Showing posts with label English Opening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English Opening. Show all posts

Friday, March 12, 2021

I Played 1.c4? (Draw, played on FICS 3.12.21)

 [Event "rated standard match"]
[Site "Free Internet Chess Server"]
[Date "2021.03.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "cterlizzi"]
[Black "leanderlaruelle"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1787"]
[BlackElo "1724"]
[ECO "A22"]
[TimeControl "900"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Bd2 Be7
8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Bg4 10. O-O Rb8 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 f6 13. Kh2 Kh8 14. Bg2
f5 15. f4 g6 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. e4 fxe4 19. Bxe4 c6 20. d4 Nc4 21.
Bxd6 Nxd6 22. Rxf8+ Qxf8 23. Bg2 Qf2 24. Qf3 Rf8 25. Qxf2 Rxf2 26. Kg1 Rc2
27. Re1 Rxc3 28. Re6 Nf5 29. Re8+ Kg7 30. Rb8 Nxd4 31. Rxb7+ Kf6 32. Rxa7 h5
33. Rc7 Rc2 34. a4 Ne2+ 35. Kh2 Nd4 36. Kg1 Rc4 37. a5 Ra4 38. Ra7 Ke5 39.
Ra6 Kd6 40. Kf2 Rc4 41. Ke3 Nf5+ 42. Kd3 Rc5 43. g4 hxg4 44. hxg4 Nh4 45. Be4
g5 46. Ra8 Kc7 47. a6 Ra5 48. a7 Kb7 49. Rg8 Rxa7 50. Rxg5 Ra3+ 51. Kd4 Rg3
52. Ke5 Kb6 53. Kd6 Ng2 54. Bxc6 Ne3 55. Bd7 Nc4+ 56. Ke6 Ne3 57. Kf6 Nxg4+
58. Rxg4 Rxg4 59. Bxg4 {Neither player has mating material} 1/2-1/2

I have a chess tournament tomorrow, here in my hometown.  My last tournament was also here in my hometown and it was last August (2020).  I scored 1.5/3 and hope to do better this time.  Will post games from all 3 rounds here on the blog.  Thank you and have a nice day!

- Lizzi