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[Event "BNAK 2021.06.29 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/chlU0evx"] [Date "2021.06.30"] [Round "5"] [White "Lavanur, Mahendra, MlavanuR"] [Black "Viswanadha, Saketh, sakethvishy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C26"] [WhiteElo "2005"] [BlackElo "1650"] [PlyCount "131"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] {MlavanuR was 3rd this week with 5 wins in 5 games. sakethvishy was 2nd with 7 wins in 11 games} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nf3 O-O 5. O-O Nc6 6. d3 h6 7. Be3 Bb6 8. h3 d6 9. Kh2 Be6 10. Bb3 Qd7 11. Qd2 Kh7 12. Rad1 Bxe3 13. fxe3 d5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Ba4 Bxf3 16. Rxf3 Rae8 17. Rdf1 e4 18. Rf4 exd3 19. cxd3 Nh5 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Rxf7 {White has won a pawn, but Fritz says Black has the advantage: Rf7; Rf7 Nf6 (White’s rook is trapped); Ne4 Kg6; Rf6+ gf;} Rxf7 22. Rxf7 Re6 23. Rf3 Qd6+ 24. Kg1 Rg6 25. Ne4 Qe5 26. Qf2 Nf6 27. Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Rf5 Qe6 29. e4 Qxa2 30. Rxf6 Rxf6 31. Qxf6 b5 {Qb1+ and Qd3} 32. Qf5+ Kg7 33. Qxb5 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qc1 35. Qe5+ Kh7 36. Qe7+ Kg6 37. Qe6+ Kh7 38. Qf7+ Kh8 39. e5 Qxb2 40. Qe8+ Kh7 41. Qe7+ Kh8 42. Qd8+ Kh7 43. Qxc7+ Kg6 44. e6 Kf6 45. e7 {Qf7+ and then e7} Kf7 46. Kg3 Qg7+ 47. Kf4 Qf6+ {Fritz says the game is even after Qd4+; Kg3 Qg7+. White can make no headway} 48. Ke4 Qxe7+ {But this leaves White with a won pawn ending} 49. Qxe7+ Kxe7 50. d4 {Kd5 or g4.} a5 51. Kd3 Kd6 52. g4 Kc6 53. h4 a4 54. Kc4 a3 55. Kb3 Kd5 56. g5 hxg5 57. hxg5 Ke6 58. Kxa3 Kf5 59. Kb4 Kxg5 60. Kc5 Kf6 61. Kd6 Kf7 62. Kd7 Kf8 63. Kd8 Kf7 64. d5 Kf8 65. d6 Kf7 66. d7 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.29 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/fmi3MVlU"] [Date "2021.06.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Chatrathi, Vikhyath, vikquick"] [Black "Lavanur, Mahendra, MlavanuR"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "1573"] [BlackElo "2004"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 {This move supports d4. This is what I play when I play the Italian game.} Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 {It is important to prevent Re1} 9. bxc3 d5 {Much stronger than Nc3; Qb3} 10. Bd3 Bf5 {Fritz prefers 0-0 or Nc3} 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bxe4 Bxe4 13. Ng5 f5 {Fritz says this allows Ne6. He prefers Bf5 or Bg6} 14. Qh5 h6 15. Qg6 {But that’s not sound. Ne6 looks good.} hxg5 16. Bxg5 Qd6 17. Qh5 f4 18. f3 Qg6 19. Qxg6 Bxg6 20. Be7 Rfe8 21. Rad1 {played too fast. The bishop must move} Rxe7 22. Rxe7 Nxe7 23. Re1 Nc6 24. Re6 Bh7 25. g3 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.29 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/l88sGpXy"] [Date "2021.06.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Ramkumar, Gautham, niranjanadevi"] [Black "Lavanur, Mahendra, MlavanuR"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1785"] [BlackElo "2001"] [PlyCount "146"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] {Niranjanadevi was 1st this week with 7 wins in 10 games} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Nd5 d6 8. h3 Be6 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. O-O {That drops a pawn. Be6 or Bb5} Bxc4 11. dxc4 Nxe4 12. Qd3 Nf6 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Nh2 Nh7 15. b3 f5 16. f4 e4 17. Qd5+ Kh8 18. c3 Qf6 19. Bd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 21. cxd4 c5 22. dxc5 dxc5 23. Rfd1 Rad8 24. Kf2 Nf6 25. Kg1 {The king belongs in the center in the ending. Nf1 heading for d3} Nh5 26. Rf1 Ng3 27. Rf2 Rd3 28. Re1 Re8 29. Nf1 e3 30. Rf3 Nxf1 31. Rfxf1 Rd2 32. Ra1 e2 33. Rfe1 Re4 34. g3 Re3 35. Kf2 Rdd3 36. Rxe2 Rxg3 37. h4 {saving the pawn costs the rook: Rdf3+; Ke1 Rg1+} Rgf3+ 38. Ke1 Rh3 39. Rf2 Rde3+ 40. Kd2 Rd3+ 41. Ke1 Rxh4 42. Ke2 Rd4 43. Ke3 Re4+ 44. Kd3 Rhxf4 45. Rxf4 Rxf4 46. Ke3 Re4+ 47. Kd3 Kg8 48. Rf1 g6 49. Rg1 Kf7 50. Rh1 h5 51. Ra1 Ke6 52. a4 Ke5 53. a5 bxa5 54. Rxa5 Rd4+ 55. Kc3 Kd6 {b6 and then Rd6 and then advance the 3 passed pawns.