[Event "Kenilworth Summer Tournament"]
[Site "Kenilworth, NJ"]
[Date "2017.07.20"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Tang, Anthony"]
[Black "Moldovan, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "1731"]
[BlackElo "1814"]
[Annotator "Moldovan,John"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2017.06.01"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[Source "The Chess Coroner #1244"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
{Board 1.1 G/55+5 (delay) E92 King's Indian Defense Petrosian System (7.d5)} 1.
d4 g6 2. c4 Nf6 ({A switch from the} 2... Bg7 {& Modern Defense I played
against Tomkovich in week 2.}) 3. Nc3 Bg7 (3... d5 {& a Gruenfeld was
considered but I quickly re-gained my senses.}) 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. d5 {This prevents the ultra-theoretical 7...Nc6 & slows the game's pace but
yields the c5 square.} a5 {[#] Black safeguards the aforementioned outpost
before bringing a N there.} 8. O-O {White usually delays castling & retains
options} ({with} 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 $140 (9... Na6 $142 10. Nd2 Nc5) 10. Bg3
Nh5 11. Nd2 Nxg3 $2 (11... Nf4 $11 {(Bielicki - Pilnik : Mar del Plata 1962)
is right.}) 12. hxg3 $14 {Lapiccirelli - Orlando : Bernate 1999.}) 8... Nbd7 (
8... Na6 {may be more accurate.}) 9. Ne1 (9. Bg5 {/\ meeting} h6 {with} 10. Be3
{(Evrard - Charlier : correspondence, France 1952) was still possible.}) 9...
Nc5 {MegaBase classifies this position as E92 but it could easily be filed
under E94, with the Classical lines.} 10. f3 (10. Qc2 Nfd7 11. Be3 {(Buerger -
Koltanowski : London 1932) is a reasonable alternative.}) 10... Nh5 11. Nd3 (
11. g3 $142 Bh3 12. Rf2 {Huss - Mascarinas : Suhr 1990}) 11... b6 (11... Nxd3
12. Bxd3 Nf4 13. Bc2 {(Vasiliu - Smokina : Sovata 1997) is okay but improves
the position of White's light-squared B.}) 12. a3 Bd7 {[#]} (12... f5 13. Be3 {
F. Schoenfeld - H. Schmidt : Germany 1998} (13. Nxc5 $142 bxc5 14. exf5) 13...
Nf4 $1 $11 14. Nxf4 $140 exf4 15. Bxf4 fxe4 16. fxe4 Bd7 $44 {is playable.})
13. b4 $2 $146 {This drops a P.} (13. Nxc5 $142 $146 bxc5 14. g3 {.}) (13. b3
Nf4 14. Rb1 {was played in Peev - Kots : Odessa 1968.}) 13... Nxd3 {Removing
the b4 guard to take advantage of the pin against a3.} 14. Qxd3 $2 {This
allows ...Nf4 with tempo.} (14. Bxd3 $142) 14... axb4 15. Nb5 Nf4 16. Qc2 bxa3
$2 (16... f5 $142) 17. Bxa3 (17. Rxa3 $142 Rxa3 18. Nxa3) 17... f5 18. Bb4 $4 (
18. Bd3 $142 $17) 18... Rxa1 19. Rxa1 {[#]} Bxb5 $4 (19... fxe4 $142 $19 20.
fxe4 Nxg2 $3 21. Kxg2 $140 Qg5+ 22. Kh1 ({Returning the piece with} 22. Bg4 {
is of no assistance.}) 22... Rf2 23. Rg1 Rxh2+ $3 24. Kxh2 $8 Qh4+ 25. Kg2 $8
Bh3+ 26. Kf3 ({or} 26. Kh1 Bf1#) 26... Qf4#) 20. cxb5 Qg5 21. Bf1 $8 (21. g3
$143 $2 fxe4 $19 22. Qxe4 Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 e4) 21... fxe4 22. fxe4 $4 (22. h4 $8
Qxh4 23. Be1 $8 Qg5 24. Qxe4 $8 $17 {was required.}) {Now Black a winning
attack.} 22... Nh3+ 23. Kh1 $8 Nf2+ 24. Kg1 $8 Qe3 $1 25. Be2 {This allows a
flashy finish but there was no defense.} (25. h3 Nd1+ 26. Kh2 Rxf1 $19 27. Rxd1
$140 {Otherwise White is a piece-down.} Qf4+ 28. g3 $8 Rf2+ 29. Qxf2 $8 (29.
