From d55dd53e496ccb046ba8f1d3e275e09449f7991c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Egor Tensin Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 02:53:16 +0300 Subject: grammar tweaks --- 20141218_egor_tensin_vs_dragosniculescu.pgn | 13 ++-- 20150825_egor_tensin_vs_capablanca1dominican.pgn | 6 +- 20151011_GNEV1984_vs_egor_tensin.pgn | 4 +- 20160224_egor_tensin_vs_hamadak1975.pgn | 4 +- 20160326_egor_tensin_vs_GranMuster.pgn | 16 ++-- 20160410_egor_tensin_vs_jumi99.pgn | 6 +- 20160602_egor_tensin_vs_nietalex.pgn | 6 +- 20160703_Sumska_Gajba_vs_egor_tensin.pgn | 4 +- 20160704_wizard72_vs_egor_tensin.pgn | 12 +-- 20160720_aymanmrshan_vs_egor_tensin.pgn | 6 +- 20160721_egor_tensin_vs_bennisimoh.pgn | 13 ++-- README.md | 2 +- .../03. 20150912_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn | 4 +- .../04. 20150912_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn | 2 +- .../07. 20150913_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn | 8 +- .../08. 20150915_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn | 11 +-- .../09. 20150915_Vladimir_VP_vs_egor_tensin.pgn | 2 +- .../18. 20150922_egor_tensin_vs_Vladimir_VP.pgn | 8 +- Vladimir_VP/Vladimir_VP.pgn | 35 +++++---- all.pgn | 90 +++++++++++----------- 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 -- cgit v1.2.3