Mike Serovey Loses To Bob Isaacs

Here is an old game in which I lost to an expert. I played the English Opening and transposed into a Benko Gambit Reversed. I failed to get any advantage in that game and succumbed to a kingside attack. The complete game, with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/BobIsaacs-English.html. Here is the game in PGN:

[Event "Lakeland Open"]
[Site "Lakeland, FL"]
[Date "1994.09.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mike Serovey"]
[Black "Bob Isaacs"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O d4 6. d3 e5 7. a3 Qc7 8. b4 cxb4 9. Nbd2 bxa3 10. Bxa3 Bxa3 11. Rxa3 O-O 12. Qc2 Rb8 13. Rfa1 b6 14. Ng5 a6 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bd5+ Kh8 18. Qa4 Bb7 19. Nb3 h6 20. Rc1 Rf6 21. Raa1 Rbf8 22. c5 b5 23. Qa3 Ne7 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Na5Qc7 26. Rc2 f4 27. gxf4 Rxf4 28. e3 Rg4+ 29. Kh1 Nd5 30. exd4 Qf7 31. Nc6 Qf3# 0-1

Mike Serovey Draws Mikel Peterson, A Chess Master!

Here is the other game in which I drew a master in tournament play. I haven't been able to draw a master since then, but I haven't played that many masters either! This is a rather long game because the master didn't want to give up a draw to someone rated about 600 points below him! The complete game, with analysis and diagrams can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/MikelPeterson-English.html. I am rather proud of the fact that my opponent was never up by more than a pawn the entire game! Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "Lakeland Open"]
[Site "Lakeland, FL"]
[Date "1994.10.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mike Serovey"]
[Black "Mikel Peterson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 Nc6 9. a3 e5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 Be6 12. Qc2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Na4 Bd5 15. Nxb6 cxb6 16. Rac1 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qd5+ 18. f3 Rae8 19. Rf2 Re6 20. Qc4 Qxc4 21. Rxc4 Rfe8 22. Kf1 f5 23. Bb4 Rc6 24. b3 Rec8 25. a4 a6 26. f4 b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Rxc6 Rxc6 29. Ke1 Bf8 30. Bxf8 Kxf8 31. Kd2 Rc3 32. b4 Rb3 33. e4 dxe3+ 34. Kxe3 Rxb4 35. Rc2 Rb1 36. Rc8+ Ke7 37. Rc7+ Kd6 38. Rxb7 b4 39. Rxh7 b3 40. Rb7 Kd5 41. h3 b2 42. Kd2 Rh1 43. Rxb2 Rxh3 44. Rb6 Rxg3 45. Rf6 Kd4 46. Rd6+ Kc5 47. Rf6 Kd4 48. Ke2 Kc5 49. Kd2 Rg2+ 50. Ke3 Kd5 51. Ra6 Rg3+ 52. Ke2 Kd4 53. Rd6+ Kc3 54. Rc6+ Kd4 55. Rd6+ Kc5 56. Rf6 Rg4 57. Ke3 Kd5 58. Rf8 Ke6 59. Re8+ Kd7 60. Re5 Kd6 61. d4 Rg3+ 62. Ke2 Ra3 63. Rb5 Kc6 64. Rc5+ Kd6 65. Re5 Rg3 66. Ra5 Ke6 67. Re5+ Kf6 68. Ra5 g5 69. fxg5+ Kxg5 70. d5 Kf6 71. d6 Rg7 72. Rd5 Ke6 73. Ra5 Rf7 74. Ra6 Rd7 75. Kf3 Rxd6 76. Ra8 Rd4 {Draw agreed} 1/2-1/2

Chess Tournament Result English Opening

Mike Serovey Draws Arno Nolting, A Chess Master!

I found an old game played back in February 1992. This is one of two games in which I managed to draw a master in tournament play. In both games I had White. The entire game, with analysis and diagrams, is at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/ArnoNolting-English.html. A few months after this game was played I was at another tournament with USCF Life Master Tom Stiers and Tom asked Arno how it was that he managed to draw a 1600. Anro was rated over 2300 at that time. Arno responded that he didn't know. It just happened. In Round Two of this tournament I played another master and lost in 23 moves. In Round Three I played an unrated player and won. In Round Four I played another 1600 and lost. My opponent played the Bird's Opening in that game and I didn't know how to play against it then. It appears that tournament only had four rounds.

Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "Orlando Tornado"]
[Site "Orlando, FL"]
[Date "1992.02.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mike Serovey"]
[Black "Arno Nolting"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Rb1 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rb5 b6 11. d4 Ba6 12. Rb1 Rc8 13. Be3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Na5 15. Re1 Rxc3 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. Rxb5 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Rc2 19. Rd7 Rxe2 20. Rxa7 Nc4 21. Rxe7 Bd4 22. Rb3 Re1+ 23. Bf1 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Nd2 25. Rb2 Nxf1 26. Kf2 Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Nxe3 28. Kxe3 Rb8 29. a4 Kf8 30. Kd4 Ke7 31. Kd5 Ra8 32. Rb4 Kd7 33. Rxb6 Ra5+ 34. Rb5 Rxa4 35. Rb7+ Ke8 36. Kd6 Kf8 37. Ke5 Ra2 38. h4 Rf2 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40. Rb3 h5 41. Ke4 Kh6 42. Ke3 Rf5 43. Rb6 f6 44. Rc6 g5 45. hxg5+ Kxg5 46. Rc4 Rf1 47. Ke2 Rf5 48. Rd4 Re5+ 49. Kf3 f5 50. Rd8 Re4 51. Rg8+ Kf6 52. Rh8 Kg6 53. Rg8+ Kh7 54. Rg5 Rg4 55. Rxf5 Kg6 56. Ra5 Rb4 57. Rc5 Ra4 58. Rb5 {Draw Agreed} 1/2-1/2

Chess Tournament Result English Opening

Mike Serovey Defeats Silent Knight

I recently reached one of my chess goals for this year. I have an established rating at Stan's Net Chess, but I still have several points to go until I get that rating over 2200. If I gain 10 rating points per win, then I need 6 wins and no losses or draws to reach that goal. I started two games at Stan's Net Chess last month and recently finished both. Here is the second game that I finished. It is against a player that uses the nickname of Silent Knight. I don't know his real name, but I do know that he is from New Zealand. I have posted the entire game, with analysis and diagrams, at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/SilentKnight-QueensGambitDeclined.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "Game 376824"]
[Site "Stan's NetChess"]
[Date "2006.12.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Silent Knight"]
[Black "mserovey"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. c5 c6 4. b4 Nf6 5. e3 Be7 6. a4 O-O 7. a5 a6 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. f3 Bh5 13. Bb2 Nfd7 14. Nh3 Nc4 15. Bc1 Bg5 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 17. O-O Qf6 18. g4 Qxc3 19. gxh5 Qxa1 20. Qd3 g6 21. hxg6 fxg6 22. f4 Rae8 23. h4 Qg7 24. Rf2 Nde5 25. fxe5 Rxf2 26. Kxf2 Qxe5 27. Qe2 Qh2+ 28. Ke1 Qxh4+ 29. Qf2 Qh1+ 30. Qf1 Qxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Nxe3+ 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 0-1

Queens Gambit Declined

Mike Serovey Defeats TheMissingPawn

Here is a game that I played at Stan's Net Chess. I played the Black side of a Closed Sicilian that got opened up a few moves later. The complete game, with analysis and diagrams, is found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/TheMissingPawn-Siclian.html. Here is the game isn PGN.

[Event "Game 376528"]
[Site "Stan's NetChess"]
[Date "2006.12.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TheMissingPawn"]
[Black "mserovey"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. Be3 d6 4. f4 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. Nf3 e5 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bg4 9. Qb3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 exd4 11. Qxb7 Nge7 12. Bb5 Qc8 13. Bxc6+ Qxc6 14. Qxc6+ Nxc6 15. Bd2 Rb8 16. a3 Rxb2 17. O-O Kd7 18. Rf2 Rhb8 19. Rf1 R8b3 20. a4 d3 21. Be3 Re2 22. Nd2 Rb4 23. Rae1 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Rxa4 25. Rb1 Ra1 26. Rxa1 Bxa1 27. Nb3 Bc3 28. Kf2 a5 29. Nc1 d2 {White resigns} 0-1

Sicilian Defense

Mike Serovey Defeats yacboski Playing the Black Side of the English Bremen

Here is a game that I played online at ICC back in December of 2005. I have played the White side of the English Bremen for over ten years. This is one of the rare times that I have played the Black side of that opening. The game is posted in PGN below. The complete game, with diagrams and analysis, is on my chess site at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/yacboski-English.html.

[Event "ICC 15 5"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2005.12.22"]
[Round "-"]
[White "yacboski"]
[Black "OnGoldenPawn"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1457"]
[BlackElo "1544"]
[Opening "English: Bremen system, Keres variation"]
[ECO "A23"]
[NIC "EO.12"]
[Time "21:41:27"]
[TimeControl "900+5"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O e4 7. Nd4 d5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. e3 O-O 10. a3 Nc6 11. b4 Nxd4 12. exd4 Qb6 13. Ne2 Bg4 14. Bb2 Nd7 15. h3 Be6 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. Qa4 Nf6 18. Nf4 Bd7 19. Qb3 Bc6 20. Rc2 a6 21. Rfc1 g5 22. Ne2 Bd7 23. g4 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Rc8 25. Rc5 Rxc5 26. dxc5 Qb5 27. Nd4 Qa4 28. c6 Qxb3 29. cxb7 Qxb2 30. b8=Q+ Be8 31. Nc6 Qc1+ {White resigns} 0-1

English Opening