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Discord for chessmood
Would be great to create a chessmood discord server
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There's one already: discord.gg/w3mb9WUk6A
Practical Endgames
Hi everyone, I have been strugling a lot in practical endgames where there is no theory and I need to find a plan, I have been doing Endgame Roadmap and 100 Classical Endgames, do I have to do anything else?
Kindly suggest,
Thanks!
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Read this article: https://chessmood.com/blog/chess-endgame-strategies And there are also these two courses https://chessmood.com/course/classical-chess-endgames https://chessmood.com/course/pawn-endgames There are also some great endgames in the 100 Classical Masterpieces course. For example games 16, 28-34, 42, 52, 53, 93 to 97. Probably a few others too.
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Nf3 e6
… here it's said in the course that 5.Nxd4 isn't good because of cxd4 6.Ne2 Nf6 which is given as good for black. However, 6..Qg5 seems much stronger, see a very current example:
https://lichess.org/broadcast/international-master-tournament-of-sv-wuerttemberg/round-8/82AXRmZX See the Maisch game.
Not too relevant, since we don't go 5.Nxd4, but still…
Actually, I first heard of this move from David Shahinyan.
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Hello Thomas,
Yes, you are right we anyway don’t play this variation for White’s side with capturing on d4. And also you mentioned the correct Qg5 move.
Thank you 🙂
New success story: Career gambit to winning silver alongside Anand
“I quit my job, accepted Emil Sutovsky’s offer and decided to study #chess for 2 months”, says our hero Alexander Shapiro on participating at #FIDERapidTeams for team Freedom.
He made the most of this once-in-lifetime opportunity by winning silver alongside Anand & co at the World Rapid Teams!
Discover Alexander's crazy success story as he shares:
- How he prepared for the event.
- The people who helped him.
- The Viswanathan Anand & Vidit Gujrathi effect.
- The dinner conversation with Dubov.
- What he learned from super GMs and much more.
Full story👇
https://chessmood.com/success-stories/alexander-shapiro
And you can share your congratulatory messages with Alexander under this forum thread.
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wow what an experience!! Congratulations!!!
Congratulations, Alex! Did you ask for an autograph or get any other remembrance from the team members?
Well played Alex. Is a once in a lifetime amazing experie<nce and you did awesome.
I see your team didn't lack creativity with Dubov and Rapport ;)
congratulations alexander for silver medal. great job
Even if it becomes hard and not doable,stories like these remind me to never quit chess. Big congratulations Alex and to many more wins. There is no better feeling than feeling extremely tired but knowing you have accomplished what you wanted. Chess is so beautiful.
Nice going.. congratulations…
great job alexander, super!!
#RightMoodRightMove
#Cogro
Wow ! What an incredible journey on a such short notice ! Going all in for 2 months after getting this once of a life time opportunity , you must have felt overwhelmed with satisfaction of having done the right thing ! You have all my admiration for having been able to concentrate your efforts in 2 months and still delivering at the right moment , sustaining the pressure , fatigue , stress etc… I can only imagine how you could have felt at the end ! What an inspiring story ! and you did it with the help of the chessmood course ! Thank you for sharing this story !
15K Mega Giveaway
Hello everyone, I heard that ChessMood is doing a mega giveaway, I have registered for it and I want to know how the lucky winners will be selected. Thanks!
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When the users get registered for the giveaway on messenger, they provide their email and simply wait. The system will randomly choose the winners.😀
Hi, I am looking everyday but not finding the winners in the giveway, when will you announce them?
How to use MoodCoin
Do you know how I can spend Moon Coin on purchasing courses? (or what you can get from them) 💲
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Please look here: https://chessmood.com/forum/main-channel/can-anyone-tell-me-where-to-spend-mood-coins
French attack 3 Nc3 5 f4 and Bd3
hi folks, I have a query in this line that has come up in my games. In the French attack line with 3 Nc3, and 5 f4 after we have played ..c5 and then..Nh6, what do we do if white plays Bd3 to stop ..Nf5? Do we play ..c4 forcing Be2 and then play ..Nf5?
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or do we go for a different plan like b6 and Ba6 to exchange off the bishops or perhaps Qb6 and aim to bring the bishop into b5 (although I'm not sure if that works with the knight on c3 defending the b5 square). thanks
Hi Paul,
can you please input all the moves and clarify the exact moment of your question, so I can provide you with the most precise answer?
Thank you!
Audio on Blunderproof game videos
Hi, I just wanted to provide some feedback that the audio on some of the recordings on the Blunderproof course videos is a bit soft. It seems to be the videos that are where there are explanations of games. It is not that it is inaudable. Rather it is just softer than the other videos, and I can't quite make it loud enough to be comfortable to listen to. I hope this is useful. Thanks, Nick
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Hi Nicholas,
can you please send the links to the videos with a good audio and other one, so we compare and understand the issue?
Thank you 🙂
Positional Chess Books
Hello everyone, I am looking for Positional Chess books, a few things about me: Full time chess player, 1330 fide clasical rating and 2150 rapid lichess rating, my goal is to become a GM, weak area is positional chess, strong area is attack and tactics. I am looking for some good books of positional play.
Thanks!
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Techniques of Positional Play
45 Practical Methods to Gain the Upper Hand in Chess
I do not wanna add the list without points.
The above book is insane and will help you to reach a great level in understanding chess positional and attacking patterns. Once you finish it then let me know , will share some more.
Coming soon courses and videos
Hi, I subscribed few days ago. I noticed that some courses are marked as “coming soon”. Also some videos in live courses are marked as “coming soon” - for example in WWP course.
Is there any release calendar for such cases? How is it announced to our community - here on the forum, via email or via blog post?
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Hello Chatu Ranga!
There is no real calendar for the courses. But if chessmood releases a new course, you will get notified via email (if you have subscribed). If chessmood adds a new section to a course, you will get a message with a link delivered in your chessmood mailbox. Example: " We've added a new section to the course "The 7Q Method"! Watch it here! "
I hope this helps you! 😀
Can anyone tell me where to spend mood coins
I have 1k mood coins right now can anyone tell me which course i can buy for mood coins or which thing i could buy from mood coins
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Hi , you will need to accumulate a lot more to be able to buy a course with it . Click life time access link which can be seen along the quiz button of most of the courses. 1 k moodcoins =1 $ . I joined 6 months ago and i m over 90 k . I got most of them while solving the daily puzzle and some from referrals and rewards for best answer and once for the 5 th best game of the month( this is the highest reward but not easy to win as many are submitting very good games each month ! ) .
The best games of August, 2023, and the prizes
Hello ChessMood family, hello champions and future champions!
Welcome to the "Best games of August, 2023" competition.
Under this post, we invite you to post the best games that you will play this month.
The Prize fund is 350K MoodCoins which is equal to 350$.
The 1st prize - 150K
The 2nd prize - 100K
The 3rd prize- 50K
The 4th prize- 30k
The 5th prize- 20k
Good luck with your games and keep the Right Mood!
#ChessMood
#Right Mood - Right Move
P. S.
Here are the winners of July, 2023:
Druva Sookraj
Tomas Hanak
God Grace
Zubin Schweitzer
Denis Page
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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.08.01"]
[Round "-"]
[White "KalichKavatskhelia"]
[Black "DruvaSkywalker"]
[Result "0-1"]
[CurrentPosition "r3k2r/pp2pp1p/1q1p2p1/3P1n2/2P2P2/1P1n4/PQ2NP1P/R3KB1R w KQkq -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "A30"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/English-Opening-Symmetrical-Variation"]
[UTCDate "2023.08.01"]
[UTCTime "14:34:11"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "1636"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "DruvaSkywalker won by resignation"]
[StartTime "14:34:11"]
[EndDate "2023.08.01"]
[EndTime "14:50:20"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/84639350151"]
[WhiteUrl "https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/user/256376435.b098338c.50x50o.09e372cf524c.jpg"]
[WhiteCountry "149"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackUrl "https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/noavatar_l.84a92436.gif"]
[BlackCountry "137"]
[BlackTitle ""]
1. c4 c5 2. e3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. exd4 Bg7 5. b3 Nc6 6. Bb2 d6 7. Ne2 Nh6 8. Nd2
Qb6 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Qd2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nf5 12. d5 Bxb2 13. Qxb2 Ne5 14. f4 $4 Nd3+ $1
{<br /><br />Game may have continued...} (14... Nd3+ 15. Kd2 Nxb2 16. Bh3 Nd4
17. Rab1 Nxe2 18. Kxe2 Qd4 {-7.65}) 0-1
short but very precise game!
Crushed Stafford
Chess: Komissar156 vs igormilenkovic1979 - 84666869049 - Chess.com
Bring every piece into the attack!
https://lichess.org/4n43ynh4/white#81
An English with a reaction on the queenside!
https://lichess.org/A3xwdtvf/black#60
Almost impossible comeback
https://lichess.org/gSb2HY4lVgJE
awesome
Maroczy Bind I managed to perform the Nd7-c5-e6-d4 maneuver!
https://lichess.org/swjiXwIgfQKz
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.08.05"]
[Round "-"]
[White "DruvaSkywalker"]
[Black "Yousef_Farhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "3Q4/5k2/4R1p1/pppP3p/7n/8/PPP2P2/2K5 b - -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C00"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/French-Defense-Schlechter-Variation"]
[UTCDate "2023.08.05"]
[UTCTime "11:23:34"]
[WhiteElo "1649"]
[BlackElo "1692"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "DruvaSkywalker won by resignation"]
[StartTime "11:23:34"]
[EndDate "2023.08.05"]
[EndTime "11:49:48"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/84973401557"]
[WhiteUrl "https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/noavatar_l.84a92436.gif"]
[WhiteCountry "137"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackUrl "https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/noavatar_l.84a92436.gif"]
[BlackCountry "158"]
[BlackTitle ""]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 b6 $2 4. exd5 exd5 5. h3 Be7 6. Nf3 f6 $2 7. Bf4 Be6 $2 8.
