[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2014.12.18"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "dragosniculescu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1542"]
[BlackElo "1478"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Game drawn by repetition"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{The game itself isn't very memorable (mainly due to me playing it badly). The
guy though 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
4.Bb2 e6
5.g3 b6
6.Bg2 Bb7
7.O-O Be7
8.d3 O-O
9.Nbd2 Qc7
10.a3 d5
11.Re1 Rfe8
12.Qc2 Rad8
13.e3 Bf8
14.d4 Be7
15.dxc5 bxc5
16.Bc3 a5
17.Qb2 Rb8
18.Ne5 Nxe5
19.Bxe5 Bd6
20.Bxf6 gxf6
21.Qxf6 Qe7
22.Qh6 Qf8
23.Qxf8+ Bxf8
24.cxd5 exd5
25.Red1 Bg7
26.Rab1 Bc3
27.Nf3 Red8
28.Rd3 d4
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
35.f3 Rdb6
36.Bc2 d3
37.Bxd3 Rxb3
38.Rxb3 Rxb3
39.Be4 Ra3
40.Bc6 Bb4
41.h4 h5
42.Kg2 Kg7
43.Bd7 Ra2+
44.Kh3 {I would've resigned a long time ago in any other game.} Kg6
45.Be8 Be1
46.Bb5 Ra3
47.Bc6 Rc3
48.Bd5 Rd3 {Oh, that felt so good!}
49.Be4+ {You should've seen the chat.} Kf6
50.Bxd3 {I was so happy that I couldn't even focus on the game, thus giving him
an easy draw. Or was it an easy draw anyway?} Kg7
51.g4 hxg4+
52.fxg4 f6
53.g5 fxg5
54.hxg5 Bd2
55.Kg4 Be3
56.Kf5 Bd2
57.Bc4 Be3
58.Bd5 Bd2
59.Bb3 Be3
60.Bc2 Bd2
61.Bd3 Be3
62.Kg4 Bd2
63.g6 Be3
64.Kf3 Bd2
65.Ke4 Bb4
66.Kd4 Bd2
67.Kc4 Bb4
68.Kb5 Bd2
69.Kc4 Bb4
70.Kb5 Bd2
71.Kc4 Bb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.08.25"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "capablanca1dominican"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1696"]
[BlackElo "1620"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{By far the best game I've ever played!}
1.b3 e5
2.Bb2 Nc6
3.g3 Bc5
4.Bg2 d5
5.d3 Nf6
6.Nd2 Ng4
7.e3 O-O
8.Ngf3 Re8
9.O-O Bxe3
10.fxe3 Nxe3
11.Qe2 Nxf1
12.Rxf1 f6 {Here I was for some reason absolutely convinced that I was down a
piece. So in that somewhat depressed state of mind I went for a desperate
attack.}
13.Nh4 Kh8
14.Qh5 Be6
15.Ne4!! {Boom! My 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.}
  ({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.}
22.Rxh7+
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "-"]
[White "GNEV1984"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1525"]
[BlackElo "1656"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by checkmate"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{Pretty maneuvering by the Black queen.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.d3 Nc6
4.a3 d6
5.Nc3 Be6
6.Bg5 Be7
7.Be2 O-O
8.Qd2 d5
9.O-O-O d4
10.Bxf6 Bxf6
11.Nb1 b5
12.h4 a5
13.Ng5 Qe7
14.c3 Bb3
15.Rdg1 b4
16.Bd1 Bxd1
17.Kxd1 Rab8
18.Ke2 dxc3
19.bxc3 bxa3
20.Qc1 Rb2+
21.Nd2 Rfb8
22.Qa1 Bxg5
23.hxg5 Qxg5 {Her Majesty goes all over the place.}
24.Rd1 a2
25.g3 Qe7
26.Ke1 Qc5
27.Rc1 Rxd2
28.Kxd2 Qxf2+
29.Kd1 Rb2
30.Qxb2 Qxb2 {The rest is silly.}
31.Rc2 a1=Q+
32.Kd2 Qxc2+
33.Kxc2 Qxh1
34.c4 Qa1
35.Kd2 a4
36.Ke3 a3
37.Kf3 Qd1+
38.Kg2 a2
39.d4 a1=Q
40.dxe5 Qf1+
41.Kh2 Qh1#
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.02.24"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "hamadak1975"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1574"]
[BlackElo "1580"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{A silly game. My opponent blundered a piece, but the finish was nice and very
accurate.}
1.c4 c5
2.Nc3 Nc6
3.g3 e6
4.Bg2 Nd4
5.e3 Nf5
6.d4 Nge7
7.Nf3 Nc6
8.O-O cxd4
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 my opponent didn't expect that.} Bxd6
16.Bxe5 Bxe5
17.Qxe5 Qh6
18.Qb5+ Bd7
19.Qxb7 Rd8
20.Nc6 O-O
21.Nxd8 Rxd8
22.Rad1 e5
23.Rxd7
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.03.26"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "GranMuster"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1628"]
[BlackElo "1581"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by checkmate"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{An exhausting bishop ending I was lucky to win.}
1.c4 Nf6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 g6
4.cxd5 Nxd5
5.e4 Nf6
6.e5 Nd5
7.Nf3 Bg7
8.Bc4 e6
9.Qb3 c6
10.O-O O-O
11.Nxd5 exd5
12.Bd3 Nd7
13.Bg5 f6
14.exf6 Bxf6
15.Bf4 Bg7
16.Bg3 Nf6
17.Ne5 Nh5
18.Rae1 Nxg3
19.fxg3 Rxf1+
20.Rxf1 Rb8
21.Qc2 Qg5
22.Qf2 Be6
23.h4 Qe7
24.Qe2 Rf8
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 {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
re-enforce.} c5
35.Ke3 c4
36.Kd2 {Consistently trying to play out the wrong plan.} b5
37.bxc4 dxc4
38.Kc3 Kg5
39.Kb4 {OK, I'm happy, his kingside pawns aren't dangerous anymore.} Bf5
40.Be8 {Not sure what to do next though.}
  (40.f4+ {Wins often in this endgame.} Kf6 (40...Kg4 41.Bxf5 {is the same.})
41.Bxf5 Kxf5 42.d5 Kf6 43.g4 {and so forth.})
40...Be6
41.a3 Bd5
42.f4+ Kg4
43.Bg6 Be6
44.Kc5
  (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.})
45...a5+
46.Kc3 Be6
47.Be8 {Going for those pawns! Sigh.} Kxg3
48.Bxb5 {Giving the pawn on f4 up for nothing.}
  (48.f5 {was much better. And now if} Bxf5 49.Bxb5 Kf4 50.Kxc4 {White's
completely winning after something like} Kg5 51.d5 Kf6 52.d6 Ke6 53.Kc5 Be4
54.Be2 Kd7 55.Bg4+ Kd8 56.a4 Ke8 57.Kb6 Kd8 58.Kxa5)
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 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
52.Kc5 Kf5
53.d5 Ke5
54.d6 Kf6
55.Bg6 Ke5
56.Bc2 Kf6
57.Kb6 Ke5
58.Kc7 Be8
59.d7 Bxd7
60.Kxd7 Kf4
61.Bxa4 Kg5
62.Bd1 Kf4
63.a4 Ke5
64.Kc6 Kd4
65.a5 Kc4
66.a6 Kb4
67.a7 Ka5
68.Kc5 Ka6
69.a8=Q#
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.04.10"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "jumi99"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1636"]
[BlackElo "1618"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{A quick kingside attack.}
1.Nf3 Nf6
2.g3 g6
3.Bg2 Bg7
4.O-O Nc6
5.d3 O-O
6.e4 d5
7.e5 Nd7
8.d4 e6
9.Be3 Ne7
10.Qd2 b6
11.Bh6 c5
12.c3 cxd4
13.cxd4 Ba6
14.Re1 Nb8
15.h4 Nbc6
16.h5 Nf5
17.Bg5 Qd7
18.g4 h6
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

