Beautiful Victory with The Sicilian Defense (Played at FICS 2.21.21)

 [Event "rated standard match"]
[Site "Free Internet Chess Server"]
[Date "2021.02.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "gercole"]
[Black "cterlizzi"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "1742"]
[BlackElo "1773"]
[ECO "B23"]
[TimeControl "1500"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Bc4 e6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qd2 Nd4 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. h4 Bd7 10. Ne2 Nxe2+ 11. Qxe2 b5 12. Bb3 a5 13. c3 a4 14. Bc2 b4
15. cxb4 cxb4 16. d4 b3 17. axb3 axb3 18. Bxb3 Qa5 19. Qe3 Rfc8+ 20. Bc2 Ba4
21. Rd2 Bxc2 22. Rxc2 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Rxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Qxh1 25. Ne1 Ra1 26. Kd2 d5
27. e5 Bb4+ 28. Kc2 Qxe1 29. Qxe1 Rxe1 30. exf6 Re2+ 31. Kb3 Bd6 32. Be3 gxf6
33. Kc3 e5 34. b4 exd4+ 35. Bxd4 Re4 36. g3 f5 37. f3 Bxb4+ 38. Kd3 Re1 39.
Be3 Kg7 40. h5 Kf6 41. g4 fxg4 42. fxg4 Rxe3+ 43. Kxe3 Kg5 44. Kd4 f5 45.
gxf5 Kxh5 46. Kxd5 Kg4 47. Ke6 h5 *

I traded Queens and Won??? (K.I.D. with Black, Played on FICS 12.2.2020)

 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Qd2 e5 8.
Nge2 Ne8 9. g4 exd4 10. Bxd4 Ne5 11. Bxe5 Bxe5 12. h4 Be6 13. f4 Bg7 14. g5
Bg4 15. Bh3 Bh5 16. Ng3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Ng7 18. f5 f6 19. Nxh5 Nxh5 20. O-O-O
Qe8 21. Rhe1 Rb8 22. gxf6 Nxf6 23. e5 dxe5 24. Rxe5 Qa4 25. a3 Rbd8 26. Rxd8
Rxd8 27. Qc2 Qxc2+ 28. Kxc2 Rd4 29. fxg6 Rxc4+ 30. Kd3 Rxh4 31. gxh7+ Rxh7
32. Be6+ Kf8 33. Bf5 Rh5 34. Kd4 b6 35. b4 Rh4+ 36. Ke3 Ng4+ 37. Bxg4 Rxg4
38. Kf3 Rc4 39. Re3 c5 40. bxc5 Rxc5 41. Rd3 Ke7 42. Ke4 Ke6 43. Rb3 Kd6 44.
Kd4 Kc6 45. Rb4 Ra5 46. Rc4+ Kb7 47. Rc3 a6 48. Rb3 Ra4+ 49. Kd5 Ra5+ 50. Kd6
Rg5 51. Re3 a5 52. Re7+ Ka6 53. Kc6 Rg6+ 54. Kd5 Kb5 55. Re4 Rg5+ 56. Ke6 Rc5
57. a4+ Ka6 58. Kd7 b5 59. Re6+ Kb7 60. Kd6 Rc6+ {dormantPatzer resigns} 0-1

I usually don't like traded queen's.. something I need to learn to get over!  I got up a pawn and that was all I needed.  

More common is 7 ...c5 and 8 ...Ne8 is less common than 8 ...c6.  I played Ne8 to push the f-pawn but my opponent simply replied with 9. g4!?  on 14 ...Bg4 I felt I had to defend the h5 square.  21 ..Rb8 was a bit of a wasted move.  I wanted to push the b-pawn but going ahead with Qa4 is better.  Trading Queens on move 27 wins a pawn and that was all I needed!

There will be another day!

