[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"]

{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.}
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 {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
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 against anybody else a long time ago.} 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"]

{One of the prettiest games I've 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! The engine's first line. Want to bring my bishop to 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 maneuvers by the Queen and a nice queenside attack.}
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 easy.}
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"]
[CurrentPosition "3r2k1/pQ1R1ppp/7q/4p3/2P5/6P1/PP3PBP/4R1K1 b - - 0 23"]

{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 {A piece down.}
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
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"]
[CurrentPosition "Q7/8/k6p/2K4P/8/8/8/3B4 b - - 0 69"]

{A bishop ending I enjoyed.}
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 oh-so-much 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.}
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
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 {wins.})
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 tragedy 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"]
[CurrentPosition "r4rk1/p2q1pb1/bpn1pP2/3pP1Qp/3P4/5N2/PP3PB1/RN2R1K1 b - - 0 21"]

{A quick King-Side 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. Black's king's side is now completely ruined.} hxg5
20.Qxg5 gxh5 {The wrong one.}
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"]
[CurrentPosition "r4k2/1pp2p1p/1n3q2/pP1p4/P4NR1/3P1K2/2P5/b7 w - - 0 32"]

{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"]
[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.}
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.}
16.e5 {The punishment.} 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"]
[CurrentPosition "5R2/4k3/2b3P1/1p1pP3/p2P4/P7/6KP/8 w - - 1 40"]

{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"]
[CurrentPosition "5rnk/8/1p1R3p/pP1Pp2Q/P1P2b2/5P1P/7q/7K w - - 2 43"]

{A very tough defense amounting in the eventual victory. Curiously, engines
seem to think 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 {Nice!}
38.f3 Qe3+
39.Kh1 {My oppenent decides 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"]
[CurrentPosition "6k1/2p3p1/1p3p2/4p1p1/1bb4P/4BP2/rqNK1QP1/3R3R w - - 0 30"]

{I think this is possibly the best game I ever 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.}
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?}
13.Qxh8 Kxf7
14.Qh5+ Kg8 {Engines seem to think this position is level. Wat.}
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 {The 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