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[Round "-"]
[White "shegemf"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1645"]
[BlackElo "1631"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{A bloodbath arising from the Sololsky.}
1.b4 e5
2.b5 d5
3.Bb2 Nd7
4.e3 Ngf6
5.Be2 Bc5
6.Nf3 e4
7.Nh4 O-O
8.g3 Nb6
9.O-O Qd7
10.Ng2 Ng4
11.a4 Nh6
12.d3 a5
13.Nd2 Re8
14.Nf4 Bd6
15.Nh5 Qh3
16.Nxg7 Bg4 {No fucks given.}
17.f3 exf3
18.Bxf3 Rxe3
19.Bxg4 Nxg4 {White's days are numbered.}
20.Rf2 Bxg3 {Boom!}
21.Rg2 Bxh2+
22.Kf1 Bg3
23.Nf3 {Took me a while to realize it's just a free piece.} Rxf3+
24.Qxf3 Nh2+
25.Ke2 Nxf3
26.Kxf3 Be5+
27.Kf2 Bxb2 {The rest is silly.}
28.Nh5+ Kf8
29.Nf4 Qh4+
30.Kf3 Bxa1
31.Rg4 Qf6
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.06.02"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "nietalex"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1625"]
[BlackElo "1672"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{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
4.O-O Bg4
5.c3 Nc6
6.Bb3 Nf6
7.Bc2 b5
8.a3 a5
9.h3 Bd7
10.d4 exd4
11.Nxd4 Bxd4
12.cxd4 O-O
13.Bg5 h6
14.Bh4 g5
15.Bg3 Kg7 {A huge mistake by Black.}
16.e5 dxe5
17.dxe5 Nh7
18.Qd3 Rh8
19.Nc3 Ne7
20.f4 Bc6
21.Qe3 Nd5
22.Nxd5 Qxd5
23.Rf2 {The end of Black's threats.} Qd8
24.Rd1 Qe7
25.f5 f6
26.exf6+ Kxf6
27.Qd4+ Kf7
28.Bb3+ Ke8
29.Qxh8+ Nf8
30.Qxh6
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.06.04"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "cybelius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1634"]
[BlackElo "1504"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{A French defense with a nice kingside attack. Not the best moves, but the
advantage was never let go.}
1.e4 e6
2.d4 d5
3.e5 c5
4.c3 Nc6
5.f4 Qb6
6.Nf3 cxd4
7.cxd4 Nh6
8.Nc3 Nf5
9.Bb5 Bd7
10.Bxc6 Bxc6
11.O-O Bb4
12.a3 Bxc3
13.bxc3 a5
14.Bd2 a4
15.Rb1 Qa6
16.Rb4 b5
17.Qe2 Ke7
18.g4 Nh6
19.Ng5 Ng8
20.f5 {The fun starts.} h6
21.fxe6 hxg5
22.exf7 Nh6
23.Bxg5+ Ke6
24.Qf3 Raf8
25.Bxh6 Rxh6
26.Qf5+ Ke7
27.Qg5+ Kd7
28.Qxg7 Rhh8
29.g5 {Suboptimal, but pretty.} Qc8
30.Rb2! {Quite precise, actually.} Qd8
31.Rg2 Rh3
32.g6 Rxc3
33.Qh7 Rh8
34.Qxh8 Qxh8
35.f8=Q Qxf8
36.Rxf8 Rc1+
37.Kf2 Rc2+
38.Kg3 Rxg2+
39.Kxg2 Ke7
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.07.03"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Sumska_Gajba"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1721"]
[BlackElo "1683"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by checkmate"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{A very tough defense amounting in the eventual victory. Curiously, it seems
like my engine thinks it wasn't all that bad for Black.}
1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 b6
3.Nf3 Bb7
4.e3 e6
5.Nc3 Be7
6.Bd3 O-O
7.O-O h6
8.e4 d6
9.Re1 Re8
10.a3 Bf8
11.b4 a5
12.b5 e5
13.d5 Nbd7
14.Ne2 Nc5
15.Ng3 Nxd3
16.Qxd3 Bc8
17.h3 Nh7
18.a4 Bd7
19.Qe2 Qc8
20.Nh4 Be7
21.Nhf5 Bxf5
22.Nxf5 Bf8
23.Ra3 Nf6
24.Rg3 Kh7
25.Qd2 Ng8 {I seriously thought I had no hope of saving such a passive
position.}
26.Ree3 g6
27.Nh4 Qd8
28.Ref3 Qxh4 {We both went all-in. Who will prevail?}
29.Rxf7+ Kh8
30.Rxc7 {No idea why he didn't took on g6 instead.} Re7
31.Rxe7 Bxe7
32.Rxg6 Bg5
33.Qd1 Qxe4 {And now it's completely over, thanks to the dual threat of Qxg6
and Qb1.}
34.Rxd6 Qb1
35.Qh5 Qxc1+
36.Kh2 Qf4+
37.Kg1 Rf8 {Calmly played!}
38.f3 Qe3+
39.Kh1 {My oppenent decided to end his misery.} Qe1+
40.Kh2 Bf4+
41.g3 Qxg3+
42.Kh1 Qh2#
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.07.04"]
[Round "-"]
[White "wizard72"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1740"]
[BlackElo "1701"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by checkmate"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{One of the most exciting games I've ever played.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bc4 Nf6
4.d3 d6
5.Ng5 d5
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 {I gave up the exchange, because what else could I have done?}
13.Qxh8 Kxf7
14.Qh5+ Kg8 {My engine seems to think this position is balanced.}
15.Qe2 Bf5
16.Be3 Bxd3
17.Qd2 Qd6
18.b4 b6
19.Na3 Rd8
20.O-O-O a5
21.Nc2 axb4
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
26.axb4 Ra8
27.f3 Ra2
28.Qf2 Qb2+
29.Kd2 Bxb4#
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.07.20"]
[Round "-"]
[White "aymanmrshan"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1515"]
[BlackElo "1709"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{A completely lost pawn endgame I was lucky to win.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 d6
4.Nf3 Nxe4
5.Qe2 {The most boring line ever.} Qe7
6.d3 Nf6
7.Bg5 Qxe2+
8.Bxe2 Be7
9.Nbd2 Be6
10.h3 O-O
11.Ne4 Nxe4
12.Bxe7 Re8
13.Bh4 Nf6
14.Bxf6 gxf6
15.O-O-O Nc6
  (15...Bxa2 {Hanging pieces drop.})
16.Rde1 Nb4
17.a3 Nd5
18.Nd4 Nf4
19.Bf3 Bd5
20.Bxd5 Nxd5
21.c4 Nf4
22.Kd2 {I am clearly worse: both my opponent's king and pawn structure are
better.} a6
23.h4 Kf8
24.g3 Ne6
25.Nf5 Ng7
26.Nxg7 Kxg7
27.Rxe8 Rxe8
28.Re1 Re6
29.Re3 h5
30.d4 c6
31.b4 d5
32.c5 Kg6 {Trying to activate my king. Sadly, I'm completely lost after this
move.}
33.Ke2 Kf5
34.Kf3 Re4 {According to my engine, one of the most accurate moves. The engine
also evaluates this position as being completely crushing for White. But I had
an idea!}
35.Rxe4 dxe4+
36.Ke3 Kg4
37.Kxe4 f5+ {The great idea is I want to queen my h-pawn. I am oh-so-completely
lost.}
38.Ke3 f4+
39.gxf4 Kxh4
40.Kf3 Kh3 {Now I have to crawl along the h-file. Fortunately, this plan is
hard to stop. Unfortunately, I am still completely lost.}
41.f5 {Insane and completely pointless.}
  (41.a4 {would've been completely over. Now if I continue along with} Kh2 {I
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.})
    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 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
46.f3 h1=Q
47.Kg4 Qg2+
48.Kf4 Qd2+
49.Ke4 Qxb4
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.07.21"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "bennisimoh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1719"]
[BlackElo "1759"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{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 this game. But still!}
1.Nf3 d5
2.d4 Nc6
3.g3 Nf6
4.Bg2 Bf5
5.O-O e6
6.Nc3 Bb4
7.Nh4 Bg6
8.Nxg6 hxg6
9.a3 Ba5
10.b4 Bb6
11.e3 a6
12.Rb1 Ne7
13.a4 c6
14.a5 Bc7
15.Na4 Nf5
16.Qd3 Nd6
17.Re1 Rb8
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 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
24.Nc5 Qd8 {A big mistake.}
25.Nxe6 {I was proud to immediately see this. His pieces are so bad though, it
doesn't feel like an achievement.} fxe6
26.Qxg6+ Kf8
27.Qxh5 Bxf4
28.Rf3 e5
29.Qxe5 g5
30.gxf4 g4
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
35.Qf7+ Kd6
36.Re6+
  ({The game could've ended after} 36.Re6+ Kd5 37.Qf5+ Kc4 38.Qc5#)
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.09.08"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "syedshah909"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1615"]
[BlackElo "1555"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{Finally a decent (more fun really) game after a streak of non-stop
traumatizing losses.}
1.c4 e5
2.g3 Nf6
3.Bg2 a6
4.Nc3 c5
5.d3 Nc6
6.Nf3 d6
7.O-O Be7
8.e3 Bg4
9.Ne2 Qd7
10.d4 e4
11.Ng5 Bxe2
12.Qxe2 cxd4
13.Nxe4 Nxe4
14.Bxe4 dxe3
15.Bxe3 O-O
16.Qh5 h6
17.Bxh6 g6
18.Qd5
  ({As per usual, I have no idea why I haven't played} 18.Bxg6 {instead.})
18...Rfe8
19.Bxg6 Bf6
20.Bf5 Qc7
  ({I was much more fearful of} 20...Qe7 {and for a good reason!})
21.Qf3 Ne5
22.Bh7+ Kxh7
23.Qxf6 Rg8
24.Be3 Ng4
25.Qh4+ Kg7
26.Qxg4+ Kf8
27.Bh6+
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.12.06"]
[Round "-"]
[White "jeanpate45"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1429"]
[BlackElo "1405"]
[TimeControl "300+5"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{Sort of an interesting pawn endgame, following a routine rook endgame I
somehow didn't lose.}
1.d4 Nf6
2.Bf4 g6
3.e3 Bg7
4.c3 O-O
5.Nf3 d6
6.Be2 Nbd7
7.O-O Re8
8.h3 e5
9.dxe5 dxe5
10.Bg3 e4
11.Nd4 c6
12.Nd2 Nf8
13.N4b3 Be6
14.Bc4 b6
15.Bxe6 Nxe6
16.Nc4 Bf8
17.Ne5 Rc8
18.Ng4 Nxg4
19.Qxg4 Nc5
20.Nxc5 Bxc5
21.Rfd1 Qe7
22.Rd7 Qe6
23.Qxe6 Rxe6
24.Rad1 a5
25.Bd6 Bxd6
26.R7xd6 Rxd6
27.Rxd6 Kg7
28.Kf1 Kf8
29.Ke2 Ke7
30.Rd4 f5
31.c4 Ke6
32.a3 Rc7
33.b4 axb4
34.axb4 Rd7
35.Kd2 c5
  (35...Rxd4+ {is much better according to Stockfish 7, but I personally would
never go for something like} 36.exd4 b5 37.d5+ cxd5 38.c5 {giving my opponent
a protected passer. The move I made makes the position "equal", according to
my engine.})
36.Rxd7 Kxd7
37.Kc3 Kd6
38.Kb3 Kc6
39.Ka4 cxb4
40.Kxb4 h6
41.h4 g5 {A glaring mistake!}
42.hxg5
  ({Had my opponent played} 42.h5 {I'd been in a lot of trouble, although I
would *never* see (for example) the following variation during the game.} f4
43.g3 fxg3 44.fxg3 g4 45.Kb3 Kd6 {trying to prevent White from taking the
opposition.} 46.Kb2 Ke5 {The last attempt, going for the h-pawn.}
    (46...Kc5 47.Kc3)
    (46...Kc6 47.Kc2)
  47.Kc3 Kf5 48.Kd4 Kg5 49.Ke5 Kxh5 50.Kf5 {Beautiful!} b5 51.c5 b4 52.c6 b3
53.c7 b2 54.c8=Q b1=Q 55.Qe8#)
42...hxg5
43.f3 exf3
44.gxf3 g4
45.fxg4 fxg4
46.Kc3 g3
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.12.08"]
[Round "-"]
[White "zannoon"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1267"]
[BlackElo "1376"]
[TimeControl "300+5"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by checkmate"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{A trapped queen, but the most remarkable thing about this game for me
personally was that it was the first time I managed to pull off a N+B checkmate
in a real game!}
1.e4 e5
2.d3 Nf6
3.Nf3 Nc6
4.Be2 Bc5
5.c3 d6
6.O-O O-O
7.h3 a6
8.Nh2 b5
9.Ng4 Nxg4
10.Bxg4 Be6
11.Kh1 f5
12.exf5 Bxf5
13.Bxf5 Rxf5
14.Qg4 Qf8
15.f3 Rf6
16.Nd2 Ne7
17.Ne4 Rg6
18.Qd7 Bb6
19.Nf2 {Unfortunate!} Rd8
20.Qxd8 Qxd8
21.Ng4 Qf8
22.f4 exf4
23.Bxf4 Nf5
24.d4 h5
25.Nf2 Nxd4
26.Nd3 Nf5
27.Rf3 Rf6
28.Raf1 Nh4
29.Bxd6 cxd6
30.Rxf6 gxf6
31.Nf4 Kf7
32.Nxh5 Qh6 {I've been waiting for a chance to execute a N+B checkmate to make
up for all the effort I've put into learning it, so I'm grabbing any
opportunity with both hands.}
  (32.Qg8 {is a very quick win.})
33.Rxf6+ Qxf6
34.Nxf6 Kxf6
35.g3 Nf3
36.Kg2 Ne5
37.h4 Kf5
38.Kh3 d5
39.b3 d4
40.cxd4 Bxd4
41.h5 Kg5
42.g4 Nxg4
43.Kg3 Ne5
44.h6 Kxh6
45.Kf4 Ba1
46.Ke4 Kg6
47.Kd5 Kf5
48.Kc5 a5
49.Kxb5 Bc3
50.a3 Ke4
51.b4 axb4
52.axb4 Kd5
53.Ka4 Kc4
54.b5 Nd7
  (54...Bb4 55.b6 Nd7 56.b7 Nc5# {Missed that.})
55.b6 Nxb6+ {The same inaccuracy.}
56.Ka3 {The king cannot even leave the corner, so that was easy. But still!}
Bd4
57.Ka2 Kc3
58.Ka3 Bc5+
59.Ka2 Kc2
60.Ka1 Nc4
61.Ka2 Nb2
62.Ka1 Nd3
63.Ka2 Nc1+
64.Ka1 Bd4#
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.12.12"]
[Round "-"]
[White "kriscn"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1409"]
[BlackElo "1362"]
[TimeControl "300+5"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by checkmate"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

