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[Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.02.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Llewellyn, Alan Mansel"] [Black "Boger, John"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A10"] [WhiteElo "1441"] [BlackElo "1398"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {I faced an underated player in John Boger from America in match 3 of the Grand Prix 2017 event 4 competition. John played in the last Grand Prix event and did ok, but little did i suspect what was to come, I had a torrid time of it...} 1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 e5 {the Anglo-Dutch Opening, this is a hybrid of the Dutch Defence and English Opening.} 4. e4 Bb4 5. exf5 d5 6. Qa4+ $6 $17 (6. Bd2 $15 {this has been played before only twice.}) 6... Nc6 7. Bd2 $6 O-O $6 (7... d4 $17) 8. cxd5 $1 Nxd5 $6 $15 9. g4 $1 Kh8 $2 $14 (9... Nd4 $13) 10. Bg2 $6 $11 Bxc3 $6 $14 11. bxc3 $5 Nb6 $2 12. Qc2 $6 $14 (12. Qe4 $1 $16) 12... h5 $4 $18 13. h3 Nd5 14. Ne2 Nce7 15. Bg5 Nf6 $3 16. d4 $5 exd4 17. Nxd4 $5 $18 (17. O-O-O $3 $18) 17... Qe8 18. O-O-O $1 Nh7 19. Bxe7 $6 Qxe7 20. Rhe1 Qg5+ 21. Kb1 hxg4 22. hxg4 Qxg4 23. Rh1 $3 Qxg2 24. Rxh7+ $4 (24. Rdg1 $3 Qd5 25. f6 Kg8 26. Rxg7+ Kh8 27. Qxh7#) 24... Kxh7 25. f6+ g6 $3 {the move i missed...} 26. Qc1 Rxf6 27. Rh1+ Bh3 $3 28. Ne2 Rb6+ $6 29. Ka1 g5 $4 (29... Rf8 $19) 30. Rg1 $3 Qxf2 31. Qxg5 $3 Qf8 $2 (31... Qf7 $19 {intending Rg8 next opportunity}) 32. Nf4 Rh6 33. Rh1 Bf5 $4 (33... Bd7 $4 34. Qg6+ $3 Kh8 35. Rxh6+ Qxh6 36. Qxh6+ Kg8 37. Nh5 Kf7 38. Qf6+ Ke8 39. Ng7#) (33... Re8 $1 34. Rxh3 Rxh3 35. Nxh3 Re1+ 36. Kb2 Re2+ 37. Kb3 Qg8+ 38. Qxg8+ Kxg8 $19) 34. Rxh6+ $3 Qxh6 35. Qxf5+ Kg8 36. Qd5+ Kh8 37. Qe5+ Qg7 38. Qh5+ Kg8 39. Qd5+ Kh7 (39... Qf7 40. Qg5+ Kf8 41. Ng6+ Ke8 42. Qe5+ Kd7 43. Qd4+ Ke6 (43... Kc6 $4 44. Ne5+ Kb5 45. a4+ Ka6 46. Qd3+ Kb6 47. Qb5#) 44. Qe5+ Kd7 45. Qd4+ Ke6 46. Qe5+ $11) 40. Qf5+ Kg8 {So increddibly enough the game ended drawn despite both sides having chances but him having the best of them. so its tied at 0.5 - 0.5.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.02.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Boger, John"] [Black "Llewellyn, Alan Mansel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B09"] [WhiteElo "1361"] [BlackElo "1485"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "32"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {I go all out to win the piece in a complex position but although John had chances to counter attack my open King, he chose to resign.} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 {This is the Austrian Attack to the Pirc Defence.} Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 Ng4 $3 {A surpringly rare attempt at securing the Bishop pair.} 7. Qd2 Nxe3 8. Qxe3 e5 9. O-O-O exf4 10. Qxf4 Nc6 $1 $14 (10... Be6 {was played in a game between two candidate masters.}) 11. Kb1 g5 $2 12. Nxg5 Bh6 $4 (12... Qf6 $18) 13. h4 f6 14. Bc4+ Kg7 15. Qg3 $4 (15. Ne6+ $3 Bxe6 16. Qg3+ Kh8 17. Bxe6 Qe7 18. Qh3 Qg7 19. Nd5 $18) 15... fxg5 16. hxg5 $2 (16. Rhf1 $17) 16... Qxg5 {After Qe1 its touch and go for me here, meaning its a difficult position to win from, with such an open King - any way John resigned and therefore the score is 1.5 - 0.5 to me.