[Event "Grand Prix Event5 2017 match5 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.12.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Kronus"] [Black "Wood, Brian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1508"] [BlackElo "1591"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {finally the match between Kronus and Brian Wood got under way, with an extremely exciting sac fest. Kronus loses pieces and looks down and out for most of the game but from no-where kronus pounces in the threatening style he has.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 {The Giuoco Pianissimo was actually played in the game.} (3... Be7 {The Hungarian Defence}) (3... g6 {The Blackburne-Shilling Defence}) (3... d6 {The Semi-Italian game}) (3... Nf6 { The two Knights Defence}) 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. a3 d6 7. h3 O-O 8. O-O Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Na4 Bb6 11. c3 (11. Nxb6) 11... Qe8 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Nh4 $6 $146 {A dubious novelty by Kronus. A game is given below by two strong masters, one an grandmaster the other an international master. There they play 13.Qe2...} ( 13. Qe2 Nh5 14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 e5 16. d5 Ne7 17. g3 Qg6 18. Kh2 Rf6 19. Nh4 Qf7 20. Be3 Rf8 21. Rac1 c6 22. dxc6 bxc6 23. a4 c5 24. Qb5 g5 25. Nf5 Nxf5 26. exf5 Rxf5 27. Qxb6 Nxg3 28. Kxg3 Rf3+ 29. Kg2 Qf5 30. Qb3+ Kh8 31. Kg1 Qxh3 32. Qc4 Rg3+ 33. fxg3 Qxg3+ 34. Kh1 {½-½ (34) Narciso Dublan,M (2529)-Asis Gargatagli,H (2463) Barcelona 2015}) 13... Qh5 14. Qxh5 Nxh5 15. Kh2 d5 16. Bd2 dxe4 17. dxe4 Nf6 18. Rae1 Ra4 19. b4 $2 (19. Bc1 Rxe4 20. Ng6 Rf7 21. f4 exf4 22. Bxf4 Rd7 23. g4 Kf7 24. Nh8+ Ke8 25. Rxe4 Nxe4 26. Re1 Nc5 27. b4 Nd3 28. Rxe6+ Kf8 29. Bg3 $15) 19... Rxa3 20. b5 Ne7 21. c4 $5 {playing for a desperate cheapo ie threatening Bb4 skewer.} Ra4 22. Bc3 Rxc4 23. Bxe5 Nxe4 24. Re2 Nd5 25. f4 c6 26. Ng6 Re8 27. g4 cxb5 28. f5 b4 29. fxe6 $2 (29. Rf3 $19) 29... Rxe6 30. Ra2 $4 Rxg6 31. Ra8+ Kh7 32. Rff8 Rc2+ 33. Kg1 Re6 34. h4 (34. Bd4 $19) 34... Rxe5 (34... Ne3 35. h5 Rg2+ 36. Kh1 Nf2+ 37. Rxf2 Rxf2 $19) 35. h5 $3 Rc1+ 36. Kh2 Rc2+ (36... Rh1+ $3 37. Kxh1 Ng3+ 38. Kg1 Nxh5 39. gxh5 Rxh5 40. Rab8 Rg5+ 41. Kh2 b3 42. Rf3 Rh5+ 43. Kg1 Nb4 44. Rxb3 Nc6 45. Rf8 Rg5+ 46. Kh2 b5 47. Rf7 Na5 48. Rg3 Kg6 49. Rd7 Rxg3 50. Kxg3 b4 51. Rd5 Nc6 52. Rd7 Kf5 53. Rxb7 g5 54. Rb6 Nd4 55. Rxh6 b3 56. Rb6 Ke4 57. Rxb3 $3 Nxb3 58. Kg4 Nd4 59. Kxg5 $11 {drawn.}) 37. Kg1 {The computer thinks this is drawn but then after the Black move Rc1+ thinks it is won for Black with the same computer move trick of 37...Rc1+ 38.Kh2 Rh1+!! transposing into the previous position. But in the game it was agreed drawn as Brian did not see the win. A great counter attack by Kronus there to leave the match tied at 0.5 - 0.5.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Grand Prix Event5 2017 match5 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.12.03"] [Round "2"] [White "Wood, Brian"] [Black "Kronus"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A81"] [WhiteElo "1591"] [BlackElo "1470"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {Brian gets an advantage in this second game of his match but Andrew(Kronus) gets a powerfull counter-attack against Brians King. Will it be a repeat of the last game.