[Event "Casual blitz"]
[Site "Kroger"]
[Date "Oct 29, 2018"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Steve Sims"]
[Black "John Coffey"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4
g6 9. h4 h5 10. Qf3 c5 11. Bd3 Nxd2 12. Kxd2 c4 13. Be2 Nd7 14. Nh3 f5 15. Nf4
Nf8 16. Rab1 Qe7 17. Rh3 Kf7 18. Rg3 b6 19. Bxc4 Bb7 20. Bd3 Rc8 21. Nh3 Nh7
22. Rxg6 Kxg6 23. g4 hxg4 24. Qxg4+ Kf7 25. Bxf5 Rcg8 26. Qh5+ Kf8 27. Bg6 Nf6
28. Qf3 Rxh4 29. exf6 Qd6 30. Rg1 e5 31. Ng5 Rxg6
0-1
2018-10-29
2018-10-09
2018-09-26
2018-09-19
My best tournament result.
I didn't remember what year the tournament was, but I found it. I got a draw against soon to be Grandmaster Igor Ivanov and came in second.
This was a time when I felt like studying tactics was really helping me. Just looking at my rating progress, I went from 1800 even to 1927 in just 5 months, but it would take another 9.5 years before I would hit 2000!
There were a few other good results in recent years like ..
Winning the Utah G/60 championship http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201305040002.1-11080847
and getting the Expert trophy at the class championship a couple of times. Of course, winning the senior championship 3 times didn't hurt either.
2018-09-17
2018-09-07
2018-08-26
2018-08-25
Carlsen's secrets: How does he do it?
"There is an equal position on the board, and the opponent thinks: this is dead drawn. I can play almost anything and there is nothing he can do. But Magnus plays on, seeking complications, setting up threats. He is narrowing the margin required to hold the draw. Soon his opponent is thinking: why is he still playing – I can hold a draw with any of these three moves. Then: I can hold with this move and with this move. And then: I still have one clear way to hold a draw. And under the strain of constantly having to solve deep and complex problems, more often than not the opponent will crack. Magnus wins not because it was in the position, he wins because he is Magnus."
2018-08-07
Facebook post from 2 years ago.
I have been playing chess seriously for 42 years, so in the 2016 Open Chess Championship when I play an 8 year old who plays almost as well as me, I get nervous. I am also amazed. I was playing 8 year old Luke Ye from Missouri.
There are some gaps in my chess opening knowledge, because chess is nearly infinite, and you can't know everything. Earlier in the week I tried to fix one of my gaps in my knowledge by studying a game played by world champion Magnus Carlsen in the French Defense. When I played the kid, he followed the world champion game closely, which by itself made me nervous, but he also started an attack against my kingside sooner than I expected. I was not quite prepared for this. Before the game I had asked Luke's dad if the kid had coaching, which he had, which means that some master or Grandmaster had taught him to play a certain way against the French Defense. I had the sense that the kid was following some sort of script by wrote, where he had been coached that if you put your pieces on specific squares then you can checkmate your opponent. Around move 15 he started an attack against my kingside and I spent over 20 moves defending. The kid was relentless. He just kept pursuing the idea of checkmating me on the kingside, somewhat to his detriment because it allowed me to be stronger on the queenside. I had my own plan, which took a long time to implement, but my plan was to weaken his pawn structure and trade the pieces down to an even king and rook endgame that was technically winning for me, which is what happened. I had figured that no matter how strong this prodigy might be, he wasn't going to be as strong as me in the endgame.
The two of us had spent spent about 75 minutes each on the first 25 moves. This is about the point that I felt that the game was turning in my favor, so I was able to move more quickly after that.
My opponent's 37nth move was a disaster. When I saw him reach for the pawn I thought "Don't do it!". He played such a good game up to that point, I didn't want to see him throw it all away on one bad move. I was winning anyway, but there was still a little bit of fight left in the game that would have been fun to play out. Instead he made a mistake and the game ended very quickly after that.
It is nice to win a game after a couple of tough losses. I now have 4.5 out of 8. At the very least I will finish the tournament with 4.5 out of 9. I don't think that the last round pairings will be kind to me; I will most likely play someone stronger than me, but I will give it my best effort. It would be very nice to get a draw or a win which would put me over 50%.
[Event "2016 US Open Chess Championship"]
[Site "Indianapolis Indiana"]
[Date "2016.08.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ye, Luke"]
[Black "Coffey, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2012"]
[BlackElo "1741"]
[Annotator "Coffey,John"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[TimeControl "90+30"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3
Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. Qd2 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Qe1 b4 12. Na4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bb7 15. Qg3 Qc7 16. Bd3 g6
(Better is 16... Bc6 but I was worried about... 17. f5 Bxa4 18. f6, but then black can play Nxf6 19. exf6 Qxg3 20. hxg3 gxf6 21. Bxf6 Bc5+ 22. Kh2 Bd6 which prevents Rf4. That would have been really hard to calculate out in the game.)
17.Qh3 (If 17. f5 exf5 18. Bxf5 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Bxc5) 17... Bc6 18. b3 Bxa4 19. bxa4 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21. Qh6 Nxd3 22. cxd3 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Qd4 24. Rad1 Rac8 25.
Rf3 f6 26. Rg3 Rc7 27. Qh3 f5 28. Qh6 Qf2 29. Rg5 Rg7 30. Rg3 Rc8 31. Rg5 Qxf4 32. Rxg6 Qxh6 33. Rxh6 Rg6 34. Rxg6+ hxg6 35. Kg1 Rc2 36. Ra1 a5 37. a3 b3 38. Rb1 b2 39. Rf1 Rc1 0-1
There are some gaps in my chess opening knowledge, because chess is nearly infinite, and you can't know everything. Earlier in the week I tried to fix one of my gaps in my knowledge by studying a game played by world champion Magnus Carlsen in the French Defense. When I played the kid, he followed the world champion game closely, which by itself made me nervous, but he also started an attack against my kingside sooner than I expected. I was not quite prepared for this. Before the game I had asked Luke's dad if the kid had coaching, which he had, which means that some master or Grandmaster had taught him to play a certain way against the French Defense. I had the sense that the kid was following some sort of script by wrote, where he had been coached that if you put your pieces on specific squares then you can checkmate your opponent. Around move 15 he started an attack against my kingside and I spent over 20 moves defending. The kid was relentless. He just kept pursuing the idea of checkmating me on the kingside, somewhat to his detriment because it allowed me to be stronger on the queenside. I had my own plan, which took a long time to implement, but my plan was to weaken his pawn structure and trade the pieces down to an even king and rook endgame that was technically winning for me, which is what happened. I had figured that no matter how strong this prodigy might be, he wasn't going to be as strong as me in the endgame.
The two of us had spent spent about 75 minutes each on the first 25 moves. This is about the point that I felt that the game was turning in my favor, so I was able to move more quickly after that.
My opponent's 37nth move was a disaster. When I saw him reach for the pawn I thought "Don't do it!". He played such a good game up to that point, I didn't want to see him throw it all away on one bad move. I was winning anyway, but there was still a little bit of fight left in the game that would have been fun to play out. Instead he made a mistake and the game ended very quickly after that.
It is nice to win a game after a couple of tough losses. I now have 4.5 out of 8. At the very least I will finish the tournament with 4.5 out of 9. I don't think that the last round pairings will be kind to me; I will most likely play someone stronger than me, but I will give it my best effort. It would be very nice to get a draw or a win which would put me over 50%.
[Event "2016 US Open Chess Championship"]
[Site "Indianapolis Indiana"]
[Date "2016.08.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ye, Luke"]
[Black "Coffey, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2012"]
[BlackElo "1741"]
[Annotator "Coffey,John"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[TimeControl "90+30"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3
Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. Qd2 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Qe1 b4 12. Na4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bb7 15. Qg3 Qc7 16. Bd3 g6
(Better is 16... Bc6 but I was worried about... 17. f5 Bxa4 18. f6, but then black can play Nxf6 19. exf6 Qxg3 20. hxg3 gxf6 21. Bxf6 Bc5+ 22. Kh2 Bd6 which prevents Rf4. That would have been really hard to calculate out in the game.)
