3 generations of Traxlers

I played these 3 Traxler games at one sitting against the same opponent . They are offered in the order they were played: note each game he got a little better. The third game I had to resign to attend to a honeydo but he had a winning position. They are offered with Fritznotation and can't be read with a standard pgn viewer.



(3381) Dan avidar (1610) - Takchess (1457) [C57]
Rated game, 20m + 5s Main Playing Hall, 07.07.2007
[Fritz 10 (30s)]

C57: Two Knights: Wilkes-Barre/Traxler and 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5, unusual Black 5th moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7.Ke1 [7.Kg1 Qh4 8.Qf1 Rf8 9.d3 Nd6 10.g3 Qd4+ 11.Kg2 Nxc4 12.dxc4 Qe4+ 13.Qf3 Qxf3+ 14.Kxf3 Rxf7+ 15.Kg2 Nd4 16.Na3 b6 17.Re1 Bb7+ 18.Kh3 d6 19.c3 Nf3 20.Rf1 Kd7 21.Be3 Raf8 Small,S (2245)-Van Tilbury,C (2300)/Novi Sad 1990/TD/0–1 (33)] 7...Qh4+ 8.g3 Nxg3 [8...Qf6 9.d3 Qf2# 0–1 Filos,A-Bakodimos,D/Athens 2004/CBM 104 ext] 9.Rg1N [9.Rf1 Nh1+ 0–1 Werner,G-Kutzner,S/Bad Marienberg 1993/GER; 9.hxg3 Qxh1+ 10.Bf1 Rf8 11.Qe2 Rxf7 12.Nc3 d6 13.Nd5 Kf8 14.Ne3 Bh3 15.d3 Nd4 16.Qh5 Rxf1+ 17.Kd2 Rf2+ 18.Kc3 Qc6+ 19.Nc4 Rxc2+ 20.Kb4 Qc5+ 21.Ka4 Rxc4+ 22.dxc4 Qxc4+ 23.b4 Bd7+ Frey,A (920)-Haeusler,F (1256)/Winterberg 2002/CBM 088 ext/0–1; 9.hxg3 cannot undo what has already been done 9...Qxh1+ 10.Bf1 Rf8–+] 9...Qxh2 [¹9...Nh1+ seems even better 10.Rg3 Nxg3–+] 10.Rxg3 [10.Rf1 is one last hope 10...Nxf1 11.Qe2–+] 10...Qxg3+ 11.Kf1 Rf8 [11...d5 12.Qh5 Rf8 13.Bxd5 Bh3+ 14.Qxh3 Qxh3+ 15.Bg2 Rxf7+ 16.Kg1 Qg3 17.Kh1 Rf2 18.Bxc6+ bxc6 19.d4 Rh2#] 12.Qh5 [12.Qe1 the only chance to get some counterplay 12...Qf4+ 13.Kg2 Qg4+ 14.Kh2 Qxc4 15.Nxe5 Qf4+ 16.Qg3 Nxe5 17.Qxf4 Rxf4 18.Kg3 Rg4+ 19.Kf2–+] 12...d5! Decoy: d5 13.Bxd5 [13.Bxd5 Qh3+ Double attack(13...Nb4 Decoy) ; 13.-- Bh3+ Mate threat] 13...Bh3+ 14.Ke2 Nd4+ Dan avidar resigns (Lag: Av=0.35s, max=0.6s)[14...Nd4+ 15.Kd1 Qg1#] 0–1



(3383) Dan avidar (1564) - Takchess (1503) [C57]
Rated game, 20m + 5s Main Playing Hall, 07.07.2007
[Fritz 10 (30s)]
C57: Two Knights: Wilkes-Barre/Traxler and 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5, unusual Black 5th moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.Bh5N [6.d4 Nxd4 (6...Bxd4 7.Bd5 d6 8.Nf3 Bb6 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.Nh4 Rf8 11.Nf5+ Bxf5 12.exf5 h6 13.Bxf6+ Rxf6 14.Be4 Nd4 15.Qd3 Qf7 16.c3 Nxf5 17.Bxb7 Rb8 18.Bd5 Bxf2+ 19.Kxf2 Nd4+ 20.Kg1 Qxd5 21.cxd4 Sergeev,V (2498)-Simacek,P (2404)/Olomouc 2001/CBM 083 ext/½–½ (60)) 7.c3 Nc6 (7...Ne6 8.Bxe6 dxe6 9.Qe2 Qe8 10.Be3 Bd6 11.Nd2 b6 12.0–0 h6 13.Nh3 g5 14.f3 a5 15.Nf2 Ba6 16.c4 Nd7 17.Rfd1 Nb8 18.Nf1 Qg6 19.a3 Rd8 20.Qc2 Nc6 21.Rd2 Nd4 22.Bxd4 Rossolimo,N-Prins,L/Trencianske Teplice 1949/MCL/1–0 (43)) 8.Bb3 Rf8 9.Be3 Bxe3 10.fxe3 d6 11.Nd2 Qe8 12.Qe2 Qg6 13.Ngf3 Na5 14.Bc2 Be6 15.0–0–0 Nd7 16.h3 Rab8 17.Nh4 Qf7 18.Nf5+ Bxf5 19.exf5 Qxa2 20.b4 Qa3+ Paoli,E-Rossolimo,N/Trencianske Teplice 1949/MCL/0–1; ¹6.Bc4!? Qe8 7.c3+-] 6...Nxh5² 7.Qxh5 g6 [7...Qe8 8.Qh4 d6 9.Nf3+ Kf7 10.d3±] 8.Qh6 [¹8.Qd1±] 8...Rf8?? [8...Qf8!? 9.Qh4 Nd4 10.Nf3+ Qf6 11.Qxf6+ Kxf6 12.Nxd4 exd4²] 9.Qg7+ [¹9.Qxh7+ secures victory 9...Kf6 10.Nc3+-] 9...Ke8± 10.Qxh7?? ruins a very nice position. [¹10.Nxh7 Bxf2+ 11.Kd1±] 10...Bxf2+–+ 11.Kd1 Qxg5 12.d3 [12.c3 doesn't get the bull off the ice 12...Qxg2 13.Kc2 d5–+] 12...Qxg2 [¹12...Qg4+ might be the shorter path 13.Kd2 Bd4–+] 13.Bg5 [13.c3 is still a small chance 13...Qxh1+ 14.Kc2–+] 13...Qxh1+ 14.Kd2 Qe1# (Lag: Av=0.31s, max=0.5s) 0–1