} 0-1 [Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.03.06"] [Round "3"] [White "Boger, John"] [Black "Llewellyn, Alan Mansel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B09"] [WhiteElo "1328"] [BlackElo "1466"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {Just when it looked like John was going to atleast get a draw after doing a houdini act getting out of early trouble, John then makes a serious miscalculation playing quickly in the endgame...The keen eyed amongst you will see a wrong order of Black and White in this game, we started before we realised it was wrong so continued.} 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 g6 4. f4 { This is the Austrian Attack of the Pirc Defence-an old system.} Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 { the old way of playing this system now 0-0 is prefered by the grandmasters these days for various reasons but mainly because 6.e5 Ng4 7.Bb5+ is uncomfortable for Black.} 6. Bc4 $6 {after 6...cxd4 7.Nxd4 we have got into a Sicilian: Dragon Variation.} O-O $1 7. O-O Nxe4 $1 {avoiding the dragon.} 8. Bxf7+ $6 (8. Nxe4 d5 9. dxc5 dxc4 $11) 8... Rxf7 9. Nxe4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 $5 11. c3 $1 e5 $4 {I have to admit I was quietly confident here thinking the Knight on d4 was doomed.} 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Rxf7 Kxf7 14. Qb3+ $4 $11 {It gets the Knight out of trouble but there was better according to the computer.} (14. Qf1+ $3 Bf5 15. Qc4+ $3 Kf8 16. Ng5 $1 exd4 17. Qf7# {this is a computer line.} ) 14... Qxb3 15. Nxb3 Nc6 16. Be3 Bf5 17. Rf1 Ke7 18. Bc5+ Kd7 19. Ng5 h6 20. Rd1+ Kc7 21. Nf3 Re8 22. Bd6+ Kc8 23. Kf2 Rd8 24. Ke1 e4 25. Nh4 $4 {Ng1 would have avoided a trap} Be5 $4 (25... Bg4 $3 26. Rd5 g5 $3 27. Ng6 Bh5 $1 28. Ne7+ Nxe7 29. Bxe7 Rxd5 $19 {another computer line...}) 26. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 27. Kxd1 Nxe5 28. Nxf5 gxf5 29. Nd4 f4 30. h3 Kd7 31. Ke2 Nd3 32. b3 h5 33. Nf5 Kc6 34. Ng7 Nc1+ 35. Kd2 Nxa2 36. Kc2 Kd5 37. Nxh5 Ke5 38. Kb2 $4 {A serious miscalculation now the black e-pawn looks strong.} e3 $3 39. g3 (39. Kc2 e2 40. Kd2 Nxc3 $3 41. g3 f3 42. Nf4 Ke4 43. h4 f2 44. Nxe2 f1=Q 45. Nxc3+ Ke5 $19) 39... e2 $4 40. gxf4+ $4 {I have to be very carefull here where my King is because of the Knight forks.} (40. Nxf4 $1 e1=Q $4 (40... Nc1 $3 41. Kxc1 e1=Q+ 42. Kb2 Qf2+ $19) 41. Nd3+ Kf5 42. Nxe1 Nxc3 43. Kxc3 $18) 40... Ke6 $3 (40... Ke4 $4 41. Ng3+ Kxf4 42. Nxe2+ Kg5 $18) (40... Kf5 $4 41. Ng3+ Kxf4 42. Nxe2+ Ke3 43. Kxa2 Kxe2 44. h4 Kf3 45. h5 Kg4 46. h6 Kg5 47. h7 Kg6 48. h8=Q $18) 41. f5+ $3 Kf7 $3 (41... Kd5 $4 42. Nf4+ Ke5 43. Nxe2 Nxc3 44. Kxc3 Kxf5 $18) ( 41... Kxf5 $4 42. Ng3+ Kg5 43. Nxe2 Nxc3 44. Kxc3 Kh4 45. Ng1 $1 $18) 42. Nf4 { desperation measures now from here there is nothing for me to worry about.} e1=Q 43. Kxa2 Qd2+ 44. Ka1 Qxc3+ 45. Ka2 Qd2+ 46. Ka1 Qxf4 47. Kb1 Qxf5+ 48. Kb2 Qxh3 49. Kc1 Qc3+ 50. Kb1 Qxb3+ 51. Ka1 Qb4 {So i open up a 2 point lead at 2.5 - 0.5 over John.