We need more amateurs to post their annotated games.

panafrcains 18 Nc6 is definitely  ! . it could even be!!.  GREAT MOVE.

I've been quite quiet recently - here's one that I'm proud of because it involved a sacrifice which paid off, and those never happen for me!

You can not download them directly, but you can copy paste them.

You can see the button pgn on the right side, don't you?

When you click on that, then will you toggle between seeing the moves or seeing the pgn. Click in the pgn file, press Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C and past it in a text file on your computer.

A nice game I played yesterday that highlights the "Race to the king" idea when players castle on opposite sides. Feedback appreciated!

Anyone of any skill level, usually when I post games some stronger players will make suggestions and say that it might have been better if I moved my bishop here instead or that I made a poor trade.

L2GT:

As I was going through the moves, I was hoping after the a8/Q move you would see the a4 strike prepping Ba3 and you did. That was a nice use of the in between move. yes e6 does play stronger but not by much.

Great playing.

I had a little bit of fun there. Check out my thoughts during the game.

My calculus teacher did that, where he looked for the coolest-looking mate if he was clearly winning.

Fun game to watch for all you Najdorf fans out there. Went out of the book a little but a great example for practical use; Feedback appreciated!

@L2Gt: Bg5 and f4 are normal in relation to Bc4. The idea is to play e5 or f5.

The first strange move is Ba4 and that should be countered with Bb7. That cancels the thread e5 more then Bd7. Ba4 lessens the pressure on e6, but that was the key point of the move Bc4 in combination with Bg5 and f4.

15. b3 is an akward move for the bishop. It is another sign that the move Ba4 was not the strongest move for white. Probably played with the idea that white should play e5, but the bishop itself is made useless.

In order to protect the bishop on a4 (a piece is a piece) should white have played 19. Nc3 Bxf4 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Be8 22. Rd4 Bxe5 23. Rc4 and white is only a pawn and the bishop pair down. The pawn on c6 is hanging and white might get that pawn in return - and most of all: his LSB starts to be part of the play again.

Good move 23... Qf5. White could have played Rhf1 first.

33. Qxh7+ Rxh7 34. Rxd5 Rxh1+ 35. Kb2 exd5 loses a rook, it does not win a pawn.

If I ever break 2200 USCF, am I not allowed to post here because I am technically not an amateur??

You can be 2200 USCF and an amateur. There are loads of amateur titled players.

Yereslov, that's awesome! Against kingscrusher! :)

It was bullet.

I'm not sure announcing mate in 3 counts as an annotated game, but nice win.

Maybe I should add commentary, but it seems a bit too short for that.

Yeah would be better suited to the miniatures thread.

Too late now.

@sanu23kumar - when you logged on