Most Recent OTB Offering

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 Na6 4.Bg2 Nc5 5.d3 Nf6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.O-O a6 8.e4 Bg4 9.Be3 Qd7 10.Qc2 Bh5 11.d4 exd4 12.Bxd4 Bg6 13.Bxc5 dxc5 14.Ne5 Qc8 15.Nxg6 hxg6 16.e5 Nh5 17.Nd5 Bd8 18.e6 Kf8 19.exf7 Kxf7 20.Rfe1 c6 21.Nc3 Nf6 22.Ne4 Nxe4 23.Rxe4 Bf6 24.Rae1 Qf5 25.Qd1 Rad8 26.Qb3 Qc8 27.Qe3 Rhe8 28.Qf4 g5 29.Qc1 Qf5 30.Qb1 Qc8 31.Bf3 Qh3 32.Bg4 Qh6 33.Rxe8 Rxe8 34.Rxe8 Kxe8 35.Qe1+ Be7 36.Qe5 Qd6 37.Qxg7 Qf6 38.Qxf6 Bxf6 39.b3 Kd8 40.Kg2 Kc7 41.f4 b5 42.fxg5 Bxg5 43.h4 Bh6 44.Be2 Kd6 45.Kf3 Ke5 46.g4 Bf4 47.g5 Bc1 48.Kg4 Bb2 49.h5 Ke6 50.h6 Kf7 51.Kh5 Kg8 52.g6 a5 53.cxb5 cxb5 54.Bxb5 Bc3 55.Bc4+ Kf8 56.g7+ Bxg7 57.hxg7+ Kxg7 58.Kg5 Kf8 59.Kf5 Ke7 60.Ke5 Kd7 61.Kd5 Kc7 62.Kxc5 Kb7 63.Kb5 Ka7 64.Kxa5 1-0

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "-"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 Na6 {I dont like this move, this knight belongs on c6 and d4, it has no future on c5, whites typical plans involve b4 and b5 anyway and on c5 it gets kicked with tempo.} 4.Bg2 Nc5 5.d3 {I might have been tempted to play Nf3 and wait with the central pawns, maybe getting d4 in , in one move, in case of e4 the knight could go to d4 and the e pawn becomes a target.} Nf6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.O-O a6 8.e4 {Botvinnik English} Bg4 9.Be3 Qd7 10.Qc2 Bh5 11.d4 {yes d4, lets open it up!} exd4 12.Bxd4 {I would probably have tried Nxd4 to improve the position of the kings knight, leaving the bishop on h5 looking pretty vacant} Bg6 13.Bxc5 {yes opening the position up further} dxc5 14.Ne5 Qc8 15.Nxg6 hxg6 16.e5 {yes displacing the knight} Nh5 {knight looks horrible on h5, has no squares, white has significant advantage. I wonder if its possible to trap the knight, with like Qe4 and g4? or even f4 -f5 and g4, which seems a bit kamikaze} 17.Nd5 {beautiful square for the knight} Bd8 18.e6 {ah the folly of those who leave the king in the middle!} Kf8 {maybe bringing more pieces into the fray is better than fxe7, Re1 and if fxe6, Bh3 and the king is not much any longer for this work} 19.exf7 Kxf7 20.Rfe1 c6 {this is really interesting, it appears that the knight is immune, after Rad1 and if cxd5 after Bxd5 the king is practically busted} 21.Nc3 Nf6 {the knight gets back into the game} 22.Ne4 Nxe4 23.Rxe4 Bf6 24.Rae1 Qf5 25.Qd1 {hmm, not sure the idea behind this move PK, just getting out of the pin?} Rad8 26.Qb3 Qc8 27.Qe3 Rhe8 {Qxc5, munching a pawn?} 28.Qf4 g5 29.Qc1 {LOL, the queen likes to travel} Qf5 30.Qb1 Qc8 31.Bf3 Qh3 32.Bg4 Qh6 33.Rxe8 Rxe8 34.Rxe8 Kxe8 35.Qe1+ Be7 36.Qe5 Qd6 37.Qxg7 Qf6 38.Qxf6 Bxf6 39.b3 Kd8 40.Kg2 Kc7 41.f4 b5 42.fxg5 Bxg5 43.h4 Bh6 44.Be2 Kd6 45.Kf3 Ke5 46.g4 Bf4 47.g5 Bc1 48.Kg4 Bb2 49.h5 Ke6 50.h6 Kf7 51.Kh5 Kg8 52.g6 {and black must now be forced to give up the bishop} a5 53.cxb5 cxb5 54.Bxb5 Bc3 55.Bc4+ Kf8 56.g7+ Bxg7 57.hxg7+ Kxg7 58.Kg5 Kf8 59.Kf5 Ke7 60.Ke5 Kd7 61.Kd5 Kc7 62.Kxc5 {munch} Kb7 63.Kb5 Ka7 64.Kxa5 {munch, 1:0} 1-0