Games, 8/17/06

Last night I read Predator at the Chessboard sections 2.1.7 - 2.1.9: knight forks. I also did 90 CTS tactical problems.

Win: lucywang(1312)-likesforests(1465P)

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 b6 7. b3 Bb7 8. Ba3 a5 9. Re1 c6 10. Nh4 b5 11. b4 axb4 12. Bxb4 Na6 13. Ba3 b4 14. Bxb4 Nxb4 15. e4 e6 16. e5 Ng4 17. Qxg4 Nxc2 18. Rec1 Nxa1 19. Rxa1 h5 20. Qf4 g5 21. Qd2 gxh4 22. gxh4 Qa5 23. Qb2 Rfb8 24. Ne2 Ba6 25. Qc2 Bxe2 26. Qxe2 Qc3 27. Rd1 Rb2 28. Qxh5 Raxa2 29. Bf1 Rxf2 30. Bd3 Rg2+ 31. Kh1 Rxh2+ 32. Kg1 Rag2+ 33. Kf1 Rf2+ 34. Kg1 Rhg2+ 35. Kh1 Kf8 36. Qh7 Qxd4 37. Qh5 Rh2+ 38. Kg1 Rf5+ 39. Kxh2 Rxh5 40. Be2 Qf2+ 41. Kh3 Rxh4# 0-1

I pushed my queenside pawns and scored a pawn fork. Then I got too fancy--a 5 move combo scoring a rook for two knights. I pushed my kingside pawns and scored another pawn fork.

I missed a mate-in-two, but scored easily. I need to play stronger opponents. After knight forks, I will probably re-study mates.

Win: CousinoPatriots(1383)-likesforests(1489P)

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. b3 e6 6. Bb2 Ba3 7. Bxa3 Qxa3 8. Nb5 Qe7 9. d4 a6 10. Nc3 Qb4 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. a3 Qd6 13. b4 b5 14. Qg5 Ke7 15. Qxg7 Rg8 16. Qh6 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Qh3 e5 19. Qf3 Bg4 20. Qd3 Rad8 21. Qxd4 exd4 22. Ne2 Bxe2 23. Bxe2 Rxg2 24. O-O-O Rxf2 25. c4 Rxe2 26. cxb5 axb5 27. h4 Rg8 28. Rxd4 Rgg2 29. Kd1 Ra2 30. Re1+ Kf8 31. Rd3 Ra1# 0-1

It was close until my opponent hung his bishop--I must play stronger opponents. I played 16.Nxd4 two turns too late, and missed 19...Ne4, but my doubled rooks attack and checkmate showed finesse! :)