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[Event "Grand Prix KO 2016-2017 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2016.12.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Kronus"] [Black "nitishdas"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B27"] [WhiteElo "1436"] [BlackElo "2026"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "30"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] {This game is almost over before it began with Kronus being caught out by a tactic still really in the opening. Nitish Das shows his undoubted skill to spot the blunder, but Kronus must have been disapointed to not put up a fight this first game of the match. Kronus more than makes up for it in the second game.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. a3 Bg7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. d3 O-O 8. Be3 $4 {this just loses straight away- a number of people have fallen for the same mistake in the database.} (8. Bg5 {this is the main line of this position which is an obscure variant of a sicilian dragon barely recognisable as such.}) 8... d5 $5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bxd5 $5 (10. Ba2 $2 d4 11. Ne4 dxe3 12. fxe3 $19) 10... Nxd5 11. Bxc5 Re8 12. Ne4 b6 13. Nd6 $6 bxc5 $5 (13... Re6) 14. Nxe8 Qxe8 15. Re1 Qd8 {Nitish wasn't going to make a mistake from this overwhelming position. So 1 - 0 to Nitish.} 0-1 [Event "Grand Prix KO 2016-2017 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2016.12.19"] [Round "2"] [White "nitishdas"] [Black "Kronus"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A14"] [WhiteElo "2026"] [BlackElo "1436"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] {Kronus will rue his chances in this game. He fights gallantly on in probably a lost position but there was just a fleeting moment when it appeared that Nitish makes a blunder and should have lost his Queen, but even then Kronus spots he loses his own Queen-maybe luck on Nitishes part or maybe design. Nitish is just too strong for Kronus in the latter stages but Kronus pushes him to 52 moves before secumbing.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. c4 Be7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 d5 8. e3 b6 9. Nc3 {it is actuallly an English opening because Nitish refrains from playing d4, but it is a double fianchetto English. } Bb7 10. d3 Rc8 11. Qe2 a6 12. Rac1 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. d4 Nb4 17. a3 Nc6 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Bh3 Ra8 20. b4 c4 21. e4 $6 { too premature to be effective preparing e4 with 21.Rd2 followed by 22.Rcd1 was best.} (21. Rd2 Rd6 22. Rcd1 $11) 21... Nb8 $4 $18 22. e5 $2 $16 (22. exd5 $3 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. Ne5 Bg5 25. Rd1 c3 26. Rxd5 cxb2 27. Qxb2 $18) 22... a5 $2 23. b5 $3 {this pawn actually makes it to the other side eventually but it takes a large amount of accurate play to do so.} a4 24. Nd4 Qb6 25. Nf5 Bf8 26. Qg4 $4 {there was a computer checkmate on.} (26. e6 $3 fxe6 (26... Qxe6 27. Qxe6 fxe6 28. Nh6+ gxh6 29. Bxe6#) 27. Nh6+ gxh6 28. Bxe6+ Qxe6 29. Qxe6#) 26... Qg6 $4 $18 (26... Bc8 $16) 27. Qd4 $4 Nd7 $1 28. f4 $3 Kh8 $3 (28... Bc5 $5 29. Qxc5 $3 Nxc5 30. Ne7+ $5 Kf8 31. Nxg6+ hxg6 $16) 29. Nh4 $3 Bc5 $2 30. Nxg6+ hxg6 31. e6 $5 (31. Bxd7 $3 Bxd4+ 32. Rxd4 Rxd7 33. Rcxc4 $18) 31... Bxd4+ 32. Bxd4 Nf6 $2 (32... fxe6 $16) 33. exf7 $1 Ne4 $2 34. f5 $6 Bc8 $6 35. g4 $2 gxf5 36. gxf5 $2 (36. Bb6 $3 Rf8 37. Rxd5 Be6 38. Re5 Bxf7 39. Bc7 $3 Rae8 40. Rxf5 g6 41. Re5 Rxe5 42. Bxe5+ Kg8 43. b6 Nc5 44. Bd6 Nb7 45. Bxf8 Kxf8 46. Bg2 Nd6 47. b7 Nxb7 48. Bxb7 $18) 36... Rf8 $5 37. f6 $2 gxf6 $1 { keeping the powerfull Knight in attack.