Mike Serovey Defeats Nieuwoudt

Here is a game played back in 1986 while I was stationed in Germany. This appears to be the second time that I played the Grob attack (aka the Spike). I beat a provisionally rated 1900 player. The game, complete with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/Nieuwoudt-Grob.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "Rhine Main March Open"]
[Site "Rhine Main AFB"]
[Date "1986.03.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mike Serovey"]
[Black "Nieuwoudt"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. g4 h6 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. e4 e5 4. h3 Bc5 5. d3 b6 6. c4 Bb7 7. Nc3 c6 8. Nf3 Qc7
9. Qe2 d5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Nb5 Qe7 12. Qxe5 Na6 13. Qxe7+ Bxe7 14. O-O dxc4 15.
dxc4 O-O 16. Nfd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rfc8 18. b3 Nc5 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. Bf4 Rc6 21. Rad1
a6 22. Nc7 Ra7 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Rd7 25. Rfd1 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 g6 27. Nxh6+
Bxh6 28. Bxh6 Ne6 29. Kg3 f6 30. Be3 Kg7 31. Rd7+ Kf8 32. Rb7 Nc5 33. Bxc5+ bxc5
34. a4 Kg8 35. a5 {Black resigns} 1-0

Mike Serovey Draws Richard Trapp

Here is another game from 1990. This one appears to be the second time that I played against Richard Trapp in a tournament. This time I drew him while up a Bishop. I was threatening mate in one but could not avoid his perpetual checks! The game, with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/RichardTrapp-KingsIndianDefense.html.

[Event "Seventh BCC Open"]
[Site "Brandon Chess Club"]
[Date "1990.07.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Richard Trapp"]
[Black "Mike Serovey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nc6 9. O-O Bd7 10. Re1 Qb6 11. Nb3 Nb4 12. a3 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Bb5 14. Qd1 Ba4 15.
Re3 Nh5 16. Bg5 Rfe8 17. g4 Nf6 18. Nfd2 Qb5 19. h4 e5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. d5 Bxh4
22. Rh3 Bg5 23. Qf3 Bxb3 24. Nxb3 Qd7 25. Kg2 Rac8 26. Rah1 h6 27. Nc1 Rxc1 28.
Rxh6 Rxh1 29. Rxh1 f6 30. Qh3 Qg7 31. Qb3 Rc8 32. Qb4 Qd7 33. f3 Rc2+ 34. Kf1
Rc1+ 35. Kg2 Rxh1 36. Kxh1 Qh7+ 37. Kg2 Qc7 38. Qa4 Kf7 39. b4 a6 40. b5 axb5
41. Qxb5 b6 42. Qa6 Be3 43. Qd3 Bd4 44. Qa6 Qc2+ 45. Kh3 g5 46. Qb7+ Kg6 47. Qd7
Bg1 {Draw agreed} 1/2-1/2

Mike Serovey Loses to Pirella

Here is another chess game from 1990. This is one of my many losses with the Blackmar-Diemer-Gambit. I no longer play this gambit because I have a much better record with other openings for White. This game, complete with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/Pirella-Blackmar-Diemer-Gambit.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "Seventh BCC Action"]
[Site "Brandon Chess Club"]
[Date "1990.07.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mike Serovey"]
[Black "Pirella"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. Be3 e6 8.
Bb5+ c6 9. Bc4 Bd6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Ng5 O-O-O 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nxe6
Qa5 15. Nxd8 Qxd8 16. d5 Nb6 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. b3 Qd7 19. Qf2 Qc7 20. Bxb6 axb6
21. Rae1 Bc5 22. Re3 Re8 23. Rfe1 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 {White resigns} 0-1

