Chess Club | World Chess | Simulataneous Chess | Thai Chess

Sriwittayapaknam School, 2nd World Chess Simultaneous Exhibition, 27 Nov 2000.
Notes by Tim Rogalski are in non-bold italic.

White: Attapon
Black: Rogalski

English Opening, Four Knight's variation

1. c2-c4 e7-e5
2. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
3. d2-d3 Nb8-c6
4. Ng1-f3 ...

After 4.Ng1-f3, the opening is an English Four Knight's with the d3-pawn move attributed to World Champion Capablanca, inviting black to play a reversed Sicilian with 4...d7-d5.

... Bf8-b4
5. a2-a3 ...

Book is 5.Bc1-d2. This exhibition game most closely followed a normal opening chess game due to its' closed position.

... Bb4xc3+
6. b2xc3 O-O
7. a3-a4 Rf8-e8
8. e2-e4 d7-d6
9. Bf1-e2 Bc8-g4
10. Nf3-h4 Qd8-d7 (Bg4xe2)
11. h2-h3 ...

11.f2-f3!? cramping black, and since black is cramped, it is better to avoid exchanging pieces.

... Bg4xe2
12. Qd1xe2 h7-h6
13. Nh4-f5 Kg8-h7
14. Qe2-e3! Nf6-g8

Forced. White was threatening Nf5xg7!

15. Ra1-b1 b7-b6
16. h3-h4 ...

More interesting was 16.g2-g4, Nc6-e7 17.a4-a5!?

... Nc6-e7
17. Nf5xe7 Re8xe7
18. Rb1-a1 a7-a5

Fixing the weak a4-pawn as a future target.

19. Qe3-f3 Ra8-f8
20. Qf3-f5+ ...

Helping black prepare for his eventual f7-f5 pawn break, and needlessly exchanging off his most active piece.

... g7-g6
21. Qf5xd7 Re7xd7
22. g2-g4 f7-f5
23. g4-g5?! ...

Voluntarily placing another pawn on the same color as the bishop and further limiting its' scope cannot be good. Better was 23.f2-f3 but black still possesses the more favorable pawn break.

... h6-h5
24. f2-f3 Rd7-f7
25. Ra1-a2 Ng8-e7
26. Rh1-h2? ...

Better was Be1-e3 threatening to contest the f-file with Ra2-f2. Now white loses substantial material.

... f5xe4
27. f3xe4 Rf7-f1+
28. Ke1-d2 Rf8-f2+
29. Kd2-e3 Rf2xa2
30. Rh2xa2 Rf1xc1
31. Ra2-f2 Kh7-g7
32. Ke3-d2 Rc1-h1
33. Kd2-e3 Rh1xh4
34. Rf2-g2 Rh4-f4
35. d3-d4 Rf4-g4
36. Rg2xg4 h5xg4
37. d4-d5 Ne7-f5+!
38. Ke3-f2 g4-g3+
39. Kf2-f3 g3-g2
40. Kf3xg2 Nf5-e3+
41. Kg2-f3 Ne3-d1
42. Kf3-e2 Nd1xc3+
43. Ke2-d3 Nc3xa4
44. Kd3-c2 Na4-c5
45. Kc2-c3 Nc5xe4+
46. Kc3-d3 Ne4xg5
47. Kd3-e3 Kg7-f6
48. Ke3-f2 Kf6-f5
49. Kf2-g3 Ng5-e4+
50. Kg3-f3 g6-g5
51. Kf3-e3 g5-g4
52. Ke3-d3 Kf5-f4
53. Kd3-e2 g4-g3
54. Ke2-f1 Kf4-f3
55. Kf1-e1 g3-g2
56. Ke1-d1 g2-g1/Q+
57. Kd1-c2 Kf3-e3
58. Kc2-b3 Qg1-b1+
59. Kb3-a4 Ne4-d2
60. Ka3-a4 Qb1-b4mate

