Games
[Event "Grand Prix KO 2016-2017 matchA 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.01.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Boger, John"] [Black "Kronus"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B86"] [WhiteElo "1372"] [BlackElo "1531"] [Annotator "cap78red"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {Psymar (his handle) is John Boger who has the innenviable task of stoping an all junior final in this Grand Prix. In this game he starts well enough but blunders in a very tactical situation...} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {This opening is probably the second most popular in chess after the Ruy Lopez, it is the Sicilian Defence:Najdorf systems.} 6. Bc4 e6 {This is the Scheveningen Variation of the Sicilian Defence:Najdorf Systems typified by the pawns on d6 and e6 abd bishop on e7.} 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. f4 b5 (9... Nc6 {this is more common here.}) 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. e5 Ne4 $4 $146 {a novelty but a bad mistake.} 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bxe6 $4 $14 (13. Qg4 $3 $18 {starts a vicious Kingside attack.}) 13... fxe6 14. Nxe6 Qe8 15. Nxf8 Bxf8 16. exd6 Qg6 17. Rf2 (17. d7 $4 Qxg2#) 17... Bxd6 18. f5 Qf6 19. Qd4 $2 (19. Qg4 $16 { again setting up a strong Kingside attack.}) 19... Qe7 $4 $18 (19... Qxd4 $11) 20. f6 $4 $11 (20. Rd1 $3 Be5 21. Qd8+ Qxd8 22. Rxd8+ Kf7 23. Bc5 Kf6 24. h4 Bg3 25. Rf8+ Ke5 26. Rd2 Bxf5 27. Bd6+ Ke4 28. Re8+ Be6 29. Rxe6+ Kf5 30. Re8 Bxh4 31. Rxb8 Rxb8 32. Bxb8 $18) 20... gxf6 21. Rxf6 $4 $19 (21. Qxf6 $1 $11) 21... Be5 $5 22. Qxe4 $6 {losing the Queen not the Rook.} Bxh2+ $5 23. Kxh2 Qxe4 $5 {its hopeless now.} 24. Raf1 Nd7 25. R6f4 Qxe3 26. Rg4+ Kh8 27. Rf7 Ne5 28. Re7 Qh6+ $6 (28... Nxg4+ $1 29. Kh1 Qc1+ 30. Re1 Qxe1#) 29. Kg3 Nxg4 30. Kxg4 Rg8+ 31. Kf5 Qg6+ 32. Ke5 Re8 $5 {simple technique wins it, as after the forced 33.Rxe8+ Qxe8 the position is awfull for John, so he resigned. That means Kronus leads 1 - 0 against John, but a long ways to go yet.} 0-1 [Event "Grand Prix KO 2016-2017 matchA 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.01.10"] [Round "2"] [White "Kronus"] [Black "Boger, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1548"] [BlackElo "1368"] [Annotator "cap78red"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {It seems to me that the reliance Americans have for tactics makes for a game in which juniors have the advantage, that is the main difference between USA Chess and British Chess and this match shows this perfectly. Of course I and others on the British channel on the Internet Chess Club have often tried to influence Kronus along the lines of a more strategic orientated game, the classic British compromise between tactics and strategy. The emphasis on thinking ahead BOTH tactically and strategically can give you a mighty advantage.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 {This is the Italian Game Opening.} f5 { an extrememly rare line so early on and one full of tactics.} (3... Be7 { This is the Hungarian Defence the the Italian Game.}) (3... Bc5 {This is the Guico Piano Opening.}) 4. exf5 $146 {accepting the gambit might not be for the faint hearted.} (4. d4 $1 $16 {is a way to mix things up further.