game 5: great uncle bulgaria - james watson [1/2-1/2]

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

hi james,

im presuming it is still alternate starts with white for the champ.

in that case i submit ..........

1.e4

[James Watson]

Yep I'm guessing alternating colours is still the go.

I think I'll go with 1.e4 c5

Though you probably know the theory better than I do

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

2.Nf3

[James Watson]

2...Nc6

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

3. d4 ................

if 3... cxd4 4.Nxd4

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

5.c4

[James Watson]

5...Bg7

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3

[James Watson]

6...Nf6

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 0-0

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Be2

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4

if Bxd4 a5

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.0-0

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1Re8

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1 Re8 19.dxe6

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1 Re8 19.dxe6 Bxe6

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1 Re8 19.dxe6 Bxe6 20.f4

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1 Re8 19.dxe6 Bxe6 20.f4 Rb6

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1 Re8 19.dxe6 Bxe6 20.f4 Rb6 21.a3

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1 Re8 19.dxe6 Bxe6 20.f4 Rb6 21.a3 Rc8

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1 Re8 19.dxe6 Bxe6 20.f4 Rb6 21.a3 Rc8 22.Rd4

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1 Re8 19.dxe6 Bxe6 20.f4 Rb6 21.a3 Rc8 22.Rd4 Rb3

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1 Re8 19.dxe6 Bxe6 20.f4 Rb6 21.a3 Rc8 22.Rd4 Rb3 23.Qd2

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1 Re8 19.dxe6 Bxe6 20.f4 Rb6 21.a3 Rc8 22.Rd4 Rb3 23.Qd2 Qb6

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1 Re8 19.dxe6 Bxe6 20.f4 Rb6 21.a3 Rc8 22.Rd4 Rb3 23.Qd2 Qb6 24.Rb1

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1 Re8 19.dxe6 Bxe6 20.f4 Rb6 21.a3 Rc8 22.Rd4 Rb3 23.Qd2 Qb6 24.Rb1 d5

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1 Re8 19.dxe6 Bxe6 20.f4 Rb6 21.a3 Rc8 22.Rd4 Rb3 23.Qd2 Qb6 24.Rb1 d5 25.Bd1

[James Watson]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 a5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Ra6 15.Qc3 Qc7 16.O-O Qc5+ 17.Kh1 e6 18.Rad1 Re8 19.dxe6 Bxe6 20.f4 Rb6 21.a3 Rc8 22.Rd4 Rb3 23.Qd2 Qb6 24.Rb1 d5 25.Bd1 Bf5

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

Draw offer.

Im going to leave it there.

26.Bxb3 Bxb1 27.Qc3 and probably .... Be4 and its still not a position thay im going to win from.

Thanks for the game. Have fun playing roadrunner.

[James Watson]

Yeah thanks for the game, that was pretty much the variation I was anticipating.

I'm quite pleased with how that went, when you played the Maroczy I was reasonably comfortable since even though I feel it offers white the better game, I think I understand the positions well enough to feel comfortable with either colour. But I don't like my ...a5 move that much, I was hoping to follow up with ...Bc6, ...Nd7 exchange DSB then relie on the dark squares, but you immediately made it a little awkward with by playing Nd5 immediately. Even though however its difficult for white to try win if black just plays correctly.

[Sir Cromulent Sparkles]

The gurg seems to be a very solid system for black although i think my opening play could have been improved.

Ill try to pose a few more questions next time.