Ladislao José Biro

Pillars of Creation

Blast from the past

Never give up

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 f5 { C41 Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit } 4. dxe5 fxe4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxe4 d5 7. Nec3 d4 8. Ne2 c5 9. Nf4 g5 10. Qh5+ Kd7 11. Qf7+ Be7 12. Qe6+ Ke8 13. Qg6+ Kd7 14. Bb5+ Nc6 15. e6+ Kc7 16. Nd3 a6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Qe4 Nf6 19. Qe5+ Bd6 20. Qf5 Rf8 21. Nxc5 Nd5 22. Qh7+ Kb6 23. Na4+ Ka5 24. b3 Bxe6 25. Bd2+ Nb4 26. Bxb4+ Bxb4+ 27. c3 dxc3 28. Nbxc3 Bf5 29. Qg7 Re8+ 30. Kf1 Bd3+ 31. Kg1 Re7 32. Qxh6 Qe8 33. Qxg5+ Re5 34. Qd2 Rd8 35. h3 Bd6 36. Ne4+ Bb4 37. Nf6 Qe6 38. Nc5 Rxc5 39. Qf4 Rc8 40. a3 Qxb3 41. axb4+ Kb5 42. bxc5 Kxc5 43. Nd7+ Kb5 44. Qe5+ c5 45. Nxc5 Rxc5 46. Qb8+ Kc4 47. Rc1+ Kd4 48. Qxb3 Rc4 49. Rxc4+ Bxc4 50. Qb6+ Kc3 51. Kh2 Kd3 52. Rd1+ Kc3 53. Qd4+ Kb4 54. Rb1+ Ka5 55. Qd2+ Ka4 56. Qb2 a5 57. Ra1+ Ba2 58. Rxa2# { Black is checkmated } 1-0

Errors all around

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 { C45 Scotch Game } Nxd4 5. Qxd4 d6 6. Nc3 c5 7. Qd3 Be7 8. Nd5 Nf6 9. Be2 Nxd5 10. Qxd5 O-O 11. h4 Be6 12. Qd3 c4 13. Qd4 Bf6 14. Qe3 b5 15. Bd2 Bxh4 16. g3 Bg5 17. f4 Bf6 18. c3 Be7 19. g4 Bh4+ 20. Kd1 Re8 21. f5 Bd5 22. Bf3 f6 23. Rxh4 a5 24. Qd4 Bf7 25. Kc2 b4 26. Rg1 b3+ 27. Kb1 bxa2+ 28. Kxa2 a4 29. e5 fxe5 30. Qe4 Qxh4 31. f6 Qxf6 32. Rh1 Bg6 33. Qd5+ Kh8 34. g5 Qd8 35. Be4 Bxe4 36. Qxe4 g6 37. Qxc4 d5 38. Qc6 Rg8 39. Qb7 Rg7 40. Qc6 d4 41. Qe4 dxc3 42. Bxc3 Kg8 43. Qc4+ Rf7 44. Rf1 Ra7 45. Bxe5 Qxg5 46. Qc8+ { Black forfeits on time } 1-0

Sweet comeback

1. h3 { A00 Clemenz Opening } d5 2. e3 e5 3. a3 Bd6 4. g4 Be6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. b4 Qe7 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. b5 Na5 9. a4 Nc4 10. Bc3 Bb4 11. Bxb4 Qxb4 12. Nc3 O-O-O 13. g5 Nd7 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 Nd6 16. c3 Qc5 17. Bg2 f6 18. Nf3 e4 19. Nd4 f5 20. Ne6 Qe5 21. Nxd8 Kxd8 22. h4 Nc4 23. Qh5 g6 24. Qe2 Nb2 25. O-O Nd3 26. h5 N7c5 27. h6 f4 28. Qg4 f3 29. Bh3 Rf8 30. Qc8+ Ke7 31. Qg4 Rf5 32. Rfb1 Rxg5 { White resigns } 0-1

A pic with William Shatner