White: Sakdipat
Black: Rogalski

French defense, exchange variation, by transposition

1. e2-e3 e7-e5
2. d2-d4 e5xd5
3. e3xd4 d7-d5
4. Qd1-e2+ Bf8-e7
5. Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6
6. g2-g3 O-O
7. Bf1-g2 Rf8-e8
8. O-O Nb8-c6
9. Nb1-c3 Be7-b4
10. Bc1-e3 Bc8-g4
11. Qe2-b5!? Bb4xc3
12. b2xc3 Ra8-b8
13. Nf3-g5 h7-h6
14. h2-h3 h6xg5?! (Bg4-f5)
15. h3xg4 a7-a6
16. Qb5-d3 Nf6xg4
17. Ra1-e1 Ng4xe3
18. f2xe3! g7-g6
19. c3-c4 d5xc4
20. Qd3xc4 Qd8-d7
21. Bg2-d5 Nc6-d8
22. Rf1-f2 c7-c6
23. Bd5-h1 Qd7-g4
24. Rf2-f3 Qg4-e6
25. Qc4-b3 Kg8-g7?! (25...Qe6xb3)
26. c2-c4! Re8-h8?! (26...b7-b5, 27.d4-d5!)
27. d4-d5 Qe6-d6
28. Re1-f1 c6xd5? (28...b7-b5)
29. c4xd5 Rb8-c8
30. Qb3-b2+ Kg7-g8
31. e3-e4 Qd6-c5+
32. Rf1-f2 Qc5-c1+
33. Qb2xc1 Rc8xc1+
34. Rf2-f1 Rc1-c7
35. d5-d6 Rc7-d7
36. e4-e5 ...

White's d-pawn and e-pawn give him a boa constrictor-type grip on black's position Plus, the advance of the e-pawn favorably increases the scope of the bishop giving white a large advantage.

... Kg8-g7
37. Rf1-e1 ...

Here, white should have played a rook to the c-file preventing black's 38th move.

... Nd8-e6
38. Rf3-f6 Rh8-c8
39. Bh1-d5 Ne6-d8
40. Re1-e4 Rc8-c5
41. Re4-d4 Rc5-c2
42. Rf6-f2 Rc2-c5
43. Kg1-g2! ...

Correctly going for more than the draw by repetition with 43.Rf2-f6.

... b7-b5
44. Kg2-h3 a6-a5
45. Kh3-g4 Nd8-c6
46. Bd5xc6 Rc5xc6
47. Kg4xg5 ...

The g5-pawn was not going anywhere. Stronger was 47.Rd4-d5 preventing black's next move.

... Rc6-c5
48. Rf2-e2 f7-f6+
49. Kg5-f4 g6-g5+
50. Kf4-e4?? ...

Unfortunately, throwing away a favorable yet delicately balanced position.

After 50.Kf4-f5, Kg7-f7, 51.Rd4-d2 threatening 52.Rd2-c2, white is preferred.

... Rc5xe5+
51. Ke4-d3 Re5xe2
52. Kd3xe2 Kg7-f7
53. Ke2-f3 ...

53.Rd4-d5 held out excellent drawing chances, but then the majority of games had finished and the remaining students had less and less time to think.

... Kf7-e6
54. Rd4-e4+ Ke6xd6
55. Kf3-g4 Kd6-d5
56. Re4-e2 Rd7-d6
57. Re2-b2 b5-b4
58. Rb2-d2+ Kd5-c5
59. Rd2xd6 Kc5xd6
60. Kg4-f5 a5-a4
61. Kf5xf6 b4-b3
62. a2xb3 a4xb3
63. Kf6xg5 b3-b2
64. g3-g4 b2-b1/Q
65. Kg5-h6 Kd6-e5
66. g4-g5 Kc5-f5
67. g5-g6 Kf5-f6
68. g6-g7 Qb1-h1mate

This was the longest game of the exhibition, and the toughest game played against me in the two years of conducting exhibitions at Sriwittayapaknam. In 1999, I averaged five minutes per game, but this year the students showed noticeable improvement. As an example, Sakdipat forced me to hit the brakes several times while circling the room.

White: Totawis
Black: Rogalski

1. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
2. d2-d4 d7-d5
3. c2-c3 Bc8-g4
4. Nb1-d2 Ng8-f6
5. h2-h3 Bg4-h5
6. g2-g4 Bh5-g6
7. g4-g5 Nf6-e4
8. Nd2-b3 e7-e6
9. h3-h4 h7-h5?!
10. e2-e3 a7-a5
11. a2-a4 Bf8-d6
12. Nf3-d2 O-O?!
13. f2-f3?? ...

13.Bf1-e2!, threatening 14.Be2xh5 winning a pawn.

