4
19.Be2
Nxe5
20.Kc3
b6
21.Rhg1
+0.15]
16.f4
Bg4?!?!
+1.45
[16...exf4!?
+0.48]
17.Rd2?!?!
+0.80
[17.Re1!?
exf4
18.Bxf4
Kd7
19.Rg1
Nf6
20.Re5
h6
21.h3
g5
22.hxg4
gxf4
+1.43]
17...Bf3?!?!
+1.36
[17...exf4!?
18.Bxf4
Ne7
19.Rg1
h5
20.h3
Ng6
21.Bh2
Bf3
22.Rg3
Bc6
23.d4
+0.80]
18.Rg1
g6?!
+1.91
[18...exf4!?
19.Bxf4
g6
20.Rg3
Bc6
21.Bh3
Bd7
22.Re3
Kd8
23.Bg2
Bc6
24.f3
+1.39]
19.Bg2I didn't want to trade here but i would have lost b7 with no compensation. I traded and i felt that i was in a better position for it. ????
+0.04
[19.fxe5!
Ne7
20.c4
Nf5
21.Bg5
Nd4
22.Bh3
Rc7
23.Be3
Nf5
24.Bxf5
gxf5
+1.89]
19...Bxg2
20.Rxg2
f6?!?
+0.93
[20...exf4!?
21.Bxf4
f6
22.Rg4
Ne7
23.Bg3
Kf7
24.Rd4
Rhd8
25.Rxd8
Rxd8
26.c4
+0.03;
20...exf4!
21.Bxf4
f6
22.a4
Ne7
23.Rd1
O-O
24.Rgg1
Nf5
25.Be3
Rfd8
26.Rg4
-0.20]
21.fxe5
fxe5
22.d4
+0.68
[22.Rg5
Kf7
23.Rxe5
Ne7
24.c4
+0.94;
22.Rg5
Ne7
23.Rxe5
Kf7
24.Bc5
Nc6
25.Re4
Rhe8
26.Rde2
Rxe4
27.Rxe4
Re8
+0.83]
22...e4I must keep this pawn, he is the one that I must promote to win.
+0.89
[22...Nf6
+0.55]
23.Rg3?!
+0.29
[23.a4
Nf6
24.Kb3
O-O
25.c4
Rf7
26.Rg5
+0.68;
23.a4!?
Kf7
24.Kb3
Ne7
25.Rg4
Rhe8
26.d5
Nf5
27.c4
h5
28.Rf4
Rcd8
+0.87]
23...Nf6
24.f3?!
-0.33
[24.a4!?
Nd5
25.Rg5
Nb6
26.Kb3
Nc4
27.Rd1
Kd7
28.Rg4
Na5
29.Kc2
+0.29]
24...O-O If he takes on e4 i go up an exchange with Nxe4 forking the two rooks.
25.f4??!
-1.27
[25.Bh6!
Rfe8
26.Re2
exf3
-0.34;
25.Rh3!?
-0.15]
25...Nd5
26.c4?!?
-2.13
[26.Rc2!?
b5
27.Bc1
Rce8
28.Be3
Kf7
29.c4
bxc4
30.Rxc4
Rc8
31.Rc5
Ke6
-1.26;
26.Rc2!
b5
27.Bc1
Rce8
28.Be3
Nxf4
29.Bxf4
Rxf4
30.Kb3
Kf7
31.a4
Ke6
-0.81]
26...Nxe3I took here because I thought that i could win one pawn and maybe two. This was the turning point in the game here I saw the possibility to go two pawns up and that I would queen.??
-0.18
[26...Rxc4!
27.Rc2
Rxc2
28.Kxc2
Kf7
29.Bd2
Rc8
30.Kd1
Rc4
31.Ke2
Rxd4
32.Rh3
-2.21;
26...Rxc4!
27.Rc2
Rxc2
28.Kxc2
Kf7
29.Bd2
Rc8
30.Kd1
Rc4
31.Ke2
Rxd4
32.Rh3
-2.21]
27.Rxe3
Rxf4
+0.00
[27...Rxc4
28.Rxe4
b5
29.Kb3
a5
30.Kb2
Rd8
31.f5
gxf5
32.Re5
f4
33.Rg5
-0.18;
27...Rxc4
28.Rxe4
b5
29.Kb3
a5
30.Kb2
Rd8
31.f5
gxf5
32.Re5
f4
33.Rg5
-0.18]
28.d5??
-1.27
[28.Kc3!
b6
29.Rde2
Rf1
30.Re1
Rf3
31.Kb4
Rf2
32.R1e2
Rf1
33.Re1
a5
+0.00;
28.Kc3!
b6
29.Rde2
Rf1
30.Re1
Rf3
31.Kb4
Rf2
32.R1e2
Rf1
33.Re1
a5
+0.00]
28...Rxc4Here i get two pawns for one passed pawn, if i play logically i am sure to win this position.
29.d6?!
-1.75
[29.Kb3!?
-1.08]
29...Rf8
30.d7
Rd8 I have stopped the passed pawn but must get rid of it as soon as possible and hopefully he will trade off rooks and i will win with a two pawn advantage.
31.Kb3
b5
32.h4?!
-2.63
[32.Rd6!?
-1.12]
32...Rc7
33.Rxe4
Rdxd7
34.Rxd7
Rxd7Should be an easy win if i can promote first
35.Re8
Kf7
36.Ra8
h5
37.Rxa6
Rd4 He takes one i get one
38.Ra7I wasn't sure what he was trying to accomplish with this check. Not sure if he thought i was going to blunder my rook or run my King away from my pawns. I thought Rb6 was much stronger.
Kf6
39.Rb7
Rxh4
40.Rxb5
-3.25
g5
41.a4 I thought long here, i was thinking that i could take on a4 then swing my king in the back of the pawns and march down the board winning a queen and the game.
g4 not being sure if i could pull of the rook sac I just tried to queen first.
42.a5
g3 "it's a race, "it's a race"
43.a6
g2
44.a7
g1=Q
45.a8=Q I queen first and his rook and king are lined up together and the black queen does not protect either one
Qb1
46.Kc3 I had to go Qc1 and not take the Rook, if i take the rook on b5 black responses by Qd8+ winning my rook back and possibly the pawn on the next few moves.
Qc1
[46...Qxb5
47.Qd8
Kg6
48.Qxh4
Qc5
49.Kb3
Qd5
50.Kb4 I should still win but I must protect the pawn and keep him in check, looks like this may be a draw.
]
47.Kb3
Rh3 The game is over at this point, Ka4 is followed by Ka3# and Kb4 and mate is in two moves.
48.Kb4
Qc3
49.Ka4
Qa3#
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