The Trompowsky DENIED (ICC 11.11.2020)

 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. f3 Nf6 6. e4 g6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. c4 Bg7 10. Nc3 Na6 11. Nge2 Nh5 12. Be3 O-O 13. g4 Nf6 14. Qd2
Nc7 15. a4 a6 16. Bh6 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. a5 b4 19. Nd1 Nb5 20. h4 e6 21.
dxe6 fxe6 22. h5 Ne8 23. Bxg7 Qxg7 24. h6 Qe5 25. O-O Nd4 26. Nxd4 cxd4 27.
Kg2 Rc8 28. Nf2 b3 29. Rfc1 Nf6 30. Nd3 Qb5 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. a6 Ra8 33. Nb4
e5 34. g5 Ne8 35. Ra3 Nc7 36. a7 Qb7 37. Rxb3 Rxa7 38. Ra3 Rxa3 39. bxa3 Nb5
40. Qa2+ Kf8 41. a4 Nc3 42. Qb3 Qe7 43. a5 Qxg5+ 44. Kf2 Qd2+ 45. Kf1 Qe2+
46. Kg1 Qxf3 47. Qe6 Ne2+ 48. Kh2 Qg3+ {White resigns} 0-1

I give credit to my victory here by my effort to play on both sides of the board!

I Played 1.d4 ??? (ICC 11.11.2020)

 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 b6 6. Be2 Bb7 7. O-O d6 8. Nc3
Nbd7 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Nh4 Kf7 12. d5 Ne4 13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. dxe6+
Kxe6 15. Ng6 Rg8 16. Nxe7 Qxe7 17. f3 Kd7 18. f4 g5 19. Bg4+ Kd8 20. f5 Rf8
21. Qc3 Rf6 22. Rad1 c6 23. c5 bxc5 24. Qxc5 Kc7 25. Qa5+ Kd7 26. Qb4 Kc7
27. Be2 Raf8 28. Qa5+ Kb8 29. Rd4 Qc7 30. Qa3 d5 31. Ra4 Ba8 32. Ba6 c5 33.
b4 c4 34. b5 Qb6 35. Qc3 Qc7 36. Rb4 Rb6 37. a4 Qf7 38. a5 Rf6 39. b6 axb6
40. Rxb6+ Rxb6 41. axb6 Qf6 42. Qa3 Rd8 43. Qc5 Qd6 44. Qd4 Bb7 45. Bb5 Rf8
46. Bxc4 Rf6 47. Bb3 Qxb6 48. Qe5+ Qd6 49. Qe8+ Kc7 50. Rc1+ Bc6 51. Ba4 Kb7
52. Bxc6+ Qxc6 53. Rxc6 Rxc6 54. Qe7+ {Black resigns} 1-0

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

Winning with the Alekhine (Played at FICS 10.02.2020)

 
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. exd6 exd6 7. Be2 Bf5 8.
O-O Be7 9. a3 Bf6 10. b4 O-O 11. Nc3 Qd7 12. Be3 a5 13. b5 Na7 14. a4 Rad8
15. Qb3 Nac8 16. Rad1 Ne7 17. c5 Nbc8 18. b6 cxb6 19. Bb5 Qc7 20. Bf4 bxc5
21. dxc5 Qxc5 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Be6 24. Rxc5 Bxb3 25. Rc7 Bd5 26. Nd2 Ne7
27. Nc4 Ng6 28. Bxd6 Bxc4 29. Bxf8 Bxf1 30. Bxf1 Nxf8 31. Rxb7 Rd7 32. Rb5
Bc3 33. g3 g6 34. Kg2 Rd2 35. h4 Bd4 36. Bc4 Rxf2+ 37. Kh3 Bc3 38. Rb7 Bb4
39. Bd5 Ne6 40. Re7 Bxe7 {SlowDave resigns} 0-1

 Good game, good win, I guess.  But, my opponent blunder his knight on move 28.  I mostly study my Alekhine games to get a better understanding of The Alekhine Defense and how to play it.  I've only played this defense one time in a USCF tournament and it was recently.  That game ended in a draw.

 Note:  Bobby Fischer played the Alekhine Defense on more than one occasion during the 1972 WCC against Spassky

 There will be another tomorrow!

- Lizzi  

Another Game Analyzing the K.I.D. - Hernandez vs Jones 1952

 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.O-O
e5 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bd2 exd4 11.Nxd4 Nde5 12.f4 f5
13.fxe5 Nxh2 14.Kxh2 Bxe5+ 15.Bf4 Qh4+ 16.Kg1 Bxf4 17.Nf3 Be3+