Monday, January 28, 2019

2019-01-28

Chess Lesson 2019-01-28

White to play.

Chess Lesson 2019-01-28

White to play.

Chess Lesson 2019-01-28


King Salman Rapid World Championship, St Petersburg RUS
Peter Svidler (2737) vs. Dmitry Andreikin (2719)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.c4b6
3.g3Bb7
4.Bg2g6
5.O-Oc5
6.e3Bg7
7.d4O-O
8.Nc3Ne4
9.Ne2Nc6
10.Nf4e6
11.Re1f5
12.d5exd5
13.Nxd5Ne7
14.Nf4Qc7
15.a4g5
16.Nh5g4
17.Nh4Ng6
18.Nxg7Nxh4
19.gxh4Kxg7
20.Qc2Rf6
21.b3Rh6
22.Bb2+Kf7
23.Bxe4Bxe4
24.Qc3Rg8
25.a5Qxh2+
26.Kxh2Rxh4+
27.Kg3Rh3+
28.Kf4Rf3+
29.Ke5Rg6
 

Chess Lesson 2019-01-28

White to play.

Monday, January 21, 2019

Chess Lesson 2019-01-21

ICC tourney 1581 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1753) vs. saikolli (1191)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4c6
4.e3Bf5
5.cxd5cxd5
6.Qb3b6
7.Nc3Nc6
8.Bb5Rc8
9.Ne5Bd7
10.Nxd5Nxd5
11.Qxd5e6
12.Qxd7+Qxd7
13.Nxd7Kxd7
14.Bd2Bd6
15.Rc1Rc7
16.Ke2Rhc8
17.Rxc6Rxc6
18.Rc1a6
19.Rxc6Rxc6
20.Bxc6+Kxc6
21.e4f6
22.f4Kb5
23.Kd3Ka4
24.e5fxe5
25.dxe5Bc5
26.Be3Bxe3
27.Kxe3Kb4
28.f5exf5
29.e6
 
Click here for 10. Nxd7.
Click here for 10... Nxe5.
Click here for 21... Bxh2.
Click here for 23... Kc6.
Click here for 26... Kb5.

Monday, January 7, 2019

Chess Lesson 2019-01-07

Let's Play!, Chess.com
Caissarius (1853) vs. soitgoes317 (1938)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4c5
3.d5e6
4.Nc3exd5
5.cxd5d6
6.e4g6
7.Bd3Bg7
8.Nge2O-O
9.O-ONa6
10.a3Nc7
11.Bg5a6
12.a4h6
13.Be3Re8
14.Qd2Kh7
15.h3Bd7
16.g4b5
17.Bxh6Bxh6
18.g5Bxh3
19.Rfe1c4
20.Bb1Nh5
21.gxh6Qh4
22.Qe3Re5
23.Ng3b4
24.Nce2Nxd5
25.Qd4Ndf4
26.Nxf4Nxf4
27.Qxd6Rg5
28.Re3Be6
29.Qc6Nh3+
30.Kf1Qf4
31.Nh1Rg1+
32.Ke2Bg4+
33.Kd2Rd1+
34.Kc2b3+
35.Kc3Qe5+
36.Kb4Rb8+
37.Ka3Qe7+
 
Click here for 29. Rf3.
Click here for 29... Rd8.
Click here for 31. Re2.
Click here for 33. Kd2.
Click here for 36. Kxc4.