june 16, 2001
I prepared a little suprise for the second round of the February Main Tournament, the Alekhine defence! I scored two wins with it in this round.
White: DrChrome
1 e4 d5
2 ed Qxd5
3 Nf3 Bg4
4 Nc3 Qe6+
5 Qe2 Qxe2+
6 Bxe2 Nc6
7 Nb5 0-0-0
8 Ng5 Ne5
9 Bxg4+ e6
10 Nxf7 Nxf7
11 Bxe6+ Rd7
12 Nxa7+ Kd8
13 Bxd7 Kxd7
14 Nb5 Nf6
15 0-0 Bc5
16 b3 Re8
17 Bb2 Ng4
18 Bxg7 Re2
19 d4 Bb6
20 c4 c6
21 Nc3 Rc2
22 Na4 Bc7
23 h3 Nh2
24 Rfe1 b5
25 Nc5+ Kd8
26 Bf6+ Kc8
27 Re8+ Nd8
28 Ne6 Kb7
29 Bxd8 Bxd8
30 Rxd8 bc
31 Nc5+ Kc7
32 Rd7+ Kb6
33 bc Rxc4
34 Rb1+ 1-0
White: Earthdust
1 e4 Nf6
2 Nc3 d5
3 ed Nxd5
4 Nf3 Nc6
5 Bb5 Nxc3
6 bc Qd5
7 c4 Qe4+
8 Qe2 Qxe2+
9 Kxe2 Bd7
10 Rb1 a6
11 a4 ab
12 ab Nd8
13 Ne5 Bf5
14 d3 f6
15 Nf3 e5
16 b6 c5
17 Bb2 Ra6
18 Nh4 Bg4+
19 f3 Be6
20 g4 Rxb6
21 Rhg1 Bd6
22 Nf5 Bxf5
23 gf 0-0
24 h4 Nc6
25 h5 h6
26 c3 Ne7
27 Ba3 Rxb1
28 Rxb1 Ra8
29 Bc1 Ra7
30 Be3 Ra2+
31 Kd1 Nxf5
32 Bc1 Rf2
33 Rxb7 Rxf3
34 d4 cd
35 cd Rd3+
36 Kc2 Rxd4
37 Kc3 Rh4
38 Rb5 Rh3+
39 Kc2 Nd4+ 0-1
White: DrChrome
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 d4 ed
4 Nxd4 Bc5
5 Be3 Ne5
6 f4 Ng6
7 Nc3 d6
8 f5 Ne5
9 Qd2 Nf6
10 Bg5 Qe7
11 Nd5 Nxe4
12 Bxe7 Nxd2
13 f6 Bxd4
14 Kxd2 Be6
15 Nxc7+ Kd7
16 Nxa8 Rxa8
17 c3 Bb6
18 Bb5+ Nc6
19 Rhe1 gf
20 Bxf6 Rg8
21 g3 Rg6
22 Bh4 a6
23 Bd3 Ne5
24 Bxg6 hg
25 Kc2 f6
26 Bxf6 1-0
White: mr.mojorisin
1 e4 Nf6
2 e5 Nd5
3 d4 d6
4 Nf3 Bg4
5 Bc4 Nb6
6 Bb3 e6
7 Bf4 de
8 Bxe5 Nc6
9 Bg3 Bxf3
10 Qxf3 Qxd4
11 Nc3 Bd6
12 Rd1 Qc5
13 Ne4 Qa5+
14 c3 Bxg3
15 hg Nd7
16 Rxd7 Ne5
17 Re7+ Kxe7
18 Qe3 b6
19 Rh5 Nd3+ 0-1
White: DrChrome
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 d4 d6
4 de f5
5 exf5 Bxf5
6 Bb5 Ne7
7 Bg5 h6
8 Bxc6+ bc
9 Be3 Nd5
10 Qe2 Nxe3
11 Qxe3 d5
12 Qc3 c5
13 0-0 Be7
14 b3 0-0
15 Nbd2 d4
16 Qc4+ Kh8
17 c3 dc
18 Qxc3 Be6
19 Rad1 1-0
White: ivo chiavi
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 c5
3 e3 d6
4 Nc3 b6?
5 Nf3 g6
6 Be2 Bb7
7 0-0 Bg7
8 Bd2 0-0
9 Re1 Nbd7
10 Qc2 cd
11 ed d5
12 cd Nxd5
13 Nxd5 Bxd5
14 a4 Rc8
15 Qd3 Bxf3
16 Bxf3 Ne5
17 Qe3 Nc4
18 Qxe7 Nxd2
19 Bb7 Rc7 0-1
My Tournament record: 33-8-1
Intoducing the Alekhine Defence
Black: Earthdust
Event: February 2001 Main #1 Tournament,round 2
Date: 2001-04-26
(B01 Scandinavian (Centre Counter) D)
On 8. Ng5 , I threaten Nf7 forking the rooks. His response 8... Ne5 covers the f7 square and the discovered attack on the light squared Bishop. But in reality, it cannot do both. 9.Bxg4 check! now black must choose, retake the bishop or cover the f7 square, he chooses the latter and goes down a piece. 10.Nxf7! this sacrifice gains more material.