1.c3 e5
2.h3 d5
3.e3 c5
4.Ne2 Nf6
5.d4 exd4
6.exd4 Nc6
7.Bg5 Bd6
8.Nd2 O-O
9.Qc1 {I'm so much ahead in development, it's a huge advantage for Black.} h6
  (9...Re8 {was better.})
10.Be3 Bf5 {Simply blundered my c-pawn. Despite that, my engine still
evaluates this position as being sort of level, which should tell you
something.}
11.dxc5 Bc7
12.Nb3 Re8
13.Bxh6 gxh6
14.Qxh6 Qe7
15.O-O-O Qxe2 {I somehow hallucinated into thinking that I was gonna fork his
queen and king on the next move.}
16.Bxe2 Rxe2 {After wiping my tears, I decided that this position wasn't so
bad for Black after all. I mean, my pieces are going to rapidly occupy some
very nice squares and all that.}
17.Qg5+ {As illustrated by this mistake.}
  (17.Qxf6 {was actually the only chance to capture my knight.})
17...Bg6
18.Rd2
  (18.Qxf6 {now runs into} Rc2+ 19.Kb1 Rxf2+)
18...Ne4 {This actually gives my opponent a bailout option.}
19.Qh6
  (19.Qxg6+ fxg6 20.Rxe2 {and that's a lot of pawns to deal with. Advantage
White!})
19...Nxd2 {And it's all over now.}
20.Nxd2 Rxf2
21.Re1 Bf4
22.Qh4 Bxd2+
23.Kd1 Bxe1
24.Kxe1 Rxb2
25.Qg4 Re8+
26.Kf1 Ree2
27.h4 Rec2 {Tempo play!}
28.Qd1 Rxg2
29.h5 Rh2
30.hxg6 Rh1#
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.12.14"]
[Round "-"]
[White "gasalda"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1326"]
[BlackElo "1356"]
[TimeControl "300+5"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by checkmate"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{What a checkmate! The first time I checkmated somebody using only the
bishops in a middlegame! And I managed to avoid any bumps during the entire
13-move game!}
1.e3 d5
2.b3 Nc6
3.Bb2 e5
4.Bb5 Bd6
5.Nf3 Qe7
6.Bxc6+ bxc6
7.h3 Ba6
8.g3 f5
9.Nh4 Qe6
10.f4 Nf6
11.Nf3 exf4
12.gxf4 Bxf4
13.Nd4 Bg3#
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.01.08"]
[Round "-"]
[White "taslimslp"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1351"]
[BlackElo "1361"]
[TimeControl "300+5"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{A nice game I played after blundering mate on f2 against the same opponent.}
1.f4 d5
2.d4 Nf6
3.Nf3 g6
4.e3 Bg7
5.Be2 O-O
6.O-O Bf5
7.c4 Ne4
  (7...dxc4 {was better, of course. The beginning of my problems with my
c-pawn.})
8.cxd5 Qxd5
9.Na3 a6
  (9...c5 {In the game, it was really hard to play around my weakness on c7
from this point on.})
10.Bc4 Qd7
11.Qb3 b5
12.Bd5 Ra7
13.Bxe4 Bxe4
14.Bd2 e6
  (14...c5 {is a better option almost on every move.} 15.dxc5 {hangs the bishop
on d2.})
15.Bb4 Rd8
16.Bc5 Ra8
17.Rad1 Qe8
18.Nd2 Bd5
19.Qc2 Nd7
20.e4 Bb7
21.e5 Nxc5
22.Qxc5 Rd7
23.Nf3 Bd5
24.b3 c6
25.Ng5 Rda7
26.Nc2 a5
27.Ne3 b4
28.Nxd5 cxd5
29.Qc2 {giving up on the c file. It was easy play for me afterwards.}
  (29.Rc1 {and I don't know what I would've done.})
29...Rc8
30.Qf2 Rac7
31.Qh4 h6
32.Nf3 Rc2
33.Ra1 Rb2
34.Ne1 Rc3
35.Rf3 Qc8
36.Qg3 Rxf3
37.Qxf3 Qc3
38.Qd1 Qe3+
39.Kh1 Qf2
40.Qf3 Qxd4
41.Rd1 Rd2
42.Rxd2 Qxd2
43.Qg3 Qxa2
44.h4 a4
45.bxa4 Qxa4
46.Qd3 b3
47.Qb1 Qa2
48.Qxa2 bxa2
49.Nc2 Kf8
50.Kg1 Ke7
51.Kf2 Kd7
52.Ke3 Kc6
53.Kd4 Kb5
54.Kc3 Kc5
55.g3 h5
56.Kb2 Kc4
57.Kxa2 Kd3
58.Kb3 Ke4
59.Kc3 Kf3
60.Nd4+ Kxg3
61.Ne2+ Kxh4
62.Kd4 Kg4
63.Kc5 Kf3
64.Ng1+ Kxf4
65.Nh3+ Kxe5
66.Ng5 f6
67.Nf7+ Kf4
68.Kd6 d4
69.Kxe6 d3
70.Nd6 d2
71.Nc4 d1=Q
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.01.20"]
[Round "-"]
[White "DeeperBlue16"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1609"]
[BlackElo "1667"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by checkmate"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{The first 15+10 game I played after a long blitz vacation. I would've lost
like a billion rating points in case of a loss, hence the relief after I won.
Also, a pretty pawn sacrifice (like a bait) that my opponent swallowed,
allowing me to checkmate him.}
1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 g6
3.Nc3 Bg7
4.e4 d6
5.Be2 Nbd7
6.Bg5 O-O
7.Qd2 e5
8.Nf3 exd4
9.Nxd4 Qe8
10.f3 a6
11.h4 h5
12.Bh6 Ne5
13.Nd5 Nxd5
14.cxd5 f5
15.Bxg7 Kxg7
16.Rc1 Rf7 {It's been another terribly played King's Indian so far. My opponent
has a significant advantage, but goes a bit astray.}
17.g4 {He's not gonna castle queenside, so I thought this only weakened his
King and gave me some chances.}
17...fxg4
18.f4 Nf3+
19.Nxf3 gxf3
20.Bxf3 Bg4
21.Bxg4 hxg4 {My plan was to attack his somewhat weakened e-, f- and h-pawns.}
  (21...Qxe4+ {Yeah, I don't notice things like that. What a sneaky check!})
22.Rc4 Qe7 {As per usual, I went wrong on almost every move in this endgame.}
  ({For example, I thought that} 22...b5 {is refuted by} 23.Rc6 {attacking the
weakest of my pawns on c7, but in fact it runs into the same check I missed on
the previous move.})
23.Kf2 Rh8
24.Kg3 {I missed the whole plan of waking the King towards g4, causing me to
enter the panic mode. Curiously enough, I was at least equal (mostly better)
since 17.g4. Anyway, out of desperation, I found the only move which, I
thought, would keep me in the game. In fact, it simply gives me quite a huge
advantage, according to my engine.}
24...g5! {I'm kind of proud of it, I don't make moves like this every day.}
25.Qd4+ Kg8
26.fxg5 Qf8
27.Kxg4 {My point exactly. I saw this, and the finish.}
  ({No idea how the game would've ended had he played something like} 27.Rc3
{instead.})
27...Rf4+
28.Kg3 Rf3+
29.Kg2 Qf4
30.e5 Qg3#
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.01.20"]
[Round "-"]
[White "magneticvs"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1355"]
[BlackElo "1414"]
[TimeControl "300+5"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{A pretty rook sacrifice made on very limited time. Also a decent game overall,
but the most memorable thing was that I didn't bungle it in my usual time
trouble.}
1.e4 c6
2.Nf3 d5
3.e5 Bg4
4.Be2 Nd7
5.d4 e6
6.Bg5 Be7
7.Bxe7 Nxe7
8.Nbd2 c5
9.c4 cxd4
10.Nxd4 Bxe2
11.Qxe2 O-O
12.cxd5 Nxd5
13.O-O Rc8
14.Rac1 Qb6
15.N4b3 a6
16.Kh1 Nf4
17.Qe4 Rxc1
18.Nxc1 Ng6
19.Nc4 Qb4
20.f4 Nb6
21.Nd6 Qxe4
22.Nxe4 Nd5
23.g3 b5
24.Nb3 Rc8
25.Nec5 Rc6
26.Rc1 Nge7
27.Nd4 Rb6
28.Nd7 Rb7
29.Nc5 Rc7
30.b4 Nxb4
31.a3 Nbd5
32.Ndb3 a5
33.Nd4 b4
34.axb4 axb4
35.Ndb3 Nc3
36.Ra1 g6
37.Ra8+ Kg7
38.Na6 Rb7
39.Nbc5 {I made the next move in less than 10 seconds after playing on
increment for the last 15 moves or so. I'm hoping all the tactics training is
finally kicking in.} b3!
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.01.21"]
[Round "-"]
[White "allupygus"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1543"]
[BlackElo "1420"]
[TimeControl "300+5"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by checkmate"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{Winning a blitz game against a 1500+-rated player + doing this an exchange
down is something to remember for me. Also, I'm on a winning streak, so every
game is precious.}
1.Nf3 Nf6
2.d4 g6
3.c4 b6
4.Nc3 Bb7
5.e3 Bg7
6.Be2 O-O
7.O-O d6
8.b4 c5
9.bxc5 dxc5
10.Bb2 cxd4
11.exd4 e6
12.Ne5 Nbd7
13.f4 Rc8
14.Nb5 Nxe5
15.fxe5 Ne4
16.Bf3
  (16.Nxa7 {is just a free pawn.})
16...a6
  (16...Rxc4 {is just a free pawn.})
17.Bxe4 Bxe4
18.Nd6 Bc6
19.Nxc8 Qxc8 {I'm simply down an exchange for nothing. I didn't resign since I
thought I would have some chances with my unopposed white squared bishop, which
somehow proved to be correct in this game.}
20.Qb3 {Playing into my hand.} b5 {Now my bishop is getting really strong.}
21.c5 Bd5
22.Qc3 Qb7
23.Ba3 Rc8
24.Bb4 Bxg2 {Now I have the upper hand, according to my engine.}
25.Rf2 Bd5
26.a4 Bc4
27.axb5 axb5
28.Qa3 Qe4 {The kind of positions I lose routinely, having the extra exchange.}
29.Bc3 {The fatal mistake.} Bd5
30.Kf1 Bc4+
31.Kg1 Bd5 {I thought about taking a draw in case my opponent repeats (as
usual, I was in time trouble), but probably I would play on, since my opponent
can't really do anything.}
32.Rf6 {Just silly.}
  (32.Kf1 Bh6 {was the move I intended to play, and it gets really sharp.}
    (32...Ra8 {is even stronger, and sharper. Not at all sure I would've won
this. For example, if White tries to keep his extra material, he gets mated
rather quickly, but that would've been very tricky to play out.} 33.Qb2 Qh1+
34.Ke2 Bc4+ 35.Ke3 Bh6+ 36.Rf4 Rxa1 37.Qxa1 Qxh2 38.Qa8+ Kg7 39.Qf3 Bxf4+)
33.Re1 Qd3+ 34.Kg1 Ra8 {with decisive effect.})
32...Qg2#
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.01.21"]
[Round "-"]
[White "rknight"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1533"]
[BlackElo "1431"]
[TimeControl "300+5"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{Continuing my winning streak against 1500+ players. This game was memorable
becase I played virtually perfectly by my standards. Lichess' computer analysis
said I only made a single inaccuracy during the entire game (with no mistakes
and no blunders), which I'm quite proud of.}
1.e4 c6
2.Nf3 d5
3.exd5 cxd5
4.d4 Nf6
5.Bb5+ Bd7
6.Bxd7+ Nbxd7
7.O-O e6
8.Bg5 Be7
9.c4 dxc4
10.Qa4 O-O
11.Qxc4 Nb6
12.Qd3 Nbd5
13.a3 Rc8
14.Nbd2 a6
15.Ne5 Nd7
16.Bxe7 Qxe7
17.Ndf3 b5
18.h4 Nxe5
19.dxe5 h6
20.g3 Rc7
21.Nh2 Rfc8
22.Ng4 Rc2
23.Rab1 R8c4
24.Qf3 {I'm obviously much better here. However, I chose a wrong plan.} h5
25.Nf6+ {Uncalled for.}
  ({I obviously wanted to meet} 25.Ne3 {by} Nxe3 26.Qxe3 {and something like}
Qc5 {But knowing my history with major piece endings, I probably would've lost
this one.})
25...gxf6
26.Qxh5 fxe5
27.Qxe5 Qf6
28.Qb8+ Kg7 {White has no attack here, so it's completely over.}
29.Qb7 Qg6
30.Kh1 Rxf2 {I rarely get to make moves like this.}
31.Rxf2 Qxb1+
32.Rf1 Qxf1+
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.01.28"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Chessmane2012"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1413"]
[BlackElo "1419"]
[TimeControl "300+5"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{Pawn endgames have a charm.}
1.d4 Nf6
2.Nf3 d5
3.Bg5 Nc6
4.e3 Bf5
5.c3 h6
6.Bh4 e6
7.Bd3 Be7
8.Qc2 Ne4
9.Bg3 Nxg3
10.hxg3 Bxd3
11.Qxd3 O-O
12.Nbd2 a6
13.Ne5 Nxe5
14.dxe5 c5
15.f4 b5
16.Nf3 c4
17.Qc2 b4
18.g4 bxc3
19.bxc3 Rb8
20.Rb1 Rxb1+
21.Qxb1 Qb8
  (21...Qc7 {is clearly superior.})
22.Qc2 Qb6
23.Nd4 Rb8
24.Kd2 Qb2
25.Nc6 Qxc2+
26.Kxc2 Rb7
27.Rb1 Rxb1
28.Nxe7+ Kf8 {This time I was lucky.}
29.Ng6+ fxg6
30.Kxb1 Ke7
31.Kb2 Kd7
32.Ka3 Kc6
33.Ka4 Kb6
34.a3 {The losing move. Very surprising!}
  ({I thought I could've easily been lost after} 34.f5 {In fact, it loses to
both of the captures. For example (exf5 is the same)} gxf5 35.gxf5 exf5 36.e6
Kc6 37.Ka5
    (37.Kb4 {is met by the only move} Kd6 {taking the e-pawn and following it
up with the same plan.})
{And the cleanest is} f4 38.exf4 d4 39.cxd4 c3)
34...h5
35.g5 h4
36.Kb4 a5+
37.Ka4 Ka6
38.f5 gxf5
39.g6 Kb6
40.e4 fxe4
41.g4 e3
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.01.28"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "NeverMindDude"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1422"]
[BlackElo "1392"]
[TimeControl "300+5"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{I think it was like the first time I trapped my opponent's Queen via Na4, etc.
It's a maneuver I've seen quite a lot, but I don't think I ever managed to pull
this off before.}
1.c4 g6
2.g3 Bg7
3.Bg2 c6
4.Nf3 d5
5.cxd5 cxd5
6.d4 Nc6
7.O-O Nf6
8.Nc3 O-O
9.a3 a6
10.Bf4 Nh5
11.Be3 Nf6
12.Rc1 Qb6
13.Na4 Qb5
14.Rc5 {kek} Bd7
15.Rxb5 axb5
16.Nc5 b4
17.Nxd7 Nxd7
18.axb4 Nxb4
19.Qb3 Nc6
20.Qxb7 Ncb8
21.Qxa8
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.02.08"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "zoldaninio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1407"]
[BlackElo "1461"]
[TimeControl "300+5"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{An example of how dangerous rook endgames can be.}
1.d4 f5
2.c4 Nf6
3.Nc3 e6
4.Bg5 Be7
5.g3 O-O
6.Bg2 c6
7.e3 d5
8.c5 Nbd7
9.Nf3 Ne4
10.Bxe7 Qxe7
11.O-O e5
12.dxe5 Nxe5
13.Nxe5 Qxe5
14.Nxe4 fxe4
15.b4 h5
16.h4 Bg4
17.Qd4 Qxd4
18.exd4 Bf3
19.Rfe1 Bxg2
20.Kxg2 Rf3
21.Re3 Raf8 {I am so lost.}
22.Rf1 Kh7
23.a4 Kh6
24.b5 g5
25.hxg5+ Kxg5
26.b6 axb6? {It seems like my opponent didn't see the threat. Can't blame him,
I wouldn't have seen it either.}
27.cxb6 Kg4
28.a5 h4
29.gxh4 Kh5? {Overly cautious? I don't know.}
  (29...Kxh4)
30.Rxf3 Rxf3
31.Ra1 Rd3
32.a6 bxa6
33.Rb1 {The only winning move, but it's sufficient.} Rf3
34.b7 Rf8
35.b8=Q Rxb8
36.Rxb8 Kxh4
37.Rc8 Kg4
38.Rxc6 Kf4
39.Rxa6
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.02.09"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "probinkhaniksr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1442"]
[BlackElo "1459"]
[TimeControl "300+5"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by checkmate"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{I'm trying to switch to 1.d4 now, so I'm always scared when my opponents play
lines I don't know. Here, an attempt to hold on to the "sacrificed" pawn was
refuted (taking into account our modest ratings). I'm putting a lot of hope
into thinking that the level of my play is now sufficient to refute these
unsound attempts.}
1.d4 d5
2.c4 dxc4
3.e4 b5
4.Nc3 a6
5.Bf4 e6
6.Nf3 c6
7.Be2 Bb7
8.O-O Bd6
9.e5 Bc7
10.Qd2 Ne7
11.Rad1 Ng6
12.Bg5 Qd7
13.Ne4 O-O
14.Nc5 Qc8
15.h4 Re8
16.h5 Nf8
17.h6 Nbd7
18.hxg7 Ng6
19.Nxb7 Qxb7
20.Bf6 Nb6
21.Qh6 Nd5
22.Ng5 Nxf6
23.exf6 Bh2+
24.Kh1 Nf8
25.Qxh2 Nd7
26.Qxh7#
1-0

