The Chess 365 Project: Day 35 — Tony Delgado vs. ems0518x
I’ve decided to post one chess game a day for an entire year. It’s called The Chess 365 Project. Hopefully I’ll win more than I lose, but at the very least it’ll give me more chess experience and keep me playing quite a bit. Here’s day 35:
Tony Delgado vs. ems0518x on correspondence chess by Chess.com
[Event "Chess 365 Project Day 35"]
[Site "Tony-Delgado.com, NET"]
[Date "2010.02.04"]
[Round ""]
[White "ems0518x"]
[Black "Delgado, Tony"]
[CBBWhiteId "*"]
[CBBBlackId "vulkar"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 {(Book Move)} c6 {(Book Move)}
2. Nf3 {(Book Move)} d5 {(Book Move)}
3. Be2 {(Book Move)} dxe4 {(-0.29)}
4. Ng5 {(-0.31)} h6 $6 {(0.54) INACCURACY - Perhaps better was 4... Bf5}
({BEST MOVE (-0.35)} 4... Bf5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d3 exd3 7. cxd3 e6 8. Be3 Na6 9. Nge4 Bd6 10. Qb3 Nb4 11. O-O O-O 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 $15)
({INACCURACY (0.54)} 4... h6 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nbc3 e5 7. O-O Bf5 8. d3 Bb4 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Nxc3 O-O 11. Be3 Na6 $14)
5. Nxe4 {(0.48)} e5 {(0.42)}
6. O-O {(0.54)} Be7 {(0.52)}
7. Nbc3 {(0.54)} Bf5 $6 {(0.9) INACCURACY - With that last move you went from roughly equal to having a worse position. Your best continuation was 7... Nf6}
({BEST MOVE (0.47)} 7... Nf6 8. Nxf6+ Bxf6 9. d3 Na6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Bg4 b6 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Bxc8 Rxc8 14. f4 f5 15. Nc3 exf4 16. Rxf4 $14)
({INACCURACY (0.9)} 7... Bf5 8. Bg4 Bxe4 9. Nxe4 Nf6 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. d3 O-O 12. Re1 c5 13. Be3 Na6 14. Bf5 Qb6 15. Qh5 Qxb2 $16)
8. Ng3 {(0.6)} Bg6 {(0.54)}
9. d3 {(0.4)} Nf6 {(0.33)}
10. Re1 {(0.27)} Bd6 {(0.39)}
11. d4 {(0.02)} O-O {(0.04)}
12. Bd3 {(-0.26)} Bxd3 $6 {(0.14) INACCURACY - Perhaps better was 12... exd4}
({BEST MOVE (-0.49)} 12... exd4 13. Bxg6 Bxg3 14. hxg3 fxg6 15. Ne2 c5 16. Nf4 Re8 17. Nxg6 Nc6 18. Bf4 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Qe8 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 $15)
({INACCURACY (0.14)} 12... Bxd3 13. Qxd3 exd4 14. Nf5 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Qc7+ 16. Kg1 dxc3 17. Qxc3 Nbd7 18. Re4 Rae8 19. Bf4 Qb6 20. Qg3 g5 21. Nxh6+ Kh7 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 $10)
13. Qxd3 {(0.1)} Nbd7 $6 {(0.77) INACCURACY - With that last move you went from roughly equal to having a worse position. Your best continuation was 13... exd4}