} 56. Ra7 f4 57. Rxb7 Re4 58. Kd3 Re7 59. Rxe7 {That’s equivalent to resigning. The best chance is Rb6+ and Rxg6} Kxe7 60. Ke4 g5 61. Kf3 Kd6 62. Ke4 h4 63. Kf3 h3 64. Kf2 g4 65. Kg1 Ke5 66. Kh2 Kd4 67. Kg1 g3 68. Kh1 f3 69. Kg1 f2+ 70. Kf1 h2 {not Ke3 stalemate!} 71. Kg2 f1=Q+ {This is a handy end-game trick to know} 72. Kxf1 h1=Q+ 73. Ke2 g2 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.29 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/guhe5ABz"] [Date "2021.06.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Sivagnanum, Kavin,Kavin9520"] [Black "Viswanadha, Saketh, sakethvishy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1653"] [BlackElo "1631"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d3 h6 7. Be3 Bb6 8. Ne2 Bxe3 9. fxe3 d6 10. h3 Be6 11. Bb3 Qd7 12. Ng3 Bxh3 {The sacrifice is not sound. gh Qh3; Qe1} 13. Nh4 Na5 {Giving White another chance at the bishop. Fritz likes Bg4 or Qg4} 14. Ngf5 Bg4 15. Qe1 Nxb3 16. axb3 g5 {Fritz likes Kh7} 17. Nf3 Bxf5 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. Nh4 Qe6 20. Qg3 Nh5 21. Qf3 Nf6 {The knight is insufficiently protected. Ng7, says Fritz.} 22. Nf5 e4 23. Nxh6+ Kh7 {Kg7. Now Black loses a piece.} 24. dxe4 {Qf6 and White is a piece ahead.} Nxe4 25. Ra4 Nd2 26. Qh5 Qxh6 27. Rxf7+ Rxf7 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Rd4 {Qd5 recovers the knight. Now a surprise skewer wins the game because of the mate on f1} Rf8 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.29 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/1wdsrG60"] [Date "2021.06.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Viswanadha, Saketh, sakethvishy"] [Black "Chatrathi, Vikhyath, vikquick"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1643"] [BlackElo "1580"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d3 h6 7. Be3 Bb6 8. Qd2 d6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Bxh6 {A little too greedy. Nf6; Qg5 Ne8 and Black is a piece up} gxh6 11. Qxh6 {White should take the knight} Nf6 {Qf6} 12. Ng5 Re8 13. Bxf7# 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.15 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hUg36tVa"] [Date "2021.06.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Lavanur, Mohendra, MlavanuR"] [Black "Ramamurthy, Ajitesh, Ajitesh"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1956"] [BlackElo "1791"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] {MlavanuR was 3rd this week with 2 wins} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. h3 h6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 Bb6 9. Qd2 Nd4 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne2 c5 13. f4 b6 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nd5 16. Nf4 Nxf4 {Fritz prefers Ne3 to take the more dangerous bishop off the board.} 17. Qxf4 a6 {Fritz says protect f7 with either Be6 or Qe7} 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Qg3 Qe7 20. Bd5 Rxf1+ {Bb7 is better than activating White’s last undeveloped piece.} 21. Rxf1 Rb8 22. Qf4 {e6 with the threat of Rf7 is deadly} Be6 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. b3 a5 25. a4 Re8 26. Re1 Kg8 27. Qe4 Rf8 28. Qg4 Qf7 {Black can probably hold a draw after a queen exchange. He wants more.