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authorEgor Tensin <Egor.Tensin@gmail.com>2016-07-27 02:53:16 +0300
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grammar tweaks
-rw-r--r--20141218_egor_tensin_vs_dragosniculescu.pgn13
-rw-r--r--20150825_egor_tensin_vs_capablanca1dominican.pgn6
-rw-r--r--20151011_GNEV1984_vs_egor_tensin.pgn4
-rw-r--r--20160224_egor_tensin_vs_hamadak1975.pgn4
-rw-r--r--20160326_egor_tensin_vs_GranMuster.pgn16
-rw-r--r--20160410_egor_tensin_vs_jumi99.pgn6
-rw-r--r--20160602_egor_tensin_vs_nietalex.pgn6
-rw-r--r--20160703_Sumska_Gajba_vs_egor_tensin.pgn4
-rw-r--r--20160704_wizard72_vs_egor_tensin.pgn12
-rw-r--r--20160720_aymanmrshan_vs_egor_tensin.pgn6
-rw-r--r--20160721_egor_tensin_vs_bennisimoh.pgn13
-rw-r--r--README.md2
-rw-r--r--Vladimir_VP/03. 20150912_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn4
-rw-r--r--Vladimir_VP/04. 20150912_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn2
-rw-r--r--Vladimir_VP/07. 20150913_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn8
-rw-r--r--Vladimir_VP/08. 20150915_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn11
-rw-r--r--Vladimir_VP/09. 20150915_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn2
-rw-r--r--Vladimir_VP/18. 20150922_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn8
-rw-r--r--Vladimir_VP/Vladimir_VP.pgn35
-rw-r--r--all.pgn90
20 files changed, 129 insertions, 123 deletions
diff --git a/20141218_egor_tensin_vs_dragosniculescu.pgn b/20141218_egor_tensin_vs_dragosniculescu.pgn
index 694c23e..6211163 100644
--- a/20141218_egor_tensin_vs_dragosniculescu.pgn
+++ b/20141218_egor_tensin_vs_dragosniculescu.pgn
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
[Termination "Game drawn by repetition"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
-{A silly game. The guy was talking trash way more than he needed. I blundered a
-piece, but out of frustration played on just for the sake of it.}
+{A silly game. The guy was talking trash way more than I think is acceptable. I
+blundered a piece, but out of frustration played on just for the sake of it.}
1.Nf3 Nf6
2.c4 c5
3.b3 Nc6
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ piece, but out of frustration played on just for the sake of it.}
26.Rab1 Bc3
27.Nf3 Red8
28.Rd3 d4
-29.exd4 cxd4 {My position is very bad}
-30.Nd2 {but there was no need to blunder a piece!} Ba6
-31.Bf1 {Decided to give up the rook instead.} Bxd3
+29.exd4 cxd4
+30.Nd2 {Although the position's very bad for White, the piece blunder was
+uncalled for.} Ba6
+31.Bf1 {For some reason I decided to give up the rook instead.} Bxd3
32.Bxd3 Bxd2
33.Kf1 Bc3
34.a4 Rd6
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ piece, but out of frustration played on just for the sake of it.}
41.h4 h5
42.Kg2 Kg7
43.Bd7 Ra2+
-44.Kh3 {I would've resigned against anybody else a long time ago.} Kg6
+44.Kh3 {I would've resigned a long time ago in any other game.} Kg6
45.Be8 Be1
46.Bb5 Ra3
47.Bc6 Rc3
diff --git a/20150825_egor_tensin_vs_capablanca1dominican.pgn b/20150825_egor_tensin_vs_capablanca1dominican.pgn
index d129590..96fdbec 100644
--- a/20150825_egor_tensin_vs_capablanca1dominican.pgn
+++ b/20150825_egor_tensin_vs_capablanca1dominican.pgn
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ piece. So in that somewhat depressed state of mind I went for a desperate
attack.}
13.Nh4 Kh8
14.Qh5 Be6
-15.Ne4 {Boom! The engine's first line. Want to bring my bishop to e4.} dxe4
+15.Ne4 {Boom! The engine's first line. I want to put my bishop on e4.} dxe4
16.Bxe4 f5
17.Bxf5
({I actually considered taking with the rook (which is a better move) very
seriously.} 17.Rxf5 {But I was still convinced that I was down a lot of
material, so scared myself away from it.})
17...Bxf5
-18.Rxf5 Kg8 {gifting me the crucial tempi.}
+18.Rxf5 Kg8 {Gifting me the crucial tempi.}
({I'm not sure what I would've done had he gone} 18...Qd6 {instead.})
19.Qf7+ Kh8
20.Rh5 Ne7
-21.Bxe5 Rg8 {allowing the pretty finish.}
+21.Bxe5 Rg8 {Allowing the pretty finish.}
22.Rxh7+
1-0
diff --git a/20151011_GNEV1984_vs_egor_tensin.pgn b/20151011_GNEV1984_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
index c45de08..b4c1a90 100644
--- a/20151011_GNEV1984_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
+++ b/20151011_GNEV1984_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
[Termination "egor_tensin won by checkmate"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