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.02.12"]
[Round "-"]
[White "sauncho"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1439"]
[BlackElo "1413"]
[TimeControl "300+5"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{I'm trying to pick up the Karo-Cann, so every game is even more ridiculous
than it would usually be.}
1.e4 c6
2.d4 d5
3.exd5 cxd5
4.c3 Nc6
5.Nf3 Bf5
6.Bd3 Bxd3
7.Qxd3 Nf6
8.Bf4 e6
9.O-O a6
10.Re1 Be7
11.Nbd2 O-O
12.h3 b5
13.a3 Bd6
14.Ne5 Qc7
15.Ndf3 Bxe5
16.Nxe5 Nxe5
17.Bxe5 Qd8
18.Qg3 Nh5
19.Qf3 Qg5
20.Kh1 Nf6
21.Rg1 h5
22.Bxf6 gxf6
23.g4 h4
24.Raf1 Rac8
25.Qe2 Kg7? {Overprotecting the pawn on f6. Solid!}
  (25...e5! {was better, to prevent the next move by White.})
26.f4 Qh6
27.Qf3 Kh7
28.g5 fxg5
29.fxg5 Qg6
30.Qg4 Rh8 {Every move was terrible, but with an idea in mind.}
31.Qxh4+ {I wanted to bait my opponent into opening up the h-file, hoping I
would get some counterplay.} Kg7
32.Qg4 Rh5
33.Rg3 Rch8
34.Rff3 Rh4 {Shit happens.}
35.Rf6 Rxg4? (35...Qb1+!)
36.Rxg6+ Kxg6
37.Rxg4 Rxh3+
38.Kg2 {I'm winning, hooray!} Rd3
39.Rh4 Kxg5
40.Rh7 f5
41.Ra7 Rd2+
42.Kf3 Rxb2
43.Rxa6 Kf6
44.Rc6 Rb3
45.Rc5 Rxa3
46.Kf4 Rb3
47.Ke3 b4
48.Rb5 Rxc3+
49.Kd2 Rc4
50.Kd3 Kg5
51.Rb6 Kf6
52.Rb5 Rc3+
53.Kd2 Rb3
54.Kc2 Rf3
55.Rxb4 Re3 {These petty rook maneuvers! But I thought I stabilized the
position enough to win it easily. Yeah, right. In my defense, I was in severe
time trouble.}
56.Kd2 Re4
57.Kd3 f4
58.Rb2 Kf5
59.Rb6 Kg4
60.Rb1 Kf3
61.Rf1+ Kg2
62.Rb1 f3
63.Rb8 Kf2
64.Rf8 Re3+
65.Kd2 Re2+
66.Kd3 Ra2
67.Rf6 Re2
68.Rf7 Kg2
69.Rg7+ Kf1
70.Rh7 Rg2
71.Ke3 f2
72.Rf7 Rg3+
73.Kf4 Rd3
74.Ke5 Ke1
75.Kxe6 f1=Q {Ugh!}
  (75...Rxd4)
76.Rxf1+ Kxf1
77.Kxd5 Kf2??
78.Kc5??
  (78.Ke5 {is a bloody draw. Obviously.})
78...Ke3
79.d5 Ke4
80.d6 Ke5
0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.02.15"]
[Round "-"]
[White "adriancantu81"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1453"]
[BlackElo "1458"]
[TimeControl "300+5"]
[Termination "egor_tensin won by resignation"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{Probably not the first time somebody tried to pull off a desperado rook
against me, but potentially the most bitter one.}
1.e4 c6
2.d4 d5
3.e5 Bf5
4.c3 e6
5.Bd3 Bxd3
6.Qxd3 c5
7.Nf3 a6
8.O-O cxd4
9.cxd4 Bb4
10.a3 Ba5
11.b4 Bb6
12.Nc3 Ne7
13.a4 O-O
14.a5 Ba7
15.Ng5 Ng6 {Another terribly played Caro-Kann. Same old, same old.}
16.Ne2 b5
17.Ng3 Nc6
18.Nf3 Rc8
19.Bd2 Qe7
20.Rab1 h6
21.h4 {Terrible!} Nxh4
22.Nxh4 Qxh4
23.Ne2 Nxd4
24.Nxd4 Qxd4
25.Qxd4 Bxd4
26.Rfe1 Bc3
27.Bxc3 Rxc3
28.Kh2 Rfc8 {I'm suddenly completely dominating.}
29.f3 Rc2
30.Kg3 R8c4
31.Rh1 Re2
32.f4 Rcc2
33.Rh2 Rc3+
34.Kg4 Rf2
35.Kh5 Kh7 {I barely payed any attention.}
  (35...Rxf4)
36.Kg4 Kg6
37.Rbh1 Rb3
38.g3 Rxh2
39.Rxh2 Rxb4
40.Kh4 Ra4
41.Rc2 Rc4
42.Rf2 b4
43.g4 f5
44.exf6 Kxf6
45.Kh5 b3
46.g5+ Kf7
47.g6+ Kf6
48.f5 exf5
49.Rxf5+ {I'm always suddened by moves like this. I hope some time in the
future I won't be. Goes to show that no rook endgame is lost if you're playing
me!} Ke6
50.Re5+ Kf6?
  ({This line is amazing!} 50...Kd6 51.Rxd5+ Kc6 52.Rd6+ Kc5 53.Rc6+ Kd4
    (53...Kb4 54.Rb6+ Kc3 55.Rxb3 {and the best & the simplest option is} Kxb3)
54.Rd6+ Ke4 55.Re6+ Kf4 {and the checks run out.})
51.Rf5+ Ke7
52.Rf7+ Ke6 {I successfully blew the majority of my advantage away.}
53.Rf6+ {That's a case of going a bit too far though.}
  ({I could've easily lost something like} 53.Rxg7 b2 54.Rb7 Rc2 55.Kxh6 Kf5
56.Kg7 {Not the best moves, but I'm pretty sure that's exactly what I would've
played. My engine says I can simply push my d-pawn now, but I don't believe I
would.})
53...gxf6
54.g7 Kf7
55.g8=Q+ Kxg8
56.Kxh6 b2
57.Kh5 b1=Q
58.Kh6 Qg1
59.Kh5
0-1

