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[blogid]4[/blogid]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiC-4FaWGVg&feature=related[pgn]1. e4 e5 2. Ng1f3 Nb8c6 3. d4 Bf8b4 4. c3 Bb4d6 5. Bf1c4 Ng8f6 6. Qd1b3 O-O 7. Nf3g5 Nc6a5 8. Bc4xf7 Kg8h8 9. Qb3d1 h6 10. Ng5h3 Rf8xf7 11. Bc1e3 Nf6xe4 12. dxe5 Bd6xe5 13. Qd1d5 Ne4xf2 14. Be3xf2 Qd8e7 15. O-O Na5c6 16. Bf2c5 Rf7xf1 17. Kg1xf1 d6 18. Bc5g1 Bc8e6 19. Qd5b5 Ra8f8 20. Nh3f2 Qe7f7 21. b3 Qf7f4 22. Nb1a3 Be5xc3 23. Ra1d1 Nc6a5 24. Na3b1 c6 25. Qb5d3 Bc3e5 26. Nb1d2 Be6g4 27. Rd1e1 Bg4f5 28. Qd3e2 Be5c3 29. Re1d1 Bf5c2 30. Rd1c1 Qf4xd2 31. Rc1xc2 Qd2xe2 32. Rc2xe2 Bc3e5 33. Re2e3 c5 34. g4 Na5c6 35. Re3h3 Nc6b4 36. a4 Be5d4 37. g5 Kh8h7 38. gxh6 gxh6 39. Rh3g3 Nb4c6 40. Kf1g2 Rf8e8 41. h3 d5 42. h4 Nc6e5 43. Nf2g4 Ne5xg4 44. Rg3xg4 Bd4xg1 45. Kg2xg1 Re8e3 46. b4 cxb4 47. Rg4xb4 Re3e1 48. Kg1f2 Re1e7 49. Kf2g3 1/2-1/2[/pgn]A position from a recent game:
[fen]r2qr1k1/pb3p1p/1pn2bpB/3B4/8/5N2/P4PPP/1R1QR1K1[/fen]
Black just played Re8.
The whole game is here. I think I was lucky because I really messed up the opening. (I've never played this opening.)
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1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Qd8xd5 5. Nb1c3 Qd5d8 6. Ng1f3 Ng8f6 7. d4 g6 8. Bf1d3 Bf8g7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rf1e1 Nb8c6 11. Bd3e2 b6 12. Bc1f4 Bc8b7 13. Be2c4 e6 14. d5 exd5 15. Nc3xd5 Nf6xd5 16. Bc4xd5 Bg7xb2 17. Ra1b1 Bb2c3 18. Bf4g5 Bc3f6 19. Bg5h6 Rf8e8 20. Bd5xf7 Kg8xf7 21. Qd1b3 1-0
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Could you please tell me what I should have done with my bishops? They worked out quite nicely but I think only because of the unfortunate rook move. I don't see anything for myself after Bg7 is played.
I think Bd3 was a bad idea because it cost me a tempo. What should I have done instead? Also, both Bc4 and Bf4 put my bishops on unprotected squares which probably wasn't good...
And what about 14.d5?Annoying things the person sitting across from me can do:
Shackey leg
heavy breathing
bad breath
lack of personal hygiene
constantly adjusting pieces
not putting piece in middle of square
banging the clock
banging the moves out
staring at you
talking to themselves
being late
being drunk
being a junior with a grate 1000 points below their true strengh
falling asleep.
I'm sure there are many more. Just letting of a little steam cos I'm having a bad over the board tourn at the moment. Ahhhh. Thats better!What is the process for maintaining the integrity of the site in terms of chess ratings and managing cheats off of the site?This game was featured in The Times chess column this week. If you're not already familiar with it, you might enjoy it - I thought it was superb. The annotations are as published by Ray Keene.
[pgn] [Event "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1995"] [White "Roberto Cifuentes"] [Black "Vadim Zvagintsev"] [Result "0-1"] 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.Be2 Bb7 8.0-0 Be7 9.Rd1 0-0 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Qc7 12.Nc3 c5 13.d5 exd5 14.cxd5 a6 15.Nh4 g6 16.Bh6 Rfe8 17.Qd2 {A superficial move which misplaces the white queen. The threat to d6 is transparent and easily parried} Bd6 18.g3 b5 19.Bf3 b4 20.Ne2 Ne4 21.Qc2 Ndf6 22.Ng2 Qd7 23.Ne3 Rad8 {White's next move is an inaccuracy which allows the tempest to burst over his head} 24.Bg2 Nxf2 {!! A brilliant piece of opportunism, based on the fact that White's 24th move took away a key defender of the g4 square} 25.Kxf2 Rxe3 26.Bxe3 Ng4+ 27.Kf3 {There is no turning back as 27 Kg1 Nxe3 leaves White with a manifestly lost position} Nxh2+ 28.Kf2 Ng4+ 29.Kf3 Qe6 {A superb way of introducing his queen into the attack} 30.Bf4 Re8 31.Qc4 {Apparently this move holds but White is in for a shock. If instead 31 Bxd6 Qe3+ 32 Kxg4 Bc8+ 33 Kh4 Qh6#}
Qe3+ {!! A fantastic denouement. Black offers his queen as well to hunt White's king to perdition} 32.Bxe3 Rxe3+ 33.Kxg4 Bc8+ 34.Kg5 h6+ 35.Kxh6 Re5 0-1 [/pgn]Anyone had chess as their new year resolution? I'm sure the gyms, dieting clubs are all full of NYR's but who has chess as their NYR? I might make it mine - was feeling fed up of chess, stopped posting in the forums etc
Might subscribe to a site but not sure which one. Any suggestions?Anyone in the 1400-1700 range who would be interested in a series and practice games, exchange of annotations and general Chess training advice/support/encouragement?[pgn][Event "Tata Steel Chess 2012"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.24"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 h6
9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O Na6 13. Ne5 cxd4 14. exd4 Bxe5
15. dxe5 Nc5 16. Re1 Re8 17. f4 d4 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 d3 20. Rc4 Rc8 21. Bf5
Qd5 22. Rc3 Rcd8 23. Qd2 Qd4+ 24. Kh1 a5 25. Rb1 a4 26. Rd1 Rd5 27. h4 g6 28.
Bxd3 Red8 29. Qe1 Qxf4 30. e6 Nxe6 31. Bc2 b5 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Re3 Nd4 34. Bd3
Kg7 35. Kg1 Qf6 36. Kh2 Rh5 37. Rh3 Ne6 38. Rf3 Rxh4+ 39. Kg1 Qd4+ 40. Qf2
Qxf2+ 41. Kxf2 b4 42. Re3 Rd4 43. Bb5 Kf6 44. Rf3+ Ke7 45. Rd3 bxa3 46. bxa3
Rf4+ 47. Ke3 f5 48. Rd7+ Kf6 49. Rd6 Re4+ 50. Kf2 Kg5 51. Be8 Nf4 52. Bb5 Re5
53. Bc4 Nh5 54. Ra6 Nf6 55. Rxa4 Ng4+ 56. Kf1 Kh4 57. Be2 Kg3 58. Bxg4 fxg4 59.
Rb4 h5 60. a4 Kh2 [/pgn]When you do a random board can you still castle? I was in a condition that i thought i could, but it wouldn't let me.In [threadid]144634[/threadid] there was a discussion about the relation between tactics and strategy. To be honest, I was dismayed at the general lack of understanding of these two concepts. Some said strategy and tactics are intertwined and this seems like a dodge that stems from not knowing. Some said strategy is a long term plan to improve favorable tactical opportunities and this is wrong. Some said tactics are necessary to even begin to use strategy and this is simply not true. Some said with strategy you wish to visualize an ideal position and seek ways to exploit weaknesses, then you use tactics to achieve those objectives which is also wrong. Folks, this is not my opinion it is simply fact.
I stated that it is a dodge to say that strategy and tactics are intertwined, while true it is unfair to leave it at that. To delve deeper one must understand that every move is tactical and every move is part of strategy and both of these concepts require position knowledge. You say, what? Yes, you have to know the ins and outs of the position to strike upon the correct strategy and to realize if tactical opportunities are present. Take this position taken from Silman’s [i]The Reassess Your Chess Workbook[/i]
Anand-Kamsky. Las Palmas Match 1995.