} 0-1 [Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.03.07"] [Round "4"] [White "Llewellyn, Alan Mansel"] [Black "Boger, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A16"] [WhiteElo "1476"] [BlackElo "1318"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "46"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {John does well until the 16th move which was Nxf3+ then he gets into deeper trouble pawn grabbing while I make an attack on his King...} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d3 Bg7 5. f4 e5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O Nh5 $1 9. fxe5 $1 dxe5 10. Nd5 $5 f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Bg5 Nf6 $6 (12... Qd6 $15) 13. Nh4 Nd4 $1 14. Nxf5 $1 gxf5 $1 15. Bf3 c6 $1 16. Ne3 $6 Nxf3+ $2 $14 17. Qxf3 Qxd3 $2 $16 (17... f4 $14) 18. Nxf5 $2 $16 (18. Rad1 $1 Qe4 19. Nxf5 Qxf3 20. Rxf3 $16) 18... Qxc4 $4 19. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 $6 (19... Ne4 20. Nf5 Nxg5 21. Qg3 h6 22. Nxh6+ Kh8 23. Qxg5 $18) 20. Bxf6+ Kg6 21. Qf5+ $5 Kf7 22. Bd8+ $3 Kg7 23. Qxf8+ Kg6 { with 24.Qf6+ Kh5 25.Qg5# checkmate looming John gave up. So now it is 3.5 - 0. 5 to me in our match.} 1-0 [Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.03.08"] [Round "5"] [White "Llewellyn, Alan Mansel"] [Black "Boger, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A10"] [WhiteElo "1453"] [BlackElo "1341"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {with the match position at 3.5 to me 0.5 to John, John seemed to be out of the running in the match, he would posibly agree to that himself, but here he comes up witha superb checkmate in a totally won position for him.} 1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 {4 d4 would be the Dutch Defence proper but this is the Anglo-Dutch Opening.} g6 4. e4 e5 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 fxe4 7. dxe4 Bg4 8. Be2 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 exf4 10. Bxf4 $4 (10. e5 $5 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bxb7 c6 13. Bxa8 $18) 10... Nh5 $4 11. Bxh5 Qh4+ 12. Bg3 Qxh5 13. Qxh5 (13. Qd4 $3 {a computer line goes like this- no way i'd spot it in a million years.} Rg8 14. Qf6 Rg7 15. Nd5 Nc6 16. Qe6+ Kd8 17. O-O Be7 18. Nxe7 Nxe7 19. Rf8#) 13... gxh5 14. O-O $6 (14. Nd5 $5 Na6 15. Nf6+ Kd8 16. Nxh5 $16) 14... Nd7 15. Nd5 $6 $16 (15. Nb5 $16) 15... O-O-O $1 16. Rf5 $2 (16. Rad1 $3 $16 {anticipating c6 played by black.}) 16... Re8 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Rxh5 Nxc4 $2 19. Nf6 $4 (19. Rc1 b5 20. b3 Nb6 21. Nxc7 $18) 19... Re6 20. Rxh7 Rxh7 21. Nxh7 Bh6 22. b3 Nd2 23. Rd1 Kd7 $2 24. Bh4 $6 (24. Rxd2 $5 Bxd2 25. Nf8+ Ke7 26. Nxe6 Kxe6 $14) 24... Ne4 $1 25. Rf1 $6 Be3+ $1 26. Kh1 Rh6 27. Rf7+ Kc6 $1 (27... Ke8 $4 28. Re7+ Kd8 29. Rxe4+ Kd7 30. Rxe3 Rxh4 $18) 28. Nf6 $4 Rxh4 $5 29. Re7 $4 Ng3# $3 {I nearly fell off my chair when the computer announced it was checkmate. What a pretty mate. I was totally lost anyway but that checkmate must have made up for some of the hard times John has had in this tournament. So John was back in the match at 3.5 - 1.5.