Monday, July 16, 2018

Chess Lesson 2018-07-16

chess.com USCF Online rated tournament.
john2001plus (1875) vs. skuhl99 (1458), 15+10
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4c5
3.c4cxd4
4.Nxd4Nc6
5.Nc3g6
6.e4d6
7.f3Bg7
8.Be3O-O
9.Be2a6
10.O-OBd7
11.Qd2Qb6
12.Ne6Qa5
13.Nxf8Kxf8
14.a3Qc7
15.b4Ne5
16.Nd5Nxd5
17.cxd5Nc4
18.Bxc4Bxa1
19.Rxa1Qxc4
20.Rc1Qb3
21.Bd4f6
22.Rc7Rd8
23.Rxb7Qxa3
24.Bb6Qa1+
25.Kf2Ke8
26.Bxd8Kxd8
27.Qc2Qd4+
28.Kf1Bb5+
29.Ke1Qg1+
30.Kd2Qd4+
31.Kc1Qa1+
32.Kd2Qd4+
33.Kc1Qa1+
34.Kd2Qd4+
35.Kc1
 
Click here for 9... Nd7.
Click here for 16. Rac1.
Click here for 21. Rc7.
Click here for 22. Rc8.
Click here for 23. h4.
Click here for 23... Qb1+.
Click here for 28. Kg3.
Click here for 32. Qb1.

Sunday, July 8, 2018

Chess Lesson 2018-07-09 French Exchange

Live Chess, Chess.com
thokkubabu (1660) vs. john2001plus (1867)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.c4Nf6
5.Nc3Bb4
6.Be2Ne4
7.Qa4+Nc6
8.Bd2Nxd2
9.Kxd2O-O
10.Nf3dxc4
11.Rad1Nxd4
12.Kc1Bxc3
13.bxc3Nxe2+
14.Kc2Bf5+
15.Kb2Bd3
16.g3Qf6
17.Rxd3cxd3
18.Nd4Qxf2
19.Nxe2dxe2
 
Click here for 7. Bd2.
Click here for 9. cxd5.
Click here for 12. Qxb4.
Click here for 13. Qxc4.

Monday, July 2, 2018

Chess Lesson 2018-07-02, French, Classical, Steinitz Variation

USCF Online Rated Chess.com Rapid Tournament
Journeytosomewhere (1621) vs. john2001plus (1834), 15+10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bxe7Qxe7
7.f4O-O
8.Nf3c5
9.Nb5Nc6
10.c3f6
11.Be2fxe5
12.fxe5cxd4
13.cxd4Rxf3
14.Bxf3Qb4+
15.Nc3Nxd4
16.O-ONxe5
17.Nxd5Nexf3+
18.gxf3exd5
19.a3Qxb2
20.Rb1Qc3
21.Rc1Qxc1
22.Qxd4Qg5+
23.Kh1Be6
24.Rg1Qh6
25.f4Rf8
26.Qe5Qf6
27.Qc7d4
28.Qxb7Qf7
29.Qc7
 
Click here for 14... gxf3.
Click here for 18. Rxf3.
Click here for 26... d4.
Click here for 27... Bf5.
Click here for 28... Rd8.