2017-11-15

Interesting USCF Online rated Chess.com blitz tournament.

I lost one game on time to a slightly lower rated player, but I drew two higher rated players and won the rest.


​In particular, this draw against a 2255 (on chess.com) was nice for me.  Although I won his queen, I gave it back later, and it is hard to pull off a win against a higher rated player in a blitz game.

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.11.15"]
[White "LazarMilanovic"]
[Black "john2001plus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2255"]
[BlackElo "1793"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[EndTime "17:19:30 PST"]
[Termination "Game drawn by agreement"]
[CurrentPosition "8/2K5/2P5/8/6k1/8/6rp/7R w - - 1 64"]

1.e4 {[%clk 0:03:01]} e6 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 2.Qe2 {[%clk 0:03:01]} c5 {[%clk 0:02:46]} 3.f4 {[%clk 0:03:01]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:47]} 4.Nf3 {[%clk 0:03:01]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:38]} 5.g3 {[%clk 0:03:02]} d5 {[%clk 0:02:37]} 6.d3 {[%clk 0:03:01]} dxe4 {[%clk 0:02:32]} 7.dxe4 {[%clk 0:03:03]} Be7 {[%clk 0:01:57]} 8.Bg2 {[%clk 0:03:04]} O-O {[%clk 0:01:58]} 9.O-O {[%clk 0:03:04]} e5 {[%clk 0:01:56]} 10.Nxe5 {[%clk 0:02:52]} Nxe5 {[%clk 0:01:56]} 11.fxe5 {[%clk 0:02:54]} Ng4 {[%clk 0:01:45]} 12.Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:40]} Nxe5 {[%clk 0:01:44]} 13.Bf4 {[%clk 0:02:35]} Bg4 {[%clk 0:01:35]} 14.Qe3 {[%clk 0:02:34]} Nc4 {[%clk 0:01:32]} 15.Qf2 {[%clk 0:02:31]} Bf6 {[%clk 0:01:31]} 16.h3 {[%clk 0:02:22]} Bd4 {[%clk 0:01:31]} 17.hxg4 {[%clk 0:02:20]} Bxf2+ {[%clk 0:01:25]} 18.Rxf2 {[%clk 0:02:22]} Nxb2 {[%clk 0:01:25]} 19.Rb1 {[%clk 0:02:19]} Nc4 {[%clk 0:01:13]} 20.Rxb7 {[%clk 0:02:17]} Qd4 {[%clk 0:01:13]} 21.Nd5 {[%clk 0:02:11]} Qd1+ {[%clk 0:01:08]} 22.Kh2 {[%clk 0:02:09]} Qxg4 {[%clk 0:01:09]} 23.Bh3 {[%clk 0:01:59]} Qh5 {[%clk 0:01:02]} 24.g4 {[%clk 0:01:53]} Qh4 {[%clk 0:01:00]} 25.Bg3 {[%clk 0:01:53]} Qh6 {[%clk 0:01:01]} 26.Bf4 {[%clk 0:01:50]} Qe6 {[%clk 0:00:53]} 27.Re7 {[%clk 0:01:40]} Qc6 {[%clk 0:00:48]} 28.Re5 {[%clk 0:01:31]} Nxe5 {[%clk 0:00:48]} 29.Ne7+ {[%clk 0:01:31]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:00:48]} 30.Nxc6 {[%clk 0:01:33]} Nxc6 {[%clk 0:00:49]} 31.Bd6 {[%clk 0:01:32]} Rfd8 {[%clk 0:00:45]} 32.Bxc5 {[%clk 0:01:31]} Ne5 {[%clk 0:00:41]} 33.c3 {[%clk 0:01:13]} Nd3 {[%clk 0:00:35]} 34.Rf5 {[%clk 0:01:08]} Nxc5 {[%clk 0:00:35]} 35.Rxc5 {[%clk 0:01:08]} Rd2+ {[%clk 0:00:37]} 36.Bg2 {[%clk 0:01:09]} Rxa2 {[%clk 0:00:38]} 37.Rc7 {[%clk 0:01:09]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:00:38]} 38.e5 {[%clk 0:01:09]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:00:31]} 39.Kg3 {[%clk 0:01:10]} Rd8 {[%clk 0:00:30]} 40.Be4 {[%clk 0:01:07]} Rdd2 {[%clk 0:00:27]} 41.Kf4 {[%clk 0:01:08]} Rf2+ {[%clk 0:00:24]} 42.Ke3 {[%clk 0:01:08]} Rae2+ {[%clk 0:00:24]} 43.Kd4 {[%clk 0:01:08]} Rd2+ {[%clk 0:00:25]} 44.Kc5 {[%clk 0:01:06]} a5 {[%clk 0:00:25]} 45.Bd5 {[%clk 0:01:05]} Rde2 {[%clk 0:00:20]} 46.Kd6 {[%clk 0:01:05]} g6 {[%clk 0:00:19]} 47.Ra7 {[%clk 0:01:02]} Ra2 {[%clk 0:00:17]} 48.Bxa2 {[%clk 0:01:02]} Rxa2 {[%clk 0:00:16]} 49.c4 {[%clk 0:01:04]} h5 {[%clk 0:00:15]} 50.Ra8+ {[%clk 0:01:05]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:00:13]} 51.gxh5 {[%clk 0:01:06]} gxh5 {[%clk 0:00:14]} 52.c5 {[%clk 0:01:07]} h4 {[%clk 0:00:15]} 53.Ra7 {[%clk 0:01:02]} Kg6 {[%clk 0:00:14]} 54.Ra8 {[%clk 0:00:58]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:00:12]} 55.Ra7 {[%clk 0:00:57]} Kg6 {[%clk 0:00:13]} 56.e6 {[%clk 0:00:55]} fxe6 {[%clk 0:00:12]} 57.Kxe6 {[%clk 0:00:57]} Re2+ {[%clk 0:00:13]} 58.Kd7 {[%clk 0:00:56]} Rd2+ {[%clk 0:00:14]} 59.Kc7 {[%clk 0:00:55]} h3 {[%clk 0:00:13]} 60.Rxa5 {[%clk 0:00:56]} h2 {[%clk 0:00:13]} 61.Ra1 {[%clk 0:00:57]} Rg2 {[%clk 0:00:14]} 62.Rh1 {[%clk 0:00:57]} Kg5 {[%clk 0:00:15]} 63.c6 {[%clk 0:00:55]} Kg4 {[%clk 0:00:14]}  1/2-1/2

