Oh how quickly...

Originally posted by cmsMaster
The tide can turn, I just finished this 25-0 on PC. I'm white, against the Falkbeer counter-gambit in what appears to be a very sharp position - which my opponent has some trouble handling (to say the least) -

[Event "Rated game, 25m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2007.04.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "CMSMaster"]
[Black "Schiwi"]
[Result "1 ...[text shortened]... } Qg4+ {5
} 9. Qxg4 {Schiwi gibt auf (Lag: Av=0.39s, max=0.6s) 4} 1-0

I'm really playing well today - making these 1700s cry:


[Event "Rated game, 25m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2007.04.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "CMSMaster"]
[Black "Spot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1604"]
[BlackElo "1706"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[TimeControl "1500"]

1. e4 {3} c6 {2} 2. d4 {5} d5 {1} 3. e5 {1} Bf5 {4} 4. Nc3 {1} e6 {7} 5. g4 {2}
Bg6 {12} 6. h4 {3} h6 {7} 7. h5 {6} Bh7 {7} 8. f4 {11} Be7 {38} 9. Be3 {4} Nd7
{36} 10. Qd2 {2} Bh4+ {46} 11. Bf2 {2} Bxf2+ {5} 12. Qxf2 {2} Ne7 {107} 13.
O-O-O {3} Qa5 {59} 14. Bd3 {6} Bxd3 {14} 15. Rxd3 {2} b5 {45} 16. f5 {63} exf5
{49} 17. gxf5 {4} b4 {7} 18. e6 {50} bxc3 {17} 19. exd7+ {8} Kxd7 {4} 20. Rxc3
{7} Qxa2 {48} 21. Ra3 {83} Qc4 {9} 22. f6 {6} gxf6 {38} 23. Qxf6 {2} a5 {139}
24. Nf3 {53} Qa6 {174} 25. Ne5+ {77} Ke8 {23} 26. Qxh8+ {
Spot abandonne (Lag: Av=0.62s, max=1.5s) 19} 1-0

Originally posted by cmsMaster
I'm really playing well today - making these 1700s cry:


[Event "Rated game, 25m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2007.04.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "CMSMaster"]
[Black "Spot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1604"]
[BlackElo "1706"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[TimeControl "1500"]

1. e4 {3} c6 {2} 2. d4 {5} d5 {1} 3. e5 {1} B ...[text shortened]... Ke8 {23} 26. Qxh8+ {
Spot abandonne (Lag: Av=0.62s, max=1.5s) 19} 1-0

Annotated:


[Event "Rated game, 25m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2007.04.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "CMSMaster"]
[Black "Spot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1604"]
[BlackElo "1706"]
[Annotator "Johnson,Mike"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[TimeControl "1500"]

