2015-08-14

Byrne vs. Fischer

US Championship 1963/64, New York, NY USA
Robert Eugene Byrne vs. Robert James Fischer
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hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.g3c6
4.Bg2d5
5.cxd5cxd5
6.Nc3Bg7
7.e3O-O
8.Nge2Nc6
9.O-Ob6
10.b3Ba6
11.Ba3Re8
12.Qd2e5
13.dxe5Nxe5
14.Rfd1Nd3
15.Qc2Nxf2
16.Kxf2Ng4+
17.Kg1Nxe3
18.Qd2Nxg2
19.Kxg2d4
20.Nxd4Bb7+
21.Kf1Qd7
 

2015-08-06

Chess Game

I like the way I played this ...

[Event "G5 i2"]
[Site "Columbus Indiana Chess Club"]
[Date "2015.08.06"]
[Round "last game"]
[White "John Coffey"]
[Black "Steve Salo"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bd7 6. e4 b5 7. axb5 c6 8. Bxc4
Bb4 9. bxa6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nf6 11. e5 {Overlooking a7.} Nd5 12. Bxd5 {
Overlooking a7.} cxd5 13. a7 Nc6 14. Ba3 Rxa7 15. O-O Qa8 16. Bc5 Rxa1 17.
Qxa1 Qxa1 18. Rxa1 Bc8 19. Ra8 Kd7 20. Ng5 Nd8 21. Bb6 h6 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23.
Nxf7 Rf8 24. Nd6 Kc7 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Nxc8 Kxc8 27. Kf1 Kb7 28. Ke2 Kb6 29.
Kd3 Kb5 30. c4+ dxc4+ 31. Kc3 g6 32. f4 g5 33. fxg5 hxg5 34. h3 1-0  Black faces pawn majorities on both sides.

G5 i2, Columbus Indiana Chess Club
John Coffey vs. Steve Salo
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abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nf3a6
4.Nc3dxc4
5.a4Bd7
6.e4b5
7.axb5c6
8.Bxc4Bb4
9.bxa6Bxc3+
10.bxc3Nf6
11.e5Nd5
12.Bxd5cxd5
13.a7Nc6
14.Ba3Rxa7
15.O-OQa8
16.Bc5Rxa1
17.Qxa1Qxa1
18.Rxa1Bc8
19.Ra8Kd7
20.Ng5Nd8
21.Bb6h6
22.Bxd8Rxd8
23.Nxf7Rf8
24.Nd6Kc7
25.Rxc8+Rxc8
26.Nxc8Kxc8
27.Kf1Kb7
28.Ke2Kb6
29.Kd3Kb5
30.c4+dxc4+
31.Kc3g6
32.f4g5
33.fxg5hxg5
34.h3
 

2015-08-01

Quote by Spassky

When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose.  It is a question if you survive