} 29. Qe4 Kh8 30. e6 Qe7 31. Rf1 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Kg8 33. Qa8+ Kh7 34. Qe4+ Kg8 35. Ke2 g5 36. Qg6+ Qg7 37. Qe8+ Qf8 38. Qg6+ {White wins after a queen trade. Black captures the e-pawn, but White captures the h-pawn and wins by creating a king-side passed pawn.} Qg7 39. Qe4 Qe7 40. Kf3 Kg7 41. Qf5 h5 42. Ke4 Qb7+ 43. Qd5 Qxd5+ {Now White does not lose the e-pawn. Qe7 was better, but White still has a won game.} 44. Kxd5 Kf8 45. Kc6 {Good enough. Kd6 Ke8; e7 is much faster} Ke7 46. Kxb6 Kxe6 47. Kxc5 Kf5 48. Kxd4 g4 49. hxg4+ Kxg4 50. c4 Kg3 51. c5 Kxg2 52. c6 h4 53. c7 h3 54. c8=Q h2 55. Qg8+ Kf1 56. Qf7+ Kg1 57. Ke3 Kg2 58. Qf3+ Kg1 59. Qf2+ Kh1 60. Qf1# 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.15 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/H2uqab6Y"] [Date "2021.06.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Ramamurthy, Ajitesh, Ajitesh5"] [Black "Vishwanadha, Saketh, sakethvishy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "1783"] [BlackElo "1576"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] {sakethvishy was 1st this week with 6 wins. Ajitesh was 2nd with 3.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qe2 Qxc6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Nf6 9. Qf3 {Too passive for Fritz. He suggests e5 or Nd5} O-O 10. Bb5 { And now a trifle too aggressive. Fritz suggests 000 with equality or Bd3 with a slight plus for White.} Qd6 {The queen is a target here. Qe6 or Qb6} 11. O-O {000 continues chasing the queen. The blunder loses the game.} Qxd2 12. e5 Ne8 13. Bd3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qxc3 {Black’s turn to blunder. Fritz points out Bh7+ winning the queen.} 15. Qf5 g6 16. Qh3 d5 17. Qe3 d4 18. Qe4 Bf5 19. Qxb7 Bxd3 20. cxd3 Rd8 21. Qxa7 Qc6 22. Rac1 Ra8 23. Qxd4 Qa6 24. Ra1 c6 25. f4 Nc7 { Fritz likes this move. I would have instantly played Qa7. When ahead, trade.} 26. f5 gxf5 {Again, Qa7. There are no king-side threats once the queens are off the board.} 27. Rxf5 Ne6 {Last chance to get that queen off the board with Qa7} 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Rh5 Rg8 30. Qf5 Rg7 31. Qf6 Qxd3 32. Rh4 Qe2 33. h3 {Qf2 is equivalent to resigning, but it’s better than leaving mate-in-one} Qxg2# 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.15 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QHfe4VZL"] [Date "2021.06.16"] [Round "3"] [White "Ramamurthy, Ajitesh, Ajitesh5"] [Black "Vishwanadha, Saketh, sakethvishy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1766"] [BlackElo "1596"] [PlyCount "40"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 h6 {Much too passive. Nf6; Ng5 0-0 or Nf6; Bg5 h6} 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. O-O d6 8. h3 Be6 9. Nd5 Qd7 10. Nxf6+ {The losing move, opening the g-file for Black’s rooks. Nb6 is better.} gxf6 11. Bb3 {Be6 Remove the attacking pieces.} Bxh3 12. Nh4 O-O-O 13. Bxb6 axb6 14. gxh3 { An expensive bishop. Fritz likes Qf3} Qxh3 15. Nf5 Rdg8+ 16. Ng3 Rxg3+ 17. fxg3 Qxg3+ 18. Kh1 Rg8 19. Qe2 Rg4 20. Bxf7 Rh4+ 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.15 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/EjSa6Ykx"] [Date "2021.06.16"] [Round "3"] [White "Vishwanadha, Saketh, sakethvishy"] [Black "Ramamurthy, Ajitesh, Ajitesh5"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "1605"] [BlackElo "1764"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] {Sakethvishy and Ajitesh played 6 games this week. Ajitesh won only the first and last.} 1. e4 d5 {A different opening!} 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 { Certainly not a bad move. White generally gains moves by attacking the Black queen. Moves like d4 and Bd2. Instead White goes for rapid development.} Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. d3 {d4 would prevent the double attack on f3. White is understandably wary of Rd8 or 000. Fritz suggests Bb5 to stop the pin. } Nd4 9. Be3 {Too late for this. Fritz suggests g4 Ng4; Nd4 Nf6} Nxf3+ 10. gxf3 O-O-O 11. Nb5 a6 12. Na7+ {The knight cannot get back out of there. Fritz suggests b4 when Qb4 is met with Rb1 followed by Na7+ and Ba6} Kb8 13. b4 Qf5 { Much better than Qb4 which allows White counter-chances after Nc6+bc; Rb1. Now Ba6 ba; Nc6+ is much too slow to save White} 14. Kh2 e6 15. Qe1 Bd6+ 16. Kh1 Qxh3+ 17. Kg1 Qh2# 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.08 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/wAa0AiWS"] [Date "2021.06.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Lavanur, Mahendra, MlavanuR"] [Black "Viswanadha, Saketh, sakethvishy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1960"] [BlackElo "1587"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] {MlavanuR was 3rd this week with 3 wins in 6 games} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Be3 Bb6 8. Qd2 Kh7 9. Rfe1 d6 10. h3 Be6 11. Bb3 Qd7 12. Kh2 Nd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Ne2 c5 16. f4 Bxb3 17. axb3 a6 18. Ng3 Rae8 19. c3 Qb5 20. cxd4 Qxb3 21. dxc5 dxc5 22. Ra3 Qe6 23. Rc1 Qd6 24. Nf5 Qb6 25. Rac3 Rd8 26. Qf2 Qb5 27. d4 {Fritz points out that this allows Ne4. e5 was much better.} cxd4 28. Nxd4 Qb6 29. Rd3 Nxe4 30. Qg1 Qd6 31. Rcd1 Qxf4+ 32. g3 Qf2+ 33. Qg2 Rfe8 34. Rf3 Qxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Rd5 36. Rfd3 Red8 37. Kf3 Nc5 38. R3d2 Ne6 39. Ke4 {Fritz likes Nb3} Nc5+ {And here Fritz points out a more active line for Black: Nd4; Rd4 f5+; Ke3 Rd4; Rd4 Rd4; Kd4 g5 and White’s lone king cannot deal with a passed pawn on each side of the board.} 40. Ke3 Re5+ 41. Kf4 Red5 42. Ke3 Re5+ 43. Kf4 Re4+ 44. Kf3 g5 {Black blunders. He had to protect the e4 rook. Now b4 wins for White.} 45. g4 Rf4+ 46. Kg2 Ne4 47. Rd3 {Rc2 is better, says Fritz.} Rf2+ {Fritz likes this move, but says Nf2 is even better.} 48. Kg1 Rxb2 49. Nf5 Rc8 {When ahead, trade. Black is looking for a back-rank mate, but his own king is also vulnerable.} 50. Rd7 Rcc2 51. Rxf7+ Kg6 52. Rg7+ Kf6 53. Rh7 Rg2+ 54. Kh1 Rh2+ 55. Kg1 Rbg2+ 56. Kf1 Nd2+ 57. Ke1 Re2# 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.08 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/BYSX2H5c"] [Date "2021.06.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Ramamurthy, Ajitesh, Ajitesh"] [Black "Viswanadha, Saketh, sakethvishy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1785"] [BlackElo "1597"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] {Ajitesh was 1st this week. After 1 loss, he reeled off 6 straight wins} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. h3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. d3 Be6 8. Bb3 Qd7 9. Ng5 h6 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Qf3 Nd5 {Nd4 was correct. Fritz points out Qg4 when the weakness on e6 is deadly} 12. Qg3 Nf6 13. Bxh6 Rf7 14. Kh1 {White wants to open the f-file for his rooks.} Nh5 15. Qg5 Nf6 16. f4 {Black is making no progress. White continues to add pieces to his attack.} Nh7 17. Qg3 {White continues to ignore Qg4 with two attacks on e6} exf4 18. Rxf4 Nf6 19. Raf1 Nh5 20. Qg5 Nxf4 21. Rxf4 Raf8 22. a3 {a trap. Black should reply Rf6 protecting e6 and attacking h6} Rxf4 23. Bxe6+ Kh8 24. Bxd7 R8f7 {Defending instead of attacking. Fritz shows Rf1+; Kh2 Bg1+; Kg3 Bf2+; Kh2 with a draw by perpetual check} 25. Bxc6 {Wrong trade. Bg7+ will trade the bishop for rook and pawn.} bxc6 26. Bxg7+ Kh7 27. Qh6+ Kg8 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.08 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/38LH8sxD"] [Date "2021.06.