({BEST MOVE (0.2)} 13... exd4 14. Nf5 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Nxd6 Qe1+ 17. Qf1 Qxf1+ 18. Kxf1 dxc3 19. Nxb7 cxb2 20. Bxb2 Nbd7 21. Na5 Rb8 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Nxc6 Rb2 24. Nd4 Nd5 25. Ke2 $10)
({INACCURACY (0.77)} 13... Nbd7 14. Nf5 exd4 15. Nxd6 dxc3 16. Qxc3 Nd5 17. Qa3 b5 18. Bd2 Qf6 19. Re4 g5 20. f4 gxf4 21. Rf1 $16)
14. Nf5 {(0.83)} e4 $4 {(2.78) BLUNDER - Oh no - a blunder! You should have played 14... exd4}
({BEST MOVE (0.64)} 14... exd4 15. Nxd6 dxc3 16. Qxc3 Qc7 17. Bf4 Nb6 18. Be5 Nfd5 19. Nf5 Nxc3 20. Bxc7 Ncd5 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. Ne7+ Nxe7 23. Rxe7 $14)
({BLUNDER (2.78)} 14... e4 15. Qh3 Bb4 16. Bxh6 g6 17. Bg7 Nh5 18. Bxf8 Nxf8 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Ng4 f5 21. Ne3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 $18)
15. Nxe4 $2 {(1.55) MISTAKE - Your opponent made a mistake! Better was 15. Qh3}
({BEST MOVE (3.16)} 15. Qh3 Qc7 16. Bxh6 g6 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Nxe4 Qxd4 20. c3 Qb6 21. Rad1 Rd8 22. Rd6 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 $18)
({MISTAKE (1.55)} 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Re8 17. Qxe8+ Qxe8 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Bxh6 Bf8 20. Bd2 g6 21. Ng3 Bg7 22. c3 Bf6 23. Bf4 Nb6 24. Rd1 Nd5 $18)
15... Nxe4 {(1.6)}
16. Qxe4 {(1.64)} Bb4 $2 {(2.77) MISTAKE - That was a mistake. Much better was 16... Re8}
({BEST MOVE (1.6)} 16... Re8 17. Qxe8+ Qxe8 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Bxh6 Bf8 20. Bd2 g6 21. Ne3 Nf6 22. Nc4 c5 23. Bg5 Kg7 24. Bxf6+ Kxf6 25. d5 Re2 26. Rc1 Bh6 $18)
({MISTAKE (2.77)} 16... Bb4 17. Qg4 Qf6 18. Nxh6+ Kh8 19. c3 gxh6 20. Qxd7 Bd6 21. Qxb7 Rfb8 22. Qd7 c5 23. g3 cxd4 24. cxd4 Qxd4 25. Qxf7 $18)
17. Nxg7 $4 {(0.6) BLUNDER - Lucky you! Your opponent blundered! The best move was 17. Qg4}
({BEST MOVE (2.93)} 17. Qg4 Qf6 18. Nxh6+ Kh7 19. Nf5 Rfe8 20. Bg5 Qg6 21. c3 Nf6 22. Qh4+ Kg8 23. Nxg7 Re4 24. f4 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Nd5 26. cxb4 Qxg7 $18)
({BLUNDER (0.6)} 17. Nxg7 Bxe1 18. Nf5 Qf6 19. Nxh6+ Kh8 20. Qxe1 Qxd4 21. Be3 Qc4 22. Qd1 Nf6 23. Bd4 Qe6 24. Bxf6+ Qxf6 $14)
17... Bxe1 {(0.63)}
18. Qg4 $4 {(-1.91) BLUNDER - Lucky you! Your opponent blundered! The best move was 18. Nf5}
({BEST MOVE (0.7)} 18. Nf5 h5 19. Ne7+ Kg7 20. Qxe1 Re8 21. Bg5 f6 22. Nf5+ Kg6 23. Nh4+ Kh7 24. Be3 Nb6 25. Qb4 Qd5 26. Nf3 Rad8 $14)