(3385) Dan avidar (1560) - Takchess (1507) [C57]
Rated game, 20m + 5s Main Playing Hall, 07.07.2007
[Fritz 10 (30s)]
C57: Two Knights: Wilkes-Barre/Traxler and 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5, unusual Black 5th moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.Bh5N [6.d4 Nxd4 (6...Bxd4 7.Bd5 d6 8.Nf3 Bb6 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.Nh4 Rf8 11.Nf5+ Bxf5 12.exf5 h6 13.Bxf6+ Rxf6 14.Be4 Nd4 15.Qd3 Qf7 16.c3 Nxf5 17.Bxb7 Rb8 18.Bd5 Bxf2+ 19.Kxf2 Nd4+ 20.Kg1 Qxd5 21.cxd4 Sergeev,V (2498)-Simacek,P (2404)/Olomouc 2001/CBM 083 ext/½–½ (60)) 7.c3 Nc6 (7...Ne6 8.Bxe6 dxe6 9.Qe2 Qe8 10.Be3 Bd6 11.Nd2 b6 12.0–0 h6 13.Nh3 g5 14.f3 a5 15.Nf2 Ba6 16.c4 Nd7 17.Rfd1 Nb8 18.Nf1 Qg6 19.a3 Rd8 20.Qc2 Nc6 21.Rd2 Nd4 22.Bxd4 Rossolimo,N-Prins,L/Trencianske Teplice 1949/MCL/1–0 (43)) 8.Bb3 Rf8 9.Be3 Bxe3 10.fxe3 d6 11.Nd2 Qe8 12.Qe2 Qg6 13.Ngf3 Na5 14.Bc2 Be6 15.0–0–0 Nd7 16.h3 Rab8 17.Nh4 Qf7 18.Nf5+ Bxf5 19.exf5 Qxa2 20.b4 Qa3+ Paoli,E-Rossolimo,N/Trencianske Teplice 1949/MCL/0–1; ¹6.Bd5!? Qe8 7.Nc3+-] 6...g6² 7.Bf3 [7.Be2 h6 8.Nf3 Nxe4²] 7...h6= Black threatens to win material: h6xg5 8.Nh3 d6 White's piece can't move: c1 9.Nc3 g5 10.Be2 g4 Black threatens to win material: g4xh3 11.Ng1 h5 [11...Qf8!? deserves consideration 12.f4 exf4=] 12.d3± Nd4 [12...Be6 13.Na4 Bd4 14.c3 Bxf2+ 15.Kxf2±] 13.Bg5 Qf8?? Black crumbles in face of a dire situation [¹13...c6+-] 14.Nd5+ Kf7 15.Nxf6 Kg6 [15...c6 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 16.h3+-] 16.Bh4 Qg7 [16...c6 cannot change destiny 17.c3 Ne6 18.h3+-] 17.c3 [17.Qd2 makes it even easier for White 17...Qh6 18.Qxh6+ Kxh6+-] 17...Nxe2 [17...Ne6 doesn't improve anything 18.Nd5 c6 19.Ne7+ Kh7 20.Nf5+-] 18.Qxe2 [18.Nxe2 keeps an even firmer grip 18...Rf8 19.d4 Bb6+-] 18...Rf8 [18...Be6 does not win a prize 19.f4! the end of the story 19...exf4 20.d4+-] 19.Nd5 c6 [19...Kh7 does not improve anything 20.h3 c6 21.Ne3+-] 20.Ne3 [¹20.Ne7+!? might be the shorter path 20...Kf7 21.Nxc8 Raxc8+-] 20...Be6 [20...Qh6 does not save the day 21.0–0–0 Bxe3+ 22.fxe3+-] 21.h3 Takchess resigns (Lag: Av=0.28s, max=0.5s) 1–0