Category: Chess

Training

• Tactics, Chess King Elementary 1 (30m)
• Chessable Reviews (20m)
• Puzzle rush (11)
• Game & Analysis

Game 26 – 18.03.2024 – W – win

• Accuracy 87%, 1250 rating
• 4. c4 by far the best (check line); otherwise Bb5 to pin the Nc6 or Nbd5 to protect the Nf3
• 11. Everything developed; +0.27
• 16. c4 for take more space in the center (~0.4 better)
• 17. Blunder, opponent didn’t see Qh6 (complicated sequence of doubling rooks to win the Q that is pinned to the K because Qh6 pins the pawn e3). Alternatively Qc5 also wins material. Better: R{e,f,g,d}1 → almost dead even endgame
• Better to just take the pawn gxf4 slightly better than exf4
• 23. Rd8+ is better (I did consider it)
• 38. Just keep pushing the pawn
• 43. Bc5 is M3 (instead of M7)

Training

• Tactics, Chess King Elementary 1 (30m)
• Dojo Talk Openings (40m @ 1.5x speed)
• Game & Analysis

Game 25 – 17.03.2024 – B -win

• Accuracy 87.9%, 1250 rating
• 4. c6 or Nc6 are better here (but I stuck with my opening system which is ok)
• 11. Bc5 or Bd6 are better
• 12. Bc5 better
• 13. Directly Rd8 then castling to the other side is better
• 14. Taking is a mistake, %he8 and a couple of other moves (Bc7; Kb8; Nd7) are ~-0.5 while taking is ~0.0
• 18. Rxg3 best
• 24. Rd2 best (protected by Ne4); a6 or Kc6 also good
• 26. Bd8 best (attacks h4 and frees the B to become active)
• 32. b3; Rg2+ or Nc5 best moves
• 33. Nxh5 best
• 35. Bg5 best; f4 also ok
• End could have been played more accurate but overall ok to get the win safely

Training

• Tactics, Chess King Elementary 1 (30m)
• Puzzle Rush: 18
• Puzzle Streak: 16
• Chessable Reviews (30m)
  • Black Lion
  • Colle-Zukertort
• Game & Analysis

Game 23 – 16.03.2024 – W – win

• Accuracy 86.1%, 1300 rating
• 4. Developing the N with tempo is better (Nbd2) as is c4
• 6. See above, still the best moves
• 9. better to develop (Nd2)
• 10. Could have taken the free Ng4 with the Q (or Ne5)
• 16. Better to counterattack the Q with Nf3; d3 is best square for the B if retreat; Bg6 would lead to nice tactic if captured
• 18. Capturing the B with the pawn is better
• 22. f2 is a better square for the K than h2 (1.3 better)
• 23. Taking en passant is M9!

Game 24 – 16.03.2024 – B – win

• 8. Re8 better (to “manually castle”)
• 9. Kxe7, otherwise check on d5
• 12. Rd8 better
• 13. b6; Qd5
• 17. Taking the pawn on g5 is actually best
• 18. Still best to take the pawn (I wanted to immobilize the rook but g6 is bad for me)
• 20. Bf5 or g6 to lock in the pawn
• 21. Kg8 best defensive move
• b6 to free up the B