({BLUNDER (-1.91)} 18. Qg4 Nf6 19. Qh4 Ne8 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. Nf5 Nd6 22. Nxh6+ Kh7 23. Be3 Bb4 24. c3 Nc4 25. cxb4 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Kxh6 $19)
18... Nf6 {(-1.34)}
19. Qg3 $2 {(-3.55) MISTAKE - Your opponent made a mistake! Better was 19. Qh4}
({BEST MOVE (-1.66)} 19. Qh4 Ne8 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. Nh5 Rxd4 22. Bxh6 Ba5 23. Ng3 Nf6 24. Bg7 Kxg7 25. Nf5+ Kg6 26. Nxd4 Re8 27. Rd1 $19)
({MISTAKE (-3.55)} 19. Qg3 Ne4 20. Ne6+ Nxg3 21. Nxd8 Ne4 22. Nxb7 Bxf2+ 23. Kf1 Bxd4 24. c3 Be5 25. Bxh6 Rfe8 26. h4 Kh7 27. Be3 $19)
19... Bxf2+ $6 {(-2.94) INACCURACY - Perhaps better was 19... Ne4}
({BEST MOVE (-3.65)} 19... Ne4 20. Ne6+ Nxg3 21. Nxd8 Ne4 22. Nxb7 Bxf2+ 23. Kf1 Bxd4 24. c3 Be5 25. Na5 c5 26. Bxh6 Rfe8 27. Kg1 Rad8 $19)
({INACCURACY (-2.94)} 19... Bxf2+ 20. Qxf2 Kxg7 21. Qf4 Ng8 22. Be3 Re8 23. Rf1 Qd5 24. b3 Kh8 25. c4 Qa5 26. Qf2 Re4 27. Bf4 Nf6 28. Bxh6 $19)
20. Qxf2 {(-2.83)} Kxg7 {(-2.92)}
21. Qg3+ {(-2.77)} Kh8 {(-2.82)}
22. Bxh6 {(-2.86)} Qxd4+ {(-2.94)}
23. Kh1 $2 {(-4.35) MISTAKE - Your opponent made a mistake! Better was 23. Be3}
({BEST MOVE (-3.2)} 23. Be3 Qe4 24. Rf1 Rae8 25. Bf2 Rg8 26. Qh3+ Kg7 27. Qg3+ Kh6 28. Qh3+ Nh5 29. Bxa7 Qd5 30. Be3+ Kh7 31. Qf5+ Qxf5 32. Rxf5 Rxe3 33. Rxh5+ Kg6 $19)
({MISTAKE (-4.35)} 23. Kh1 Ne4 24. Qe3 Qxb2 25. Rf1 Rfe8 26. Qf3 Qxa2 27. Be3 Qd5 28. Qh3+ Kg8 29. Qg4+ Kf8 30. Qh3 Qe5 31. Qh6+ Kg8 $19)
23... Rg8 $6 {(-3.92) INACCURACY - Perhaps better was 23... Ne4}
({BEST MOVE (-4.68)} 23... Ne4 24. Qe3 Qxb2 25. Rf1 Rfe8 26. Kg1 Qxc2 27. Qh3 Qc3 28. Be3+ Kg8 29. a3 Ng5 30. Bxg5 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Qxg5 $19)
({INACCURACY (-3.92)} 23... Rg8 24. Be3 Qg4 25. Qxg4 Rxg4 26. c3 Nd5 27. Bd4+ Kh7 28. Rf1 Kg6 29. Re1 f5 30. Kg1 Re4 31. Kf2 Rae8 $19)
24. Qh3 {(-3.91)} Rad8 $4 {(3.47) BLUNDER - Don't punish yourself too badly, but you were winning, and now you are losing. You should have played 24... Nh7}
({BEST MOVE (-4.02)} 24... Nh7 25. c3 Qd5 26. Be3 c5 27. b4 b6 28. bxc5 bxc5 29. Rc1 Rae8 30. c4 Qe5 31. Re1 Rg6 32. Qd7 $19)
({BLUNDER (3.47)} 24... Rad8 25. Be3+ Nh7 26. Bxd4+ Rxd4 27. Qc3 Rd8 28. Rd1 c5 29. Rf1 Ng5 30. Qxc5 Rd1 31. Qe5+ Kh7 32. Kg1 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 Kg6 34. Ke2 $18)
25. Be3+ {(3.34)} Nh7 {(3.34)}
26. Bxd4+ {(3.42)} Rxd4 {(3.39)}
27. Qe3 {(3.18)} Rgd8 {(3.21)}
28. h4 $2 {(2.27) MISTAKE - Your opponent made a mistake! Better was 28. Kg1}
