2006 Twin City Championship, Round 5
An embarrassment of a game. I played some of the worst chess I've played in a long time. I simply could not calculate during the middlegame. I was down a rook in the endgame, but I had 4 pawns to the good. Then...my opponent...stepped on a booby-trapped pawn and...I went on to win.
CelticDeath(1568) - NN(1644)
2006 Twin City Championship Normal, IL (5), 14.03.2006
1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.g4 Bg6 7.d3 e6 8.Be3 d5 9.exd5 exd5 10.Bb5 a6 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Nh4 d4 13.Qf3 dxc3 14.Qxc6+ Nd7 15.Nxg6 fxg6 16.Qxc3 Rb8 17.0–0–0 Nf6 18.Rhe1 Be7 19.Bc5 Nd5 20.Qxg7 Rf8 21.Qxh7 Kd7 22.Bxe7 Nxe7 23.Rxe7+ Qxe7 24.Qxg6 Rxf2 25.Qe4 Qxe4 26.dxe4+ Ke6 27.b3 Re2 28.Rd4 Rf8 29.g5 Rff2 30.Rc4 Kd6 31.b4 Rh2 32.h4 Rxh4 33.e5+ Rxe5 34.Rxh4 Rxg5 35.Rh6+ Ke5 36.Rxa6 Rg4 37.a3 Rc4 38.Kb2 Kd4 39.Rh6 Kd5 40.Kb3 Rf4 41.a4 Rf3+ 42.c3 Rf5 43.c4+ Ke5 44.b5 Kd4 45.Rc6 Rf7 46.a5 Ke5 47.Kb4 Kd4 48.b6 cxb6 49.axb6 Rf8 50.Kb5 Kc3 51.Ka6 Ra8+ 52.Kb7 Ra3 53.Kc7 Kb3 54.b7 Ra7 55.Kb8 Ra4 56.Kc8 Kc3 57.b8Q Rb4 58.Qg3+ Kc2 59.Qf2+ Kc3 60.Qe3+ Kc2 61.Kd7 Rb3 62.Qxb3+ Kxb3 63.c5 Kc4 64.Kd6 Kb3 65.Rb6+ Kc4 66.c6 Kc3 67.c7 Kd4 68.Rb4+ Ke3 69.c8Q Kf3 70.Qc3+ Ke2 71.Rb2+ Kd1 72.Qd2# 1–0
So, this means that I am assured of 1st place and the title of 2006 champion. Next week, I will play somebody who has been itching to play against me. This is an opponent who's known to play odd, closed games like the Stonewall System, among others. I must prepare well against him, because he did manage to beat me last year. So, he is very dangerous. Also, he has only lost once in this tournament, so if he does beat me, then he will share the title with me. If I draw, or if I win, I will be the sole champion.
My unofficial rating is now 1690. If I win next week, I will finish the tournament with a rating of 1703 or an increase of 135 points.
CelticDeath(1568) - NN(1644)
2006 Twin City Championship Normal, IL (5), 14.03.2006
1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.g4 Bg6 7.d3 e6 8.Be3 d5 9.exd5 exd5 10.Bb5 a6 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Nh4 d4 13.Qf3 dxc3 14.Qxc6+ Nd7 15.Nxg6 fxg6 16.Qxc3 Rb8 17.0–0–0 Nf6 18.Rhe1 Be7 19.Bc5 Nd5 20.Qxg7 Rf8 21.Qxh7 Kd7 22.Bxe7 Nxe7 23.Rxe7+ Qxe7 24.Qxg6 Rxf2 25.Qe4 Qxe4 26.dxe4+ Ke6 27.b3 Re2 28.Rd4 Rf8 29.g5 Rff2 30.Rc4 Kd6 31.b4 Rh2 32.h4 Rxh4 33.e5+ Rxe5 34.Rxh4 Rxg5 35.Rh6+ Ke5 36.Rxa6 Rg4 37.a3 Rc4 38.Kb2 Kd4 39.Rh6 Kd5 40.Kb3 Rf4 41.a4 Rf3+ 42.c3 Rf5 43.c4+ Ke5 44.b5 Kd4 45.Rc6 Rf7 46.a5 Ke5 47.Kb4 Kd4 48.b6 cxb6 49.axb6 Rf8 50.Kb5 Kc3 51.Ka6 Ra8+ 52.Kb7 Ra3 53.Kc7 Kb3 54.b7 Ra7 55.Kb8 Ra4 56.Kc8 Kc3 57.b8Q Rb4 58.Qg3+ Kc2 59.Qf2+ Kc3 60.Qe3+ Kc2 61.Kd7 Rb3 62.Qxb3+ Kxb3 63.c5 Kc4 64.Kd6 Kb3 65.Rb6+ Kc4 66.c6 Kc3 67.c7 Kd4 68.Rb4+ Ke3 69.c8Q Kf3 70.Qc3+ Ke2 71.Rb2+ Kd1 72.Qd2# 1–0
So, this means that I am assured of 1st place and the title of 2006 champion. Next week, I will play somebody who has been itching to play against me. This is an opponent who's known to play odd, closed games like the Stonewall System, among others. I must prepare well against him, because he did manage to beat me last year. So, he is very dangerous. Also, he has only lost once in this tournament, so if he does beat me, then he will share the title with me. If I draw, or if I win, I will be the sole champion.
My unofficial rating is now 1690. If I win next week, I will finish the tournament with a rating of 1703 or an increase of 135 points.
posted by CelticDeath at 10:59 PM
11 Comments:
wow. an impressive run! win that tournament outright! good luck.
Congratulations. A win is a win, even with mistakes.
Good luck alternates with bad luck statistically. So you can be happy when it happens to you, without attaching too much of a meaning to it.
congrats on first place, good luck next game!
Not bad :)
Congratulations and good luck to the final round.
- bahus
Good job! All the best in your final game :-)
It was said by some top GM back in the day (I forget who) that the winner of a chess game is the person that makes the second to last blunder.
Good job continuing to play hard and looking for tactical opportunities. Many people get demoralized when losing and give up. However, you weren't awful in the beginning of the middlegame. If you look at the position after 17. O-O-O. You have two pawns for the piece, and have a lead in development, which is at least partial compensation for your material.
The Nc6 opening was kinda odd, and I faced it over the board twice. Since he played d6, I think 3. d4 would have avoided some troubles. He then either transposes into the Pirc or Philidor's Defense, but d4 is good in both variations.
Congrats on your victories! Good luck next week. Remember: "Chance favors the prepared mind."- Louis Pasteur.
Hi. Can you e-mail me privately at michele (dot) melendez (at) newhouse (dot) com?
I'd like to ask you about your April 07, 2005 post, "Team Chess 45 45, Round 4: Danish Death."
Thanks!
That April post was just a short little post, but I'll gladly e-mail you about it, Michele.
Awesome job! Good Luck in your last round.
Congrats on a guaranteed first place CD! Must be a great feeling to have all your hard work paying off.
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