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Chatrath, Vikhyath, vikquick"] [Black "Ramamurthy, Ajitesh, Ajites"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1505"] [BlackElo "1783"] [PlyCount "42"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. h3 Nf6 6. Nc3 h6 7. d3 O-O 8. Be3 Nd4 9. Nd5 Be6 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. f3 e5 15. c3 c5 16. Qb3+ Kh8 {Qf7 protects g7. Fritz suggests Rf7. Black wants to attack along the f-file and should double rooks there.} 17. Qxb7 Rab8 18. Qxa7 Rxb2 19. cxd4 {The problem is not the center. The problem is the attack on the king. Fritz suggests Rf2 or Qa3} Qg5 20. g4 {The pawns protecting the king should not be moved without good reason. Here, Rf2 is a better defense with Qe3 being met with Raf.} Qf4 21. Qa3 {Rf2 no longer works because the pawns no longer protect the White king.} Qh2# 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.08 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lRxxz900"] [Date "2021.06.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Viswanadha, Saketh, sakethvishy"] [Black "Sivagnanum, Kavin, Kavin952011"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1597"] [BlackElo "1645"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] {Kavin was 2nd this week with 4 wins in 8 games} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. h3 O-O 7. Be3 Bb6 8. Qd2 d6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. Bxd5 Ne7 12. Bxb7 Rb8 13. Ba6 Ng6 14. Bc4 Nh5 15. Bxh6 {Fritz approves. White gets 2 pawns for the bishop and has queen, bishop, and knight to follow up. Black’s best chance is to take the bishop and make White prove he has something.} Ngf4 {Now White can play Bg5 and remain 2 pawns up.} 16. Bxf4 {Bg5 is much better. Now White’s pieces are blocked out.} Nxf4 17. Kh2 Qf6 18. g3 Ng6 {Retreating from an attack is usually a bad idea. Fritz points out Nh3 with the queen attacking f3.} 19. Ng5 Bd4 20. c3 Bc5 21. d4 {This costs White another pawn. h4 is better or Rad to support a pawn push.} exd4 22. cxd4 Bxd4 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qa5 {Rab is better. White may win some pawns, but Black will munch on king ears.} Rxb2 26. Qxc7+ Kg8 27. Qc4+ Kh7 28. Rad1 Rxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qf3+ 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.08 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/aQQtG9Fq"] [Date "2021.06.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Sivagnanum, Kavin, Kavin95201"] [Black "Chatrath, Vikhyath, vikquick"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1627"] [BlackElo "1502"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d3 h6 7. Be3 Bxe3 8. fxe3 d6 9. h3 Be6 10. Bb3 Bxb3 11. axb3 Nb4 {Where’s he going all by himself? This wandering knight gives White time to launch a mating attack.} 12. Ne2 c5 13. Ng3 Rc8 {What does Black get for abandoning the a-pawn. a6 first} 14. Nh4 Nd7 {White’s knight on the rim is bad. Black could win a pawn with Nxe4. White could have just taken the a-pawn} 15. Ngf5 g6 16. Qg4 {Fritz sees Nh6+ Kg7; Qg4 Kh6; Rf7} h5 17. Qg3 Nxc2 {Black is getting mated. Nibbling pawns does not help. Fritz suggests Qe8 to help protect g6} 18. Nxg6 h4 19. Nge7+ Kh7 20. Qxh4# 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.08 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/wYJA6uxr"] [Date "2021.06.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Viswanadha, Saketh, sakethvishy"] [Black "Chatrath, Vikhyath, vikquick"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1597"] [BlackElo "1494"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. Nc3 Ng4 {The attack on f2 is seldom good. Black gives up 2 middle-game pieces for 2 end-game pieces. Thus 0-0 or d6 would be better.