({BEST MOVE (3.24)} 28. Kg1 a6 29. Re1 Rd2 30. Qc3+ f6 31. Qb4 Rxc2 32. Qb3 Rcd2 33. Qxb7 Rg8 34. g3 Rgd8 35. Qxc6 Rxb2 36. Qxa6 $18)
({MISTAKE (2.27)} 28. h4 Rxh4+ 29. Kg1 Rhd4 30. Rf1 f6 31. Re1 Rd1 32. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 33. Kh2 Ng5 34. Qxa7 Rd7 35. Qe3 Kg7 $18)
28... Rxh4+ {(2.42)}
29. Kg1 {(2.37)} a6 $2 {(3.55) MISTAKE - Your position is getting even worse - you are now losing. The best line was 29... Rhd4}
({BEST MOVE (2.31)} 29... Rhd4 30. Re1 a6 31. Kh2 Rd2 32. Qg3 f6 33. Re7 Rg8 34. Qh3 Rdxg2+ 35. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 36. Kxg2 b5 37. Kg3 Ng5 38. Kf4 $18)
({MISTAKE (3.55)} 29... a6 30. Qe7 Rhd4 31. Qxb7 Kg7 32. Qxc6 R8d6 33. Qf3 Nf6 34. Re1 Re6 35. Rxe6 fxe6 36. Qb7+ Kg6 37. Qxa6 $18)
30. Qe5+ {(3.43)} f6 {(2.96)}
31. Qf5 $2 {(2.12) MISTAKE - Your opponent made a mistake! Better was 31. Qc7}
({BEST MOVE (3.45)} 31. Qc7 Rhd4 32. Qxb7 Rd1+ 33. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 34. Kh2 Rb1 35. a4 Ng5 36. b4 Kg8 37. Qxc6 Kg7 38. c3 Rc1 39. Qxa6 Rxc3 $18)
({MISTAKE (2.12)} 31. Qf5 Rhd4 32. Re1 R4d7 33. Kh2 Rg7 34. Qh3 Rdg8 35. Re2 Rd8 36. a3 Kg8 37. Qf5 Kh8 38. Re1 $18)
31... Rhd4 {(2.01)}
32. g4 {(1.46)} Rd1+ $6 {(2.04) INACCURACY - Perhaps better was 32... Kg7}
({BEST MOVE (1.29)} 32... Kg7 33. Re1 R8d7 34. Rf1 R7d5 35. Qc8 Rxg4+ 36. Qxg4+ Rg5 37. Qg2 Rxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Kf7 39. Rd1 Ke7 40. Re1+ Kd6 41. Kf2 Ng5 42. Re8 $16)
({INACCURACY (2.04)} 32... Rd1+ 33. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 34. Kf2 Kg7 35. Qc8 Rd2+ 36. Ke3 Rxc2 37. Qxb7+ Kg6 38. Qb3 Rh2 39. Qb8 Rg2 40. Qe8+ Kg7 41. Qd7+ Kh6 42. Qxc6 Rxb2 43. Qxa6 $18)
33. Rxd1 {(2.11)} Rxd1+ {(2.15)}
34. Kg2 {(2.15)} Rd2+ {(2.17)}
35. Kf1 {(1.92)} Rd5 $4 {(4.02) BLUNDER - Your position is getting even worse - you are now losing. The best line was 35... Kg7}
({BEST MOVE (1.94)} 35... Kg7 36. Qc8 Rxc2 37. Qxb7+ Kg6 38. Qb3 Rh2 39. Qb8 Rc2 40. Qg8+ Kh6 41. Qb3 Rc1+ 42. Kf2 Ng5 43. Qd3 Kg7 44. Kg2 a5 $18)
({BLUNDER (4.02)} 35... Rd5 36. Qc8+ Kg7 37. Qxb7+ Kh6 38. Qxc6 Rd2 39. Qc4 Kg7 40. Qc7+ Kg8 41. Ke1 Rd4 42. Qc8+ Kg7 43. Qxa6 Rxg4 44. Qb7+ Kg6 $18)
36. Qc8+ {(4.08)} Kg7 {(4.05)}
37. Qxb7+ {(4.01)} Kg6 {(4.11)}
38. Qxc6 {(3.96)} Rd2 $6 {(4.45) INACCURACY - Perhaps better was 38... Rd4}
({BEST MOVE (3.92)} 38... Rd4 39. Qxa6 Rf4+ 40. Ke2 Rxg4 41. a4 Ng5 42. a5 Re4+ 43. Kd3 Rb4 44. Kc3 Rh4 45. b4 Rh3+ 46. Kb2 Ne4 47. Qe6 $18)
({INACCURACY (4.45)} 38... Rd2 39. Qxa6 Ng5 40. Qc4 Kg7 41. a4 Nf7 42. Qc7 Rd1+ 43. Ke2 Rd4 44. a5 Rxg4 45. a6 Rg2+ 46. Kf3 $18)