Kg1 Qxg3+ 30. Kh1 Qh2#) (29. Kh1 Qf3+ 30. Kg1 Qg2#) 29... Qxf2+ 30. Kh1 $8 Qf3+
) (25. g3 Nd1+ 26. Kg2 Qf3+ $19 27. Kh3 $8 Qxf1+ 28. Kg4 (28. Kh4 Bf6+ 29. Kg4
$8 h5#) (28. Qg2 Nf2+ 29. Kh4 $8 Bf6#) 28... Ne3+ 29. Kg5 (29. Kh4 Bf6#) 29...
Qf6#) (25. Bc4 {An. Tang} Ng4+ {Albert Tang} 26. Kh1 $8 Qf4 27. g3 $8 Nf2+ 28.
Kg1 (28. Kg2 $8 Qf3+ 29. Kg1 $8 Qh1#) 28... Qf3 $19) (25. Qxc7 Nh3+ 26. Kh1
Qg1#) 25... Nh3+ 26. Kh1 $8 Qg1+ $1 {[#] &, instead of letting me deliver
smothered mate, Anthony resigned. Time left - Tang 36:56, Moldovan 30:40
Estimated time used - Tang 20:14, Moldovan 26:30 Longest thinks: White - 4
minutes for 22.fxe4 Black - 3 minutes for 11...b6 & 22...Nh3+} (26... Qg1+ $1
27. Rxg1 Nf2#) 0-1
[Event "Kenilworth Summer Tournament"]
[Site "Kenilworth, NJ"]
[Date "2017.07.20"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Renna, Joe"]
[Black "Moldovan, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "1459"]
[BlackElo "1814"]
[Annotator "Moldovan,John"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2017.06.01"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[Source "The Chess Coroner #1244"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
{Board 1.2 G/55+5 (delay) A41 Modern Defense Colle System} 1. d4 g6 {11 for 11!
} 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. e3 d6 4. Bd3 ({For} 4. Be2) ({&} 4. c4 {see my wins against
Kruglyak (KST 2009) & Vinson (KST 2012).}) 4... Nd7 5. O-O ({If} 5. b3 {
Black has} e5 $1 6. Bb2 $140 Ngf6 $1 {Ferragut - Ravelo : San Cristobal 2012}
7. dxe5 Ng4 $11) 5... e5 (5... Ngf6 {makes a K's Indian.}) 6. dxe5 Nxe5 {[#]}
7. Nxe5 $146 ({Previously seen here were} 7. Nbd2 {1/2-1/2 Dibala - Stric :
Slovakia 2008}) ({&} 7. Be2 Ne7 8. c3 O-O 9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. Nd2 d5 $11 {Verich
- Plummer : correspondence, LSS 2013}) 7... dxe5 {This lets White force an
ending.} ({If this had been a rated or must-win game, I would've opted for}
7... Bxe5 8. Nd2 Bg7 {or varied earlier.}) 8. Bb5+ c6 (8... Bd7 9. Qxd7+ Qxd7
10. Bxd7+ Kxd7 {was another way to play.}) 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Bc4 Ke7 {/\ ...Be6
} ({The engine prefers} 10... f5) 11. e4 ({Sacking an Exchange with} 11. b3 $1
e4 $140 (11... Be6 $2 12. Ba3+ Ke8 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nd2 $16) 12. Ba3+ Ke8 13.