17.Qh3 (If 17. f5 exf5 18. Bxf5 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Bxc5) 17... Bc6 18. b3 Bxa4 19. bxa4 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21. Qh6 Nxd3 22. cxd3 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Qd4 24. Rad1 Rac8 25.
Rf3 f6 26. Rg3 Rc7 27. Qh3 f5 28. Qh6 Qf2 29. Rg5 Rg7 30. Rg3 Rc8 31. Rg5 Qxf4 32. Rxg6 Qxh6 33. Rxh6 Rg6 34. Rxg6+ hxg6 35. Kg1 Rc2 36. Ra1 a5 37. a3 b3 38. Rb1 b2 39. Rf1 Rc1 0-1
2018-08-04
Endgame
This is subtle, but I like subtlety. It is not a very hard position, but initially I had a hard time wrapping my head around why one move is better than the other. However, it is all about tempos and weak pawns.
2018-07-28
How To Learn a Chess Opening. IM Valeri Lilov
I watched this video live. You could make a drinking game, tea in my case, out of every time he says, "This is really important."
Seems to me that the video is light on content, but has a few useful ideas.
2018-07-01
Instructive endgame
When I played this endgame, I did not understand the subtleties involved. The computer analysis was telling me that 51. Ke3 was much stronger than the move I made, but at first I had no clue as to why it would have been stronger.
After diving deeper into this, it became clear that White needed to prevent 51... g5+ and 52.... Kg7 with tempo. Also, it is easier for White to win this game if he can roll his pawns with f4 and e5, because in some positions the Black king cannot let himself get exposed to Rf8+ and the Black rook is tied down to stopping the b7 pawn.
I don't know if these ideas are common sense or not. I was playing a speed game and I did not pick up on them.
In the analysis I don't show every possible variation nor do I explain every move, but I do show the above mentioned ideas.
2018-06-19
2018-06-06
Exceptionally nice result in the USCF Online rated chess.com 3+2 blitz tournament
Before the tournament I said that I was going to "bring it." I felt like I could do well.
I started the tournament at chess.com rating 1800 and finished with a rating of 1848.
In Round 2 I had a nice victory against our friend Mohamed, who used to come to the Greenwood Chess Club.
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2018.06.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "john2001plus"]
[Black "Coupra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "1816"]
[BlackElo "2019"]
[Annotator "Coffey,John"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Be7 8.
e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O Ne5 11. Be2 h6 12. Bh4 Ng6 13. Bg3 a6 14. Rc1 Qb6 15.
Na4 Qa7 16. Bc7 Bd7 17. Nb6 Rae8 18. Bd3 Bd8 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Bf5 Bxc7 21.
Rxc7 Nf6 22. Qb3 Re7 23. Nc6 bxc6 24. Rxa7 Rxa7 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Qb6 Rd7 27.
Qxc6 Rfd8 28. Qxa6 d4 29. exd4 Rxd4 30. h3 Ne4 31. Re1 Nc5 32. Qb6 Nd3 33. Re8+
Kh7 34. Rxd8 1-0
In Round 3 I played a national master who in the end got his king trapped in a mating net.
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2018.06.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jahonas"]
[Black "john2001plus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "1834"]
[Annotator "Coffey,John"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 O-O 8.
O-O d6 9. Rc1 Nbd7 10. Qc2 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Qb1 Nfe4 14. b4
Nxd2 15. Nxd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nb7 17. Ne4 Qc7 18. Qd3 Rfd8 19. Ng5 g6 20. Qd4 e5
21. Qh4 f5 22. e4 Qe7 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Qh6 Rf8 25. h4 Rf6 26. Qh5 h6 27. Nf3
Qf7 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 29. Rd2 f4 30. g4 Rg8 31. g5 hxg5 32. hxg5 Rf5 33. c5 e4 34.
Nd4 Rfxg5+ 35. Kf1 f3 0-1
In round 4 I just outplayed a higher rated player. (USCF OTB 1964).
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2018.06.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "john2001plus"]
[Black "WarrenJoshuaJones"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "1844"]
[BlackElo "1863"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. O-O c6 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. b4 Re8 12. a4 a5 13. b5 Nc5 14. Rad1 h6 15. Be3
Ne6 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Qd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Bf8 19. Rd3 Nd4 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Nxd4
Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Rxe4 23. Bf3 Re8 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Bxc6 Bf5 26. Nxf5 gxf5 27.
Bxa8 Rxa8 28. Rd5 Rc8 29. Rxf5 Kg6 30. Rxa5 Rxc4 31. Ra6+ f6 32. h3 Bb4 33. Rd1
h5 34. Rd8 Bc3 35. Rg8+ Kf5 36. g4+ hxg4 37. Rxg4 Bd4 38. Rd6 Rc1+ 39. Kg2 Be5
40. Rd3 Ra1 41. Rc4 Ra2 42. h4 Kg6 43. Rg4+ Kh5 44. Rc4 Kg6 45. Rd8 Bc7 46.
Rxc7 1-0
In round 5 I outplayed a higher rated player in the endgame.
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2018.06.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PlanetChessClub"]
[Black "john2001plus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2022"]
[BlackElo "1858"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Be2 Bd6 6. c3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qe7 14. Qa4 Nxe5
15. Qxe4 Re8 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Qxe5 Rxe5 18. f3 Bf5 19. Kf2 Rd8 20. Rad1 Red5
21. Rxd5 Rxd5 22. Ke3 Re5+ 23. Kf2 Rd5 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Be6 26. a3 f6 27.
Ke3 Kf7 28. Kd4 Ke7 29. c4 Kd6 30. b4 b6 31. c5+ bxc5+ 32. bxc5+ Ke7 33. Ba4
Bd7 34. c6 Bc8 35. Bb5 Kd6 36. a4 Bf5 37. Kc4 a5 38. Kd4 Bc2 39. Ke3 Ke5 40. g3
Bb3 41. f4+ gxf4+ 42. gxf4+ Kd6 43. Kd4 Bd5 44. Bd3 Bxc6 45. Bc2 Bd7 46. Bb3
c5+ 47. Kc3 Be6 48. Bc2 Ba2 49. Bf5 Kd5 50. Kb2 Bc4 51. Kc3 Be2 52. Bg6 Bd1 53.
Be8 c4 54. Bf7+ Kc5 55. Be8 Bf3 56. Bf7 Bc6 57. Bxc4 Bxa4 58. Bf7 Bd1 59. Bg6
a4 60. Bf7 a3 61. Bg8 Bf3 62. Kb3 Bd5+ 63. Bxd5 Kxd5 64. Kxa3 Ke4 65. Kb3 Kxf4
66. Kc4 Ke3 67. Kd5 f5 68. Ke5 f4 69. Kf5 f3 70. Kg6 f2 71. h4 f1=Q 72. Kxh6
Qh3 73. h5 Qg4 74. Kh7 Qxh5+ 75. Kg8 Qg6+ 76. Kf8 Qh7 77. Ke8 Kd4 78. Kd8 Kd5
79. Kc8 Kc6 80. Kd8 Qd7# 0-1
In round 6 I had a draw against my old friend Kingsbishop. I have played him many times on both chess.com and ICC USCF Online rated tournaments. Usually I do well against him, so I might have missed something.
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2018.06.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "john2001plus"]
[Black "KingsBishop"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "1854"]
[BlackElo "1697"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Ne4 7. Qc2 h6 8. Bd3
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bd6 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Na5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Qa4+
Nc6 15. O-O O-O 16. Rd2 Bd7 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Be2 Nxe5 19. Qe4 f6 20. Bxe5 fxe5
21. Qxe5 Be8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. Qxe6+ Bf7 25. Qe4 Qd2 26. Qd3 Qxd3
27. Bxd3 Bxa2 28. Kf1 Bd5 29. e4 Bc6 30. Ke2 a5 31. Ke3 b5 32. Kd4 Kf7 33. Kc5
Bd7 34. Bxb5 c6 35. Bc4+ Ke7 36. Kb6 a4 37. Ka5 c5 38. Kb6 Be6 39. Kxc5 a3 40.
