may 26, 2001
The next of the second rounds to complete was the Febuary Fast Tournament.
White: DrChrome
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 d6
3 d4 f6
4 de Be7
5 Nc3 c6
6 Bc4 fe
7 0-0 Nf6
8 Ng5 Bg4
9 Bf7+ Kf8
10 f3 Bh5
11 Ne6+ Kxf7
12 Nxd8+ Bxd8
13 Be3 Nbd7
14 Qxd6 Be7
15 Qc7 b6
16 Qxc6 Rac8
17 Qb5 Rhd8
18 Rad1 Nf8
19 Qxe5 Ng6
20 Qb5 Rh8
21 g4 Bxg4
22 fg Nh4
23 e5 h6
24 Qd5+ Kg6
25 ef gf
26 Qh5+ Kh7
27 Qf7++ 1-0
White: Montana Grizzly
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 c3 Nf6
4 d3 d5
5 ed Nxd5
6 Be2 Be7
7 0-0 0-0
8 Nbd2 a5
9 Qb3 Nf4
10 Bd1 Nxd3
11 Qc2 Bf5
12 Be2 Nxc1
13 Qxc1 e4
14 Nd4 Nxd4
15 Re1 Nxe2+
16 Rxe2 Bg5
17 Qc2 Re8
18 c4 Qd3
19 Qd1 Rad8
20 Qe1 Bxd2
21 Qf1 Qd4
22 Rd1 e3
23 fe Bxe3+
24 Kh1 Qxd1
25 Re1 Qh5
26 h3 Be4
27 Rxe3 Bxg2+
28 Qxg2 Rxe3
29 b3 Re1+
30 Kh2 Qe5+
31 Qg3 Rd2++ 0-1
White: DrChrome
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 f6
3 d4 Bd6
4 de Bxe5
5 Nxe5 fe
6 Bc4 Ne7
7 Bg5 Rf8
8 Qh5+ g6
9 Qxh7 Nbc6
10 Bh6 Nd4
11 Bf7+ Rxf7
12 Qh8+ Ng8
13 Qxg8+ Ke7
14 Bg5+ 1-0
{black resigns}
White: glenn stegman
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 c3 Nf6
4 d3 d5
5 ed Nxd5
6 d4 ed
7 Nxd4 Nxd4
8 Qxd4 Be7
9 Bc4 Nf6
10 Qxd8+ Bxd8
11 f3 0-0
12 0-0 c6
13 Bg5 Re8
14 Nd2 b5
15 Bb3 Bb6+
16 Kh1 Nd5
17 Bxd5 cd
18 Rae1 Bf5
19 b3 f6
20 Bf4 Rxe1
21 Rxe1 Rc8
22 Rc1 g5
23 Bg3 Be3
24 Be1 Bd3
25 g3 a6
26 h4 gh
27 gh h5
28 Kg2 Kf7
29 Kg3 Rg8+
30 Kh3 Bf4
31 a4 Bf5++ 0-1
The two games against Shenkerian are the toughest in this round. Once again, I have problems with a Sicilian.
White: DrChrome
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 d6
3 d4 cd
4 Nxd4 Nf6
5 Nc3 g6
6 Bb5+ Bd7
7 Bxd7+ Nbxd7
8 Bg5 Qb6
9 Nb3 Bg7
10 Qd2 0-0
11 Na4? Qc6
12 Qb4 Qxe4+
13 Qxe4 Nxe4
14 Be3 b5
15 Nd4 ba
16 f3 Nec5
17 0-0 Rfc8
18 a3 Rab8
19 Ra2 Ne5
20 Bf2 Nc6
21 Nxc6 Rxc6
22 Bxc5 Rxc5
23 c3 Rcb5
24 Rf2 d5
25 Rd2 Bh6
26 Re2 e6
27 Rc2 Rc8
28 Re2 Rb3
29 Kf1 Bf4
30 g3 Bh6
31 f4 Rc4
32 Ra1 d4
33 cd Rxd4
34 Rc1 Rd7
35 Rc8+ Bf8
36 Ke1 Rdb7
37 Rcc2 h6
38 Kd1 Bg7
39 Kc1 g5
40 fg hg
41 Red2 g4
42 Re2 Rf3
43 Re1 Rd3
44 Re4 Rf3
45 Re1 Rb8
46 Rg2 a6
47 Rc2 Bh6+
48 Kb1 Rxa3
49 Re4 Bg7
50 Rxg4 Kf8
51 Kc1 Rab3
52 Rxa4 Bxb2+
53 Kd1 Ra8
54 Rc6 Rd8+
55 Kc2 Rdd3
56 Raxa6 Bd4
57 Ra2 Bg1
58 Kc1 Ke7
59 Rc7+ Kf6
60 Rc4 Be3+
61 Kc2 Bg1
62 Kc1 Rbc3+
63 Rxc3 Rxc3+
64 Kd2 Rf3
65 Ke1 Rb3
66 Kf1 Bxh2
67 Rxh2 Rxg3
68 Rh8 e5
69 Kf2 Rg6
70 Kf3 Ke7
71 Ke4 Re6
72 Kf5 e4
73 Rh2 e3
74 Re2 f6
75 Kg4 Re5
76 Kf4 Ke6
77 Rxe3 Rxe3
78 Kxe3 Ke5
79 Kf3 f5
80 Ke3 f4+
81 Kf3 Kf5
82 Kf2 Ke4
83 Ke2 f3+
84 Kf2 Kf4
85 Kf1 Ke3
86 Ke1 Kf4
87 Kf2 1/2
White: Shenkerian
1 c4 Nf6
2 b4 g6
3 Bb2 Bg7
4 g3 d6
5 Bg2 0-0
6 d3 c6
7 Nf3 b5
8 cb Bb7
9 bc Bxc6
10 0-0 Qb6
11 a3 a5
12 Bd4 Qc7
13 ba Rxa5
14 Qb3 Nbd7
15 Nbd2 e5
16 Bc3 Rb5
17 Bb4 Nd5
18 Rab1 Nxb4
19 ab Bd5
20 Qa4 Qb7
21 Rfc1 Ra8
22 Qc2 e4
23 Nxe4 Bxe4
24 de Ne5
25 Qd2 Rb6
26 Qd5 Rb8
27 Rd1 Nc6
28 Qxd6 Nd4
29 Rxd4 Rxd6
30 Rxd6 Qxe4
31 Rbd1 Qxe2
32 Rd8+ Bf8
33 R1d4 Rxd8
34 Rxd8 Kg7
35 Rd2 Qb5
36 Bf1 Qxb4
37 Bg2 h5
38 Rd7 Qb5
39 Rd1 Bc5
40 Bf1 Qc6
41 Bg2 Qe4
42 Rd7 Qe2
43 h4 Bxf2+
44 Kh2 Qb5
45 Re7 Qb8
46 Ne5 Bxg3+
47 Kxg3 Kf6
48 Rxf7+ Ke6
49 Rf4 Qxe5
50 Kf3 Qc3+
51 Kf2 g5
52 hg Qc5+
53 Kf3 Ke5
54 Re4+ Kf5
55 Ke2 Qc2+
56 Kf1 Qc1+
57 Kf2 Qd2+
58 Kf3 Kxg5
59 Re5+ Kf6
60 Re4 Qd5
61 Kf2 Qc5+
62 Kf3 Kg5
63 Bh3 Qc3+
64 Re3 Qf6+
65 Kg2 Qb2+
66 Kf3 Qb7+
67 Ke2 Kf4
68 Rd3 Qb2+
69 Kd1 Ke4
70 Rd2? Qb3+
71 Kc1 Qxh3
72 Re2+ Kf3 0-1
Black: Montana Grizzly
Event: feb fast round 2
Date: 2001-04-01
(C41 Philidor D)
