These games were played by Walter Alberts (1717) at our March 2005 Championship tournament.
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.
Bob Cunningham - Walter Alberts [E81]
McHenry Area Chess 2005 Championship (1) 2005
Walter Alberts - Jeff Colwell [B25]
McHenry Area Chess 2005 Championship/Elgin (2) 2005
1. Nc3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. g3 g6 By transposition, a closed Sicilian.
4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 Nf6 I prefer 6... e6 with the idea of ..Ne7, preventing the f5 break, which is White's main idea in this opening.
7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O a6 9. h3 b5 10. e5 dxe5 Something like 10... Nd7 would hold the fort better.
11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. fxe5 Now the rook is en prise, but it isn't clear whether the players missed this or just wanted to try to get some "important" moves in first. It turns out that taking the rook, or moving it out of harm's way, was almost always better than the move chosen.
12... Nh5 13. g4 Qd4+ 14. Rf2 Ng3 15. Bf4 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Bxa8 Finally! It must be said that White's position was always winning since move 11, but the rook probably should have been taken or moved sooner.
1-0
Gary Wang - Walter Alberts [C17]
McHenry Area Chess 2005 Championship (3) 2005
Jim Marshall - Walter Alberts [C18]
McHenry Area Chess 2005 Championship (4) 2005
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