White to play.
[fen]r5k1/1b1n2q1/pp1p3p/1p1Pp1p1/5r2/2P1N2P/PPB2PP1/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 1[/fen]
The positional cue is the key square f5 the strategy is now to obtain an iron grip of this square. The tactics are the moves you use to achieve this goal.
Someone with a keen tactical eye might notice that 1.a4 bxa4 2.Rxa4 Rxa4 3.Bxa4 takes a defender away from the square f5 then you assess the position afterwards. Was the goal achieved? Yes. What was the cost? We traded a useless rook on a1 for a strong active rook on f4 so the cost was actually for our opponent not us. This assessment stems from a positional knowledge that it is good to trade inactive pieces for active ones. The strategy here only had to due with our goal, the tactics were the moves and the assessment is positional. We decided on a goal, then we found the moves, and lastly we assessed the result. Many times we decide to attack the king, to go after a piece or to set up a fortress; these are all strategic decisions.
In conclusion, we all use strategy, we all use tactics, and we all have a positional sense to some extent. We may not choose the correct strategy, if we do we may not use the correct tactics(make the right moves) to execute the correct strategy, and most ofus are unable to assess the position correctly but we can fix this problem. Tactics problems bring the most improvement because in reality they strike upon all of these factors; they hone our ability to make the correct moves, they show us positions in which we can find the correct strategy based upon the position. Their only failure is that they don’t teach us how to handle tactics or make the correct moves in situations where the strategic goal isn’t mating the king or gaining material. However, this isn’t a problem because once you can make clever moves that achieve these strategic goals you can make clever moves to achieve other strategic goals... you just have to learn to assess the position to find the correct goal.
Have a good day. What is your approach to looking at a neutral position, and how do you choose a move when in one?I have redhotpawn on my Android phone and it's good for playing on the move.
When at the PC though, instead of using the RHP website, I was wondering if any Chess PC Applications allow you play your RHP game on them.
So, for example, is Fritz able to use your RHP logon account and show your games for playing, viewing (in its 3d engine), analysis?
ThxAnother installment of our online rivalry, and from my perspective our most enjoyable game yet. Full of mistakes, valiant fight backs, tactical endings, and the importance of bishops
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[pgn]1. e4 e5 2. Ng1f3 Nb8c6 3. Bf1c4 Bf8c5 4. b4 {Fairly standard up until now, where VE offers a pawn for the chance to build on my bishop with tempo} Bc5xb4 {I accept} 5. Bc1b2 d6 6. O-O Qd8f6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nf3xd4 {This move intrigued me, the knight is almost pinning itself because it doesn't have anything to go on and attack, and leaves the threat of Qxb2 Qxa1} Bb4c5 {I apply pressure to hopefully come up out of an exchange} 9. Nd4b5 {Ah, a risk of a fork. No matter, the bishop and rook in the corner should be more than white can capture} Qf6xb2 {so into the corner I go} 10. Nb1c3 {Good move. I had just expected VE to go for the fork, whereas now I need to get my Queen safe again and the fork is still on} Qb2b4 11. Nb5xc7 Ke8d7 {In hindsight this was a really poor move, I was worried about the knights and overlooked the frankly obvious threat of Qg4. I got careless} 12. Nc3d5 {Again VE builds on a position before executing the obvious move. This time however, I can take the Bishop. Starting to feel a little uneasy about what he is planning} Qb4xc4 13. Qd1g4 {here it comes...} Kd7d8 {and now my King is where I should have moved him in the first place} 14. Qg4xg7 Bc8e6 {I'm now fighting to stay in the game, I'm two bishops up but about to lose both Rooks} 15. Qg7xh8 Be6xd5 16. Nc7xa8 Bd5xe4 {Trying to get my money's worth before the inevitable loss of the back rank} 17. Qh8xg8 Kd8d7 18. Kg1h1 {Finally some respite. Board pieces say -4 for me but the white knight and a couple of pawns look vulnerable} Nc6e7 {I go after the knight on a8} 19. Qg8g4 {I was expecting f3 here, after the king move the move before} f5 {I'm allow a bit of piece development and the Queen can't get through yet} 20. Qg4h3 b5 {Still after the a8 knight} 21. f3 {This isn't as potent now because I wanted to move the bishop back anyway, I'm going to lose the h pawn though} Be4xa8 22. Qh3xh7 Ba8d5 {In preparation to defend against Re1} 23. Rf1e1 Bd5e6 24. a3 Bc5f2 {There isn't a safe square on the e file, so the pressure on the white squared bishop will be relieved temporarily} 25. Re1f1 Bf2d4 26. Ra1d1 a5 {time to try and instigate an attack of my own, a good old fashioned pawn charge} 27. Rd1d3 Bd4c5 28. Rf1d1 Qc4xc2 {I'd been having reservations about taking this pawn, but finally I think it is safe to do so} 29. Rd3d2 Qc2c3 30. Rd2e2 {Pressure back on the white squared bishop} Bc5e3 {pressure off again!} 31. Rd1e1 f4 32. Qh7e4 {White building on the e file, this is beginning to look dangerous} d5 {Begone, Queen} 33. Re2xe3 {Oh. Wasn't expecting that} fxe3 {Forced} 34. Qe4xe3 Qc3xe3 {Seems a good idea to exchange. I've been in trouble for about 22 moves and there is light at the end of the tunnel} 35. Re1xe3 b4 36. axb4 axb4 {Two passed pawns with knight and bishop vs Rook and three passed pawns, who's your money on?} 37. h4 {VE names his h pawn "Eric" and leads the charge down the board"} d4 38. Re3d3 Ne7c6 39. g4 b3 40. Rd3d1 Be6d5 {This pins f3, and with Nd5 I should claim one of the pawns} 41. Kh1g2 Kd7d6 42. h5 {Eric continues his charge} Nc6e5 {d pawn is sacrificed for greater good, knight and bishop threat on f3 and b1=Q the ideas} 43. Rd1xd4 Kd6c5 {Unpinning the bishop} 44. Rd4d2 Bd5xf3 45. Kg2g3 Ne5c4 46. Rd2h2 Bf3e4 47. g5 b2 48. Rh2xb2 {VE forced into a Rook sac, now can I get back and defend against Eric and co?} Nc4xb2 49. g6 Nb2d3 50. Kg3h4 Nd3f4 51. Kh4g5 Nf4e6 52. Kg5f6 Kc5d6 53. h6 {Up till here I was hopeful, now not so much} Ne6f8 54. h7 {final little trap, g7 would have meant Nh7+, Kf7, Bd5+} Nf8xg6 {VE sees it} 55. Kf6g7 Ng6h8 {and the charge of Eric saves us another 50 moves where I try to execute a bishop and knight ending. I really enjoyed that} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]
Bit gutted to have missed out on the first chance of trying a B+N ending on RHP, but considering the mess I was in half way through it has to be considered a draw gained.
More from Velvetears soon, I hope[b]Is this a win, loss or drawn position for White ?
White to move[/b]
[fen]7K/8/k1P5/7p/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1[/fen]Does anyone know if you can set fritz (or any other program) up to play a certain opening lines against you over and over again so you can practice?
Many thanksThen after i beat you! we will post the game on this thread. Any takers :)Stumbled upon this at work.
This is the real McCoy....
The Assassin Pawn [i]par excellence[/i]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkOgGdZIdCc[i]The post that was quoted here has been removed[/i]Black to move.
[fen]r1bqkb1r/pppp1p1p/2n2np1/4p3/2B1P3/2P2Q2/PP1P1PPP/RNB1K1NR b KQkq - 0 5 [/fen]
It comes up a lot and I actually lose a lot of these games as black. Can black try to set any interesting traps here?Well, I don't really know how often one gets an opportunity to play in a simultaneous exhibition versus any grand master but I reserved my seat anyway.
Alexei Shirov will be in Toronto Canada on the 27 February this year where we will first listen to one of his chess lectures and then play the simul games.
I'm totally looking forward to it.What would you reply with?