Kb4 Bxc4 41. Kxa3 Ke6 42. Kb4 Bf1 43. g3 Ke5 44. c4 Kxe4 45. c5 Kd5 46. f4 Bg2
47. g4 Bh3 48. g5 hxg5 49. fxg5 g6 50. Kb5 Bf1+ 51. Kb6 Ke6 52. c6 Ke7 53. c7
Bh3 54. Kb7 Kd6 55. c8=Q Bxc8+ 56. Kxc8 Ke5 57. Kd7 Kf5 58. Kd6 Kxg5 59. Ke5
Kh4 60. Kf4 g5+ 61. Kf3 Kh3 62. Ke4 g4 63. Kf4 Kh4 64. Kf5 g3 65. hxg3+ Kxg3
1/2-1/2
In my last round I sacrificed material against a higher rated player and got beat, but there was a chance to win that I missed.
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2018.06.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "mateosh"]
[Black "john2001plus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "1991"]
[BlackElo "1848"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Be3 Re8 10. Re1 Ne4 11. Nd2 Qh4 12. g3 Nxg3 13. Nf3 Qh5 14. fxg3 Bg4
15. Kg2 Qh3+ 16. Kg1 Bxg3 17. Bf2 Bxh2+ (17... Bxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Rxe1 19. Qxe1
Qxf3+ 20. Kg1 Nd7 21. Qg3 Qxg3+ 22. hxg3 Re8) 18. Nxh2 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Nd7 20.
Qe7 Nf6 21. Re1 Be6 22. Qd6 g5 23. Ne2 g4 24. Ng3 Nh5 25. Rxe6 Nxg3 26. Bxg3
Qxg3+ 27. Qxg3 1-0
2018-05-26
Surprise first place finish in the USCF Online rated ICC tournament. (Two weeks in a row.)
Surprise first place finish in the USCF Online rated ICC tournament. I didn't expect to get first because "Tthius" who was tied with me for first beat the guy who beat me, which was "tigeriz." However, I won the tournament on tie breaks.
Anyhow, in the following game I felt like I played in a sophisticated manner against an "Over The Board" 2100+ player. I hope that computer analysis doesn't poke holes in the game, although it probably will. At one point I offered to give up two rooks for a queen because I thought that I could control some important squares afterwards. My opponent didn't go for it, but offered to trade major pieces. Afterwards my plan was to restrict his minor pieces as much as possible. Eventually he won a piece at the expense of a couple of pawns, but this was apparently a mistake because my extra pawns overwhelmed his king.
The bottom line is that I had a plan, and be it good or bad it worked. Few of us can have a perfect plan, especially at these rapid time controls, so it is important just to have a plan period.
>uscf
> 4.0 john2001plus Ethius
> 3.5 tigeriz IAlwaysWin
> 3.0 KingsBishop RightHandRook OnseySeyon
> 2.5 TheBlackVeil aslan777 rjp1888
> 2.0 GTG Remingtown wizard realityczech
> 1.5 ROWLAND BIRDSMAN
> 1.0 kaps-ak chess4aditya Zephyr
> 0.5 RM3
>
> __________ __ ______ _ __________ __ ____ _ ____________
> /_ __/ __ \/ / / / __ \/ | / / ____/\ \/ / / __ \ | / / ____/ __ \
> / / / / / / / / / /_/ / |/ / __/ \ / / / / / | / / __/ / /_/ /
> / / / /_/ / /_/ / _ _/ /| / /___ / / / /_/ /| |/ / /___/ _ _/
> /_/ \____/\____/_/ |_/_/ |_/_____/ /_/ \____/ |___/_____/_/ |_|
>
> Congratulations john2001plus and Thanks to all :-)
On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 6:54 PM, ICC [john2001plus] <icc@chessclub.com> wrote:
[Event "ICC tourney 1444 (12 3)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2018.05.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "IAlwaysWin"]
[Black "john2001plus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White forfeits on time"]
[WhiteElo "1624"]
[BlackElo "1773"]
[Opening "Queen's Indian: 4.g3"]
[ECO "E15"]
[NIC "QI.02"]
[Time "18:25:19"]
[TimeControl "720+3"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. Bg2 Bb7
8. Nc3 d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng4 f5 12. Ne3 Nd7 13. O-O Nf6 14.
Nc2 c5 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. b3 Qe7 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Qd6 Rfd8 19. Qxc5 bxc5 20.
Kf1 Ng4 21. h3 Ne5 22. Ke1 g5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Kf7 26.
Kd2 f4 27. gxf4 gxf4 28. e3 Nd3 29. exf4 Nxf2 30. Ne3 Kf6 31. Kc3 Nd3 32. a3
Nxf4 33. b4 Ke5 34. bxc5 Bc6 35. Bf1 h5 36. Nc2 a5 37. Ne3 Kf6 38. Nc2 e5
39. Ne3 Kg5 40. Kd2 Kh4 41. Nf5+ Kg5 42. Ne7 Bd7 43. c6 Be6 44. c7 Nxh3 45.
Bxh3 Bxh3 46. c8=Q Bxc8 47. Nxc8 h4 48. Ke3 h3 49. Kf2 e3+
{White forfeits on time}
0-1
[Event "ICC tourney 1444 (12 3)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2018.05.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "IAlwaysWin"]
[Black "john2001plus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White forfeits on time"]
[WhiteElo "1624"]
[BlackElo "1773"]
[Opening "Queen's Indian: 4.g3"]
[ECO "E15"]
[NIC "QI.02"]
[Time "18:25:19"]
[TimeControl "720+3"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. Bg2 Bb7
8. Nc3 d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng4 f5 12. Ne3 Nd7 13. O-O Nf6 14.
Nc2 c5 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. b3 Qe7 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Qd6 Rfd8 19. Qxc5 bxc5 20.
Kf1 Ng4 21. h3 Ne5 22. Ke1 g5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Kf7 26.
Kd2 f4 27. gxf4 gxf4 28. e3 Nd3 29. exf4 Nxf2 30. Ne3 Kf6 31. Kc3 Nd3 32. a3
Nxf4 33. b4 Ke5 34. bxc5 Bc6 35. Bf1 h5 36. Nc2 a5 37. Ne3 Kf6 38. Nc2 e5
39. Ne3 Kg5 40. Kd2 Kh4 41. Nf5+ Kg5 42. Ne7 Bd7 43. c6 Be6 44. c7 Nxh3 45.
Bxh3 Bxh3 46. c8=Q Bxc8 47. Nxc8 h4 48. Ke3 h3 49. Kf2 e3+
{White forfeits on time}
0-1
2018-05-21
2018-05-15
Black to play and win.
I'm not sure how many people would appreciate the subtlety of this position. This is from an online game where I got a draw, but analysis shows that Black can slowly make progress until he wins. It is not possible for me to explore every possible continuation, but I show a couple of lines where Black slowly improves his position until White collapses. It is actually not that difficult, but hard to figure out in a rapid time control.
2018-04-02
2018-04-01
2018-03-25
2018-03-06
Computer comparison of top chess players past and present
I'm a bit surprised by how much lower Paul Morphy is. In the 1960's Fischer said of Morphy that he was "the greatest genius of us all" and "would beat any player alive today."
It is interesting just how much better Magnus Carlsen is compared to everyone else.
According to a previous study, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_top_chess_players_throughout_history#Moves_played_compared_with_computer_choices, Fischers play during a 3 year period, which I assume was during his peak in 1970 to 1972, was better than any corresponding three year period by any other player, however this study was done before the rise of Magnus Carlsen.
2018-03-01
[Event "Columbus Chess Club"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "Mar 1, 2018"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Steve Sims"]
[Black "John Coffey"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Bc4 Ng4 8.
Bb5+ Kf8 9. Qf3 a6 10. Bc4 Ne5 11. Qe2 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 Nc6 13. O-O-O Ne5 14. Qe2
Qc7 15. f4 Bg4 16. Qf2 Kg8 17. fxe5 Bxd1 18. Rf1 f6 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. exf6 exf6
21. Ne6 Qd7 22. Qxf6 Bxf6 23. Nxf6+ Kf7 24. Ng5+ Ke7 25. Nxd7 Kxd7 26. Rf7+ Kc6
27. Kxd1 Rae8 28. Bd4 Rhf8 29. Rf3 Rxf3
1-0
[Site "?"]
