[Event "AktivSchach"]
[Site "Microsoft"]
[Date "2011.12.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Constellation 3.6 Mhz, 3."]
[Black "Mephisto Europa, A4."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1756"]
[BlackElo "1717"]
[Annotator ",Microsoft"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[TimeControl "240+2"]

{24MB, Fritz11.ctg} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 {End of Book Conny 3.6
} 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. Nc3 Nf5 9. Bb5 {
End of Book after this move for the Europa} Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. O-O Rc8 12.
b3 Bb4 $15 13. Bb2 $2 (13. Qd3) 13... Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Bb5 15. Rc1 Bxf1 16. Qxf1
O-O $19 17. Qd3 Rc7 18. Qd2 Rfc8 19. Qd3 $2 Rc6 20. g4 Qc7 21. gxf5 Rxc3 22.
Rxc3 Qxc3 23. Qxc3 Rxc3 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Kg2 Kf7 26. Ng5+ Ke7 27. Nxh7 Rd3 28.
Ng5 Rxd4 29. Nf3 Rd3 $2 30. h4 g6 31. Ng5 $2 Rd2 32. a3 Rd3 33. b4 Rxa3 34. f4
Rb3 35. Kf2 Rxb4 0-1

[Event "Aktivschach"]
[Site "Microsoft"]
[Date "2011.12.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mephisto Europa, A4."]
[Black "Constellation 3.6 Mhz, 3."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "1717"]
[BlackElo "1756"]
[Annotator ",Microsoft"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[TimeControl "240+2"]

{24MB, Fritz11.ctg} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Nf3 d5 6. exd5
Nxd5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Re1 Bg4 11. c4 Qa5 12. Bb2 Rad8
13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 f6 15. a3 Rfe8 16. Re2 Qc5 17. Rae1 Re7 18. Rb1 b6 19. c3
Red7 20. Re3 h6 $11 21. Rbe1 b5 $5 22. Qf5 (22. cxb5 Qxb5 23. d4 $11) 22...
bxc4 23. Qe6+ Kh8 24. Qxc4 Qxc4 25. dxc4 g6 $2 (25... Na5 $1 $17) 26. Kf1 Rd2
27. Bc1 $15 Rc2 28. a4 Kg7 29. c5 Rd5 $17 30. Ba3 (30. f4 $1) 30... Ra2 $19 31.
Bb4 Rxa4 32. c4 Rd4 $2 (32... Rd7) 33. Bc3 Rdxc4 34. Rd1 Nd4 $2 35. Red3 (35.
Bxd4 Rxd4 36. Rxd4 Rxd4 (36... exd4 37. Re7+ $11) 37. Ra3 $17) 35... a5 $1 36.
f4 (36. Bxd4 Rxd4 37. Rxd4 Rxd4 38. Rb1 $19 (38. Rxd4 exd4 39. Ke2 a4 40. Kd3
a3 41. Kc2 a2 42. Kb2 d3 $19)) 36... Nb5 $4 37. Rd7+ Kf8 38. Bd2 $2 (38. Rh7
Rxf4+ 39. Kg1 Nd4 $11) 38... Rd4 $2 (38... e4 39. Be3 Ra3 40. Bd4 e3 $19) 39.
Rxd4 $2 (39. c6 $1 Rxd7 40. cxd7 Ke7 41. Bb4+ Nd6 (41... Kd8 42. Be7+ Kxe7 43.
d8=Q+ $18) 42. Bxd6+ Kxd7 43. Bxe5+ Kc6 $16) 39... exd4 40. Rb1 c6 $19 41. Re1
Ra2 42. Rd1 Kf7 43. Be1 Ke6 44. Bh4 a4 45. Re1+ Kf7 46. Rd1 Rb2 47. Bf2 Rb4 48.
Be1 Rc4 49. Ke2 a3 50. Kd3 Rxc5 51. Bb4 Rf5 52. Ra1 Rxf4 53. Bxa3 Rf2 54. Bc5
Rxg2 55. Bxd4 Rg3+ 56. Be3 Rxh3 57. Ra6 Nc3 58. Kxc3 Rxe3+ 59. Kd4 Re6 60. Kc5
f5 61. Rxc6 $4 Rxc6+ 62. Kxc6 f4 0-1

[Event "Aktivschach"]
[Site "Microsoft"]
[Date "2011.12.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mephisto Europa, A4."]
[Black "Constellation 3.6 Mhz, 3."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "1717"]
[BlackElo "1756"]
[Annotator ",Microsoft"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2011.??.??"]
[TimeControl "240+2"]

