The Scandinavian Queen - Trapped and Lonely

Rulix Batistil vs Harry Zhao

My third round game was very interesting one, my opponent Harry Zhao another Chinese young talent rated 1900+ played the Scandinavian Defense. I played against this defense many times in online blitz games in chess.com so I'm very familiar with it. The problem on this defense is that the Black Queen goes early out in the open and is vulnerable to whites attack and get being trapped. My plan is simple: "Take the black Queen out from the game" and that was exactly happened. In moved 11 the black Queen retreated and was practically entomb in a7 square - paralyzed never again a threat - out of commission and merely a beautiful spectator as her forces crumble and the King on her side getting mated on the last moved 35!

[Event "Scarborough Chess Club - Howard Ridout Memorial Swiss Tournament 2014"] [Site "Birkdale Community Centre, Toronto, ON Canada"] [Date "Sept 25 2014"] [Round "-3"] [White "Rulix Batistil"] [Black "Harry Zhao"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1794"] [BlackElo "1911"] [TimeControl "60 min"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bd2 a6 7. h3 Be6 8. a3 O-O-O 9. b4 Qb6 10. Be3 Nd5 11. Na4 Qa7 12. c4 Nxe3 13. fxe3 g6 14. Nc5 Bh6 15. Qb3 Bd7 16. Kf2 b6 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 18. Be2 Bg7 19. Rhd1 e6 20. Rac1 Rhd8 21. d5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Ne7 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. c5 Nf5 25. Ng5 Re7 26. Nxf7 Rxe3 27. Qd5 Bf6 28. Nd6+ Nxd6 29. cxd6 Rc3 30. Qe6+ Kb7 31. Rxc3 Bxc3 32. Bf3+ c6 33. Qd7+ Kb8 34. Qe8+ *

Rulix Batistil - Harry Zhao 1794 - 1911 Scarborough Chess Club - Howard Ridout Memorial Swiss Tournament 2014, Sept 25 2014 60 min

Rulix Batistil - Harry Zhao (PGN) 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bd2 a6 7. h3 Be6 8. a3 O-O-O 9. b4 Qb6 10. Be3 Nd5 11. Na4 Qa7 12. c4 Nxe3 13. fxe3 g6 14. Nc5 Bh6 15. Qb3 Bd7 16. Kf2 b6 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 18. Be2 Bg7 19. Rhd1 e6 20. Rac1 Rhd8 21. d5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Ne7 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. c5 Nf5 25. Ng5 Re7 26. Nxf7 Rxe3 27. Qd5 Bf6 28. Nd6+ Nxd6 29. cxd6 Rc3 30. Qe6+ Kb7 31. Rxc3 Bxc3 32. Bf3+ c6 33. Qd7+ Kb8 34. Qe8+ 1-0

Taming the Sicilian - Sustained Attack

Rulix Batistil vs Hairan Liang

Playing white on the 2nd round, I faced another young talent rated 1900+. Hairan Liang put up a Sicilian Defense Taimanov variation. So much I loved Sicilian when playing black, I also loved to attack and crush Sicilian when playing white. This game demonstrates a controlled attack giving black no room to counter from start to finish - A total wiped out.

[Event "Scarborough Chess Club - Howard Ridout Memorial Swiss Tournament 2014"] [Site "Birkdale Community Centre, Toronto, ON Canada"] [Date "Sept 18 2014"] [Round "-2"] [White "Rulix Batistil"] [Black "Hairan Liang"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1794"] [BlackElo "1942"] [TimeControl "60 min"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. Bd6 Bxd6 9. Qxd6 Qe7 10. e5 Qxd6 11. exd6 Rb8 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Na4 c5 15. f3 Rfc8 16. c4 Nh5 17. g3 g5 18. Rhf1 e5 19. f4 Ng7 20. fxe5 Ne6 21. Rf6 Bc6 22. Nc3 Nd4 23. Bh5 Rf8 24. Rdf1 Rb4 25. b3 a5 26. Bxf7+ Kg7 27. Bd5 Rxf6 28. exf6+ Kf8 29. f7 Rb8 30. Kd2 Kg7 31. Bxc6 Nxc6 32. f8=Q+ Rxf8 33. Rxf8 Kxf8 34. Ne4 Ne5 35. Nxg5 h6 36. Ne4 Nf7 37. Nxc5 Nxd6 38. Nxd7+ Ke7 39. Ne5 Nb7 40. Kd3 Ke6 41. Kd4 Nd6 42. a3 Nf5+ 43. Ke4 Nd6+ 44. Kf4 Nb7 45. b4 a4 46. c5 Kd5 47. h4 Kd4 48. Kf5 Kc3 49. c6 Nd6+ 50. Ke6 Nb5 51. Kd5 Kb3 52. Kc5 Nc7 53. b5 Kxa3 54. b6 Ne6+ 55. Kd5 Kb3 56. Nc4 *