[Date "Mar 1, 2018"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Steve Sims"]
[Black "John Coffey"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Bc4 Ng4 8.
Bb5+ Kf8 9. Qf3 a6 10. Bc4 Ne5 11. Qe2 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 Nc6 13. O-O-O Ne5 14. Qe2
Qc7 15. f4 Bg4 16. Qf2 Kg8 17. fxe5 Bxd1 18. Rf1 f6 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. exf6 exf6
21. Ne6 Qd7 22. Qxf6 Bxf6 23. Nxf6+ Kf7 24. Ng5+ Ke7 25. Nxd7 Kxd7 26. Rf7+ Kc6
27. Kxd1 Rae8 28. Bd4 Rhf8 29. Rf3 Rxf3
1-0
2018-02-25
Endgame
The computer agreed with all my endgame moves starting with move 40. I had a sense that I could out finesse him in this bishop versus knight ending. Even though his 44... g5? was pretty bad, I still had a superior position. I am going to to do some analysis to see how the game should go if he doesn't play 44... g5?.
[Event "ICC tourney 1394 (12 3)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2018.02.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "john2001plus"]
[Black "advaith06"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "1742"]
[BlackElo "1568"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2018.02.24"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Ne5 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Bd7 8.
Nxd7 Qxd7 9. Rb1 Nd8 10. Qa3 Qe7 11. e3 Qxa3 12. Bxa3 Kd7 13. Bd3 b6 14. O-O
Nb7 15. c5 Na5 16. Bb4 Nc6 17. Ba3 Rhb8 18. Ba6 Ne4 19. Rfc1 Nd8 20. f3 Nf6 21.
Kf2 bxc5 22. Bxc5 Ne8 23. Ke2 Nd6 24. Kd2 Nc6 25. Bxd6 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Kxd6 27.
c4 dxc4 28. Bxc4 Rb8 29. Bd3 h6 30. Kc3 Rxb1 31. Bxb1 Nb8 32. e4 f6 33. f4 c5
34. e5+ fxe5 35. dxe5+ Kd5 36. Bd3 Nc6 37. g3 Nd4 38. Bf1 Kc6 39. Kc4 Nc2 40.
Bh3 Nd4 41. Bg2+ Kb6 42. a4 a5 43. Be4 Nc6 44. g4 g5 45. Bxc6 Kxc6 46. f5 exf5
47. gxf5 h5 48. f6 Kd7 49. Kxc5 h4 50. Kd4 g4 51. Ke3 Ke6 52. Kf4 g3 53. hxg3
hxg3 54. Kxg3 Kxe5 55. f7 Kd4 56. f8=Q Kc4 57. Kf3 Kb3 58. Ke3 Kxa4 59. Kd3 Kb3
60. Qb8+ Ka3 61. Kc3 a4 62. Qb2# 1-0
2017-12-29
tactics
The tactics in this video are pretty instructive.
He takes an hour just to cover maybe 4 positions, so I found myself skipping ahead.
2017-12-06
Decent result in USCF Online rated blitz tournament.
I got a draw against one higher rated player and lost to a master. My
chess.com rating went from around 1784 to 1800. Lately I had some
trouble staying above 1800 on chess.com.
Although it is not like I won the tournament, but given the
competition I was just happy just to place 3rd.
--
Best wishes,
John Coffey
http://www.entertainmentjourney.com
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
[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
2017-10-28
2017-10-21
I found this game surprisingly difficult. (Barely won.)
I found this game surprisingly difficult. My opponent is an asian teengager who seemed to play as well as me. I offered him a draw around move 33 because I saw little hope of winning. He turned me down. This is after I let him take a pawn on h7 because I was hoping to harass his king. When we got the the king and pawn ending he offered me a draw a couple of times, but I was feeling much more confident at that point.
[Event "Indiana State Chess Championship"]
[Site "Indianapolis Indiana"]
[Date "2017.10.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Qain, Bill"]
[Black "Coffey, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1744"]
[BlackElo "2001"]
[Annotator "John Coffey"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[TimeControl "G/120"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4
Bd7 8. Bc2 Nb4 9. Nc3 Nxc2+ 10. Qxc2 Rc8 11. Bd2 Qa6 12. Qb3 Ne7 13. Rc1 Nf5
14. Ne2 Rxc1+ 15. Nxc1 Be7 16. Bb4 O-O 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Nd3 b6 19. Kd2 Bb5 20.
a3 Bc4 21. Qc3 Rc8 22. Nb4 Qa4 23. Rc1 Kf8 24. Qc2 Bb3 25. Qxh7 Rxc1 26. Kxc1
a5 27. Qh8+ Ng8 28. Nd3 Qc4+ 29. Kd2 Bc2 30. Nfe1 Bxd3 31. Nxd3 Qxd4 32. Qh3
Ne7 33. Qe3 Nf5 34. Qxd4 Nxd4 35. Kc3 Nc6 36. f4 Ke7 37. b4 axb4+ 38. Nxb4 Nxb4
39. Kxb4 f6 40. g4 fxe5 41. fxe5 g5 42. Kb5 Kd7 43. Kb4 Kc6 44. a4 d4 45. Kc4
d3 46. Kxd3 Kd5 47. Kc3 Kxe5 48. Kb4 (48. Kc4 {strangley draws.} Kd6 49. Kd4
e5+ 50. Ke4 Ke6 51. h3 Kd6 52. Kf5 Kd5 53. h4 gxh4 54. g5 h3 55. g6 h2 56. g7
h1=Q 57. g8=Q+) 48... Kd6 49. Kb5 e5 {I had seen forced mate at this point if he takes the pawn.} 50. Kxb6 e4 51. a5
e3 52. a6 e2 53. a7 e1=Q 54. a8=Q Qb4+ 55. Ka6 Qa4+ 56. Kb7 Qb5+ 0-1
2017-10-06
This last round was a nail biter.
Check out this ending ...
