Mike Serovey Draws Chien Ming

Here is my second game against Chien Ming (fhunfi) at ICC. This time I played White and got a draw. I am pleased with this draw because Chien is rated 500 points above me! Too bad for me that this was a non rated practice game! My rating would have gone up quite a bit from this draw if it had been rated. The entire game, with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/fhunfi-English2.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "ICC 30 30 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.05.27"]
[Round "-"]
[White "OnGoldenPawn"]
[Black "fhunfi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ICCResult "Game drawn by repetition"]
[WhiteElo "1518"]
[BlackElo "2037"]
[Opening "English: Neo-Catalan declined"]
[ECO "A14"]
[NIC "RE.09"]
[Time "00:16:31"]
[TimeControl "1800+30"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. d4Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nbd2 Rc8 11. e3 c5 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Re1 Rc7 14. dxc5bxc5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Rc2 Qe7 19. Nf3 Ne4 20. Nd2Nf6 21. Nf3 Ne4 22. Nd2 Nf6 23. Nf3 Ne4 {Game drawn by repetition} 1/2-1/2

Mike Serovey Defeats Jordan Ivanov!

Here is on of my first games played at Stan's NetChess. My opponent was rated 2402 at the start of the game and is currently rated 2615. Ratings at Stan's NetChess tend to run much higher than those at ICC or the USCF. Consider that my rating at Stan's NetChess is over 2100 while my ratings at both ICC and USCF are in the 1500's. This game was played back in 2004. I was somewhat intimidated by my opponent's rating and was hoping for a draw. If my opponent hadn't gotten careless on move 47 and dropped his Bishop, the game most likely would have ended in a draw. Rook versus Bishop and pawn endgames are hard to win. The complete game, with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/JordanIvanov-FrenchDefense.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "Game 231050"]
[Site "Stan's NetChess"]
[Date "2004.01.30"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jordan Ivanov"]
[Black "mserovey"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8.O-O Bd6 9. Re1+ Ne4 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. dxc5 Ndxc5 12. Qxd5 O-O 13. Rxe4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Rae8 15. Qg4 Qb6 16. b4 f5 17. Qc4+ Kh8 18. Nbd2 Rc8 19. Qd5 Rxc3 20. Ne5Bxe5 21. Qxe5 Qc7 22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. Nb3 h6 24. Bf4 Rc2 25. g3 Kh7 26. h4 g6 27.a4 Rb2 28. Na5 Rf7 29. b5 a6 30. Nc4 Rb3 31. Ne5 Rg7 32. bxa6 bxa6 33. Kg2 g534. hxg5 hxg5 35. Rh1+ Kg8 36. Bd2 Ra3 37. a5 Ra2 38. Nc4 Rc2 39. Rc1 Rxc1 40.Bxc1 Rc7 41. Bxg5 Rxc4 42. Bd8 Ra4 43. Kh3 Kg7 44. f3 Kg6 45. g4 fxg4+ 46. fxg4Rd4 47. Kh4 Rxd8 0-1

Mike Serovey Defeats PrincePawn

Here is an old game played at ICC. I played and English opening and Black played something resembling the Dutch defense. At one point I was down a pawn but still managed to win this endgame. The entire game, with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/PrincePawn-English.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "ICC Game #317"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "OnGoldenPawn"]
[Black "PrincePawn"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 f5 3. d3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. e4 fxe4 7. dxe4 O-O 8. Nge2d6 9. O-O c6 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Qb6+ 12. Kh1 Bg4 13. Qb3 Qxb3 14. axb3 Na6 15.Bxd6 Rfd8 16. e5 Nd7 17. Be7 Re8 18. Bf6 Nxf6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Rxf6 Bxe2 21.Nxe2 Rxe2 22. Rb1 Nb4 23. Kg1 Re3 24. Rf3 Re2 25. Bf1 Rd2 26. Rf2 Rxf2 27. Kxf2Rd8 28. Ke3 Nc2+ 29. Ke4 Rd2 30. h4 Rd4+ 31. Kf3 Nb4 32. Be2 h5 33. Rd1 Rxd1 34.Bxd1 Kf7 35. Ke4 Kf6 36. g4 hxg4 37. Bxg4 b6 38. Kd4 c5+ 39. Ke4 Nc6 40. h5 Na541. hxg6 Nxb3 42. Kd5 Na5 43. Bd1 Kxg6 44. b3 Kf6 45. Kd6 Kf5 46. Kc7 Ke4 47.Kb8 Kd4 48. Kxa7 Kc3 49. Kxb6 Nxb3 50. Bxb3 Kxb3 51. Kxc5 Ka4 52. Kc6 Ka5 53. c5Ka6 54. Kc7 Ka7 55. c6 Ka8 56. Kc8 Ka7 57. c7 Ka8 58. Kd8 Kb7 59. c8=Q+ {Black resigns} 1-0