... Bd6-g3+
14. Ke1-e2 Ne4-f2
15. Qd1-e1 Nf2xh1
16. Qe1-d1 Bg3xh4
17. Nb3-c5 b7-b6
18. Bf1-g2 Nh1-g3+
19. Ke2-e1 b6xc5
20. d4xc5 Nc6-e5
21. f3-f4 Ne5-d3mate

White: Nattawud Daoruang
Black: Rogalski

Game #1:

1. g2-g3 e7-e5
2. f2-f4 e5xf4
3. g3xf4?? Qd8-h4mate

This is black's version of the Fool's Mate, which happened twice in the exhibition, so these opponents played a 2nd game.

Game #2:

1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. Ng1-f3 Nc8-c6
3. h2-h4?! ...

The type of move we all played as a beginner. Most common and strong is the Ruy Lopez beginning with 3.Bf1-b5, giving white a lasting initiative.

... Bf8-c5
4. c2-c3 d7-d5
5. d2-d4? e5xd4
6. Nf3xd4 d5xe4
7. Nd4xc6 Bc5xf2+
8. Ke1xf2 Qd8xd1
9. Bc1-e3 b7xc6
10. g2-g3? Qd1-f3+
11. Kf2-e1 Qf3xe3+
12. Bf1-e2 Bc8-g4
13. Rh1-h2 Qe3xg3+
14. Ke1-d1 Ra8-d8+
15. Kd1-c2 Qg3xh2
16. Kc2-b3 Qh2xe2
17. Nb1-a3 Ng7-e7
18. Na3-c4 Bg4-e6
19. Kb3-b4 Qe2xc4+
20. Kb3-a3 Rd8-b8
21. b2-b4 Qc4xc3+
22. Ka3-a4 Qc3xb4mate

White: Anon Rusameethong
Black: Rogalski

1. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
2. e2-e3 e7-e5
3. d2-d4 e5xd4
4. e3xd4 d7-d5
5. f2-f3 Bf8-d6
6. Bf1-b5+ c7-c6
7. Qd1-e2+ Bc8-e6
8. Bb5-d3 O-O
9. Ng1-h3 Rf8-e8
10. O-O Be6xh3
11. Qe2-d2 Bh3-e6
12. f3-f4 Nf6-e4
13. Nc3xe4 d5xe4
14. Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7
15. f4-f5 Be6-d5
16. Be4xd5 c6xd5
17. b2-b3 Qd8-h4
18. g2-g3 Qh4-h3
19. Rf1-f2 Bd6xg3!?
20. h2xg3 Qh3xg3+
21. Kg1-f1 Nd7-f6
22. Rf2-g2 Qg3-h4
23. c2-c4 Re8-e4
24. Bc1-b2 Ra8-e8
25. Rg2-e2 Qh4-h1+
26. Kf1-f2 Qh1-h2+
27. Kf2-f3 Re4xe2
28. Ra1-h1 Qh2-f2mate

White: Werachai
Black: Rogalski

1. c2-c4 e7-e5
2. e2-e4 Nb8-c6
3. g2-g3 Bf8-c5
4. Nb1-a3 Ng8-f6
5. b2-b3 Qd8-e7
6. Bf1-g2 Bc5xa3
7. Ng1-e2 Ba3-c5
8. a2-a3 a7-a5
9. f2-f4 d7-d6
10. Ne2-g1 Bc8-g4
11. Ng1-e2 O-O
12. h2-h3 Bg4xe2
13. Qd1xe2 Nc6-d4
14. Qe2-e3 Nd4-c2+
15. Ke1-d1 Nc2xe3+
16. d2xe3 e5xf4
17. g3xf4 Nf6xe4
18. Bg2-f1 Ne4-f2+
19. Kd1-e2 Nf2xh1
20. Ke2-f3 Qe7-h4
21. Kf3-g2 Qh4-f2+
22. Kg2xh1 Qf2xf1+
23. Kh1-h2 Ra8-e8
24. Bc1-b2 Qf1-f2+
25. Kh2-h1 Re8xe3
26. Ra1-g1 Re3xh3mate

White: Patchara
Black: Rogalski

1. g2-g3 e7-e5
2. Bf1-g2 d7-d5
3. b2-b3 Ng8-f6
4. Bc1-b2 Nb8-c6
5. a2-a4 Bf8-d6
6. c2-c3 Bc8-e6
7. f2-f3 Qd8-d7
8. h2-h4 O-O-O
9. b3-b4 Rh8-e8

Due to lack of pressure from White, Black has achieved an ideal opening formation with full control of the vital center. Black performed this by connecting his rooks along the back rank as quickly as possible, moving only two pawns and developing each piece (by moving it only once) to its' ideal square. In World Chess, unlike Thai Chess, play in, and control of, the center is of paramount importance.

