MCC Lesson 1999 January - Joel Johnson

Position after:

(1) Johnson,J (2014) - Cline,J (2164) [B23] Northeast Chess League Billerica vs. Nashua, Nashua, 18.02.1977 [J Johnson] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6 4.Nf3 Nge7 5.Bb5 g6 6.e5 Nd5 7.0-0 Be7 8.Ne4 f5 9.exf6? [9.Nd6+] 9...Nxf6 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Nxf6+ Bxf6 12.Qe2 0-0 13.Rb1 Qa5 14.d3 Qxa2 15.Bd2 Rb8 16.f5 exf5 17.Bh6 Rd8 18.b3 Cuts Black Queen off from the defense of his King. 18...Qa5 19.Ng5 d6 20.g4 Qc7 21.Rbe1 Bd7 22.Qe7!! Bxe7 23.Rxe7 Rf8 24.Rg7+ Kh8 25.Rxh7+ Kg8 26.Rg7+ Kh8 27.Re1 Qa5 28.Ree7 Qa1+ 29.Kg2 Be8 30.Rh7+ Kg8 31.Bg7 Possible continuation, 31...Rf7 32.Rxf7 Bxf7 33.Ba1 1-0

Position after:

(2) Johnson,J (2340) - Moreau,G (2011) [C24] Downeast Open Portland, ME, 06.03.1989 [J Johnson] 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nf3 Be7 5.e5 Ne4 6.Qxd4 Nc5 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Qd5 Ne6 9.Be3 b6 10.0-0-0 Bb7 11.Qd2 Na5 12.Bd3 d5 13.exd6 Bxd6 14.Ne4 Be7 15.Qc3 0-0 16.h4 Qe8 17.Neg5 Bf6 18.Bxh7+ Kh8 19.Qb4 c5 20.Qg4 Qb5 21.b3 g6 22.Bxg6 fxg6 23.h5 Nxg5 24.hxg6+ Kg8 25.Nxg5 Qe8 26.Nf7 Bc8 27.Rh7!! Bg7 [27...Bxg4 28.Nh6#] 28.Bh6! Rxf7 29.gxf7+ Qxf7 30.Rxg7+ Kh8 31.Rd8+ 1-0

Position after:

(3) Johnson,J (2251) - Morelli,W (1946) [B01] Northeast Chess League, 06.03.1981 [J Johnson] 32768kB, f5book.ctg 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 e6 9.Nc4 Qa6 10.Bf4 Qc6 11.Rg1 Bb4 12.Qe2 b5? 13.Bg2 Nd5 14.Ne5 Bxc3+ 15.Kf1!! Qb6 16.Bxd5 c6 17.Bxe6! Bxd4? 18.Bxf7+ Kd8 19.Rd1 Kc8 20.Nc4!! bxc4 21.Qe6+ Nd7 22.Rxd4 Qb7 [22...Qxd4 23.Qxc6+ Kd8 24.Bc7+ Ke7 25.Qe6+ Kf8 26.Bd6+ Qxd6 27.Qxd6+ Kxf7 28.Qxd7+] 23.Rd6 Bxf7 24.Rxc6+ Kd8 25.Bg5+ Nf6 26.Bxf6+ Possible continuation is 26...gxf6 27.Rd6+ Kc7 28.Rd7+ Kc8 29.Rxf7+ Kb8 30.Rxb7 1-0