}) 4... d5 5. Bb5 Bd6 $1 (5... Bxf5 $4 6. Nxe5 $18) 6. g4 $2 (6. d4 $14) 6... Bd7 7. d3 Nf6 $2 8. g5 Ng8 9. Nc3 e4 $4 {breaks open the centre when John has worse deveoped pieces thus he is always going to have fewer tactical chances available to him. } 10. dxe4 dxe4 11. Nh4 $1 Nge7 12. f6 Ng6 13. Qh5 $3 Kf7 14. Bc4+ Be6 15. Bxe6+ Kxe6 16. fxg7 Nxh4 17. gxh8=Q Nf3+ 18. Qxf3 $3 exf3 19. Qxh7 $6 {pawn grabbing was probably not the best move here although swapping off queens doesnt get a strong passed pawn, it is the best move to limit Blacks chances. Its been knownsince Laskers time that swapping off when ahead is great strategy- even for lesser material as you usually gain material anyway when ahead and swapping off limits checkmating possibilities of your opponent.} Qe8 20. Be3 Nb4 21. O-O-O Rd8 22. Rhe1 Be5 23. Bd4 Nc6 24. Qh6+ Kf5 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. Qf6+ Kg4 27. Re4+ (27. Rg1+ Kh4 28. g6+ Kh5 (28... Kh3 29. Rg3+ Kxh2 30. Qh4#) 29. Qg5#) 27... Kh3 28. Qf5+ Kxh2 29. Rh4+ Kg2 30. Qh3+ Kxf2 31. Ne4+ Ke3 32. Re1+ Kd4 $3 {two explanations marks for escaping that.} 33. Nd6+ Kc5 34. Nxe8 Rxe8 35. b4+ Kb5 36. Qf1+ Ka4 37. b5+ Ka3 $6 38. Re3+ Kxa2 (38... Nd3+ 39. Rxd3+ Kxa2 40. Ra4#) 39. Ra4# {So with that awesome display, which must be technically one of Kronuses best ever games. He goes into a 2 - 0 lead.} 1-0 [Event "Grand Prix KO 2016-2017 matchA 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.01.10"] [Round "3"] [White "Boger, John"] [Black "Kronus"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1364"] [BlackElo "1561"] [Annotator "cap78red"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {John plays well here and makes a more strategic opening but he is still struggling to keep up with the young genius.} 1. b4 {An inspired choice, by John, of The Orangutan Opening which can be difficult to meet.} e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 f5 4. e3 Nf6 5. c5 $2 $146 (5. Nc3 $11) 5... h6 $2 (5... dxc5 6. bxc5 Bxc5 $15) 6. Bc4 $1 d5 (6... dxc5 $6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Qb3 $14) 7. Bb3 $6 $11 (7. Be2 $14) 7... e4 $6 8. Ne2 g5 $2 9. Ba4+ c6 10. b5 $4 (10. Nd4 $16) 10... Bg7 $2 ( 10... Bxc5 $15) 11. bxc6 bxc6 $2 $16 (11... Nxc6 12. Nd4 Bd7 $11) 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. O-O $6 O-O 14. f3 exf3 15. Nxf3 $6 $15 (15. gxf3 $3) 15... Ne4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Ne5 Nxc5 $2 18. Nxd7 $2 {the Knights are stronger in such a closed position than the Bishop plus Knight combination.} (18. Nc3 {developing your pieces is key to creating future tactical chances as long as you are carefull about the development strategy.}) 18... Qxd7 19. Bc2 $2 Nba6 20. Nc3 Nb4 $1 { The start of a full blown Knight Attack that wouldn't have looked out of place in a Petrosian Game, or Karpov.} 21. Bb3 Nbd3 $1 22. Ne2 Ne4 $1 23. a4 Rae8 24. Nd4 f4 $3 25. exf4 Nxf4 $1 26. d3 Nc3 $3 {targeting the e2 square- there is no defence.} 27. Qc2 Nce2+ 28. Nxe2 Rxe2 29. Qc3+ d4 30. Qb4 Rxg2+ 31. Kh1 Rxh2+ $3 {a nice technical finish to the game.} 32. Kxh2 Qh3+ {33.Kg1 Qg2# follows. Great stuff from the budding pro. 3 - 0 to Andrew(Kronus).} 0-1 [Event "Grand Prix KO 2016-2017 matchA 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.01.12"] [Round "4"] [White "Kronus"] [Black "Boger, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C26"] [WhiteElo "1562"] [BlackElo "1359"] [Annotator "cap78red"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {In a totally even position John cracks under the pressure and makes a blunder which loses.} 1. e4 Nf6 {It starts off as an Alekhine defence.} 2. Nc3 e5 { now it is the Vienna Game.} 3. Nge2 Bc5 4. h3 O-O (4... d5 $15 {this is the only move after only four moves played before- the game goes down new terretory.