{600MB, Fritz11.ctg} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 {Conny 3.6 out of book} Nf6 4.
d3 Bb4 5. Nf3 d5 {Not bad for Black to equalise in this manner} 6. exd5 Nxd5 7.
Bd2 {The Europa deviates from the previous game} Be6 8. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 Bxd5
10. Bxd5 Qxd5 {The game is level after exchanging ligher pieces.} 11. O-O O-O (
11... O-O-O {Would have been much more fun...}) 12. Re1 f5 {
Grasps the initiative} 13. Qe2 Rad8 {
The KNight in d2 is indirectly twice under attack} 14. Nc4 {
Good sqaure if it were permanent} Nd4 15. Qxe5 $2 {
a dissapointig move he never would have played with 3min/move.} Nxc2 16. Qxd5+
Rxd5 17. Ne3 {A nice move considering all but blacks game is better} Nxe1 $17
18. Nxd5 Nxd3 19. Nxc7 {I liked the idea of Ne7+ and b3} Nxb2 20. Nb5 (20. Rb1
Rd8 $19 {Not having an outpost for the king is in this type of games a deficit}
) 20... a6 21. Nd6 b5 22. Re1 Nc4 23. Nb7 Rc8 {
The Knight is kind of trapped.... se how it goes} 24. Re7 Kf8 25. Rd7 {
Whites King is still not having enough Air} Nb6 26. Rd1 Rc2 27. Nd6 g6 28. Re1
Rd2 29. Re8+ $4 {Terrible blunder} Kg7 30. Nxf5+ gxf5 31. Kf1 Rxa2 32. Re7+ Kg8
33. Re5 f4 34. Re4 f3 35. gxf3 Kf7 (35... Nc4 {and the a pawn is free to play})
36. Re2 Rxe2 $4 {The Europa does this nonsense consequently} 37. Kxe2 a5 {
Well Played} 38. Kd3 a4 {White has to stay with the a/b pawn and his own pawns
on the king side are meals for black} 39. Kc3 Nd5+ 40. Kc2 b4 {
Black does it even smarter than myself ... in real Houdini style} 41. h4 Kg6
42. Kb1 Kh5 43. Kc1 a3 44. Kc2 Kxh4 45. Kb3 Kg5 0-1

[Event "AktivSchach"]
[Site "Microsoft"]
[Date "2011.12.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Constellation 3.6 Mhz, 3."]
[Black "Mephisto Europa, A4."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "1756"]
[BlackElo "1717"]
[Annotator ",Microsoft"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2011.??.??"]
[TimeControl "240+2"]

{600MB, Fritz11.ctg} 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 {Europa out of book} cxd4 4.
Nxd4 e5 5. Nf3 (5. Nb5 d5 6. cxd5 Bc5 7. N5c3 $14) 5... Nc6 6. Bg5 Bc5 7. e3 h6
8. Bh4 d6 9. Be2 Be6 10. O-O O-O (10... g5 $1 11. Bg3 h5 12. h4 Ne4 $19) 11.
Nc3 Nb4 12. Ne4 Na6 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. e4 $14 Bb6 $2 15. Qc1 Nc5 16. Qxh6 Nxe4
17. Bd3 d5 18. Nxe5 Re8 19. cxd5 (19. Bxe4 {Came in the Conny's thoughts} dxe4
20. Bxf6 $18) 19... Bxd5 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Qxf6 Bd5 23. Qg5+ Kh8
24. Nd7 (24. Rfd1 Be6 25. Rd3 $18) 24... Be4 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Nf6# 1-0

[Event "Aktivschach"]
[Site "Microsoft"]
[Date "2011.12.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mephisto Europa, A4."]
[Black "Constellation 3.6 Mhz, 3."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "1717"]
[BlackElo "1756"]
[Annotator ",Microsoft"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2011.??.??"]
[TimeControl "240+2"]

