Monday, August 01, 2005

Two more games

ALD-RMD, 7/7/2005 [D07]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Qa4 {Not best according to the book, but I've never learned the book well enough to get an advantage against her pet Chigorin Defense. So I decided to improvise.} Nf6 4.Nf3 {4.e3, Andersson Johan 2148 - Aijala Jouko 2155, Lahti 1996} Bd7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Qb3 Nb6 7.Ng5 e6 8.Nf3 Bd6 9.Bg5? {9.e4} f6 {9...Nxd4! 10.Bxd8 (10.Nxd4 Qxg5-/+) Nxb3 11.axb3 Rxd8-/+} 10.Bh4 Qe7 11.e4!? {11.e3} e5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Qxe5 {13...Bxe5} 14.Nd2 O-O-O 15.Rc1 {15.Bg3} Ba4! 16.Qc3 Qxc3 17.Rxc3 Bb4! 18.Rd3 {Better is 18.Bg3 Bxc3 19.bxc3 Bc6 20.f3} Bc2 {18...Rxd3 19.Bxd3 Rd8-+} 19.Rg3? {19.Rc3} Bxd2+ 20.Ke2 g5! 21.Bxg5 Bxg5 22.Kf3 Rhe8 23.Bb5 Rxe4 24.Rc1 Rf4+ 25.Ke2 Bg6 26.Rgc3 Kb8 {26...Rb4!} 27.Rxc7 Rb4! 28.a4 Rxb2+ 0-1

RMD-ALD, 7/3/2005 [C55]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.Nd5 Nxe4 6.O-O Nxf2!? 7.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 8.Kxf2 O-O? {8...d6} 9.d3 {9.d4!} d6 10.Be3 Bg4 11.c3 Ne7? 12.h3 {12.Bg5!} Be6 13.Qb3? c6 {13...Bxd5! 14.Bxd5 c6!} 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.d4!? {15.Bg5=} Bxc4 16.Qxc4 d5 17.Qa4 {17.Qc5!} e4 18.Nd2 f5 19.Ke2? {19.g3} f4! 20.Bg1 f3+ 21.Kf1 fxg2+ 22.Kxg2 Qg5+ 23.Kh1 Qxd2 24.Qb3? Rf3! 0-1