When the smoke cleared, Black still had unfavorably exchanged his rook for a Knight and is down 3 pawns. He was going to lose a rook anyway, he probably could have gained better compensation with 8...Bxe2. By move 30, his last knight is dead, there are no escape squares for it and it no longer has the protection of the dark squared bishop. There is little point in capturing it as black will be shortly mated. Seeing that, he resigned.
Black: DrChrome
Event: round 2: February 2001 Main #1 Tournament
Date: 2001-04-26
(B02 Alekhine, Scandinavian V)
This is the Scandinavian Variation, characterized by the moves: 1e4 Nf6
2 Nc3 d5 . White sacrifices a bishop on move 11, to what end I cannot determine, I assume it to be a blunder. After I forked the rook and king on 39, white resigned.
Black: mr.mojorisin
Event: round 2: February 2001 Main #1 Tournament
Date: 2001-04-26
(C45 Scotch Game)
I love the Scotch! Black played an interesting fifth move, 5...Ne5. I belive the standard continuation is 5.... Qf6. I had all sorts of possible replies, I chose 6.f4, but I believe Qh5 is playable. Black played the dubious 11...Nxe4 placing himself on the short end of a very tactical position. After the exchange of my knight for his rook on 16, I have the edge material wise, but his pieces are more actively placed. Black blundered on 24 and 25, then resigned a hopeless position.
Black: DrChrome
Event: February 2001 Main #1 Tournament,round 2
Date: 2001-04-26
(B05 Alekhine, Modern V, 4...Bg4)
Onn move 16, white retakes the bishop with the pawn rather than the queen. There can be only one reason, he wants to bring out the rook. So, I must be prepared for Rh5. With Nd7 and 0-0-0, and I am well set for anything white can throw at me. 16 Rxd7? was poorly concieved, he was expecting 16...Kxd7 then 17. Qxf7+ and black is in trouble. But I don't have to immediatly retake... 16...Ne5 ! and now white has lost material. When the anticipated Rh5 ? is played on 19, the responce Nd3+ wins the rook. White has traded his rook pair for my knight pair! Chagrined that his stratigies went ary, White resigned.
Black: ivo chiavi
Event: February 2001 Main #1 Tournament,round 2
Date: 2001-04-26
(C44 Scotch O)
Black: DrChrome
Event: February 2001 Main #1 Tournament,round 2
Date: 2001-04-26
(A56 Benoni D)
These two games,against ivo chiavi, moved at a much slower pace than the first 4. The first four were allready finished by the time the 19th move was made in these games. I was declared the winner by virtue of my 8 points. ivo chiavi simply quit playing! I assume that he wanted to concentrate his efforts on tournament games where he still had the chance of advancing. There was still plenty of play left in both these games, in the scotch game he was only down a pawn (he gambited it). His situation in the other was worse, but by no means hopeless. As a result, I win all six games and advance to the third round.