Qe2 Bf7 9. Nc3 $6 c6 $6 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. Rde1 $6 g6 $6 12. g4 a5 $6 13. g5 b5 14.
Bd6 $2 Kf8 15. Bxe7+ Nxe7 $6 16. gxf6 Nxf6 17. Ng5 $2 Ra7 $2 18. Qe5 Kg7 19. h4 h5 $2 20.
Rhg1 Re8 $6 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Qe6+ Kg7 23. Qh3 $2 Qb6 $2 24. Ne2 Rf8 $6 25. Nf4 Ne4
26. Ne6+ Kf7 27. Nxf8 Kxf8 28. Bxe4 dxe4 29. Rxe4 c5 30. Qf3+ Nf5 31. d5 Rf7 32.
Qg2 Rf6 33. Rge1 Kf7 34. Re6 Rxe6 35. Rxe6 Nxh4 36. Qg5 Qd8 $6 37. Qxd8 {<br
/><br />Game may have continued...} (37. Qxd8 Nf5 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Qxg6+ Ng7 40.
Re8# {+M3}) 1-0
interesting french!
thank you
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.08.05"]
[Round "-"]
[White "ballbr"]
[Black "DruvaSkywalker"]
[Result "0-1"]
[CurrentPosition "8/8/1p1b4/p1p5/P3bk2/1nPK4/8/1R6 w - -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "B23"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Closed-Sicilian-Defense-Grand-Prix-Attack...5.Bc4-e6-6.O-O-Nge7"]
[UTCDate "2023.08.05"]
[UTCTime "14:47:31"]
[WhiteElo "1735"]
[BlackElo "1659"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "DruvaSkywalker won by resignation"]
[StartTime "14:47:31"]
[EndDate "2023.08.05"]
[EndTime "15:21:17"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/84985906695"]
[WhiteUrl "https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/noavatar_l.84a92436.gif"]
[WhiteCountry "2"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackUrl "https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/noavatar_l.84a92436.gif"]
[BlackCountry "137"]
[BlackTitle ""]
1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Nf3 e6 6. O-O Nge7 7. e5 a6 $6 8. a4 $2
d5 $6 9. exd6 $6 Qxd6 10. d3 b6 11. Ne4 Qc7 12. c3 O-O 13. Nfg5 $6 h6 14. Nh3 $6 Bb7
15. f5 $2 exf5 16. Bf4 Be5 $6 17. Bxh6 fxe4 18. Bxf8 $6 Rxf8 19. dxe4 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1
Bd6 $9 (20... Ne5) 21. Ng5 $1 Ne5 22. Bxf7+ $9 Nxf7 23. Ne6 Qd7 24. Nxf8 Kxf8 25.
Qf3 $6 Qe6 $6 26. Rae1 Kg7 27. Qh3 Qxh3+ 28. gxh3 Ng5 29. h4 Nxe4 30. Kg1 Nf5 31.
h5 Nfg3 32. hxg6 Nxf1 33. Kxf1 Kxg6 34. Re3 Kg5 35. Ke2 Bf4 36. Rd3 Bd6 37. Re3
Kg4 38. Kd3 Kf4 39. Re1 a5 40. Kc4 Bc6 41. b3 Nd2+ 42. Kd3 Nxb3 43. Rb1 Be4+
{<br /><br />Game may have continued...} (43... Be4+ 44. Ke2 Bxb1 45. Ke1 Be5
46. c4 Ke3 47. Kf1 Bd3+ {-43.6}) 0-1
interesting black against grand prix
I played a nice Scotch Game as white. The only move I would have changed in hindsight was h4. Instead I would have played f4.
https://lichess.org/nr6YHJ38
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qe2 d6 8. Be3 Be6 9. O-O-O Qe7 10. g3 O-O 11. f3 Ne5 12. Kb1 Nc4 13. Bc1 c6 14. g4 Rfd8 15. g5 Ne8 16. h4 d5 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. Rxd5 Qc7 20. Qxc4 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Rc8 22. Bd3 a5 1-0
One of my best win !!
https://lichess.org/h0KxAbDZREF6
Nice positional game with a tactic https://lichess.org/CcP748up2eGb
Pirc attack with exchange sacrifice
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/85011115609?tab=review
[Event "Live Chess - chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.08.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "clp16"]
[Black "DruvaSkywalker"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[WhiteElo "1192"]
[BlackElo "1176"]
[Termination "DruvaSkywalker won by resignation"]
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bg5 Bg4 7. Be2 Bxf3 8.
Bxf6 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 gxf6 10. O-O Rg8 11. g3 Rd8 12. Rd1 Ne5 13. c4 Nf3+ 14. Kf1
Nxh2+ 15. Ke1 Qf5 16. Nc3 a6 17. Nd5 Rxd5 18. cxd5 Qxd5 19. Kd2 Nf3+ 20. Kc1
Bh6+ 21. Kc2 Nd4+ 0-1
nice Alapin
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 Bg4 6. Nbd2 d5 7. Bd3 Qe7 8.
O-O f5 9. c4 c6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Qa4+ Qd7 12. Bb5 Nc6 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. Nxc6 Bd6
15. Ne5+ Ke7 16. Nxe4 Bxe5 17. Qb4+ Kf7 18. f4 Bf6 19. Nd6+ Kg6 20. h3 Bh5 21.
Re1 Bxd4+ 22. Be3 a5 23. Bxd4 axb4 24. Re6# 1-0
A nice game with a queen sac at the end (not forced but still cool!)
[Event "Live Chess - chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.08.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "igor402"]
[Black "DruvaSkywalker"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[WhiteElo "1650"]
[BlackElo "1666"]
[Termination "DruvaSkywalker won by resignation"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd2 Rb8 8.
Rb1 d6 9. Bc4 Nf6 10. h3 O-O 11. O-O e6 12. Be3 d5 13. exd5 cxd5 14. Bb3 Ba6 15.
Re1 Qc7 16. Qf3 Nd7 17. Bf4 e5 18. Nxd5 Qd8 19. Bg3 Bb7 20. Qe3 Kh8 21. Nb4 f5
22. Qxa7 f4 23. Bh2 Qg5 24. f3 Bxf3 25. Qf2 Ba8 26. Nd3 Rbe8 27. Ba4 Re7 28.
Bxd7 Rxd7 29. Nc5 Re7 30. Ne4 Qf5 31. Nd6 Qe6 32. Ne4 Rc7 33. Ng5 Qf5 34. Nf3
Rxc2 35. Re2 Rxe2 0-1
interesting sicilian
A Sicilian with 4. …. e6.
https://lichess.org/R495XXak/white#53
Nice win with 2 rooks vs Queen endgame https://lichess.org/TJnMq99b/white
This is a textbook Scotch.
I played one inaccuracy, Bf2, due to the misjudgment that Black could protect the knight after I played f4 Ng3. Other than that, it felt good to have more time on the clock than I started with on move 15. Unfortunately, opponent resigned because I took too long calculating how to continue the attack. 🤷🏻♂️
[Site "https://lichess.org/fU9O5teF"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Qe2 Nf6 8. Be3 Bg4 9. f3 Be6 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4 Bxb3 12. axb3 Bxe3+ 13. Qxe3 Nd7 14. h4 Nce5 15. g5 g6 16. Be2 a6 17. f4 Nc6 18. h5 f5 1-0
https://lichess.org/study/p16n2KIj/YKZDWOKH Nice game in OTB Rapid Chess, Exchange Caro Kann (my rating ~1950 vs ~1550), played on 06.08, RTU Open
Nice win in the Stonewall Dutch, happy with the accuracy 96.5% no mistakes or inaccuracies and just followed the basic ideas.
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/85160566813?tab=review
This may not be the best game but it is instructive. I also had a nice finish in the end
https://lichess.org/study/IdmfksX3
This is my game with london system, nothing fancy https://lichess.org/N6oTeOT6kmbT
Played this game with the Schletcher Variation in French. I played a knight sacrifice to open Black king's shelter and then launched a furious attack on the king and in the end sacrificed a bishop to force checkmate.
Play Osh-FighteR • lichess.org
A nice attacking game using Dutch Attack with Black pieces. Thanks for the guidance of GM Avitik.
https://lichess.org/MTpH7i9Y/black
An easy Scotch!
https://lichess.org/KX2dT6cc/white#67
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.08.09"]
[Round "-"]
[White "DruvaSkywalker"]
[Black "Zeesi10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "r3kQnr/pp1b2pp/n3Npq1/8/1B6/8/P4PPP/3RR1K1 b - -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C40"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Kings-Pawn-Opening-Kings-Knight-McConnell-Defense"]
[UTCDate "2023.08.09"]
[UTCTime "00:02:43"]
[WhiteElo "1213"]
[BlackElo "1192"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[Termination "DruvaSkywalker won by checkmate"]
[StartTime "00:02:43"]
[EndDate "2023.08.09"]
[EndTime "00:09:04"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/85278142557"]
[WhiteUrl "https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/noavatar_l.84a92436.gif"]
[WhiteCountry "137"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackUrl "https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/noavatar_l.84a92436.gif"]
[BlackCountry "69"]
[BlackTitle ""]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 $6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 $6 Qg6 $6 5. Qxd4 $2 Be7 $6 6. Nc3 $6 c6 $2 7.