-{Pretty maneuvers by the Queen and a nice queenside attack.}
+{Pretty maneuvers by Black's queen and a nice queenside attack.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.d3 Nc6
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
27.Rc1 Rxd2
28.Kxd2 Qxf2+
29.Kd1 Rb2
-30.Qxb2 Qxb2 {The rest is easy.}
+30.Qxb2 Qxb2 {The rest is silly.}
31.Rc2 a1=Q+
32.Kd2 Qxc2+
33.Kxc2 Qxh1
diff --git a/20160224_egor_tensin_vs_hamadak1975.pgn b/20160224_egor_tensin_vs_hamadak1975.pgn
index f64f61b..03fbe73 100644
--- a/20160224_egor_tensin_vs_hamadak1975.pgn
+++ b/20160224_egor_tensin_vs_hamadak1975.pgn
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ accurate.}
6.d4 Nge7
7.Nf3 Nc6
8.O-O cxd4
-9.exd4 Nfxd4 {A piece down.}
+9.exd4 Nfxd4 {Looks like something I would play.}
10.Nxd4 Ne5
11.Qe2 Bd6
12.Ncb5 {Black's better watch out.} Bb8
13.Bf4 Qf6
14.Rfe1 d6
-15.Nxd6+ {I bet he didn't expect that.} Bxd6
+15.Nxd6+ {I bet my opponent didn't expect that.} Bxd6
16.Bxe5 Bxe5
17.Qxe5 Qh6
18.Qb5+ Bd7
diff --git a/20160326_egor_tensin_vs_GranMuster.pgn b/20160326_egor_tensin_vs_GranMuster.pgn
index 4cb0278..2c8b315 100644
--- a/20160326_egor_tensin_vs_GranMuster.pgn
+++ b/20160326_egor_tensin_vs_GranMuster.pgn
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
[CurrentPosition "Q7/8/k6p/2K4P/8/8/8/3B4 b - - 0 69"]
-{A bishop ending I enjoyed.}
+{An exhausting bishop ending I was lucky to win.}
1.c4 Nf6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 g6
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@
22.Qf2 Be6
23.h4 Qe7
24.Qe2 Rf8
-25.Rf3 {I am oh-so-much worse. Can't blame me for trying to straighten up my
+25.Rf3 {I am quite a bit worse. Can't blame me for trying to straighten up my
pawns, right?} Bxe5
26.Qxe5 Rxf3 {And my opponent helps me out. Not worse anymore!}
27.gxf3 Qf7
28.Kg2 a6
29.Qg5 Kg7
-30.h5 h6 {Blundering into a completely lost bishop ending. Of course, I barely
-managed to win it.}
+30.h5 h6 {My opponent blunders into a completely lost bishop ending. But no
+ending is lost if you're playing me!}
31.Qxg6+ Qxg6
32.Bxg6 Kf6
33.b3 b6
-34.Kf2 {I thought his kingside pawn majority was dangerous, so sent my King to
-reenforce.} c5
+34.Kf2 {I thought his kingside pawn majority was dangerous, so sent my king to
+re-enforce.} c5
35.Ke3 c4
36.Kd2 {Consistently trying to play out the wrong plan.} b5
37.bxc4 dxc4
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ reenforce.} c5
42.f4+ Kg4
43.Bg6 Be6
44.Kc5
- (44.Be4 {and now if} Kxg3 45.f5 {wins.})
+ (44.Be4 {And now if} Kxg3 45.f5 {is winning for White.})
44...Bf5
45.Kb4 {Picturesque, but wrong.}
(45.Bxf5+ Kxf5 46.Kb4 a5+ 47.Kc3 {is same old, same old.})
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ completely winning after something like} Kg5 51.d5 Kf6 52.d6 Ke6 53.Kc5 Be4
48...Kxf4
49.Bxc4 Bd7 {And it's closer to a draw than ever. Might be a dead draw,
actually.}
-50.Bf7 a4 {The fatal mistake. Now it's over. The tragedy of a single move!}
+50.Bf7 a4 {The fatal mistake. Now it's over. The importance of a single move!}
(50...Bb5 {was so much more solid. Not sure how to break through, if that's
at all possible.})
51.Kc4 Ke4
diff --git a/20160410_egor_tensin_vs_jumi99.pgn b/20160410_egor_tensin_vs_jumi99.pgn
index c0ffa83..67983b1 100644
--- a/20160410_egor_tensin_vs_jumi99.pgn
+++ b/20160410_egor_tensin_vs_jumi99.pgn
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
[CurrentPosition "r4rk1/p2q1pb1/bpn1pP2/3pP1Qp/3P4/5N2/PP3PB1/RN2R1K1 b - - 0 21"]
-{A quick King-Side Attack.}
+{A quick kingside attack.}
1.Nf3 Nf6
2.g3 g6
3.Bg2 Bg7
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
16.h5 Nf5
17.Bg5 Qd7
18.g4 h6
-19.gxf5 {Nice. Black's king's side is now completely ruined.} hxg5
-20.Qxg5 gxh5 {The wrong one.}
+19.gxf5 {Nice, isn't it? Black's king's side is now completely ruined.} hxg5
+20.Qxg5 gxh5 {The wrong pawn.}
21.f6
1-0
diff --git a/20160602_egor_tensin_vs_nietalex.pgn b/20160602_egor_tensin_vs_nietalex.pgn
index 6783068..2cb5d92 100644
--- a/20160602_egor_tensin_vs_nietalex.pgn
+++ b/20160602_egor_tensin_vs_nietalex.pgn
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
[CurrentPosition "r3kn2/2p1q3/2b4Q/pp3Pp1/8/PB4BP/1P3RP1/3R2K1 b - - 0 30"]
-{A very nice Italian game. Virtually no or very few mistakes were made. The
-bishop pair reigns supreme.}
+{A very nice Italian game. I think I made virtually no or very few mistakes.