} 6. d3 d6 7. h3 Nf6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 {Fritz says trade on f6 and then play Nd5} g5 10. Nxg5 {Sacrifice for attack. Fritz says White does not get enough.} hxg5 11. Bxg5 Bxh3 {Black says I can also sacrifice for attack. White sacrifice is probably good. Black’s is definitely bad.} 12. Qf3 {Right idea – pile up on the pinned piece. But Nd5 was much better.} Bc8 {Why are you retreating? Fritz says Nd4 or Rg8} 13. Bxf6 {Qxf6 leaves White a pawn up} Nd4 14. Qg3 {Now White is a piece down with open lines leading to his king. Bd8 Nf4+; gf Kd8} Qxf6 15. Rfe1 {Avoiding one fork, White steps into another.} Nxc2 16. Nd5 Qd8 {Qh6 is deadly. White’s fork is trumped by Black’s mate. Fritz says Qd8 is also very good for Black, just not as good.} 17. Qg7 Qh4 {Very good. Fritz found a forced mate that I missed: Rh1+; Kh1 Qh4+; Kg1 Qf2+; Kh1 Qh4 mate} 18. Qg3 Qh1# 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "JosephOAlford simul"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zIZIObAw"] [Date "2021.06.01"] [Round "0"] [White "srikee"] [Black "JosephOAlford"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C44"] [WhiteElo "1821"] [BlackElo "1500"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/30; 5"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 {One of the main lines. I prefer ef dc; fg Bg7} Ne4 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. O-O {Fritz does not like this, preferring Be3 or c3} Ba6 10. Re1 Nxf2 11. Kxf2 Qh4+ 12. Kg1 Qxd4+ 13. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 14. Kh1 O-O 15. c3 Bf2 16. Rd1 Rfe8 17. Bf4 g5 18. Bxg5 Rxe5 19. Bf4 Re2 20. b3 Rae8 21. Na3 Be1 22. Bxc7 Bxc3 23. Bg3 {Only now seeing that Rac Bb2 loses a piece and Rb1 Bd3; Rd3 Re1+; Re1 Re1 is mate} Bxa1 24. Rxa1 {White resigned} 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "JosephOAlford simul"] [Site "https://lichess.org/utmmbC6A"] [Date "2021.06.01"] [Round "0"] [White "niranjanadevi"] [Black "JosephOAlford"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C17"] [WhiteElo "1625"] [BlackElo "1500"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/30; 5"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bb5+ {Error. Black’s main problem in the French Defense is that his bishop is blocked in. White trades away that problem. a3 is correct, hoping for Bc4+ bc with a pawn protecting d4.} Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Nxd7 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a3 cxd4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. cxd4 Qf5 13. c4 {imaginative. This pawn is doomed because of its position on the c-file, so White tries to trade it away. I have seen a move deeper.} dxc4 14. Qa4+ b5 15. Qa6 Ne7 {Covering the fork at c6} 16. Qb7 Qd5 {And perfectly willing to trade when two pawns up} 17. Qxd5 {White resigned} 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "JosephOAlford simul"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Isk9Orjq"] [Date "2021.06.01"] [Round "0"] [White "Kavin952011"] [Black "JosephOAlford"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1624"] [BlackElo "1500"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/30; 5"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. h3 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. d3 h6 8. Be3 Bb6 9. Nh2 Be6 10. Bb3 Qd7 11. Qd2 Kh7 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ng4 Nxg4 14. hxg4 d5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Na4 {Bb6 Now Black forces White to make the unsound sacrfice on h6} d4 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. g5 