I don't like saying no and then easily beating my opponent but if i say yes i know while i might seem good to some others i know myself how bad i really am so can't justify a yes answer to myself.
OK? I guess that works.In chess notation, what do the decimal numbers mentioned after a move mean?
For example 5. Bf4 (0.24) O-O (0.27).
What do the 0.24 and 0.27 mean?Its a sicilian, its a good game, I get worried about a square. I move a pawn. I lose.
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[Event "September 2011 Threesomes II"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2012.01.02"]
[EndDate "2012.01.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Exuma"]
[Black "st40"]
[WhiteRating "1816"]
[BlackRating "2193"]
[WhiteElo "1816"]
[BlackElo "2193"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "8962357"]
1. e4 c5 2. Ng1f3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nf3xd4 Ng8f6 5. Nb1c3 g6 6. Bc1e3 Bf8g7 7. Qd1d2 Nf6g4 8. Be3g5 h6 9. Bg5h4 Nb8c6 10. Nd4xc6 bxc6 11. Bf1c4 Ng4e5 12. Bc4b3 Bc8a6 13. Nc3d1 {I'm really annoyed by the weak c4 square} Qd8b6 14. Nd1e3 Qb6c5 15. c3 {should have castled!} Ra8b8 {we both missed it} 16. f3 {I missed it again} Ne5d3 {dang he saw it} 17. Ke1d1 Nd3xb2 18. Qd2xb2 {I should have played Kc2 and had a chance still} Bg7xc3 19. Qb2c1 Qc5d4 {mate in 1 now} 0-1 [/pgn][pgn][Event "Challenge"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2012.01.13"]
[EndDate "2012.01.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "freddieager"]
[Black "vivify"]
[WhiteRating "1257"]
[BlackRating "1318"]
[WhiteElo "1257"]
[BlackElo "1318"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "8991837"]
{Here's a short game I played as black, that was entirely decided by by fighting for position in the middle squares.} 1. d4 {My opponent plays 1.d4, an opening I don't like as black, because I like to open by moving my King's pawn two ranks.} d5 {I decided to mirror his move, because I'm not knowledgable about how to counter 1. d4.} 2. c4 {He goes for what (I think is called) a gambit. Obviously, he wants control of the center squares.} dxc4 {I accept his gambit, because not doing so seems like he could clutter up the middle with white pawns.} 3. e4 {He fires the King pawn, getting great control of the middle at this point.} e5 {I mirror the move, for two reasons. First, two slow down his access of the middle with pawns. Firing another pawn, in my opinion, would weaken his defenses, if he tries to attack my King's pawn, with the pawn just right of his King. The second reason for this move, is that capturing my King's pawn with his Queen's pawn, would lead me to capturing his Queen, with mine, and removing his King's castle ability when he takes my queen, giving me a slight advantage.} 4. Bc1e3 {He apparently sees through the (obvious) dubious queen trade. I think moving his queen up a rank would've been a better move, giving him an even more solid middle game. It seems that he knew my next move would've been to take his Queen's pawn, which would've been deep advancement for my pawn, protected by my Queen. If this is the case, then again, simply moving his pawn up a rank would've probably been a better move.} Bf8b4 {This move was mostly to put him on the defensive, since up until now, I felt like I was merely reacting to my opponent.} 5. Nb1c3 {This move works out for me. It keeps his knight pinned, and if he attacks my bishop with his rook's pawn, I'll simply capture his knight; this (in my opinion) will make his Queen-side pawn structure weaker. So my plan is to make him pay for trying to take control of the middle.} Ng8f6 {His King-pawn is currently defenseless with the pinned knight, so I attack with my knight.} 6. Ng1f3 {He attacks my currently defenseless pawn as well.} Bc8g4 {Hoping to frustrate him a little bit, by pinning his knight. More importantly, I'm hoping to trap him, by using my bishop as an annoyance. I want him to try to repel my knight with his pawn.} 7. h3 {Yes! Protecting the knight with his King's bishop would've been a better move, since it would advance his position to being able to castle. But the annoyance of a bishop this deep in the opponent's rank, led him to making a move that worked out into my trap.} Bg4xf3 {I figure he'll capture with his queen, rather than mess up his pawn structure.} 8. Qd1xf3 {The trap worked. Now for my move.} exd4 {His knight and bishop are forked by my pawn, protected by my queen; moving his queen left him doomed to lose a knight or bishop, to a mere pawn. I think the best move here would've been to move his rook over and attack the pawn. This would've prevented me from taking one of his pieces, since I don't want to lose a queen. Ever since the first move, the entire battle has so far taken place in the middle.} 9. e5 {He decides to try to try to minimize the damage, by attacking my knight; if my pawn takes a bishop or knight, he'll take a piece of equal value. But that won't work. Here's why:} dxe3 {I now have mate in one move, via moving my queen to his second rank. He has no choice but to prevent this. I think his best move would be to attack my queen with his rook. This would be a good move, because I currently control the middle in commanding fashion; attacking with the rook can definitely turn tide on that. But most likely, he'll capture my pawn, deep in his third rank, with his queen.} 10. exf6 {?! He didn't see it! He was so focused on being down a piece and taking my knight, that he didn't notice my queen way down on the other end of the board, which hasn't moved the whole game. Interestingly, even though the queen hasn't moved, it was still an integral part of the action. So, time to do what the queen does better than any other piece:} Qd8d2 {Check mate! An entire battle decided by winning the middle, ended in ten moves. Thanks for watching this game.} 0-1[/pgn]Kings and Pawns -v- cohonas RHP 2011.
I was playing a wee joke on DerJager in [threadid]144535[/threadid] and it got
all out of hand. So here is the game I promised I would ‘do’.
It’s not as dull as it first appears. I’ve found a few things sleeping in the background.
Of course only the players can confirm if I’m on the money.
I stay away from long variations. (If it’s long it’s wrong.).
The first 13 moves are theory. (as far as my DB is concerned.) So very
little comment there. Then I dive in.