Bf4 Qxc2 8. Bd3 Qxb2 9. O-O $2 Bb4 $9 10. Bd2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qa3 $6 12. e6 f6 13.
exd7+ Bxd7 14. Rfe1+ Kd8 15. Bb4 c5 16. Qxc5 Qxd3 17. Rad1 $6 Qg6 18. Nd4 Na6 $2
19. Ne6+ Ke8 20. Qf8# 1-0
Fun scotch Qf6
A perfect French Attack!
https://lichess.org/lmrg3LZn/black#17
A very beautiful game.
https://lichess.org/nPhOZdXHrpff
Owen Defense
https://lichess.org/Xzjw9O69/white#63
Created a new account to train SLP
https://www.chess.com/game/live/85319565519 A nice SLP win
Not a best game contender, but in my opinion a funny miniature
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/85462935659?tab=analysis
The idea of the manouver Qb3, Bb1 and Qc7 to create a battery came to me a few weeks ago in the exchange french but i realized it doesn't work unless white wastes a lot of time, which is what happened in this game.
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 { B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation } Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 Qa5+ 6. Bd2 Qa6 7. Qg3 e6 8. f4 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. Ne2 Nge7 11. O-O Nf5 12. Qf2 h5 13. dxc5 Qb5 14. b4 a5 15. Nd4 Ncxd4 16. cxd4 axb4 17. Be3 Be7 18. Nd2 b6 19. Nb3 bxc5 20. dxc5 O-O 21. Rfc1 Rfc8 22. Bd4 Ra3 23. Rc2 Rxb3 24. axb3 Nxd4 25. Qxd4 Bxc5 26. Rxc5 Qxc5 27. Qxc5 Rxc5 28. Ra4 Rb5 29. Ra8+ Kh7 30. Kf2 Rb7 31. Ke3 Kg6 32. h3 Kf5 33. Ra4 g5 34. g3 h4 35. g4+ Kg6 36. Ra6 gxf4+ 37. Kxf4 Rc7 38. Rb6 Rc3 39. Rxb4 Rxh3 40. Rb8 Kg7 41. b4 Rb3 42. b5 h3 43. Ra8 h2 44. Ra1 Rxb5 45. Rh1 Rb2 46. Ke3 Kg6 47. Kf4 Rb4+ 48. Kg3 Rb2 49. Kh4 d4 50. Rf1 d3 51. Rf6+ Kg7 52. Rf1 Re2 53. Kg3 d2 { White resigns. } 0-1
in the begin a postitional way and at the end a tactic
French_Defense_Advance_Variation
https://lichess.org/jbIedmZ1/black#72
It's first time I write on the forum, I'm not sure I'm replying in the right place… anyway…
https://lichess.org/twr0uVT1t5dj
I'm throwing this game out there, because I was very excited to win against a 1600… I'm 1100 rapid on chess.com, so I'm bad. I made a Lichess account, and they are still figuring out my level, so they pitched me against a 1600. Strange opening I knew nothing about, I went with our stonewall, I thought at least one of the two bishops would be unhappy. I dropped a couple of pawns by mistake, but then…
A nice game in Cochrane Gambit. Opp. lost the queen in discover attack.
https://lichess.org/TMhkOoyh
Positional exchange sac!
https://lichess.org/czhKFajyhaJ3
Even if I always feel I'm not sure what to do in such a Sicilian!
https://lichess.org/onKBavuX/white#42
French Attack does it again, ninja tactics at the end to find the mate !
https://www.chess.com/game/live/85417276191
I don't feel comfortable with Scandinavian. Maybe opponent helped me here!
https://lichess.org/9q4PM2J3/white#0
I played a nice game with the french attack: https://lichess.org/DkPfmu9t/black 🙂
https://lichess.org/oMnFHb5WrIXK
OK, so I have finally decided to throw away my patchwork black repertoire for now. It took me courage to admit I wasn't getting results after a “marriage” of five years. Started the Blackmood openings… I read all the advice about not taking notes at same time as listening, not memorising specific moves as much as ideas, and not being afraid to get to work immediately with trying it out. Revelatory !
This game was my very first French (ever), and I decided to try out the tricky light squared bishop early exchange idea, coupled with potentially not castling. Amazing, - not perfect - but I felt I had so much energy and it was so enjoyable - I felt like I was playing white! Thank so much for these insights - they are bringing the joy back into chess.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/85698123573
It's not good to be too greedy ;0)…
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/85700371073?tab=review
https://www.chess.com/game/live/85701021819
Just played Scotch as White. Didn't do postmortem though yet. Maybe could win sooner…
https://lichess.org/tdyZqr1g
I play with black vs alapin variation
https://lichess.org/zTbpqPDvl0Lr
https://lichess.org/6rbo8w4JTKUk I played Dutch attack!!
https://share.chessbase.com/SharedGames/share/?p=9E3ZhLWCzTIvH6He0299mr95rFpPpP0vOnbCYRL4RFDXHY4TW28GeHCDFjCNHTiz
Attacking with the French attack: https://lichess.org/ADQivf5D6DPh 😃😃😃 [Event "Live Chess"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bd3 d5 5. e5 Ne4 6. O-O b6 7. Nbd2 Nxd2 8. Bxd2 interesting evolution to french! brilliant!
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.08.14"]
[Round "-"]
[White "NarutoUzumaki509"]
[Black "karrodpillado"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "r5r1/pbQ1kp1p/1p2p1p1/nP1pP3/3P4/P2B1N2/5PPP/5RK1 b - -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "B00"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Nimzowitsch-Defense-2.d4-e6-3.Nf3"]
[UTCDate "2023.08.14"]
[UTCTime "18:30:05"]
[WhiteElo "1031"]
[BlackElo "999"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[Termination "NarutoUzumaki509 won by resignation"]
[StartTime "18:30:05"]
[EndDate "2023.08.14"]
[EndTime "18:36:44"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/85776704149"]
[WhiteUrl "https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/noavatar_l.84a92436.gif"]
[WhiteCountry "137"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackUrl "https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/user/105965716.c6ec1d8a.50x50o.7dfa416f4271.jpeg"]
[BlackCountry "111"]
[BlackTitle ""]
g6 9. Bg5 Ne7 10. Bf6 Rg8 11. c4 Bb7 12. c5 Qc8 13. cxb6 cxb6 14. Rc1 Nc6 15. a3
Qd7 16. b4 Bh6 17. Rc2 Bf8 18. Qc1 Be7 19. b5 Na5 20. Rc7 $1 Qd8 21. Rxe7+ Qxe7
22. Bxe7 Kxe7 23. Qc7+ {<br /><br />Game may have continued...} (23. Qc7+ Kf8
24. Ng5 Rg7 25. Rc1 Kg8 26. Qe7 Nc4 27. Bxc4 dxc4 28. Qxb7 {+6.29}) 1-0
A nice win in english opening
https://lichess.org/uWOWfj4o/black
Hello,
These are some very nice games I've played so far this month.
1.https://www.chess.com/game/live/84964351007
I really outplayed my opponent in that one.
2.https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/85579301835?tab=analysis
I sucked my queen in this one, not forced and not the best move, but still cool.
3.https://lichess.org/GbNjRhOb/black
Probably the most accurate game I've ever played, a 96 accuracy win in 19 moves.
4.https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/84719668537?tab=analysis
Destroyed my opponent in 15 moves
This might be the most beautiful piece sac I've played in a long time, if not ever, and Stockfish at depth 22 says it was the best move in the position.
I was black and this is from the Dutch.
1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nf6 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Ne4 9. Qc2 O-O 10. a4 a5 11. Ba3 Rf6 12. Rab1 d6 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Rh6 15. c5 Bf3 16. Be2 Qh4 0-1
https://lichess.org/9ywFs8TU/black
A good win !! in Sicilian closed.
https://lichess.org/FI5DgvizqrNL
Great Sacrifices in Caro Kann (Tournament Game) Chess Analysis Board and PGN Editor - Chess.com
1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 { B11 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line } 5. Qxf3 e6 6. g3 Nd7 7. Bg2 Bb4 8. a3 Ba5 9. b4 Bb6 10. Bb2 d4 11. Ne2 e5 12. O-O Ngf6 13. c3 Nf8 14. cxd4 exd4 15. b5 Ne6 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Rac1 d3 18. Nf4 Ng5 19. Qxd3 Qxd3 20. Nxd3 Rd8 21. Nf4 Rxd2 22. Bc3 Ra2 23. e5 Nfe4 24. Nd3 Nxg3 25. Bxc6+ Kd8 26. Rfd1 Ne2+ 27. Kf1 Nxc3 28. Rxc3 Ke7 29. Nb4 Rxf2+ 30. Ke1 Rf5 31. Rd7+ Ke6 32. Rb7 Rxe5+ 33. Kf1 Rd8 34. Nd3 Rf5+ 35. Kg2 h6 36. h4 Nh7 37. Kg3 Bd4 38. Nf4+ Rxf4 { Black wins on time. } 0-1
my game
https://lichess.org/sGzjtIVS/black#74 https://lichess.org/PHoftB4f/black#31
https://lichess.org/pMQ7hmvF/white - Lovely game with our scotch!