Mike Serovey Defeats Harry Ball

Here is another chess game from 1990. I played the Botvinnik system against a closed Sicilian. Things were pretty even until my opponent blundered away his Bishop on move number 18. He compounded his error on move number 33 and ended down a Rook and pawn. This game, complete with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/HarryBall-Sicilian.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "Brandon We're Back Open"]
[Site "Brandon Chess Club"]
[Date "1990.05.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Harry Ball"]
[Black "Mike Serovey"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. h3 Nge7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bh6 Na5 10. Bd5 Nxd5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Nxd5 Nc6 13. c3 Be6 14. O-O Qd7
15. Qg5 f6 16. Qh4 Qf7 17. g4 Bxd5 18. g5 Be6 19. gxf6+ Qxf6 20. Ng5 h6 21.
Nxe6+ Qxe6 22. Kh2 Rf4 23. Qg3 Raf8 24. f3 Ne7 25. Rf2 Qf6 26. Raf1 Qh4 27. Qg2
g5 28. b4 Ng6 29. Rb1 b6 30. a4 Qh5 31. bxc5 dxc5 32. Rbf1 Rh4 33. f4 Nxf4 34.
Rxf4 Rfxf4 35. a5 Rxf1 36. Qxf1 Rf4 37. Qg2 Qf3 38. axb6 axb6 {White resigns} 0-1

Mike Serovey Defeats J. Foote

Here is another game from 1990. This appears to be when I had a hot streak going. It is too bad that I have been in a slump for the last ten years as far as OTB play goes! This game, complete with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/Foote-English.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "Third Brandon Action"]
[Site "Brandon Chess Club"]
[Date "1990.03.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mike Serovey"]
[Black "J. Foote"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. dxe5 Nxe5 7. Qxd5 Qxd5 8.
Bxd5 Nf6 9. Bg2 Bc5 10. Bf4 Nfg4 11. e3 Nd3+ 12. Ke2 Nxf4+ 13. gxf4 O-O 14. Nc3
Nf6 15. Nf3 Bf5 16. Nh4 Bg6 17. Nxg6 fxg6 18. Na4 Bb4 19. Rhd1 Rfe8 20. Bxb7
Rad8 21. Bc6 Rf8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 Ba5 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Nc5 Ng4 26. h3 Nh6
27. Kd3 Nf5 28. e4 Nd6 29. Bd5+ Kf8 30. Ne6+ Ke7 31. Nxd8 Kxd8 32. e5 Nf5 33.
Bg8 h6 34. Ke4 Ne7 35. Bf7 Kd7 36. Kd4 Nf5+ 37. Kc5 Ne7 38. e6+ Kc7 39. b4 g5
40. fxg5 hxg5 41. a4 Nc8 42. a5 a6 43. Bh5 Nd6 44. Kd5 Nf5 45. Be2 Ne7+ 46. Kc5
Kb7 47. Kd6 Nf5+ 48. Kd7 {Black resigns} 1-0

Mike Serovey Defeats H. Ross

Here is another game from the Florida Class Championships of 1990. This is a long game and I ended up grinding him down in the endgame. The game, complete with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/Ross-English.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "Florida Class Championships"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.02.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mike Serovey"]
[Black "H.Ross"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 e6 4. d3 Bc5 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O
Bg4 9. Qc2 Bb6 10. a3 Rb8 11. d4 Ne7 12. Nc3 c6 13. Bd2 Bf5 14. Qb3 Bd3 15. Rfc1
Bc4 16. Qd1 Nf5 17. Ne5 Ba6 18. b4 Nd6 19. Na4 Bc7 20. Nc5 Bc4 21. Nxc4 Nxc4 22.
Bf1 b5 23. Qc2 Bd6 24. Bd3 Bxc5 25. dxc5 Nxd2 26. Qxd2 Nd7 27. Qc2 g6 28. Bf1
Ne5 29. Bg2 Nc4 30. Rd1 Qf6 31. Ra2 Rfd8 32. Re1 Ne5 33. f4 Nc4 34. e4 dxe4 35.
Bxe4 Rd4 36. Qg2 Rbd8 37. Bf3 Rd2 38. Rxd2 Rxd2 39. Qh3 Qd4+ 40. Kh1 Ne3 41.
Qc8+ Kg7 42. Qe8 Nd5 43. Qe5+ Qxe5 44. Rxe5 f6 45. Re6 Rd3 46. Bxd5 cxd5 47.
Re7+ Kh6 48. Rxa7 d4 49. Rd7 Rd1+ 50. Kg2 d3 51. c6 Rc1 52. Rxd3 Rxc6 53. Rd5
Rc3 54. Rxb5 Rxa3 55. Rb8 Rb3 56. b5 Kh5 57. Kh3 f5 58. b6 g5 59. fxg5 f4 60. b7
f3 61. Rf8 Rxb7 62. Rxf3 Kxg5 63. Rf8 Rg7 64. g4 Rg6 65. Rf5+ Kh6 66. Kh4 Kg7
67. h3 h6 68. Kh5 Rc6 69. h4 Rd6 70. Ra5 Kg8 71. g5 hxg5 72. hxg5 Rd1
73. Ra7 Rh1+ 74. Kg6 Rf1 75. Ra8+ Rf8 76. Rxf8+ Kxf8 77. Kh7 {Black resigns} 1-0