[pgn]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 {The key move of the Scotch. Some reckon a cleaner way to get it avoiding the Petroff etc is 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Nf3 Nc6 } 3... exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 {The tepid line which I was going to insist on playing as a gag is 4...Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 which has a dullish rep. Though like any opening it can explode at any given moment.} 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nc3 Bb4 {The sharpest and therefore the most analysed lines revolving around an early e5 by White are being ignored.} 7. Bd3 d5 {The last chance for White to seriously mix it with e5. 8.e5 Ng4 9.Bf4 d5 and in 45ACP -v- Iuppiter RHP 2009 White resigned. But 10.Qf3 gives White some wonderful fun. I'll show one game with that line. next.} 8. exd5 0-0 9. 0-0 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 {We are still well within opening theory for this position.} 11...Bd6 12. h3 Rb8 13. b3 {Now at last we are thinning out games in this line - well at least on my DB which is far from up to date. Most of the White players played 13.Rb1 here.} 13... Be5 {Pinning the undefended c3 Knight. at last someone is doing something!} 14. Bf4 {And this sets off a series of tactical exchanges and as far as my DB is concerned a new move. I have 14.Bd2 played in a game between two women played ages ago. The move played is more active and forcing. However I’m looking at 14.Ne2!? let Black have the unmoved Rook on a1. It’s interesting - see next game.} 14... Bxc3 15. Bxb8 Bxa1 16. Rxa1 {Black now has a free move with the c8 Bishop attacking the b8 Bishop. 16...Bxh3 winning a pawn looks tempting but 17.Bxa7 and the a-pawn has suddenly become Mr. Big.} 16... Bg4 17. hxg4 Qxb8 {The dust clears and 18.g5 looks good here. Where does the Knight go? 18...Nd7 19.Qf5 hitting the Knight and mating on h7. Alas 18.g5 Qe5! spotting the a1 Rook and the hasty g5 pawn. No exchange sacs here. 20.gxf6 Qxa1+ and 21...Qxf6} 18. Re1 {So the Rook is moved off a1 hugging the only open file and now g5 is a threat.} 18... h6 {Which is spotted and duly prevented. I like White's next move. 19.g3. A good move. Looks like the idea is Kg2 freeing h1 for the Rook then pushing the g-pawn and you have a bog standard kingside attack. Yes?} 19. g3 {No. It's wee trap. Quite good actually. White is wanting 19...Qb4 hitting the g4 pawn and the Rook on e1. 19...Qb4 20.c3! Black cannot take on c3 Bh7+ wins the Queen. 20....Qxg5 21.Qxg5 Nxg5 22.Re7 and although a pawn down White is very active and will win a pawn back with a good plus. } 19... Qd6 20. Qe3 {Another trap? If 20...Re8 then 21Qxe8+. No Centralising the Queen by hitting the a7 pawn and planning g5. Black can grab the g-pawn but the a7 pawns goes and again that passed pawn on a2 is looking pretty clever.} 20... c5 {Black is having none of it. A passed pawn in these positions is an ace up the sleeve.} 21. g5 {White cannot leave the g-pawn hanging any longer so swaps it. 21.Qe7 going into that active Rook I mentioned earlier hides a Black trick - see next variation.} 21... hxg5 22. Qxg5 g6 {A clear draw offer. Whiter can play 23.Bxg6 fxg6 24.Qxg6+ and it's a perpetual.} 23. Qd2 {And why White did not take it instead of playing this is beyond me. Perhaps planning Qa5 to pull the Queen away from e7 so the Rook can enter. Black’s next move stops that idea.} 23... Re8 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. a3 {So this is the plan. White is going to prove his pawns and the Bishop are better than Black pawns and the Knight.}25... Nf6 26. b4 Nd7 {Black is saying we will both have isolated pawns and my Knight is just as good as your Bishop.} 27. c3 d4 {Black is determined to clear up the situation and force White to start the swapping of pawns.} 28. Be2 Qe5 {A nice try based on the d-pawn not being pinned! 29.Bf1 dxc3!! 30.Qxd7 c2 wins 31.Qd2 Qb2} 29. cxd4 {Black was threatening to take on c3.} 29... cxd4 30. Qd3 {White can create a passed pawn. But he has to keep an eye on Black's lone d-pawn.} 30... Kg7 31. Qc2 {Agreed drawn on White's move. So we must assume White offered the draw. It looks like it is one of those 'who ever tries to win it losses' positions.}[/pgn]
21. Qe7 Variation.
[pgn]
[FEN "5rk1/p4pp1/3q1n1p/2pp4/6P1/1P1BQ1P1/P1P2P2/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
{Instead of pushing the g-pawn White can play the active. 21.Qe7.} 1. Qe7 {Black cannot trade Queens and allow the Rook on the 7th. Black must hold the c-pawn. So....} 1... Qc6 {Offering the a-pawn.} 2. Qxa7 Ra8 3. Qe7 {Looking good for White. If Rxa2 then Qd8+ mates.} 3... Re8 {OOPS. Black wins. I was a finding a few of these plausible lines in the game ready to trap the clumsy and the unwary.}[/pgn]
My exchange sac.
[fen] 1rbq1rk1/p4ppp/2p2n2/3pb1B1/8/1PNB1Q1P/P1P2PP1/R4RK1[/fen]
14.14.Ne2!? Bxa1 15. Rxa1.
[fen] 1rbq1rk1/p4ppp/2p2n2/3p2B1/8/1P1B1Q1P/P1P1NPP1/R5K1[[/fen]
The Knight is going to g3-h5 to put the the squeeze the f6 Knight.
Things like h6 don’t work. 15…h6 16.Bxh6 gxh6 17.Qg3+ and hello the unprotected Rook on b8.
Pin breaking with 15…Qd6 does not work 16.Bf4. A Skewer.
The White bits are in tricky trappy positions (I’m talking myself into it) :)
Good blitz try. Interesting. I’d play it for a laugh. (IBSSPAR) ;)
The possible fireworks White avoided when he refrained from playing 8.e5.
If the game had gone this way we would have been analysing it for months.
Horvath - Perenyi, Zalaegerszeg (where on Earth is that?) 1972.
[pgn]
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3
d5 8. e5 Ng4 9. Bf4 d4 {As I said. Two lads on RHP have resigned as White here. OK now put a cushion on your lap because your jaw is about drop 2 feet..} 10. Qf3 dxc3 11. O-O-O Rb8 12. Bc4 Qe7 13. h3 Ba3 14. Bb3 Bxb2+ 15. Kb1 Nxf2 16. Bg5 Rxb3 17. Bxe7 Rb7 18. Bb4 Bd7 19. e6 fxe6 20. Qh5+ g6 21. Qc5 Rxb4 22. Qxb4 Rg8 23. Qb8+ {23....Kf7 24.Rxd7+ Black resigned.}[/pgn]What did Black play in this postion?
[fen]r1bqkbnr/pp3ppp/2np4/1Bp1p3/4PP2/1P6/PBPP2PP/RN1QK1NR b KQkq f3 0 5[/fen]
It's from an OTB game - Black was at the time graded 2351. 10 guesses.
and....
Black to play
[fen] 8/8/6R1/7p/7k/7P/6PK/2q5 b - - 0 1 [/fen]
OK what happened in this game played on RHP. Again 10 guesses.
1. White Resigned
2. Black Resigned
3. The game was agreed drawn
4. White stalemated Black
5. Black stalemated White
6. White timed out
7. Black timed out
8. White Checkmated Black
9. Black Checkmated White.
10. None of the above.
Also TWO pictures of chess piece from snow.
Two games starting from this position.
[fen] rnbkqbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQ - 0 1[/fen]
(some mistake there.......Russ)
And an answer to a PM.
All is revealed on the latest blog [blogid]4[/blogid] - The White Pawn and The Green Knight[fen]8/4r3/pK1R3p/2P5/8/PPP2p2/7P/4k3 w - - 2 44[/fen]
White to move what is the result?I've been playing at about the same level for years now. Rated in the 1300's. I've played alot and read a few books on chess, but I don't seem to be improving.
I have read that learning endgame is important at first. This is a topic I haven't studied much. Can someone explain to me why this is important for an intermediate player? Is this the right next step for me? And can anyone suggest where to start?After doing more tactical puzzles I find that with more games, after having left standard openings and databases, I seem to be more successful with moves that "feels" right. Even though I still do not yet see any direct tactical opportunities.
It is fair to say that practising tactics help with strategical play?I'm interested in improving my blind chess.
Any suggestions?I'd like to remove the kings but seeing at creating a game here without the king is impossible who would like to play a game with me using the current position with an agreement that either of us use the king?
[fen]3k4/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/4K3 w - - 0 1[/fen]Sorry if this has been discussed before, I looked and couldn't find it.
I recently played an OTB game and then we noticed that I had been in check for a while but we had both made several moves since the check took place.
I know it shouldn't have happened and I should have been paying more attention, but what is the correct procedure? Do we go back to the position when the check was made? If so, what happens to the clock in this case if it's a timed game? Or is it a draw?
Your answers would be appreciated.This game -
[pgn]
[Event "Open invite"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2004.08.07"]
[EndDate "2004.08.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Weyerstrass"]
[Black "ddoc"]
[WhiteRating "2441"]
[BlackRating "1315"]
[WhiteElo "2441"]
[BlackElo "1315"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "625528"]
1. b3 e5 2. Bc1b2 d6 3. e3 c5 4. c4 Nb8c6 5. g3 Ng8f6 6. Bf1g2 Bc8d7 7. Ng1e2 Bf8e7 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 exd4 10. exd4 cxd4 11. Ne2xd4 Bd7g4 12. Qd1d2 Qd8d7 13. Rf1e1 Nc6xd4 14. Qd2xd4 Bg4e6 15. Nb1c3 Ra8c8 16. Ra1d1 b6 17. Rd1d2 Rc8c5 18. Nc3e4 Nf6xe4 19. Qd4xg7 1-0
[/pgn]I love playing blitz, I love it, love it, love it, 10-15 min rated games, but dear
friends, there is simply no consistency, one minute i can be defeating someone 400
points above my rating, another times i am getting beaten up by persons 400 points
below my rating. I read somewhere that in blitz, its not a question of making good
moves, but avoiding making bad ones. What is the secret to playing solid chess, any
advice, do tell, for i perceive an unwillingness to take my opponents plans into consideration, but thats just the start!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_m8Ofv1kqg&feature=g-all-u&context=G26a485eFAAAAAAAADAA
Round one victory by Aronian.The 74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 13 - 29 January 2012 in Wijk aan Zee.