A nice win in Sicilian closed
https://lichess.org/XvruquI6nbx3
I know it wasn't perfect but I liked the final attack anyway. Something I couldn't surely do before starting learnig on chessmood.
https://lichess.org/m30MSpkB/white#55
A nice attacking game in our Scotch! https://lichess.org/Y5mte7Kjoh80 I never could have done this without chessmood, so thank you!
😀
When I learned Benko Gambit first I was suspicious. Me playing a pawn down. The thing that I like it that it plays almost alone. (Even if it's not a real Benko here).
https://lichess.org/Zi88H2kr/black#0
I just started to play Dutch Attack but already have a game which I want to share with you. Final attack is very beautiful :) https://lichess.org/eKAtsixuMfBj
https://lichess.org/study/0E1O4IFW/hSJDz7IK - Beautiful game in the Caro-Kann exchange variation with 97% accuracy , finished with a nice rook sacrifice. 😀
Modern Pirc played as a Sicilian (I still haven't learned How to play against The Pirc).
https://lichess.org/lb864Cgs/white#0
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.08.19"]
[Round "-"]
[White "chesps"]
[Black "NarutoUzumaki509"]
[Result "0-1"]
[CurrentPosition "2r5/1b1kbR1Q/p3p2p/1p1p4/8/2P1qN2/PP6/2K5 w - -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "B28"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Sicilian-Defense-OKelly-Zagorovsky-Line"]
[UTCDate "2023.08.19"]
[UTCTime "05:22:22"]
[WhiteElo "1410"]
[BlackElo "1461"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "NarutoUzumaki509 won by resignation"]
[StartTime "05:22:22"]
[EndDate "2023.08.19"]
[EndTime "05:44:26"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/86161695947"]
[WhiteUrl "https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/user/14621628.e7d9cebe.50x50o.61bd4b9534f9.jpg"]
[WhiteCountry "3"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackUrl "https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/noavatar_l.84a92436.gif"]
[BlackCountry "137"]
[BlackTitle ""]
1. e4 a6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd5 e6 6. Qh5 Nf6 7. Qg5 h6 8. Qe3
Nb4 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. c3 Nc6 11. Qc2 Be7 12. Bd3 b5 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Nbd2 Ne5 15.
Nxe5 Qxe5 16. f3 d5 17. Bd4 Qh5 18. e5 Nd7 19. O-O-O Nxe5 20. f4 Nxd3+ 21. Qxd3
Rc8 22. Bxg7 Rg8 23. Bd4 Rxg2 24. Rdg1 Rxh2 25. Rxh2 Qxh2 26. Rg8+ Kd7 27. Qh7
Qxf4 28. Rg7 Qxd4 29. Rxf7 Qc5 30. Nf3 Qe3+ {<br /><br />Game may have
continued...} (30... Qe3+ 31. Kd1 Re8 32. Nd4 Qe4 33. Qxh6 Rg8 34. Qh2 Rg1+ 35.
Qxg1 {-5.19}) 0-1
interesting pressure and dynamism
My first ever test of Stonewall Structure as White:
https://lichess.org/ispQYZE4
😀
After seeing GM Gabuzyan English course, even me start playing almost perfect games!
https://lichess.org/rcCnzcDY/black#0
One of my best endgames so far with a pretty tactic to win a pawn and head into a winning endgame wich I converted with a zugzwang.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/84625402749?username=razaqabd
One of my most accurate games so far this month. An 18 move win against the scotch.
https://lichess.org/1TzQFrk2/black#36
A game I played at a chess camp I attended last week - I built up my advantage throughout the game with superior development and a nice attack and even though one of my final moves wasn't particularly accurate, I'm really proud of this game as my calculation exceeded my rating and I used my first queen sacrifice to defeat someone rated over 300 points higher than me!!
Good luck to everyone entering!!
https://www.chess.com/a/2ZujRWtv22PSh4?tab=analysis
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.08.20"]
[Round "-"]
[White "NarutoUzumaki509"]
[Black "miqayelarshakyan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "4r3/5pQk/6R1/8/5P2/1B3q2/PPP4P/2K5 b - -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C41"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Philidor-Defense-Exchange-Variation...6.Bf4-O-O-7.Qd2-a6-8.O-O-O"]
[UTCDate "2023.08.20"]
[UTCTime "10:08:58"]
[WhiteElo "1123"]
[BlackElo "1193"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[Termination "NarutoUzumaki509 won by checkmate"]
[StartTime "10:08:58"]
[EndDate "2023.08.20"]
[EndTime "10:17:30"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/86264993851"]
[WhiteUrl "https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/noavatar_l.84a92436.gif"]
[WhiteCountry "137"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackUrl "https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/user/90665528.0d6a6304.50x50o.3d644b18da6b.jpeg"]
[BlackCountry "14"]
[BlackTitle ""]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bf4 O-O 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O b5 9. f3 Bd7 10. g4 c5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. gxf5 Qd7 13. Nd5 $6 Nxd5 14. Qxd5
Rd8 $2 15. Qxa8 Nc6 16. Qxa6 Nd4 17. Qa3 $6 b4 18. Qe3 Ra8 19. Bc4 Qa4 20. Rxd4
cxd4 21. Qxd4 Bf6 22. e5 dxe5 23. Bxe5 Rd8 24. Qe4 Bxe5 25. Qxe5 b3 $6 26. Bxb3 $6
Qc6 27. Rg1 g6 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. f4 Re8 30. Qd4 Qf3 $6 31. Rxg6+ Kh7 $6 32. Qg7#
1-0
Interesting Philidor
One of my best games in the qga, I spotted some very nice ideas and I won a queen and a knight for two rooks, wich I was able to convert easily in the endgame.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/86272848687?username=redlion43
A perfect short Scotch 💪:
https://lichess.org/p0F5XaAAwIk1
https://lichess.org/YxH4X0nqNXGe Crush e4 with the accelerated dragon
https://lichess.org/bODJ2lWQ Super nice game with the grand pro queen sack theory
https://www.chess.com/game/live/85071055913
Still experimenting with the whitemood grand prix :)
If we're allowed multiple submissions, I'd also like to submit https://www.chess.com/game/live/86357923055 (still experimenting with whitemood French!) but if we're not allowed to submit multiple, my first game will be my submission.
Good luck everyone!
GM Avetik beloved French Attack! A perfect game! 👍
https://lichess.org/zfiOsUok/black#0
😀
https://lichess.org/oSxW9RIahwkp
Totally dominating The Philidor using Scotch ideas. Even if I missed the forced chekckmate on move 20 (Need to make more efforts).
https://lichess.org/is7CtUeYtrqJ 💪
This was a nice French Attack win. These are my favorite types of positions to play. I was able to incorporate the idea of trading light squared bishops, solidifying the queenside with the knight, and attacking on the kingside by bringing the pieces and not trading my attackers.
I played black.
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bd7 4. c3 a6 5. Nf3 Bb5 6. Bxb5+ axb5 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nbd2 Ne7 9. b4 Nf5 10. Re1 h6 11. Nf1 g5 12. Ng3 Ng7 13. a3 Be7 14. Qd3 c6 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. Nd2 Nc4 17. Nb3 h5 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. bxc5 h4 20. Nh1 Ra4 21. f4 g4 22. g3 hxg3 23. Nxg3 Qh4 24. Re2 Nh5 25. Nxh5 Rxh5 26. Rg2 Qe1# 0-1
https://lichess.org/i9svV8lC/black
Two great games against the same opponent.
https://lichess.org/KLsasZYnb3ld Amazing benko game with great tactical accuracy by me
Hello, I just played a very nice attacking game with the scotch, I missed a couple of ideas but still it was very clean. Opponent blundered his queen at the end after being under extreme pressure the whole game.
https://lichess.org/XkwzdBM3/white#57
Rate my uncle's game 🤩
https://lichess.org/ImfVwLZE/black
A perfect game. It started as Caro-Kann but turns to Scandinavian.
https://lichess.org/QjlIgNJA/white#0 💪.
sicilian, I liked playing Qh5!
https://www.chess.com/live/game/86694006953
Stonewall for White. Yesterday blitz 5+3 on lichess.org. I was White (Angarato). I was happy to win that one.
https://lichess.org/qDOXw7wZCdkI
A nice win in Caro-Kann
https://lichess.org/6O0vyMCq1ioK
Another nice win in benko gambit
https://lichess.org/DA08StPnPZnd
Funny game in Alekhine
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/86741419785?tab=review&move=60
Short miniature in my favorite CM Antisicilian
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/86744315299?tab=review&move=30
I sacrificed my rook whilst finding a mate in 6 sequence https://www.chess.com/live/game/85170781105
Losing the entire game until I sacrificed my rook twice https://www.chess.com/live/game/86780909907
Thank you so much for this opportunity.
I post my best game ever played (I think). A lot of tactic and sacrifices.
Enjoy it.
[Date "2023.08.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "desGrassi"]
[Black "AntonHul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2039"]
[BlackElo "2042"]
[TimeControl "60"]
[EndTime "11:50:18 PDT"]
[Termination "desGrassi won by checkmate"]
1. e4 {[%timestamp 1]} 1... Nf6 {[%timestamp 40]} 2. e5 {[%timestamp 11]} 2...
