Games
[Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match7 60 10"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2017.04.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kronus"]
[Black "nitishdas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C20"]
[WhiteElo "1597"]
[BlackElo "1963"]
[Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
{Kronus gets an advantage through brilliant play but his fast play leads to
the loss of the advantage then a few weak moves later and its checkmate by
Nitish!!!} 1. e4 e5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. g3 d6 6. h3 Nd4 7. Bg2
O-O 8. Nge2 {well this is the Botvinnick system of the English Opening which I
actually play.} c6 9. Be3 Be6 10. O-O d5 $6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13.
Bxd4 exd4 14. Ne4 Bb6 15. Qa4 $1 {attacking the weak d4 pawn.} f5 16. Nd2 f4 $1
{to be completely honest I dont like either side here and would struggle with
both.} 17. g4 Qf6 18. Nf3 h5 $1 {mixing it up though its probably dubious.} 19.
g5 $3 Qg6 $6 (19... Qe7 20. Nexd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Nb4 22. Rae1 Nc6 23. Qe4 Rae8
24. Qg6 Qf7 25. Nh4 Qxg6 26. Nxg6 Rf5 27. Bxc6 bxc6 28. Kh2 Rxg5 29. Nxf4 Kf7
30. Rg1 $14 {and Black scrapes through all the pins}) 20. Nexd4 Bg4 $4 $18 21.
Ne5 $4 $11 (21. hxg4 $3 {only a computer would be able to fathom this position.
} hxg4 22. Ne5 Qd6 23. Nc4 Qc5 24. Ne6 Qc6 25. Nxb6 axb6 26. Qd4 Qxe6 27. Bxd5
Rfd8 28. Bxe6+ Kh8 $18) 21... Qxg5 22. hxg4 Qxe5 23. Bxd5+ $2 $17 Qxd5 24. Nf5
$3 {threatening Ne7+ forking Queen and King.} Rxf5 $2 (24... Rf7 $1 $17) 25.
gxf5 Qxf5 26. Qe4 $3 {The White Queen gets back to g2 to defend against the
immediate doom.} (26. Rfe1 $4 f3 $1 27. Qc4+ Kh8 28. Kh2 Bxf2 29. Qe4 Qg5 30.
Rg1 Bxg1+ 31. Rxg1 $19) 26... Qg4+ 27. Qg2 $5 (27. Kh2 Rd8 28. Rae1 Bxf2 29.
Qe6+ Kh7 30. Rxf2 Qg3+ 31. Kh1 Qxf2 32. Qe4+ Kh6 33. Re2 Qh4+ $19) 27... Kf7 $1
28. Rae1 Rd8 29. Re4 $6 g5 $6 (29... Qg3 $3 {This is a computer line for sure.}
30. Qxg3 fxg3 31. Kg2 Bxf2 $15) 30. Qxg4 hxg4 31. Kg2 $2 Rxd3 32. Rfe1 $2 {
This position is difficult for Andrew(Kronus) as those three pawns advancing
on the Kingside, plus the strength of the Bishop and Rook combination, make
the position easy to lose.} g3 $2 33. Re7+ $1 Kf6 34. fxg3 $4 (34. R1e6+ $3 {
If Kronus had thought for a bit longer he might have seen this draw
opportunity, but playing a few seconds a move he had no chance of spotting it.}
Kf5 35. Re5+ Kg4 36. f3+ Kh5 37. R5e6 g4 38. Re5+ Kg6 39. R5e6+ Kf5 40. Re5+
Kf6 41. R5e6+ Kf5 42. Re5+ $11 {draw by repitition}) 34... Rxg3+ $1 35. Kh2
Bg1+ $3 36. Kh1 f3 $1 37. Rxb7 $4 {the position was lost anyway but this helps
Nitish.} Bf2 $3 {simply incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!} 38. Rf1 $2 (38. Rh7 Bxe1
$19) 38... Rh3# $1 {So Nitish furthers his position further in the Grand Prix
by taking the first point off the only person that can realistically beat him.