2017-11-09

Chess Game

[Event "Columbus CC"]
[Site "Mill Race Center"]
[Date "Nov 9, 2017"]
[Round "2"]
[White "John Coffey"]
[Black "Ron West"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Nd5 9. Bxd5 Qxd5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qd8 12. Rb1 Ne7 13. e4 b6 14. Re1
h6 15. Qd2 Ng6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qxh6 Qf6 18. Ne5 Qg7 19. Qh3 Nxe5 20. dxe5
Qxe5 21. Re3 f6 22. Rg3+ Kf7 23. Qh7+ Ke8 24. Rg7 Qd6 25. Qh5+ Kd8 26. Rd1
Qxd1+ 27. Qxd1+ Ke8 28. Qa4+ Kd8 29. Qc6
1-0

2017-11-03

Win against NM on USCF online tournament.

This guy is like 2200 chess.com blitz and bullet, but his rapid rating is relatively low because he says he never plays rapid oline.  He blundered on move 10.  

Later I made a queen sacrifice that I probably didn't need to make, but it still turned out good for me.

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.11.03"]
[White "john2001plus"]
[Black "e4ofHearts"]
[WhiteElo "1869"]
[BlackElo "1524"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[ECO "E61"]
[Termination "john2001plus won by resignation"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 Nc6 7.d5 Nb4 8.Be2 c5 9.e4 Qa5 10.O-O Ng4 11.Bxe7 Re8 12.Bxd6 Na6 13.Qd2 Qd8 14.Bf4 Nc7 15.h3 Nf6 16.e5 Nd7 17.Qe3 Nxe5 18.Bxe5 Bxe5 19.Nxe5 f6 20.f4 Qe7 21.Rad1 Na6 22.d6 Qg7 23.Qd2 fxe5 24.d7 Bxd7 25.Qxd7 Re7 26.Ne4 Rxd7 27.Rxd7 Qh6 28.Nf6+ Kh8 29.fxe5 Rf8 30.Rxh7+ Qxh7 31.Nxh7 Rxf1+ 32.Kxf1 Kxh7 33.Bf3 b6 34.Ke2 Nb4 35.Be4 Nxa2 36.h4 Kg7 37.g4 Nb4 38.h5 gxh5 39.gxh5 Na6 40.Bc6 Nc7 41.Bd7 Kh6 42.e6 Kxh5 43.e7 Kg5 44.e8=Q Nxe8 45.Bxe8 Kf4 46.Kd3 Kf3 47.Bc6+ Kf2 48.Kc3 Ke3 49.Kb3 Kd3 50.Bb5 Kd2 51.Ka4 Kc2 52.b4 cxb4 53.Kxb4 Kb2 54.Ba6 Kc2 55.Kb5 Kd3 56.Kc6 Kd4 57.Kb7 Kc5 58.Kxa7 Kc6 59.Bb5+ Kc7 60.Ka6  1-0

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