Qg7 19. gxh6 Qxh6 20. Qe2 Rf5 21. Qe4 Qg6 22. f4 Raf8 23. Qd5 exf4 24. Qd7+ R8f7 25. Qc8 f3 26. Kf2 fxg2+ {Certainly winning, but Fritz points out Qg2+ with mate next} 27. Ke2 Qg4+ 28. Rf3 Qxf3+ 29. Kd2 Qe3+ 30. Kd1 g1=Q# 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "JosephOAlford simul"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9BOdGKbe"] [Date "2021.06.01"] [Round "0"] [White "MlavanuR"] [Black "JosephOAlford"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C29"] [WhiteElo "1610"] [BlackElo "1500"] [PlyCount "46"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/30; 5"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nf6 3. Nc3 {I think this is one of the strongest responses to my defense against the King’s Gambit} d5 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. exd5 c5 9. Qe5+ Be7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O Bd6 12. Qg5 Be7 13. Ne5 Nxd5 {Fritz points out Ng4 when the White queen is trapped.} 14. Qh5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bd6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. f5 f6 18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. Rxf4 Qd2 20. Rh4 h6 21. Rg4 Rae8 {Threatening Re1+; Re1 Qe1 mate} 22. Rf1 Re1 23. Qg6 {Rf4 or h3} Qe3+ 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "JosephOAlford simul"] [Site "https://lichess.org/crZLqMGX"] [Date "2021.06.01"] [Round "0"] [White "IshanthP"] [Black "JosephOAlford"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C69"] [WhiteElo "1578"] [BlackElo "1500"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/30; 5"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. Nc3 Qf6 8. d3 Be7 9. Bg5 {This is supposed to drop a piece. Black captures the knight and is a piece up. Then either both players capture a bishop and Black is still a piece up or both players capture a queen and Black is still a piece up.} Bxf3 10. Bxf6 {Black is still ahead after Bd1; Be7 Bc2 with a couple of extra pawns.} 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "JosephOAlford simul"] [Site "https://lichess.org/es55FvG5"] [Date "2021.06.01"] [Round "0"] [White "Ajitesh1215"] [Black "JosephOAlford"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1368"] [BlackElo "1500"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/30; 5"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. h3 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. d3 h6 8. Be3 Nd4 9. Bxd4 Bxd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Nd5 c6 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. f4 Be6 14. Bb3 Rad8 15. f5 Bxb3 16. axb3 a6 17. Rc1 d5 18. exd5 Rxd5 19. Qg4 Re8 20. Rfe1 Rde5 {I don’t want to trade rooks, giving White the e-file. also, this introduces the trap of Qd4 Re1+ winning the Queen. White does not fall for this.} 21. Rxe5 Rxe5 22. Rf1 c5 23. c3 Re3 24. cxd4 Qxd4 25. Qxd4 {Not, for example, f6 Re4+} cxd4 26. Rf3 Re2 27. Rf2 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Re5 29. f6 Rb5 {The king-side pawns are a trade. White’s queen-side is not defendable.} 30. fxg7 Rxb3 31. Rc2 Rxd3 32. Rc7 Rb3 33. Rc8+ Kxg7 34. Rd8 d3 35. h4 Kf6 36. Rd6+ Ke7 37. Rxh6 d2 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.01 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/U6cQL2Ir"] [Date "2021.06.02"] [Round "1"] [White "vikquick"] [Black "MlavanuR"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1472"] [BlackElo "1953"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] {Mlavanur was 2nd this week with 3 wins in 4 games} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. h3 O-O 7. d3 h6 8. Be3 Bb6 9. Bxb6 axb6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qe2 Qf6 14. Rfe1 Rae8 15. c3 d5 16. exd5 exd5 17. d4 e4 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Qb5 Qg5 21. g3 Rf3 22. h4 Qe5 23. c4 Re6 {Fritz says e3 is crushing, removing White’s defenders} 24. cxd5 Rxg3+ 25. fxg3 Qxg3+ 26. Kf1 Rf6+ {Qf3+; Kg1 Rg6+} 27. Ke2 Rf2+ 28. Kd1 Qf3+ 29. Kc1 Qf4+ 30. Kd1 {Kb1 Black is a rook down and must prove there is a mating attack.