}) 5. g4 $6 d5 $1 6. d3 $2 (6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Nxc3 8. Nxc3 $17) 6... d4 7. Nb1 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 c5 10. Ng3 g6 11. g5 Nfd7 12. h4 Nb6 13. Qf3 f5 $4 14. Qg2 $4 (14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Nxf5 Rxf5 16. Qxb7 $18) 14... Nc6 15. a3 Be6 16. O-O-O Qe7 17. Nf3 c4 18. h5 $4 $19 cxd3 $4 $18 (18... c3 $3 19. bxc3 Qxa3+ 20. Kd2 dxc3+ 21. Ke1 Nb4 22. Nxe5 Nxc2+ 23. Ke2 Nd4+ 24. Ke1 c2 25. Be2 c1=Q 26. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 27. Bd1 Bb3 28. f4 Bxd1 $19) 19. Bxd3 fxe4 $2 20. Nxe4 Ba2 $4 (20... Bd5 $1 21. Nf6+ $4 Rxf6 22. gxf6 Qxf6 23. Be2 $15) 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Nf6+ Rxf6 23. gxf6 Qxf6 24. Qxg6+ $6 (24. b3 $18) (24. Bxg6 Kf8 25. b3 $18) 24... Qxg6 25. Bxg6 Kg7 $6 (25... Bd5 $18) 26. Rdg1 Bd5 27. Bd3+ Kf6 28. Rh6+ Ke7 29. Rg7+ Kf8 30. Rxb7 Ne7 31. Rh8+ $6 (31. Rf6+ Kg7 32. Rfxb6 axb6 33. Rxe7+ Kf6 34. Rxe5 Bxf3 35. Rf5+ Ke7 36. Rxf3 $18) 31... Ng8 32. Rc7 $6 (32. Rxb6 axb6 33. Nxe5 Ra7 34. Rh4 Nf6 35. Rxd4 Rb7 36. Rxd5 Nxd5 37. Be4 Re7 38. Ng6+ Kf7 39. Nxe7 Nxe7 $18) 32... Bxf3 33. Bh7 Bd5 34. Bxg8 Bxg8 35. Rc6 $4 $11 (35. Rh5 Re8 $4 36. Rf5+ Bf7 37. Rfxf7+ $18) 35... Nd5 36. Rg6 Ne7 37. Rg1 Kf7 38. b4 Ke6 39. a4 Kd5 40. b5 Kc5 41. Rg7 Kd6 42. a5 Bc4 $4 {a complete blunder overestimating the pawn advance.} 43. Rxa8 Bxb5 44. Rxa7 Nc6 45. Rad7+ Kc5 46. a6 Bxa6 47. Rg6 Bb5 48. Kd2 Nb4 49. Rc7+ Kd5 50. f4 exf4 51. Rg5+ Ke4 52. Rxb5 Nd5 53. Rcc5 Nc3 54. Re5+ Kf3 55. Rb3 Kf2 56. Rxc3 dxc3+ 57. Kxc3 f3 58. Kd3 Kg3 59. c3 f2 60. Rf5 Kg2 61. Ke2 f1=Q+ 62. Rxf1 {Can John come back from 4 - 0 down?} 1-0 [Event "Grand Prix KO 2016-2017 matchA 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.01.12"] [Round "5"] [White "Boger, John"] [Black "Kronus"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B86"] [WhiteElo "1359"] [BlackElo "1562"] [Annotator "cap78red"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {John finally comes to form as Andrew gets to know what it feels like on the otherside.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 { This is the Scheveningen Variations of the Najdorf System of the Sicilian Defence.} 7. O-O Be7 8. f4 b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. e5 Nd5 $4 (10... dxe5 11. fxe5 Bc5 12. Be3 Nc6 13. exf6 Bxd4 14. fxg7 Bxe3+ 15. Kh1 Rg8 16. Qf3 Rxg7 17. Qxe3 Qd4 $17) 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. exd6 (12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Nf5 dxe5 (13... O-O 14. Qxd5 Nd7 15. Nxd6 $6 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. exd6 $18) 14. Nxg7+ $18) 12... Bxd6 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Re1+ Kf8 15. Nf5 Bc5+ 16. Kh1 Nc6 17. Qg4 Qf6 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 g6 $3 20. Nh6 Nd4 $6 (20... Kg7 $15) 21. Rc1 Nf5 $6 $16 22. Nxf5 gxf5 $2 23. Qe2 Qxb2 24. Re1 Kg7 $4 {falling into a three move checkmate.} ( 24... Rg8 25. Re8+ Rxe8 26. Qxe8+ Kg7 27. Qe7 h6 28. h3 Qxc2 29. Re3 Kh8 30. Qf6+ Kh7 31. Qxf7+ Rg7 32. Qxd5 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qxe3 $19) 25. Rg3+ Kf6 $6 (25... Kh6 26. Rg5 Rhg8 27. Qh5#) 26. Qe7# {Well played John showing how dangerous he can be so its 4 - 1 to Kronus now.