} (37... Bxh3 $4 38. fxg7+ Kh7 39. gxf8=Q Rxf8 $18) (37... Nxf6 38. Bg2 Be6 $16) 38. Bg2 Rxf7 39. Bxe4 $5 dxe4 40. Rxc4 Bg4 $6 {here Kronus inexperience in the endgame shows, he could still get a draw if he goes all out to stop the b-pawn from advancing but instead he goes on the attack and pays the price.} 41. Rf1 Bf3 42. Kf2 Rg8 43. Ke3 Rg2 44. Rc8+ Kg7 45. b6 Re2+ 46. Kf4 Rxh2 47. Rb1 Rb7 48. Rc7+ $1 Rxc7 49. bxc7 Rh4+ $4 {now its over I think Kronus was tired at this point if not before.} (49... Rc2 $3 50. Bb6 $16 {maybe still holding on.} (50. Rb7 $6 {the draw is subtle if Nitish tries to shepherd the pawn.} Kg6 51. Bb6 Bg2 52. Rb8 Bh3 $11)) 50. Kg3 Rg4+ 51. Kh3 Kh6 (51... Rg5 52. c8=Q Bg4+ 53. Qxg4 Rxg4 54. Kxg4 $18) 52. c8=Q Kg6 {so Kronus resigns and goes 2 - 0 down. A superb display by Nitish which must make him favourite for the overall event.} 1-0 [Event "Grand Prix KO 2016-2017 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2016.12.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Kronus"] [Black "nitishdas"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B27"] [WhiteElo "1436"] [BlackElo "2026"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] {Kronus builds up quite an attack in this game but the famous Indian calmness doesn't elude Nitish and still as down in material, Kronus couldn't have played on losing too much.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. O-O e6 6. d3 Nge7 7. a3 O-O 8. Ba2 d5 9. Qe2 Nd4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Nd1 $15 {a concession that all was not going according to plan in the opening.} dxe4 12. Qxe4 Qc7 13. f3 $6 Qxc2 14. Nf2 Qc7 15. Bg5 Nc6 16. Rac1 Qb6 17. b4 $2 (17. Qe2 $1 {the Queen is on a square the Knight would be great on. ie e4.} Bd7 18. Ne4 Rfc8 19. Nd6 Rf8 20. Ne4 a5 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Bxf6 $14) 17... e5 18. Qh4 h5 19. Rc5 Kh7 20. Ne4 f5 21. Nd6 Bd7 22. Rfc1 $2 (22. Nc4 $16 {Kronus is actually close to winning and has all the plusses after this move (22.Nc4)}) 22... e4 $2 23. Be7 $4 (23. Nc4 $16) 23... Rfe8 $2 24. Bf6 $2 (24. Nxe8 $16) 24... exf3 $2 25. Bxg7 $2 {the exchange is hanging.} Kxg7 26. b5 $2 Ne5 27. Qxd4 Kh7 28. Bf7 $4 Re7 $1 {at last the exchange of Knight for Rook may not be winning for Kronus but its close but now Kronus is struggling.} 29. Qd5 $4 Rf8 {attacking the rather bogged down Bishop.} 30. d4 Nxf7 31. Nxb7 Be6 $1 {I at first sight thought Kronus resigned early but more loss of material is threatened with the loss of the Knight on b7. So its 3 - 0 to Nitish.} 0-1 [Event "Grand Prix KO 2016-2017 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2016.12.19"] [Round "4"] [White "nitishdas"] [Black "Kronus"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2026"] [BlackElo "1436"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] {Both players go for the shootout at the OK Corral but it is again Nitish who is first to draw his gun. Kronus is too quick to move when he doesnt notice a subtle but fatal difference in the position a certain innocuous pawn move has made.