} 0-1 [Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.03.08"] [Round "6"] [White "Boger, John"] [Black "Llewellyn, Alan Mansel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1330"] [BlackElo "1464"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {I get into difficulty in this game again as I am extremely luck not to lose a piece but then I end up winning a piece and sacrificing it for a Queening of a pawn.} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 {This is the Argentinian System of the Pirc Defence.} e5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 Nxe4 6. Nxe4 $2 $17 (6. Bxe7 Nxc3 7. Bxd8 Nxd1 8. Bxc7 Nxb2 $2 (8... Ne3 $3 9. Kd2 exd4 10. Bxd6 Nc6 $15) 9. Bxd6 exd4 $16) 6... Bxg5 7. Bc4 Bf4 8. dxe5 Qh4+ $3 9. g3 Bxg3+ $5 10. Nxg3 (10. hxg3 Qxh1 $19 ) 10... Qxc4 11. exd6 Qe6+ $6 12. Ne4 $4 cxd6 $4 $15 (12... f5 13. dxc7 Nc6 $19 {and the Knight is lost on e4.}) 13. Qxd6 Qxd6 14. Nxd6+ Ke7 $5 15. O-O-O $3 Nc6 16. Nf5+ $4 {a complete oversight.} Bxf5 17. Ne2 Rhd8 18. Ng3 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Be6 20. f4 Rd8 21. Re1 Kf8 22. f5 Bc4 23. b3 Bd5 24. c4 Bf3 25. Re3 Rd1+ 26. Kb2 Nd4 27. Kc3 Bc6 28. f6 gxf6 29. Nh5 f5 30. Nf6 f4 31. Nxh7+ Kg7 32. Rh3 f3 33. Ng5 f2 34. Rh7+ Kg8 35. Rxf7 Nf3 $3 36. Rxf3 $5 (36. Nxf3 $6 f1=Q $19 { or even Kxf7...}) 36... Bxf3 37. Nxf3 f1=Q 38. Nd2 Rxd2 39. Kxd2 Qf2+ 40. Kc3 Qxa2 41. Kd3 Qxb3+ 42. Ke2 Qxc4+ 43. Kf3 b5 44. h4 b4 45. h5 b3 46. h6 b2 47. h7+ Kxh7 48. Ke3 b1=Q 49. Kd2 Qb2+ 50. Ke1 Qcc1# {So it looks like after that scare John is out of the match again as I have a three point cushion ie Im leading 4.5 - 1.5 against John.} 0-1 [Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.03.09"] [Round "7"] [White "Llewellyn, Alan Mansel"] [Black "Boger, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A10"] [WhiteElo "1494"] [BlackElo "1321"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {John either makes mistakes or plays like a candidate master their is no inbetween with him, here he makes a big mistake...} 1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 g6 4. e4 d6 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be2 fxe4 8. dxe4 e5 9. O-O Nh5 10. fxe5 Nf4 $4 {game over for this time} 11. Bxf4 dxe5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Nxe5 {so its 5.5 - 1.5 to me and I just need one more win to seal victory.} 1-0 [Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.03.09"] [Round "8"] [White "Boger, John"] [Black "Llewellyn, Alan Mansel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1344"] [BlackElo "1471"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {In this game I lay seige to Johns king but he defends brilliantly and I am left in a lost endgame...} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 {The Byrne System of the Pirc Defence.} Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bxf6 (6. Bh4 $14 {This is the main line.