{600MB, Fritz11.ctg} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {
Najdorf & Europa out of book} 6. Be3 Bd7 {Here the Conny is out of book as
well. A move out of the opening theory.. but I see no point in not playing it
! Most often e5 (scheveningen) or e6 are played.} 7. Bc4 e5 {Black opts for a
Scheveningen alike setup, a setup I dislike, do not understand any of it.} 8.
Nf3 (8. Nf5 Bxf5 9. exf5 Be7 10. O-O O-O $14) 8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Nc6
11. Rad1 Rc8 12. Rfe1 $11 {In my opinion black has done well with this left
behind pawn on d6, a6 seems to be key} b5 13. Bb3 Bg4 {And now what is the
plan ? I don't see it, luckily we are all patzers and hopefully someone makes
an error.} 14. h3 Bh5 $6 {All of a sudden white has a plan g4 !} 15. a3 {
This is a see what cards you got plan ...} Na5 $1 {
Aways a good idea to post a Knight on c4 in the Sicilian} 16. Ba2 Nc4 {
I've seen retreats to c1 in many games and probably is best in any some cases.
Lateron b3 is somehow the plan but Knight c3isundefended} 17. Bxc4 {
All the previous moves still in memory ???} Rxc4 18. Bd2 $4 {
Gets his own Rook on d1 in the way for doing what Playing b3 ?} (18. g4 Bg6 19.
Nxe5 dxe5 (19... Rc8 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. e5 $18) 20. Rxd8 Bxd8 $18) 18... Qd7 19.
Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 $11 21. Nxe5 {Exciting move but who is benefiting ?} Bxe2
(21... Bxe5 22. Qxh5 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Rxc3 $15) 22. Nxd7 Bxd1 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24.
Rxd1 Rd8 25. Kf1 {
Black has the quality but some problems with his pawn formation too} b4 {
Tries to open lines, but Crafty is not too excited about it.} 26. axb4 Kg7 27.
b5 {
at first sight not bad, but back opens lines and a rook exchange is in the air}
axb5 28. Nxb5 Rxc2 29. Nxd6 Kg6 $15 30. Rd3 Rxb2 31. Ke1 Ra8 $1 $19 {
And the game is over, Knight against Rook} 32. Rg3+ {Makes it only worse...} (
32. Nf5 Ra1+ 33. Rd1 Rxd1+ 34. Kxd1 Rxf2 $19) 32... Kh5 33. Rd3 Ra1+ 34. Rd1
Rxd1+ 35. Kxd1 Rxf2 36. g3 Rh2 {This allowsthe penetration of the black Monarch
} 37. h4 Kg4 38. Nxf7 (38. Nf5 h5 $19) 38... Kxg3 (38... h5) 39. Nxh6 Kxh4 40.
Nf5+ Kg5 41. Ne7 Rh4 42. Kd2 Rxe4 43. Nc6 f5 44. Kd3 Kg4 45. Nd4 Re8 46. Kc4 f4
47. Kb4 f3 48. Nxf3 Kxf3 49. Kc3 Re4 50. Kd3 Rf4 51. Kd2 Ke4 52. Kc3 Kd5 53.
Kd2 Kd4 54. Ke2 Kc3 55. Ke3 Rd4 56. Ke2 Rd3 57. Kf2 Kd2 58. Kf1 Rf3+ (58... Ke3
) 59. Kg1 Ke2 60. Kg2 Rd3 61. Kg1 Kf3 62. Kh1 Kg3 63. Kg1 Rd1# 0-1

[Event "Aktivschach"]
[Site "Microsoft"]
[Date "2011.12.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Constellation 3.6 Mhz, 3."]
[Black "Mephisto Europa, A4."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "1756"]
[BlackElo "1717"]
[Annotator ",Microsoft"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[TimeControl "240+2"]

{24MB, Fritz11.ctg} 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 {Conny Out of Book} 4. Bg2 {
Europa out of book} e5 5. Nf3 d6 6. d3 Be6 7. O-O Be7 8. Qb3 Rb8 9. Nd5 $2 {
An for the Conny Impulsive move , a bad move he was not able to resist} Nxd5
10. cxd5 Na5 11. Qa4+ b5 12. Qd1 Bxd5 $15 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. e4 $17 Be6 15. Bc3 b4
(15... a5) 16. Bd2 b3 $2 {Gives back control over c3} 17. axb3 Rxb3 18. Bc3 O-O
19. Nd2 Rb7 {Black is a pawn up, but white takes the initiative with f4} 20. f4
$15 exf4 21. Rxf4 $6 (21. gxf4 {Is more threatening even standing still}) 21...
Bg5 22. Rf1 $17 Be3+ 23. Kh1 Re8 $2 {A none move} (23... Qd7) 24. Qa4 {
Where is he getting for ?} Nd4 $2 (24... Ne5) 25. Nc4 Bxc4 26. Qxc4 h6 $2 {
It is obvious that the Europa has no strategical plan} 27. b4 $11 Nc2 28. Qd5
$2 {A bad call in a really good position} (28. e5 Qd7 29. exd6 Nxa1 30. bxc5
Bxc5 31. Qxc5 $11) 28... Rbe7 29. Ra6 $2 (29. Rab1) 29... Nxb4 (29... cxb4 30.
Rxd6) 30. Bxb4 cxb4 31. d4 $19 {an odd move, why not Rxd6} (31. Rxd6) 31... Rc7
$2 (31... Qa8 32. Qb3 Bxd4 33. e5 Qc8 34. exd6 Qxa6 35. dxe7 $17) 32. Rxd6 Qe7
33. e5 {This is the difference to me to both of them, the Conny has some
strategical concepts... the Europa limits itself to take advantage of errors
of his opponent} Bd2 $2 (33... Rec8) 34. Qa2 $14 Bc3 $4 (34... Qg5) 35. Rf4 $4
{The game was won after Rxf7+} (35. Rxf7 Qxf7 36. Bd5) 35... Rd7 36. Rxf7 $1
$18 {Probably the longer thinking time of the Europa made it clear to him that
his position is winning after the sacrifice on f7} Qxf7 37. Bd5 Kf8 38. Bxf7
Rxf7 39. Qa4 Rf1+ 40. Kg2 Ra1 $4 {Leaves his own king open to attacks} 41. Qb5
Ra2+ 42. Kh3 a5 $4 {
Mate in max 12 is announced but the Conny has a subtle Queen check in mind} 43.
Qf1+ Ke7 (43... Kg8 44. Qc4+ Kh7 45. Qxa2) 44. Qf5 {
The Conny recognised the Mate in 4} Ra8 45. Rd7+ Ke8 46. Qf7# 1-0

