2023.08 2023.08 Downloads: 2023.08.01 2023.08.06 [Event ""] [Site "Barnes & Noble"] [Date "2023.08.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Erickson, Darren"] [Black "Alford, Joseph"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C00"] [PlyCount "32"] [EventDate "2023.08.06"] [SourceDate "2023.08.06"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 {d4 first and then Bd3. This move blocks in White’s pieces.} Bd6 5. Qe2+ Ne7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Nbc6 8. b3 Bg4 9. h3 {Bb2 is needed to keep Black’s knight from joining the attack on f3} Nd4 10. Qd1 Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 Bxh3 12. Nc3 Ng6 13. Ne2 Qg5+ 14. Ng3 Bxg3 15. fxg3 Qxg3+ 16. Kh1 Qg2# 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. [Event ""] [Site "Barnes & Noble"] [Date "2023.08.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Alford, Joseph"] [Black "Erickson, Darren"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A21"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2023.08.06"] [SourceDate "2023.08.06"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 Ne7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O f6 {Nc6} 8. Bd2 Nbc6 9. Qc1 a6 {Beginning a plan to lose a pawn. Re8 would allow Bh6 to be met with Bh8} 10. Bh6 b5 {Rb8 first} 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Bg4 14. Nc3 Nf5 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 {Now c6 is a weakness that will cost Black the game. Rb8} Nfd4 17. Bg2 Qd7 18. e3 Ne6 19. d4 exd4 20. exd4 Nexd4 21. Rd1 Rfe8 22. b4 Ne2+ 23. Nxe2 Rxe2 24. Qxc6 Qxc6 25. Bxc6 Raxa2 26. Rxa2 Rxa2 27. Re1 Kf8 28. Re8+ Kf7 29. Bd5+ Kxe8 30. Bxa2 Kd7 31. Kf1 Kc6 32. Bc4 Kb6 33. Ke2 d5 34. Bxd5 Kb5 35. Ke3 Kxb4 36. Bg8 h6 37. Bf7 g5 38. Ke4 c5 39. Kf5 Kc3 40. Kxf6 Kd4 41. f4 gxf4 42. gxf4 c4 43. Bxc4 Kxc4 44. Kg6 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization. [Event ""] [Site "The Proving Ground"] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Alford, Joseph"] [Black "Frank, Cole"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "38"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. Bd3 {Fritz is not impressed. Trade on d5 and advance d4.} dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 e5 6. Qe2 Bd6 7. Qb5+ {Fishing. d3 is recommended.} Qd7 8. Na3 {Misplacing another piece. Black is not going to trade queens. Trade on d7 and play d3} e4 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Nc4 O-O 11. Nxd6 Qxd6 12. f3 a6 13. Qa4 b5 14. Bxb5 {I was pleased with this successful little trap. Fritz sees deeper and says retreat the queen.} axb5 15. Qxa8 Bh3 {Good enough. Fritz likes ef when White’s king comes under ferocious attack.} 16. Qxf8+ Kxf8 17. Nxh3 exf3 18. O-O Ng4 19. g3 {Rf3 is forced. White has an extra piece, but it is still asleep.} Qh6 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.
