For those interested in chess, I will be posting PGN's of games I've played on chess.com.
3 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
Words evoking life cleansing of mental environment. If this opening confuses you from white's perspective, you are not alone. Typically with move 1e4, white is geared for aggression, gambits, sharp lines, and a quick victory. So black's ideas can be...
2 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
Which elm leaves could one measure evenly? There's nothing quite like playing a game into unknown territory to see what happens. Early in the game, black Queen was brought out early without much development to the other pieces. Key points: developme...
1 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
Watch. Electric lightning creates ominously menacing excitement. White intending a Smith-Morra gambit, however due to black's eclectic cautiousness transposed into a Sicilian-Alapin variation. Key points: transposition, middlegame chaos, miscalculat...
28 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
Against 1e4, I played a fun line in Nimzowitsch defense. One of the aspects I enjoy in this variation is the limited options that white has, even though white is following opening theory. The idea stems with closing the center, and targeting white ki...
26 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
Here we see Smith-Morra Gambit accepted line where white is prepared to sacrifice as many pieces as possible to capture opponent's Queen. Key points: tempo, loose pieces, pins, endgame potential [Event "infermate vs. toteminist"][Site "Chess.com"][...
26 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
In this game, the board opened up with another Smith-Morra gambit accepted line. While not quite as intense as the devastating mate in the previous post, herein lies a slightly similar idea executed differently. In this game black decided to use the...
25 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
Here's a spicy game, opening with the Smith-Morra Gambit. When facing Sicilian defense, white has an opportunity to sacrifice the d and c pawn for an aggressive attack line with surprises and tricks along the way. Key points: gambit, sacrifice, and...
25 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
It seems as I'm going through my games, I'm finding different games with similar elements. The benefit to you is cross-referencing structure and key points to discern for yourself consistency. As it stands, thank you for your time in learning from my...
24 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
How many moves can we fit into a 10 min game? In this intricate web of moves, a resonating path of 64! Move 15: (Nbd2, f5) The crack in the armor. Move 17: (Qe2, Nxf1) Exploitation of the weakness winning an exchange. From these moments, my campaig...
24 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Xethylirin
In this game, I lose my Queen. (11. dxe5, Na5) (12. Be7, Nxb3) I don't recommend losing your Queen. For some players when they lose their Queen, they resign. So as a saving grace, with these games (and possibly more if I'm still blundering my queen)...