[Event "Rated game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/a26OxNdm"]
[Date "2017.04.13"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "wwwxxxzzz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1661"]
[BlackElo "1811"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{After a string of games to forget (I believe I hung my Queen, like, every
game) I finally played a decent and exciting one!}
1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 g6
3.Nc3 Bg7
4.e4 d6
5.Nf3 O-O
6.Be3 Ng4
7.Bg5 h6
8.Bh4 g5
9.Bg3 f5
10.h3 fxe4
  (10...f4 {And this game would've prolonged my struggle with how terrible I
am. I actually saw this, but forgot to play the obvious capture.})
11.Nxe4 Nf6
12.Bd3 Nh5
13.Nfxg5 {Boom! I thought this was really promising.} Nxg3
14.Nxg3 hxg5
15.Qh5 Rf6
16.Qh7+ Kf8
17.Nh5 Rf7
18.Bg6 Qe8
19.Nxg7 {The logical conclusion.} Rxg7
20.Qxg7+ Kxg7
21.Bxe8 Be6
22.d5 Bf5
23.Bh5 Nd7
24.O-O Ne5
25.Be2 Rf8
26.g4 Be4
27.f3 Nxf3+
28.Bxf3 Bxf3
29.Rae1 Kg6
30.Re3 Rf4
31.Rfxf3 Rxc4 {I've still got it when I'm a rook up. People who try to flag me
in positions like this, shame on you!}
32.Rd3 Rc2
33.Rf2 Rc1+
34.Kg2 Rc4
35.a3 Re4
36.b3 c6
37.dxc6 bxc6
38.Rc3 c5
39.Rff3 Re2+
40.Kg3 Ra2
41.a4 Re2
42.Rfe3 Rxe3+
43.Rxe3 Kf6
44.Kf3 e5
45.Rd3 Ke6
46.Ke4 a5
47.Rd5 Ke7
48.Kf5 Kd7
49.Kxg5 Ke6
50.Rd1 d5
51.h4 d4
52.h5 Kd5
53.h6 c4
54.bxc4+ Kxc4
55.h7 e4
56.Kf4 e3
57.Ke4 Kc3
58.h8=Q
1-0