Nd5 {[%timestamp 10]} 3. c4 {[%timestamp 12]} 3... Nb6 {[%timestamp 6]} 4. c5
{[%timestamp 5]} 4... Nd5 {[%timestamp 6]} 5. Nc3 {[%timestamp 4]} 5... e6
{[%timestamp 4]} 6. Nxd5 {[%timestamp 12]} 6... exd5 {[%timestamp 1]} 7. d4
{[%timestamp 5]} 7... d6 {[%timestamp 6]} 8. cxd6 {[%timestamp 2]} 8... cxd6
{[%timestamp 1]} 9. f4 {[%timestamp 5]} 9... dxe5 {[%timestamp 16]} 10. dxe5
{[%timestamp 1]} 10... Bb4+ {[%timestamp 4]} 11. Bd2 {[%timestamp 11]} 11...
Bxd2+ {[%timestamp 3]} 12. Qxd2 {[%timestamp 1]} 12... O-O {[%timestamp 2]} 13.
Nf3 {[%timestamp 9]} 13... Nc6 {[%timestamp 6]} 14. Bd3 {[%timestamp 12]} 14...
f6 {[%timestamp 11]} 15. exf6 {[%timestamp 19]} 15... Qxf6 {[%timestamp 1]} 16.
O-O {[%timestamp 14]} 16... Qxf4 {[%timestamp 10]} 17. Bxh7+ {[%timestamp 80]}
17... Kh8 {[%timestamp 92]} 18. Ng5 {[%timestamp 81]} 18... Qd6 {[%timestamp
97]} 19. Qxd5 {[%timestamp 27]} 19... Qe7 {[%timestamp 125]} 20. Rxf8+
{[%timestamp 68]} 20... Qxf8 {[%timestamp 1]} 21. Rf1 {[%timestamp 10]} 21...
Qe7 {[%timestamp 6]} 22. Qg8# {[%timestamp 13]} 1-0
Note: it was a Bullet (1' + 0).
Hi all my first ever tournament OTB win against an FM (a rapid game), and it was a nice king attack with the Scotch.
https://lichess.org/study/VPLBGwXe/fRFlJ1gX
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.08.27"]
[Round "-"]
[White "NarutoUzumaki509"]
[Black "cerlitz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "3R2kr/p3Q2p/4p1p1/2p5/4q3/7R/PPP3PP/1K6 b - -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C00"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/French-Defense-Schlechter-Variation-3...c5-4.exd5"]
[UTCDate "2023.08.27"]
[UTCTime "03:07:17"]
[WhiteElo "1576"]
[BlackElo "1501"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "NarutoUzumaki509 won by checkmate"]
[StartTime "03:07:17"]
[EndDate "2023.08.27"]
[EndTime "03:19:39"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/86844557313"]
[WhiteUrl "https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/noavatar_l.84a92436.gif"]
[WhiteCountry "137"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackUrl "https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/user/186400655.2e09980f.50x50o.e4d951b1b69f.jpeg"]
[BlackCountry "111"]
[BlackTitle ""]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qxd4 6. Nb5 Qd8 7. Bf4 Na6 8.
Qe2 Nf6 9. O-O-O Nd5 10. Be4 Qf6 11. Bd6 Be7 12. Bxd5 Bxd6 13. Nxd6+ Ke7 14.
Nxc8+ Raxc8 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Qxa6 Qxf2 17. Qd6+ Kf6 18. Nf3 Rxb7 19. Rhf1 Qe3+
20. Kb1 g6 21. Ne5+ Kg5 22. Nxf7+ Rxf7 23. Rxf7 Kh6 24. Rf3 Qe4 25. Rh3+ Kg7 26.
Qe7+ Kg8 27. Rd8# 1-0
Amazing schleter
Still not perfect but really proud of beeing patient. Things starts to be interesting in Sicilian.
https://lichess.org/0kpGG7au/white#0 💪
Sicilian massage
https://www.chess.com/live/game/86900972675
A comfortable perfect game. Again! I've surely not been able to do that without chessmood lessons! I've played chess for years and never could play in that way!!. Now I feel realy that something is going differently. 👍
https://lichess.org/ijbbTkH0/white#0
My best games with CM Openings -
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/84829509659?tab=review&move=65 - Nice SLP after getting outplayed in the endgame!
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/84845613929?tab=review&move=54 - After getting outplayed in the middlegame, a nice tactical flurry of moves, in the true style of a Tactic Ninja, and when he declined the draw, he gets a pawn checkmate!
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/85035132421?tab=review - A very very easy win, all thanks to CM openings, and definitely my best game ever!!!
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/85092760935?tab=review&move=28 - Cute finish in the end, with the tail mate (am I correct?🤔)!!
This is my one of my favourite positional games:-
https://lichess.org/N8w2ulsD2cxN
from the recent OTB rapid against a stronger player
https://chess-results.com/PartieSuche.aspx?art=36&id=4891133
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.08.28"]
[Round "-"]
[White "NarutoUzumaki509"]
[Black "ganzo8247"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "r6r/p2kbpp1/R3p2p/3n3b/3P4/1NP2NBP/1P2BPP1/5RK1 b - -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "B01"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Scandinavian-Defense-Mieses-Kotrc-Variation-3.Nf3"]
[UTCDate "2023.08.28"]
[UTCTime "12:03:35"]
[WhiteElo "1564"]
[BlackElo "1622"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "NarutoUzumaki509 won by resignation"]
[StartTime "12:03:35"]
[EndDate "2023.08.28"]
[EndTime "12:19:06"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/86963337337"]
[WhiteUrl "https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/noavatar_l.84a92436.gif"]
[WhiteCountry "137"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackUrl "https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/noavatar_l.84a92436.gif"]
[BlackCountry "157"]
[BlackTitle ""]
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Qa5 $6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. c3 c6 6. d4 h6 $6 7. Bf4 Bg4 8.
h3 Bh5 9. Qb3 b5 $2 10. Nbd2 $6 Nd5 11. Bg3 Nd7 12. O-O e6 13. a4 Qb6 $2 14. axb5 Be7
15. Ra6 Qb7 $6 16. bxc6 Qxb3 17. cxd7+ Kxd7 18. Nxb3 {<br /><br />Game may have
continued...} (18. Nxb3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rhc8 20. Rfa1 h5 21. Na5 Bd8 22. Nb7
{+6.74}) 1-0
Nice Scandi
https://lichess.org/kdqmuJoF Placed opponent in a fortress
Here's my yesterday's game from the 2nd Swiss League against 2200+ Fide.
Even if there is still some innacuracies it becomes more dificult to beat me in French! 😆
https://lichess.org/pq32WXHX/black#0
French Attack (exchange variation) in action! https://lichess.org/2hW7EVyh5r6d 😀 😀 😀
Hi again.
Applying a lot of different concepts from the Opening Course (and the three principles of a good game) and, of course, the Ninja Tactic one, I punished the repetitive movement of the black king bishop.
Simple and basic Tactics, so I could demonstrate why you don't have to move more than once a piece (with exceptional cases) in the Opening.
Thank you so much.
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023-08-28"]
[White "petruccho"]
[Black "frankyrov2021"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1692"]
[BlackElo "1614"]
[TimeControl "600"]
[Termination "petruccho won by resignation"]
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nxe4 6. Bxe4 Bb4 7. c3 Bc5 8.
d4 Bd6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. h4 Nc6 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Ng5+ Kg8 14. Qh5
Bxg5 15. hxg5 f6 16. g6 1-0
Yesterday i finally beat an IM in OTB game who i played many times before. It was a blunder turned out to be a positional pawn sacrifice ;))
Manage Your Favourite Games (chessbase.com)
Beautiful game from Skalica open in Slovakia.
French Attack Exchange lines. Playining against isolated pawn.
https://lichess.org/J2JuEcUr/black#0
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2023.08.29"]
[Round "-"]
[White "pandchen"]
[Black "NarutoUzumaki509"]
[Result "0-1"]
[CurrentPosition "2r2r2/pp1b3k/3pp1pb/7n/2P1P1QP/1Pq2N2/P7/R3KBR1 w Q -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "B54"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Sicilian-Defense-Open-Prins-Variation...7.Nc3-O-O-8.Be3-Nc6-9.Qd2-Bd7"]
[UTCDate "2023.08.29"]
[UTCTime "23:27:58"]
[WhiteElo "1560"]
[BlackElo "1581"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "NarutoUzumaki509 won by resignation"]
[StartTime "23:27:58"]
[EndDate "2023.08.29"]
[EndTime "23:58:31"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/87090579535"]
[WhiteUrl "https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/noavatar_l.84a92436.gif"]
[WhiteCountry "33"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackUrl "https://www.chess.com/bundles/web/images/noavatar_l.84a92436.gif"]
[BlackCountry "137"]
[BlackTitle ""]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be3 d6 8. f3
O-O 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. g4 Rc8 11. h4 Ne5 12. b3 h5 13. gxh5 Nxh5 14. Rg1 Kh7 15. f4
Ng4 16. f5 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Bh6 18. Qf3 e6 19. fxg6+ fxg6 20. Qg4 Qf6 21. Nf3 Qxc3+
{<br /><br />Game may have continued...} (21... Qxc3+ 22. Ke2 Qb2+ 23. Ke1 Qxa1+
24. Kf2 Qb2+ 25. Be2 Nf4 {-10.9}) 0-1
Thank You Chessmood Family!
awesome benko-sicilian-marocy mahem!