} 1. e3 e5 2. d4 e4 3. f3 Nf6 4. fxe4 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Bd3 f5 7. c4 c6 8. Nc3 Qe7 9. Qc2 Bb4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. a4 Rf6 13. Ba3 Qe8 14. Ne5 d5 $6 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. c4 Qh5 $4 17. cxd5 Rh6 $4 {18.Qxc8+ and the King has no escape squares (ie the Knight on e5 attacks the f7 square) so after the temporary respite of 18...Qe8, then 19.Qxe8# and its over. Kronus has played well (so far in the match) but such is the brilliance of Nitish that he finds himself in a 4 - 0 lead.} (17... Qe8 $5 {and black is lost anyway.}) 1-0 [Event "Grand Prix KO 2016-2017 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2016.12.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Kronus"] [Black "nitishdas"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "1439"] [BlackElo "2026"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] {An inevitability seems on the cards as Kronus once again faces the mighty Nitish and gets slightly but surely outplayed.} 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bc4 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 a6 7. a3 b5 8. Ba2 (8. Bb3 {this non-sense move was played by two amatuers.}) 8... Bb7 {This looks like a Ruy Lopez Four Knights game and two Knights game amalgamation.} 9. d3 d6 10. h3 Nb8 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Bh4 h6 (12... Nxe4 $2 13. Bxe7 Nxc3 14. Bxd8 Nxd1 15. Bxc7 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nxb2 17. Bxd6 $16) 13. Bg3 Kh7 14. Bh2 Nb6 15. Ne2 Nfd7 16. Ng3 g6 17. c3 Bh4 18. Nf1 f5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Ne3 $2 $15 (20. Nxh4 $14) 20... Bxf3 $1 21. gxf3 Rh5 $6 $11 (21... Qg5+ 22. Ng2 Raf8 23. Re4 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Rxf3+ 25. Qxf3 $2 Rxf3+ 26. Kxf3 Qf5+ 27. Kg3 Nf6 28. Bg1 Nc4 $3 29. Bxc4 bxc4 30. Rxc4 Qxd3+ 31. Ne3 Ne4+ 32. Rxe4 Qxe4 $44) 22. Be6 Rg5+ 23. Kf1 Qf6 24. Bxd7 Nxd7 25. Nd5 $4 (25. Ng2 Qf5 26. f4 Rf8 27. Re3 Rxg2 28. Kxg2 exf4 $17 {and whites weak h-pawn and blacks strong f-pawn offer Nitish attacking chances.}) 25... Qf5 26. Ke2 {The King tries to escape...} Rg2 $1 27. Bg1 Rf8 $3 28. Kd2 Nc5 $3 29. Kc2 Bxf2 30. Bxf2 Rxf2+ 31. Kb1 Nxd3 $5 32. Ra2 Nxe1+ 33. Ka1 Nc2+ 34. Kb1 Nd4+ $3 35. Ka1 Nb3+ $3 {Nitish sees a checkmating net.} 36. Qxb3 Rf1+ 37. Qd1 Rxd1# { Absolutely incredible, bravo....I hope I dont get to the final and play him... lol... just joking. so its 5 - 0 and Nitish needs one more to get to the second round.} 0-1 [Event "Grand Prix KO 2016-2017 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2016.12.20"] [Round "6"] [White "nitishdas"] [Black "Kronus"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2026"] [BlackElo "1439"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] {Just as in the World Championship match there is a Queen sacrifice to end this match in fine style.} 1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 c6 6. a4 Qc7 (6... O-O {this is usually played here in the Pirc Defence-classical system.}) 7. Bf4 Nbd7 8. e5 Ng4 $4 (8... dxe5 $1 9. Nxe5 $2 Nh5 10. g3 Nxf4 11. gxf4 Qb6 $17) 9. exd6 $1 exd6 10. Qe2+ Kf8 11. Ne4 $1 Qa5+ 12. b4 $3 Qxb4+ 13. c3 Qa5 14. Bxd6+ Kg8 15. O-O h5 16. Neg5 Ndf6 17. Qe7 $3 Nh6 $2 (17... Be6 $18 {is still losing badly}) 18. Bc4 $3 Bg4 $4 19. Qxf7+ $3 Nxf7 20. Bxf7# { well words elude me, what mastery- Nitish has a bright future and so does kronus as they are both juniors. Maybe Kronus can be enspired by Nitish -lets hope so- so Nitish goes through to the second round (after winning 6 - 0) to face another strong junior in darshunkarpov in another best of 12.} 1-0