Nd2 $5 (13. c3 $11) 13... Bxa1 14. Rxa1 $44 {was a very interesting
alternative.}) 11... Be6 12. Bd3 ({I wanted} 12. Bxe6 Kxe6) ({& expected} 12.
Nd2) 12... Bh6 $5 {Looking to trade-off my bad B is positionally desirable} ({
but} 12... Nf6 {, retaining a 2-step lead in development, was safer.}) 13. Nd2
Nf6 14. b3 Nd7 15. Ba3+ Ke8 {[#]} (15... Kd8 $142 16. Nc4 Bf8) 16. Bc4 $4 ({
Joe intended} 16. Nc4 $11 {but touched the light-squared B & had to move it.})
16... Bxd2 $19 17. Bxe6 {Trying to make lemonade.} fxe6 18. Rad1 Bc3 (18... Bg5
$142) 19. Rd6 c5 (19... Nf8 $142) 20. Rfd1 Bd4 (20... Nf6 $142 $1 21. Bxc5 $140
$2 (21. Rxe6+ $143 $2 Kf7 22. Red6 Bd4) 21... Nxe4) 21. Kf1 $2 (21. c3 $142 Ke7
22. Rxd7+ Kxd7 23. Bxc5) 21... Rf8 22. f3 Ke7 (22... Nf6 $142 23. Rxe6+ (23. c3
$143 Nxe4 $1) 23... Kf7 24. Rd6 Rac8) 23. Rxd7+ Kxd7 24. Bxc5 $2 (24. c3 $142)
24... Rfc8 25. b4 $2 (25. Bxd4 $142 exd4 26. Rxd4+ Ke7 27. Rd2) 25... b6 (25...
Ke8 $142) 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Rxd4+ Ke7 28. c4 Rd8 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Ke2 Rd4 {
White resigns. Time left - Renna 36:53, Moldovan 38:17 Estimated time used -
Renna 20:37, Moldovan 19:13 Longest thinks: White - 4 minutes for 16.Bc4??
Black - 3 minutes for 19...c5} 0-1
[Event "Kenilworth Summer Tournament"]
[Site "Kenilworth, NJ"]
[Date "2017.07.20"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "McCorkell, Jack"]
[Black "Kernighan, Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C37"]
[WhiteElo "1455"]
[BlackElo "2219"]
[Annotator "Moldovan,John"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2017.06.01"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[Source "The Chess Coroner #1244"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
{Board 2.2 G/60 C37 King's Gambit Salvio's Gambit (5.Ne5)} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4
3. Nf3 g5 {[#]} 4. Bc4 $6 ({Kieseritsky's} 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 $44 {may White's
only satisfactory continuation.}) 4... g4 5. Ne5 ({The engines say} 5. O-O {
Muzio's Gambit} gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 {is -/+.}) 5... Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Nh6 7. Qe1 (7. d4
$142 $15) 7... Qf6 (7... Qxe1+ $142 8. Kxe1 d6 9. Nd3 f3 10. gxf3 gxf3 $17) 8.
d4 d6 {[#]} 9. Qf2 $4 $146 (9. Nd3 $142 Qxd4 10. Bb3 $15 {A. Leonard - G.
O'Brien : correspondence, LSS 2008}) 9... dxe5 10. dxe5 Qxe5 11. Nc3 c6 $2 ({
Much} 11... Be6 $142) 12. Bxf4 Qh5 13. Qd4 Rg8 14. Rd1 Be7 15. Ne2 Be6 $6 (
15... Nd7 $142) 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Ke1 Nf7 $2 (17... Rg6 $142 $19) 18. Bxb8 Rxb8
19. Qd7+ Kf8 20. Nf4 Qa5+ 21. c3 Rg6 22. Nxg6+ hxg6 23. Qxe6 Qg5 {[#]} 24. Rf1
$4 (24. Rd7 $142 $17) 24... Qe3# {White checkmated. Time left - McCorkell 6:
52, Kernighan 6:56} 0-1
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