+The bishop pair reigns supreme.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Bc5
3.Bc4 d6
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ bishop pair reigns supreme.}
12.cxd4 O-O
13.Bg5 h6
14.Bh4 g5
-15.Bg3 Kg7 {A huge mistake.}
+15.Bg3 Kg7 {A huge mistake by Black.}
16.e5 {The punishment.} dxe5
17.dxe5 Nh7
18.Qd3 Rh8
diff --git a/20160703_Sumska_Gajba_vs_egor_tensin.pgn b/20160703_Sumska_Gajba_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
index 04d56b2..3b866aa 100644
--- a/20160703_Sumska_Gajba_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
+++ b/20160703_Sumska_Gajba_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ and Qb1.}
34.Rxd6 Qb1
35.Qh5 Qxc1+
36.Kh2 Qf4+
-37.Kg1 Rf8 {Nice!}
+37.Kg1 Rf8 {Calmly played!}
38.f3 Qe3+
-39.Kh1 {My oppenent decides to end his misery.} Qe1+
+39.Kh1 {My oppenent decided to end his misery.} Qe1+
40.Kh2 Bf4+
41.g3 Qxg3+
42.Kh1 Qh2#
diff --git a/20160704_wizard72_vs_egor_tensin.pgn b/20160704_wizard72_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
index ef62b9d..c9e31cd 100644
--- a/20160704_wizard72_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
+++ b/20160704_wizard72_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
@@ -12,22 +12,22 @@
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
[CurrentPosition "6k1/2p3p1/1p3p2/4p1p1/1bb4P/4BP2/rqNK1QP1/3R3R w - - 0 30"]
-{I think this is possibly the best game I ever played.}
+{One of the most exciting games I've played.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bc4 Nf6
4.d3 d6
5.Ng5 d5
-6.exd5 Nxd5 {Trying to get a Fried Liver Attack, possibly the first proper
-opening I learned.}
+6.exd5 Nxd5 {I was trying to transpose into a Fried Liver Attack, possibly the
+first proper opening I learned.}
7.Qf3 f6
8.Bxd5 Nd4
9.Bf7+ Ke7
10.Qd1 h6
11.c3 Nc6
-12.Qh5 hxg5 {Giving up the exchange, because what else can I do?}
+12.Qh5 hxg5 {I gave up the exchange, because what else could I have done?}
13.Qxh8 Kxf7
-14.Qh5+ Kg8 {Engines seem to think this position is level. Wat.}
+14.Qh5+ Kg8 {Engines seem to think this position is balanced.}
15.Qe2 Bf5
16.Be3 Bxd3
17.Qd2 Qd6
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ opening I learned.}
19.Na3 Rd8
20.O-O-O a5
21.Nc2 axb4
-22.cxb4 Qd5 {The Queen should have gone here in the first place.}
+22.cxb4 Qd5 {My queen should have gone here in the first place.}
23.a3 Qb3
24.h4 Bc4 {Oh, the massacre!}
25.Qe1 Nxb4
diff --git a/20160720_aymanmrshan_vs_egor_tensin.pgn b/20160720_aymanmrshan_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
index 7a16866..0fb896f 100644
--- a/20160720_aymanmrshan_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
+++ b/20160720_aymanmrshan_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ am completely lost after something like} 42.d5
(42.b5 {also wins, but it's much more complicated.} h4 43.bxc6 bxc6 44.d5
h3 45.dxc6
(45.d6 {is the same, except I have my c6 pawn at the end.} Kg1 46.d7 h2
-47.d8=Q h1=Q+ {and it's a draw.})
+47.d8=Q h1=Q+ {And it's a draw.})
45...Kg1 46.c7 h2 47.c8=Q h1=Q+)
42...cxd5 43.b5 h4 44.c6 ({or} 44.bxa6) {and my opponent's gonna queen way
before I can make anything happen. My h-pawn is too slow and my d-pawn is
easily stopped by White's king.})
41...h4
-42.f6 {In the same crazy spirit. It's like me plying White! Amazing, but now
-it's Black who's winning. The rest is silly really.} Kh2
+42.f6 {In the same crazy spirit. It's like me playing White! Amazing, but now
+it's Black who's winning. The rest is silly.} Kh2
43.a4 h3
44.a5 Kg1
45.Kg3 h2
diff --git a/20160721_egor_tensin_vs_bennisimoh.pgn b/20160721_egor_tensin_vs_bennisimoh.pgn
index 5275ac2..cd4672d 100644
--- a/20160721_egor_tensin_vs_bennisimoh.pgn
+++ b/20160721_egor_tensin_vs_bennisimoh.pgn
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
{I was so happy to win a game against a 1800-rated player (my opponent was
rated at 1809 when the game started) only to realized after the game it was
only his 12th game, and the first loss he had suffered. He lost like 50 rating
-points after that. But still!}
+points after this game. But still!}
1.Nf3 d5
2.d4 Nc6
3.g3 Nf6
@@ -33,15 +33,16 @@ points after that. But still!}
15.Na4 Nf5
16.Qd3 Nd6
17.Re1 Rb8
-18.e4 {I was trying to get my bishop on c1 to breathe. A bit premature.}
+18.e4 {I was trying to get my bishop on c1 to breathe. A bit prematurely,
+probably.}
(18.Nc5 {was better, preparing the idea.})
18...dxe4
19.Bxe4 Nfxe4
20.Rxe4 Nxe4 {I didn't sacrifice the exchange concisely... I was just trying to
break in the center. Anyway, I'm simply down an exchange now.}
21.Qxe4 Rh5
-22.Rb3 {Trying to get my rook active.} Qd6 {allowing two extra tempi and
-preventing the queens from being exchanged.}
+22.Rb3 {Trying to get my rook to become active.} Qd6 {Giving me two extra tempi
+and preventing the queens from being exchanged.}
(22...Qd5 {Not sure what I would've done had he chosen to try to exchange the
queens.})
23.Bf4 Qd7
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ doesn't feel like an achievement.} fxe6
28.Rf3 e5
29.Qxe5 g5
30.gxf4 g4
-31.Qf5+ {And now irrespective of where his king goes, I'm either winning the
-pawn on g4 with check or deliver a deadly check with Re3+.} Ke7
+31.Qf5+ {And now irrespectively of where his king goes, I'm either winning the
+pawn on g4 with a check or deliver a deadly check with Re3+.} Ke7
32.Re3+ Kd6
33.Qe5+ Kd7
34.Qe6+ Kc7
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ed5db9..3afac24 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ However, some of the games I've played are memorable for me for one reason or
another.
