Here is the notation to go with the games covered in the Analyze That! for November 13
Halloween Blitz Extravaganza 1
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2020.10.31
Round 4
White Jollification
Black royalknight101
0-1
1.e4 c6
2.c4 d5
3.cxd5
3.exd5 cxd5 4.cxd5 Nf6 5.Qa4+
3…cxd5
4.Qb3 dxe4
5.Bc4 e6
6.Nc3 Nf6
7.d3 exd3
8.Be3 Nc6
9.O-O-O Be7
10.Rxd3 Qc7
11.Nb5 Qb8
12.Nf3 a6
13.Nbd4 Nxd4
13…Nb4 14.Rd2 b5 15.Be2 e5
14.Bxd4
14.Rxd4 b5 15.Bf4 Qb6 16.Bd3 Bc5 17.Be5 Bxd4 18.Bxd4
14.Nxd4 b5 15.Nxb5 axb5 16.Bxb5+ Bd7 17.Bxd7+ Nxd7
14…b5
15.Rhd1
15.Ne5 bxc4 16.Qxc4 Bb7 17.Qa4+ Kf8
15…bxc4
16.Qxc4 O-O
17.Be5 Qb5
18.Qh4 Nd5
19.Qg3 Bf6
20.Rxd5 Qc4+
20…Qc6+ 21.Kb1 exd5 22.Bxf6 Qxf6
21.Kb1 exd5
22.Bxf6 Qe4+
23.Ka1 Qg6
24.Qxg6
24.Bc3 Qxg3 25.fxg3 Bg4 26.Rd3 Bxf3 27.gxf3
24…hxg6
25.Be7 Re8
26.Rxd5 Rxe7
27.Rd8+ Kh7
28.Ng5+ Kh6
29.Kb1 Bf5+
30.Kc1 Rxd8
31.b3 Rc7+
32.Kb2 Rd2+
33.Ka3 Rcc2
34.Nxf7+ Kh7
0-1
Halloween Blitz Extravaganza 3
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2020.10.31
Round 4
White Jollification
Black SparkyChessTiger2012
1-0
1.e4 e5
2.Bc4 Nf6
3.d4 Nxe4
4.dxe5 Bc5
4…Nc6 5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Qd5+ Ke8 7.Qxe4
5.Qd5 Bxf2+ 6.Kf1 Qh4 7.Qxf7+ Kd8 8.Qxg7 Re8 9.Nf3 Qe7 10.Qxe7+ Rxe7 11.Bd5 Bb6 12.Bxe4 Nc6 13.Bg5 d6 14.exd6 cxd6 15.Nc3 Bg4 16.Nd5 Kd7 17.Bxe7 Nxe7 18.Nf6+ Ke6 19.Nxg4 Rf8 20.Re1 h5 21.Bxb7+ Kd7 22.Nf2 Ng6 23.g3 Ne5 24.Nxe5+ dxe5 25.Re2
4.Nf3 Nc6
5.O-O Be7
5…Nxe4 6.Re1 d5 7.Bxd5 Qxd5 8.Nc3 Qa5
6.e5
6.Re1 d6 7.Nxd4 O-O 8.Nc3
6…Ne4
7.Re1 Nc5
8.Nxd4 Nxd4
8…O-O 9.Nf5 Ne6 10.Nc3 d6 11.Nxe7+ Qxe7 12.exd6 cxd6 13.Nd5 Qd8 14.c3 Ne5 15.Bb3 Nc5 16.Bc2 Be6 17.Bf4 Ng6 18.Bg3 a5 19.Ne3 Ra6 20.Nf5 Bxf5 21.Bxf5 a4 22.Qd4 Qb6 23.Rab1 Qb5 24.Bxd6 Ne6 25.Bxe6 Rd8 26.Bc4 Qd7 27.Bxa6
9.Qxd4 O-O
10.Nc3 Ne6
11.Bxe6
11.Qg4 d6 12.exd6 Qxd6 13.Be3
11…dxe6
12.Qe3 b6
13.Qg3 Bh4
13…Kh8 14.Bf4 Bb7 15.Rad1 Qe8
14.Qf3 Ba6
15.Qg4 Re8
15…f5 16.exf6 Qxf6
16.Bh6 g6
17.Rad1 Qe7
18.g3 Bxg3
19.hxg3 Bb7
20.Ne4 Bxe4
21.Rxe4 Rad8
22.Rxd8 Rxd8
23.Bg5 Qd7
24.Bxd8 Qxd8
25.Rd4 Qe8
26.Qd1 Kg7
27.Rd7 c5
28.Rxa7 Kh6
29.Qd2+ Kg7
30.Qd7 Qf8
31.Rc7 Kh6
32.Rc8 Qg7
33.Qd2+ g5
34.f4 gxf4
35.Qxf4+ Kg6
36.Qg4+ Kh6
37.Qxg7+ Kxg7
38.Rc6 Kg6
39.Rxb6 Kf5
40.Rb5 Kxe5
41.Rxc5+ Kd6
42.Rh5 Ke7
43.Rxh7 Kf6
44.a4 e5
45.a5 e4
46.a6 e3
47.Rh2 e2
48.Rxe2 Kg5
49.a7 f5
50.a8=Q f4
51.gxf4+ Kxf4
52.Qf8+ Kg3
53.Rg2+ Kh4
54.Qh8#
1-0
Halloween Blitz Extravaganza 3
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2020.10.31
Round 3
White ChessWizardDavid
Black brhs2000
1-0
1.e4 c5
2.d4 cxd4
3.c3 d3
4.Bxd3 g6
5.Be3 Bg7
6.Qd2 Nc6
7.Nf3 d5