10. b4-b5 Nc6-a5
11. d2-d3 e5-e4
12. f3xe4 Bd6xg3+
13. Ke1-d2 d5xe4
14. d3-d4 e4-e3+!
15. Kd2-c1 Na5-b3+
16. Kc1-c2 Nb3xa1+
17. Bb2xa1 Be6-d5
18. Bg2-h3 Bd5-e6
19. Bh3-g2 Kc8-b8
20. Nb1-a3 Nf6-g4
21. Ng1-h3 Be6-f5+
22. Kc2-c1 Bf5-e4
23. Bg2xe4 Re8xe4
24. Rh1-g1 Bg3-f2
25. Nh3xf2 e3xf2
26. Rg1-f1 Qd7-e7
27. Na3-c4 Re4xe2
28. Rf1-h1 Rd8-e8
29. Nc4-e5 Qe7-a3+
30. Kc1-b1 Qa3-a2+
31. Kb1-c1 Qa2xa1mate

White: Top
Black: Rogalski

1. d2-d4 Ng8-f6
2. c2-c3 b7-b6
3. e2-e3 Bc8-b7
4. Bc1-d2 e7-e6
5. h2-h3 Bf8-e7
6. Rh1-h2 O-O
7. Bf1-d3 c7-c5
8. Qd1-c2 Qd8-c7
9. f2-f4 d7-d5
10. Nb1-a3 a7-a6
11. O-O-O Nb8-d7
12. Ng1-f3 c5-c4

After completing his development, Black is ready to attack. White's king is unsafe on the queenside and will have to face a slow onslaught of pawns (with the intention of opening lines toward the white king). Better for White was 12.Na3-b1 to avoid the fracturing of his king's pawn cover protection.

13. Bd3-e2 Be7xa3
14. b2xa3 b6-b5
15. g2-g4 a6-a5
16. Rh2-f2 Nf6-e4
17. Rf2-f1 Rf8-b8
18. Bd2-e1 Bb7-c6
19. g4-g5 b5-b4
20. a3xb4 a5xb4
21. c3xb4 Bc6-a4
22. Qc2-b1 Ba4xd1
23. Kc1xd1 Ra8-a3
24. Qb1-b2 Rb8-a8
25. Qb2-c2 Ra3xa2
26. Qc2-b1 Ra2-a1
27. Nf3-d2 Ne4-c3+
28. Kd1-c2 Nc3xb1
29. Nd2xb1 Ra8-a2+
30. Kc2-c1 Qc7-a7
31. Be1-c3 Qa7-a3+
32. Kc1-d1 Qa3xc3
33. Be2-d3 Qc3-d2mate

White: Siwapon
Black: Rogalski

1. d2-d4 Ng8-f6
2. f2-f3 d7-d5
3. Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6
4. g2-g3 e7-e5
5. e2-e3 Bf8-b4
6. a2-a3 Bb4xc3+
7. b2xc3 e5-e4
8. f3xe4 Nf6xe4
9. c3-c4 Bc8-e6
10. c4-c5 O-O
11. Ng1-f3 Rf8-e8
12. Bc1-b2 Qd8-d7
13. a3-a4 Be6-h3
14. a4-a5 Re8-e7
15. Nf3-h4 Ra8-e8
16. Bf1-e2 Ne4-g5
17. g3-g4 Re7xe3
18. Bb2-c3 Re3xc3
19. Qd1-d2 Rc3-e3
20. Ke1-d1 Re3xe2
21. Qd2xg5 h7-h6
22. Qg5-f4 Re8-e4
23. Qf3-g3 Bh3xg4
24. Kd1-c1 Nc6xd4
25. Ra1-a2 Re4-e3
26. Qg3-f4 Nd4-f3
27. h2-h3 Re2-e1+
28. Rh1xe1 Re3xe1+
29. Kc1-b2 Qd7-b5+
30. Kb2-a3 Qb5xa5+
31. Ka3-b3 Qa5-b5+
32. Kb3-a3 Qb5xc5+
33. Ka3-a4 Re2-e4+
34. Qf4xe4 d5xe4
35. Nh4xf3 b7-b5+
36. Ka4-b3 Bg4-e6+
37. Kb3-b2 Be6xa2
38. Kb2xa2 Qc5xc2+
39. Ka2-a3 c7-c5
40. Nf3-d4 b5-b4mate