It may have been an epiphany I've been enlightened with while looking for a
move, or a picturesque, unusual position, or the fact that I was simply in a
-good mood while playing this game.
+good mood while playing a game.
The quality of my play is generally not one of the factors that decide whether
the game will end up in this collection or not.
This is also not an attempt to improve my chess, so you won't find many (or
diff --git a/Vladimir_VP/03. 20150912_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn b/Vladimir_VP/03. 20150912_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
index 2316daa..a00fe6e 100644
--- a/Vladimir_VP/03. 20150912_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
+++ b/Vladimir_VP/03. 20150912_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
12.Bg5 Nd5
13.Bh4 b5
14.a3 Bb7
-15.Ne5 Qe8 {missing an easy tactic.}
+15.Ne5 Qe8 {Missing an easy tactic.}
(15...Bxe5 {is a free piece.} 16.dxe5 Ne3)
16.Nd3 Nb6
17.Nc5 Qc6
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
26.Re1 Nd7
27.Ng4 Nf6
28.Nxf6 Bxf6
-29.Be5 Bxe5 {going for a clearly worse major piece ending.}
+29.Be5 Bxe5 {Going for a clearly worse major piece ending.}
30.Rxe5 Qd7
31.Qe3 Kg7
32.h4 h5
diff --git a/Vladimir_VP/04. 20150912_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn b/Vladimir_VP/04. 20150912_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn
index 69989ee..54fe534 100644
--- a/Vladimir_VP/04. 20150912_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn
+++ b/Vladimir_VP/04. 20150912_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
23.Bf1 Nd5
24.Bd2 Ne3
25.Kf2 Nxf1
-26.Kxf1 {Clearly worse again.} Nxb5 {trapping his own knight. Wat.}
+26.Kxf1 {Clearly worse again.} Nxb5 {Trapping his own knight. Wat.}
27.a4 Nxd4 {No idea why he didn't take on c3 instead.}
(27...Nxc3 Bxc3 28.Re3 Bd2 29.Rxf3+ {I would've lost this.})
28.cxd4 a5
diff --git a/Vladimir_VP/07. 20150913_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn b/Vladimir_VP/07. 20150913_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
index 8e495a6..643c3b1 100644
--- a/Vladimir_VP/07. 20150913_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
+++ b/Vladimir_VP/07. 20150913_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
[CurrentPosition "rnbqr1k1/ppp2p1p/5bp1/4p3/2P1Q3/2NBPN2/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 13"]
-{The last game of the three-game winning streak I pulled of against Vladimir.}
+{The last game of the three-game winning streak I pulled off against Vladimir.}
1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6
3.Nc3 Be7
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@
62.Rf8 Kg7
63.Rc8 Nd6 {By this point I actually realized that I just had to sacrifice my
knight for his e- and f-pawns, but I was in time trouble, hence the silly
-maneuvering. Luckily, my opponent has no threats. And he actually offered a
-draw! Gutsy.}
+maneuvering. Luckily, my opponent had no threats. And he actually offered a
+draw somewhere around here! Gutsy.}
64.Rd8 Nf7
65.Rd7 Rb6
66.Rc7 Rd6
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ draw! Gutsy.}
82.Ra8 Re2
83.Rg8+ Kh7
84.Rf8 Kg7
-85.Rd8 Nxe4 {Finally! It's painful to watch.}
+85.Rd8 Nxe4 {Finally! It was painful to replay.}
86.Rd7+ Kg6
87.fxe4 Rxe4
88.Rd8 Rxh4
diff --git a/Vladimir_VP/08. 20150915_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn b/Vladimir_VP/08. 20150915_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn
index 1f7c73d..9bafe3c 100644
--- a/Vladimir_VP/08. 20150915_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn
+++ b/Vladimir_VP/08. 20150915_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ I'm only a pawn down.})
31.Qxc6 Qc5
32.Qa4 Rab8
33.b4 Qb6
-34.e5 Bxe5 {My opponent got scared, probably.}
+34.e5 Bxe5 {My opponent got scared, probably. Still completely winning for
+Black.}
(34...Bc5)
35.Rxe5+ Kf8
36.Qb3 Qg6+
@@ -78,9 +79,9 @@ I'm only a pawn down.})
55.Rd1+ Ke8
56.Kc7 Rc2+
57.Kb8 Rg2
-58.Rh1 Kd8 {And it's a draw! Unbelievable!!! Chess is so cruel.}
+58.Rh1 Kd8 {And it's a draw! Unbelievable! Chess can be so cruel.}
(58...Kd7 {would've won. The difference is that now I don't have the access
-to the c6 square. For example,} 59.b7 g5 {(the only winning move!} 60.Ka7 Ra2+
+to the c6 square. For example,} 59.b7 g5 {(the only winning move!)} 60.Ka7 Ra2+
61.Kb6 Rb2+ {and I have to return to a7.} 62.Ka7 {and now anything wins for
Black, because he's just in time to play g4 and g3.})