1. e4 {3} c6 {Caro-Kann Defense, giving white a free hand in the center but
planning to attack it later. 2} 2. d4 {5} d5 {1} 3. e5 {Caro-Kann Advanced
variation - 3.Nd2/3.Nc3 are more popular here, but also more theoretical.
Exchanging with exd5 is slightly less popular, but sound and it allows white
to create a strong attack with the Panov-Botvinnik Attack as seen here:
[Event "Simul Game, 5m + 0s"] [Site "Simuls A"] [Date "2006.08.03"] [Round
"?"] [White "CMSMaster"] [Black "Yazdan205"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "1192"] [BlackElo "2076"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2006.08.
03"] [TimeControl "300"] 1. e4 {2} c6 {3} 2. d4 {2} d5 {8} 3. exd5 {3}
cxd5 {9} 4. c4 {1} e6 {8} 5. Nc3 {3} Nf6 {20} 6. Nf3 {2} Nc6 {9} 7. Be2 {8}
Be7 {9} 8. O-O {4} O-O {37} 9. b3 {4 } Bb4 {25} 10. Bb2 {17} Bd7 {12} 11. a3
{11} Ba5 {20} 12. b4 {11} Bc7 {3} 13. b5 {5} Ne7 {2} 14. a4 {5} Rc8 {4} 15.
Ne5 {18} Bxe5 {6} 16. dxe5 {3} Ne4 {1} 17. Nxe4 {5} dxe4 {0} 18. Bd4 {54} Nf5
{5} 19. Bxa7 {34} e3 {5} 20. Bxe3 {24} Qc7 {23} 21. Bf4 {20} Qc5 {3} 22. Qxd7
{14} b6 {8} 23. Rad1 {8} h6 {2} 24. Bd3 {7} Nh4 {' 51} 25. Be3 {15} Qb4 {1}
26. Bc2 {7} Qxc4 {2} 27. Rd4 {6} Qxc2 {1} 28. Qd8 {1} Rcxd8 {2} 29. Rxd8 {1}
Rxd8 {0} 30. Bxb6 {1} Qg6 {1} 31. Rd1 {1} Nf3+ {CMSMaster resigns (Lag: Av=0.
77s, max=1.6s) 1} 0-1 1} Bf5 {4} 4. Nc3 {1} e6 {7} 5. g4 {5.Ne2 is much more
popular here, but g4 offers white interesting offbeat chances. 2} Bg6 {12} 6.
h4 {3} h6 {7} 7. h5 {6} Bh7 {7} 8. f4 {Probably white's best chance in this
variation, gaining space and creating play on the kingside while black takes
control on the queenside. Play seems to be very sharp in this variation. 11}
Be7 {38} 9. Be3 {4} Nd7 {36} 10. Qd2 {Planning O-O-O 2} Bh4+ {46} 11. Bf2 {2}
Bxf2+ {5} 12. Qxf2 $11 {2} Ne7 {107} 13. O-O-O {3} Qa5 $14 {b5 gaining space
and putting pressure on white's queenside is more accurate in this position.
59} 14. Bd3 {Trading the light squared bishops, Nf3 developing the knight is
better for white. 6} Bxd3 {14} 15. Rxd3 {2} b5 {45} 16. f5 $6 {
16.Kb1 improving white's king position is better here, because of 16...b4! 63}
exf5 {49} 17. gxf5 {4} b4 {7} 18. e6 $5 {Objectively this should be ?! but
play here is very sharp, and if both sides don't play with 100% accuracy it
will probably prove decisive. 50} bxc3 $2 {As I said, the position is very
sharp. Black misses the opportunity to gain an advantage - 18...Nf6! was
essential here, the text move allows white to take the initiative. 17} 19.
exd7+ {8} Kxd7 {4} 20. Rxc3 {7} Qxa2 $18 {It's very tempting to take the
'free' pawn that white offers, but this move lands black in hot water. 48} 21.
Ra3 $1 $36 {Taking away 21...Qa1+ and forcing the queen to c4 (The only
retreat square). White now has all of the initiave while black is forced to
defend with very little resources. 83} Qc4 {9} 22. f6 $1 {Other moves make
white's task much more difficult, this move opens up the position even more
for white's attack. Nf3 is the only other viable option where white
eventually trades 3 pawns for a piece with a nice position, but not as
convincing as the 22.f6! lines. 6} (22. Nf3 f6 23. Re1 Rhe8 24. Qg3 Nxf5 25.
Qh3 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Qxd4 27. Qxf5+ Ke7) 22... gxf6 {38} 23. Qxf6 {2} a5 $4 {
A blunder, black's plan with 23...a5?? isn't very clear, and it allows the
deadly 24.Nf3!139} 24. Nf3 $1 $18 {Threatens Ne5+!, and there's really nothing
black can do anymore - amazing that the king's knight isn't developed until
the 24th move, but upon development becomes the piece that tears black apart.
53} Qa6 {174} 25. Ne5+ {77} Ke8 {
Allows mate in four, but black has nothing worth playing instead. 23} 26. Qxh8+
{26...Ng8 27.Qxg8+ Ke7 28.Qxf7+ Kd8 29.Qd7# 19} 1-0