- Lizzi

 

Crushing the Scandinavian (Played on FICS 11.07.2020)

 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. b4 Qxb4 5. Nb5 Qa5 6. Bc4 c6 7. Bxf7+
Kxf7 8. Qh5+ Kf6 9. Bb2+ e5 10. Qxe5+ Kg6 11. Qe8+ Kh6 12. Qxf8 Nf6 13. Qxh8
Nh5 14. Qxc8 Qxb5 15. Qe6+ g6 16. Bd4 Na6 17. Be3+ Kg7 18. Qe7+ Kg8 19. Nf3
Rf8 20. Ng5 Nf6 21. Ne6 Rf7 22. Qd8+ 1-0

 I encounter the Scandinavian from time to time, never had good results against - especially in tournament play.  I learned these tactics and traps from IM Rosen's Youtube Channel withe the video of the same name - "Crushing the Scandinavian"!

- Lizzi

TERLIZZI Saves (Played On FICS 10.17.20)

 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e4 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. Be3
Nd7 9. Be2 Ndc5 10. O-O f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Ne1 Qg6 14. f4 Ne4
15. Bh5 Qxh5 16. Qxh5 Ng3 17. Qf3 Nxf1 18. Qxf1 Nc5 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Qe2 f4
21. Nf3 Bf5 22. Rd1 e4 23. Nh4 f3 24. gxf3 Bxh3 25. Nxe4 Rae8 26. Qh2 Nxe4
27. fxe4 Bg4 28. Re1 Bd4+ 29. Be3 Be5 30. Qg2 Kh8 31. Qxg4 Rg8 32. Bg5 h6 33.
Qh5 Rxg5+ 34. Qxg5 hxg5 35. Ng6+ Kg7 36. Nxe5 Rxe5 37. Kg2 Kf6 38. Kg3 Ke7
39. Kf3 Kd6 40. b4 c5 41. b5 b6 42. Rh1 Re7 43. Rh6+ Ke5 44. Rg6 Kd4 45. Re6
Rd7 46. Kg4 Kxc4 47. d6 Kd4 48. e5 c4 49. Re7 Rd8 50. d7 c3 51. e6 c2 52. Re8
c1=Q 53. Rxd8 Qf4+ 54. Kh5 Qh4+ 55. Kg6 Qe4+ 56. Kf6 Qe5+ 57. Kf7 Qf5+ 58.
Ke7 Qh7+ 59. Kf6 Qh6+ 60. Kf7 Qh7+ 61. Kf6 Qh6+ 62. Kf7 Qh7+ 63. Kf6 Qh6+ 64.
Kf7 {Game drawn by repetition} 1/2-1/2

Down a queen for a rook and came back to draw.  I almost resigned when he trapped my Queen!  I need to go over this one with Fritz.  I think I actually missed a win in the Endgame.

There will be another day!

- Lizzi

He Tried the StOnewall (FICS 10.14.20)

 
1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. d4 c5 6. Bd3 c4 7. Bc2 Bg4 8. O-O
Ne4 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Bxd2 Nc6 11. Qe1 e6 12. Qg3 Bf5 13. Ba4 O-O 14. Nh4 Bd3
15. Rfe1 Ne7 16. Nf3 Nf5 17. Qh3 f6 18. g4 Ne7 19. g5 Bf5 20. Qh4 Be4 21. Rf1
Nf5 22. Qh3 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 fxg5 24. Bc2 gxf4 25. e4 Qg5+ 26. Kh1 dxe4 27. Bxe4
Ne3 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Rg1 Qh5 30. Qd6 Rae8 31. Bxb7 Ng4 32. Rg2 Ne3 33. Bxe3
fxe3 34. Rxf8+ Rxf8 35. Rg1 e2 36. Bg2 Qf5 37. Qc6 Qf2 38. Qe6 Bh6 39. Qe5+
Bg7 40. Qe4 Bh6 41. d5 Be3 42. Qe5+ Kg8 43. Qe6+ Rf7 44. Qe8+ Kg7 45. Qe5+
Kh6 46. Qxe3+ Qxe3 47. Re1 Qf2 48. Rg1 e1=Q {KnightMeKing resigns} 0-1

I played this guy 3 times today and got 2/3.  Both times he played Bird's Opening.  In the game he played the Stonewall, generally you do not want to do this as white.  White should always play for the initiative from the very beginning.  My opponent should have went for the draw by repetition after 38 ...Bh6.  

- Lizzi