Mike Serovey Loses to Reynolds Sampson

Here is another old game played back in 1990. I was wining this game until I blundered away my Queen on move #36! Some day I am going to figure out how to blunder proof my chess games! This was a Benko Gambit declined. The game, complete with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/ReyoldsSampson-BenkoGambitDeclined.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "Florida Class"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.02.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Reynolds Sampson"]
[Black "Mike Serovey"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. c4 b5 4. b3 Bb7 5. Nc3 bxc4 6. bxc4 g6 7. Rb1 Ba6 8. e4 d6
9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Qa4 Qc8 11. Bd3 Bg7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qc2 Nb6 14. Ne2 e6 15. O-O
exd5 16. exd5 Re8 17. Nc1 Qg4 18. h3 Qd7 19. Nd2 Rab8 20. Ncb3 Nh5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7
22. Na5 Nf4 23. Nc6 Rbc8 24. Rfe1 Nbxd5 25. cxd5 Bxd3 26. Qc3+ f6 27. Rxe8 Rxe8
28. Qb3 Bxb1 29. Nxb1 Re1+ 30. Kh2 Nxd5 31. Qxd5 Rxb1 32. Na5 Rb2 33. Nc4 Rxf2
34. Nxd6 Rf5 35. Qd3 Qc7 36. Kg1 Rf4 37. Ne8+ {Black resigns} 1-0

Mike Serovey Defeats Richard Trapp

Here is a game played back in 1990. This is from one of the chess tournaments played in Brandon, FL against someone that I had know for years. I think that this is my only win against him. I think that he is the only one to use this strategy against my English opening. The game, complete with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/RichardTrapp-English.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "Second Brandon Action"]
[Site "Brandon, FL"]
[Date "1990.02.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mike Serovey"]
[Black "Richard Trapp"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. c4 Nc6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 Ne5 5. d3 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bxf3 7. exf3 e5 8.
O-O Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Re1 exf4 12. Bxf4 O-O 13. Qf3 Re8 14. b3 Qd7
15. Re2 g6 16. Rae1 Bf8 17. Bg5 Nh5 18. g4 Ng7 19. Nd5 Rxe2 20. Rxe2 Qc8 21.
Nf6+ Kh8 22. Qh3 h5 23. Qh4 Ne6 24. gxh5 Nxg5 25. hxg6+ Kg7 26. Qxg5 fxg6 27.
Nh5+ Kh7 28. Nf4 Qf5 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Nd5 c6 31. Nb4 Rc8 32. Re6 Kg7 33. Kg2
Kf7 34. Re2 d5 35. Nc2 dxc4 36. dxc4 Bd6 37. Nd4 Rg8+ 38. Kf3 c5 39. Nxf5 Bxh2
40. Ng3 Kf6 {Black Resigns} 1-0