You can not waste moves in the opening, certainly not as black against a tactical opening like the scotch. This was the lesson Montana Grizzley learned in this game. By move 12, he had allready lost his Queen, and lost castling privileges with his King on f7. From there, it was just a matter of chipping away for the mate.
Black: DrChrome
Event: feb fast round 2
Date: 2001-04-01
(C44 Ponziani, Jaenisch C-A)
I am no expert on the Ponziani, but I believe the proper move is 4.d4 not d3. Yet, I have seen this many times, white elects to protect his e pawn rather than attack Black's e pawn. I go up a pawn on 10. When I took his knight on 14, he elected not to retake. He goes down another piece on 20, and white is hopeless.
Black: glenn stegman
Event: feb fast round 2
Date: 2001-04-01
(C40 Damiano's D)
Curious defence, perhaps it should be called "The Swiss Cheese Defence".
Black: DrChrome
Event: feb fast round 2
Date: 2001-04-01
(C44 Ponziani, Jaenisch C-A)
Once again, we see the curious 4.d3 move by white. White elects to trade queens on 10.(as he probably should.) The game is exactly equal material wise, but white stands slightly better positionaly. But 11.f3 gives the slight edge away. The exchange of his light squared bishop for my knight on 17 is pivotal. My bishop pair proves the difference. White's pieces are handcuffed by 24.
Black: Shenkerian
Event: feb fast round 2
Date: 2001-04-01
(B70 Sicilian, Dragon V)
I made a critical error on move 11. Unable to choose between queen side or king side castling, I make a stupid move instead. My King would have had more protection on the queenside, and it would have freed my kingside pawns to join in the assault on the Black King. But Blacks pieces are positioned for a queenside attack, I would have had more breathing room on the kingside. Either one would have been better than the move I made! In retrospect, I think queenside castling was the way to go. By move 15 I am down a knight and a pawn. I am forced to exchange pieces to prevent more losses. By move 56, I have regained the pawn, but am still down a bishop. On move 66, black elects to trade his bishop for my remaining two pawns. Questionable, but it still leaves him with a clearly won end game- King , rook, and two connected pawns vs. King and rook. But black misshandles the endgame, allowing his pawns to become seperated. After the exchange, I told Shenkerian the game was drawn because his pawn could not queen. He did not believe it! Once the pawn reached the 3rd rank, it became obvious to him, and he agreed to the draw. Moral of the story, study your endgames!
Black: DrChrome
Event: feb fast round 2
Date: 2001-04-01
(A15 English, Orang-utan)
Here white employs an unusual attack I have not encountered before. On move 7, I gambit a pawn to try and gain some queen side counter play. But white is able to hold his own. So, on move 22 I sacrifice another pawn. White declines the trade of queens on 27 , and in the resulting combination trades his queen for a pawn , knight, and a rook. I quickly retake the pawn. Still, I must be very carefull that his minor pieces don't overwelm my queen. I am able to retake the sacrifices pawns, and after an excange of rooks, it's Queen and Bishop vs. Rook, Bishop and Knight. Both sides have three pawns. After some clever tactical moves, I exchange my Bishop for 2 of his pawns, and the Knight. Then I exchange to capture his remaining pawn. This leaves Queen and pawn vs. Bishop and Rook. The game is won for black, it's just a matter of technique and a lot of moves. Once again, Shenkerian makes an endgame mistake. This one cost him the Bishop, and he soon resigned. So, at 5-0-1 I win the round and advance.
my tournament record: 27-8-1