2022.02 2202.02 Uploads: 2022.02.07 [Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/CtgPvDDZ"] [Date "2022.02.08"] [Round "1"] [White "bitterroot88"] [Black "JosephOAlford"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C56"] [WhiteElo "1125"] [BlackElo "1500"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2022.02.07"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 {Fritz does not like this move, but the Max Lange attack is very difficult to meet over the board.} exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O {That’s a rather passive move in a gambit opening. The main line runs e5 d5. We played another game where I was White and played that.} Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Nxd4 {Second choice for Fritz. He prefers Bd5 Qd5; Nc3 and White has recovered his pawn.} Bc5 {For the next few moves Black piles up on f2 and d4. Fritz says this is an error since now Bd5 Qd5; Nc3 is even better. better for Black would have been Nd4; Qd4 Be6 but that still loses the d-pawn.} 8. Bb5 Qf6 9. Re2 {Be3 protects both f2 and d4} Bxd4 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Nc3 {Black’s knight is no longer pinned.} Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxc3 13. Ba3 Bxe1 14. Raxe1 Be6 {Rd8 loses to Re8+} 15. Bd3 {Bf8} Rfe8 16. c4 dxc4 17. Bb1 {I expected Bc4 when Black cannot recapture on c4 because of the back-rank mate.} Nd4 18. Bb2 Nxe2+ 19. Rxe2 c3 20. Bc1 Bc4 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Be3 c2 23. Bxc2 Qa1+ 24. Bd1 Qxd1# 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. [Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/OHgLAxAU"] [Date "2022.02.08"] [Round "1"] [White "JosephOAlford"] [Black "bitterroot88"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C44"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1125"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2022.02.07"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. exf6 dxc4 7. fxg7 Bxg7 8. O-O O-O {OK, I’m playing the gambit the “right” way and I’m down a pawn with no advantage in development. Hmmm.} 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Nbd2 c3 13. bxc3 dxc3 14. Ne4 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Bxf3 16. gxf3 f5 17. Nc5 Na5 {Black’s knight is out of the game. I expected b6; Ne6 Rf7. Fritz has more aggressive ideas. Nd4 or Rae} 18. Ne6 Rf7 19. Kh1 {I was planning Nd8 Rf8; Rfe when Steven suggested Kh1 and Rg1. You really should not suggest moves to your opponent. Especially good moves. Actually, Fritz prefers Nd8 or Rd3 planning to double rooks} Kh8 {Fritz says bring the knight back into the game. If Nc6; Rg1 Be5} 20. Rg1 Rg8 {Losing instantly. Be5} 21. Nxg7 Rgxg7 {Rfg7 meets Bf6} 22. Rd8+ Rg8 23. Rgxg8# 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.