59.b7 {The only drawing move!} Ra2
@@ -91,10 +92,10 @@ Black, because he's just in time to play g4 and g3.})
g5 67.Rh1 {and his rook is overloaded.})
63.Rd1+ Ke8
64.Kc7 Rc2+
-65.Kb8 {messing it up.} Rg2 {returning the favour.}
+65.Kb8 {Messing it up.} Rg2 {Returning the favour.}
(65...g5 66.Re1+ Kd7 67.Rd1+ Ke6 {and so forth.})
66.Kc7 Rc2+
-67.Kb8 {allowing the same line.} Rg2
+67.Kb8 {Allowing the same line.} Rg2
68.Kc7 Rc2+
69.Kb8
(69.Kb8 g5 {would've won again, but it seems like neither of us saw it.})
diff --git a/Vladimir_VP/09. 20150915_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn b/Vladimir_VP/09. 20150915_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
index 92da280..ec90ff1 100644
--- a/Vladimir_VP/09. 20150915_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
+++ b/Vladimir_VP/09. 20150915_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
[CurrentPosition "r3r1k1/p1pq1pp1/2ppb2p/4P3/N3P3/1PQ2N1P/P1P1nPP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 16"]
-{Nothing much to say about this game.}
+{I haven't got much to say about this game.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nc3 Nc6
diff --git a/Vladimir_VP/18. 20150922_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn b/Vladimir_VP/18. 20150922_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn
index 6d00c19..4219de6 100644
--- a/Vladimir_VP/18. 20150922_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn
+++ b/Vladimir_VP/18. 20150922_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ evaluates the position as being equal throughout most of the middlegame.}
17.c5 fxg5
18.cxd6 cxd6
19.Ne5 dxe5
-20.Rxd7 Bxd7 {Crazy!}
+20.Rxd7 Bxd7 {What a crazy position!}
21.Rxe5 {My opponent has more material, but his king is very bad, so the
dance begins!} Rf8
22.Rxg5 Rc8
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ dance begins!} Rf8
28.Re2 Kd8
29.b3 Rcf4
30.Qe3 Nc8
-31.Kg1 {to free my queen up.} Rf6
+31.Kg1 {I want to free my queen up.} Rf6
32.g3 R4f5
33.Qd4 Ne7
34.g4 Rf4
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ dance begins!} Rf8
46.b4 Rg4+
47.Kh1 Re4
48.b5 Ree6
-49.bxc6 {There goes a piece.} Rxc6
+49.bxc6 {There goes Black's piece.} Rxc6
50.Qe3 Bd7
51.Rb2 Rfd6
52.Kh2 Be6
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ dance begins!} Rf8
58.Rb7+ Bd7
59.Qh4+ Ke6
60.Qxh3+ Ke7
-61.Qh7+ Kf6 {and I'm finally sure I'm winning.}
+61.Qh7+ Kf6 {And I'm finally sure I'm winning.}
62.Rxd7 Rxd7
63.Qxd7 Rc2
64.Qd4+ Kf7
diff --git a/Vladimir_VP/Vladimir_VP.pgn b/Vladimir_VP/Vladimir_VP.pgn
index 8c14a46..b7eabfd 100644
--- a/Vladimir_VP/Vladimir_VP.pgn
+++ b/Vladimir_VP/Vladimir_VP.pgn
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ blunder though.} Rh3+
12.Bg5 Nd5
13.Bh4 b5
14.a3 Bb7
-15.Ne5 Qe8 {missing an easy tactic.}
+15.Ne5 Qe8 {Missing an easy tactic.}
(15...Bxe5 {is a free piece.} 16.dxe5 Ne3)
16.Nd3 Nb6
17.Nc5 Qc6
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ blunder though.} Rh3+
26.Re1 Nd7
27.Ng4 Nf6
28.Nxf6 Bxf6
-29.Be5 Bxe5 {going for a clearly worse major piece ending.}
+29.Be5 Bxe5 {Going for a clearly worse major piece ending.}
30.Rxe5 Qd7
31.Qe3 Kg7
32.h4 h5
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ blunder though.} Rh3+
23.Bf1 Nd5
24.Bd2 Ne3
25.Kf2 Nxf1
-26.Kxf1 {Clearly worse again.} Nxb5 {trapping his own knight. Wat.}
+26.Kxf1 {Clearly worse again.} Nxb5 {Trapping his own knight. Wat.}
27.a4 Nxd4 {No idea why he didn't take on c3 instead.}
(27...Nxc3 Bxc3 28.Re3 Bd2 29.Rxf3+ {I would've lost this.})
28.cxd4 a5
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ that. Pretty accurate play, actually.}
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
[CurrentPosition "rnbqr1k1/ppp2p1p/5bp1/4p3/2P1Q3/2NBPN2/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 13"]
-{The last game of the three-game winning streak I pulled of against Vladimir.}
+{The last game of the three-game winning streak I pulled off against Vladimir.}
1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6
3.Nc3 Be7
@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@ that. Pretty accurate play, actually.}
62.Rf8 Kg7
63.Rc8 Nd6 {By this point I actually realized that I just had to sacrifice my
knight for his e- and f-pawns, but I was in time trouble, hence the silly
-maneuvering. Luckily, my opponent has no threats. And he actually offered a
-draw! Gutsy.}
+maneuvering. Luckily, my opponent had no threats. And he actually offered a
+draw somewhere around here! Gutsy.}