White: Chatchai
Black: Rogalski

1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. f2-f3 Ng8-f6
3. d2-d3 Bf8-c5
4. Ng1-h3 d7-d5
5. Bf1-e2 Bc8xh3
6. e4xd5 Bh3xg2
7. Ke1-d2 Bg2xh1
8. Qd1xh1 Nf6xd5
9. c2-c4 Qd8-g5+
10. Kd2-d1 Nd5-e3+
11. Kd1-e1 Qg5-h4+
12. Ke1-d2 Qh4-f2
13. Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6
14. Nc3-e4 Bc5-b4+
15. Ne4-c3 O-O-O
16. a2-a3 Ne3xc4+
17. Kd2-d1 Bb4xc3
18. Ra1-b1 Bc3-a5
19. Bc1-g5 f7-f6
20. Rb1-c1 f6xg5
21. b2-b3 Rd8xd3+!
22. Be2xd3 Nc4-e3mate

White: Panupong
Black: Rogalski

1. d2-d3 d7-d5
2. Nb1-d2 e7-e5
3. e2-e3 Ng8-f6
4. a2-a3 Nb8-c6
5. Nd2-f3 Bf8-d6
6. Ra1-a2 Bc8-e6
7. Ng1-h3 d5-d4
8. e3xd4 Be6xa2
9. g2-g3 Ba2-e6
10. b2-b3 e5xd4
11. Bc1-d2 Qd8-d7
12. Bd2-f4 Be6xh3
13. Qd1-e2+ Bh3-e6
14. Rh1-g1 O-O-O
15. Rg1-h1 Rh8-e8
16. Bf1-g2 Be6-g4
17. O-O?!? Re8xe2

Castling by White is illegal because he already moved his h1-rook, and
since
I was shocked at winning a queen outright, I didn't notice the faux pas
until reconstructing the score afterwards. White's 14th and 15th moves
didn't register in my mind.

18. h2-h3 Bg4xh3
19. Bg2xh3 Qd7xh3
20. a3-a4 Bd6xf4
21. Nf3-h2 Bf4xg3
22. b3-b4 Qh3xh2mate

White: Tanaphon
Black: Rogalski

1. c2-c3 e7-e5
2. g2-g4 d7-d5
3. h2-h3 Nb8-c6
4. b2-b4 a7-a6
5. a2-a3 Bf8-d6
6. Qd1-b3 Bc8-e6
7. Bf1-g2 Ng8-e7
8. d2-d4 e5xd4
9. c3xd4 Nc6xd4
10. Qb3-c3 Bd6-e5
11. Ke1-f1 Nd4-c6
12. Qc3-b3 Be5xa1
13. Nb1-c3 d5-d4
14. Bc1-b2 Be6xb3
15. Bb2xa1 d4xc3
16. Bg2xc6+ Ne7xc6
17. Ba1xc3 O-O
18. Ng1-f3 Rf8-e8
19. Nf3-h4 Qd8-d1+
20. Kf1-g2 Qd1xe2
21. Nh4-f5 Bb3-d5+
22. Kg2-h2 Qe2xf2mate

White: Kanchana Apaan
Black: Tim Rogalski

1. d2-d3 d7-d5
2. g2-g3 e7-e5
3. b2-b3 Ng8-f6
4. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
5. Bc1-e3 d5-d4
6. Be3-g5 h7-h6
7. Bg5-h4 Bf8-b4+
8. c2-c3 d4xc3
9. Qd1-c1 c3-c2+
10. Nf3-d2 c2xb1/Q
11. Ra1xb1 g7-g5
12. a2-a3 Bb4xd2+
13. Ke1xd2 g5xh4
14. g3xh4 Bc8-e6
15. a3-a4 Qd8-d4
16. e2-e3 Qd4xh4
17. Qc1-e1 O-O-O
18. b3-b4 e5-e4
19. Bf1-e2 e4xd3
20. Be2xd3 Nc6-e5
21. Rb1-b3 Be6xb3
22. Qe1-a1 Qh4xb4+
23. Kd2-e2 Rd8xd3
24. Rh1-c1 Rd3-d2+
25. Ke2-f1 Qb4-g4
26. Qa1xe5 Qg4-e2+
27. Kf1-g1 Qe2xf2+
28. Kg1-h1 Qf2-g2mate