Mike Serovey Defeats Slop

Here is another old correspondence game played at ICC. This game is one of the few times that I have played the Black side of the French Defense and the only time I can remember playing the Black side of the Advanced variation. I transposed into the French from a closed Sicilian Defense. The complete game, with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/Slop-FrenchDefense.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "ICC correspondence 2004SC18QF.06.03"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2004.04.18"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Slop"]
[Black "OnGoldenPawn"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[Opening "French: advance, Milner-Barry gambit"]
[ECO "B22"]
[NIC "SI.46"]
[Time "13:46:48"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8.Bc2 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 Nge7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qa5 14.Qd3 Ng6 15. Bg3 Nce7 16. Nh4 Bb5 17. Qf3 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 Rac8 19. Qh5 Qxc3 20.Nxg6 fxg6 21. Bxg6 Nxg6 22. Qxg6 Rc6 23. Bh4 Qxd4 24. Be7 Rf7 {White resigns} 0-1

Mike Serovey Loses To naj-rsc playing the English Opening

Here is an old correspondence game played at ICC. I played the English Opening, Botvinick System, but misplayed it and got a positional disadvantage. I resigned at the point where I would have been down two pawns. The complete game, with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/naj-rsc-English.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "ICC correspondence 2004SC18QF.06.07"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2004.04.18"]
[Round "-"]
[White "OnGoldenPawn"]
[Black "naj-rsc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[ECO "A10"]
[NIC "EO.22"]
[Time "13:46:48"]

1. c4 d6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e4 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. g3 Bg4 6. f3 Be6 7. Bg2 g6 8. Nge2Bg7 9. O-O Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Ne2 c5 12. Bd2 O-O 13. b4 Nd7 14. f4 f5 15.b5 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Qc7 17. a4 Nf6 18. Bg2 Rae8 19. a5 d5 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. a6b6 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. g4 Qd7 24. Ng3 Qxb5 25. Qb1 Qxb1 26. Raxb1 Be6 27. f5Bc8 28. Ra1 gxf5 29. Nxf5 Bxf5 30. gxf5 Re5 {White resigns} 0-1

Mike Serovey Loses To McNiff

I recently completed another correspondence chess game at ICC. This is the first time that I have played McNiff and his first completed correspondence chess game. I tried to play the Cambridge Springs defense but my opponent avoided it by not playing Bg5. So, I transposed into a Queens Gambit Declined, semi-Slav: Meran, Reynolds' variation. I used MCO - 14 to guide me through the opening but my opponent got me out of my book on move 10. It didn't take me long to get into trouble in an opening that I don't know and then to lose! The complete game, with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/McNiff-QueensGambitDeclined.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "ICC correspondence 2007Quad.04.10"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.03.07"]
[Round "-"]
[White "McNiff"]
[Black "OnGoldenPawn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
[Opening "QGD semi-Slav: Meran, Reynolds' variation"]
[ECO "D48"]
[NIC "SL.09"]
[Time "20:54:28"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. e5 Ng4 12. Bg5 f6 13. exf6 Ndxf6 14. h3 Nh615. O-O Be7 16. Re1 O-O 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Be4 Bb7 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Bxb7Qxd1 21. Raxd1 Rae8 22. Bxa6 b4 23. Bb5 {Black resigns} 1-0