1 - 0 to Nitish in this match 7 with Kronus.} 0-1
[Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match7 60 10"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2017.05.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "nitishdas"]
[Black "Kronus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "1963"]
[BlackElo "1622"]
[Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
{Nitish wins a few too many pawns for Kronuses liking and Kronus blunders a
piece as well to add insult to injury. Its all over pretty fast after that...}
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 {This is an unusual Sicilian} 3. b3 a6 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. Nc3 (5.
c4 $11) 5... Nf6 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O b5 9. d4 Bb7 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5
dxe5 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rad1 Qb6 15. a4 c4 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Qxc4 {
Nitish is a pawn up but Kronus has compensation.} Rac8 $1 (17... Qxb2 $4 18.
Rb1 Qa3 19. Rxb7 $18) 18. Qa2 Bc5 $2 19. a5 $5 Qa7 20. Qxe6+ {another pawn.
That was the problem with 18...Bc5.} Kh8 21. Na4 Bxf2+ $4 22. Kh1 $4 $13 {
missing the opportunity to get a winning advantage...} (22. Rxf2 Ng4 23. Bd4 $3
exd4 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Qxg4 $18) 22... Rxc2 $4 23. Bxe5 Bc8 $2 24. Qd6 Qf7 25.
Bxf6 $4 $16 gxf6 $2 $18 (25... Qxf6 $16) 26. Qd3 $2 $16 Ra2 $4 $18 (26... Qc4
27. Qxc4 Rxc4 28. Nb6 Rc2 $16) 27. Nc3 $1 Rb2 28. Nd5 Qh5 29. Nxf6 $4 $18 {
this works but 29.Qa3!? was a better move...} (29. Qa3 $5 $18) 29... Qe5 30.
Nd5 Bh3 $4 $18 {pretty much capitulating.} 31. Bxh3 Qh5 32. Qc3+ Kg8 33. Be6+
Rf7 34. Nf6+ Kg7 {The Queen on h5 is lost, so Kronus resigns. It is 2 - 0 to
Nitish in the match.} 1-0
[Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match7 60 10"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2017.05.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kronus"]
[Black "nitishdas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "1618"]
[BlackElo "1967"]
[Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
{This time Kronus stays almost level until the endgame but it looks
suspiciously like Nitishes greater experience is too much for Kronus in this
match.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 {The colle system} c5 4. c3 b6 5. b3 Bb7 6.
Nbd2 g6 7. Bb2 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. Rc1 Nc6 11. a3 Qe7 12. Qc2 Rac8 13.
Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. f4 f6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Nf3 e5 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. c4