White: Nuttakorn
Black: Rogalski

1. c2-c4 e7-e5
2. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
3. e2-e3 Nb8-c6
4. f2-f4 e5xf4
5. e3xf4 d7-d5
6. b2-b3 d5-d4
7. Nc3-a4 Bf8-d6
8. d2-d3 O-O
9. Ng1-f3 Rf8-e8+
10. Ke1-d2 Bd6xf4+
11. Kd2-c2 Bf4-e3
12. Kc2-b2 Bc8-g4
13. Bf1-e2 Qd8-e7
14. h2-h3 Be3xc1+
15. Kb2xc1 Qe7xe2
16. h3xg4 Nf6xg4
17. Rh1-h4 Ng4-f2
18. Qd1-d2 Nf2xd3+
19. Kc1-c2 Nc6-b4+
20. Kc2-b1 Qe2-f1+
21. Qd2-c1 Qf1xc1mate

White: Eakpraween
Black: Rogalski

1. d2-d4 d7-d5
2. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
3. e2-e3 Bf8-c5
4. f2-f3 Nb8-d7
5. g2-g4 Bf5-g6
6. g4-g5 Nf6-h5
7. Nc3xd5 e7-e6
8. Nd5-f4 Qd8xg5
9. Nf4xg6 h7xg6
10. f3-f4 Qg5-h4+
11. Ke1-d2 Qh4-f2+
12. Ng1-e2 Bf8-d6
13. c2-c3 O-O-O
14. Bf1-h3 Nh5xf4
15. Rh1-f1 Qf2xe2+
16. Qd1xe2 Nf4xe2
17. Kd2xe2 Rh8xh3
18. Ke2-d3 e6-e5
19. Rf1xf7 e5xd4
20. c3xd4 Bd6-f8
21. Bc1-d2 Nd7-e5+
22. Kd3-c3 Ne5xf7
23. Ra1-g1 Rh3xh2
24. Rg1xg6 Nf7-e5
25. Rg6-e6 Ne5-f3
26. Bd2-c1 Kc8-d7
27. Re6-g6 Kd7-e7
28. b2-b4 Ke7-f7
29. Rg6-g3 Nf3-h4
30. Bc1-d2 Bf8-d6
31. Rg3-g1 Rh2xd2
32. Rg1-f1+ Kf7-e6
33. Kc3xd2 Bd6xb4+
34. Kd2-d3 Bb4-e7
35. Rf1-b1 b7-b6
36. e3-e4 c7-c5
37. d4-d5+ Ke6-e5
38. Rb1-h1 Rd8-f8
39. a2-a4 g7-g5
40. Rh1-g1 Rf8-f4
41. Rg1-e1 g5-g4
42. Kd3-e3 Rf4xe4+
43. Ke3-f2 g4-g3+
44. Kf2-f1 g3-g2+
45. Kf1-f2 Re4xe1
46. Kf2xe1 g2-g1/Q+
47. Ke1-e2 Ke5-d4
48. d5-d6 Qg1-e3+
49. Ke2-d1 Nh4-f3
50. Kd1-c2 Qe3-c3+
51. Kc2-b1 Nf3-d2+
52. Kb1-a2 Qc3-b3+
53. Ka2-a1 Qb3-b1mate

White: Tanapat Saunmee
Black: Tim Rogalski

1. d2-d3 d7-d5
2. e2-e3 e7-e5
3. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
4. g2-g3 Nb8-c6
5. Ng1-f3 Bc8-g4
6. Bf1-e2 Bf8-b4
7. a2-a3 Bb4xc3+
8. b2xc3 O-O
9. h2-h3 Bg4xf3
10. Be2xf3 Rf8-e8
11. Ke1-f1 Qd8-e7
12. Qd1-d2 Ra8-d8
13. Kf1-g2 e5-e4
14. Bf3-g4 Nf6xg4
15. h3xg4 Nc6-e5
16. d3-d4 Ne5-f3

A striking example of a good knight vs. bad bishop that is hemmed in by its' own pawns. On f3, the knight is untouchable.