It always a nice feeling when you sacrifice a queen ;)
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/87103749185?tab=review&move=68
Mistake that followed with mate in 6
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/87106140075?tab=review&move=50
recent OTB blitz game vs 2100 guy, using chessmood theory to the fullest with my own analysis and practice from previous games - Ne5!!
https://www.chess.com/a/2cjPmvLzSZT2S?tab=analysis
😀
[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/jWbphs0y"]
[Date "2023.08.26"]
[White "Karpov_ChessMood"]
[Black "leorssu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2075"]
[BlackElo "2003"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Termination "Time forfeit"]
[UTCDate "2023.08.26"]
[UTCTime "04:09:39"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Opening "Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Karpov_ChessMood"]
1. e4 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 1... e5 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 2... Nf6 { The Petroff Defense, considered to be a solid opening against 1.e4. } { [%clk 0:03:01] } 3. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:02:59] } (3. d4 { this is another mainline, so called "Modern Attack". }) 3... d6 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 4... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 5. Nc3 { is the Nimzowitsch Attack, considered to be the critical test to the Petroff. } { [%clk 0:03:01] } (5. d4 { is the mainline, play continues: } 5... d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 $10 { and some drawish lines. }) 5... Nxc3 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 6. dxc3 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 6... Be7 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 7. Be3 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 7... Be6 { a rare line, 7...0-0 and Nc6 are the main lines. } { [%clk 0:03:07] } 8. Qd2 { [%clk 0:03:03] } (8. Nd4 { was played in Leko - Kosteniuk, 2009: } 8... Bd7 9. Qh5 Nc6 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. h3 g6 12. Qe2 O-O 13. f4 Nc6 14. Nf3 Bf6 15. g4 Re8 16. Qf2 a5 17. Kb1 a4 18. a3 b5 19. f5 Rb8 20. g5 Bxc3 21. bxc3 b4 22. cxb4 Nxb4 23. axb4 Rxb4+ 24. Ka1 Bxf5 25. Bd4 Qa8 26. Bc3 Rf4 27. Bg2 Be4 28. Qd4 f6 29. gxf6 { Leko, Peter - Kosteniuk, Alexandra, 1-0, Wch Blitz 5th, 2009, https://lichess.org/mv2LC10z }) 8... c6 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 9. O-O-O { [%cal Gb8d7] [%clk 0:03:01] } 9... Na6? { A mistake, he could have played 9...Nd7 as another way of developing the knight. } { [%clk 0:03:06] } 10. h4?! { Better was 10.Bxa6. } { [%clk 0:02:52] } 10... Nc7 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 11. Ng5 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 11... Bf5 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 12. f3 { Now the plan is to start action on the kingside with g2-g4 and h4-h5. } { [%cal Gg2g4,Gh4h5] [%clk 0:02:28] } 12... Nd5 { [%clk 0:02:44] } 13. g4 { [%clk 0:02:17] } 13... Nxe3 { [%clk 0:02:44] } 14. Qxe3 { [%clk 0:02:16] } 14... Bg6?? { The decisive mistake, 14...Bc8 was better and now White wins a piece by force. } { [%clk 0:02:38] } 15. h5 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 15... O-O { [%clk 0:02:29] } 16. hxg6 { [%clk 0:01:44] } 16... Bxg5 { [%clk 0:02:28] } 17. f4 { [%clk 0:01:45] } 17... Qe7 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 18. gxh7+ { [%clk 0:01:15] } 18... Kh8 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 19. Qf3 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 19... Qe6? { 19...Qf6 should have been preferred. } { [%clk 0:01:07] } 20. fxg5 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 20... Qxa2 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 21. Bd3 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 21... Qa1+ { [%clk 0:00:59] } 22. Kd2 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 22... Qxb2 { There is nothing to worry about the king as it is safe guarded by the queen, bishop and two pawns. } { [%csl Gd2,Gd3] [%clk 0:01:01] } 23. Rb1 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 23... Qa3 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 24. Rxb7 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 24... Qa2 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 25. Rf1 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 25... f6 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 26. Qxc6 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 26... Rac8 { and it's time for the finishing blow. } { [%clk 0:00:19] } 27. gxf6!! { An amazing queen sacrifice seals the deal, Black resigned. } { [%clk 0:00:22] } 27... gxf6 { if this move then there is: } (27... Rxc6 28. fxg7# { A beautiful checkmate with coordination by the b7-rook, d3 bishop and g7 and h7 pawns. } { [%cal Gg7h8,Gh7g8,Gd3h7,Gb7g7] }) (27... Rxf6 28. Qxc8+ Rf8 29. Qxf8+ Qg8 30. hxg8=Q#) 28. Rxf6!! { Now the queen and rook are hanging but Black cannot take any: } 28... Rxc6 (28... Rxf6 29. Qxc8+ Rf8 30. Qxf8+ Qg8 31. Qxg8#) 29. Rxf8+ Qg8 30. hxg8=R# { A beautiful checkmate. } (30. Rxg8#) 1-0
Played a game with a queen sac and won against a 1602 fide rated player, 300 points more fide rating than me
[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Ja6WzVml"] [Date "2023.08.24"] [White "kiberficha"] [Black "Karpov_ChessMood"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.08.24"] [UTCTime "12:41:04"] [WhiteElo "2029"] [BlackElo "2019"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-20"] [BlackRatingDiff "+24"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "A45"] [Opening "Indian Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 { A45 Indian Defense } 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. Nbd2 Nh5 6. Bg3 Nxg3 7. hxg3 e6 8. Bd3 Qe7 9. Qe2 b6 10. c3 Bb7 11. Nh4 Nd7 12. f4?! { (-0.44 → -1.09) Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } (12. Ba6 Bxa6 13. Qxa6 O-O 14. Nhf3 Nf6 15. O-O c5 16. a4 Qd7 17. e4 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Rfc8) 12... e5 13. Be4 d5 14. Bd3 e4 15. Bc2 f5? { (-1.90 → -0.73) Mistake. Bf6 was best. } (15... Bf6 16. O-O-O a5 17. c4 a4 18. a3 c5 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Kb1 O-O 21. Nf5 gxf5 22. Qh5) 16. g4 Bf6?? { (-0.81 → 0.98) Blunder. fxg4 was best. } (16... fxg4 17. Qxg4) 17. Qf2?? { (0.98 → -1.33) Blunder. g5 was best. } (17. g5) 17... Bxh4?! { (-1.33 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. fxg4 was best. } (17... fxg4) 18. Rxh4 Nf6 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Bd1 Ba6 21. g4 fxg4 22. Bxg4 Rg8 23. Bf5 c5?! { (-0.20 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best. } (23... Kd8 24. O-O-O) 24. O-O-O?! { (0.82 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } (24. dxc5 bxc5 25. O-O-O Bc8 26. Bxc8 Rxc8 27. Kb1 Rg7 28. Nf1 Rb8 29. Ka1 Rb6 30. Rh1 Qe6) 24... cxd4 25. cxd4 Bd3 26. Nb3?? { (-0.32 → -5.43) Blunder. Nb1 was best. } (26. Nb1 b5) 26... Qc7+ 27. Kd2?? { (-5.49 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc5 was best. } (27. Nc5 bxc5 28. Rxd3 cxd4+ 29. Qc2 Qxc2+ 30. Kxc2 exd3+ 31. Kxd3 dxe3 32. Kxe3 Kf7 33. Kd4 h5) 27... Qc2+ 28. Ke1 Rg1+ 29. Qf1 Qe2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
Won by rook sac
[Event "Rated Blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vqvrBpwC"] [Date "2023.07.17"] [White "Karpov_ChessMood"] [Black "tvy13"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.07.17"] [UTCTime "06:38:38"] [WhiteElo "2012"] [BlackElo "2116"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Schlechter Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 { C00 French Defense: Schlechter Variation } c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. O-O Nge7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Bxh7+?? { (0.22 → -4.01) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } (9. Nc3) 9... Kxh7 10. Ng5+ Kg6?? { (-4.72 → -0.94) Blunder. Kg8 was best. } (10... Kg8 11. Be3 d4 12. Bc1 Bf5 13. Nd2 Bb6 14. Nde4 f6 15. g4 Bc8) 11. Qd3+ Bf5?! { (-0.85 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } (11... Nf5 12. g4) 12. Qg3 Bd6 13. f4 Kf6?? { (0.00 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh6 was best. } (13... Kh6 14. Qh4+ Kg6 15. Qg3) 14. Nh7+ Bxh7 15. Qg5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
defeated a 2116 fide rated player by a greek gift, bravo chessmood!