Participants of grandmaster group A
Carlsen, Magnus
NOR
2835
Aronian, Levon
ARM
2805
Radjabov, Teymour
AZE
2773
Topalov, Veselin
BUL
2770
Karjakin, Sergey
RUS
2769
Ivanchuk, Vassily
UKR
2766
Gashimov, Vugar
AZE
2761
Nakamura, Hikaru
USA
2759
Gelfand, Boris
ISR
2739
Caruana, Fabiano
ITA
2736
Kamsky, Gata
USA
2732
Giri, Anish
NED
2714
Navara, David
CZE
2712
Van Wely, Loek
NED
2692
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Check it out !
http://www.tatasteelchess.com/Firstly, sorry for posting this here, but the clan forum is not visited enough. After trawling the site for weeks trying to find another 2000+ player for our league team, i'm finally reduced to throwing an open invite out here.
Funky Movers are in division one of the 7 day league and came third last season. We're looking for a strong player to add to our line up. We hope to field a full 1900+ side in the up coming season. If anyone is interested, please send a PM. :)
[cid]295[/cid]
Cheers
James :)I'm no chess expert. I have been following this game for sometime. Would someone please take the time to analyze the moves? Thanks. This game was completed some days ago between Kings and Pawns (white, RHP 2400) and cohonas (black, RHP 2397)
[pgn][Event "Clan challenge"] [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"] [Date "2011.11.05"] [EndDate "2012.01.09"] [Round "?"] [White "Kings and Pawns"] [Black "cohonas"] [WhiteRating "2400"] [BlackRating "2397"] [WhiteElo "2400"] [BlackElo "2397"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "8830857"] 1. e4 e5 2. Ng1f3 Nb8c6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3xd4 Ng8f6 5. Nd4xc6 bxc6 6. Nb1c3 Bf8b4 7. Bf1d3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. Bc1g5 c6 11. Qd1f3 Bb4d6 12. h3 Ra8b8 13. b3 Bd6e5 14. Bg5f4 Be5xc3 15. Bf4xb8 Bc3xa1 16. Rf1xa1 Bc8g4 17. hxg4 Qd8xb8 18. Ra1e1 h6 19. g3 Qb8d6 20. Qf3e3 c5 21. g5 hxg5 22. Qe3xg5 g6 23. Qg5d2 Rf8e8 24. Re1xe8 Nf6xe8 25. a3 Ne8f6 26. b4 Nf6d7 27. c3 d4 28. Bd3e2 Qd6e5 29. cxd4 cxd4 30. Qd2d3 Kg8g7 31. Qd3c2 1/2-1/2[/pgn]Plus loads of other stuff.
How a few postions posted in CHESS magazine in 1983 resulted
in a chess book being published in 1990.
Missed shots from GM games and under 900 players games.
One of my games where I spot the trap from my opponent
so set him one to fall into. (sounds fair enough to me.)
A few stats inspired by a thread in the Chess Forum.
Ends with A good game. [b]davaniel - Natural Science RHP 2011.[/b]
[blogid]4[/blogid]
Rather long I'm thinking.
I don't do these things in one sitting. I work on a section, usually
seperated by a wee green bar, for 2-3 days. Have some time off.
Do another section...............if I get an idea. - still want some pics from you guys.How many times in a row can you say check in chess?i ihave a game and he is not playing chess.he is playing checkHey all,
lately I seem to get stuck in either of these scenario's:
- The game is going pretty balanced, often an exchange is forced and suddenly I'm in the endgame, which is not my best quality.
- or, in order to avoid the endgame, I play a little more agressive (a sac or other risky move) but this gives my opponent an advantage to work with, so I lose unless he blunders later on.
The first scenario is boring, and the second has its downsides obviously. Do you have any suggestions on how to change my style or what abilities I should improve? Please share your ideas if you have similar issues.
(I use the RHP game explorer to check my moves in the opening and I sometimes practice tactics and endgames with chesstempo.)Would it be illegal in an OTB chess tournament (USCF tournament to be precise) to take your pieces, and rather than have them stand up normally, lay them down awkwardly? Not even saying my opponent would have to do it, too, just could I randomly lay them down on the squares?
I understand they could say "adjust" 16 times and put them back up, and maybe I could say "adjust" 16 more times and lay them back down. But is it legal?I just came home from work, carelessly castled queenside in a game, and hung a piece. This whole week has been ugly.
Sorry, just had to vent.
:|I just started a club called 'The Syndicate', based on the shadow government in the X-Files that I am using to attempt to start an unofficial league where both subscribers and non-subscribers can participate in organized matches and tournaments run through the club's forum.
I also started a clan by the same name for club members who are interested in clan activity.
Another project of mine is starting a blog using a library of games acquired through the club/clan for material to analyze and post on the blog. Any club members who would like to submit their analysis of games to the blog would also be welcomed.
If you are interested or have any questions visit the club page or send me a private message.On the next post and you will see a chess a problem
It is [b]White to play and Mate in two moves.[/b]
(White moves first and gives checkmate on his 2nd move.)
Don't try and solve it.
Quickly play the most obscure move you can think of.
Make your choice after just [b]5 seconds[/b] thought.
I 100% guarantee that you will have found the solution and White
will mate Black on next move no matter what Black plays.
OK get ready...
...remember 5 seconds then pick you random move. I bet you chose right.
Here it comes.....In this game black sacks a bishop early on. Is this some sort of gambit, or an inaccurate gamble? Both are low-mid rated players.
[pgn]
1. e2-e4 e7-e5 2. Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 3. Nb1-c3 Bf8-c5 4. Bf1-c4 Bc5xf2 5. Ke1xf2 Nf6-g4 6. Kf2-g1 O-O 7. h2-h3 Ng4-f6 8. d2-d3 Nb8-c6 9. Bc1-g5 a7-a6 10. a2-a3 h7-h6 11. Bg5-h4 d7-d6 12. Nc3-d5 b7-b5 13. Nd5xf6 g7xf6 14. Bc4-d5 Bc8-b7 15. Qd1-d2 Kg8-h7 16. Ra1-f1 Ra8-b8 17. Nf3-h2 Nc6-d4 18. Bh4xf6 Qd8-e8 19. Nh2-g4 Nd4-e2 20. Qd2xe2 Rf8-g8 21. Qe2-e3 Rg8-g6 22. Rf1-f5 Bb7-c8 23. Rf5-h5 Bc8xg4 24. h3xg4 Qe8-d7 25. Rh5xh6 Rg6xh6 26. Qe3xh6 Kh7-g8 27. Qh6-h8 1-0[/pgn][gid]8965654[/gid]
I think he was blind folded.This was one of the Recent Checkmates that came up when I logged in just now, goes to show why sometimes you should fight on till the bitter end :)
[gid]7029296[/gid]
[pgn]1. e4 d5 2. f3 f5 3. b3 fxe4 4. Nb1c3 Ng8f6 5. d3 Nb8c6 6. fxe4 dxe4 {poor pawn structure all round} 7. Nc3xe4 Bc8g4 8. Bf1e2 e5 {things start to go wrong for black} 9. Be2xg4 Nf6xg4 10. Qd1xg4 {Simple stuff from white and they're a piece up} Qd8d4 11. Ra1b1 h5 12. Qg4g6 Ke8d8 13. Ng1f3 Qd4b4 14. Bc1d2 Rh8h6 15. Bd2xb4 {White's turn to not think two moves ahead} Bf8xb4 16. Nf3d2 Rh6xg6 {and we're back to all square} 17. O-O Kd8e7 18. Nd2c4 Ra8f8 19. Rf1xf8 Ke7e6 {?!} 20. Rb1f1 Nc6d4 21. Rf8e8 Ke6d7 22. Nc4xe5 Kd7xe8 {Takes the rook at the second time of asking} 23. Ne5xg6 b5 24. Ne4g5 Nd4xc2 25. Ng5e6 Ke8d7 26. Ne6xg7 Nc2e3 27. Rf1f7 Kd7c6 28. Ng7xh5 Ne3g4 29. d4 Kc6d5 30. Rf7d7 Kd5e6 31. Rd7xc7 Bb4d6 32. Rc7xa7 {How many of you would have resigned here?} Ke6d5 33. Ng6e5 Ng4xe5 34. Ra7a5 {dxe5?} Kd5xd4 35. Ra5xb5 Bd6c5 36. h4 Ne5d3 37. a4 Kd4c3 38. Kg1f1 Kc3d2 39. a5 {Alarm bells... the king's flight squares are limited, g4 is better} Bc5e3 40. a6 Nd3f2 41. Rb5b7 Nf2g4 42. a7 {even here Rd7+ or g3 would make it a routine win for white. Instead white wants a queen asap} Ng4h2 {but instead it is a quite amazing smash and grab from black, you couldn't make it up} 0-1[/pgn]
:)Can someone fill us in on this thread that has 20 -30 pages. It appears skeeter was banned and I can see greenpawn caling people amateurs and presenting proof, then some guy says that is the Rybka top choice.