17. Qd2-d1 Qe7-g5
18. Ra1-b1 b7-b6
19. Rb1-b4 a7-a5
20. Rb4-b1 Qg5xg4
21. Rh1-f1 Re8-e6
22. Qd1-e2?? ...

A pity. After 22.Rf1-h1, Rd8-d6 provides an unusual double lift of the rooks. Black is threatening to invade via the h-file with 23...Re6-h6.

... Nf3-h4+
23. Kg2-h2 Qg4xe2
24. g3xh4 Re6-g6
25. Bc1-b2 Qe2-g4
26. Kh2-h1 Qg4-g2mate

Unlike some of the other exhibition games, this game felt more like a real game of world chess where white displayed the early rudiments of positional play. Positional play, as opposed to Tactical play, is a sign of an advanced style.

White: Artit
Black: Rogalski

1. Ng1-f3 d7-d6
2. c2-c3 e7-e5
3. d2-d4 Nb8-d7
4. d4xe5 d6xe5
5. e2-e4 Ng8-f6
6. Bf1-b5 c7-c6
7. Bb5-a4 Bf8-e7
8. Nb1-d2 O-O
9. b2-b4 Qd8-c7
10. Bc1-a3 Rf8-e8
11. Ba4-b3 a7-a5
12. Qd1-e2 a5xb4
13. Qe2-c4 b4xa3??

At the time I knew it was risky, but it's just a blunder. My opponent and I overlooked a winning move by white on move 15.

14. Qc4xf7+ Kg8-h8
15. O-O-O ...

Much stronger is 15.Nf3-g5! threatening a smothered mate with 16.Qf7-g8+ and
17.Ng5-f7mate. After 15.Nf3-g5, if 15...h7-h6, 16.Ng5-e6 threatens both 17.Ne6xc7 and 17.Qf7xg7mate. After 15.Nf3-g5, if 15...Re8-f8, 16.Ng5-e6 Rf8xf7, 17.Ne6xc7 Rf7-f8, 18.Nc7xa8 Be7-d8, black plays against the trapped knight with 19...b7-b5 and 20...Bc8-b7; however, instead of 16.Ng5-e6,
simply 16.Qf7xe7 recovers the piece with a crushing position -- black is going to lose more material.

... Nd7-c5
16. Bb3-c4? Be7-d6?

Winning the ensnared white queen with Re8-f8 was better.

17. Qf7xc7 Bd6xc7
18. Nd2-b3 Nc5xe4
19. Rh1-f1 Ne4xc3
20. Rd1-d2 Bc8-g4
21. Bc4-f7 Re8-e7
22. Nf3-g5 h7-h6
23. Bf7-c4 h6xg5
24. Rf1-h1 Nf6-e4?

Unnecessarily returning material.

25. Rd2-c2 b7-b5
26. Bc4-d3 Ra8-d8
27. Bd3xe4 Nc3xe4
28. f2-f3 Bg4-f5
29. f3xe4 Bf5xe4
30. Rc2-c3 Be4xg2
31. Rh1-g8 Bg2-d5
32. Rc3-h3+ Kh8-g8
33. Rg1xg5 e5-e4
34. Nb3-d4 Bc7-f4+
35. Kc1-c2 Bf4xg5
36. Rh3xa3 e4-e3
37. Kc2-d1 Bd5-f3+
38. Kd1-c2 Rd8xd4
39. Ra3-a8+ Kg8-f7
40. Kc2-b3 c6-c5
41. Ra8-b8 e3-e2
42. Rb8xb5 e2-e1/Q
43. a2-a3 Re7-e3+
44. Kb3-a2 Rd4-d2+
45. Rb5-b2 Bf3-d5mate

White: Yuranan
Black: Rogalski

Game #1

1. f2-f4 e7-e5
2. g2-g3 e5xf4
3. g3xf4?? Qd8-h4mate

Game #2

White: Yuranan
Black: Rogalski

1. Ng1-h3 d7-d5
2. Nb1-c3 d5-d4
3. Nc3-e4 Bc8-f5
4. d2-d3 Ng8-f6
5. Ne4-g5 h7-h6
6. e2-e4 d4xe3e.p.
7. c2-c4 h6xg5
8. f2xe3 Bf5xh3
9. g2xh3 Nb8-c6
... ...

The scoresheet was obfuscated, and I was unable to reconstruct the score.

... ...
30. 0-1

Two tips to remember how to set up the initial position properly:
- the queen is always on its' own color (white Qd1 and black Qd8)
- white is always to the right (the squares h1 & a8)

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