Sunday, March 30, 2008

guy1 vs Bobski (ICC game)

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 Bg7 8.Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Re8 10. h4 Nh5 11. g4 Ng3 12. Rh3 Nxf1 13. Rxf1 Nc6 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. gxf5 b5 16. Rg1 Ne5 17. Bh6 Nc4 18. Qf4 Bd4 19. fxg6 Be3+ 20. Qxe3 Nxe3 21. gxh7+ Kxh7 22. Bxe3 Rg8 23. Rhg3 Rxg3 24. Rxg3 f6 25. h5 Qe8 26. h6 Qh5 27. Rg7+ Kh8 28. Nd5 Rg8 29. Rxe7 Qh1+ 30. Kd2 Qxf3 31. Rf7 Qxe4 32. Nxf6 Qg2+ 33. Kc3 Rc8+ 34. Kb4 a5+ 35. Kxa5 Qa8+ 36. Ba7 Qxa7+ 37. Rxa7
{Black resigns}
1-0


I accidentally moved Nf5 by mistake, and he didn't take it with the pawn!!!

I realized that the queen fork wasn't that bad for me (yay for comp.)

Monday, March 24, 2008

Jiang vs. Goss (March 22 DA)

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. g4 b5 15. b3 Rc8 16. Ndxb5 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 a6 18. Nd4 a5 19. Bh6 Bxh6 20. Qxh6 Qc7 21. Qd2 a4 22. h4 axb3 23. cxb3 Ra8 24. h5 Rfb8 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Qh6 e5 27. Ne6 Qa7 28. Rh2 Rxb3+ 29. axb3 Qa1+ 30. Kc2 Ra2+ 31. Kd3 Qxd1+ 32. Kc4 Rc2+ 33. Rxc2 Qxc2+ 34. Kb4 Kf7 35. Ng5+ Ke8 36. Qg7 Qd2+ 37. Ka4 Qxg5 38. Qc7 Qd2 39. b4 Nd7 40. Kb5 Qd3+ 41. Kc6 Qc4+ 42. Kxd6 Qxc7+ 43. Kxc7 Ke7 44. g5 Nf8 45. b5 Ne6+ 46. Kc8 Nxg5 47. b6 Nf7 48. Kc7 Nd6 White resigns

better was 26.g5 ... then 27.Ne6    also, 37. Kb5! putting up a fight

Thursday, March 20, 2008

TACO 37 Jiang vs. Guzman

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 o-o 6.Be2 Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Bxf3 Nc6 9.o-o e3 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Qxd8 Rfxd8 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Nd5 Bg7 15.Nxc7 Rac8 16.Nd5 Kf8 17.c3 h5 18.Rad1 Ne7 19.Nxe7 Kxe7 20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.Rd1 Rxd1 22.Bxd1 h4 23.Kf1 Kd6 24.Ke2 g5 25.Kd3 Kc5 26.a4 a5 27.f3 Bf8 28.Bb3 f6 29.Bd5 b6 30.Kc2 Be7 31.Kb3 Bf8 32.Ka3 Be7 33.b4+ axb4 34.cxb4+ Kd4 35.Kb3 Ke3 36.Be6 Kd4 37.a5 bxa5 38.bxa5 Kc5 39.a6 Kb6 40.Bc8 Bc5 41.Kc4 Be3 42.Kd5 Bf4 43.Bb7 Ka7 44.Kc6 draw agreed

Comments : Jiang could win easily at the critical step 36. Kc4!

...but good game anyways...

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

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