For those of us too busy to read 20-30 pages, what are the main points i.e.
Skeeter/Greenpawn camp
- blah
- amateurs
World camp
- blah
- blatant cheat etc
I have got to get some popcorn and spend some time reading this shiz :DHello all,
I'm used to playing chess almost exclusively online. I'm dying for more OTB experience but there are no chess clubs in my area and I can't find any players. It really sucks.
I imagine it's a different game OTB if you're only used to 2-dimenstions. Does anyone play on Yahoo? I don't know how the calculations work, but my RHP rating is always about 200-250 points higher than my Yahoo rating. Why is that?
Lately I've been beating high 1300's and low 1400's on Yahoo, and that's actually pretty good for me. Here's my last game. I'm playing white.
[pgn]
[Event "Yahoo! Chess Game"]
[Site "Yahoo! Chess"]
[Date "undefined.undefined"]
[Round ""]
[White "c1-f4"]
[Black "e2-e3"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. d4 Nf6
2. Bf4 g6
3. e3 Bg7
4. Nf3 d6
5. Be2 O-O
6. h4 Nbd7
7. Nbd2 b6
8. c3 Bb7
9. g3 h6
10. O-O Nh5
11. Bc4 Nxf4
12. exf4 e5
13. fxe5 dxe5
14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Nxe5 Bxe5
16. Qc2 Qd7
17. Kh2 Qe7
18. Rae1 Qxh4+
19. Kg1 Qh1# 0-1[/pgn]Did this ever happen to you?
[pgn][Event "Ladder"][Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"][Date "2011.12.31"][EndDate "2012.01.06"][Round "?"][White "CalWriter"][Black "dzirilli"][WhiteRating "1427"][BlackRating "1465"][WhiteElo "1427"][BlackElo "1465"][Result "1-0"][GameId "8955820"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 {the Kings' Gambit} f6 {I thought it was a Queen's Gambit and so used the Slav Defense} 3. fxe5 fxe5 {and now I think I'm in the exchange variation of the Queen's Gambit} 4. Qd1h5 {and now I'm dead. I hang on until move 13} Ke8e7 5. Qh5xe5 Ke7f7 6. Bf1c4 Kf7g6 7. Qe5f5 Kg6h6 8. d4 g5 9. h4 Ng8f6 10. hxg5 Kh6g7 11. gxf6 Qd8xf6 12. Bc1h6 Qf6xh6 13. Qf5f7 1-0[/pgn]
Sadly, this isn't the first time I got my Queen and King sides confused during the opening, but this was probably the most dramatic.I ended up with the following position after a cagey OTB tournament game last year. White offered a draw and I accepted - an easy decision on my part.
It looks like a draw to me but I was wondering whether any of you endgame specialists can find anything at all for white in this position
White to play.
[fen]8/8/pp6/2p1k1p1/2P1P1Pp/PP2K2P/8/8 b - - 0 37[/fen]
Full game...
[pgn]1. d4 f5 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. b3 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. e4 fxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Nc6 13. Ke2 Bg4 14. Bd5+ Kh8 15. Bb2 Rae8 16. Kf1 Nd8 17. Re1 c6 18. Be4 Nf7 19. h3 Bf5 20. g4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Nd6 22. Re3 e4 23. Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. Nd2 c5 25. Kg2 Rf7 26. Rhe1 Rfe7 27. Kg3 g5 28. f3 h5 29. Nxe4 h4+ 30. Kf2 Nxe4+ 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33. fxe4 Kf6 34. Ke3 b6 *[/pgn]I thought I'd share this, not for the brilliance of play but, for the neat mate at the end... I've never had a rook and bishop mate quite like it.
[pgn][Event "ChessCube Game"]
[Site "www.chesscube.com"]
[Date "2012.01.07"]
[Round "-"]
[White "sawyert@chesscube.com"]
[Black "deoshankar@chesscube.com"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1627"]
[BlackElo "1578"]
[ECO "C60"]
[Time "00:05:47"]
[TimeControl "1800"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Nxe4 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. Re1 d5 10. f3 c5 11. c3 c4 12. Bc2 d3 13. fxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4+ Be7 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qh5+ Kf8 18. Qh6+ Ke8 19. Bd1 Bb7 20. Bh5+ Kd7 21. Rd4+ Bd6 22. Nd2 Qb6 23. Qg7+ Kc6 24. Bf3+ Kc5 25. Bxb7 Rag8 26. Rd5# 1-0[/pgn]Any point in sending them?I now this is a very random question but does anyone know of anyone who was physically or mentally disabled (not including blind) that has made it in Chess e.g at least IM level etc?I've always thought that perhaps anyone could get round being detected as an engine user by simply using it for a few moves here and there. If you did this, wouldn't you get a generally good idea of where to move and set out your game plan without having to adhere to all of an engine's moves? I think it would be very hard to differentiate between an engine user and good player if used like this.
Thoughts?Played on the blitz site here.
Post your name if you are interested... I will do all the organizing, score keeping and other such stuff unless somebody else wants to help.
After each game we can start a thread discussing it afterwards with maybe each player expressing the thoughts they had on each move.
Time controls will be voted on with the options below.
A) 20/0
B) 30/0
C) 60/0
D) 20/5
E) 30/5I've just noticed that Tiger King has finally been awarded the 2010 Championship.
It would have been nicer if Admin had advertised the fact; after all it is the biggest and most prestigious tournament in RHP and such an award should be made known to all.
I also noticed that he hasn't moved since 14 December, has been timed out in one game and is about to timeout in another of his only 2 current games...A pity if the 2010 Champion leaves RHP.http://www.redhotpawn.com/profile/playerprofile.php?uid=253523
He was creaming me, (rated at 1100 and change).
I asked: "You're playing shockingly well for an 1100 player. Tell me, what's your secret for your unprecedented leap in playing ability?"
His explanation: "Actually my rating much bigger, I resigned in all my games, I was thinking I can't play any more good chess, it was an accident but it is turn out I am still can,"
Fishy to say the least.She may well have been, but I was under the impression that SC admitted that the user had claimed to be IM I though it was supposedly in jest. Skeet had a conspiratorial frame of mind beyond doubt and was prone to running off in tangents. Banning her is a ridiculous overreaction and a mockery given that the SAs seem unwilling (AGAIN) to do anything about the farce that page 1 of the rating tables is becoming.Here is my suggestion on how to deal with engine users:
1. No bannings (optional if nothing else is in place)
2. Check [b]all[/b] players higher than a certain rating, say 2000, by Zygalsky's method, maybe also by the "blunder check" method (>20 games vs. higher rated players etc.)
3. Add outcome of 2. to the players profile (or provide a list with a well known link).
4. Repeat 2. regularly (e.g. next 20 games vs. higher rated players).
5. Give volunteers of 2. (new game mods) a benefit, e.g. 1 year subscription.
6. Volunteers have to be checked by the method(s) by at least two other volunteers/other players.
7. Inform all players (especially Clan leaders) about this feature; maybe even before every new tournament, league game, or whatever.