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.10.06"]
[White "john2001plus"]
[Black "SpeedyChess11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "1866"]
[BlackElo "1747"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[EndTime "20:29:17 PDT"]
[Termination "john2001plus won by checkmate"]
[CurrentPosition "6Q1/8/5Q1k/6pp/1K6/7P/8/8 b - - 7 58"]
1.Nf3 {[%clk 0:15:09]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:13:37]} 2.d4 {[%clk 0:15:16]} e6 {[%clk 0:13:44]} 3.c4 {[%clk 0:15:22]} b6 {[%clk 0:13:48]} 4.a3 {[%clk 0:15:28]} Bb7 {[%clk 0:13:56]} 5.Nc3 {[%clk 0:15:28]} Be7 {[%clk 0:13:56]} 6.d5 {[%clk 0:15:27]} exd5 {[%clk 0:14:02]} 7.cxd5 {[%clk 0:15:33]} O-O {[%clk 0:14:10]} 8.e4 {[%clk 0:15:38]} d6 {[%clk 0:14:14]} 9.Bc4 {[%clk 0:15:18]} Re8 {[%clk 0:14:15]} 10.O-O {[%clk 0:15:24]} Nbd7 {[%clk 0:14:21]} 11.Nd4 {[%clk 0:15:06]} Ne5 {[%clk 0:14:12]} 12.Bb5 {[%clk 0:14:51]} Rf8 {[%clk 0:14:18]} 13.f4 {[%clk 0:14:48]} Ng6 {[%clk 0:14:18]} 14.Bc6 {[%clk 0:14:02]} Bxc6 {[%clk 0:14:15]} 15.Nxc6 {[%clk 0:14:10]} Qd7 {[%clk 0:14:21]} 16.Be3 {[%clk 0:12:35]} Ng4 {[%clk 0:14:04]} 17.Bd4 {[%clk 0:12:01]} Bf6 {[%clk 0:13:33]} 18.h3 {[%clk 0:12:05]} Bxd4+ {[%clk 0:13:37]} 19.Qxd4 {[%clk 0:12:11]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:13:33]} 20.e5 {[%clk 0:12:04]} Ne8 {[%clk 0:12:52]} 21.Rae1 {[%clk 0:10:42]} dxe5 {[%clk 0:12:18]} 22.fxe5 {[%clk 0:10:24]} Ne7 {[%clk 0:11:54]} 23.Nxe7+? {[%clk 0:06:41]} (23. Qg4!!) Qxe7 {[%clk 0:12:04]} 24.Qc4 {[%clk 0:04:15]} Rd8 {[%clk 0:11:49]} 25.Nb5 {[%clk 0:03:53]} a6 {[%clk 0:11:46]} 26.Na7 {[%clk 0:03:52]} b5 {[%clk 0:06:51]} 27.Nc6 {[%clk 0:03:37]} bxc4 {[%clk 0:06:23]} 28.Nxe7+ {[%clk 0:03:44]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:06:32]} 29.Rd1 {[%clk 0:02:51]} Rd7 {[%clk 0:06:21]} 30.Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:58]} Rg8 {[%clk 0:06:13]} 31.e6 {[%clk 0:02:54]} fxe6 {[%clk 0:06:13]} 32.dxe6 {[%clk 0:03:03]} Rd6 {[%clk 0:05:28]} 33.Ne5 {[%clk 0:01:35]} g6 {[%clk 0:04:58]} 34.Nf7+ {[%clk 0:01:38]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:05:07]} 35.Nxd6 {[%clk 0:01:45]} Nxd6 {[%clk 0:05:17]} 36.Rxd6 {[%clk 0:00:58]} cxd6 {[%clk 0:05:23]} 37.Rf7+ {[%clk 0:01:07]} Kh6 {[%clk 0:05:32]} 38.Rd7 {[%clk 0:01:17]} Re8 {[%clk 0:05:35]} 39.Rxd6 {[%clk 0:01:25]} a5 {[%clk 0:05:42]} 40.Kf2 {[%clk 0:01:22]} Kg5 {[%clk 0:05:49]} 41.Ke3 {[%clk 0:01:30]} Kf5 {[%clk 0:05:51]} 42.Kd4 {[%clk 0:01:37]} Kf6 {[%clk 0:05:01]} 43.Kxc4 {[%clk 0:01:40]} Rb8 {[%clk 0:05:08]} 44.b4 {[%clk 0:01:45]} axb4 {[%clk 0:05:16]} 45.axb4 {[%clk 0:01:55]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:05:13]} 46.Kc5 {[%clk 0:01:47]} Ra8 {[%clk 0:05:01]} 47.b5 {[%clk 0:01:46]} Ra2 {[%clk 0:05:02]} 48.e7 {[%clk 0:01:26]} Rc2+ {[%clk 0:05:03]} 49.Kb4 {[%clk 0:01:33]} Kxd6 {[%clk 0:04:53]} 50.e8=Q {[%clk 0:01:41]} Rxg2 {[%clk 0:05:00]} 51.Qc6+ {[%clk 0:01:44]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:05:07]} 52.Qxg2 {[%clk 0:01:52]} Kf4 {[%clk 0:05:15]} 53.b6 {[%clk 0:02:00]} h5 {[%clk 0:05:24]} 54.b7 {[%clk 0:02:09]} g5 {[%clk 0:05:32]} 55.b8=Q+ {[%clk 0:02:18]} Kf5 {[%clk 0:05:42]} 56.Qf3+ {[%clk 0:02:23]} Kg6 {[%clk 0:05:50]} 57.Qg8+ {[%clk 0:02:31]} Kh6 {[%clk 0:05:58]} 58.Qf6# {[%clk 0:02:39]} 1-0
2017-09-30
ICC game tangent vs yoshi. First place in ICC tournament.
Well, it is nice to be lucky. After I had a draw with one master in the ICC USCF online rated tournament, this FIDE Master thought that I had forced mate, when I really didn't. After he resigned, I told him that I hadn't found the path to victory yet. So through sheer dumb luck, I finished the tournament in first place
>uscf You won!!! Congratulations! This is your 9 1st place finish
> During the 5 rounds, you collected 4.5 points
>uscf
> 4.5 yoshi
> 4.0 tangent NO-Mind
> 3.5 cool64chess
> 3.0 darvid ThePontiff panorama KingsBishop xiaoqixia
> 2.5 IAlwaysWin ROWLAND BotanicalKnight rjp1888
> 2.0 TheBlackVeil canary2016 Fineas-Fogg Zephyr capatal1 getRooked
> 1.5 JRussell2 Ethius
> 1.0 Celtruler coolbaja tigeriz cyborg86
> 0.5 BIRDSMAN racertripplex
>
> __________ __ ______ _ __________ __ ____ _ ____________
> /_ __/ __ \/ / / / __ \/ | / / ____/\ \/ / / __ \ | / / ____/ __ \
> / / / / / / / / / /_/ / |/ / __/ \ / / / / / | / / __/ / /_/ /
> / / / /_/ / /_/ / _ _/ /| / /___ / / / /_/ /| |/ / /___/ _ _/
> /_/ \____/\____/_/ |_/_/ |_/_____/ /_/ \____/ |___/_____/_/ |_|
>
> Congratulations yoshi and Thanks to all :-)
[Event "ICC tourney 1318 (12 3)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2017.09.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "tangent"]
[Black "yoshi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1982"]
[BlackElo "1711"]
[Opening "Queen's Indian: Capablanca variation"]
[ECO "E16"]
[NIC "QI.06"]
[Time "19:06:22"]
[TimeControl "720+3"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
Qc2 Nbd7 9. Rd1 c5 10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. e4 Bb7 12. e5 Bxd2 13. exf6 Bxc1 14.
fxg7 Kxg7 15. Raxc1 Rc8 16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Qa4 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Nc5 19. Qxa7 Nd3
20. Rd1 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Qd4 22. Rd2 Rc8 23. Qb7 Rc1+ {White resigns} 0-1
Computer analysis gives 24. Bd1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Ne1 27. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 28. Kg2 Qe2+ 29. Kh3 Qxb2 with a strong advantage for Black.
2017-09-22
Leap PQ-9907
Somebody at the Columbus Chess Club has this little chess clock, and said that they only paid $18 for it. For $18, I think that it is pretty terrific.
Less than $15 on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/232118763370
Wholesale chess has their own version of this clock which costs more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHgneZ-7GY8
The clock has a low profile, which means that it is not as tall as most chess clocks. It is also a little smaller than average. For me, with a bad, and recently often painful shoulder, it took a little extra effort to hit the button. I had to reach ever so slightly further, but my shoulder noticed the difference. I don't think that it is noticeable for anybody else.
The clock has options for both increment and delay, but according to the manual you cannot use both at the same time, which is no big deal. It also has a count up mode.
The clock is really easy to set. I thought it was easier to learn how to set the clock by just experimenting with it, than it was to read the slightly confusing English/Chinese manual. The clock only remembers the last time control you set. This is not as a big of deal as it sounds, because it is pretty easy to change the time control. You reset the clock by turning it off and on.
The clock only supports one time control. If you had more than one time control with the same level of increment or delay, then maybe you could use the count up mode, or for something like 40/2 d5 followed by G/60 d5 you could set the time to 3 hours.
At this price it was for me a no brainer to order one. The clock appears to be well made made enough, although a little on the cheap side, naturally. However, even if it wears out in a year, I still will have gotten my money's worth.
2017-09-11
Queen Pawn
[Event "Greenwood Chess Club"]
[Site "Kroger"]
[Date "Sep 11, 2017"]
[Round "1"]
[White "John Coffey"]
[Black "Dmitry Gusev"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qxf6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c6 11. O-O Nd7 12. e4 Nb6 13. Bd3 c5 14. e5 Qe7 15.
Qe2 f5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Ne5 c4 18. Nxc4 Nd5 19. Rac1 Nf4 20. Qe4 Nxd3 21. Qxd3
b6 22. d5 Ba6 23. d6 Bxc4 24. dxe7 Bxd3 25. Rfd1 Kf7 26. Rxd3 Kxe7 27. Rcd1 Rf7
28. Rd7+ Kf8 29. Rxf7+ Kxf7 30. Rd7+ Kf6 31. Kf1 Rc8 32. Rxa7 Rxc3 33. Ke2 Rc2+
34. Ke3 g5 35. g3
0-1 eventually on time.