Nxf3+ 20. Rxf3 $4 (20. Bxf3 Qxe3+ 21. Kh1 $44) 20... Bxb2 $6 21. Qxb2 Rxf3 $1
22. Bxf3 Qxe3+ 23. Kh1 Rf8 24. Bxd5+ Bxd5 25. cxd5 Rf2 26. Qb1 Qg5 27. Rg1 Qxd5
28. Qe1 Qf7 29. b4 c4 30. Qc3 b5 31. h3 Qf6 32. Qg3 Qf4 33. Qc3 a6 34. Qe1 Qf6
35. Qe8+ Kg7 36. Qd7+ Kh6 37. Qg4 c3 38. Qd1 c2 39. Qc1+ Qf4 40. Qxf4+ Rxf4 41.
Rc1 Rf2 42. Kg1 Rd2 43. Kh2 Kg5 44. Kg3 Kf5 45. Kf3 Ke5 46. g4 Kd4 47. h4 Kc3
48. Ke3 Rh2 49. h5 Kb2 50. hxg6 hxg6 51. Rxc2+ Kxc2 52. g5 Rd2 53. Ke4 {
the technique shown by Nitish there was tremendous only one non-obvious error
by Kronus on move 20 and it was curtains. The scoreline looks ominous at 3 - 0
to Nitish.} 0-1
[Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match7 60 10"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2017.05.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "nitishdas"]
[Black "Kronus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "1967"]
[BlackElo "1523"]
[Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
{The game looked won for Kronus a number of times in this game especially when
Nitish lost his Queen in a blunder he should have spotted but Kronus
sacrificed material then lost his Bishop in a pin later on which effectivelly
lost the game, a mate threat which won the Queen was the final straw but still,
probably in disapointment Kronus played on to checkmate.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 {This is a Marcozy Bind formation in the Sicilian.}
Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O a6 10. f3 Qc7 11. Qd2 Rd8 12. Rac1
Qb8 (12... Ne5 $16 {This position is theoretically an advantage to White}) 13.
Nxc6 bxc6 14. e5 $2 $15 (14. f4 $14) 14... Ne8 15. f4 Bb7 $4 $14 {bad because
it allows for the White dark squared Bishop to infiltrate. This gives Nitish
an edge otherwise after 15...Be6 it is Black who has a significant advantage.}
(15... Be6 $17) 16. Bb6 $1 Rd7 17. e6 $3 fxe6 18. Bg4 $1 Nc7 19. Qe3 $3 Qe8 $6
20. Ne4 $2 c5 $5 21. Ng5 $4 {missing the point of Kronus' last move.} Bd4 $5
22. Qxd4 cxd4 23. Nxe6 $1 Qf7 $4 $19 (23... h5 $3 24. Bh3 Nxe6 25. Bxe6+ Kh7
$19) 24. Nxc7 $6 (24. Ng5 Qe8 25. Ne6 h5 $19) 24... Rxc7 25. Bxc7 h5 26. Bh3
Bc8 27. f5 g5 $6 28. g4 Bb7 29. Bb6 $2 Qf6 $4 (29... Qe8 $1 30. Rf2 Qc6 31. Bg2
Qxb6 $19) 30. Rfe1 d3 $3 31. Rcd1 hxg4 32. Bxg4 Qxb2 $1 33. Bf2 $3 Kf7 $4 (
33... Qc2 $19) 34. Rb1 $5 Qxa2 35. Rxb7 Qxc4 $4 (35... d2 $18) 36. Rexe7+ Kf6
$6 {the king commits harry karry but other moves are almost as bad.} 37. Re6+
$5 {the rest is simple for Nitish who certainly played his get out of jail
card free this game.} Qxe6 $8 38. fxe6 d2 39. Bd4+ Kg6 40. Rg7+ Kh6 41. Rf7 Rb8
42. Rf1 a5 43. e7 a4 44. Rf6+ Kg7 45. Rf8+ Kh6 46. Rxb8 d1=B 47. Rh8+ Kg6 48.
e8=B# {So its 4 - 0 to Nitish in the match.} 1-0
[Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match7 60 10"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2017.05.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kronus"]
[Black "nitishdas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "1523"]
[BlackElo "1967"]
[Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
{with the position at 4 - 0 to Nitish it looks a forlorn hope for Kronus in
thi match and in the Grand Prix, he is now playing for second place in both
this match!! and in the Grand Prix. This game is a bit one sided to confirm
this assertion, unlike the last game.} 1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. Nbc3 g6 4. d3 Bg7
5. h3 Nf6 6. g4 d5 7. Ng3 dxe4 8. Bg2 $5 exd3 9. O-O $5 dxc2 10. Qxc2 O-O 11.