Rulix Batistil - Hairan Liang 1794 - 1942 Scarborough Chess Club - Howard Ridout Memorial Swiss Tournament 2014, Sept 18 2014 60 min

Rulix Batistil - Hairan Liang (PGN) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. Bd6 Bxd6 9. Qxd6 Qe7 10. e5 Qxd6 11. exd6 Rb8 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Na4 c5 15. f3 Rfc8 16. c4 Nh5 17. g3 g5 18. Rhf1 e5 19. f4 Ng7 20. fxe5 Ne6 21. Rf6 Bc6 22. Nc3 Nd4 23. Bh5 Rf8 24. Rdf1 Rb4 25. b3 a5 26. Bxf7+ Kg7 27. Bd5 Rxf6 28. exf6+ Kf8 29. f7 Rb8 30. Kd2 Kg7 31. Bxc6 Nxc6 32. f8=Q+ Rxf8 33. Rxf8 Kxf8 34. Ne4 Ne5 35. Nxg5 h6 36. Ne4 Nf7 37. Nxc5 Nxd6 38. Nxd7+ Ke7 39. Ne5 Nb7 40. Kd3 Ke6 41. Kd4 Nd6 42. a3 Nf5+ 43. Ke4 Nd6+ 44. Kf4 Nb7 45. b4 a4 46. c5 Kd5 47. h4 Kd4 48. Kf5 Kc3 49. c6 Nd6+ 50. Ke6 Nb5 51. Kd5 Kb3 52. Kc5 Nc7 53. b5 Kxa3 54. b6 Ne6+ 55. Kd5 Kb3 56. Nc4 1-0

Sicilian For A Young Gun

Nameer Isaani vs Rulix Batistil

Playing black, this is my first game against the talented young gun "Nameer". He was a bit passive on my Sicilian that eventually overrun the center. The strong attack on his hapless king was too much to handle.

[Event "Scarborough Chess Club - Howard Ridout Memorial Swiss Tournament 2014"] [Site "Birkdale Community Centre, Toronto, ON Canada"] [Date "Sept 11 2014"] [Round "-1"] [White "Nameer Issani"] [Black "Rulix Batistil"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1922"] [BlackElo "1794"] [TimeControl "60 min"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. f3 a6 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Rfd1 b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Na5 16. Qd3 Nd7 17. Rac1 f5 18. Bf2 Kh8 19. Kh1 Bg5 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Rf6 22. f4 Nc4 23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Na5 Qh4 26. Nc6 Rh6 27. h3 Re8 28. Qe1 Qg5 29. Nxb4 e4 30. Kh2 f4 31. Nc6 Nf6 32. Nd4 Ng4+ 33. Kg1 Ne3 34. Rd2 Rxh3 35. Ne6 Rxe6 36. dxe6 Rg3 37. Qf2 Rxg2+ 38. Qxg2 Nxg2 39. Rxg2 Qc5+ 40. Kh1 Qh5+ 41. Kg1 f3 42. Rd1 f2+ 43. Rxf2 Qxd1+ 44. Kg2 Qg4+ 45. Kf1 Qd1+ 46. Kg2 Qd8 47. Rf7 Kg8 48. e7 Qd2+ 49. Rf2 Qg5+ 50. Kf1 Qxe7 51. b3 e3 52. Rf3 Qe4 53. Ke2 Qxc2+ 54. Kxe3 Qxb3+ 55. Kf2 Qxa4 56. Rd3 *

Nameer Issani - Rulix Batistil 1922 - 1794 Scarborough Chess Club - Howard Ridout Memorial Swiss Tournament 2014, Sept 11 2014 60 min

Nameer Issani - Rulix Batistil (PGN) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. f3 a6 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Rfd1 b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Na5 16. Qd3 Nd7 17. Rac1 f5 18. Bf2 Kh8 19. Kh1 Bg5 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Rf6 22. f4 Nc4 23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Na5 Qh4 26. Nc6 Rh6 27. h3 Re8 28. Qe1 Qg5 29. Nxb4 e4 30. Kh2 f4 31. Nc6 Nf6 32. Nd4 Ng4+ 33. Kg1 Ne3 34. Rd2 Rxh3 35. Ne6 Rxe6 36. dxe6 Rg3 37. Qf2 Rxg2+ 38. Qxg2 Nxg2 39. Rxg2 Qc5+ 40. Kh1 Qh5+ 41. Kg1 f3 42. Rd1 f2+ 43. Rxf2 Qxd1+ 44. Kg2 Qg4+ 45. Kf1 Qd1+ 46. Kg2 Qd8 47. Rf7 Kg8 48. e7 Qd2+ 49. Rf2 Qg5+ 50. Kf1 Qxe7 51. b3 e3 52. Rf3 Qe4 53. Ke2 Qxc2+ 54. Kxe3 Qxb3+ 55. Kf2 Qxa4 56. Rd3 0-1