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For general entertainment purposes here are a couple of games I played in Guelph last weekend--
The first is a Halloween Gambit, an opening I did some analysis on with the hopes of playing it on October 31st at Chessca... Unfortunately after going out on the Friday night I was not up for the 2.5 hour drive to Elora. My young opponent stumbled somewhat, but found some nice practical tricks in the ending, and though I managed to sidestep them, losing two pawns made the game go unnecessarily long. For some somewhat disturbing analysis on the opening check out this link:
http://www.chessville.com/UCO/Hallow...weenGambit.pdf
The second is a Traxler Gambit where indecisive play on the part of white leads to Black getting more than sufficient compensation for the rook.
The first:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Ng6
6.e5 Ng8 7. Bc4 Bb4 8. Qf3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qe7 10. O-O a6
11. a4 Nh6 12. Qd3 O-O 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. f4 Kh8 15. f5 Nxe5
16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Rae1 Qc5+ 18. Qd4+ Qxd4+ 19. cxd4 c6 20. d5 b5
21. axb5 cxb5 22. Bd3 Bb7 23. d6 Rfe8 24. Re7 Rxe7 25. dxe7 f6
26. c4 b4 27. c5 Re8 28. Re1 Kg7 29. Bc4 a5 30. Re3 d5
31. cxd6 Bc6 32. Rg3+ Kh8 33. Rd3 Kg7 34. d7 Bxd7 35. Rxd7 h5
36. Kf2 a4 37. Ke2 b3 38. Kd2 Kh6 39. h4 b2 40. Kc2 a3
41. Ba2 b1=Q+ 42. Kxb1 Rxe7 43. Be6 Re8 44. Rd3 Rb8+ 45. Rb3 Rd8
46. Rxa3 Rd4 47. g3 Rg4 48. Kc2 Rxg3 49. Rc3 Rg4 50. Rc4 Rg7
51. Kd2 Rg2+ 52. Kd3 Rg3+ 53. Kc2 Rg7 54. Kc3 Rg3+ 55. Kd4 Rg7
56. Kd5 Rg4 57. Kd6 Rg7 58. Rc7 Rg4 59. Rc4 Rg7 60. Bd5 Rg4
61. Rxg4 hxg4 62. Ke6 Kh5 63. Kxf6 Kxh4 64. Kg7 h5 65. f6 Kg3
66. f7 h4 67. f8=Q h3 68. Qd6+ Kh4 69. Qf4 Kh5 70. Qh6# 1-0
The second:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+
6. Kf1 Qe7 7. Nxh8 d5 8. Be2 Bb6 9. d3 dxe4 10. Ke1 Be6
11. Nc3 O-O-O 12. Bg5 Rxh8 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nxe4 f5 15. Nf2 e4
16. g3 Rf8 17. Nh3 f4 18. Nxf4 Rxf4 19. Qd2 e3 20. Qd1 Nd4
21. Rf1 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Qf6+ 23. Kg1 Qf2+ 24. Kh1 Bd5+ 0-1
After playing these games I could not help thinking of the old saying that the hardest thing to do in chess is win a won game.... logically this implies it would be easier to win a lost game, does it not?
For general entertainment purposes here are a couple of games I played in Guelph last weekend--
The first is a Halloween Gambit, an opening I did some analysis on with the hopes of playing it on October 31st at Chessca... Unfortunately after going out on the Friday night I was not up for the 2.5 hour drive to Elora. My young opponent stumbled somewhat, but found some nice practical tricks in the ending, and though I managed to sidestep them, losing two pawns made the game go unnecessarily long. For some somewhat disturbing analysis on the opening check out this link:
http://www.chessville.com/UCO/Hallow...weenGambit.pdf
The second is a Traxler Gambit where indecisive play on the part of white leads to Black getting more than sufficient compensation for the rook.
The first:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Ng6
6.e5 Ng8 7. Bc4 Bb4 8. Qf3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qe7 10. O-O a6
11. a4 Nh6 12. Qd3 O-O 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. f4 Kh8 15. f5 Nxe5
16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Rae1 Qc5+ 18. Qd4+ Qxd4+ 19. cxd4 c6 20. d5 b5
21. axb5 cxb5 22. Bd3 Bb7 23. d6 Rfe8 24. Re7 Rxe7 25. dxe7 f6
26. c4 b4 27. c5 Re8 28. Re1 Kg7 29. Bc4 a5 30. Re3 d5
31. cxd6 Bc6 32. Rg3+ Kh8 33. Rd3 Kg7 34. d7 Bxd7 35. Rxd7 h5
36. Kf2 a4 37. Ke2 b3 38. Kd2 Kh6 39. h4 b2 40. Kc2 a3
41. Ba2 b1=Q+ 42. Kxb1 Rxe7 43. Be6 Re8 44. Rd3 Rb8+ 45. Rb3 Rd8
46. Rxa3 Rd4 47. g3 Rg4 48. Kc2 Rxg3 49. Rc3 Rg4 50. Rc4 Rg7
51. Kd2 Rg2+ 52. Kd3 Rg3+ 53. Kc2 Rg7 54. Kc3 Rg3+ 55. Kd4 Rg7
56. Kd5 Rg4 57. Kd6 Rg7 58. Rc7 Rg4 59. Rc4 Rg7 60. Bd5 Rg4
61. Rxg4 hxg4 62. Ke6 Kh5 63. Kxf6 Kxh4 64. Kg7 h5 65. f6 Kg3
66. f7 h4 67. f8=Q h3 68. Qd6+ Kh4 69. Qf4 Kh5 70. Qh6# 1-0
The second:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+
6. Kf1 Qe7 7. Nxh8 d5 8. Be2 Bb6 9. d3 dxe4 10. Ke1 Be6
11. Nc3 O-O-O 12. Bg5 Rxh8 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nxe4 f5 15. Nf2 e4
16. g3 Rf8 17. Nh3 f4 18. Nxf4 Rxf4 19. Qd2 e3 20. Qd1 Nd4
21. Rf1 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Qf6+ 23. Kg1 Qf2+ 24. Kh1 Bd5+ 0-1
After playing these games I could not help thinking of the old saying that the hardest thing to do in chess is win a won game.... logically this implies it would be easier to win a lost game, does it not?