Outcome: In many case, players and Clan leaders have the information whether someone is "too good to be true". No accusations and no discussion needed. Everyone decides on his/her own.A fairly weak chess programme for Android id Aart Bik.
Today I managed to win against level 4 (10 sec's per move) on the way home from work.
[pgn]
[White "Aart Bik"]
[Black "watchyourbackrank"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 g6 6. 0-0 Bg7 7. Bg5 0-0 8. Nc3 Bd7 {i hate the exchange after playing Nc6 leaving mewith an open b-file rather than an open c-file} 9. Bxf6 {strange silicon decision} Bxf6 10. Nb3 Nc6 11. Bc4 a6 12. a4 Rc8 13. Bd5 e6 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 {now it's my bishops against their knights} 15. Qe1 {poor move. my d6 pawn could have been a problem. Not now} d5 {!} 16. e5 {okay, my lsb could be very ugly soon and my dsb is doing nothing atm} Bg7 17. Nd4 Qb6 {feel free to exchange bishop for knight!} 18. Rd1 Qa7 19. a5 b5 {felt it was neccessary to play this although my bishop is now terribly weak} 20. b4 Qe7 21. Rb1 {As compensation for my terrible bishop I have some play in the c-file and also on the plus side for me is that it's a very slow position where the silicon monster has no idea of what is going on} Rc7 22. Rb3 Rfc8 23. Rb1 Be8 {unleashing the powers of the rooks} 24. Nd1 Rc4 25. c3 Qc7 {Alekhine's battery!} 26. f4 Qa7 {keeping a pin on the d4 knight and planning something...!} 27. Rf2 Rxd4 {the exchange sac is probably correct. At least i'd like to believe it is!} 28. cxd4 Qxd4 {my compensation for the exchange is in a strong central pawn and prospects of bringing my lsb to life again} 29. Ne3 Rc3 30. Ng4 {?? losing a pawn} h5 31. Nf6 Bxf6 32. exf6 Qxf6 {completely winning for me} 33. Qe5 Qxe5 34. fxe5 Rc4 {i did not intend to let one of their rooks into my camp by leaving the c-file} 35. Rff1 Kf8 {again we have a position where the programme has no idea what to do} 36. Rfc1 Ke7 37. Rf1 Kd7 38. Rfe1 Kc6 39. Rbc1 d4 40. Rb1 Kd5 41. Kh1 d3 42. Rb3 Kd4 {white cannot attack my d3 pawn without giving up protection of either b4 or e5} 43. Rb2 Bc6 {here comes my dead bishop back to life!} 44. Rf2 Rc2 45. Rf4 Kc3 46. Rg1 d2 47. Rd1 Rc1 {it's all over. the game lasted for several more moves, though} 0-1 [/pgn][gid]8943455[/gid]
This was one of my favorite wins.
My only comments is that move 34 should be taken by pawn and not the bishop.Howdy, my wife got me this chess clock for Christmas:
http://www.mephisto.net/clock1.html
I was surprised to see that it evidently doesn't provide for allowing two different time standards for competitors. I.e., I'd like to play one of my kids and even the playing field by giving myself less time for moves.
Anyhow, I'm hoping that maybe I'm missing something and that such a thing is possible... anyone care to comment that has experience with this clock?
Thanks in advance,
AlHere is a great example of an "attacking" move that doesn't quite work out :P
Dmitry Andreikin v David Guillen-Berna in 2001. Its nice to find the short games in the Ruy Lopez, you can sometimes get a sense of what is wrong with breaking the ridiculously complicated "book" :)
[pgn]
[Event "WYB12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar ESP"]
[Date "2001.10.21"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[Black "David Guillen-Berna"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "43"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 Bb7 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Nc3
Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qd7 14. Bc2 Rfe8 15. h4 Qg4 16. Bxh7+ Kh8
17. Bc2 Bxh4 18. g3 Be7 19. Kg2 Nd8 20. Rh1+ Kg8 21. Bh7+ Kf8
22. Bf5 1-0 [/pgn]This appears to have just ended although it was decided some time ago. Fun to watch talented play.
Question: Did the 60-day timeout limit inhibit you from playing, or affect your play or the play you observed? Did people use it by taking skulls, or ignore it? Of course I'm not questioning its fairness, I'm just curious about the effect. Also, were there any games that especially stood out?Played on December 31st at Hastings.
A very nice way to play your last game of 2011.
A real toe to toe slugfest.
Skip to move 30 and then single step each move.
White is winning, no Black is winning, No it's White..It's Black...wait a minute....
[b]Franklin - Willaims[/b] 2011 Hastings Masters Round 4
[pgn]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 b5 7. Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 Nbd7 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. g4 Nb6 11. Qf2 Nfd7 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Nce2 Be7 14.Kb1 O-O 15. g5 Na4 16. h4 Ndc5 17. Bc1 b4 18. Ng3 Nxd3 19. cxd3 d5 20. e5 Qb6 21. Be3 Bc5 22. Rc1 b3 23. axb3 Bxd4 24. Bxd4 Qxb3 25. Qd2 Bc6 26. Ne2 Bb5 27. Nf4 Rb8 28. Rc7 a5 29. h5 Ba6 30. g6 Rb4 31. h6 fxg6 32. hxg7 Rxf4 33. Rxh7 Qxd3+ 34. Ka1 Qf1+ 35. Ka2 Bc4+ 36. b3 Nc3+ 37. Bxc3 Ra4+ 38. Kb2 Qa1+ 39. Kc2 Ra2+[/pgn]I have often used the Chessbase Online database at http://www.chesslive.de but I can no longer get it to work. The site loads but the search doesn't work and none of the usual list of moves in the database are displayed. It uses Microsoft Silverlight as a web browser plugin, so I have uninstalled that and reinstalled the latest version, tried out different browsers, cleared the Silverlight cache etc but still no joy. Anybody else having the same issue?White to play and mate in 7 moves.
(White goes first and will deliver checkmate on his 7th move.)
Clues:
Be careful what you do with the White King.
If it strays onto a clear rank then the Black Rook will check allowing Kg7.
The final mating position is not the obvious one you can see from the diagram.
[fen]7k/5prp/K3pN1R/8/8/8/8/8[/fen]
Composed by G.Sladek 1957.Hi guys, just finished playing a blitz game, and I'd thought I'd share it with you: I find it quite amusing. It was definitely loads of fun to play.
Cheers to greenpawn for this type of play, I'd have chickened out long ago.
I have the white pieces. To be honest, my opponent's rating just scared me, so I threw pieces at him :D.
[pgn]1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. g4 0-0 6. h4 c6 7. g5 Ne8 8. Nf3 Qb6 9. h5 Bg4 10. e5 Bxh5 11. Rxh5 gxh5 12. Bd3 dxe5 13. Nh4 e4 14. Bxe4 Qxd4 15. Qxh5 f5 16. Nxf5 Qe5 17. Bf4 Nf6 18. gxf6 Qxf6 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qxh7+ Kf7 21. Qg6+ Kg8 22. Bd6 Qh4 23. Qe6+ Kh8 24. Bxf8 Bxc3+ 25. bxc3 Na6 26. Qe5+ Kg8 27. Qg7[/pgn]
I realize there are a few terrible blunders, but hey, it's all just fun :)Plus:
A picture of a Chess sandcastle.
What I did in a submarine in the 1980's.
Three Queen sacs ending in a corridor mates.
A Book Review (well kind of) Rocking the Ramparts.
A New Opening Trap with Prof.Natterjack (give it a try)
A fresh Assassin Pawn Mate.
Pawn Fork Trick Blunders.
Simply loads of stuff all backed up with RHP examples:
[blogid]4[/blogid]To complete the trilogy of posts between myself and the Right Honourable Velvetears in 2011, here is the final installment, The Curse of the Black Queen!