[Site "Kroger"]
[Date "Sep 11, 2017"]
[Round "1"]
[White "John Coffey"]
[Black "Dmitry Gusev"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qxf6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c6 11. O-O Nd7 12. e4 Nb6 13. Bd3 c5 14. e5 Qe7 15.
Qe2 f5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Ne5 c4 18. Nxc4 Nd5 19. Rac1 Nf4 20. Qe4 Nxd3 21. Qxd3
b6 22. d5 Ba6 23. d6 Bxc4 24. dxe7 Bxd3 25. Rfd1 Kf7 26. Rxd3 Kxe7 27. Rcd1 Rf7
28. Rd7+ Kf8 29. Rxf7+ Kxf7 30. Rd7+ Kf6 31. Kf1 Rc8 32. Rxa7 Rxc3 33. Ke2 Rc2+
34. Ke3 g5 35. g3
0-1 eventually on time.
2017-09-09
2017-09-08
Re: Thinking method.
I guess the first game was not as good as I thought. I hung a rook and neither my opponent nor I saw it for a couple of moves. :☺ However, I was low on time.
On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 9:44 PM, John Coffey <john2001plus@gmail.com> wrote:
Something I have tried recently, which is to try to learn something new from every game, causes me to look deeper for new ideas, instead of just being on autopilot against lower rated players. Whereas I normally use less time than my opponents, now I have been using more, and I am frequently getting into time trouble. I needed to adopt this method, because I play mostly lower rated players, even online.Maybe not every move was perfect, but if I had been on autopilot, I might have missed 11... dxe3 followed by 12.... Qxd3. 14... Qf5, good or bad, was an effort to get something more out of the position, along with 17... Nd4. I am not sure if 22... f5 was correct after 23. Kd1, but my 23... Nf6 was a speculative sacrifice that led to a sharp variation. My opponent could have picked up a pawn or two at the risk of tactics, but he chickened out. I think that my 29... Rf8 was a dud, but I was low on time. Finally, 46... Bxg3 and 47... Rd1 led to a mating net.--[Event "Live Chess"][Site "Chess.com"][Date "2017.09.08"][Round "?"][White "skuhl99"][Black "john2001plus"][Result "0-1"][ECO "A05"][WhiteElo "1570"][BlackElo "1854"][Annotator "Coffey,John"][PlyCount "96"][EventDate "2017.??.??"][TimeControl "900+10"]1. Nf3 {7} Nf6 {101} 2. c4 {3} c5 {8} 3. b3 {6} g6 {4} 4. Bb2 {2} Bg7 {0} 5. g3{2} O-O {3} 6. Bg2 {2} Nc6 {14} 7. O-O {5} d5 {9} 8. d3 {4} d4 {50} 9. a3 {9}a5 {13} 10. Nbd2 {7} e5 {5} 11. e3 {29} dxe3 {39} 12. fxe3 {4} Qxd3 {5} 13. Re1{65} Bg4 {285} 14. Bf1 {81} Qf5 {63} 15. e4 {62} Bxf3 {42} 16. Qxf3 {27} Qxf3 {16} 17. Nxf3 {3} Nd4 {14} 18. Bxd4 {58} exd4 {12} 19. Rab1 {48} Rfe8 {55} 20.Bd3 {4} Nd7 {14} 21. Kf2 {78} Bh6 {36} 22. Ke2 {47} f5 {24} 23. Kd1 {26} Nf6 {201} 24. exf5 {110} Ng4 {2} 25. Re2 {114} Rxe2 {35} 26. Bxe2 {25} Ne3+ {14} 27.Ke1 {68} gxf5 {2} 28. Bd3 {13} Re8 {30} 29. Kf2 {4} Rf8 {58} 30. h3 {11} Kg7 {25} 31. b4 {5} axb4 {9} 32. axb4 {1} Ra8 {2} 33. bxc5 {3} Ra2+ {2} 34. Ke1 {22}Ng2+ {3} 35. Kf1 {38} Ne3+ {1} 36. Kg1 {10} Rd2 {2} 37. Rxb7+ {8} Kf6 {2} 38.Rb6+ {11} Kg7 {1} 39. Rb7+ {3} Kg8 {2} 40. Rb8+ {7} Bf8 {2} 41. Ne1 {21} Kf7 {13} 42. c6 {4} Bd6 {15} 43. Rb7+ {3} Ke6 {4} 44. c7 {1} Kd7 {3} 45. c8=Q+ {27}Kxc8 {2} 46. Rxh7 {1} Bxg3 {10} 47. Be4 {214} Rd1 {66} 48. Bb7+ {6} Kb8 {4} 0-1In the following game, 10. d5 might not have been technically the best, but it was sharp. I was counting on him playing 11... Bxb2 because then 12. Rb1 caused him some headache.[Event "Live Chess"][Site "Chess.com"][Date "2017.09.08"][White "john2001plus"][Black "natalia6"][Result "1-0"][ECO "A40"][WhiteElo "1860"][BlackElo "1724"][TimeControl "900+10"][EndTime "18:02:06 PDT"][Termination "john2001plus won by resignation"][CurrentPosition "2r3k1/p1p1N1pp/4pp2/8/5B2/4P2P/P4PP1/6K1 b - - 1 26"] 1.Nf3 {[%clk 0:15:09]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:15:04]} 2.d4 {[%clk 0:15:17]} e6 {[%clk 0:15:02]} 3.c4 {[%clk 0:15:25]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:15:07]} 4.Nc3 {[%clk 0:15:27]} Bb4 {[%clk 0:15:07]} 5.Bg5 {[%clk 0:15:36]} O-O {[%clk 0:15:10]} 6.e3 {[%clk 0:15:42]} d5 {[%clk 0:15:13]} 7.Bd3 {[%clk 0:15:15]} Re8 {[%clk 0:15:12]} 8.O-O {[%clk 0:15:01]} dxc4 {[%clk 0:15:01]} 9.Bxc4 {[%clk 0:15:04]} Qe7 {[%clk 0:14:45]} 10.d5 {[%clk 0:12:00]} Bxc3 {[%clk 0:14:27]} 11.dxc6 {[%clk 0:12:07]} Bxb2 {[%clk 0:14:19]} 12.Rb1 {[%clk 0:12:13]} Qa3 {[%clk 0:13:30]} 13.Qc2 {[%clk 0:11:50]} bxc6 {[%clk 0:12:30]} 14.Qxb2 {[%clk 0:11:05]} Qxb2 {[%clk 0:12:20]} 15.Rxb2 {[%clk 0:11:11]} Ne4 {[%clk 0:12:26]} 16.Bf4 {[%clk 0:11:16]} Nd6 {[%clk 0:12:32]} 17.Rc1 {[%clk 0:10:14]} Nxc4 {[%clk 0:12:31]} 18.Rxc4 {[%clk 0:10:21]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:12:19]} 19.Ne5 {[%clk 0:09:38]} Rab8 {[%clk 0:11:59]} 20.Rcb4 {[%clk 0:09:41]} Rxb4 {[%clk 0:11:40]} 21.Rxb4 {[%clk 0:09:51]} Bc8 {[%clk 0:11:33]} 22.Rb8 {[%clk 0:09:25]} Rd8 {[%clk 0:11:36]} 23.h3 {[%clk 0:09:24]} f6 {[%clk 0:11:33]} 24.Nxc6 {[%clk 0:09:26]} Re8 {[%clk 0:11:37]} 25.Rxc8 {[%clk 0:09:31]} Rxc8 {[%clk 0:11:45]} 26.Ne7+ {[%clk 0:09:39]} 1-0Since I have been applying this method, I felt like my chess has been "on". A couple of weeks ago I would have told you that I was in a slump.
Thinking method.
