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Korch - will you please stop showing your games.

You are making me/us feel totally inadequate.

(another clever combination showing the value of stored mating
patterns. Three pieces always mate. Here Korch shows us two
pieces and a pawn are not too bad either).

You play them - I'll publish them.

I might just call the next C.C. 'Korch's Korner' (I think I will).

Well known opening trap which have given me a lot of points in blitz and also few points in OTB games.

EVENT	Rated game, 5m + 0s
SITE	Official A
DATE	2008.07.04
ROUND	?
WHITE	Korch
BLACK	Robertus64
RESULT	1-0
WHITEELO	2362
BLACKELO	2075
ECO	B22
EVENTDATE	2008.07.04

• 8
• a
• 7
• b
• 6
• c
• 5
• d
• 4
• e
• 3
• f
• 2
• g
• 1
• h

1.	e4	c5
2.	c3	d6
3.	d4	Nf6
4.	dxc5	Nxe4
5.	Qa4

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[Event "Rated game, 5m + 0s"]
[Site "Official A"]
[Date "2008.07.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Korch"]
[Black "Robertus64"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2362"]
[BlackElo "2075"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2008.07.04"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Nxe4 5. Qa4+ 1-0

There is a Glasgow league player who has twice caught players
with this trap as White and then lost!

My most succesful trap is the one in the Advanced French where
you play Bd3 and leave the d-pawn hanging - then win the Queen.
2 victims OTB - countless in 5 minutes and simuls.

1.e4 e6
2.d4 d5
3.e5 c5
4.c3 Nc6
5.Nf3 Qb6
6.Bd3 cxd4
7.cxd4 Nxd4
8.Nxd4 Qxd4
9.Bb5+ and then Qxd4

Anybody else got a pet trap?

1 minute game for Morra gambit fans 🙂

EVENT	Rated game, 1m + 0s
SITE	Main Playing Hall
DATE	2008.07.05
ROUND	?
WHITE	Korch
BLACK	Matroid
RESULT	1-0
WHITEELO	2143
BLACKELO	2166
ECO	B21
EVENTDATE	2008.07.05

• 8
• a
• 7
• b
• 6
• c
• 5
• d
• 4
• e
• 3
• f
• 2
• g
• 1
• h

1.	e4	c5
2.	d4	cxd4
3.	c3	d3
4.	Bxd3	Nc6
5.	Nd2	d6
6.	Ngf3	g6
7.	O-O	Bg7
8.	Qe2	Nf6
9.	Nc4	a6
10.	e5	dxe5
11.	Ncxe5	Nxe5
12.	Nxe5	Qa5
13.	Bc4	O-O
14.	Nxf7	Rxf7
15.	Qxe7

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[Event "Rated game, 1m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Korch"]
[Black "Matroid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2143"]
[BlackElo "2166"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 d3 4. Bxd3 Nc6 5. Nd2 d6 6. Ngf3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Qe2
Nf6 9. Nc4 a6 10. e5 dxe5 11. Ncxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qa5 13. Bc4 O-O 14. Nxf7 Rxf7
15. Qxe7 1-0

Korch wondering if black could save himself with Nd5.

Originally posted by onehandgann
Korch wondering if black could save himself with Nd5.

Bullet miniature devoted to Chigorin`s anti-French invention (2.Qe2) and to sacrifice on h6

EVENT	Rated game, 1m + 0s
SITE	Main Playing Hall
DATE	2008.07.05
ROUND	?
WHITE	Korch
BLACK	Major Ed Dames
RESULT	1-0
WHITEELO	2318
BLACKELO	2119
ECO	C00
EVENTDATE	2008.07.05

• 8
• a
• 7
• b
• 6
• c
• 5
• d
• 4
• e
• 3
• f
• 2
• g
• 1
• h

1.	e4	e6
2.	Qe2	d5
3.	exd5	Qxd5
4.	Nf3	Qd8
5.	g3	Nf6
6.	Bg2	Nbd7
7.	O-O	Be7
8.	d4	O-O
9.	Rd1	c5
10.	dxc5	Bxc5
11.	c3	Qc7
12.	Nbd2	a6
13.	Ne4	Nxe4
14.	Qxe4	Nf6
15.	Qh4	Be7
16.	Bg5	h6
17.	Bxh6	gxh6
18.	Qxh6	Rd8
19.	Ng5	Bd7
20.	Rd4	Bc6
21.	Rh4	Bxg2
22.	Qh8

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[Event "Rated game, 1m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Korch"]
[Black "Major Ed Dames"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2318"]
[BlackElo "2119"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]

1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Qd8 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O Be7 8.d4 O-O 9. Rd1 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. c3 Qc7 12. Nbd2 a6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qh4 Be7 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qxh6 Rd8 19. Ng5 Bd7 20. Rd4 Bc6 21.Rh4 Bxg2 22. Qh8# 1-0

Originally posted by Korch
[pgn]
[Event "Rated game, 5m + 2s"]
[Site "Official A"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Paxiencia"]
[Black "Korch"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "1942"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2008.07.06"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. f3 Ne7 5. Be3 f5 6. e5 Ng6 7. f4 Bb4 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Nce7 11. a3 Bxc3 12. ...[text shortened]... Rb1 Bc6 18. Bf2 Kh8 19. Nd3 Nxg2 20. Kxg2 Nxf4+ 21. Kg1 Nh3# 0-1
[/pgn]

The game v Paxiencia that ends with the Knight mate is a good game.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
The game v Paxiencia that ends with the Knight mate is a good game.