These games were played by Chuck Giertz (1511) at our March 2005 Championship tournament. Chuck, a regular at our events, had a split result with two points, winning in the middle rounds but losing in the first and last against top seeded players.

To play the games, just click on the moves in the score in the right hand side. Moves in black are the ones actually played in the game, and moves in color are variations and analysis. You can also click on these moves to see the position on the board. Or you can use the control panel under the board to step through each move manually, or the game can be played automatically. In autoplay mode, you have the option of stepping into the analysis variations or bypassing them completely.

Select games by scrolling in the right hand panel, or use the drop down list under the board. The interface is quite natural and easy to get used to. We hope you find it useful and enjoyable.


Phil Jarrette - Chuck Giertz [A00]

McHenry Area Chess 2005 Championship (1) 2005


1. g4 d5 2. h3 e5 3. Bg2 Be7 4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 Be6 7. Qb3 e4 8. Qxb7 d4 9. Qxa8 dxc3 10. Bxe4 cxd2+ 11. Bxd2 Bd7 12. Nf3 Nf6 13. g5 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Bc6 15. Qe3 O-O 16. Rg1 Re8 17. O-O-O Qc7 18. Bc3 Bb4 19. Qd4 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Rxe2 21. Nd4 Qf4+ 22. Kb1 Be4+ 23. Ka1 Rxf2 24. Qc8# 1-0


Charles Giertz - Bob Wirtz [B77]

McHenry Area Chess 2005 Championship/Elgin (2) 2005


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Ne5 10. Bb3 a6 11. O-O-O b5 This is not the way to play the Dragon as Black. White will win the pawn races first, so Black has to attack with pieces, with c3 being the traditional point of attack. 12. h4 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Rb8 15. h5 15. f4 Nd7 16. Nc6 15... e6 16. Bb3 Bd7 17. hxg6 Nxg6 White is already winning - Black's g7 bishop is the only piece poised to defend the kingside, and that will be exchanged off soon enough. 18. Bh6 e5 18... Qf6 tries to keep a defender on g7. 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Ne2 20. Qh6+ Kf6 and Black surely can't survive this! Fritz gives 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 Kxf5 23. Qxh7 as the best line, but I'm sure there are plenty of wins available. 20... Be6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Qxd6 Qg5+ 23. Qd2 Qxd2+ 24. Rxd2 Nf4 25. Nxf4 exf4 26. Rd6 a5 27. Rxe6 Rf6 28. Rxf6 28. Re7+ I would keep a second set of rooks on the board to reduce drawing chances. 28... Kxf6 29. Rxh7 Should be winning, but the defender always has a chance in rook endings. 29... Rg8 30. Rh2 a4 31. c4 bxc3 32. bxc3 Ke5 33. Kc2 Rb8 34. Rh5+ Ke6 35. Rf5 a3 36. Ra5 36. Rxf4 is more accurate - White will still have time to get behind the a2 pawn. 36... Rb2+ 37. Kd3 Rxa2 Black has genuine drawing chances now since his pawns are more advanced. 38. Kc4 Rxg2 39. Rxa3 Rf2 40. Ra6+ Ke5 41. Ra5+ Ke6 42. Kd4 Rxf3 43. c4 Rf2 44. Ra6+ Ke7 45. Ke5 f3 46. Rf6 46. Ra7+ to push the king back one more square 46... Kd8 47. Rf7 Rc2 48. Rxf3 Rxc4 46... Rc2 47. Rxf3 Rxc4 48. Kd5 I don't know how, but White ended up winning this position. Time pressure may have played a factor. Black should simply play Ra4-a6 to reach Philidor's position and draw. 1-0


Vishaal Meduri - Chuck Giertz [E61]

McHenry Area Chess 2005 Championship (3) 2005


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. d5 Re8 9. e4 c5 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. b3 Nc5 13. Re1 Ng4 14. h3 Nxf2 15. Qd2 Nfxd3 16. Re3 f6 17. Bh4 Bh6 18. Bxf6 Bxe3+ 19. Qxe3 Nd7 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Rd1 Nxf6 22. Rxd3 d5 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. exd5 e4 25. Re3 exf3 26. Rxe8+ Nxe8 27. gxf3 Bxh3 28. Nb5 Rxa2 29. d6 Ra5 30. d7 Bxd7 31. Nd4 Rd5 32. Ne2 Rd3 33. f4 Rxb3 34. Kf1 Bb5 35. Kf2 Rb2 36. Kf3 Rxe2 37. Kg4 Bc6 38. f5 Kg7 39. fxg6 hxg6 40. Kg5 b5 41. Kf4 b4 42. Kg3 b3 43. Kg4 Nf6+ 44. Kg3 b2 45. Kf4 b1=Q 46. Kg3 Rg2+ 47. Kf4 Qc1+ 48. Ke5 Qc5+ 49. Ke6 Bd7# 0-1


Chuck Giertz - Ray Satterlee [B01]

McHenry Area Chess 2005 Championship (4) 2005


1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bc4 Bf5 7. Bd2 e6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. h3 Bd6 11. g4 Be4 12. Be2 O-O 13. h4 Bxf3 14. Bg5 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 Qg6 16. Qd2 Qe4+ 17. Be3 Bf4 18. Rh3 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Qxg4+ 20. Kd3 c5 21. c3 cxd4 22. Rg3 Qf5+ 23. Kc4 Qd5+ 24. Kb4 Nc6+ 25. Ka3 Qc5+ 26. Kb3 Qb5+ 27. Kc2 Qf5+ 28. Kb3 dxc3 0-1




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