Monday, June 24, 2019

Chess Lesson 2019-06-24

Norway Chess, Stavanger NOR
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. Alexander Grischuk
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.c4g6
3.g3Bg7
4.Bg2c6
5.d4d5
6.cxd5cxd5
7.Ne5Ne4
8.Nd2Nf6
9.Qa4+Bd7
10.Qb3Nc6
11.Ndf3Na5
12.Qa3O-O
13.Bd2Nc6
14.O-ONe4
15.Bf4Nxe5
16.Nxe5Bb5
17.Rfe1Rc8
18.Rac1Rxc1
19.Rxc1Bxe2
20.Qxa7Ba6
21.b4Qe8
22.Nc6g5
23.Be3Nd6
24.a4bxc6
25.Qxa6Nc4
26.Rxc4dxc4
27.Bxc6Qb8
28.Qxc4Rc8
29.a5Qc7
30.a6e6
31.b5Qa5
32.Kg2h6
33.d5exd5
34.Qxd5Rd8
35.Qxd8+
 

Monday, June 17, 2019

Chess Lesson 2019-06-17

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Strobel
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Bf5
3.c4e6
4.cxd5exd5
5.Qb3b6
6.Nc3c6
7.Ne5Bd6
8.e4Bxe5
9.dxe5dxe4
10.Bc4Qe7
11.Bf4Nd7
12.O-ONc5
13.Qc2Nd3
14.Nxe4Nxf4
15.Nd6+Qxd6
16.Qxf5Qg6
17.Qxf4Ne7
18.e6Nd5
19.Bxd5cxd5
20.Qd6fxe6
21.Rfe1Kf7
22.Qd7+Kf8
23.Rxe6Qf7
24.Qxd5Rc8
25.Qd6+Kg8
26.Re7Qf5
27.Qd4Qg5
28.Qd7Rc1+
29.Re1Rxe1+
30.Rxe1h6
31.Re8+Kh7
32.Qd3+Qg6
33.Rxh8+
 

Monday, June 10, 2019

Randy

Chess Lesson 2019-06-10


Chess Lesson 2019-06-10

ICC USCF Online rated Quick tournament.
john2001plus (1740) vs. lagarto300 (1830), 12+3
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d6
3.c4g6
4.Nc3Bg7
5.e4O-O
6.Be2e5
7.dxe5dxe5
8.Bg5h6
9.Qxd8Rxd8
10.Bxf6Bxf6
11.Nd5Rxd5
12.cxd5c6
13.Rc1Bg4
14.dxc6Nxc6
15.Ba6Nb4
16.Bc4Bxf3
17.gxf3Nc6
18.Rg1g5
19.Bd5Nd4
20.Rg3Bd8
21.h4Kg7
22.hxg5hxg5
23.Kd2Kf6
24.Rh1Ba5+
25.Kd3Rc8
26.Rh7Rc2
27.Rxf7+Kg6
28.Rxb7Rd2+
29.Kc4Rc2+
30.Kd3Rd2+
31.Kc4Rc2+
32.Kd3Rd2+
 
Click here for 14. Nd2.
Click here for 17... Bd8.
Click here for 18. Bd5.
Click here for 20... Re8.
Click here for 21. f4.
Click here for 25... Kg8.
Click here for 26. Rh6+.
Click here for 28. f4.

Monday, June 3, 2019

Chess Lesson 2019-06-03


Dillard Mondays at YCC, New Whiteland IN
B, N (1824) vs. Porter, Andrew (1977)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nc3f5
4.cxd5exd5
5.Nf3c6
6.g3Nf6
7.Bg5Bd6
8.Bg2O-O
9.O-OQe7
10.Re1Re8
11.Qb3Nbd7
12.e4fxe4
13.Nxe4Qf8
14.Nxd6Rxe1+
15.Rxe1Qxd6
16.Ne5Qf8
17.Nxd7Nxd7
18.Be7Qf5
19.Be4Qf7
20.Bb1Nb6
21.Bc5Be6
22.Bxb6axb6
23.Qxb6Rf8
24.f4g5
25.f5Bxf5
26.Rf1Qe6
27.Bxf5Rxf5
28.Rxf5Qxf5
29.Qxb7Qb1+
30.Kg2Qe4+
 
Click here for 23. Re5.
Click here for 25. Qb4.