g5 Nd7 12. Nd5 e6 13. Nf4 e5 14. Nd5 Nd4 15. Qe4 Nb6 16. Ne3 $2 Qxg5 $5 17. Ng4
Qe7 18. Nh6+ Kh8 $3 19. f4 $4 Bxh6 20. f5 $2 gxf5 21. Rf3 $4 {I am in awe of
Nitishes accuracy and so maybe is Kronus. So its 5 - 0 and Nitish just needs
two more wins.} 0-1
[Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match7 60 10"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2017.05.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "nitishdas"]
[Black "Kronus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "1967"]
[BlackElo "1561"]
[Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
{In yet another Marcozy Bind Sicilian, an opening played before by NitishDas,
it looks pretty even then after the provacative 19...g5 all hell breaks lose
and when NitishDas sees the slightest advantage he is deadly, and so it turned
out.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 (4... g6 {this was played by
Kronus in game 4, in game 2 Nitish didnt play the Marcozy Bind but played an
unusual 3 b3 line in the Sicilian.}) 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 a6 7. Be2 e6 8. Be3 Be7
9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 Qc7 11. Rac1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 $6 $16 (12... b6 $14) 13. Be3
Be6 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Rfd8 16. Bf3 Rac8 17. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 18. exd5 h6 $2 19.
g4 $4 (19. c5 $5 Qb8 20. Rfe1 Bf8 21. c6 bxc6 22. dxc6 Qc7 23. Qd4 Re8 24. Bxh6
$4 (24. Rxe8 $18) 24... Rxe1+ $1 25. Rxe1 d5 $1 26. Bxd5 $4 Nxd5 27. Qxd5 gxh6
28. Qd4 Qxc6 29. Qg4+ Bg7 $19) 19... g5 $2 20. Bxg5 $2 hxg5 21. Qxg5+ Kf8 22.
Qh6+ Ke8 $6 23. g5 Qc5+ 24. Kh1 Nxd5 $4 {this gets the Light squared Bishop
into the game in such a strong manner it is almost harri-karri chess Kronus is
playing.} 25. Bxd5 Kd7 26. Rce1 $3 {a simlply great way to force the issue.}
Rh8 {to the unobserving eye it seems the Queen is trapped but the idea behind
Rce1 last move will soon become clear.} 27. Rxe7+ $3 Kxe7 28. Rxf7+ $5 Kd8 29.
Qxh8# {I have to admit to thinking Kronus was winning that in that ending but
the 27th move was showing my error of analysis and I bet Kronus thought he
might be winning there. Kronus is a strong strong player and to dismiss him
with such ease shows why Nitish is approaching titled status. Its 6 - 0 to
NitishDas and Kronus is playing for pride only.} 1-0
[Event "Grand Prix 2017 event4 match7 60 10"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2017.05.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kronus"]
[Black "nitishdas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "1584"]
[BlackElo "1967"]
[Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
{Basically NitishDas needing just a draw to seal this match and with it making
sure of the number one spot in the Grand Prix 2017 Event 4, but anyway he gets
totally outplayed by a young man on form, ie Kronus. On the defensive for most
of the match Nitish blunders under the intense pressure.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 {
The closed Sicilian...} g6 3. d3 Nc6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nce2 Nf6 6. Nf3 d5 7. e5 Ng4
8. h3 Nh6 9. g4 f6 10. Bg2 fxe5 11. O-O Nf7 12. Ng3 $4 O-O $2 $17 (12... exf4
13. Bxf4 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Bg7 $19) 13. f5 Nd4 $2 14. Ng5 $2 gxf5 15. gxf5 Nh6 $1
16. Nh5 $1 Ndxf5 $6 17. c4 $5 e6 $2 18. cxd5 $1 exd5 19. Qb3 Ne7 20. Bd2 $6
Nhf5 $1 21. Qd1 $2 Bh8 $2 22. Qg4 $3 Ng6 $5 23. Qf3 h6 $4 $18 {the position
was tight before this move its completely losing for Nitish now.} 24. Qxd5+ $5
{In the final position, 24...Qxd5 25.Bxd5+ Rf7 26.Nxf7 is a practically forced
possible line for White. And so second spot (in the gp) inhabited by myself is
still up for grabs, Kronus is 1.5 points behind me. And he needs thus to win 2
games in a row further to pass me for sure. It looks fairly certain that
Nitish will be crowned champion its just a matter of when he seals his victory.
The match is 6 - 1 to Nitish.} 1-0