[Event "Aktivschach"]
[Site "Microsoft"]
[Date "2011.12.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mephisto Europa, A4."]
[Black "Constellation 3.6 Mhz, 3."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "1717"]
[BlackElo "1756"]
[Annotator ",Microsoft"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2011.??.??"]
[TimeControl "240+2"]

{600MB, Fritz11.ctg} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. Bg5 g6 {
The Europa out of book after this move} 4. Nbd2 {
Conny out of book after this move} Bf5 5. e3 Bg7 6. Bb5+ c6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Nh4
$6 (8. O-O) 8... Be4 $2 (8... Bd7) 9. f3 h6 $16 {
This seems the Europas chance for a win} 10. Bf4 g5 11. Bxb8 (11. fxe4 gxf4 12.
e5 Ne4 13. exf4 $16) 11... Rxb8 12. fxe4 gxh4 {
for sure an interesting beginning} 13. e5 Ne8 {
Black has no play, white has to put his pieces on active places..} 14. O-O Qb6
15. Rb1 f6 {Black tries to get his pieces activ as well} 16. e6 {
Tempting but the pawn is 'only the loneley'} c5 {
Black pressures everywhere he possibly can} 17. dxc5 Qxe6 (17... Qxc5 18. Rf3 {
to protect e3} Nc7 $14) 18. Rf3 Rc8 $16 19. Nb3 Qe4 $6 (19... f5 20. Nd4 Bxd4
21. Qxd4 Nf6 $16) 20. Qd2 e5 $2 {This is too much...} 21. Bd3 $18 Qa4 22. Bf5
Rd8 23. Be6+ (23. Qa5 Qxa5 24. Nxa5 d4 25. Nxb7 Rb8 26. c6 $18) 23... Kh8 24.
Bxd5 {Delicious Pawn... lets see about this} Nc7 25. e4 Nxd5 26. exd5 e4 27.
Re3 f5 28. a3 $2 {This gives black the initiative.} (28. Rbe1 Qxa2 $16) 28...
f4 {This was not an option after Rbe1 However the Conny at least takes his
chances ...} 29. Re2 $15 Qc4 30. d6 f3 $2 {
An overoptimistic move, the Novag devices are keen on it} (30... h3 {
To make room for the e/f pawn pair}) 31. gxf3 exf3 32. Rf2 h3 $16 33. Rd1 Rf4
34. Qe3 Bxb2 35. Rxf3 $4 {A terrible blunder, the Europa plays human like, the
more troubles the more stress and an blunder is around the corner} Qxc2 36. Rd2
Rg8+ 37. Kf2 (37. Kf1 Qb1+ 38. Ke2 Rg2+ 39. Rf2 Rfxf2+ 40. Qxf2 Qf5 41. Ke1
Rxf2 $19) 37... Rg2+ 38. Ke1 $19 Rxf3 (38... Qb1+ 39. Rd1 Rxf3 40. Qxf3 Qc2 $19
) 39. Qxf3 $4 (39. Qe8+ Rg8 40. Qxg8+ Kxg8 41. Rxc2 $16) 39... Bc3 40. Qf8+ Kh7
(40... Rg8 41. Qxh6+ Qh7 42. Qxh7+ Kxh7 43. Kd1) 41. Qf7+ Rg7 {A quite impressi
ve move sequence from the conny ! He is once again outplaying his opponent} 42.
Qd5 Bxd2+ 43. Nxd2 Qc1+ 44. Kf2 Rg2+ 45. Kf3 (45. Ke3 Qe1+ 46. Kf4 (46. Kd3
Rxd2+) 46... Qh4+ 47. Ke3 Qf2+ 48. Ke4 Qe2+ 49. Kf4 Rg4+ 50. Kf5 Rg5+ $19)
45... Qd1+ {Take your chess engine, the conny is at his best !} 46. Kf4 Qg4+ {
Mate in 10} 47. Ke3 Qe2+ 48. Kf4 Rg4+ 49. Kf5 Rg5+ 50. Kf4 Rxd5 0-1