[Event "Rated game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/EM1JGW10"]
[Date "2017.05.05"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "ahangari"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1684"]
[BlackElo "1608"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{An example of how badly wrong openings can go. Not my kind of wrong (like when
I hang a piece on move 10), but seriously wrong in a positional way. Also, this
dude was rated about the same as me, and I checked his games after the game:
in every single one of them his openings were simply atrocious. But his rating
was still quite high by my standards, so this is a lesson how managing your
time properly can be more advantageous than thinking about one's openings too
much (which I do to no success).}
1.d4 d5
2.c4 c6
3.Nc3 f6
4.Nf3 g6
5.Bf4 dxc4
6.e4 Nd7
7.Bxc4 b5 {But seriously, it's beyond me how he's got this rating. And it was
every game of his!}
8.Bb3 Nb6
9.O-O e6
10.Qe2 Qe7
11.Rfe1 a5
12.a3 Ba6
13.Qe3 g5
14.Bg3 h5
15.h3 g4
16.Nh4 Qf7
17.d5 Nc4
18.Bxc4 bxc4
19.d6 Kd7
20.Rad1 Bh6
21.Qb6 Ke8
22.Qxa5 Qd7
23.Qxh5+ Kf8
24.Ng6+ Kg7
25.Nxh8 Kxh8
26.Qxg4 Rf8
27.Qh5 Rf7
28.Bf4 Rh7
29.Bxh6 Rxh6
30.Qf3 e5
31.Qf5 Qg7
32.d7 Ne7
33.d8=Q+ Ng8
34.Qxg8+ Qxg8
35.Qd7 Bc8
36.Qd8 Bxh3
37.Qxg8+ Kxg8
38.gxh3 Rxh3
39.Rd6 Kf7
40.Rxc6 Kg6
41.Rxc4 Kg5
42.b4 Kf4
43.b5 Kf3
44.b6 Rh2
45.b7 Rg2+
46.Kh1 Rxf2
47.Rb1 Kg3
48.b8=Q Rh2+
49.Kg1 Rg2+
50.Kf1 Kf3
51.Ke1 Ke3
52.Nd1+ Kf3
53.Rb3+ Kf4
54.Qxe5+ {I'm terribly sorry for this "conversion", but I'm still horrifyingly
bad when time trouble approaches.}
54...fxe5
55.Rc8 Kxe4
56.Rc4+ Kf5
57.Rf3+ Ke6
58.Ne3 Rg1+
59.Kf2 Ra1
60.Rc6+ Kd7
61.Rff6 Rxa3
62.Rb6 Kc7
63.Rh6 Ra2+
64.Kf3 Ra3
65.Rbg6 Ra8
66.Rh7+ Kb8
67.Rg8#
1-0

[Event "Rated game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/FhxGzrQS"]
[Date "2017.05.13"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "dev11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1718"]
[BlackElo "1854"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{An incredibly smooth (by my standards, obviously) conversion of that extra
pawn my opponent blundered. Possibly the highest-rated player I won a game
against.}
1.d4 d5
2.c4 Nf6
3.Nc3 Bf5
4.Nf3 e6
5.Bf4 Be7
6.e3 a6
7.Be2 Ne4
8.cxd5 exd5
9.O-O O-O
10.h3 Nd7?
11.Nxd5 Bd6
{I liked how logical the game went from this point on. You acquire an extra
center pawn, push everything forward, and win.}
12.Bxd6 Nxd6
13.Nc3 Nf6
14.Bd3 Qd7
15.Bxf5 Nxf5
16.Rc1 Rac8
17.e4 Ne7
18.d5 Rfd8
19.Qb3 b5
20.Rfe1 Ng6
21.Rcd1 Re8
22.Re3 Nh5
23.Ne2 Nhf4
24.Nxf4 Nxf4
25.e5 Rcd8
26.d6 cxd6
27.exd6 Rxe3
28.Qxe3 Qf5
29.Ne5 f6
30.Nc6 Rd7
31.Qe8#
1-0

[Event "Rated game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/F02cRXoB"]
[Date "2017.05.22"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "SlametSuwandi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1683"]
[BlackElo "1832"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Time forfeit"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{It's weird how blind both me and my opponent were. I thought I was being extra
clever, but in fact I was just delusional.}
1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 g6
3.Nc3 d6
4.g3 Bg7
5.Bg2 O-O
6.e4 c6
7.Nf3 Bg4
8.Be3 Qa5
9.O-O Bxf3
10.Bxf3 e5
11.d5 Qc7
12.Bg2 Nbd7
13.Rc1 c5
14.a3 a6
15.Qd2 Nb6
16.Ne2 Ng4
17.h3 Nxe3
18.Qxe3 Na4
19.Qb3 b5
20.cxb5 axb5
21.Qc2 Qa5
22.Nc3 Nxc3
23.Qxc3 Qa4
24.Qc2 b4
25.axb4 Qxb4
26.Qc3 Qb6
27.Ra1 Rfb8
28.Rxa8 Rxa8
29.Rc1 Ra2
30.Rc2 Bh6 {I've drifted into a very passive position. By my standards, it's
lost.}
31.Kh2 Ra1
32.Bf3 Qb5
33.Be2 Qa4
34.Bf3 Bf8
35.Qc4 Qxc4
36.Rxc4 Rb1
37.Rc2 Bh6
38.Kg2 Bc1
39.Be2 Bxb2
40.Bc4 Bd4
41.Kf3 Kg7
42.h4 h6
43.Bd3 Rb3
44.Ke2 Kf6
45.Ba6 g5
46.Bc8 gxh4
47.gxh4 Kg6
48.Rc1 Kh5
49.Rg1 Kxh4 {Everything's falling apart, as expected.}
50.Rg7 Rb2+
51.Kd3 Rxf2
52.Rg4+ Kh5
53.Rg3 f6
  (53...c4+ {wins the bishop, but another mistake is that his King is no longer
able to escape using the black squares (after something like Rf6, Rg6, Kg5,
Kf6). Or maybe not, I don't know. I'm still lost, of course.})
54.Bf5 Rh2
55.Rf3 Kg5
56.Rg3+ Kf4
57.Rg6 h5
58.Rxf6 Kg3
59.Rh6 {Lost a tempo by not capturing on d6 instead.} h4
60.Rxd6 h3
61.Rh6 Kg2 {And my opponent is losing now. I can't blame him though.}
  ({I would also not in a million years would be able to seem something like}
61...c4+ {(the only move!)} 62.Kxc4 Rc2+ 63.Kd3 Rc3+ 64.Ke2 Re3+ 65.Kf1 Rf3+
66.Ke2 Rf2+ 67.Kd3 h2 {and that pawn's gonna promote somehow. But still, what a
difference with the position I had 20 moves ago.})
62.d6 Rh1 {I thought I had him. Ha-ha! I am such a genious, right?}
63.Rxh3 (63.d7 {wins much simpler.}) Rxh3+
64.Bxh3+ Kxh3
65.Kc4 {I think that would've been a brililant move if both the g- and h-files
didn't exist somehow.}
65...Bc3 {We both completely forgot about that fact.}
66.Kb5 {Another "brilliancy" from me. I not gonna capture that bishop until
absolutely necessary! In fact, both Kc4 and Kb5 lose, of course, since the
bishop can make to the d8-h4 diagonal in time.}
66...c4 {What can I say? I was lucky that day.}
67.d7 Ba5
68.Kxa5 c3
69.d8=Q c2
70.Qc8+ Kg3
71.Qxc2 Kf4
72.Kb5 Ke3
73.Kc5
1-0

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/VCuxV0hF"]
[Date "2017.06.13"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "TanoVerstra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1640"]
[BlackElo "1782"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Time forfeit"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{I've stopped the bleeding after losing a hundred or so games in a row.}
1.d4 d5
2.c4 e6
3.Nc3 Nf6
4.Nf3 Bb4
5.Qc2 c6
6.e3 O-O
7.Be2 Ne4
8.O-O Nxc3
9.bxc3 Bd6
10.a4 Nd7
11.Ba3 Nf6
12.Bxd6 Qxd6
13.h3 Nd7
14.c5 Qc7
15.c4 e5
16.cxd5 exd4
17.d6 Qa5
18.Nxd4 {Ridiculous!}
  (18.exd4)
18...Qxc5
19.Qxc5 Nxc5
20.Rfd1 Ne4
21.Bf3 Nxd6
22.Nxc6 Nf5
23.Na5 Rb8
24.Rd5 Ne7
25.Rb5 {The entire point was to try to capture this pawn on b7. By this point,
I successfully equalized a much better position.} b6
26.Nb3 Ba6
27.Re5 Ng6
28.Re4 Rfe8
29.Nd4 Bd3
30.Rxe8+ Rxe8
31.Rd1 Ne5
32.Nb5 Nxf3+
33.gxf3 Be2
34.Rd7 a6
35.Nd6 Rf8
36.Kg2 g6
37.Rb7 b5
38.axb5 axb5
39.Nxb5 f5
40.Nd4 {It's remarkable how short on squares this bishop is.} Bd1? {Any decent
square on the f1-a6 diagonal would be better. Now this bishop is actually
trapped.}
41.Ne6? {I missed it.}
  (41.Ra7)
41...Re8
42.Nd4 Ba4 {It's still pretty weird how constrained that bishop is.
It's trapped again!}
  (42...Ra8)
43.Ra7 Bd7
44.Rxd7 {The rest is meh.} Rc8
45.f4 Re8
46.h4 Rf8
47.Kf3 Rc8
48.Ne6 Kh8
49.Ng5 h6
50.Nf7+ Kg8
51.Nxh6+ Kf8
52.Rh7 Rc1
53.Nf7 Rc7
54.Ng5 Rc1
55.Rd7 Rh1
56.Kg3 Rg1+
57.Kh2 Rg4
58.Kh3 Rg1
59.Nf3 Rf1
60.Kg2 Rc1
61.Ne5 Ke8
62.Ra7 Rb1
63.Nxg6 Rb6
64.Ne5 Rh6
65.Nf3 Rg6+
66.Kf1 Rh6
67.Ke2 Kd8
68.Rf7 Rh5
69.Rg7 Ke8
70.Rg5 Rh7
71.Rxf5
1-0

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/knOTVcTv"]
[Date "2017.07.13"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "Petercrash"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1664"]
[BlackElo "1474"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Time forfeit"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{A couple of pretty quiet moves, trapping a piece.}
1.d4 d5
2.c4 e6
3.Nc3 Bb4
4.Nf3 a6
5.Bf4 Bxc3+
6.bxc3 dxc4
7.e4 b5
8.a4 Bd7
9.Be2 bxa4
10.Bxc4 Nf6
11.e5 Ne4
12.Qc1 f6
13.O-O fxe5
14.Bxe5 O-O
15.Qe3 Nd6
16.Bxd6 cxd6
17.Bxe6+ Bxe6
18.Qxe6+ Kh8
19.Rxa4 Nc6
20.Qc4! Na5
21.Qd5!
1-0