Mike Serovey Defeats ZiggyStardust

I recently started playing a quad at ICC. I wanted to even up my score in correspondence chess at ICC and get my cc rating over 1600. In my first game from this quad that I completed I drew ZiggyStardust in 12 moves with White. This is the second game completed. This was a rather easy win playing the Black side of a Sicilian defense, Grand Prix attack. This win brings my cc rating up to 1596, my highest so far and my score in cc to 14-14-6. The game, complete with analysis and diagrams, can be found at
http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/ZiggyStardust-Sicilian.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "ICC correspondence 2008Quad.06.02"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2008.05.24"]
[Round "-"]
[White "ZiggyStardust"]
[Black "OnGoldenPawn"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Grand Prix attack"]
[ECO "B23"]
[NIC "SI.44"]
[Time "11:13:08"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 f5 5. Bb5 fxe4 6. Nxe4 Nf6 7. d3 Nxe4 8.
dxe4 Qa5+ 9. c3 Qxb5 10. Ng5 e6 11. f5 exf5 12. Qd5 Ne5 13. Bf4 Nd3+ 14. Kd2
Nxf4 15. Rae1 Qxb2+ 16. Kd1 Nxd5 {White resigns} 0-1

Mike Serovey Draws Carlisle Clewis

Here is a game from February 1990. I drew an expert with White. The thing is, though, that I was up a Rook, a Bishop and a passed pawn when I had to settle for a draw due to perpetual check! The game, complete with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/Carlisle-Clewis-Kings-Indian-Attack.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "Second Brandon Action"]
[Site "Brandon, FL"]
[Date "1990.02.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mike Serovey"]
[Black "Carlisle Clewis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. c4 Nc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. b3 e6 7. Bb2 d4 8. d3 Bd6 9. Na3 a6 10. Nc2 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxb7 Ra7 13. Bc6+ Nd7 14. f4 Bd6 15. Qe1 O-O 16. e3 Qb6 17. Bg2 Bf5 18. Qe2 Be7 19. exd4 Bf6 20. Qf2 Bxd3 21. dxc5 Qxc5 22. Bxf6 Bxc2 23. Bd4 Qf5 24. Bxa7 Nf6 25. Rfe1 Qd3 26. Rac1 Ng4 27. Qxc2 Qd728. Bb6 Rb8 29. c5 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 Nf2+ 31. Kg1 Ng4+ 32. Kh1 Nf2+ 33. Kg1 {Draw by repetition of position} 1/2-1/2

Mike Serovey Defeats Carrigan

Here is a Benko Gambit Declined that I played back in December 1989. I beat a player rated 122 points above me with Black. The game was even until move number 38 when I won an isolated pawn. On the very next move White blunders away his Bishop! The complete game can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/Carrigan-BenkoGambitDeclined.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "Orlando December Tornado"]
[Site "orlando, FL"]
[Date "1989.12.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carrigan"]
[Black "Mike Serovey"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 d6 5. Qc2 bxc4 6. e4 g6 7. Bxc4 Bg7 8. Nbd2O-O 9. O-O Ba6 10. Rb1 Bxc4 11. Nxc4 Nbd7 12. Re1 Ng4 13. h3 Nge5 14. Nfxe5 Nxe515. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Be3 Qa5 17. b3 Rfc8 18. f4 Bg7 19. Bf2 Qb4 20. Rbc1 Rc7 21.Qc4 a5 22. e5 Qxc4 23. Rxc4 Rb7 24. Ree4 Rb4 25. exd6 exd6 26. Kf1 Kf8 27. Be1Rxc4 28. Rxc4 Bf6 29. Ra4 Bd8 30. Ke2 Ke7 31. Kd3 Kd7 32. b4 cxb4 33. Bxb4 Rb834. Bd2 Rb5 35. Kc4 Rc5+ 36. Kd4 Bb6 37. Ke4 f5+ 38. Kf3 Rxd5 39. Bc3 Rd3+ {White resigns} 0-1