} 1. d4 f5 2. g3 {This is an unusual way to meet the Dutch Defence.} e6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 c6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nc3 d5 8. e3 O-O 9. b3 Ne4 10. Bb2 Nd7 11. Ne2 (11. Nd2 Ndf6 12. f3 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 $14 {was played in a strong ametuer game...}) 11... g5 $3 12. Qc2 Ndf6 $2 $16 13. Ne5 Qe8 $4 $18 { this looks strong but it ships material-maybe Kronus should be thinking how to break down defences without taking unnescersary risk.} 14. Ba3 $1 Qh5 15. f3 $3 Re8 16. cxd5 $3 exd5 17. g4 $6 {opening up the King position unnescersarily} fxg4 $4 $18 ({Andrew (Kronus) said he meant to play this move but mouseslipped, anyway it with best play, is not adequate...} 17... Qh4 18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 fxe4 20. Ng3 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Bxg4 22. Rf6 Qh3 23. Raf1 Bf3 24. Bd6 Re6 25. R1xf3 exf3 26. Rxf3 Rh6 27. Qf2 Re8 28. Rf8+ Kg7 29. Qf7#) 18. fxe4 Qh4 19. Ng3 Be6 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Rae1 Nf4 $4 22. exf4 gxf4 23. Rxf4 Bh6 $6 24. Rfe4 c5 $6 25. Nxg4 Bg7 26. Rxe6 $3 Rxe6 27. Bd5 $1 Bxd4+ 28. Kg2 Qg5 {Kronus couldn't get one piece back because the wiley Brian had it covered. Well done Brian for some very accurate deffensive and attacking play. It looks like Kronus has a severe test here with Brian leading 1.5 - 0.5.} (28... Qxg4 $4 29. Bxe6+ { skewering Queen and King with the Bishop.} Qxe6 30. Rxe6 $18) 1-0 [Event "Grand Prix Event5 2017 match5 60 10"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2017.12.05"] [Round "3"] [White "Kronus"] [Black "Wood, Brian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "1486"] [BlackElo "1591"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {for the moment brian seems to have developed an edge in this match but it is still early days.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 {The closed sicilian defence...} Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Ne2 $2 {an idiosyncratic move very rare. it wastes valuable time.} (5. Bb5 $11 {has been played thousands of times.}) 5... d5 6. e5 Bg4 $1 7. Neg1 $2 {white is way behind in development now.} (7. d4) (7. Ng3) 7... f6 $5 8. Bb5 $6 fxe5 9. fxe5 Bxe5 $1 10. Qe2 Bg7 11. h3 Bd7 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. d3 Qd6 14. Bg5 $2 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Bg7 16. Bh4 O-O-O 17. Ng5 Rf8 $1 18. N1f3 Bd7 19. Bf2 $4 (19. Nd2) 19... h6 $5 20. Bxc5 $2 Qxc5 21. Ne6 Bxe6 22. Qxe6+ Kb8 23. Qa6 b6 24. Kd1 Rxf3 $3 {good technique} 25. gxf3 Qf2 $1 26. Qa3 $1 {defending against Bc3...} (26. Re1 $4 Bc3 27. Rxb6+ axb6 28. Qa3 Qxe1#) 26... Qxf3+ 27. Kd2 (27. Kc1 Qxh1+ 28. Kd2 Qxb1 $19) 27... Qg2+ $3 28. Ke3 d4+ $1 29. Kf4 e5# $1 {pretty final so Brian leads Kronus 2.5 - 0.5.} 0-1