Something I have tried recently, which is to try to learn something new from every game, causes me to look deeper for new ideas, instead of just being on autopilot against lower rated players. Whereas I normally use less time than my opponents, now I have been using more, and I am frequently getting into time trouble. I needed to adopt this method, because I play mostly lower rated players, even online.
Maybe not every move was perfect, but if I had been on autopilot, I might have missed 11... dxe3 followed by 12.... Qxd3. 14... Qf5, good or bad, was an effort to get something more out of the position, along with 17... Nd4. I am not sure if 22... f5 was correct after 23. Kd1, but my 23... Nf6 was a speculative sacrifice that led to a sharp variation. My opponent could have picked up a pawn or two at the risk of tactics, but he chickened out. I think that my 29... Rf8 was a dud, but I was low on time. Finally, 46... Bxg3 and 47... Rd1 led to a mating net.
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "skuhl99"]
[Black "john2001plus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "1570"]
[BlackElo "1854"]
[Annotator "Coffey,John"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
1. Nf3 {7} Nf6 {101} 2. c4 {3} c5 {8} 3. b3 {6} g6 {4} 4. Bb2 {2} Bg7 {0} 5. g3
{2} O-O {3} 6. Bg2 {2} Nc6 {14} 7. O-O {5} d5 {9} 8. d3 {4} d4 {50} 9. a3 {9}
a5 {13} 10. Nbd2 {7} e5 {5} 11. e3 {29} dxe3 {39} 12. fxe3 {4} Qxd3 {5} 13. Re1
{65} Bg4 {285} 14. Bf1 {81} Qf5 {63} 15. e4 {62} Bxf3 {42} 16. Qxf3 {27} Qxf3 {
16} 17. Nxf3 {3} Nd4 {14} 18. Bxd4 {58} exd4 {12} 19. Rab1 {48} Rfe8 {55} 20.
Bd3 {4} Nd7 {14} 21. Kf2 {78} Bh6 {36} 22. Ke2 {47} f5 {24} 23. Kd1 {26} Nf6 {
201} 24. exf5 {110} Ng4 {2} 25. Re2 {114} Rxe2 {35} 26. Bxe2 {25} Ne3+ {14} 27.
Ke1 {68} gxf5 {2} 28. Bd3 {13} Re8 {30} 29. Kf2 {4} Rf8 {58} 30. h3 {11} Kg7 {
25} 31. b4 {5} axb4 {9} 32. axb4 {1} Ra8 {2} 33. bxc5 {3} Ra2+ {2} 34. Ke1 {22}
Ng2+ {3} 35. Kf1 {38} Ne3+ {1} 36. Kg1 {10} Rd2 {2} 37. Rxb7+ {8} Kf6 {2} 38.
Rb6+ {11} Kg7 {1} 39. Rb7+ {3} Kg8 {2} 40. Rb8+ {7} Bf8 {2} 41. Ne1 {21} Kf7 {
13} 42. c6 {4} Bd6 {15} 43. Rb7+ {3} Ke6 {4} 44. c7 {1} Kd7 {3} 45. c8=Q+ {27}
Kxc8 {2} 46. Rxh7 {1} Bxg3 {10} 47. Be4 {214} Rd1 {66} 48. Bb7+ {6} Kb8 {4} 0-1
In the following game, 10. d5 might not have been technically the best, but it was sharp. I was counting on him playing 11... Bxb2 because then 12. Rb1 caused him some headache.
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[White "john2001plus"]
[Black "natalia6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "1860"]
[BlackElo "1724"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[EndTime "18:02:06 PDT"]
[Termination "john2001plus won by resignation"]
[CurrentPosition "2r3k1/p1p1N1pp/4pp2/8/5B2/4P2P/P4PP1/6K1 b - - 1 26"]
1.Nf3 {[%clk 0:15:09]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:15:04]} 2.d4 {[%clk 0:15:17]} e6 {[%clk 0:15:02]} 3.c4 {[%clk 0:15:25]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:15:07]} 4.Nc3 {[%clk 0:15:27]} Bb4 {[%clk 0:15:07]} 5.Bg5 {[%clk 0:15:36]} O-O {[%clk 0:15:10]} 6.e3 {[%clk 0:15:42]} d5 {[%clk 0:15:13]} 7.Bd3 {[%clk 0:15:15]} Re8 {[%clk 0:15:12]} 8.O-O {[%clk 0:15:01]} dxc4 {[%clk 0:15:01]} 9.Bxc4 {[%clk 0:15:04]} Qe7 {[%clk 0:14:45]} 10.d5 {[%clk 0:12:00]} Bxc3 {[%clk 0:14:27]} 11.dxc6 {[%clk 0:12:07]} Bxb2 {[%clk 0:14:19]} 12.Rb1 {[%clk 0:12:13]} Qa3 {[%clk 0:13:30]} 13.Qc2 {[%clk 0:11:50]} bxc6 {[%clk 0:12:30]} 14.Qxb2 {[%clk 0:11:05]} Qxb2 {[%clk 0:12:20]} 15.Rxb2 {[%clk 0:11:11]} Ne4 {[%clk 0:12:26]} 16.Bf4 {[%clk 0:11:16]} Nd6 {[%clk 0:12:32]} 17.Rc1 {[%clk 0:10:14]} Nxc4 {[%clk 0:12:31]} 18.Rxc4 {[%clk 0:10:21]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:12:19]} 19.Ne5 {[%clk 0:09:38]} Rab8 {[%clk 0:11:59]} 20.Rcb4 {[%clk 0:09:41]} Rxb4 {[%clk 0:11:40]} 21.Rxb4 {[%clk 0:09:51]} Bc8 {[%clk 0:11:33]} 22.Rb8 {[%clk 0:09:25]} Rd8 {[%clk 0:11:36]} 23.h3 {[%clk 0:09:24]} f6 {[%clk 0:11:33]} 24.Nxc6 {[%clk 0:09:26]} Re8 {[%clk 0:11:37]} 25.Rxc8 {[%clk 0:09:31]} Rxc8 {[%clk 0:11:45]} 26.Ne7+ {[%clk 0:09:39]} 1-0
Since I have been applying this method, I felt like my chess has been "on". A couple of weeks ago I would have told you that I was in a slump.
2017-09-06
1st place in online speed tournament.
Against tougher competition, I wouldn't have expected to come in first, and would have been pleased with 3rd place, but I scored 3 upsets to come in first in the USCF Online rated Chess.com speed tournament.
First, I beat a National Master, who was the top player.
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "john2001plus"]
[Black "Dare-Dare"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "1777"]
[BlackElo "2135"]
[Annotator "Coffey,John"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
1. Nf3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. Nxe4 e5 6. Nbc3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8.
Be2 d5 9. Nxf6+ Rxf6 10. O-O Nc6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Bf5 13. Bg4 Qd6 14. Re1
Raf8 15. Bf3 Be6 16. Qe2 d4 17. Bd2 Bd5 18. Bxd5+ Qxd5 19. f3 Qd6 20. c4 Rf5
21. b4 Nd8 22. b5 R8f7 23. Bb4 Qg6 24. Qe4 Qg5 25. Qd5 Rxf3 26. Rxe5 c6 27.
Rxg5 cxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxd3 29. Rxd8+ Kh7 30. Rf1 Rc7 31. c5 b6 32. c6 a6 33. Rd7
Rc8 34. a4 axb5 35. axb5 Rb3 36. Be7 Rxb5 37. Bf6 Rg8 38. Bxd4 Kh8 39. Rff7
Rb1+ 40. Kf2 Rb4 41. Rxg7 Rxg7 42. Bxg7+ Kg8 43. c7 Rc4 44. Rd8+ Kxg7 45. c8=Q
Rf4+ 46. Kg3 1-0
Then I beat Mohamed Elshazy, who is a local FIDE member.
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Coupra"]
[Black "john2001plus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "1977"]
[BlackElo "1794"]
[Annotator "Coffey,John"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Qb6 6. b3 Nc6 7. c3 d5 8. Bd3
Bd7 9. O-O Rc8 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. h3 Na5 13. b4 Nc4 14. Nxc4 dxc4 15.
