Game 14: Loss - 61 Turns

OTB against Glen. I was black. It is worth noting that due to sloppy handwriting, I am unclear as to the activity of black's queenside pawns near the end of the game. The PGN is largely accurate though. Only a couple pawn moves are suspect.




[Event "On the Board"]
[Site "my house"]
[Date "11.24.2007"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Glen"]
[Black "Zeeple"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1200"]
[BlackElo "1200"]
[TimeControl "1 in 3 days"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bxc2 6. Qxc2 Qxd4 7. Nf3 Qd5 8. Bc4 Qd7 9. O-O Nf6 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. Bf4 e6 12. Rd1 Bd6 13. Nf3 O-O 14. Ng5 Bxf4 15. Ng3e4 Nd7 16. Nf3 Ng4 17. Kh1 Nxh2 18. Rfe1 Rad8 19. g3 Nxf3 20. Re2 Nd4 21. Qc3 Nxe2 22. Bxe2 Be5 23. Qd3 Nc5 24. Qc2 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Bxb2 26. Rb1 Qb6 27. Rf1 Bd4 28. Qf3 Be5 29. a3 Qa6 30. Qg2 Rd2 31. Bf3 Rfd8 32. Kh2 Rd1 33. Bxd1 Qxa3 34. Bf3 Qa4 35. Kg1 Bd4 36. Qh2 Rd5 37. Bd1 Qa5 38. Bc2 g6 39. Rb1 Qa2 40. Be4 Rb5 41. Rd1 Rb1 42. Bxb1 Qb3 43. Rc1 a6 44. Bc2 Qb2 45. Qh6 Bg7 46. Qg5 f6 47. Qf4 e5 48. Qe3 f5 49. Ba4 b6 50. Rc2 Qa1+ 51. Kg2 Qxa4 52. Rd2 f4 53. Qd3 e4 54. Qd8+ Bf8 55. Qd5+ Kg7 56. Qe5+ Kh6 57. Rd8 f3+ 58. Kh3 Bg7 59. Qf4+ g5 60. Rd6+ Kh5 61. Qg4#

Game 13: Win - 23 Turns

I was white. OTB game against Glen.



[Site "On The Board"]
[White "Zeeple"]
[Black "Glen"]
[Result "White Wins"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Nd7 4. c3 e6 5. Nf3 Ndf6 6. exf6 Nxf6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Bd3 Bd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nbd2 e5 12. dxe5 Be7 13. Re1 Be6 14. Nf1 Bc5 15. Ne3 Qb6 16. b4 Be7 17. Rb1 Rad8 18. a4 d4 19. cxd4 a6 20. a5 Qa7 21. Bc2 b5 22. Qd3 Qb8 23. Qxh7#

Game 12: Loss - 61 Turns

I was black playing via email with Kevin. He says the c5 push was he move that lost the game for me. I hope to truly understand this someday.



[Site "email"]
[White "Kevin"]
[Black "Zeeple"]
[Result "Black Resigns"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Nbd7 9. Bf4 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. c4 O-O 12. Rad1 b6 13. Rfe1 c5 14. d5 exd5 15. cxd5 Nfe8 16. d6 Bf6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Qxd6 20. Qxd6 Nxd6 21. Rxd6 Rfe8 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Kf1 g6 24. Rd7 a5 25. Rd6 Rb8 26. Ne4 Rb7 27. Nc3 b5 28. Rd5 b4 29. Na4 b3 30. axb3 Rxb3 31. Rxc5 Rb4 32. Rxa5 h5 33. h3 f5 34. Ra7 Kf8 35. Ke2 g5 36. Kd3 g4 37. hxg4 fxg4 38. g3 Ke8 39. Kc3 Rb5 40. Kd3 Kd8 41. Rf7 Rb4 42. Rf4 Rb3+ 43. Kc2 Rb5 44. Nc3 Rc5 45. b4 Rg5 46. Ne4 Re5 47. Kc3 Kc7 48. Kc4 Re7 49. Nf6 Re5 50. Nd5+ Kb7 51. Kc5 Re2 52. Rf7+ Kb8 53. b5 Rc2+ 54. Kb6 Kc8 55. Rc7+ Rxc7 56. Nxc7 Kd7 57. Ka7 Kxc7 58. b6+ Kd7 59. b7 h4 60. b8=Q+ hxg3 61. Qxg3

Game 11: Win - 42 Turns

This was an OTB game that Glen and I played after team practice at Molly McGuire's. I was black. This marks the first time either one of



us has beat the Caro-Kann Advance.