64.Rd8 Nf7
65.Rd7 Rb6
66.Rc7 Rd6
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ draw! Gutsy.}
82.Ra8 Re2
83.Rg8+ Kh7
84.Rf8 Kg7
-85.Rd8 Nxe4 {Finally! It's painful to watch.}
+85.Rd8 Nxe4 {Finally! It was painful to replay.}
86.Rd7+ Kg6
87.fxe4 Rxe4
88.Rd8 Rxh4
@@ -556,7 +556,8 @@ I'm only a pawn down.})
31.Qxc6 Qc5
32.Qa4 Rab8
33.b4 Qb6
-34.e5 Bxe5 {My opponent got scared, probably.}
+34.e5 Bxe5 {My opponent got scared, probably. Still completely winning for
+Black.}
(34...Bc5)
35.Rxe5+ Kf8
36.Qb3 Qg6+
@@ -581,9 +582,9 @@ I'm only a pawn down.})
55.Rd1+ Ke8
56.Kc7 Rc2+
57.Kb8 Rg2
-58.Rh1 Kd8 {And it's a draw! Unbelievable!!! Chess is so cruel.}
+58.Rh1 Kd8 {And it's a draw! Unbelievable! Chess can be so cruel.}
(58...Kd7 {would've won. The difference is that now I don't have the access
-to the c6 square. For example,} 59.b7 g5 {(the only winning move!} 60.Ka7 Ra2+
+to the c6 square. For example,} 59.b7 g5 {(the only winning move!)} 60.Ka7 Ra2+
61.Kb6 Rb2+ {and I have to return to a7.} 62.Ka7 {and now anything wins for
Black, because he's just in time to play g4 and g3.})
59.b7 {The only drawing move!} Ra2
@@ -594,10 +595,10 @@ Black, because he's just in time to play g4 and g3.})
g5 67.Rh1 {and his rook is overloaded.})
63.Rd1+ Ke8
64.Kc7 Rc2+
-65.Kb8 {messing it up.} Rg2 {returning the favour.}
+65.Kb8 {Messing it up.} Rg2 {Returning the favour.}
(65...g5 66.Re1+ Kd7 67.Rd1+ Ke6 {and so forth.})
66.Kc7 Rc2+
-67.Kb8 {allowing the same line.} Rg2
+67.Kb8 {Allowing the same line.} Rg2
68.Kc7 Rc2+
69.Kb8
(69.Kb8 g5 {would've won again, but it seems like neither of us saw it.})
@@ -617,7 +618,7 @@ g5 67.Rh1 {and his rook is overloaded.})
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
[CurrentPosition "r3r1k1/p1pq1pp1/2ppb2p/4P3/N3P3/1PQ2N1P/P1P1nPP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 16"]
-{Nothing much to say about this game.}
+{I haven't got much to say about this game.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nc3 Nc6
@@ -1104,7 +1105,7 @@ evaluates the position as being equal throughout most of the middlegame.}
17.c5 fxg5
18.cxd6 cxd6
19.Ne5 dxe5
-20.Rxd7 Bxd7 {Crazy!}
+20.Rxd7 Bxd7 {What a crazy position!}
21.Rxe5 {My opponent has more material, but his king is very bad, so the
dance begins!} Rf8
22.Rxg5 Rc8
@@ -1116,7 +1117,7 @@ dance begins!} Rf8
28.Re2 Kd8
29.b3 Rcf4
30.Qe3 Nc8
-31.Kg1 {to free my queen up.} Rf6
+31.Kg1 {I want to free my queen up.} Rf6
32.g3 R4f5
33.Qd4 Ne7
34.g4 Rf4
@@ -1134,7 +1135,7 @@ dance begins!} Rf8
46.b4 Rg4+
47.Kh1 Re4
48.b5 Ree6
-49.bxc6 {There goes a piece.} Rxc6
+49.bxc6 {There goes Black's piece.} Rxc6
50.Qe3 Bd7
51.Rb2 Rfd6
52.Kh2 Be6
@@ -1146,7 +1147,7 @@ dance begins!} Rf8
58.Rb7+ Bd7
59.Qh4+ Ke6
60.Qxh3+ Ke7
-61.Qh7+ Kf6 {and I'm finally sure I'm winning.}
+61.Qh7+ Kf6 {And I'm finally sure I'm winning.}
62.Rxd7 Rxd7
63.Qxd7 Rc2
64.Qd4+ Kf7
diff --git a/all.pgn b/all.pgn
index 28fa7c5..d2c8d08 100644
--- a/all.pgn
+++ b/all.pgn
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
[Termination "Game drawn by repetition"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
-{A silly game. The guy was talking trash way more than he needed. I blundered a
-piece, but out of frustration played on just for the sake of it.}
+{A silly game. The guy was talking trash way more than I think is acceptable. I
+blundered a piece, but out of frustration played on just for the sake of it.}
1.Nf3 Nf6
2.c4 c5
3.b3 Nc6
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ piece, but out of frustration played on just for the sake of it.}
26.Rab1 Bc3
27.Nf3 Red8
28.Rd3 d4
-29.exd4 cxd4 {My position is very bad}
-30.Nd2 {but there was no need to blunder a piece!} Ba6
-31.Bf1 {Decided to give up the rook instead.} Bxd3
+29.exd4 cxd4
+30.Nd2 {Although the position's very bad for White, the piece blunder was
+uncalled for.} Ba6
+31.Bf1 {For some reason I decided to give up the rook instead.} Bxd3
32.Bxd3 Bxd2
33.Kf1 Bc3
34.a4 Rd6
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ piece, but out of frustration played on just for the sake of it.}
41.h4 h5
42.Kg2 Kg7
43.Bd7 Ra2+
-44.Kh3 {I would've resigned against anybody else a long time ago.} Kg6
+44.Kh3 {I would've resigned a long time ago in any other game.} Kg6
45.Be8 Be1
46.Bb5 Ra3
47.Bc6 Rc3
@@ -117,18 +118,18 @@ piece. So in that somewhat depressed state of mind I went for a desperate
attack.}
13.Nh4 Kh8
14.Qh5 Be6
-15.Ne4 {Boom! The engine's first line. Want to bring my bishop to e4.} dxe4