} 1-0 [Event "Grand prix KO 2016-2017 matchA 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.01.12"] [Round "6"] [White "Kronus"] [Black "Boger, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1562"] [BlackElo "1359"] [Annotator "cap78red"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {Andrew(Kronus) goes a piece up but John keeps at him the whole game and there are many blunders by Kronus and he ends up first equal on material then down a piece.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. exf5 Nf6 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. d3 Bxf5 8. h3 Qe7 9. g4 Bg6 10. g5 Nd7 {John has played his own opening which he played in earlier games this time he has got a great position.} 11. Nxd5 Qf7 12. Ne3 O-O-O 13. Bc4 Qe8 14. c3 e4 15. Nd4 exd3 16. Bxd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Bf4 18. Bd2 Nc5 $4 19. Qf5+ Kb8 20. Qxc5 Nxd4 21. cxd4 Bd6 22. Qc3 Rf8 23. O-O-O Rxf2 24. Rhf1 Re2 25. Rde1 Rh2 26. Nd5 Qd7 27. Nf4 Rf8 28. Ne6 $4 (28. d5 $18) 28... Rxf1 29. Rxf1 Qxe6 $17 {so John has got his piece back and is now infact ahead on the fact that Kronus has weak pawns.} 30. Qf3 a6 31. Re1 $4 Qxa2 32. Re8+ Ka7 33. d5 Qa1+ 34. Kc2 Qa4+ 35. b3 (35. Kc1 Qxe8 $19) 35... Qa2+ 36. Kd3 Qxb3+ $6 (36... Qxd2+ 37. Ke4 Re2+ 38. Qxe2 (38. Kf5 Rxe8 39. Kg4 Qd4+ 40. Kh5 Re4 41. g6 Qxd5+ 42. Qf5 Qxf5#) 38... Qxe2+ 39. Kf5 Qxe8 $19) 37. Ke4 Qxf3+ $1 38. Kxf3 Rxd2 {Good technique from John to bring the match back to a more respectable 4 - 2 to Andrew(kronus).} 0-1 [Event "Grand Prix KO 2016-2017 matchA 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.01.13"] [Round "7"] [White "Boger, John"] [Black "Kronus"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B55"] [WhiteElo "1355"] [BlackElo "1562"] [Annotator "cap78red"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {Andrew(Kronus) gives an excerbition in his demolition of a tired John and moves closer to the final. A non-too obvious mistakes leads to a massacre.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 {an less usual sicilian line} Nf6 5. f3 e5 6. Nf5 $2 {its actually been played before but 6.Nb3 is more normal here.} Bxf5 (6... Nxe4 7. fxe4 g6 8. Ne3 Qh4+ 9. g3 Qxe4 10. Bg2 $18) 7. exf5 Nc6 8. Bb5 Rc8 9. O-O $4 Qb6+ $5 10. Rf2 Qxb5 11. a4 Qb6 12. Na3 d5 13. Nb5 $2 Bc5 $5 14. Kf1 Bxf2 15. Nd6+ $5 Kd7 16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. c4 Nd4 $1 18. Kxf2 Nc2+ 19. Be3 $2 Nxe3 $1 20. Qd3 Neg4+ $1 21. Kg3 Qf2+ $1 22. Kh3 Ne3 $3 23. cxd5 Qxg2+ 24. Kh4 Rc4+ $5 {superb play from the yun un. 5 - 2 to Kronus now. Wonderfull coordination of pieces in an attack.} 0-1 [Event "Grand Prix KO 2016-2017 matchA 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.01.14"] [Round "8"] [White "Kronus"] [Black "Boger, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1565"] [BlackElo "1355"] [Annotator "cap78red"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {With both players playing fast, the junior(Andrew) has the advantage and John keeps up his very tactical opening and makes a blunder. A few seconds and its over.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. d4 $1 fxe4 5. Nxe5 {this opening position is just brilliant for White.} Nxe5 (5... d5 6. Bb5 Nge7 7. O-O Qd6 $16 {probably John best try...}) 6. dxe5 Be7 $4 (6... Qe7 $18) 7. Qd5 c6 $6 (7... Bb4+ {the position is totally lost for John, what he actually plays is a capitulation to the inevitable.} 8. c3 Qe7 9. cxb4 d6 10. exd6 cxd6 11. Bg5 Nf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nc3 Bf5 14. Qxb7 Rc8 15. Nd5 $3 Qf7 16. Qa6 Rd8 17. Rc1 O-O 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Bxf7 Rxf7 20. Nxf5 Rxf5 21. Rc8 Rff8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Ke2 $18 ) 8. Qf7# 1-0