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/0Y4wnRe7"]
[Date "2017.07.16"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "halaaku"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1691"]
[BlackElo "1645"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{As close to a flawless game as I can get. No inaccuracies according to
lichess.com's computer analysis!}
1.d4 d5
2.c4 c6
3.Nf3 Nf6
4.Nc3 e6
5.e3 Bb4
6.Bd3 dxc4
7.Bxc4 b5
8.Be2 O-O
9.O-O Nbd7
10.a3 Bxc3
11.bxc3 a5
12.c4 bxc4
13.Bxc4 Ba6
14.Bxa6 Rxa6
15.Bd2 c5
16.Rc1 cxd4
17.Nxd4 Nd5
18.Qa4 N7b6
19.Qb5! Qa8
20.Rc6 Ne7
21.Rxb6
1-0

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/1mBHFc1Q"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "mohammed121"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1716"]
[BlackElo "1623"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{I've played lots of okay-ish and even more atrocious games since the last one
here, so I figured I would add a couple more. This game is an fine example of
how a single passed pawn can decide the outcome.}
1.c4 c6
2.b3 Nf6
3.Bb2 d5
4.cxd5 Nxd5
5.g3 e6
6.Bg2 Nf6
7.Nf3 Be7
8.O-O O-O
9.d3 Nbd7
10.Nbd2 b6
11.a3 Bb7
12.b4 Rb8
13.Rc1 c5
14.bxc5 Nxc5
15.Nc4 Re8
16.Be5 Rc8
17.Nh4 Bxg2
18.Nxg2 b5
19.Nd2 Ng4
20.Bf4 e5
21.Be3 {Man, this is horrible.} Qa5
22.Bxc5 Rxc5
23.Nb3 Rxc1
24.Qxc1 Qxa3
25.Qxa3 Bxa3
26.Ra1 b4
27.Nc5 Rc8
28.Nb3 {As usual, I had seconds there. Please excuse me!} Rc2
29.e3 {The only way I thought I could save this game.} Nxf2
30.d4 exd4
31.exd4 Nd3
32.d5 Ne5
33.d6 {Look at it go!} Nd7
34.Re1 Rc6
  (34...Rc8!)
35.Re8+ Nf8
36.d7 Rd6
37.d8=Q Rxd8
38.Rxd8 {I was very happy about this.} g5
39.Ra8 Kg7
40.Rxa7 Ne6
41.Ne3 Kg6
42.Nc4 Nd4
43.Nxd4 b3
44.Rxa3
1-0

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/YOtwTJns"]
[Date "2017.09.14"]
[Round "-"]
[White "donkzzz"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1912"]
[BlackElo "1701"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

{One of the highest-rated opponents I've ever beaten. Pretty nice game from my
perspective: King in the center, not blundering anything & punishing my
opponent's overextension.}
1.e4 c6
2.d4 d5
3.exd5 cxd5
4.Nf3 Nf6
5.Be2 Bf5
6.O-O Nc6
7.Ne5 e6
8.g4 Bg6
9.h4 h6
10.h5 Bh7
11.Bb5 Qb6
12.Nc3 a6
13.Bxc6+ bxc6
14.g5 hxg5
15.Bxg5 Be7
16.Na4 Qc7
17.f4 Ne4
18.Bxe7 Kxe7
19.Qg4 Bf5
20.Qh4+ f6
21.Nd3 Rh6
22.Nac5 Qb6
23.b3 Rah8
24.Qh2 Rxh5
25.Qg2 R8h7
26.Nxe4 Bxe4
27.Qg3 Qxd4+
0-1

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/DUOUvd39"]
[Date "2017.09.27"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "vladoDJ"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1714"]
[BlackElo "1801"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{I just enjoy replaying over this opposite-color bishop ending.}
1.d4 e5
2.dxe5 Nc6
3.Nf3 d6
4.exd6 Bxd6
5.Nc3 Nf6
6.Bg5 O-O
7.e3 h6
8.Bxf6 Qxf6
9.Bd3 Bg4
10.h3 Bxf3
11.Qxf3 Qxf3
12.gxf3 Ne5
13.Be2 c6
14.O-O-O Rad8
15.f4 Ng6
16.Rhg1 Be7
17.Bg4 Rxd1+
18.Rxd1 Rd8
19.Rxd8+ Bxd8
20.Bc8 Bh4
21.Bxb7 Bxf2
22.Kd2 Ne7
23.Ne4 Bh4
24.Ba6 Kf8
25.Bc4 Nf5
26.Bd3 Be7
27.Nf2 Nd6
28.Bf1 c5
29.b3 Ke8
30.e4 {LMAO, I suck.} Bh4
31.e5 Bxf2
32.exd6 Kd7 {No extra pawn for me anymore.}
33.Ke2 Bd4
34.Kd3 Kxd6
35.Bg2 Bf2
36.Be4 Bg3
37.Ke3 Ke6
38.c4 Be1
39.Kd3 Bh4
40.Ke3 Be7
41.Bf3 Bd8
42.Bg4+ Kd6
43.Ke4 Bf6
44.f5 Bd4
45.Bd1 Bf2
46.Bf3 a5
47.a4 Bg3
48.Bg4 Kc6
49.Bf3 Bf2
50.Kf4+ Kd6
51.Bd5 Bd4
52.Bxf7 Bf6
53.Bd5 Bc3
54.Be6 Bf6
55.Bd5 Bg5+
56.Kg4 Ke5
57.h4 Bd2
58.Bc6 Kd4
59.Bb5 Kc3
60.Kf3 Kxb3
61.Ke4 Kc3
62.Kd5 Be3
63.Ke6 Kd3
64.Kf7 Bd4
65.Kg6 Ke3
66.h5 Kf4
67.Bd7 Bf6
68.Be6 Ke5
69.Bd7 Kd4
70.Bb5 Kc3
71.Kf7 Kd4
72.Ke6 Ke4
73.Bc6+ Kd4
74.Bb5 Ke4
75.Bc6+ Kf4
76.Bd5 Kg4
77.Kd6 Bd4
78.Bf7 Kxf5
79.Bg6+ Kf4
80.Kc6 Ke3
81.Kb5 Kd2
82.Kxa5 {LMAO! I had a strong suspicion my opponent wanted to flag me (I always
feel like that when I'm low on time, which is every game) + a couple of times
people swindled me like that, so that felt especially good.}
82...Kc3
83.Kb5 Kb3
84.a5 Be5
85.a6 Bb8
86.Bf7 Kc3
87.Kxc5 Ba7+
88.Kc6 Kd4
89.Kb7 Bc5
90.a7 Bxa7
91.Kxa7 Kc5
92.Kb7 Kd6
93.Kb6 Ke7
94.Bg6
1-0

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/lUzNI2k9"]
[Date "2017.09.29"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Enrigsa"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1731"]
[BlackElo "1742"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{This was an interesting pawn ending I was bad enough to lose.}
1.e4 c6
2.d4 d5
3.e5 Bf5
4.g4 Bg6
5.Nf3 e6
6.Bg2 c5
7.c3 cxd4
8.cxd4 Bb4+
9.Bd2 Bxd2+
10.Qxd2 Nc6
11.O-O Nge7
12.Nc3 O-O
13.Nh4 a6
14.Nxg6 hxg6
15.Na4 Qc8??
16.Nb6 Qc7
17.Nxa8 Rxa8
18.Rac1 Qb6
19.a3? Nxd4
20.Qb4?? Qxb4
21.axb4 Ne2+
22.Kh1 Nxc1
23.Rxc1 Rc8
24.Rxc8+ Nxc8
25.Bf1 Nb6
26.b5 a5
27.f4 Kf8
28.Kg2 Ke7
29.Kf3 f6
30.exf6+ gxf6
31.Ke3 Kd6
32.Kd4 e5+
33.fxe5+ fxe5+
34.Ke3 Nc4+
35.Bxc4 dxc4 {I was pretty sure this must be winning.}
36.h4 a4
37.Kd2 e4
38.h5 gxh5
39.gxh5 Ke5
40.h6 Kf6 {All good so far.}
41.Ke3 a3 {Dang it!}
  (41...c3! 42.bxc3 a3)
42.bxa3 c3
43.a4 Kg6
44.a5 Kxh6
45.a6 {Argh, the frustration!}
1-0

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/9Pbbrsml"]
[Date "2017.10.02"]
[Round "-"]
[White "egor_tensin"]
[Black "Racioplay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1720"]
[BlackElo "1719"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{I just like this game for some reason. Those bishops!}
1.d4 d6
2.c4 Nf6
3.Nc3 g6
4.e4 e5
5.Nf3 exd4
6.Nxd4 Nc6
7.Be3 Bg7
8.Be2 O-O
9.O-O Nxd4
10.Bxd4 a6
11.Nd5 Nxd5
12.cxd5 f6
13.Rc1 c5
14.dxc6 bxc6
15.Rxc6 Bb7
16.Bb6 Qe8
17.Rxd6 Bxe4
18.Bc4+ Kh8
19.Re1 f5
20.f3 Qc8
21.Be6 Qc4
22.Bxc4
1-0