8.exd5 Qxd5
9.O-O e5
9…Nf6 10.Qe2 O-O
10.Re1 Nf6
11.Bf4 Nh5
12.Bxe5
12.c4 Qd6 13.Be4 Qxd2 14.Bxd2 O-O 15.Nc3
12…Nxe5
13.Bb5+ Bd7
13…Qxb5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Na3 Qc5 16.Qd4 Qxd4 17.cxd4 Be6 18.dxe5
14.Qxd5 Nf6
15.Bxd7+ Nxd7
16.Nxe5 Nb6
17.Nxg6+
1-0
Halloween Blitz Extravaganza 1
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2020.10.31
Round 2
White brhs2000
Black CloudyCute
1-0
1.d4 d5
2.c4 dxc4
3.Nc3 Nf6
4.e4 e6
5.Bxc4 c6
6.Nf3 Nbd7
6…Be7 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Ng5 h6 9.Nh3 b5 10.Bd3 a6 11.e5 Nd5 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Nf4 Nf8 14.Be3 Ne6 15.Rc1 Nxf4 16.Bxf4 Bd7 17.Qf3 Bg5 18.Rfe1 Rc8 19.Rc3 Be7 20.Rec1 Bg5 21.g3 Bxf4 22.Qxf4 a5 23.Rc5 Qg5 24.Qxg5 hxg5 25.Bxb5 Rh6 26.Ba4 Rb8 27.b3 Ke7 28.Rxa5 Rbh8 29.Kf1 Rxh2 30.Ke2 R2h6 31.Ra7 Rc8 32.Rc5 Rd8 33.Bxc6
7.O-O Bb4
8.Qb3 Bxc3
9.bxc3 b5
9…Nxe4 10.Ba3 Nb6 11.Bd3 Ng5 12.Nxg5 Qxg5
10.Bd3
10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Qxe6+ Kf8 12.Ba3+ c5 13.dxc5 Qe7 14.Qxe7+ Kxe7 15.c6+
10…Bb7
11.Ba3 a6
12.Bb2
12.c4 c5 13.cxb5 axb5 14.dxc5 O-O 15.Bxb5
12…a5
13.a4 Ba6
14.axb5 cxb5
15.Bxb5 Bxb5
16.Qxb5 Nxe4
17.Rfe1 Nd6
18.Qc6 Nf5
19.d5 O-O
19…Rc8 20.Qa6 O-O 21.dxe6 Nc5 22.Qxa5 fxe6 23.Qxd8 Rfxd8 { and at least we will force white to use good technique to win in the endgame.
20.dxe6 fxe6
21.Rad1
21.Ba3 Rc8 22.Qxe6+ Rf7 23.Rad1
21…Rf7
21…Qb6 22.Qxe6+ Qxe6 23.Rxe6
22.Ng5
22.Ne5 Nxe5 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Qxe6
22…Re7
22…Qxg5 23.Qxa8+ Nf8 24.Qxa5
23.Nxe6 Qb6
24.Qxa8+ Kf7
25.Ng5+ Kg6
26.Rxe7 Nxe7
27.Qe4+ Nf5
28.g4 Qxb2
29.Qxf5+ Kh6
30.Nf7#
1-0
Halloween Blitz Extravaganza 2
Chess.com
2020.10.31
Round 3
White Limelight2727
Black royalknight101
1-0
1.d4 d5
2.c4 Nf6
3.Nc3
3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Nf3 exd4 7.Qxd4 Qxd4 8.Nxd4 Bb4 9.f3 c6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.O-O-O
3…e6
4.cxd5 Nxd5
5.e4 Nxc3
6.bxc3 c5
7.Nf3 cxd4
8.cxd4 Bb4+
9.Bd2 Bxd2+
10.Qxd2 O-O
11.Bc4 b6
12.O-O Ba6
13.Bxa6 Nxa6
14.Rfc1 Rc8
15.Qd3 Nb4
16.Qb3 Qe7
17.a3 Nc6
18.Qb5 Qb7
19.h3
19.d5 exd5 20.exd5 Nb8 21.Nd4
19…a6
20.Qb2 Ne7
21.Qe2 Rxc1+
22.Rxc1 Rc8
23.Rd1 b5
24.Qe3 h6
25.h4
25.Ne5 Qc7 26.Qf3 f6 27.Ng4
25…Qc7
26.d5 exd5
27.exd5 Nf5
28.Qd3 Nd6
29.Nd4 Qc4
30.Nc6
30.Qxc4 Rxc4 31.Rd3 Ra4 32.g3
30…Kh8
30…Qxh4 31.Re1 Kh8 32.Qd2 Qc4
31.Qxc4 bxc4
32.Kf1 g5
33.hxg5 hxg5
34.Ke2 Kg7
35.Ke3 Kf6
35…Re8+ 36.Kd4 Re2
36.Kd4 Nb5+
37.Kxc4 Nxa3+
38.Kc5 Nb5
39.d6 Nxd6
39…Na7 40.d7 Rxc6+ 41.Kb4 Rb6+ 42.Kc3 Rc6+ 43.Kb3
40.Rxd6+ Kf5
41.Kd5 Kg4
42.Ne5+ Kh4
43.Rh6#
1-0