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 Loses To Radek Laburda

Here is my game from Round 1 of the tornado played on 14 October 2007. This was my only loss in the tournament. My opponent was rated 2009 and was the second highest rated player in the tornado. So far I have lost every time that I have played an expert in OTB tournaments! I need to find a better strategy for playing the Black side of both the Réti and the Kings Indian Attack. The complete game, with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/Radek-Laburda-Kings-Indian-Attack.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "Tampa Chess Club Tornados"]
[Site "Tampa Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.10.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radek Laburda"]
[Black "Mike Serovey"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d6 6. c4 e5 7. Nc3 c6 8. Rb1 h69. b4 b6 10. b5 Bb7 11. Nd2 Qc7 12. Nde4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 cxb5 14. Ba3 Rd8 15. cxb5d5 16. Rc1 Qd7 17. Nd6 Bf8 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qb3 Rd6 21. Qb4 Qe722. Rc8+ {Black resigns} 1-0

Mike Serovey Defeats diegogac

I won Round 3 of the 11 PM Open section of the July Standard tournament at ICC. That makes my current score 1-2. If I win the last round I may get a prize for the best score under 1600. Either way, it would be nice to break even in an open tournament. I played the Kings Indian Attack for a change of pace from the usual Reti and English openings. My opponent last a pawn in a combination and then walked into a fork on his King and Queen. That is when he resigned making this my fastest win in a very long time. However, he still had a defensible position if he had chosen to play it out. The complete game, with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/diegogac-KIA.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "ICC 60 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.07.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "OnGoldenPawn"]
[Black "diegogac"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1533"]
[BlackElo "1488"]
[Opening "Réti: King's Indian attack (Barcza system)"]
[ECO "A07"]
[NIC "QP.09"]
[Time "23:01:47"]
[TimeControl "3600+0"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 e5 6. Nbd2 Bc5 7. Nh4 Be6 8.e4 O-O 9. exd5 Bxd5 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Bg5 Qd6 14.Bxf6 Bxg2 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nf5+ {Black resigns} 1-0

Mike Serovey Loses To monitaChe

Here is a game played back in 2005 at Stan's Net Chess. I played the Kings Indian Attack and miscalculated a combination. Instead of winning a pawn I lost my Queen for a Knight and 2 pawns. I resigned when I was about to lose another Knight. The entire game, with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/monitaChe-KIA.html. Here is the game in PGN.

[Event "Game 294042"]
[Site "Stan's NetChess"]
[Date "2005.02.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "mserovey"]
[Black "monitaChe"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. Nf3 Nc6 2. g3 d6 3. Bg2 e5 4. d3 h6 5. O-O Be7 6. e4 Be6 7. Nbd2 Nf6 8. b3Nh5 9. Bb2 Qd7 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Qxh5 Bg4 12. Bxe5 Bxh5 13. Bxg7 Rh7 14. Bd4 f615. f4 c6 16. a4 a6 17. Nc4 Qg4 18. Bc3 Bf7 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5Bc5+ 0-1