[Event "Rated Rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qb9cPH1J"] [Date "2023.08.05"] [White "zesi01"] [Black "Karpov_ChessMood"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.07.05"] [UTCTime "09:02:12"] [WhiteElo "2211"] [BlackElo "2153"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+23"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "A57"] [Opening "Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5?! { (0.16 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (2... e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4) 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 { A57 Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation } Qxb6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 d6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. Be2 Nfd7 12. O-O Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Be3 Nd7 15. f4 Bg7 16. Bf3 Rb8 17. Qc2 Nb6 18. b3 c4 19. b4 Bd7 20. a4?? { (0.37 → -1.57) Blunder. f5 was best. } (20. f5 Qc8) 20... Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Nxa4 22. Qc2?! { (-1.49 → -2.28) Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } (22. Qe1 c3 23. f5 Rxb4 24. Bd1 Qc4 25. Bh6 Nc5 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Qf2 Qd4) 22... Rxb4 23. Ra3?! { (-2.16 → -2.90) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } (23. f5 c3 24. h3 Bb5 25. Rfd1 Rc8 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Bg4 Bd7 28. Bxd7 Qxd7 29. Rd4) 23... Rfb8 24. Bd4? { (-2.97 → -4.92) Mistake. Rc1 was best. } (24. Rc1 c3 25. h3 Qc4 26. Qf2 Rb1 27. Kh2 R8b2 28. Qh4 Qd3 29. Rxb1 Rxb1 30. Qf2 Qc4) 24... c3 25. Qd3 Bb5 26. Qe3 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 c2 { White resigns. } 0-1
Complete domination in Benko gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 { E10 Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian } d5 4. e3 a6 5. b3 c5 6. Bb2 cxd4 7. exd4 Bd6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Re1 Qc7?! { (0.36 → 1.13) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } (11... b6 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. a3 Rc8 15. b4 Rc7 16. Rc1 Ne7 17. b5 axb5 18. Bxb5) 12. a3?! { (1.13 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } (12. Rc1) 12... Bd7 13. Ne5 Rad8?! { (0.91 → 1.98) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } (13... dxc4) 14. Ndf3?! { (1.98 → 1.26) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (14. c5 Be7 15. b4 Ra8 16. Ndf3 Ne4 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Ne5 Rec8 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Bxe4 dxe4) 14... h6?! { (1.26 → 1.94) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } (14... dxc4 15. bxc4) 15. Nh4?? { (1.94 → 0.00) Blunder. c5 was best. } (15. c5) 15... Bf8?! { (0.00 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } (15... Ne4 16. Nhf3) 16. Qf3?? { (0.72 → -0.93) Blunder. Nhf3 was best. } (16. Nhf3 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 dxc4 18. bxc4 b5 19. c5 Bc6 20. Qc2 Nd5 21. Qb3 g6 22. Nxc6 Qxc6) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ne4?? { (-0.76 → 1.27) Blunder. dxc4 was best. } (17... dxc4 18. exf6 cxd3 19. Qxd3 Bd6 20. Nf3 Bc6 21. Qe3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Qf4 24. Qh5) 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Rxe4 dxe4 20. Qxe4 g6?? { (1.40 → 3.94) Blunder. f5 was best. } (20... f5 21. Nxf5) 21. Nxg6 fxg6? { (3.35 → 5.74) Mistake. f5 was best. } (21... f5 22. Qe3) 22. Qxg6+ Bg7 23. Bc4+ Kh8 24. e6 Bxb2 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 26. exd7+ Qxc4 27. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 28. Qg6+ Kf8 29. Qxe8+ Kxe8 30. Re1+ Kd7 31. bxc4 Bxa3 32. h4 a5 33. g4 Bb2 34. g5 a4 35. h5 a3 36. h6 a2 37. g6 a1=Q 38. Rxa1 Bxa1 39. g7 Ke7 40. g8=Q { Black resigns. } 1-0
My best game of this month, not played in chessmood openings but still quite good.
[Event "Rated Blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/duIc4kw8"] [Date "2023.08.30"] [White "Karpov_ChessMood"] [Black "SkBrahmam"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.08.30"] [UTCTime "08:24:36"] [WhiteElo "2053"] [BlackElo "1945"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } 3. f4 d5 4. Nf3 d4 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. Nb1 Nf6 8. d3 c4 9. b3 cxd3 10. cxd3 c5 11. O-O Be7 12. h3 O-O 13. g4 a5 14. f5 exf5 15. gxf5 Bb7 16. Kh1 a4 17. Rg1 axb3 18. Bh6 g6 19. Qxb3 Rb8 20. fxg6 Bxe4 21. gxf7+ Kh8 22. Bg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
https://lichess.org/HF9oOi3l/black#128
https://lichess.org/Y4KSDqXt/black#1
Wow.
What a fantastic game! 👍🤩
It wasn't perfect but the big lines were there! Destroying The Stafford Gambit!
https://lichess.org/FUUcEmI4hljT.
It's an interesting game!
You both had chances.
When we have an opportunity to play Bb4 and exchange with c3 knight, we usually do it.
Easy to play after that exchange, also queen will have a good square on c7 :)
Nice tactic :)
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/87011362997?tab=review&move=48
i m showing this game because I was able to apply the intermediate move tactic after looking at this section on the ninja course on the same day ! I had a bad start after sacking a pawn to keep the black king in the center which was too optimistic … in the middle game , I felted that he was going for a battery to chase my queen around so I played an active move with Na4 to set the trap which he felt for… after Bg4 , Nb6 was even better but I sticked to my previous calculation and took on e7 giving a rook for 2 minor pieces . And as GM Gabuzyan said in the imbalance section of the wolf of chess street , I kept the other pieces to maximize my advantage . Not a perfect game at all , but one with many tactics and concepts learned from chessmood !
😊
Amazing !!!
Flawless attack in the Caro-Kann exchange showing the power of the Queen on d3!
Another good game in the Maroczy with g3 - Queen trade line - which helps understand why it is a good idea to give up your seemingly powerful g7-bishop for the knight on c3 in order to damage white's pawns and how to use them as an advantage.👍
https://lichess.org/HF9oOi3l/black#96
A bit messy in the beginning but a nice ambush against the abandoned king with some sacs.
When will you anounce the winners?
Deadly Benko
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/87192548001?tab=review&move=63
A game from my recent OTB tournament
Paste this pgn into a lichess or chess.com analysis board, I couldn't get the un-anlysed PGN, sorry.
[UTCDate "2023.08.14"]
1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.45] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. exd5 { [%eval -0.12] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.06] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.11] } 5... c4? { [%eval 1.5] } { Mistake. cxd4 was best. } (5... cxd4 6. Qxd4 Be6 7. Qd3 Nc6 8. Nf3 Bb4 9. Nd4 Nf6 10. Nxe6) 6. Bg2 { [%eval 1.5] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 1.26] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 2.02] } 7... Be6?! { [%eval 2.73] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } (7... Bb4 8. Ne2 Nbd7 9. O-O h6 10. Nxd5 hxg5 11. Nxb4 Nb6 12. a3) 8. Nge2?! { [%eval 1.76] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } (8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Qh5 Na6 10. Nxd5 Nc7 11. Nxc7+ Qxc7 12. Ne2 O-O-O) 8... Bb4? { [%eval 3.29] } { Mistake. Nbd7 was best. } (8... Nbd7 9. Nf4 Bb4 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Bxd5 Qa5 12. Bxb7 Rb8 13. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qxc3+ 15. Kf1) 9. O-O { [%eval 2.71] } 9... Bxc3 { [%eval 2.72] } 10. Nxc3 { [%eval 2.86] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 2.98] } 11. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.72] } 11... gxf6 { [%eval 3.21] } 12. b3?! { [%eval 2.4] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } (12. Re1) 12... cxb3 { [%eval 2.74] } 13. axb3 { [%eval 2.66] } 13... Qd7?! { [%eval 3.86] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (13... h5 14. h4) 14. Na4?! { [%eval 2.93] } { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } (14. Qf3) 14... Qc7?! { [%eval 4.41] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (14... O-O 15. Nc5) 15. c4 { [%eval 5.0] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval 4.93] } 16. Nc5 { [%eval 4.22] } 16... O-O { [%eval 4.36] } 17. Nxe6 { [%eval 4.15] } 17... fxe6 { [%eval 4.43] } 18. Qg4+ { [%eval 4.57] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval 4.49] } 19. Qxe6 { [%eval 4.6] } 19... dxc4 { [%eval 4.25] } 20. Qxc4 { [%eval 4.39] } 20... Qd7 { [%eval 4.92] } 21. d5 { [%eval 4.83] } 21... Rac8 { [%eval 4.78] } 22. Qd4 { [%eval 4.78] } 22... Nc6?! { [%eval 6.42] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } (22... b6 23. Rfe1) 23. Qd1 { [%eval 5.15] } 23... Ne5 { [%eval 5.21] } 24. Rxa7 { [%eval 5.1] } 24... Ra8 { [%eval 5.58] } 25. Rxa8 { [%eval 5.72] } 25... Rxa8 { [%eval 5.79] } 26. f4?! { [%eval 3.71] } { Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } (26. Qh5) 26... Ng6?! { [%eval 4.89] } { Inaccuracy. Nf7 was best. } (26... Nf7 27. Re1) 27. Qd4 { [%eval 4.71] } 27... Kg7 { [%eval 4.7] } 28. Rc1 { [%eval 4.21] } 28... Ra2?! { [%eval 6.28] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } (28... Ne7 29. Re1 Nf5 30. Qe4 Nd6 31. Qe7+ Qxe7 32. Rxe7+ Kg6 33. g4 Ra1+ 34. Kf2 Ra2+ 35. Re2) 29. d6 { [%eval 6.34] } 29... Kh6 { [%eval 8.33] } 30. Qxf6 { [%eval 8.43] } 30... Ra5 { [%eval 11.26] } 31. Rc7 { [%eval 14.92] } 31... Rf5 { [%eval 15.0] } 32. Qxg6+ { [%eval 10.5] } 32... hxg6 { [%eval 13.05] } 33. Rxd7 { [%eval 12.99] } 33... g5?! { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf6 was best. } (33... Rf6 34. Kf2) 34. fxg5+?! { [%eval 16.76] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Be4 was best. } (34. Be4 Kg6 35. Bxf5+ Kf6 36. Rxb7 gxf4 37. gxf4 Kxf5 38. d7 Kxf4 39. d8=Q Ke4 40. Re7+ Kf4) 34... Rxg5 { [%eval 15.79] } 35. Rxb7 { [%eval 11.86] } 35... Rg6 { [%eval 15.43] } 36. d7 { [%eval 11.19] } 36... Rd6?! { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg8 was best. } (36... Rg8 37. Kf2) 37. Rb6 { [%eval #9] } 37... Rxb6 { [%eval #13] } 38. d8=Q { [%eval #8] } 38... Rxb3 { [%eval #5] } 39. Qh8+ { [%eval #8] } 39... Kg5 { [%eval #4] } 40. Qg8+ { [%eval #7] } 40... Kf5 { [%eval #7] } 41. Qxb3 { [%eval #6] } 41... Kg6 { [%eval #5] } 42. Qf3 { [%eval #5] } 42... Kg7 { [%eval #5] } 43. Qf5 { [%eval #4] } 43... Kg8 { [%eval #4] } 44. Qd7 { [%eval #3] } 44... Kf8 { [%eval #3] } 45. h4 { [%eval #3] } 45... Kg8 { [%eval #3] } 46. Qe7 { [%eval #2] } 46... Kh8 { [%eval #2] } 47. h5 { [%eval #2] } 47... Kg8 { [%eval #2] } 48. Bd5+ { [%eval #2] } 48... Kh8 { [%eval #2] } 49. Qf6+ { [%eval #2] } 49... Kh7 { [%eval #2] } 50. Qg6+ { [%eval #1] } 50... Kh8 { [%eval #1] } 51. Qg8# *
https://lichess.org/Fbp1phxP/black#40 I sac my queen for a forced mate.
