Greenpawn plays the London System

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 {I'm already bored.} 2... Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 {OK I get an open file. I'm happy with that.} 5... Bxg3 {My London Bishop lasted all of 5 moves. Big deal.} 6. hxg3 c5 7. c3 cxd4 8. cxd4 {I've now idea if this is the correct way. It leads to a spot of bother.} 8... Qb6 9. Qc2 Nc6 {Now he threatens Nb4.} 10. a3 {If I'm reduced to crap moves like this in just 10 moves then something has gone wrong.} 10... Ne4 11. Bd3 {Greenpawn the Auto pilot guy. Play a move and think about it afterwards} 11... Qa5+ {Now I see it. 12 b4 Nxb4 and 12 Nd2 0r 12 Nc3 then 12...Nb4. What a crap opening. OK Time to forget this positional guff and switch to what I do best. it's swindling time.} 12. Ke2 {OK then play it.....} 12... Nb4 13. axb4 Qxa1 14. Rc1 {This combined with Ke2 is a Queen trapping idea nicked from some obscure 1.e4 e5 opening.} 14... Bd7 {If the Black Knight was not e4 then Nc3 would trap the Queen. Bd7 may cherish some Ba4 ideas overloading the Queen.} 15. Na3 Qa2 16. Ne5 {That keeps his King in the centre and I'm waiting for Rc8 so I can sac my Queen. Not too sure it is any good but it was enough to scare my opponent into a blunder.} 16... Nd6 {Played to stop Nb4 or Bb4 and get in Rc8 but now I'm in.} 17. Nxd7 {Here he should have gone for Rc8. It looks like it ends in a Q v RBN.} 17... Kxd7 18. Qc7+ Ke8 19. Qxd6 {I'm giving up my other Rook but I get his Queen.} 19... Qxb2+ 20. Kf3 {The big fellah goes here so I don't drop the Rook with check.} 20... Qxc1 21. Bb5+ Qc6 22. Bxc6+ bxc6 {End of 1st round of analysis starting with 17.Nxd7.} 23. b5 {I like that one - it brings the Knight into the game.} 23... c5 24. b6 axb6 25. Nb5 Rc8 26. dxc5 {Not taking exhange just yet with Nc7+ RxN and QxR as Black can castle and that would be a tough fortress to get into. A Queen and Knight v a King + Rook can do all kind of things.} 26... bxc5 27. Na7 Rd8 28. Qxc5 h5 {Trying to sneak the h-Rook into the game via the side door.} 29. Nc6 {The trick is to get the mating threats going. You cannot do that with a lone Queen.} 29... Rd7 30. Ne5 Rd8 31. Qc6+ {If 31...Kf8 then 32.Qc7 decides the issue.} 31... Ke7 32. Qc7+ Kf6 {It's the old Dovetail mate. In this case you can mate with a lone Queen.} 33. Qxf7+ Kxe5 34. Qf4 {The London System is great! (a joke)}

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 Bg4 6. Bc4 Qd7 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 e6 9. d5 e5 10. O-O f5 11. Qg3 Nf6 12. Bg5 f4 13. Qd3 Ng8 {I'm going to use that g5 Bishop as pawn storm tempo and I don't him chopping my f6 Knight.} 14. f3 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bf2 h5 17. Qd1 Nf6 18. Be2 Qf7 19. a5 Qg6 20. Ra3 Nbd7 21. Rb3 {This Rook is good here. It pokes at the Queenside but in a lot of lines it swings across to the Kingside to defend.} 21... Rb8 22. Ba7 {I'm letting him have the exchange as those dark squares around the White now look healthy for me. Also what choice do I have? This is where timing your swindle is important. Don't leave it too late.} 22... Kf7 23. Bxb8 Rxb8 24. Na4 Bh6 25. Kh1 g4 26. fxg4 Nxe4 27. gxh5 Qg5 28. Bg4 Ndf6 29. c4 Nxg4 30. hxg4 Nf6 31. Qe1 Nxg4 32. Rff3 Rg8 33. Rxb7 Nh2 34. Rxc7+ Kf6 35. Qf2 Nxf3 36. Qxf3 Qh4+ {I love playing Queen checks shuggling into a good position. Here I go again.} 37. Kg1 Qe1+ 38. Qf1 Qe3+ 39. Qf2 Qc1+ {Me and my stupid love for Queen shuggling. 39...f3 wins right away. I saw it but had planned to it play one move later.}40. Qf1 f3 41. Qxc1 Rxg2+ 42. Kf1 Bxc1 43. Nc3 Be3 {This is the position I was aiming for with my Queen shuggling checks. A Rook, Bishop and Pawn mating pattern.}44. Ne4+ Kf5 45. Nxd6+ Kg4 46. Rg7+ Kh3 {It's not the player who makes the most blunder who losess. It's the player who makes the last blunder. Now 47.Nf4 at least draws. A move I never saw coming. Instead....} 47. h6 Rc2