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/KnPq0dRd"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[Round "-"]
[White "espanol84"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1735"]
[BlackElo "1746"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{Haven't added any games in a while, so here's one. It's pretty cool, featuring
a trapped bishop & a Queen vs. three connected passed pawns.}
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 d6
4.Nf3 Nxe4
5.Nc3 Nxc3
6.dxc3 Be7
7.Be3 O-O
8.Qd2 Be6
9.a3 f6
10.Nd4 Bf7
11.O-O-O Re8
12.Nf5 Bf8
13.Bb5 Nd7
14.Ba4 Re5
15.Nd4 c6
16.Bb3 d5
17.Nf3 Re8
18.h4 Ne5
19.Nxe5 Rxe5
20.Bd4 Re4
21.h5 h6
22.f3 Re8
23.g4 Qc7
24.Rde1 Bd6
25.Kb1 Bf4
26.Be3 Bxe3
27.Rxe3 Rxe3
28.Qxe3 Re8
29.Qd2 (29.Qxa7) Qe5
30.Kc1 Qe3
31.Qxe3 Rxe3
32.Rf1 Re2
33.Kd1 Rg2
34.Re1 Kf8
35.Re2 Rg1+
36.Re1 Rg3
37.Rf1 Rg2
38.Ba2 c5
39.b3 c4
40.Kc1 Re2
41.Kb1 b5
42.f4 Re4? (42...Rg2)
43.b4 Be6
44.f5 Bd7 {This is pretty funny. The material is equal, but Black's obviously
completely winning.}
45.Rg1 Kf7
46.Kb2 a6
47.Bb1 Bc6
48.Ba2 Re2
49.Kc1 Rf2 {I couldn't see a plan, hence the silly moving around.}
  (49...Ke7 50.Kd1 Rf2 51.Bb1 Rf3 52.Kd2 Kd6 53.Ba2 Rf2+ 54.Kc1 Re2 55.Kd1 Re4
56.Kc1 Ke5 {and the pawns fall. A much better plan!})
50.Kb1 Rf3
51.Kb2 Bb7
52.Bb1 Rf4
53.Rg3 d4 {I couldn't see how else to make progress in my usual time trouble.}
54.cxd4 Rxd4
55.Kc3 Rd1
56.Ba2 Rf1
57.Kb2 Rf2
58.Kc3 Ba8
59.Bb1 Rf1
60.Ba2 Be4
61.Kb2 Rf2
62.Bb1 Bh1
63.Rg1 Bf3
64.Kc3 Rg2
65.Rxg2 Bxg2
66.Kd4 Bf3
67.c3 Bxg4
68.Be4 Bxh5
69.Bb7 Bd1
70.Bxa6 Ba4
71.Kc5 h5
72.Bxb5 Bxb5
73.Kxb5 h4
74.a4 h3
75.a5 h2
76.a6 h1=Q
77.Kxc4 Qe4+
78.Kb5 Qxf5+
79.Kb6 Qe6+
80.Ka5 Qd7
81.b5 Ke6
82.Kb6 Qd6+
83.Kb7 Qd7+ {This was getting pretty scary to be honest.}
84.Kb6 Qc8
85.a7 Qa8
86.c4 Kd7
87.c5 Kc8 {Finally! I didn't believe my opponent could save this once both my
King and my Queen are defending.}
88.c6 f5
89.Ka6 f4
90.b6 Qxc6
91.Ka5 Qb7
0-1

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/G7Pqfkas"]
[Date "2018.01.07"]
[Round "-"]
[White "pcabre"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1709"]
[BlackElo "1735"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{I've played quite a few decent games since the last time I added anything
here, but lost my desire to put anything here, apparently. However, this game
was so emotionally satisfying, I can't help it.}
1.e4 c6
2.Nf3 d5
3.exd5 cxd5
4.d4 Nf6
5.Bd3! ({Much stronger then the anticipated} 5.Bf4) Bf5 {A premove, obviously.}
6.Bxf5 {I was so bitter at this point that I decided to hang on till the end.
I do that from time time, but can't remember getting a draw even once. Plus, I
drew two exchanges up (albeit, against a much higher-rated opponent) earlier
that day, so I was more desperate than I usually am.}
6...e6
7.Bd3 Nc6
8.c3 Bd6
9.O-O O-O
10.h3 h6
11.Re1 a6
12.Ne5 Be7
13.Bc2 Qb6
14.Qd3 Qc7
15.Bf4 Bd6 {Shuffling around my Bishop and Queen like that didn't inspire much
confidence though.}
16.Qg3 {Kind of what I was hoping for. Now there's more life and imbalance to
the position I though.} Nxd4
17.cxd4 Qxc2
18.Bxh6 Nh5 {A defensive tactic I've seen a lot, but possibly this was the
first time I got the chance to execute it myself. Watch this Knight sacrifice
itself!}
19.Qg5 Qxb2
20.g4 Kh8
21.gxh5 gxh6
22.Qxh6+ Kg8 {A draw I'd be more than satisfied with.}
23.Qg5+ Kh7 {Imma win his Queen!}
24.Kf1 (24.Ng4 {is curtains, of course.})
24...Qxa1
25.h6 (25.Nd7 Rg8 Nf6+ {was missed by both of us.}) Rg8
26.Qf6 Bxe5 {The only move which I should've played earlier.}
27.dxe5 Raf8
28.Nd2 Qd4
29.Nf3 Qd3+
30.Re2 Qb1+
31.Ne1 Qg6 {gg. That felt good!}
32.Qxg6+ Rxg6
33.Rb2 Rb8
34.Rb6 Rxh6
35.Kg2 Rh4
36.Kg3 Ra4
37.Nf3 Rxa2
38.Ng5+ Kg6
39.h4 Ra3+
40.f3 Re3
41.Kf4 Re1
42.Nh3 a5
43.Nf2 a4
44.Ng4 a3
45.h5+ Kxh5
46.Nf6+ Kg6
47.Nxd5 a2
48.Ne7+ Kg7
49.Nc8 a1=Q
50.Nd6 Qc1+
51.Kg4 Rg1+
52.Kh3 Qh6#
0-1

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/EBxW4VjA"]
[Date "2018.01.23"]
[Round "-"]
[White "emecetchat"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1730"]
[BlackElo "1693"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{A very emotional game with a super-exciting ending. Lots of incredibly stupid
blunders, of course.}
1.d3 Nf6
2.Nd2 g6
3.Ngf3 Bg7
4.g3 b6
5.Bg2 Bb7
6.O-O O-O
7.c4 d6
8.Rb1 a5
9.a3 Nbd7
10.b4 axb4
11.axb4 e5
12.Bb2 Qc8
13.Ra1 h6
14.Qb3 Re8
15.e4 g5
16.Rxa8 Qxa8
17.Ra1 Qc8
18.Ra7 Kh7
19.Ne1 g4
20.d4 exd4
21.Bxd4 Nxe4
22.Nxe4 Bxe4
23.Bxe4+ Rxe4
24.Qd3 f5
25.Nc2 Bxd4
26.Nxd4 Ne5
27.Qc3 Rxd4 {Took me a while to spot this. Sigh.}
28.f4 Nf3+
29.Kf2 Qb8
30.Qa1 Rd2+
31.Ke3 {So far so good (kind of).} Rxh2??
  (31...Qe8+)
32.Ra8 Qb7
  (32...Nd4 {My excuse is that I would never have seen this.} 33.Qa4 (33.Kxd4
Qb7) Nc2+ 34.Kd3 b5 {And the best move is} 35.Rxb8)
33.Qh8+ {I was sure it's mate.} Kg6
34.Qe8+ Kf6
35.Qf8+ Ke6
36.Re8+ Kd7
37.Qe7+?? (37.Re7+) Kc6
38.b5+ Kc5
39.Kd3 Qe4+
40.Qxe4 fxe4+
41.Rxe4 Rd2+
42.Kc3 c6 {I was afraid of getting mated, or something.}
43.bxc6 Kxc6
44.f5 Kd7
45.f6 Ng5?? {I am such an idiot. I had seconds as usual though.}
46.Re7+ Kc6
47.Kxd2 d5
48.cxd5+ Kd6
49.Rb7 Ne4+
50.Ke3 Nxf6
51.Rxb6+ Ke5
52.Re6+?? (52.Rxf6) Kf5
53.Rd6 Ke5
54.Re6+ Kf5
55.Kd4 h5
56.Kc5 h4 {Counterplay!}
57.gxh4 g3
58.Re3 Kf4
59.Ra3 g2
60.Ra1 Kg4
61.Rg1 Kh3
62.h5 Nxh5
63.d6 Nf6
64.Kc6 Kh2
65.Rxg2+ Kxg2
66.Kc5 Kf3
67.Kd4 Kf4
68.Kc5 Ke5
69.Kc6 Ke6
70.Kc7 {Crazy stuff!} Nd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Rated Blitz game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/G6zvTwoG"]
[Date "2018.01.24"]
[Round "-"]
[White "koskati"]
[Black "egor_tensin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1740"]
[BlackElo "1713"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "egor_tensin"]

{Another winning streak, another instance of the "every game is precious"
phenomenon. This one commemorates the fact that my opponents have taught me not
to take the pawn in 6.e6 Karo-Cann's.}
1.e4 c6
2.d4 d5
3.e5 Bf5
4.g4 Bg6
5.h4 h5
6.e6 Nf6 (6...hxg4 {I need to remember that.})
7.exf7+ Bxf7
8.g5 Ne4
9.Nf3 Nd7
10.Bf4 e6
11.Nbd2 Nxd2 {I'm still refusing to learn any theory of course.} (11...Qb6)
12.Qxd2 Be7
13.Bd3 O-O
14.Be5 Nxe5
15.Nxe5 Be8
16.O-O-O Bd6
17.Qe2 Bxe5
18.Qxe5 Qe7
19.g6 Qf6
20.Qxh5 Qf4+
21.Kb1 Qh6 {Barely hanging on.}
22.Qe5 Bxg6
23.Qxe6+ Bf7
24.Qxh6 {I was relieved to see that: probably not getting mated now.} gxh6
25.Rhg1+ Kh8
26.Rde1 Rae8
27.Kc1 Bg8
28.Rxe8 Rxe8
29.Rg6 Re6
30.h5 Rxg6
31.Bxg6 Kg7
32.Kd2 Be6
33.Ke3 Bg4
34.f4 b6
35.f5 Kf6
36.Kf4 Bd1
37.c3 c5
38.a3 a5
39.dxc5 bxc5
40.Ke3 d4+?? (40...Bb3 {and I can just shuffle, I think.})
41.cxd4 cxd4+
42.Kxd4 Kg5
43.Kc5 Bc2
44.Kb5 a4
45.Kb4 Bxf5 {By this point I recognized how incredibly lost I was, so went for
a trick.}
46.Kxa4?? (46.Bxf5 {and I would resign.}) Bxg6
47.hxg6 Kxg6
48.Kb4 {lolwat} h5
49.a4 h4
50.a5 h3
51.a6 h2
52.Kc5 h1=Q {The rest was me desperately trying to stop the pawns, not paying
any attention to the possible mating combinations.}
53.b4 Kf6
54.b5 Ke7
55.b6 Qa8
56.b7 Qa7+
57.Kc6 Qxa6+
58.Kc7 Qc4+ (58...Qd6+ {gotta remember that.})
59.Kb8 Kd7
60.Ka7 Qc7
61.Ka6 Qb8 (61...Kc6)
62.Kb6 Kd6
63.Ka6 Kc7
64.Ka5
0-1