Sunday Chess

Sunday Tactics and an escape from a sure defeat at FICS below:



Vodopija (1471) - Me (1383) [D00]
FICS Blitz , 14.06.2009

1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Bf5 3.a3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3 e6 6.Bg2 Bd6 7.0–0 0–0 8.Re1 Ne7 9.Nh4 h6
10.Nxf5 Nxf5 11.f3 Bxg3 12.hxg3 Nxg3 13.Bf4 Nfh5 14.Bxg3 Nxg3 15.e4 Qh4 16.exd5 exd5
17.Nxd5 Rad8 18.Ne3 Rxd4 19.Qc1 Re8 20.Ng4 Rxe1+ 21.Qxe1 Rxg4 22.fxg4 Qxg4 23.Qe8+ Kh7 24.Qxf7 Qd4+ 25.Kh2 Qh4+ 26.Bh3 Qg5 27.Rg1 Qd2+ 28.Rg2 Nf1+ 29.Kh1 Ng3+ 30.Rxg3 Qe1+ 31.Rg1 Qe4+ 32.Bg2 Qh4+ 33.Bh3 Qxh3# 0–1

NOTE: My blog just won't show the PGN games properly anymore. I don't know why! Anyways I'm trying the PGN Game Converter of ChessVideos.tv.


A classic basic Queen movement hoping for my opponent's blunder while his time is running out. This was a 3 0 time control and the game ended with him having 27 seconds while I had 36.

I don't know why he moved Rg2 on his 28th move when he could have chosen the KxNg3. From there I knew I had a chance because I felt he was more conscious of possible time lose than his winning pieces and position.

Oh well!

Final position:



I thought these things happen only in fairy tales.

Well for the scans I did this morning, I included two pages from Chess Echecs Magazine I bought for 62 MADS last last week. It helped a lot that I don't understand written French language which forced me to rely on the diagrams and tried to solve them based on what my eyes can see.




Answers to follow next Sunday.