Bc2 Nd5 16. Bd2 Bf6 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 a5 19. a3 axb4 20. axb4 Ra8 21. Rb1
Ra2 22. Be4 f6 23. Rh5 g6 24. Rxh7 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 Kxh7 26. Qe2 Kg7 27. Bxd5 exd5
28. Qf3 Qe6 29. Qg3 Ra8 30. Qc7 Qf5 31. Re1 Ra2 32. Re7+ Kh6 33. f3 Qg5 34. g4
Qc1+ 0-1
Finally, I beat a higher rated player to come in first.
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[White "john2001plus"]
[Black "SpeedyChess11"]
[WhiteElo "1809"]
[BlackElo "1877"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[Termination "john2001plus won by checkmate"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "1Q6/8/8/7B/R7/6K1/k4P2/8 b - - 10 81"]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.c4 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 g6 6.Bg5 Bg7 7.e4 h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.e5 Qe7 10.Bd3 Nc6 11.O-O O-O 12.Qc2 Kh7 13.Rfe1 Na5 14.Ne4 d5 15.exd6 cxd6 16.b4 Nc6 17.Rad1 Rad8 18.d5 Ne5 19.Nxe5 dxe5 20.d6 Qe8 21.c5 Bxe4 22.Bxe4 bxc5 23.bxc5 Qb5 24.Bd3 Qc6 25.a4 a6 26.Be4 Qe8 27.c6 f5 28.d7 Qe7 29.Bd3 e4 30.Bxa6 Be5 31.c7 Rxd7 32.c8=Q Rxc8 33.Bxc8 Rc7 34.Qd2 Bc3 35.Qd7 Bxe1 36.Qxe7+ Rxe7 37.Rxe1 Rc7 38.Bxe6 Ra7 39.Bb3 Kg7 40.Ra1 Kf6 41.Bc4 Ke5 42.Bb5 Kd4 43.Kf1 Kc5 44.Ke2 Kb4 45.Kd2 Ka5 46.Be8 g5 47.Bg6 Rd7+ 48.Kc2 Rc7+ 49.Kd2 Rd7+ 50.Ke2 Rd4 51.Bxf5 Rc4 52.Ra2 Rd4 53.Ke3 Rd1 54.Bxe4 Re1+ 55.Re2 Rh1 56.h3 Kxa4 57.Kf3 Rc1 58.Kg4 Rc7 59.Kh5 Rf7 60.Kxh6 Kb4 61.Kxg5 Kc5 62.Kg4 Rg7+ 63.Kf3 Kd4 64.Ba8 Rf7+ 65.Kg3 Kd3 66.Bf3 Rg7+ 67.Kh2 Rf7 68.Re3+ Kd4 69.h4 Rh7 70.h5 Rh6 71.g4 Rf6 72.g5 Rf4 73.g6 Rh4+ 74.Kg3 Rxh5 75.Bxh5 Kd5 76.g7 Kd4 77.g8=Q Kc5 78.Qd8 Kb4 79.Re4+ Ka3 80.Qb8 Ka2 81.Ra4# 1-0
I thought that my first round was amusing just from a tactical perspective:
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[White "JoeKempsey"]
[Black "john2001plus"]
[WhiteElo "1250"]
[BlackElo "1777"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Termination "john2001plus won by resignation"]
[Result "0-1"]
[CurrentPosition "1b2r1k1/pp1n1pp1/2p4p/8/7P/Q4BPK/PPb2q2/8 w - - 0 25"]
1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bd6 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Re1 Re8 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Qd2 Bg4 12.Rad1 Nd7 13.h3 Bf4 14.Qd3 Bf5 15.Ne4 dxe4 16.Qa3 exf3 17.Bxf3 Bxc2 18.Rxe8+ Rxe8 19.Rf1 Bb8 20.Rc1 Qf4 21.g3 Qxc1+ 22.Kg2 Qd2 23.h4 Qxd4 24.Kh3 Qxf2 0-1
2017-09-05
Chess structures/imbalances.
A friend from Salt Lake City has been asking me on Facebook to analyze his games. In response to one game, I wrote ...
I think that I see in this game what I see in other's people's games, which is that people just react to their opponent's moves. In the game of chess, there are structural imbalances that should determine the best course of action.
Of course, I have read Silman, who talks about imbalances. Essentially Silman says that what is different from your position and your opponent's position is what determines your plan.
However, I look at it at a more fundamental level, because I look at the structure on the board. That structure almost always tells me what to do. And I don't move a single pawn without considering how the change in structure will impact the game.
Of course, experience is a major factor in figuring out the correct plan. That must be the case, since I notice that masters seem to find really good moves almost effortlessly. I think that what is happening is that masters identify the imbalances really easily. Even in positions that seem to a casual observer to be relatively quiet, masters will identify a weak piece, a weak square, etc.
2017-09-02
Columbus (movie). Copy of Facebook Post.
So somebody made a movie in the hometown where I grew up, staring of all people, John Cho. I have always felt a strong bond to Columbus, Indiana, a town of 45,000 people, which has some national fame for its architecture. Every week I go to the Columbus Chess Club where I started playing chess 42 years ago. I actually wanted to move back to Columbus, but for various reasons chose a house about 30 miles away, closer to Indianapolis.
2017-06-17
First place finish in USCF Online rated ICC tournament
>uscf You won!!! Congratulations! This is your 4 1st place finish
> During the 5 rounds, you collected 4.5 points
>uscf
> 4.5 yoshi LiangLiang
> 4.0 cashout
> 3.5 wcorbit1
> 3.0 canary2016 itemsfront KingsBishop tigeriz smgsmg21
> 2.5 tony1209 Allah99
> 2.0 wmanthony BillietheKid CarbonPawn ickyquarter capatal1 BIRDSMAN
> 1.5 Heian amueller MHanDaMan
> 1.0 Gamebuilder123 ROWLAND crunk-dawg
> 0.5 pawninthegrass
>
> __________ __ ______ _ __________ __ ____ _ ____________
> /_ __/ __ \/ / / / __ \/ | / / ____/\ \/ / / __ \ | / / ____/ __ \
> / / / / / / / / / /_/ / |/ / __/ \ / / / / / | / / __/ / /_/ /
> / / / /_/ / /_/ / _ _/ /| / /___ / / / /_/ /| |/ / /___/ _ _/
> /_/ \____/\____/_/ |_/_/ |_/_____/ /_/ \____/ |___/_____/_/ |_|
>
> Congratulations yoshi and Thanks to all :-)
The last round game I was likely winning, but because I was very low on time, I took a draw. I am sure that I missed opportunities to win this game, but I didn't have much time to figure it out.
[Event "ICC tourney 1273 (12 3)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2017.06.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "yoshi"]
[Black "LiangLiang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ICCResult "Game drawn by mutual agreement"]
[WhiteElo "1659"]
[BlackElo "1682"]
[Opening "QGD: 4.Nf3"]
[ECO "D37"]
[NIC "QI.01"]
[Time "18:58:50"]
[TimeControl "720+3"]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Nf8
8. O-O Ng6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 c6 12. d5 cxd5 13. Bxd5 O-O 14.
Be3 Bf6 15. Qb3 Bxb2 16. Bxf7+ Rxf7 17. Ng5 Qf8 18. Nxf7 Bxa1 19. Nh6+ Kh8
20. Bc5 Be6 21. Qxe6 Qe8 22. Nf7+ Kg8 {Game drawn by mutual agreement}
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[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2017.06.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "yoshi"]
[Black "LiangLiang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ICCResult "Game drawn by mutual agreement"]
[WhiteElo "1659"]
[BlackElo "1682"]
[Opening "QGD: 4.Nf3"]
[ECO "D37"]
[NIC "QI.01"]
[Time "18:58:50"]
[TimeControl "720+3"]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Nf8
8. O-O Ng6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 c6 12. d5 cxd5 13. Bxd5 O-O 14.
Be3 Bf6 15. Qb3 Bxb2 16. Bxf7+ Rxf7 17. Ng5 Qf8 18. Nxf7 Bxa1 19. Nh6+ Kh8
20. Bc5 Be6 21. Qxe6 Qe8 22. Nf7+ Kg8 {Game drawn by mutual agreement}
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