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Be3 Ng6 7. Nf3 Bb4 8. 0-0 0-0 9. a3 Ba5 10. b4 Bb6 11. Na4 Nd7 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Re1 a5 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. Rb1 axb4 16. Rxb4 Qc7 17. Nh4 Nxh4 18. Bxh4 Rxa3 19. Rb3 Ra4 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. e6 fxe6 22. Rxe6 Rfa8 23. Rb1 c5 24. Qe1 Qc8 25. c3 Nf8 26. Re3 cxd4 27. cxd4 Rxd4 28. h3 Rxh4 29. Rc1 Rc4 30. Rc3 Ne6 31. Rxc4 dxc4 32. Qd1 Nf4 33. Qd2 g5 34. g3 Nxh3+ 35. Kh2 g4 36. Qd5+ Kg7 37. Qe5+ Kf7 38. Re1 Kg6 39. f4 Ra2+ 40. Kh1 Qc6+ 41. Re4 Qxe4+ 42. Qxe4 fxe4 White resigns.

Game 10: Win - 27 Turns

This was an OTB game I played against my buddy and teammate Glen one night after our dart match. I was white. Once again we played the Caro-Kann Advance (CKA).

[Site "On the Board"]
[White "Zeeple"]
[Black "Glen"]
[Result "White Wins"]

1.e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Be6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. Nbd2 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O Nh6 8. c3 Qc7 9. Qe2 Nf5 10. Re1 O-O-O 11. Nb3 Rhe8 12. Be3 f6 13. Bf4 fxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Rf8 16. Nbd4 Bf7 17. e6 Bxe6 18. Nxe6 Qb6 19. Nxd8 Kxd8 20. Rc1 Nc5 21. Nh4 Nh6 22. Qxe7+ Kc8 23. Qxf8 Kc7 24. Re7+ Nd7 25. Qf4+ Kd8 26. Re1 g5 27. Re8++

Game 9: Loss - 30 Turns

This was the last of several on the board games I played with Glen. I was black. We were playing the CK Advance.



[Site "On the Board"]
[White "Glen"]
[Black "Zeeple"]
[Result "White Wins"]


1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Nge2 Ng6 7. Nf4 Nxf4 8. Bxf4 Bb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 c5 11. Qd2 cxd4 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 dxc3 14. Qxc3 Bb6 15. Be2 d4 16. Qb3 Qc7 17. Bd3 Nd7 18. Rad1 Rfe8 19. Rd2 f6 20. Red1 fxe5 21. Bg3 e4 22. Bxc7 Bxc7 23. Bc4 Bg4 24. Re1 Bf4 25. Rxd4 Rac8 26. Rexe4 Nb6 27. Bxe6+ Kh8 28. Bxg4 Red8 29. Bxc8 Nxc8 30. Rxd8++

Game 8: Win - 18 Turns

This was an on the board game I played with my buddy Glen. We were trying the Caro-Kann Advance with 3. ... Be6. It didn't work out to well for him. I was white.

1. e4 cf 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Be6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. Bd3 g6 6. 0-0 Bg7 7. Bg5 f6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Nh6 10. Nc3 Qc7 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Bxc7 0-0 13. Qe2 Rac8 14. Qxe6+ Kh8 15. Qxd7 Nf7 16. Rfe1 Rce8 17. Qf5 Rg8 18. Qxh7++

Game 7: Win - 32 Turns

This was an on the board game with my friend Glen. I was white playing the Advance variation of the Caro-Kann.

1. d4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 e6 4. Nf3 Bd7 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. 0-0 Nf5 7. Bg5 f6 8. exf6 gxf6 9. Bh4 Bg7 10. Re1 Nxh4 11. Nxh4 f5 12. Nxf5 Bf6 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Nxb7 Qc7 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. Qf3 Qd8 17. Nd2 Nd7 18. Nxe6+ Ke8 19. Nxd8 Kxd8 20. c4 Ba6 21. Nb3 dxc4 22. Qxc6 Rc8 23. Qxa6 Re8 24. Bxc4 Be7 25. Rc1 Nb6 26. Be6 Bg5 27. Rxc8 Nxc8 28. Qxc8+ Ke7 29. Bd7+ Kf7 30. Bxe8+ Kg7 31. Qd7+ Kf8 32. Qf7++

Game 6: Win - 34 Turns

This is a game against my friend Glen which was interrupted by car trouble. we hope to resume soon. I was Black.

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7.Nf3 Bd6 8. Qd2 Qd5 9. 0-0 Ne4 10. Qe3 Nxc3 11. a4 Ne4 12. Ne5 a6 13. Be2 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. c3 Qc7 16. Bh5 h6 17. Bh4 Bd7 18. f3 Nf6 19. Bxf7+ Nxf7 20.Bg3 e5 21. b4 0-0 22. Rfd1 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rad1 Rfe8 25. f4 d4 26. cxd4 exd4 27. Qxd4 Bg4 28. Rd2 Rxe1+ 29. Bxe1 Rd8 30. Qe3 Nd5 31. Qg3 Qc1 32. Rf2 Qxe1+ 33. Rf1 Qxg3 34. hxg3 Ne3 White Resigns

We resumed this game after a couple weeks. All of the games I have been playing are variations of the Caro-Kann Defense. Glen has agreed to study it with me. We are looking at the Advance variation. (Although I believe this game was an Exchange Variation.)