2022.07 2022.07 Downloads: 2022.07.02.BN 2022.07.14 2022.07.17 [Event ""] [Site "B&N"] [Date "2022.07.17"] [Round ""] [White "Alford, Joseph"] [Black "Erickson, Darren"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C68"] [Annotator ",JosephOAlford"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2022.07.17"] [SourceDate "2022.07.17"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d4 Qe7 7. dxe5 Bxe5 8. Nxe5 Qxe5 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Qd3 {Fritz prefers Qf3 or Qd2 Ng4; Qf4} O-O 11. f4 Qd6 12. Be3 Qxd3 13. cxd3 Bg4 {Since the bishop cannot stay here, it should not come here. A better plan would be b6 and Bb7} 14. h3 Bd7 15. Rf3 b6 16. Raf1 c5 17. e5 Ne8 18. f5 f6 19. e6 {That supported passed pawn is deadly. Fritz suggested Bc6 instead of f6} Bb5 20. Bc1 Nd6 21. Nd5 Ra7 22. Rg3 c4 23. dxc4 Bxc4 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Rf4 c5 26. Rxg7 {I did not see this idea until this move. And, of course, Fritz finds a hole.} Kxg7 27. Rg4+ Kh8 28. Bh6 Rxe7 {Black’s saving idea is Nf5 followed by Be6} 29. Bxf8 Ra7 30. Bxd6 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. [Event ""] [Site "ARC"] [Date "2022.07.14"] [Round ""] [White "Alford , Joseph"] [Black "Newman, Steven"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [Annotator ",JosephOAlford"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2022.07.14"] [SourceDate "2022.07.14"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 {Losing a pawn. Correct is d6; Nf6 Ne4 when Qe2 can be met with Qe7 e7} 4. Qe2 Qe7 5. Qxe4 d6 6. d4 dxe5 7. dxe5 Nc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. O-O O-O-O 10. Nc3 Nxe5 11. Bf4 {Fritz does not like this. With Ng6 Black has an edge. White needed Rd1 or Re1} Nc6 12. Qxe7 Bxe7 13. Nd5 Bc5 { Bd6 is better, but then White exchanges and has a target on d6.} 14. Bxc7 Rde8 15. Bf4 Nd4 16. Bd3 {Protecting c2 and e2} Bc6 {Fritz prefers Ne2+ forcing the White bishop off the board.} 17. Ne3 f6 {Fritz says g5 immediately to open the g-file for Black’s rook.} 18. Rad1 g5 19. Bg3 Re7 {Now White starts pushing Black’s pieces back. Fritz suggests Be4 or Bb5} 20. c3 Nb5 21. Nf5 {Bf5+ results in wholesale exchanges with White coming out on top. I saw that and was looking for more based on the precarious position of Black’s king.} Rd7 22. a4 {Nh6 is stronger, but this is good enough} Nc7 23. b4 Bf8 24. Nd4 {The threat on f5 is a killer} Bxa4 25. Ra1 b5 26. Bf5 Nd5 27. Rfc1 {c4 is even stronger. Black is pretty much dead.} Nf4 28. Bxf4 gxf4 29. c4 Bxb4 30. cxb5+ Kd8 31. Nc6+ Ke8 32. Bxd7+ Kxd7 33. Nxb4 Bxb5 34. Rxa7+ Ke6 35. Re1+ Kf5 36. Ra5 Rb8 37. Nc6 Rb6 38. Rxb5+ Rxb5 39. Nd4+ 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. [Site "Barnes & Noble"] [Date "2022.07.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Alford, Joseph"] [Black "Erickson, Darren"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C44"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2022.07.02"] [SourceDate "2022.07.02"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Bc5 {dc} 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 Nge7 9. Ng5 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Ndf3 {Fritz likes Qe2 or Qh5. Now Black has a slight edge.} Qe7+ {Which he promptly returns. 0-0 or h6 says Fritz.} 12. Qe2 Qxe2+ 13. Kxe2 Be6 {This gives White a permanent target. Fritz likes Nce7.} 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Rhe1 O-O-O 16. Kf1 Rhe8 17. Rac1 a6 {Nb6} 18. Bxa6 bxa6 19. Rxc6 Rd6 20. Rxd6 cxd6 21. Ng5 Kd7 22. Nxh7 e5 {Rh8} 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. Ng5 Nb4 25. a3 Nc2 26. Rd1+ Nd4 27. Nf3 Ke6 28. Nxd4+ exd4 29. Rxd4 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. [Site "Barnes & Noble"] [Date "2022.07.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Erickson, Darren"] [Black "Alford, Joseph"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [PlyCount "40"] [EventDate "2022.07.02"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. Nc3 {Black is going to play Bg4 and then Nd4. White should prevent that with h3 or c3} Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d3 {Not hg hg; Ne1 Qh4; f3 g3} Nd4 {But this is not playable now. Bf3 is best.} 8. Bg5 {Now is the time for hg hg; Ng5! and Black’s queen cannot join the attack!} Nxf3+ {Bf3 wins an extra piece.} 9. gxf3 Qxg5 10. fxg4 hxg4 {Either Nf6 or Nh6 is better.} 11. Qxg4 Qh6 12. Kg2 Nf6 13. Qf3 O-O-O 14. Nd5 Nh5 15. Ne7+ Kb8 16. Nf5 Nf4+ 17. Kh2 Qxh3+ 18. Qxh3 Rxh3+ 19. Kg1 Rdh8 20. Ng3 {Blocking the h1 mate, but…} Rxg3# 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.