}) 6... Bxf6 7. O-O-O Nc6 8. Bb5 a6 9. Ba4 $2 b5 $5 10. d5 $1 bxa4 $6 11. dxc6 Bg4 12. f3 e5 $2 13. Kb1 $1 (13. fxg4 $4 Bg5 14. Kb1 Bxd2 15. Rxd2 $19 ) 13... Be6 14. Nxa4 Bc4 15. Nc3 Rb8 16. Nge2 Rb6 17. b3 d5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qb8 20. Rhe1 O-O 21. Qxh6 a5 22. Qe3 a4 23. Nc1 $1 axb3 24. cxb3 Qa7 25. Re2 Qa3 26. d6 $3 Rxc6 $5 27. d7 $3 Rb6 28. g4 e4 29. Qxe4 Re6 30. Qc2 Rxe2 31. Qxe2 Kg7 32. Qc2 Rb8 33. Nd3 Rb6 34. Nb2 Rd6 35. Rxd6 Qxd6 36. Qd3 Kf8 37. Qxd6+ cxd6 38. Nc4 Ke7 39. Nb6 Kd8 40. a4 Kc7 41. a5 Bc3 42. Nd5+ Kxd7 43. Nxc3 Kc6 44. b4 d5 45. Kc2 d4 46. Ne2 Kb5 47. Nxd4+ Kxb4 48. a6 Kc4 49. a7 Kxd4 50. a8=Q Ke3 51. Qe4+ Kf2 52. Kd2 Kg2 53. f4+ Kxh2 54. Qf3 f5 55. gxf5 gxf5 56. Qh5+ Kg2 57. Ke2 Kg3 58. Qg5+ Kh2 59. Kf3 Kh1 60. Qg2# {My whole attack didnt work. So the score looks a more respectable 5.5 - 2.5.} 1-0 [Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.03.10"] [Round "9"] [White "Llewellyn, Alan Mansel"] [Black "Boger, John"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A21"] [WhiteElo "1465"] [BlackElo "1350"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {John plays exceptionally well here again, I am lucky to draw.} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 f5 3. e4 {An Anglo-Dutch Opening.} Nf6 4. exf5 (4. d3 {The main line has mixed results.}) 4... Bb4 5. Nd5 a5 $146 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. Qh5+ g6 8. fxg6 hxg6 9. Qf3 Ra6 $14 10. c5 $2 $15 Rc6 11. Qxf6 Rxf6 12. Nf3 Bxc5 13. Bc4 e4 14. b4 $2 exf3 $1 15. Bb2 $4 {this just doesnt work.} fxg2 $5 16. Rg1 Bxf2+ 17. Ke2 Bxg1 $5 18. Bxf6 Rxh2 $4 (18... Bxh2 $5 19. Bxh8 g1=Q 20. Rxg1 Bxg1 21. bxa5 $19) 19. Rxg1 d6 $2 (19... axb4 $19) 20. Bd5 $2 Bh3 $2 (20... axb4) 21. Kf2 $2 Nd7 $2 $17 (21... axb4 $19) 22. Bc3 axb4 23. Bxb4 Ne5 24. Kg3 Rh1 25. Rxh1 gxh1=Q 26. Bxh1 Be6 27. Bxb7 Bxa2 28. Bc3 Kd7 29. Kf4 Ke6 30. Bc8+ Kd5 31. Kg5 Bb1 32. Bb7+ c6 33. d4 $2 Nf3+ 34. Kf6 Nxd4 35. Bxd4 Kxd4 36. Bxc6 Be4 37. Be8 d5 38. Kg5 Kc3 39. Bc6 Kd4 40. Bb7 Ke3 $4 {John falls for a deflection technique when Ke5 was so won for him.} (40... Ke5 41. Bc6 d4 $19) 41. Bxd5 $1 Bxd5 42. Kxg6 { The Bishop and King can never checkmate a King on they're own. Anyway John looks like he is going to loose this match but he has gone down fighting in a big way and I would discount a great comeback of the three straight wins he needs - the way he is playing but its 6 - 3 to me at the moment.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match3 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.03.11"] [Round "10"] [White "Boger, John"] [Black "Llewellyn, Alan Mansel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1339"] [BlackElo "1476"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {With this short but dificult win, I win the match 7 - 3.} 1. b4 $5 {John chooses an unusual opening choice...} c5 $5 {I counter with an unusual reply.} 2. b5 $6 {accepting the gambit is best because white isnt loosing a central pawn for it.} a6 $1 3. e4 $1 g6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. e5 $1 Nh5 6. Nf3 $6 $15 (6. e6 f6 $15) 6... Bg7 7. c4 $6 d6 $5 8. d4 $5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 $2 Bxe5 $4 (9... Nd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Qd2 cxd4 $19) 10. dxe5 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 axb5 12. e6 $2 O-O 13. cxb5 $6 (13. exf7+ Rxf7 14. cxb5 $17) 13... Bxe6 14. a4 Rxa4 $3 15. Bd3 Rd8 $2 16. Ke2 $4 Rxa1 17. Bxa1 Nf4+ 0-1