13 Dec 2014

C00 French: Unusual White 2nd moves (1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 exd5)

C00 French: Unusual White 2nd moves (1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 exd5)

This game was played in the first round of the 28th Chess.com Tournament where the rating range is 1601-1800. The tournament is still ongoing and I have managed to secure my place on the next round before my final game ends. Of course when I entered this tournament my rating was on that range but after it had started it went over 1800 at some point. I am very close of getting that place to the second round with a perfect score of 10/10. I have no doubt in my mind that on the next round I will not be able to continue that well but I will try my best of course. I have added more puzzles to mate in twos and threes.

[Event "28th Chess.com Tournament (1601-1800) -"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2014.09.01"] [Round "?"] [White "Raokoyi"] [Black "Vierjoki, Timo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "1632"] [BlackElo "1843"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 2.10 (5s), TV"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 {C00 French Defense: Queen's Knight} d5 3. exd5 exd5 {C00 French: Unusual White 2nd moves} 4. Qf3 Be6 $146 (4... Nf6 5. d4 (5. h3 c6 6. d4 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Qg3 Re8+ 9. Be2 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Qf3 Nd7 12. O-O-O Ndf6 13. g4 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Ne4 15. Qf3 Qg5+ 16. Kb1 Nd2+ 17. Rxd2 Qxd2 18. a3 a5 19. Bd3 Re1+ {Vaughn,G-La Guire,D Flint 1993 0-1 (40)}) 5... Nc6 (5... Be6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nge2 Bd6 8. h3 Qd7 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bb5 h6 11. Bf4 Bb4 12. Qg3 O-O-O 13. a3 Bd6 14. O-O Nh5 15. Qf3 Nxf4 16. Nxf4 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 g5 18. Bxc6 gxf4 19. Bxd7+ Rxd7 20. Kh2 {Alieva,V-Struzhko,V Dagomys 2009 1/2-1/2 (34)}) 6. Bb5 g6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. Nge2 Be6 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Bg4 11. Qg3 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Qc8 13. Bxc6 Ne4 14. Qe3 bxc6 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Re8 17. f3 Nd6 18. Nf4 Nf5 19. Qg5 { Shehzad,K (1650)-Jacobsen,J (1415) Helsingor 2017 1/2-1/2 (48)}) 5. d4 Nc6 6. Nge2 $2 {-1.52/16} (6. Be3 $11 {0.00/21}) 6... Nf6 $2 {0.00/20} (6... Nb4 $1 $17 {-1.52/16} 7. Kd1 Nf6) 7. Bg5 Be7 8. O-O-O {White has an edge.} Qd7 { 0.12/20} ({Black should play} 8... O-O $15 {-0.49/17}) 9. Nf4 O-O-O {0.16/21} ( 9... Bg4 $142 {-0.26/19} 10. Qe3 Bxd1 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Kxd1 O-O-O 13. Ncxd5 Bd6) 10. Bb5 $2 {-1.91/20} (10. Qg3 $11 {0.16/21 and White is okay.}) 10... h6 $2 {0.44/22} (10... Bg4 $19 {-1.91/20} 11. Qg3 Bxd1 12. Rxd1 Qd6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nfxd5 Qxg3 15. hxg3 Bxd4 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Rxd4 cxd5 18. Rxd5 Rhe8 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8) 11. Bxf6 $14 Bxf6 12. Nxe6 {-0.25/22} ({Better is} 12. Bxc6 $14 { 0.54/21} Qxc6 13. Kb1) 12... Qxe6 {0.26/23} (12... fxe6 $142 {-0.25/22} 13. g3 Kb8) 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. a3 Rhe8 15. h4 {-0.44/20} (15. Rhe1 $11 {0.00/24}) 15... a6 {0.00/24} (15... Kb8 $15 {-0.44/20 deserves consideration.}) 16. Na2 { -0.56/20} (16. Rd3 $11 {0.00/24}) 16... Qc4 17. Kb1 Re2 18. c3 {-0.74/19} (18. Nc3 $11 {0.00/22 keeps the balance.} Ree8 19. Rh3) 18... Rde8 $1 $17 {[#] ( -> ...Qb3)} 19. Nc1 R2e6 $40 {0.00/23 White needs to defend precisely.} ({Black should try} 19... Qb5 $1 $17 {-1.12/19} 20. b3 (20. Nxe2 $2 Rxe2 21. b4 Qc4 $19 ) 20... R2e4) 20. Nd3 Rb6 {0.87/19} (20... Kb8 $11 {0.00/24 remains equal.}) 21. Nb4 {0.00/22} (21. Rde1 $16 {0.87/19} Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1) 21... Rd8 {0.63/22} ( 21... Re4 $11 {0.00/22}) 22. g4 $2 {-0.94/21} (22. Ka1 $14 {0.63/22 keeps the upper hand.}) 22... a5 23. Nd3 $2 {-3.11/17} (23. Na2 $1 $11 {-0.21/22}) 23... Qxc3 $1 $19 {[#] Threatens to win with ...Rxb2+!} 24. Qe2 Qxa3 {-1.79/20} ( 24... Bxd4 $142 {-3.91/19 White must now prevent ...Kb8.} 25. a4 Qc4) 25. Nf4 $2 {-4.51/20} (25. g5 {-1.79/20 is the only way for White.} Be7 26. Rhe1) 25... Qb4 26. Qd2 g6 27. Qxb4 Rxb4 28. Ne2 Rd6 29. Rd2 Rdb6 30. f4 Bg7 31. g5 h5 32. Rhd1 $2 {-4.15/20} (32. f5 {-2.50/21}) 32... Rb3 33. Rc2 Rh3 34. Nc3 Rd6 { -1.70/22} (34... Rc6 $142 {-4.10/19} 35. f5 Rxh4) 35. Nb5 Rd7 {aiming for ... c6.} 36. Rdc1 $2 {-5.80/20} (36. Re1 $17 {-1.55/25 was the crucial defense.} c6 37. Re8+ Rd8 38. Re7) 36... c6 {Black is clearly winning.} 37. Rd1 Kb8 38. Na3 Rxh4 39. Rf2 Re7 40. Nc2 Re4 41. f5 gxf5 42. Rxf5 Ref4 43. Rf1 Rxf1+ 44. Rxf1 { Endgame KRB-KRN} Rg4 45. Rxf7 Rxg5 46. Ka2 Ka7 47. Kb3 Rg4 48. Ka4 Ka6 49. b4 b5+ 50. Kb3 a4+ 51. Ka3 Bxd4 52. Nxd4 Rxd4 53. Rh7 h4 54. Rh6 Kb6 55. Rh8 Rd3+ {Accuracy: White = 26%, Black = 28%.} 0-1

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