Queen and Pawns vs. Rook and Knight

Here is a very recent ICC standard game that I played. The time control was fifteen minutes with a three second increment for each month made. Obviously Black is much better in the endgame. My opponent resigned realizing that White has too many pawns and a Queen vs. his lone rook and knight. But if I was White playing down in the endgame, I would have played on to the biter end. Only because Black can make a mistake and perhaps lose his Queen somehow. The first chessboard game is from the actual game. The second chessboad is Endgame analysis using an online endgame database Nalimov Endgame Tables. using a maximum of six pieces which are for Black: King, Queen and A pawn and for White: King , Knight and Rook. Nalimov Endgame Tables.

Dutch Defense Falters

George is of Holland descent and has the Dutch fighting spirit in his blood. But unfortunately in this game played the year 2008 in Hamilton Quads against NJ upstart Kimberly Ding , who is now rated in this year 2013 around 1978 with a floor rating of 1800, young Kimberly was on a King Hunt that day in July 2008. I did play Kimberly just about the time she was just starting out in chess and I was sitting on my hands the whole game but managed to win that game.

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[Event "Hamilton Quads"]
[Site "Hamilton"]
[Date "2008.7.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "George W Radshewsky"]
[Black "Kimberly Ding"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "1526"]
[BlackELO "1472"]

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
Qd2 Nxe4 9. Nxc6 Bxc3 10. Nxa5 Bxd2+ 11. Bxd2 O-O 12. Be3 d6 13. Nb3 Bd7 14.
Rd1 Bc6 15. Bd5 Rac8 16. Bxc6 Rxc6 17. c3 a6 18. Rd4 Nf6 19. Rb4 b5 20. Nd2
Nd5 21. Rd4 Nb6 22. Nb3 Nc4 23. Bc1 Rd8 24. Nd2 Nxd2 25. Bxd2 e6 26. Be3 d5
27. Ke2 Rdc8 28. a4 bxa4 29. Rxa4 Rb8 30. Rb1 Rxc3 31. Bd4 Rc6 32. Rba1 Ra8
33. b4 Rc4 34. Kd3 Rb8 35. Rxa6 Rcxb4 36. Rc6 R4b7 37. Bf6 h5 38. Rac1 Rb3+
39. Ke2 R3b5 40. Be5 Ra8 41. Rc8+ Rxc8 42. Rxc8+ Kh7 43. Rh8# 1-0

Blitz Chess Is Fun

Here is a very recent blitz chess game on ICC, that I played. Please be advised this is a very ugly game played by my opponent, in fact he fell asleep at the switch. I rarely learn anything from my blitz games that I play OTB, but sometimes on ICC, I go over my blitz games even the games that I win to learn from all my mistakes. Enjoy this short game that my opponent led me step by step to victory !......diamondback .... NB I do not take Blitz chess as serious chess at all, in fact Blitz chess is not real chess, but one can learn quick tactics and time control from Blitz chess.

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