+15.Ne4 {Boom! The engine's first line. I want to put my bishop on e4.} dxe4
16.Bxe4 f5
17.Bxf5
({I actually considered taking with the rook (which is a better move) very
seriously.} 17.Rxf5 {But I was still convinced that I was down a lot of
material, so scared myself away from it.})
17...Bxf5
-18.Rxf5 Kg8 {gifting me the crucial tempi.}
+18.Rxf5 Kg8 {Gifting me the crucial tempi.}
({I'm not sure what I would've done had he gone} 18...Qd6 {instead.})
19.Qf7+ Kh8
20.Rh5 Ne7
-21.Bxe5 Rg8 {allowing the pretty finish.}
+21.Bxe5 Rg8 {Allowing the pretty finish.}
22.Rxh7+
1-0
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ material, so scared myself away from it.})
[Termination "egor_tensin won by checkmate"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
-{Pretty maneuvers by the Queen and a nice queenside attack.}
+{Pretty maneuvers by Black's queen and a nice queenside attack.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.d3 Nc6
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ material, so scared myself away from it.})
27.Rc1 Rxd2
28.Kxd2 Qxf2+
29.Kd1 Rb2
-30.Qxb2 Qxb2 {The rest is easy.}
+30.Qxb2 Qxb2 {The rest is silly.}
31.Rc2 a1=Q+
32.Kd2 Qxc2+
33.Kxc2 Qxh1
@@ -213,13 +214,13 @@ accurate.}
6.d4 Nge7
7.Nf3 Nc6
8.O-O cxd4
-9.exd4 Nfxd4 {A piece down.}
+9.exd4 Nfxd4 {Looks like something I would play.}
10.Nxd4 Ne5
11.Qe2 Bd6
12.Ncb5 {Black's better watch out.} Bb8
13.Bf4 Qf6
14.Rfe1 d6
-15.Nxd6+ {I bet he didn't expect that.} Bxd6
+15.Nxd6+ {I bet my opponent didn't expect that.} Bxd6
16.Bxe5 Bxe5
17.Qxe5 Qh6
18.Qb5+ Bd7
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ accurate.}
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
[CurrentPosition "Q7/8/k6p/2K4P/8/8/8/3B4 b - - 0 69"]
-{A bishop ending I enjoyed.}
+{An exhausting bishop ending I was lucky to win.}
1.c4 Nf6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 g6
@@ -269,19 +270,19 @@ accurate.}
22.Qf2 Be6
23.h4 Qe7
24.Qe2 Rf8
-25.Rf3 {I am oh-so-much worse. Can't blame me for trying to straighten up my
+25.Rf3 {I am quite a bit worse. Can't blame me for trying to straighten up my
pawns, right?} Bxe5
26.Qxe5 Rxf3 {And my opponent helps me out. Not worse anymore!}
27.gxf3 Qf7
28.Kg2 a6
29.Qg5 Kg7
-30.h5 h6 {Blundering into a completely lost bishop ending. Of course, I barely
-managed to win it.}
+30.h5 h6 {My opponent blunders into a completely lost bishop ending. But no
+ending is lost if you're playing me!}
31.Qxg6+ Qxg6
32.Bxg6 Kf6
33.b3 b6
-34.Kf2 {I thought his kingside pawn majority was dangerous, so sent my King to
-reenforce.} c5
+34.Kf2 {I thought his kingside pawn majority was dangerous, so sent my king to
+re-enforce.} c5
35.Ke3 c4
36.Kd2 {Consistently trying to play out the wrong plan.} b5
37.bxc4 dxc4
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ reenforce.} c5
42.f4+ Kg4
43.Bg6 Be6
44.Kc5
- (44.Be4 {and now if} Kxg3 45.f5 {wins.})
+ (44.Be4 {And now if} Kxg3 45.f5 {is winning for White.})
44...Bf5
45.Kb4 {Picturesque, but wrong.}
(45.Bxf5+ Kxf5 46.Kb4 a5+ 47.Kc3 {is same old, same old.})
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ completely winning after something like} Kg5 51.d5 Kf6 52.d6 Ke6 53.Kc5 Be4
48...Kxf4
49.Bxc4 Bd7 {And it's closer to a draw than ever. Might be a dead draw,
actually.}
-50.Bf7 a4 {The fatal mistake. Now it's over. The tragedy of a single move!}
+50.Bf7 a4 {The fatal mistake. Now it's over. The importance of a single move!}
(50...Bb5 {was so much more solid. Not sure how to break through, if that's
at all possible.})
51.Kc4 Ke4
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ at all possible.})
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
[CurrentPosition "r4rk1/p2q1pb1/bpn1pP2/3pP1Qp/3P4/5N2/PP3PB1/RN2R1K1 b - - 0 21"]
-{A quick King-Side Attack.}
+{A quick kingside attack.}
1.Nf3 Nf6
2.g3 g6
3.Bg2 Bg7
@@ -366,8 +367,8 @@ at all possible.})
16.h5 Nf5
17.Bg5 Qd7
18.g4 h6
-19.gxf5 {Nice. Black's king's side is now completely ruined.} hxg5
-20.Qxg5 gxh5 {The wrong one.}
+19.gxf5 {Nice, isn't it? Black's king's side is now completely ruined.} hxg5
+20.Qxg5 gxh5 {The wrong pawn.}
21.f6
1-0
@@ -433,8 +434,8 @@ at all possible.})
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
[CurrentPosition "r3kn2/2p1q3/2b4Q/pp3Pp1/8/PB4BP/1P3RP1/3R2K1 b - - 0 30"]
-{A very nice Italian game. Virtually no or very few mistakes were made. The
-bishop pair reigns supreme.}
+{A very nice Italian game. I think I made virtually no or very few mistakes.
+The bishop pair reigns supreme.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Bc5
3.Bc4 d6
@@ -449,7 +450,7 @@ bishop pair reigns supreme.}
12.cxd4 O-O
13.Bg5 h6
14.Bh4 g5
-15.Bg3 Kg7 {A huge mistake.}
+15.Bg3 Kg7 {A huge mistake by Black.}
16.e5 {The punishment.} dxe5
17.dxe5 Nh7
18.Qd3 Rh8
@@ -578,9 +579,9 @@ and Qb1.}
34.Rxd6 Qb1
35.Qh5 Qxc1+
36.Kh2 Qf4+
-37.Kg1 Rf8 {Nice!}
+37.Kg1 Rf8 {Calmly played!}
38.f3 Qe3+
-39.Kh1 {My oppenent decides to end his misery.} Qe1+
+39.Kh1 {My oppenent decided to end his misery.} Qe1+
40.Kh2 Bf4+
41.g3 Qxg3+
42.Kh1 Qh2#
@@ -600,22 +601,22 @@ and Qb1.}
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]
[CurrentPosition "6k1/2p3p1/1p3p2/4p1p1/1bb4P/4BP2/rqNK1QP1/3R3R w - - 0 30"]
-{I think this is possibly the best game I ever played.}
+{One of the most exciting games I've played.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bc4 Nf6
4.d3 d6
5.Ng5 d5
-6.exd5 Nxd5 {Trying to get a Fried Liver Attack, possibly the first proper
-opening I learned.}
+6.exd5 Nxd5 {I was trying to transpose into a Fried Liver Attack, possibly the
+first proper opening I learned.}
7.Qf3 f6
8.Bxd5 Nd4
9.Bf7+ Ke7
10.Qd1 h6
11.c3 Nc6
-12.Qh5 hxg5 {Giving up the exchange, because what else can I do?}
+12.Qh5 hxg5 {I gave up the exchange, because what else could I have done?}
13.Qxh8 Kxf7
-14.Qh5+ Kg8 {Engines seem to think this position is level. Wat.}
+14.Qh5+ Kg8 {Engines seem to think this position is balanced.}
15.Qe2 Bf5
16.Be3 Bxd3
17.Qd2 Qd6
@@ -623,7 +624,7 @@ opening I learned.}
19.Na3 Rd8
20.O-O-O a5
21.Nc2 axb4
-22.cxb4 Qd5 {The Queen should have gone here in the first place.}
+22.cxb4 Qd5 {My queen should have gone here in the first place.}
23.a3 Qb3
24.h4 Bc4 {Oh, the massacre!}
25.Qe1 Nxb4
@@ -701,14 +702,14 @@ am completely lost after something like} 42.d5
(42.b5 {also wins, but it's much more complicated.} h4 43.bxc6 bxc6 44.d5
h3 45.dxc6
(45.d6 {is the same, except I have my c6 pawn at the end.} Kg1 46.d7 h2
-47.d8=Q h1=Q+ {and it's a draw.})
+47.d8=Q h1=Q+ {And it's a draw.})
45...Kg1 46.c7 h2 47.c8=Q h1=Q+)
42...cxd5 43.b5 h4 44.c6 ({or} 44.bxa6) {and my opponent's gonna queen way
before I can make anything happen. My h-pawn is too slow and my d-pawn is
easily stopped by White's king.})
41...h4
-42.f6 {In the same crazy spirit. It's like me plying White! Amazing, but now
-it's Black who's winning. The rest is silly really.} Kh2
+42.f6 {In the same crazy spirit. It's like me playing White! Amazing, but now
+it's Black who's winning. The rest is silly.} Kh2
43.a4 h3
44.a5 Kg1
45.Kg3 h2
@@ -735,7 +736,7 @@ it's Black who's winning. The rest is silly really.} Kh2
{I was so happy to win a game against a 1800-rated player (my opponent was
rated at 1809 when the game started) only to realized after the game it was
only his 12th game, and the first loss he had suffered. He lost like 50 rating
-points after that. But still!}
+points after this game. But still!}
1.Nf3 d5
2.d4 Nc6
3.g3 Nf6
@@ -753,15 +754,16 @@ points after that. But still!}
15.Na4 Nf5
16.Qd3 Nd6
17.Re1 Rb8
-18.e4 {I was trying to get my bishop on c1 to breathe. A bit premature.}
+18.e4 {I was trying to get my bishop on c1 to breathe. A bit prematurely,
+probably.}
(18.Nc5 {was better, preparing the idea.})
18...dxe4
19.Bxe4 Nfxe4
20.Rxe4 Nxe4 {I didn't sacrifice the exchange concisely... I was just trying to
break in the center. Anyway, I'm simply down an exchange now.}
21.Qxe4 Rh5
-22.Rb3 {Trying to get my rook active.} Qd6 {allowing two extra tempi and
-preventing the queens from being exchanged.}
+22.Rb3 {Trying to get my rook to become active.} Qd6 {Giving me two extra tempi
+and preventing the queens from being exchanged.}
(22...Qd5 {Not sure what I would've done had he chosen to try to exchange the
queens.})
23.Bf4 Qd7
@@ -773,8 +775,8 @@ doesn't feel like an achievement.} fxe6
28.Rf3 e5
29.Qxe5 g5
30.gxf4 g4
-31.Qf5+ {And now irrespective of where his king goes, I'm either winning the
-pawn on g4 with check or deliver a deadly check with Re3+.} Ke7
+31.Qf5+ {And now irrespectively of where his king goes, I'm either winning the
+pawn on g4 with a check or deliver a deadly check with Re3+.} Ke7
32.Re3+ Kd6
33.Qe5+ Kd7
34.Qe6+ Kc7