A game against FlatChess

Terence v FlatChess

Hi, I played a cute Internet Explorer based program called flat chess. I must thank my friend Gayathri for sending it over. It was quick program. It is a small flash game. I was in a good mood. The game was a double rook sacrifice and a checkmate. I finished it quite quickly - 17 moves.
The Great Lord has his hand on me.

1. d2-d4 b8-a6
2. g1-f3 g8-f6
3. c1-g5 f6-d5
4. a2-a3 b7-b6
5. c2-c4 d5-b4
6. a3-b4 a6-b4
7. d1-a4 h7-h5
8. a4-b4 d7-d5
9. c4-d5 d8-d5
10. e2-e3 d5-d8
11. f3-e5 d8-d5
12. f1-c4 d5-g2
13. c4-f7 e8-d8
14. b1-c3 g2-h1
15. e1-e2 h1-a1
16. b4-b5 h8-h7
17. b5-e8# checkmate

Algebraic Notation:
1. d4 Na6
2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Bg5 Nd5
4. a3 b6
5. c4 Ndb4
6. axb4 Nxb4
7. Qa4 h5
8. Qb4 d5
9. cxd5 Qxd5
10. e3 Qd8
11. Ne5 Qd5
12. Bc4 Qxg2
13. Bxf7+ Kd8
14. Nc3 QxRh1
15. Ke2 Qxa1
16. Qb5 Rh7
17. Qe8#

Terence v Muralikrishna, ICA Individuals round #5, Queens Gambit Declined [5th March, 2005]

1. d4 c5 2. e3 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Re1 Re8 9. b3 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Ne2 Bd6 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Qb1 Nb4


14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Bc2 Nxc2 17. Qxc2 dxc4 18. Rad1 Bxf3 19. Rxd6 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 cxb3 21. Qxb3 Rab8 22. Qa4 c4! 23. Rd7 Rb1+ 24. Rd1 c3 25. f4 Reb8


26. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 27. Kf2 Qh4+ 28. Kf3 Rf1+ 29. Ke4 Qh7+ 30. Kd4 Rd1+?? A fatal blunder losing the white rook 31. Qxd1 No way back now. Black resigned.

Niranjan Reddy v Terence, ICA Individual Round #3 [4th March 2005], Siclian Defence

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 ...

It came to this position
White: P-a3, b4, c2, e5, f4, g4, B-e2, N-d2, R-a1, g3, Q-d3, K-d1
Black: a7, b7, d4, e6, f7, h3, B-d5, g7, R-d8, h8, Q-b6, K-c8
White to play


Presently, black has a strong set of piece postings. His queen controls the crucial d4 square while anchoring the b-file and covering most dark squares on his queenside. The black pawn on g7 is covering the f1 and h1 squares in the heart of whites kingside. It cannot be captured at present. Although there is no apparent way to promote, the potential keeps the white rook tied to g3. At worst, white will have to spend some time trying to capture this pawn. The black bishop at d5 is in an excellent position covering all squares accessible to the white knight on d2. The black rook on d8 is strongly placed to utilize the d-file and is aligned on the white queen, a cause for discomfort. This prevents white from freeing his c-pawn by playing c2-c4 or c2-c3. This would result in dxc3 opening the way for g8[Q] and later Rxd3/Rxd2.
1. Nf3 - blocking the bishops defence of g2.
Here, white wants to take the g2 pawn quickly. Black can play calmly to open his g7 bishop via f6. Blacks play becomes irrepressible as there are several weaknesses in white's position.
1. The central location of white's king
2. The alignment of black rook with white's queen
3. The alignment of the black queen and the queening square of the g2 pawn.
4. Blcak's coverage of the dark squares on the queenside
5. Black's inevitable activation of his dark squared bishop
Black to play
In the current position,
The decisive mistake -
1.. Qc6?? and the whole thing cracks
2. Nxd4
Lesson learned - you have to convert a win. Initiative is only the start of a possible win.
On the whole, a very satisfying game. One in which I took calculated risks and benefitted.

Terence Monteiro v Asim Pereira [3rd March, 2005] Center Counter

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb6 5. d4 Bg4 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Be3 e6 8. Be2 Bxf3?! 9. gxf3?! Bb4 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qe7 12. f4 0-0-0 13. Bd3 h6 14. Qg4 Na5 15. d5 Nxc4 16. Bd4 exd5 17. Bf5 Re8 18. Kd1 Qxf5?? 19. Qxf5+ Kb8 20. Re1 Nd6 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Qd3 Nbc4 23. Kc2 Nb5 24. a4 Na3+? 25. Kb3 g6 26. Rxa3 Nxa3 27. Kxa3 ... and black resigned.

Sudhakar Rana v Terence [3rd March], Kings Pawn

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 ...

Position at the critical stage:
White: Pd6, f2, f3, h3; Rd1, f1; Qd2; Kg1
Black: Pf7, g7, h7; Rd8, e6; Qd7; Kg8
White to play


1. Rfe1 Rxe6??
(O MY GOD. I realized only too late that this move could seal my fate. The winning sequence is 1 .. Rg6+ 2. Kf1 (If 2. Kh1 then 2.. Qh3 3. Rg1 Qxf3 4. Rg2 Qxg2#) 2.. Qh3+ 3. Ke2 Re6+ 4. Kd6 Rxd6+ and white loses his queen)
2. Re8+??
(White does not see QxRe6! Now its a win for black)
2.. RxRe8 3. QxRd6 QxQd6 4.
And white resigned

Terence v Sabarish, [2nd March, 2005]

1. e4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb2 3. Nf3

Satyanarayana Murthy vs Terence, 2nd March 2005, Transpose to Four Knights Defence

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 (White declines to play the Petroff avoiding 3. Nxe5)
3.. Nc6 4. a3 Bc5 5. Na4 Bb6 6. Nxb6 axb6 7. d4 d6 8. d5 Na5 9. b4 Nxe4 10. bxa4 bax4 11. Qd3 Nc5 12. Qd1

12.. Bg4 13. Be2 Bf5 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Be2 0-0 16. Be3 b6 17. Rc1 Qf6 18. Bg5 Qg6

19. 0-0? e4 20. Be3 exf3 21. Bxf3 Rfe8 22. Re1 Bh3 23. g3 Qf6 24. Bg4 Bxg4 25. Qxg4 Re4 26. Qd1 Rae8 27. Qd2 h6 28. Bd4??

28.. Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Qxd4 31. Qe8+ Kh7 32. Qxf7 Qe1+ 33. Kg2 Qxc2 34. Qf3 Qe4 35. h4 Qxf3 36. Kxf3 Kg6 37. Kg4 h5+ 38. Kf4 Nd3+ ... and white soon resigned.

Terence v Deepak [19th Feb 2005] game #1 - Petroff Defence

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4? 4. Qe2 d5 5. d3 Bd6

6. Nxf7! Kxf7 7. Qh5+ Ke6 8. dxNe4 dxe4 9. Bc4+ Kd7 10. Qf4+ [1-0]
A quick win. Checkmate is inevitable