} Qd2# 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.01 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/4HyBLsg6"] [Date "2021.06.01"] [Round "1"] [White "vikquick"] [Black "MlavanuR"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1480"] [BlackElo "1951"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. h3 O-O 7. d3 h6 8. Be3 Bb6 9. Qe2 Be6 10. Bb3 Qd7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12. Rfe1 d5 {Fritz says that drops the e-pawn after trades on b6 and d5} 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Bxb6 axb6 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qe4 {a3 first} Qxa2 18. Rb1 f5 19. Qe2 Rde8 20. c3 e4 21. dxe4 Rxe4 22. Qc2 Rxe1+ 23. Nxe1 Qe6 24. Nf3 Ne5 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 26. Qd2 Qe4 27. Re1 Qc6 28. Re3 Qg6 29. Rg3 Qf6 30. Qd7 f4 31. Rg4 {White does not want to give up his attack on g7, but now the rook is trapped.} Rf7 32. Qc8+ Kh7 33. Qxb7 h5 34. Qe4+ Kh6 35. Rh4 Qxh4 36. g4 hxg4 37. hxg4 Qxg4+ 38. Qg2 Qxg2+ 39. Kxg2 f3+ 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.01 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/7Ux28iKV"] [Date "2021.06.02"] [Round "1"] [White "sakethvishy"] [Black "niranjanadevi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1619"] [BlackElo "1776"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] {niranjanadevi was 1st this week with 3 wins in 3 games. sakethvishy was tied for 3rd with Ajitesh with 3 wins in 6 games} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d3 h6 7. Be3 Bb6 8. Qd2 d6 9. h3 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. Bxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Bf4 Qf6 15. Rae1 Bc5 {This just gives White some free moves. Fritz likes Qf5 to win the d-pawn.} 16. b4 Bb6 17. a4 a6 18. a5 Ba7 19. Re2 Rfe8 20. Rfe1 Kf8 21. Re4 Qf5 22. Bxh6 {If gh then Qh6+ is followed by Re8+} Qxd5 {Black must play Re4 now} 23. Bxg7+ {A second sacrifice of the same bishop, still aiming for Re8} Kxg7 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Rxe8 Qb5 26. c4 {And the beautiful sacrifice is spoiled by a blunder. Worse than a blunder, since Ra8 wins the bishop} Qxe8 27. Qg5+ Kf8 28. Qh6+ Ke7 29. Qg5+ f6 30. Qg7+ Qf7 31. Qg4 f5 32. Qe2+ Qe6 33. Qxe6+ Kxe6 34. Kh2 c5 35. bxc5 {b5 to try to keep the bishop penned in and to try for a passed pawn} Bxc5 36. Kg3 d5 37. Kf4 {cd+ Now Black gets a passed pawn} dxc4 38. dxc4 Bb4 39. Kg5 d3 40. h4 d2 41. h5 d1=Q 42. h6 Bd2+ 43. Kg6 Bxh6 44. Kxh6 Qg4 45. Kh7 Kf7 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

[Event "BNAK 2021.06.01 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/BYqPKESZ"] [Date "2021.06.01"] [Round "1"] [White "vikquick"] [Black "sakethvishy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1489"] [BlackElo "1602"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2021.06.01"] [TimeControl "G/15; 5"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. d3 Bc5 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd2 d6 11. h3 Qg6 12. g3 {Qf3 or Kh2} Bxh3 13. Re1 Bg4 14. Nf3 Qf6 15. Kg2 Qg6 16. Nh4 Qh5 17. Nf3 Qh3+ 18. Kg1 d5 {sacrificing a pawn to bring the bishop into the attack} 19. exd5 Bd6 20. Re4 Bxg3 {Fritz would like to see f5 first} 21. fxg3 Qxg3+ 22. Kf1 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 24. Kg1 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.