Schachanalyse-Brett und PGN-Editor - Chess.com
Qd1+ or Rxf1+ also works :) instead of Qxe4
https://lichess.org/study/fZCSFGiX OTB game I played with brilliant king move to force mate
Here's what felt like a nice Grand Prix Attack. At least, I liked it.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/87248951791
Although I used to have a good a score against the Scandinavian, lately I faced some dificulties and I thought, "let's try ChessMood's suggestion".. And this is what happened.. I beat a higher rated opponent easily and I even saw that I missed some chances along the way. According to computer I missed two, but I had seen the later and didn't go for it because it seemed complicated.
https://www.chess.com/game/live/85495160579 ---------------------------------------------------------- A classical idea in the Sicilian: https://www.chess.com/game/live/85314650073 ---------------------------------------------------------- Attacking with ChessMood systems: https://www.chess.com/game/live/85906815075 ---------------------------------------------------------- 15.Nd2 was of course the obvious choice to develop, heading to e4 or close to the king to safeguard him, but I couldn't resist Na3!? setting up the trap that did happened in the game!!! Some of the beauty of this game is in the variation that would follow had not my opponent resign. https://www.chess.com/game/live/86182759969 ---------------------------------------------------------- Facing unknown attacking openings with Black: https://www.chess.com/game/live/87125431709 Here's an OTB game (75+30 time control) I played a couple of weeks ago. Opponent is around 1900. The game is not spectacular but has decent flow, interesting positional elements, and a good counter attack. NOTE: lichess has done something weird with studies causing lots of brightly coloured arrows to appear on the board. You can turn this off by pressing “a” on your keyboard. https://lichess.org/study/qBNZVk0X/oBdQbV8h Hello champions! How are you doing today? Thank you for sharing your games! It’s really great to see when you all execute nice attacks, play nice strategic ideas, and punish your opponents when they make mistakes in the opening. We enjoy it all! Moving on to the prizes for the best games of August 2023: The first prize goes to Mohamad KK. You nicely refuted the Youtube variation of the Scotch. And what to say about the beautiful Queen sac with 1.Qb6!!, and the minor piece mate that follows? It was brilliant! Congratulations and well done! https://lichess.org/ZjlYzb7L/white#37 Mateo Jackson grabs the second prize. First of all, you built your attack nicely in the Caro-Kann exchange. Also, 22.fxg6 was a great decision. And then the combination with 23.Rxf6!! and 24.Nh5 was amazing to finish off the attack! Great game! https://www.chess.com/a/iGEqeN2a2NCgn?tab=analysis&move=46 The third prize goes to Pratik Tambi. You grabbed the initiative with 19.Rxe4 and kept playing active moves throughout the attack – was very nice to see. The decision with 29.Qxe8! Kxe8 30.Re1 was great, going into an easily winning endgame and calmly converting the win! Well done! Chess Forever takes the fourth prize. Your game perfectly shows how to dominate the dark squares when the opponent carelessly gives up their Bishop of that color. The attack after Nxf7 and the clearance tactic with Bh7+! was great! A classy attacking game. Keep it up! https://lichess.org/A1PCZsOw#30 The fifth prize goes to Shubhi Gupta. First, the Rxe6 exchange sac shows your deep understanding of chess strategy. Then the way your Knights danced their way to strong outposts was cool! Also you constantly used tactics to improve your position! It was all a great blend of tactics and a deep strategic understanding! Great game! https://lichess.org/N8w2ulsD#80 Congratulations to all of you. And thanks again to everyone for sharing your games. It was great fun going through them all! Keep the CoGro! See you in the next month’s contest!
Best games of August 2023
Dear Champions, as we didn't manage to cover all the selected games during the event. Here I am attaching all the great games on top of 5 selected ones in a lichess study.
https://lichess.org/study/XuLXhdQS/r0Xr0chN
Enjoy :-)
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Traxler counter to fried liver
Dear Friends,
I tried to play the Traxler defence against a fried liver attack, but couldn't get past evasive action by King moving Kf1.
Any thoughts…?
https://lichess.org/zluqJVRO5sEw
Thank you
John
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Dear John,
Usually we are not analyzing the games here, but as an exception I revised and looks to me that Ne4 was the mistake, instead d5 is a move with very very complicated positions. Ov
Although, I have see your rating is about 1500 and it's a perfect time to build nice opening repertoire. The opening you choose is very gambit style, and it will be hard to learn right opening principles, and overall gain good understanding of chess by playing it.
You need a healthy opening choice.
We have Blackmood openings where we play healthy lines in French and Dutch. On top of being healthy, our choice is also quite often aggressive and we are trying to get dynamical attacking positions + those are the simplified openings and learning them will not be consuming a lot of time.
Good luck! 😁😎
Question about a specific trade in Maroczy
Hi Team,
i played this game https://lichess.org/nAr6tSbd/black#37 in Maroczy with e4 and while analysing i discovered two possibilities at move 19.
Which of this both possibilities would a grandmaster more likely goes for?
First possibility is what i played: trading Nd5 with my own knight and play the endgame with same coloured bishops which should be draw but easier for me due to all my pawns on black sqaures. (is this a right conclusion?)
Second possibiliy: play 19.. Be6 and trade Nd5 with my bishop.
Now its knight vs bishop endgame and i have a strong knight which will in my opinion goes to c5. Also probably draw but white can push maybe his kingside pawns and attacked my outpost somehow. (Is this also a right conclusion?)
Thank you for your answer.
Fred
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Hi Fred,
I do like to trade the bishop with that knight in this exact position, as White's light squared Bishop is very limited by their own pawns.
In contrast Black's Knight can have several good outposts on the dark squares - for example on c5.
Becoming a chess teacher at school
Hey guys,
I am a teacher and since I love playing chess I was thinking to found a chess club in my school. This school year, I am gonna do it.
Unfortunately, I don't have any experience in teaching chess. I know that it is not supposed to be professional, but of course, I would like my students to have fun. If you have any ideas about how to make the chess lessons more interactive, fun and playful, please share them here. It would help me a lot. �😀�
At school, we have around 10 chess boards. That's it =(
I was thinking to discuss some chess news with them, especially the Carlsen-Niemann case, but also discussing some grandmasters (especially Fisher).
What else is there?
best wishes
Boris
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Are there any junior chess clubs / associations in your area? They would be a good place to start to get ideas on how to run a club.
what do i do against e4 e6 d4 d5 Nc3 Nf6 exd5? French
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https://lichess.org/CfU678Qo9CEe i need to know how to play against it
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Hi Geeta,
We have lots of games during our streams where white is playing exchange variation with Nc3 and exd5.
I would recommend you to check the games, overall we are playing a healthy chess, trying to develope the pieces and fighting for the center.
With Nf6 it's hard to make our regular ideas, so usually playing with c6-Bd6. Trying to trade our bad c8 bishop with the good one of opponent.
As again to better feel this positions check the model games and games from event.
Good luck!
Question in the d6 Sicilian
Hi, I have been running into a move in the Sicilian part 1 which I could not find in the courses. I was wondering what your recommendations are after 8…Nf6. Many thanks, Zubin
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Hi Zubin,
I checked this position and 9.e5 is leading to an advantage for white. Positions are concrete and if you are facing this to often you can check some variations with the engine.
Good luck!
How to become A tiled Player
i am 16 years old with a rating of 1800+
i wanted to improve my chess games (mail goal is to reach 2300+) and become a Fide master
by playing forign tournaments. please recommended some books that are effective for my chess imporvement
25935500 my fide
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Before recommending any book - have you already watched all ChessMood courses, including classical games and endgames?
you need 2200 to become a CM
do not understand computer's logic
when i played a game on chess.com it told me that i should go to a4 to threathen a pawn. I took a pawn with a Knight and threatened a Queen. https://www.chess.com/game/live/81502783962
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If it's the guided analysis I'd ignore most of what it says. With the engine analysis you can see if your move differs greatly from the top suggestion, and ask the question what happens if I don't play that.
Also the automatic analysis is at low depth and hardly any time per move, so it's often just a simple tactical check.
