1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 This move is playable, but it gives Black no problems. More dynamic is 3. Nd2 3... c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Be3 Qb6 6. Nf3? A blunder which drops two pawns and disrupts White's game. Best would have been 6. Qd2 6... Qxb2 7. Nbd2 c4 8. Rc1 Qxa2 9. Be2 Qa5 10. O-O Bd7 11. Ng5 Nge7 11... Be7 or 11... h6 is better. Black looks a bit cramped with the move made. 12. Bxc4! h6 Not 12... dxc4 13. Nxc4 Qd5 14. Nd6+ Kd8 15. c4! Qa5 16. Ngxf7+ Kc7 17. Ra1 with a strong advantage. Unfortunately for White, this sequence is easily avoided. 13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. Bd3 Nf5 16. Nb3 Qd8 17. Nc5? White loses another pawn with this move, and more importantly pieces are being traded that will be needed for White's attack. 17... Bxc5 18. dxc5 Nxe5 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Bd4 Nc6 20... Qe8 is a more compelling defense. 21. Qg6 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Qf6 23. Qg3 Kh7 At this point moves were omitted from the score. However, Black made good use of his strong material advantage and went on to win the game on move 34 or so. 0-1

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Qd2 Kh8 8. O-O-O a6 Piece development is what's called for here. The notion of a pawn storm against the enemy king, perilously castled queenside as his is, is an idea which should be explored when it's time comes, and not sooner. 9. Kb1 Bd7 10. h4 White's prospect for a pawn storm are somewhat better than Blacks, but the same logic applies. The attack is much more likely to work when there are more pieces focused on the target area. In this case, White should be ready and able to throw both rooks into the attack before starting it, lest it fizzle. 10... b5 11. e5 Nh5 12. Nge2 bxc4? 12... dxe5 is necessary, in order to create a safe haven for the poorly placed knight. This move more than any other single error costs Black the game. 13. g4 dxe5 14. gxh5 exd4 15. Bxd4 Bf5+ 16. Ka1 e5 17. Bc5 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Re8 19. Ng3 Be6 20. Nge4 20. hxg6 looks good as it begins to pry open the enemy king position. However, that move cannot be prevented later even if it isn't played now, But both moves are good. 20... Nd7 21. Ba3 f5 22. Nd6 Re7 This move is risky, as it sets the rook up for a discovered attack. 23. hxg6 Bh6 24. Rg2 Rg8 25. Nf7+ Even better is 25. Nxf5 Bxf5 26. Bxe7 Rg7 27. Bg5 Bxg5 28. Rxg5 hxg6 29. Bxc4 and White is simply a rook up. 25... Rxf7 26. gxf7 Rxg2 27. Bxg2 Bxf7 28. Rd1 Nf6 29. Bh3 29. Rd6 picks up material, but White's advantage is so strong that all lines leads to increasing margins. 29... Bh5 30. Bxf5 Bxf3 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Bf8+ 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h3 If White is going to play the King's Gambit, he should be prepared to be aggressive. It is not an opening one should play off the cuff. The move made is timid, while 4. h4 is the Kieseritzky Attack, an excellent line that in one variation continues 4... g4 5. Ne5 Bg7 6. d4 Nf6 7. Nxg4 Nxe4 8. Nc3 d5 9. Bxf4 O-O 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nh6+ Kh8 with good play. 4... Bg7 5. d4 d5 6. e5 Nc6 7. Bb5 Bf5 Black will allow his king to remain in the center as long as he can continue an attack. Doubled pawns and other considerations will not distract him while the White king is compromised. 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Nc3 h6 10. Nh2? White would do better to develop and get his King to safety. The best way to go about this is to castle queenside, which in this case means a fianchetto of the remaining bishop, as much to brace the b pawn on the half open file. therefore the right move here is 10. b3 10... Ne7 11. Nf1 Where is the knight going? What is it trying to accomplish? 11... c5 12. g4 fxg3 Better to move the bishop. 13. Nxg3 cxd4 14. Nxf5 14. Qxd4 gives Black much more obstacles to overcome and facilitates castling. 14... Nxf5 15. Na4 The only square worse for the knight is e4. It is out of play on the queenside edge of the board, and it will almost certainly be needed for quick defensive maneuvers near the king. Now the Black attack comes flooding in. 15... Bxe5 16. Qe2 Qe7 17. Rf1 Ng3 18. Qf2 Nxf1 19. Qxf1 Qb4+ 20. Bd2 Qxa4 21. O-O-O Too late! But it hardly maters, as White has no recourse anyway. 21... Qxa2 22. Be1 Bf4+ 0-1

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d6 A closed and unusual Sicilian Defense. Since White has deprived himself the c3 square for the knight, Black should immediately counter in the center with a forceful 3... d5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 e5 The idea of challenging the strong White center is a good idea, if a bit belated. However, it should have been done on the d file, as tactical consideration make the e pawn push disadvantageous. 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8+ Nxd8 Recapturing with the king prevents the loss of material, and Black can fend off the immediate attacks, but is still left with permanent disadvantages. 9. Nxe5 Bc5 10. Bb5+ Nd7 11. O-O a6 12. Bxd7+ Bxd7 13. Nxd7 Kxd7 14. Bf4 Ke7 Why make this move unprovoked? Black should improve the knight instead with 14... Ne6 15. Nd5+ Ke6? 16. Nc7+ Ke7 17. Nxa8 Ne6 18. Be3? White does have to give up one piece as payment for the rook, but doesn't have to also saddle himself with doubled isolated pawns as well. Although he still has a strong edge, it will only make the endgame needlessly difficult. 18... Bxe3 19. fxe3 Rxa8 20. Rac1 Kf8 21. Rfd1 Kg8 Protecting the king is critical in the opening and middlegame, but this game is already in the endgame stage, where the king should be an aggressive or at least a defensive force. Black seems to be inviting a back rank mate. 22. Kf2 h6 23. Rd7 Rb8 24. h4 Nf8 25. Re7 Ng6 26. Rcc7? A blunder that makes one wonder if White didn't touch the wrong rook by mistake. Whatever the reason, this error makes White's edge so slight that a drawn rook and pawn ending is the likely result, as White's extra pawn is useless being doubled. 26... Nxe7 27. Rxe7 Kf8? 27... Rd8 28. Rd7 Ke8 29. Rc7 b6 30. Kf3 Kf8 31. Kf4 g6 32. g4 Kg7 32... b5 33. e5 Re8 34. h5 34. Rc6 34... g5+ 34... Re6 Letting the White king advance means Black has no chance of holding the game to a draw. 35. Kf5 Re6 36. Rd7 Re8 37. e4 Kg8 38. Rd6 Kg7 39. e6 Rc8 40. e7 Re8 41. Rd7 b5 42. b4 f6 43. Ke6 1-0