Chess Player at Large: 2016-03

2016-03-29

2016-03-19

Chess Game. Compare to round 3. Board 1. Tied for 1st.

Louisville Open, Sears Ave
John Coffey 2034 vs. Bill Brooks 1798


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5
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3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	d6
3.	c3	Nf6
4.	Be2	Nxe4
5.	Qa4+	Bd7
6.	Qxe4	Bc6
7.	Qc2	g6
8.	O-O	Bg7
9.	d4	Nd7
10.	Be3	Qc7
11.	Nbd2	O-O
12.	Rad1	b5
13.	dxc5	Nxc5
14.	Nd4	Rab8
15.	Nxc6	Qxc6
16.	Bf3	Qc7
17.	Ne4	Nd7
18.	Qd2	Ne5
19.	Be2	Nc4
20.	Bxc4	Qxc4
21.	Qd5	Qa4
22.	Ng5	b4
23.	Qc4	a5
24.	Bd4	Bh6
25.	f4	e6
26.	b3	Qd7
27.	Be5	Rb6
28.	Qd4	Rc6
29.	c4	Rd8
30.	Bf6	Rdc8
31.	Rf3	Bf8
32.	Nxh7	Bh6
33.	Ng5	Qe8
34.	Rh3	Qf8
35.	Rdd3	Rc8c7
36.	Rxh6	Qxh6
37.	Rh3	Qxh3
38.	gxh3	Rd7
39.	Qf2

Click here for 26. ... Qxa2
Click here for 33. Rh3
Click here for 38. ... Kf8

[Event "Louisville Open"]
[Site "Sears Ave"]
[Date "Mar 19, 2016"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Glenn Obannn 1740"]
[Black "John Coffey 2034"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. e3 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. b4 Bd6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Qc7 14. Ne1 Bd7 15.
Nd3 e5 16. f4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. bxc5 Na5 20. fxg5 hxg5 21. Bh5
Be6 22. Qa4 Nc4 23. Bf2 Qxc5 24. Rfe1 Nb2?? 25. Qxe4 b6 26. Qc2 Nc4 27. e4 Na3
28. Qc1 Qa5?? 29. Qxg5+ Kf8 30. Qh6+ Ke7 31. Bh4+?? (Rd1)
Kd7 32. Red1+ Kc7 33. Qd2 Nc4
34. Qe1 Rh8 35. Be2 Ne3 36. Rdc1 Rag8 37. Bg3 Qc5 38. Kh1 f5 39. exf5 Nxf5 40.
Bf2 Bd5 despite having 19 seconds on the clock, black eventually won
0-1

Best wishes,

John Coffey

Chess game

[Event "Louisville Open"]
[Site "Sears Ave"]
[Date "Mar 19, 2016"]
[Round "3"]
[White "John Coffey 2034"]
[Black "James Lawason 1840"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Nxe4 5. Qa4+
1-0

Best wishes,

John Coffey

2016-03-17

Chess Club

[Event "Columbus Indiana Chess Club"]
[Site "Mill Race Center"]
[Date "Mar 17, 2016"]
[Round "1"]
[White "James Bemke"]
[Black "John Coffey"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 h6 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. f4
O-O 9. Qg4 c5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O-O a6 12. Rh3 b5 13. Rg3 f5 14. Qg6 Kh8? 15.
Ng5 hxg5 16. hxg5 cxd4 17. Rh3+ Kg8 18. Be2 Rd8 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Qh8+ Kf7 21.
g6+ Kxg6 22. Bh5#
1-0

2016-03-02

The Bunratty Riesling Gambit

Youtube recommended this video and I took an interest in it: GM Analysis #13: Williams vs Wells: The Bunratty Riesling Gambit

However, when I analyzed the game with the computer, many of the moves from the game were a little faulty. GM Williams seems to understand that he was playing a risky gambit line. Rather than play the most perfect moves, he was going for his plan which he explains really well in the video.

So I think that the game is worth studying.

The computer's analysis with my comments is here.

Best wishes,

John Coffey

http://www.entertainmentjourney.com

Didn't find these chess problems too terribly difficult

Best wishes,

John Coffey

http://www.entertainmentjourney.com

2016-03-01

Pushing for the advantage.

Indianapolis, Indianapolis
Coffey vs. NN, 300+2


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bg5	Nbd7
6.	e3	c6
7.	Bd3	O-O
8.	O-O	b6
9.	cxd5	Nxd5
10.	Bxe7	Qxe7
11.	e4	Nxc3
12.	bxc3	c5
13.	d5	exd5
14.	exd5	Nf6
15.	d6	Qe6
16.	Re1	Qd7
17.	Ne5	Qe6
18.	Bc4	Qe8
19.	Nxf7	Be6
20.	Bxe6	Rxf7
21.	Bc4	Qc6
22.	Re7	Raf8
23.	d7

Click here for 15. ... Qb7
Click here for 16. ... Qd5
Click here for 17. ... Qb7
Click here for 18. ... Qf5

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight