[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.10"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Vladimir_VP"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1580"]
[BlackElo "1652"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Vladimir_VP won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{The first time I played vs. by far the most frequent opponent of mine,
Vladimir_VP. We played 23 games, the score being +9-9=5. His account was later
suspended for "Fair Play" violations. Not sure what was this all about, but
I suspect he was accused of cheating. He did gain a few hundred rating points
in a very short time span, but I did beat him and made a few draws. It was very
nice actually: we arranged games, and sort of became buddies over the Internet.
He was very polite, and a better chess player. I miss those times, and a few of
the games were really interesting, so I'm annotating a few to commemorate. The
first game ended after a silly blunder by me.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Bc4 Nxe4
4.d3 Nf6
5.Nxe5 d5
6.Bb5+ c6
7.Ba4 Bd6
8.f4 O-O
9.O-O {My position is actually very decent, if not better.} Ng4 {Idiotic.}
10.Nxg4 b5
11.Bb3 Bb7
12.Nc3 a5
13.a3 b4
14.axb4 axb4
15.Rxa8 Bxa8
16.Ne2 Bb7
17.Ng3 Bc8
18.Ne5 Bxe5
19.fxe5 f6
20.exf6 Rxf6
21.Rxf6 Qxf6
22.Qf3 Qg6
23.Qf4
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.10"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "Vladimir_VP"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1650"]
[BlackElo "1585"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Game drawn by agreement"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{The second game on the first day we "met". The first half a point I salvaged
from him.}
1.b3 e5
2.Bb2 Nc6
3.g3 d6
4.Bg2 Bd7
5.d3 Nf6
6.Nd2 d5
7.Ngf3 Bd6
8.O-O O-O
9.Re1 Re8
10.c4 d4
11.a3 Rb8
12.b4 {The same silly stuff I keep on playing. My position is actually good
though.} b6
13.Nh4 g5
14.Nhf3 h6
15.e3 dxe3
16.Rxe3 Bg4
17.h3 Bxf3
18.Qxf3
  (18.Nxf3 {was much better, putting pressure on d5 and defending against
Nd4.})
18...Nd4
19.Qd1 c5
20.b5 Nh7
21.Bxd4 exd4
22.Rxe8+ Qxe8
23.Ne4 {For some reason I thought I was a bit worse in this position, so I
tried to exchange as many pieces as possible.} Qe6
24.Nxd6
  (24.Qa4 {was much better, grabbing the pawn on a7.})
24...Qxd6
25.Bd5 Kg7
26.Qh5 Qg6
27.Qxg6+ Kxg6
28.Re1 Kf6
29.Kg2 Nf8
30.g4 Ng6
31.Kg3 Nf4
32.Be4 Re8
33.Ra1 Ne2+ {I'm completely outplayed.}
34.Kf3 Nf4
35.Rh1 Kg7
36.h4 f6
37.hxg5 fxg5
38.Ra1 Kf6
39.Ra2 Rh8
40.Kg3 h5
41.gxh5 Rxh5
42.f3 {A blunder in an equal position. It's hard for me to see why it's a
blunder though.} Rh3+
43.Kg4 Rh4+
44.Kg3 Rh3+
45.Kg4 Rh4+ {My opponent couldn't see anything better and offered a draw.}
  (45...Rh1 46.Kg3 Rg1+ 47.Kh2 Rd1 {would've been winning for Black.})
46.Kg3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.12"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Vladimir_VP"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1599"]
[BlackElo "1641"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Vladimir_VP won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

1.e4 d5 {Can't remember the last time I played the Scandinavian.}
2.exd5 Qxd5
3.Nc3 Qd6
4.Nf3 Nc6
5.Be2 g6
6.O-O Bg7
7.Bb5 a6
8.Bxc6+ Qxc6
9.d4 e6
10.Ne2 Ne7
11.c3 O-O
12.Bg5 Nd5
13.Bh4 b5
14.a3 Bb7
15.Ne5 Qe8 {Missing an easy tactic.}
  (15...Bxe5 {is a free piece.} 16.dxe5 Ne3)
16.Nd3 Nb6
17.Nc5 Qc6
18.Nxb7 Qxb7
19.Nf4 Bh6
20.Nd3 Qe4
21.Bg3 Qc6
22.Ne5 Qd5
23.Ng4 Bg7
24.Qc1 c6
25.Nh6+ Kh8
26.Re1 Nd7
27.Ng4 Nf6
28.Nxf6 Bxf6
29.Be5 Bxe5 {Going for a clearly worse major piece ending.}
30.Rxe5 Qd7
31.Qe3 Kg7
32.h4 h5
33.Qg3 Rh8
34.Qe3 a5
35.Rc1 b4
36.axb4 axb4
37.cxb4 Ra4
38.Qc3 Rha8 {Blunder!}
39.Ra5
  (39.d5 {wins.})
39...R4xa5
40.bxa5 Qd5
41.Qc5 Qb3
42.Qxc6 {And now it's somewhat equal.}
  (42.Qe5+ Kh7 43.Rxc6 Qxb2 44.a6 {is over.})
42...Rxa5
43.Qc3 Qd5
44.b4 Ra8
45.Re1 Rb8
46.Re5 Qd6
47.Rc5 Qb6
  (47...Rd8 {would've put up more resistance.} 48.d5+ Kg8 49.dxe6 Qxe6)
48.d5+ Kg8
49.Rc8+
  (49.Rc8+ Rxc8 50.Qxc8 Kg7 51.Qc5 {and the pawn simply marches forward.})
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.12"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "Vladimir_VP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1648"]
[BlackElo "1587"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{The first win against Vladimir!}
1.c4 e5
2.g3 Nf6
3.Bg2 Bc5
4.e3 O-O
5.d4 exd4
6.exd4 Bb4+
7.Nc3 Re8+
8.Ne2 Bxc3+
9.bxc3 d6
10.O-O Nc6
11.Bf4 Bg4
12.f3 Bf5
13.g4 Bg6
14.Bg3 Rb8
15.Nf4 Na5
16.Nxg6 hxg6
17.Qa4 b6
18.Rfe1 Qd7
19.Qb5 Qxb5
20.cxb5 Nc4
21.Bf4 {The bishops dominate the knights! Or do they?} Na3
22.Rxe8+ Rxe8
23.Bf1 Nd5
24.Bd2 Ne3
25.Kf2 Nxf1
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
29.Re1 Rxe1+
30.Kxe1 Kf8
31.Ke2 Ke8
32.Kd3 Kd7
33.Kc4 f5
34.d5 c5
35.g5 Kc7
36.f4 Kb7
37.Kb5 Kc7
38.Bc3 Kb7
39.h4 Kc7
40.Bxg7 Kb7
41.Bf6 Kc7
42.Bc3 Kb7
43.Bf6 Kc7
44.h5 gxh5
45.g6 h4
46.Bxh4
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.13"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Vladimir_VP"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1602"]
[BlackElo "1650"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{Can't remember a thing about this game.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nc3 Nc6
4.Bb5 Bb4
5.d3 Nd4
6.Bd2 Bxc3
7.Nxd4 Bxd2+
8.Qxd2 exd4
9.Qb4 a6
10.Ba4 b5
11.Bb3 d6
12.Qxd4 O-O
13.c3 Re8
14.O-O Be6
15.Bxe6 Rxe6
16.f4 c5
17.Qe3 Nd7
18.f5 Re8
19.Rf3 c4
20.Rd1 Ne5
21.Rg3 Nxd3
22.Qh6 Qb6+
23.Qe3 Rab8
24.b3 Rxe4
25.Qxb6 Rxb6
26.bxc4 bxc4
27.f6 g6
28.Rf3 d5
29.h3 Ree6
30.Rd2 Rxf6
31.Re3 Rfe6
32.Rf3 Rb2
33.Rxb2 Nxb2
34.Rf2 Re1+
35.Kh2 Nd3
36.Rc2 Rc1
37.Rxc1 Nxc1
38.a3 Kg7
39.Kg3 Ne2+
40.Kf3 Nxc3
41.Ke3 Kf6
42.Kd4 Nb5+
43.Kxd5 Nxa3
44.Kd4 Kf5
45.Kc3 Kf4
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.13"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "Vladimir_VP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1657"]
[BlackElo "1592"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{I remember the struggle to win the bishop ending, but nothing much apart from
that. Pretty accurate play, actually.}
1.c4 e5
2.g3 Nf6
3.Bg2 Bc5
4.Nc3 O-O
5.e3 d6
6.d4 exd4
7.exd4 Re8+
8.Be3 Bb4
9.Qb3 Bxc3+
10.Qxc3 Nc6
11.Nf3 Rb8 {What? Ridiculous.}
12.O-O h6
13.d5 Ne5
14.Bxa7 {And the pawn on a7 drops, of course.} Ra8
15.Nxe5 Rxe5
16.Bd4 Re8
17.Bxf6 Qxf6
18.Qxf6 gxf6
19.a3 Bf5
20.Rfe1 Bd3
21.Bf1 Bc2
22.Rac1 Bb3
23.Rxe8+ Rxe8
24.Rc3 Ba4
25.b3 Bd7
26.Re3 Rxe3
27.fxe3 {I thought I must be winning, although it was by no means easy.} Bf5
28.Kf2 Bc2
29.b4 Kf8
30.Kf3 Ke7
31.e4 f5
32.exf5 Bxf5
33.Ke3 Kd7
34.Bd3 Bg4
35.Kf4 Bd1
36.Kf5 Ke7
37.g4 Bb3
38.g5 hxg5
39.Kxg5 {My h-pawn allows me to win easily.} b5
40.cxb5 Bxd5
41.a4 f6+
42.Kf4 c5
43.bxc6 Bxc6
44.a5 d5
45.h4 Ke6
46.h5 Kf7
47.h6 d4
48.b5 Bd5
49.a6 Kg8
50.b6 Bc6
51.b7 Bxb7
52.axb7
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.13"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Vladimir_VP"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1583"]
[BlackElo "1664"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{The last game of the three-game winning streak I pulled off against Vladimir.}
1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6
3.Nc3 Be7
4.Nf3 O-O
5.Bf4 Nh5
6.Qd2 Nxf4
7.Qxf4 Bf6
8.e3 Re8
9.Bd3 d6
10.O-O e5
11.dxe5 dxe5
12.Qe4 g6
13.Qd5 Qxd5
14.Nxd5 Bd8
15.Bc2 c6
16.Nc3 Nd7
17.Ne4 Nf6
18.Nd6 Re7
19.Nxc8 Rxc8
20.Rad1 Bb6
21.b3 Rce8
22.b4 Kg7
23.c5 Bc7
24.e4 h6
25.Nd2 Rd8
26.Nc4 Red7
27.f3 Rd4
28.Bb3 R8d7
29.a3 Rd3
30.Rxd3 Rxd3
31.Bc2 {Lucky!} Rc3
32.Nd6 Rxc2
33.Nxb7 Ra2
34.Nd6 Rxa3
35.Rb1 Rd3
36.Ra1 Bxd6
37.cxd6 Rxd6
38.Rxa7 Rd1+
39.Kf2 Rb1
40.Rc7 Rxb4
41.Rxc6 Rb5
42.Rc7 {The funny part starts. Gosh was his rook annoying.} g5
43.Ra7 h5
44.Rc7 Kg6
45.Re7 g4
46.Ra7 gxf3
47.gxf3 Nh7
48.Rc7 Nf6
49.Rc6 Kg5
50.h4+ Kg6
51.Ra6 Kg7
52.Ra7 Nh7
53.Rc7 Kg6
54.Rd7 f6
55.Rd6 Nf8
56.Rc6 Nd7
57.Rd6 Nb6
58.Rd8 Nc4
59.Rg8+ Kf7
60.Rh8 Kg6
61.Rg8+ Kh7
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 had no threats. And he actually offered a
draw somewhere around here! Gutsy.}
64.Rd8 Nf7
65.Rd7 Rb6
66.Rc7 Rd6
67.Rb7 Rd2+
68.Kg1 Kg6
69.Rb8 Rd3
70.Kf2 Kg7
71.Rb7 Rd4
72.Rc7 Rd8
73.Rb7 Kg6
74.Rb6 Nd6
75.Rb1 Nc4
76.Rg1+ Kf7
77.Ra1 Rd2+
78.Kg1 Ke6
79.Ra6+ Nd6
80.Rb6 Kf7
81.Ra6 Kg6
82.Ra8 Re2
83.Rg8+ Kh7
84.Rf8 Kg7
85.Rd8 Nxe4 {Finally! It was painful to replay.}
86.Rd7+ Kg6
87.fxe4 Rxe4
88.Rd8 Rxh4
89.Rg8+ Kf5
90.Rf8 Rg4+
91.Kf2 Rg6
92.Rh8 Kg4
93.Kg2 f5
94.Re8 e4
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.15"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "Vladimir_VP"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1653"]
[BlackElo "1571"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Game drawn by repetition"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{A very messy game. I was completely and utterly lost, but played on for the
sake of it and convinced my opponent to accept a draw offer. By far the
trickiest rook endgame I've ever played.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 d6
3.Bc4 h6
4.O-O Nc6
5.a3 Bg4
6.c3 Qf6
7.d4 Bxf3
8.gxf3 exd4
9.Bb5 dxc3
10.Bxc6+ bxc6
11.Nxc3 Ne7
12.Re1 Ng6
13.Qa4 Ne7
14.Nd5 Qg6+
15.Kh1 Kd7
16.Bf4 Qh5
17.Bxd6 Qxf3+
18.Kg1 Qg4+
19.Kh1
  ({Who knows why I haven't played} 19.Bg3 {instead.})
19...Nxd5
20.Bg3 Qf3+
21.Kg1 Nf4
22.Rad1+ {Now my position is completely ruined.}
  (22.Qd1+ Qxd1 23.Rexd1 Nd5 24.b4 Bd6 25.exd5 c5 26.bxc5 Bxc5 27.Rdc1 Bd6 {and
I'm only a pawn down.})
22...Bd6
23.Bxf4 Qxf4
24.Qd4 Qxh2+
25.Kf1 Qh3+
26.Ke2 Qg4+
27.Kd2 Qf4+
28.Kc2 Ke7
29.Qa4 Qxf2+
30.Kb1 Rhd8
31.Qxc6 Qc5
32.Qa4 Rab8
33.b4 Qb6
34.e5 Bxe5 {My opponent got scared, probably. Still completely winning for
Black.}
  (34...Bc5)
35.Rxe5+ Kf8
36.Qb3 Qg6+
37.Ka2 Rxd1
38.Qxd1 Qf6
39.Qd5 Rd8
40.Qe4 Qd6
41.Kb3 Qd3+
42.Ka4 Qxe4
43.Rxe4 Rd6
44.Ka5 h5
45.Rc4 Ke8
46.Rxc7 h4
47.Rxa7 h3
48.Rc7 h2
49.Rc1 Rd2
50.b5 Rg2
51.Rh1 Kd8
52.Ka6 Ra2
53.b6 Rxa3+
54.Kb7 Ra2
55.Rd1+ Ke8
56.Kc7 Rc2+
57.Kb8 Rg2
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+
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
60.Rd1+ Ke8
61.Rc1 Rg2
62.Rh1 Kd8
  (62...Kd7 {Now this doesn't work.} 63.Rd1+ Ke6 64.Kc8 Rc2+ 65.Kd8 Rb2 66.Kc7
g5 67.Rh1 {and his rook is overloaded.})
63.Rd1+ Ke8
64.Kc7 Rc2+
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
68.Kc7 Rc2+
69.Kb8
  (69.Kb8 g5 {would've won again, but it seems like neither of us saw it.})
1/2-1/2

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.15"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Vladimir_VP"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1564"]
[BlackElo "1659"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{I haven't got much to say about this game.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nc3 Nc6
4.Bb5 Bb4
5.Bxc6 bxc6
6.d3 d6
7.Bd2 O-O
8.h3 h6
9.O-O Re8
10.Na4 Bxd2
11.Qxd2 Be6
12.b3 Nh5
13.Qc3 Qd7
14.d4 Nf4 {I am a great deal better, of course.}
15.dxe5 {Shit happens.} Ne2+
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.15"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "Vladimir_VP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1665"]
[BlackElo "1557"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{A very nice blocked position opened up after sacrificing on h6.}
1.g3 e5
2.Bg2 d5
3.d3 Nf6
4.Nf3 Nc6
5.Nbd2 Be7
6.O-O O-O
7.e4 d4
8.Nc4 Bg4
9.Qd2 Bxf3
10.Bxf3 b5
11.Na5 Nxa5
12.Qxa5 c6
13.Qd2 Qd7
14.Qe2 a5
15.Bg2 a4
16.a3 c5
17.f4 Bd6
18.f5 Qc7
19.g4 c4
20.g5 Ne8
21.Qh5 f6
22.g6 h6
23.Rf3 {My engine evaluates this position as being equal, but I'm personally
having a very hard time believing this.} Qe7
24.Rh3 Nc7
25.Bxh6 {Boom!} Rfc8
26.Bd2
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.15"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Vladimir_VP"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1551"]
[BlackElo "1671"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won on time"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{We both played equally badly in this game. Didn't make any huge blunders, at
least. The most memorable thing was my opponent losing on time and
rage-quitting.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nc3 Nc6
4.Bb5 Bb4
5.Bxc6 bxc6
6.d3 O-O
7.Bd2 d6
8.O-O Bg4
9.a3 Ba5
10.b4 Bb6
11.Be3 Bxe3
12.fxe3 Nd7
13.Qe2 a5
14.Qf2 Bxf3
15.Qxf3 axb4
16.axb4 Rxa1
17.Rxa1 Qf6
18.Ra7 Qd8
19.Qf2 Qb8
20.Ra4 Qb7
21.Qd2 Rb8
22.Na2 c5
23.bxc5 Nxc5
24.Rb4 Qa7
25.Rxb8+ Qxb8
26.Qb4 Qa7
27.Qb5 g6
28.Qc4 Qa5
29.Nb4 Qa1+
30.Kf2 Qb2
31.Nd5 Qb7
32.Qb4 Qa7
33.Qb5 Kg7
34.Kf3 Ne6
35.Qc4 Qb7
36.Qb4 Qc6
37.Qb3 Qc5
38.Qc3 Qxc3
39.Nxc3 c6
40.Na4 Kf6
41.Nb6 Ke7
42.Nc4 h6
43.c3 Kd7
44.d4 exd4
45.exd4 d5
46.exd5 cxd5
47.Ne5+ Ke7
48.Ke3 Kf6
49.c4 dxc4
50.Nxc4 Kf5
51.Nd6+ Kf6
52.Ne4+ Kf5
53.Nd6+ Kf6
54.Nb5 Ke7
55.d5 Nd8
56.Ke4 Kf6
57.d6 Ke6
58.g4 Nb7
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "Vladimir_VP"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1676"]
[BlackElo "1536"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Game drawn by repetition"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{Can't believe I've let such an advantage slip.}
1.Nf3 Nc6
2.g3 e5
3.d3 Nf6
4.Bg2 d5
5.O-O Bd6
6.Nbd2 O-O
7.e4 d4
8.Nc4 Bg4
9.Nxd6 Qxd6
10.Qd2 Bxf3
11.Bxf3 Qe6
12.Bg2 b6
13.Qe2 Qg4
14.Qxg4 Nxg4
15.f3 Ne3
16.Bxe3 dxe3
17.Rfe1 Nd4
18.Rac1 f5
19.exf5 Rxf5
20.Rxe3 Raf8
21.Kf2 Re8
22.c3 Nc6
23.f4 Nd8
24.Rce1 Nf7
25.Kg1 {I have a decisive advantage.} g6
26.Bh3 Rh5
27.Bg4 Rh6 {My opponent's having a hard time saving his rook from getting
trapped. I gotta win this, right?}
28.fxe5 Kg7
29.h4 g5
30.h5 c5
31.Bd7 Re7
32.e6 Nd8
33.g4 Rf6
34.Re5 h6
35.Kg2 Rf4
36.Kg3 Rf6
37.R1e2 Rf1
38.d4 cxd4
39.cxd4 Rd1
40.d5 Rd3+
41.Kg2 Rd4
42.R5e4 {Just silly, although it was hard for me to see how I could maintain my
advantage.}
  (42.Bc8 {apparently does the job.})
42...Rxd5
43.Rc4 Rd6
  (43...Rdxd7 {would've won for Black. That would've been truly embarassing.})
44.Rce4 {It's a dead draw now.} a5
45.a4 Kf6
46.Rf2+ Kg7
47.Rfe2 Kf6
48.Rf2+ Kg7
49.Rfe2 Kf6
50.Rf2+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Vladimir_VP"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1547"]
[BlackElo "1665"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Vladimir_VP won by checkmate"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{Can't remember why I played out the last 15 or so moves.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nc3 Nf6
3.Bc4 Be7
4.d3 O-O
5.Nge2 c6
6.O-O d5
7.exd5 cxd5
8.Bb3 Re8
9.Ng3 Bf8
10.Bg5 Be6
11.Qf3 Nc6
12.Bxf6 Nd4 {Idiotic yet again.}
13.Bxd8 Nxf3+
14.gxf3 Rexd8
15.Rfe1 f6
16.Kg2 Kh8
17.f4 Bb4
18.Re2 a5
19.fxe5 Bxc3
20.bxc3 a4
21.exf6 Bg8
22.fxg7+ Kxg7
23.Re7+ Kg6
24.Rxb7 axb3
25.Rb6+ Kg5
26.cxb3 d4
27.Ne4+ Kf4
28.Rf6+ Ke5
29.f4+ Kd5
30.c4#
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.18"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "Vladimir_VP"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1645"]
[BlackElo "1610"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Vladimir_VP won on time"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{A very smooth grind by my opponent. I lost on time, but I was lost anyway.}
1.Nf3 d5
2.g3 c5
3.Bg2 Nc6
4.O-O e5
5.d3 Nf6
6.Nbd2 Be6
7.e4 dxe4
8.Nxe4 Nxe4
9.dxe4 Qxd1
10.Rxd1 Nd4
11.Nxd4 cxd4
12.Bd2 Rc8
13.c3 Bc5
14.Rdc1 O-O
15.a3 Rfd8
16.cxd4 Bxd4
17.Bc3 Bxc3
18.Rxc3 Rxc3
19.bxc3 Rd2
20.Re1 Ra2
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.18"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Vladimir_VP"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1603"]
[BlackElo "1652"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{This game shan't be annotated.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bb5 a6
4.Bxc6 dxc6
5.Nc3 Bd6
6.d4 exd4
7.Qxd4 f6
8.Be3 Ne7
9.O-O-O Be6
10.Na4 O-O
11.Nb6 c5
12.Qd3 cxb6
13.Qxd6 Bf7
14.Qd7 Nc6
15.Qxb7 Qe8
16.Qxb6 Qxe4
17.Bxc5 Rfb8
18.Rhe1 Qf4+
19.Be3 Qa4
20.Qc5 Rc8
21.Rd7 Be6
22.Nd4 Bxd7
23.Qd5+ Kh8
24.Qxd7 Qa5
25.Bd2 Qxa2
26.Bh6 Qa1+
27.Kd2 Qa5+
28.Kd1 Qh5+
29.Re2 Qxh6
30.Nxc6 Qxh2
31.f3 Qg1+
32.Kd2 Qc5
33.b4 Qg5+
34.Kd3 h6
35.Kd4 Qc1
36.Kc5 Qg1+
37.Kc4 Qf1
38.Qe6 Rxc6+
39.Qxc6 Qxe2+
40.Kb3 Rb8
41.Qc7 Qb5
42.Qc4 Qxc4+
43.Kxc4 Kg8
44.Kb3 Kf7
45.c4 Ke6
46.Ka4 Kd6
47.b5 axb5+
48.cxb5 Kc5
49.Kb3 Rxb5+
50.Kc3 Kd5
51.Kd3 Rb3+
52.Ke2 Kd4
53.Kf2 h5
54.Kg3 g5
55.Kf2 h4
56.Kg1 Ke3
57.Kh2 Kf2
58.Kh3 Rxf3+
59.Kg4 Rg3+
60.Kf5 Rxg2
61.Kxf6 h3
62.Ke5 h2
63.Ke4 h1=Q
64.Ke5 Qh8+
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.20"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "Vladimir_VP"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1652"]
[BlackElo "1648"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Vladimir_VP won by checkmate"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{Just a completely one-sided crush.}
1.Nf3 d5
2.g3 c5
3.Bg2 Nc6
4.O-O e5
5.d3 Nf6
6.Nbd2 Be7
7.e4 dxe4
8.Nxe4 Nxe4
9.dxe4 O-O
10.Be3 Qb6
11.b3 Rd8
12.Qe2 Nd4
13.Nxd4 cxd4
14.Bd2 Bd7
15.Rfe1 Rac8
16.Qd1 Qc7
17.f4 Qxc2
18.fxe5 d3
19.Be3 Qxd1
20.Rexd1 Bg4
21.Rdc1 Rxc1+
22.Rxc1 d2
23.Bxd2 Rxd2
24.Rc7 Bd8
25.Rxb7 Bb6+
26.Kh1 Rd1+
27.Bf1 Bf3#
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.20"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Vladimir_VP"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1656"]
[BlackElo "1644"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Vladimir_VP won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

1.e4 g6
2.d4 Bg7
3.Nc3 d6
4.Nf3 b6
5.Bc4 e6
6.O-O Ne7
7.Bf4 Bb7
8.Qd3 Nd7
9.Ba6 Bxa6
10.Qxa6 O-O
11.Rad1 Nc6
12.Qc4 Na5
13.Qa4 c5 {It's like I'm blind.}
14.Bxd6 Re8
15.dxc5 bxc5
16.Be5
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.22"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "Vladimir_VP"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1654"]
[BlackElo "1731"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{What a crazy, wonderful game! Despite the sick material disbalance, my engine
evaluates the position as being equal throughout most of the middlegame.}
1.e4 e5
2.d4 exd4
3.Qxd4 Nc6
4.Qa4 Nf6
5.Nf3 d5
6.Bb5 Bd7
7.exd5 Nxd5
8.O-O a6
9.Bxc6 Bxc6
10.Qb3 Bd6
11.Re1+ Ne7
12.Na3 b5
13.c4 Qd7
14.Bg5 f6
15.Rad1 b4
16.Nb5 {Boom! Just to double my opponent's pawns.} axb5
17.c5 fxg5
18.cxd6 cxd6
19.Ne5 dxe5
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
23.h3 Rc1+
24.Kh2 g6
25.Re5 Rc4
26.Qe3 Rf7
27.Qd3 Rf5
28.Re2 Kd8
29.b3 Rcf4
30.Qe3 Nc8
31.Kg1 {I want to free my queen up.} Rf6
32.g3 R4f5
33.Qd4 Ne7
34.g4 Rf4
35.Qc5 Nc6
36.Rd2 Kc7
37.Qxb5 h5
38.Qd5 Be8
39.Rc2 Kb6
40.Qc5+ Ka6
41.a4 bxa3
42.Qxa3+ Kb7
43.Qc5 hxg4
44.Qb5+ Kc8
45.Qb6 gxh3
46.b4 Rg4+
47.Kh1 Re4
48.b5 Ree6
49.bxc6 {There goes Black's piece.} Rxc6
50.Qe3 Bd7
51.Rb2 Rfd6
52.Kh2 Be6
53.Qa7 Kd8
54.Rb8+ Rc8
55.Qc5 Rd1
56.Qa5+ Ke7
57.Qb4+ Rd6
58.Rb7+ Bd7
59.Qh4+ Ke6
60.Qxh3+ Ke7
61.Qh7+ Kf6 {And I'm finally sure I'm winning.}
62.Rxd7 Rxd7
63.Qxd7 Rc2
64.Qd4+ Kf7
65.Kg3 Re2
66.Qc4+ Re6
67.Kg4 Kf6
68.f4 Re7
69.Qd4+ Kf7
70.Kg5 Ke8
71.Kxg6 Re6+
72.Qf6 Rd6
73.f5 Rxf6+
74.Kxf6 Kf8
75.Kg6 Kg8
76.f6 Kf8
77.f7
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.22"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Vladimir_VP"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1729"]
[BlackElo "1656"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Game drawn by repetition"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{A very hard-fought draw, but not a very interesting one.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.d4 Nxe4
4.Nxe5 d6
5.Nf3 d5
6.Bd3 Nc6
7.O-O Be7
8.Nbd2 Bf5
9.Re1 Nxd2
10.Qxd2 Bg6
11.Bxg6 hxg6
12.b3 Qd6
13.a4 O-O-O
14.Ba3 Qf6
15.Bxe7 Nxe7
16.c4 Nf5
17.c5 Rde8
18.Rad1 Re4
19.Qc3 Rhe8
20.Rxe4 dxe4
21.Ne5 Rd8
22.Rd2 Rd5
23.c6 bxc6
24.Nxc6 Kb7
25.Na5+ Kc8
26.Nc6 Kb7
27.Na5+ Kc8
28.Nc6 Kb7
29.Na5+ Kc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.23"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "Vladimir_VP"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1641"]
[BlackElo "1766"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Vladimir_VP won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{I'm stupid.}
1.c4 d5
2.b3 dxc4
3.bxc4 e5
4.Bb2 Nc6
5.g3 Bd6
6.Bg2 Nf6
7.a3 O-O
8.d3 Bc5
9.Nd2 Ng4
10.e3 Qxd3
11.Be4 Qd6
12.Ngf3 Nf6
13.O-O Bh3
14.Re1 Rfe8
15.Ng5 Bg4
16.Bxh7+ Nxh7
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.23"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Vladimir_VP"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1771"]
[BlackElo "1636"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Vladimir_VP won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{I was completely and very quickly outplayed in this one.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.d3 Nc6
4.Be2 Be7
5.c4 O-O
6.O-O d6
7.Nc3 Be6
8.Be3 a6
9.d4 exd4
10.Nxd4 Nxd4
11.Qxd4 Re8
12.Bf4 Bf8
13.Rad1 Qd7
14.Rfe1 Rad8
15.Nd5 Nxd5
16.cxd5 Bg4
17.f3 Bh5
18.Rc1 h6
19.Qa7 Qc8
20.Bd3 Bg6
21.Rc3 Rd7
22.Rec1 Bh7
23.Rb3 b5
24.Rc6 Qb8
25.Qxa6
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.27"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "Vladimir_VP"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1604"]
[BlackElo "1825"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Vladimir_VP won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

1.Nf3 e5
2.Nxe5 Nc6
3.Nxc6 dxc6
4.g3 Nf6
5.Bg2 Be7
6.O-O Be6
7.d3 Qd7
8.Nd2 O-O-O
9.Nf3 Bh3
10.Ne5 Qe6
11.Nxf7 {Nice! And I'm two pawns up.} Bxg2
12.Nxd8 {Argh, stupid!} Qh3 {Completely missed that, obviously.}
13.f3 Bxf1
14.Qxf1 Qxf1+
15.Kxf1 Rxd8
16.Be3 Nd5
17.Bd4 Bf6
18.Bxf6 gxf6
19.Kf2 Re8
20.e4 {Maybe I should've continued, but I remember being completely demoralized
at this point.} Nb4
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.09.28"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Vladimir_VP"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1821"]
[BlackElo "1615"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Game drawn by insufficient material"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{The last game we played. Accurate play, and a bishop vs. knight ending with an
extra pawn I didn't convert.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 d6
4.Nf3 Nxe4
5.d4 d5
6.Bd3 Nc6
7.O-O Be7
8.c4 Nf6
9.Nc3 O-O
10.cxd5 Nxd5
11.Nxd5 Qxd5
12.Qc2 Qh5
13.Be4 Bd6
14.Re1 Bg4
15.Bxc6 bxc6
16.Ne5 Bf5
17.Qxc6 f6
18.Qd5+ Kh8
19.Qf3 Qxf3
20.Nxf3 Rfb8
21.b3 a5
22.Bb2 a4
23.d5 axb3
24.axb3 Rxa1
25.Rxa1 Be4
26.Ba3 Ra8
27.Re1 Rxa3
28.Rxe4 Kg8
29.b4 Bxb4
30.Kf1 Bd6
31.Rd4 Kf7
32.Ke2 Ra5
33.g3 g5
34.g4 Kg6
35.h4 Ra2+
36.Kf1 Bc5
37.Rd2 Ra1+
38.Kg2 gxh4
39.Rc2 Ra5
40.Kh3 Bd6
41.Nxh4+ Kg5
42.Rc4 Ra3+
43.f3 Rd3
44.Ra4 h5
45.gxh5 Kxh5
46.Rc4 Rxd5
47.Ng2 Rf5
48.f4 Rc5
49.Rxc5+ Bxc5
50.Ne1 Ba3
51.Kg3 Kg6
52.Nc2 Bc5
53.Kg4 f5+
54.Kf3 Kf6
55.Ke2 Ke6
56.Kd2 Kd5
57.Kd3 c6
58.Ne1 Bf2
59.Nf3 c5
60.Ne5 Bg3
61.Ng6 Ke6
62.Nf8+ Ke7
63.Ng6+ Kf7
64.Ne5+ Ke6
65.Ng6 Bh2
66.Kc4 Kf6
67.Nh4 Bxf4
68.Nxf5 Kxf5
69.Kxc5
1/2-1/2
