Question for Mr. Greenpawn.

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1. Qxc6 {What else, at least by taking the c6 pawn I have perpetual threats with Qb5.} 1... Nxe4 {How do I stop Ng3+ and all misery that brings. Keep checking,} 2. Rxb3+ Bb6 3. Rxb6+ cxb6 4. Qxb6+ Qb7 {End of checks. End of game}

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 {A popular choice at the lower levels. It's OK if followed correctly. But to me at our level all we have done is forced a piece on an undefended square to take up a good position on a protected square.} 5. Bb3 Qf6 {This is not a good move. f6 belong to a Knight in 1.e4-e5 openings. Early Queen moves in the opening just invite trouble.} 6. Nc3 Bb4 {Another slack move. Black had to anticipate the coming Nd5. 6.Bb4 just it makes it better for White.} 7. Nd5 Qd6 {This is forced if Black does not want to lose the e-pawn. If 7..Qd8 8.Nxb4 Nxb4 9.Nxe5.} 8. c3 {Gaining a tempo on the Bishop to build up a strong centre.} 8... Bc5 9. O-O {I'm going to open up the game. So get the King out of the way and bring the h1 Rook into the game.} 9... Nh6 {At least this develops a piece. 9...Nf6 is better. I'm thinking the lad is wanting me to play a later Bxh6 then his gxh6 open the g-file for his Rook. I have no intention of doing that. I'll ignore the Knight. It never moves again.} 10. d4 exd4 11. Bf4 {The early Queen moves are returning to haunt Black,} 11... Qg6 12. Nxc7+ Kd8 {I will never trade an active Knight for an undeveloped Rook even if there is no visible way of winning the Knight. (that means I have to waste time getting the Knight out.) The point of 12.Nxc7+ was to keep the King in the centre. King positions are more important that Rooks.} 13. cxd4 Ra7 {He saves his Rook. I still come out a piece up and I still have a Knight on a good active square.} 14. dxc5 Qxe4 {Black should have played 14...Rxc7 which I was expecting. Then I thinking of Qd2 (in some case threatening Qa5) and bringing the Rooks into the game. 14...Qxe4 lets me set up a cute trap.} 15. Ng5 Qxf4 {Which Black steps into, He has missed the double Knight Fork on e6.} 16. Nge6+ fxe6 17. Nxe6+ Ke8 18. Nxf4 {So the Knight that declined the Rook now picks up a Queen,} 18... Rf8 {Hitting the cheeky Knight. Time to bring the heavy bits in.} 19. Re1+ Ne7 {Now with 20 move gone the Queen joins the party.} 20. Rxe7+ {Again not guided by the Rook=5 Knight=3 points scoring system. This brings in the big lady with tempo. Tempo (time) is more important than the relative value of any piece.} 20... Kxe7 21. Qd6+ Ke8 22. Re1+ {All bits in play.} 22... Kd8 23. Ne6+ {I refuse the Rook with a check. The object of the game is checkmate.} 23... Ke8 24. Qxf8 {Now I'll take the Rook. It's checkmate.}

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1. Qf1 Nxe4 {2.Ng3+ kills me.} 2. Rxb3+ Bb6 {If the f3 Knight moves so the Rook holds g3 it does not matter.} 3. Nd4 {This threatens Nxc6+. Black can just take it but to give you an idea of what a mess White is in.} 3... Ng3+ {3...Rxh7+ also wins fairly easily.} 4. Rxg3 Qe1 {The crude way.}

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1. Qf1 Nxe4 2. Rxb3+ Bb6 3. Nd4 Rxh2+ 4. Kxh2 Rh8+ 5. Rh3 Qe5+ 6. g3 Qxg3+ {I think you are enjoying this, making me show how many ways I can get kicked from that position. Next time I'm lost I'll play on till I get mated.} 7. Kh1 Rxh3+ 8. Qxh3 Qg1

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1. Qf1 Nxe4 2. Rxb3+ Bb6 3. Nd4 Rxh2+ 4. Kxh2 Rh8+ 5. Rh3 Qe5+ 6. Kh1 Ng3+ 7. Kh2 Nxf1+ 8. Kh1 Qh2+ 9. Rxh2 Rxh2# {I should have let him that one.}

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bc5 {I'm not taking that e-pawn.} 3. Bc4 Nf6 {I'll take it now. I get two pawns and an exposed King for a Bishop,} 4. Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. Nxe5+ Ke6 6. d4 d6 7. d5+ {A Trap!} 7... Kxe5 {And after 7...Ke7 I have.....?} 8. f4+ Kxe4 9. Qd3