Here's those demo games from the previous two posts with the chess.com editor in case Caissa's Web editor doesn't work for you.
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Monday, 2 July 2012
Demo from a few sessions ago
Well it seems a good idea to put in a demo from a few sessions ago, so here it is.
Such a fantastic finish ...
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1907.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rotlevi"]
[Black "Akiba Rubinstein"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]
%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 a6 8. b4
Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qd2 {A bit of a poor sqaure for the Queen - it will have to
move when a rook gets to d8} 10... Qe7 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Rd8
14. Qe2 Bb7 15. O-O {An absolutely symmetrical position apart from the Rook on
d8} 15... Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bc7 18. e4 Rac8 19. e5 Bb6+ 20. Kh1 Ng4!
{Looks like a blunder - but isn't !} 21. Be4 Qh4 22. g3 {opening up the path
to his king ....} 22... Rxc3!! {A really wonderful Queen sacrifice} 23. gxh4
Rd2!! {A fantastic deflection sacrifice.} 24. Qxd2 Bxe4+ 25. Qg2 {Hoping to
resume a favourable battle after Black takes the Q} 25... Rh3 {Another
thunderbolt - there is no way to stop mate. } 0-1
[Site "?"]
[Date "1907.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rotlevi"]
[Black "Akiba Rubinstein"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]
%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 a6 8. b4
Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qd2 {A bit of a poor sqaure for the Queen - it will have to
move when a rook gets to d8} 10... Qe7 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Rd8
14. Qe2 Bb7 15. O-O {An absolutely symmetrical position apart from the Rook on
d8} 15... Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bc7 18. e4 Rac8 19. e5 Bb6+ 20. Kh1 Ng4!
{Looks like a blunder - but isn't !} 21. Be4 Qh4 22. g3 {opening up the path
to his king ....} 22... Rxc3!! {A really wonderful Queen sacrifice} 23. gxh4
Rd2!! {A fantastic deflection sacrifice.} 24. Qxd2 Bxe4+ 25. Qg2 {Hoping to
resume a favourable battle after Black takes the Q} 25... Rh3 {Another
thunderbolt - there is no way to stop mate. } 0-1
Sunday, 1 July 2012
Monday night demo board game
Here is an old game which we can use for chess on Monday (2nd July). Have a look through it and then we can talk about it with the demo board.
If you cannot see this game in your browser then try Firefox instead or go to http:pgnplayer.com and post the pgn code into the box on right hand side to see and play game. To see PGN if not displayed just click 'view PGN'
Here is the pgn code :
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 {The classical reply} 4... Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 {The Greco line (from about 1500 AD !).The safe line is to play 7 Bd2} 7... Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 {The weaker line for Black. He is better to play 8... Bxc3 and then White can play 9 d5 which leads to a line called the Moller attack - which ought to end in a draw.} 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Ba3 {Grabbing the diagonal that stops Black castling.} 10... d5 11. Bb5 Bxa1 12. Re1+ Be6 13. Qa4 Rb8 14. Ne5 Qc8 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Qxc6+ {Black resigned here - can you see why?} 1-0
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1946.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Corte"]
[Black "Bolbochan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]
%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 {The classical reply} 4... Nf6 5. d4
exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 {The Greco line (from about 1500 AD !).The safe line
is to play 7 Bd2} 7... Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 {The weaker line for Black. He is
better to play 8... Bxc3 and then White can play 9 d5 which leads to a line
called the Moller attack - which ought to end in a draw.} 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10.
Ba3 {Grabbing the diagonal that stops Black castling.} 10... d5 11. Bb5 Bxa1
12. Re1+ Be6 13. Qa4 Rb8 14. Ne5 Qc8 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Qxc6+ {Black resigned
here - can you see why?} 1-0
Bob[Site "?"]
[Date "1946.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Corte"]
[Black "Bolbochan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]
%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 {The classical reply} 4... Nf6 5. d4
exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 {The Greco line (from about 1500 AD !).The safe line
is to play 7 Bd2} 7... Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 {The weaker line for Black. He is
better to play 8... Bxc3 and then White can play 9 d5 which leads to a line
called the Moller attack - which ought to end in a draw.} 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10.
Ba3 {Grabbing the diagonal that stops Black castling.} 10... d5 11. Bb5 Bxa1
12. Re1+ Be6 13. Qa4 Rb8 14. Ne5 Qc8 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Qxc6+ {Black resigned
here - can you see why?} 1-0
If you cannot see this game in your browser then try Firefox instead or go to http:pgnplayer.com and post the pgn code into the box on right hand side to see and play game. To see PGN if not displayed just click 'view PGN'
Here is the pgn code :
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 {The classical reply} 4... Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 {The Greco line (from about 1500 AD !).The safe line is to play 7 Bd2} 7... Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 {The weaker line for Black. He is better to play 8... Bxc3 and then White can play 9 d5 which leads to a line called the Moller attack - which ought to end in a draw.} 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Ba3 {Grabbing the diagonal that stops Black castling.} 10... d5 11. Bb5 Bxa1 12. Re1+ Be6 13. Qa4 Rb8 14. Ne5 Qc8 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Qxc6+ {Black resigned here - can you see why?} 1-0
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