Punishing Early Queen Moves

 

J. P. Hyltin – Steven Perez

2000 Southwest Open

 

1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Bf4 Qb4+ 5. Bd2 Qxb2 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Rb1 Qa3 8.

Rb3 Qa5 9. a3 Bxa3 10. e4 Bb4 11. Rxb4 Qxb4 12. Bd3 Qe7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Bg5

Nce7 15. Nd4 c6 16. Nf5 Qa5+ 17. Bd2 Qa2 18. Nd6+ Kf8 19. Bc4 Qa4 20. Qf3 f6

21. Nxf6 Nxf6 22. Qxf6+ 1-0

 

 

Development Is Important

 

J. P. Hyltin – Robert Harrington

1984 Dallas Chess Club Championship

 

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.

Ne2 Qd7 9. O-O b6 10. f4 Bb7 11. f5 O-O 12. Ng3 cxd4 13. fxg6 hxg6 14. Rxf7

Rxf7 15. Qb3 e5 16. Ba3 Bf6 17. Rf1 Kg7 18. cxd4 Qxd4+ 19. Kh1 Rc7 20. Nf5+

gxf5 21. Qg3+ Kh6 22. Bc1+ f4 23. Rxf4 Qd1+ 24. Rf1+ Qxc1 25. Rxc1 Nd7 26. Qh3+

Kg7 27. Qg4+ Kh7 28. Rc3 Rxc4 29. Rh3+ Bh4 30. Rxh4# 1-0

 

 

Pins – An Overview

 

Steven Castilleja – J. P. Hyltin

2002 San Antonio City Championship

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Ne2

Nf6 9. Bg5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. Ng3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bd3 Qe5+ 14. Be4 Qxb2

15. c4 Bxa3 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Qe5+ 18. Qe2 Qxe2+ 19. Nxe2 Bb7 20. Nd4 Nxd4

21. Bxb7 Ra7 22. Bc3 Nc2+ 23. Kd2 Nxa1 24. Bxg7 Rxb7 25. Bxh8 Rd7+ 26. Ke2 Nc2

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Exploiting Weaknesses

 

Fernando Mendez – J. P. Hyltin

2004 San Antonio City Championship

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Nxc6 Qxc6 8.

Be2 Bb4 9. Qd3 Nf6 10. f3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bd2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3

Qxc3+ 15. bxc3 e5 16. Bc4 Bf5 17. O-O-O Rc8 18. Bd3 Be6 19. Kb2 Rc5 20. Rb1 O-O

21. Kc1 b5 22. Kd2 Rd8 23. Ra1 f5 24. Rhe1 Bc4 25. g3 Rcd5 26. Re3 f4 27. gxf4

exf4 28. Re4 Bxd3 29. cxd3 Rxd3+ 30. Ke2 Rd2+ 31. Kf1 Rxh2 32. Kg1 Rhd2 33.

Rxf4 Rd1+ 34. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kf2 Rd2+ 36. Ke3 Rxa2 37. Rb4 Ra4 38. Rb2 h5 39.

Rh2 g6 40. Kd3 Kg7 41. Rf2 Kf6 42. Rg2 h4 43. Rh2 Kf5 44. Ke3 g5 45. Rd2 h3 46.

Rd5+ Kf6 47. Rd2 Rh4 48. Rh2 Kf5 49. Kf2 Kf4 50. Rh1 h2 51. Kg2 a5 52. Kf2 a4

53. Kg2 a3 54. Kf2 a2 55. Kg2 Rh8 56. Ra1 h1=Q+ 57. Rxh1 Rxh1 58. Kxh1 Kg3 59.

Kg1 a1=R# 0-1

 

 

Two Bishops

 

Charles Davis – J. P. Hyltin

2009 Texas Action Championship

 

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.

Ne5 O-O 9. f4 Nd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Qg4 f6 12. Rf3 e5 13. Qxd7 Bxd7 14. f5 Rab8

15. Nc3 c4 16. Ne2 a5 17. d3 cxd3 18. cxd3 a4 19. Nc1 c5 20. Bc3 Bc6 21. Rf1

Rb7 22. g4 Ra8 23. Rb1 d4 24. exd4 cxd4 25. Bd2 Bd5 26. b4 a3 27. Nb3 Bxb4 28.

Bxb4 Rxb4 29. Nd2 Rb2 30. Rxb2 axb2 31. Rb1 Rxa2 32. Nc4 Bxc4 33. dxc4 Ra1 0-1