39. Qe4+ {(3.96)} Kg7 {(3.98)}
40. b4 {(3.3)} Ng5 {(3.44)}
41. Qe7+ {(3.44)} Kg6 {(3.62)}
42. Qb7 {(3.53)} Rd1+ {(3.88)}
43. Ke2 {(3.97)} Rg1 {(4.02)}
44. c4 {(3.81)} Rxg4 {(3.85)}
45. c5 {(4.18)} Ne6 {(4.25)}
46. Qa8 $4 {(2.28) BLUNDER - Lucky you! Your opponent blundered! The best move was 46. Qxa6}
({BEST MOVE (4.45)} 46. Qxa6 Kf5 47. Qd3+ Re4+ 48. Kf2 Nd4 49. a4 Ke5 50. b5 Rf4+ 51. Kg2 Rg4+ 52. Kf1 Rf4+ 53. Ke1 Rf3 54. Qh7 Rc3 55. Qc7+ Kd5 56. Qd6+ Ke4 $18)
({BLUNDER (2.28)} 46. Qa8 Rxb4 47. c6 Rc4 48. Kd3 Rh4 49. Qb8 Rh3+ 50. Kc2 Kf5 51. Qd6 Nf4 52. Qc5+ Kg4 53. c7 Rh2+ 54. Kd1 Rh1+ 55. Kd2 Rh2+ 56. Ke3 $18)
46... Nd4+ $2 {(3.79) MISTAKE - That was a mistake. Much better was 46... Rxb4}
({BEST MOVE (2.17)} 46... Rxb4 47. c6 Rc4 48. Kd3 Rc5 49. Qxa6 Kf5 50. a4 Ke5 51. Qb7 f5 52. Qb6 f4 53. a5 f3 54. Qb2+ Kd6 $18)
({MISTAKE (3.79)} 46... Nd4+ 47. Kd2 Nf5 48. a3 Kg5 49. Qxa6 Rg2+ 50. Kd3 Rg3+ 51. Kc4 Ne3+ 52. Kb3 Nd5+ 53. Ka4 f5 54. Qe6 Nc3+ 55. Ka5 f4 56. b5 $18)
47. Kd3 {(4.28)} f5 $2 {(6.12) MISTAKE - That was a mistake. Much better was 47... Ne6}
({BEST MOVE (4.27)} 47... Ne6 48. Qxa6 Kf5 49. Qb7 Ke5 50. Qb8+ Kf5 51. a4 Nf4+ 52. Kd4 Ng6+ 53. Kc3 Ne5 54. Qc8+ Ke4 55. Qb7+ Kf5 56. a5 Rc4+ 57. Kd2 Rd4+ 58. Ke3 $18)
({MISTAKE (6.12)} 47... f5 48. Qxa6+ Kg5 49. Qb7 Kf6 50. c6 Ne6 51. c7 Rg3+ 52. Kc2 Nxc7 53. Qxc7 Ra3 54. Kb2 Re3 55. a4 Re2+ 56. Kc3 Re3+ 57. Kd2 $18)
48. c6 {(5.17)} Nb5 $2 {(6.91) MISTAKE - That was a mistake. Much better was 48... Ne6}
({BEST MOVE (5.33)} 48... Ne6 49. Qe8+ Kf6 50. c7 Nxc7 51. Qd8+ Kg6 52. Qxc7 Rh4 53. Qd8 Rh6 54. Qe7 Rh3+ 55. Kd4 Ra3 56. Qd7 a5 57. Qc6+ Kg7 $18)
({MISTAKE (6.91)} 48... Nb5 49. a4 Nd6 50. Qxa6 Rg1 51. c7 Kg7 52. Qxd6 Rd1+ 53. Ke3 Rxd6 54. c8=Q Kf6 55. a5 Ke5 56. b5 f4+ 57. Kf2 $18)
49. Qxa6 {(7.03)} Rxb4 {(+Mat12) FORCED_MATE - Now checkmate is inevitable. Your best defense was 49... Rd4+}
({BEST MOVE (7.32)} 49... Rd4+ 50. Kc2 Nd6 51. c7 Kg5 52. b5 Rc4+ 53. Kb3 Rxc7 54. Qxd6 Rh7 55. a4 Rf7 56. Qd8+ Kg6 57. a5 f4 58. Qd3+ Kg5 59. Qd5+ Rf5 $18)
({FORCED_MATE (+Mat12)} 49... Rxb4 50. c7+ Kg5 51. c8=Q Rd4+ 52. Kc2 Nd6 53. Qd8+ Kg6 54. Qg8+ Kf6 55. Qh8+ Kg5 56. Qxd4 Ne4 57. Qg7+ Kf4 58. Qf1+ Ke3 59. Qa7+ Nc5 60. Qxc5+ Ke4 61. Qfxf5# $18)
50. c7+ {(+Mat11) WHITE WINS - Play might have continued...}
({CONTINUATION (+Mat11)} 50. c7+ Kg5 51. c8=Q Rd4+ 52. Kc2 Nd6 53. Qd8+ Kg6 54. Qg8+ Kf6 55. Qh8+ Kg5 56. Qxd4 Ne4 57. Qg7+ Kf4 58. Qe2 Nd6 59. Qh6+ Kg3 60. Qhh2# $18)
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