[pgn] {White Velvetears, Black Morgski} 1. e4 c5 {Sicilian} 2. Ng1f3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nf3xd4 Ng8f6 5. Nb1c3 g6 {Mainline sicilian dragon up till here} 6. Nc3d5 {VE breaks from the book, I have not played against this line before} Nf6xd5 {The idea being to win the d5 pawn with the Queen} 7. exd5 Qd8a5 8. Bc1d2 Qa5xd5 9. Nd4b5 Qd5c6 {Queen now needs to retreat in the face of Bc3} 10. Bd2c3 Rh8g8 11. Bf1e2 a6 12. a4 Qc6d7 13. Nb5a3 e5 {My pawn strucutre is beginning to look messy...} 14. Na3c4 Qd7c6 15. Qd1d3 Bc8f5 16. Qd3e3 Nb8d7 17. Nc4d2 Qc6xg2 {Another cheap pawn grab by the Queen} 18. O-O-O Qg2c6 {back she comes again} 19. Be2f3 Qc6xa4 {Cheap pawn grab number 3, Bxb7 protected by mate threat of Qxc2#} 20. b3 Qa4a2 {The Black Queen has now moved 10 of my 20 moves} 21. Bc3b2 Ra8c8 {keeping the pressure on c2} 22. Bf3e4 Bf8e7 {To protect against any discovered check} 23. f4 d5 {White pretty much has to swap bishops to nullify the c2 threat, allowing the g file to be opened for my rook} 24. Be4xf5 gxf5 {possibly one of the most unorthodox pawn strucutres I have ever had} 25. Rh1g1 Rg8xg1 26. Rd1xg1 Be7a3 {A small trap is set, the idea being to lose a Rook but gain the Knight and Bishop} 27. Rg1g8 {...gives the back rank away} Ke8e7 28. Rg8xc8 Qa2a1 {...but forces the double sacrifice to protect the king} 29. Nd2b1 Qa1xb2 30. Kc1d2 Qb2xb1 31. Kd2e2 {To prevent Bc1+} e4 {The f4 pawn is useful as an obstacle here} 32. Qe3g3 {VE hopes to couterattack by bringing his Queen round} Ba3c5 {to allow Qxc2+ and limit the King's flight squares} 33. Qg3g5 Ke7d6 34. Rc8xc5 {Not sure about this move...} Kd6xc5 35. Qg5e7 Kc5c6 36. Qe7xf7 {If white is now reliant on pawn grabs, my earlier work with the Queen should be enough to win this} Qb1xc2 37. Ke2e1 Qc2c1 38. Ke1e2 Qc1xf4 {Picking off the pieces and providing cover for the King} 39. Qf7e6 Qf4d6 40. Qe6xf5 Qd6xh2 41. Ke2f1 Qh2h1 {Now there is no way to stop...} 42. Kf1f2 Qh1f3 {...a forced Queen exchange. A game pretty much won by one piece doing a lot of damage} 0-1[/pgn]
I hope you have enjoyed these annotations, I have certainly enjoyed the games against VelvetEars, we're both similar in that we like to attack (often to the point of destroying our own defences in the process) and are about the same level, so it does make for interesting (though probably flawed somewhere) games.
All the best for 2012 :)Have the mods ever considered setting up a few fake accounts, and then, with the aid of a high-end PC and the latest copy of Fritz, using them only to randomly challenge high end players who are suspected of machine cheating?
I'm quite sure a high spec machine would be, as Kasparov showed us in the 1990s, unbeatable to almost all humans.
Therefore, the only people to defeat these 'ghost' accounts, would be the ones using machines themselves... Not foolproof, but surely quicker than the current way of comparing machine moves to potential cheat moves.The thread associated with the blog on Pillsbury's mate is sadly closed, so to post this game on that theme I need to create a new one. Nice example of how powerless the wrong bishop can be!
[pgn]
[Event "RHP Blitz rated"]
[Site "www.timeforchess.com"]
[Date "2011.12.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "chessicle"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2. c2-c4 e7-e5 3. d4xe5 Nf6-g4 4. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 5. e2-e3 Ng4xe5 6. Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4 7. Bc1-d2 O-O 8. a2-a3 Bb4xc3 9. Bd2xc3 d7-d6 10. Bf1-e2 Ne5xf3 11. g2xf3 Nc6-e5 12. Rh1-g1 f7-f6 13. f3-f4 Ne5-g6 14. Qd1-c2 Qd8-e8 15. O-O-O Bc8-d7 16. Be2-h5 f6-f5 17. Rg1-g3 Bd7-a4 18. b2-b3 Ba4-c6 19. Rd1-g1 Bc6-e4 20. Qc2-d2 Qe8-e6 21. Bh5xg6 h7xg6 22. Rg3xg6 Qe6xg6 23. Rg1xg6 Rf8-f7 24. Qd2-d4 Kg8-f8 25. Rg6xg7 1-0
[/pgn]Hi all
Can anyone explain the basic ideas/concepts/plans of the black side of the QGD.In the last 12 months my rating has fluctuated between 1775 and 1557, which seems like quite a wide spread. Over the board I've always been a bit hit and miss - in my last club championship I beat or drew against all the higher graded players and lost to lower graded ones.
So, the question is: can I become more consistent, or should I just carry on trading on my mercurial reputation?...because VelvetEars said it to me, and I thought it was a lovely way to wish seasonal greetings to fellow addicts.
So in the spirit of the season, a very Happy Chessmas to you! I hope you all got what you wanted :)
Here's a little easy puzzle so that this doesn't go to the general forum, black to move for advantage:
[pgn]1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Ng8f6 3. Nb1c3 e6 4. dxe6 Bc8xe6 5. Ng1f3 Bf8d6 6. Bf1e2 O-O 7. Nf3g5 Nf6d5 8. Ng5xe6 fxe6 9. Nc3e4 Nd5f4 10. O-O Nb8c6 11. Ne4xd6 Qd8xd6 12. Be2f3 Nc6d4 13. c3 [/pgn][pgn][Event "Challenge"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2011.12.19"]
[White "watchyourbackrank"]
[Black "anonymous"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "1973"]
[BlackElo "na"]
[PlyCount "35"]
1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. e5 {one of the problems for black when he plays an early Nf6} dxe5 8. fxe5 Nh5 9. Be3 Bg4 10.Bc4 {usually not a good idea to move a piece twice in the opening. Here it seems to make sense though. The bishop is now much more agressive on c4} e6 {shutting down my bishops new diagonal. The problem for black is that it also commits his bishop to exchange on f3 making his knight on h5 vulnerable to a g4 attack} 11. O-O a6 {intending b5 next} 12. a3 {making space for my bishop} Qd7 13. Ne4 {centralizing my knight giving access to squares like c5 and f6} Rad8 {adding pressure on d4} 14. c3 b5 15. Ba2 {I decided to keep my bishop on the long diagonal hoping for future tricks on e6 or g6} Bxf3 {this is a mistake} 16. Qxf3 {black knight on h5 is in trouble} Bh8 {planning to retreat the knight to g7} 17. g4 Ng7 {according to plan. Unfortunately it was a bad plan because of mate next move} 18. Nf6 {smothered mate with friendly assistance from black which is why it should probably be categorized as a help mate. No matter what it was another victim of a backrank mate lol}[/pgn]there was a player 3rd in the table pawnb4pawn or something similar, he was 3rd yesterday but has vanished, anybody know why?Some chess players are just better players than others and will win more or less every time, however when two players of roughly equal ability lock horns [say within 50 points of one another] then it seems to me that a certain amount of luck kicks in. I win games sometimes [and only sometimes!] where I don't think I've played any better than games which I lose. Nobody can predict everything and it seems that sometimes games are won or lost on the fact that a piece happens tp be in the right place at the right time. Anybody agree with this or am a talking out of my rear endgame?I thought i had my opponent in this game but lot of silly errors ruined my chances.Move number 27 for example should have been h4 followed by g4 which would have opened that file for my rooks to attack.I would not want to discuss the blunder where I lost my knight (the idea of wating for my move and wanting to get the match over asap really got to me here)Is it just me or do a lot of other members lose matches because they really wanna complete the game.
I would appreciate if any one could advise me on any further missed opportunities that I did not notice.When the subject of rook endgames comes up people always start talking about philidor positions and such... but I like to keep the subject on what makes chess exciting. And thats tactics.
[fen]4K3/4P3/5k2/8/8/4r3/8/6R1 w - - 5 5[/fen]
In this position white can simply play Kf8.
[pgn] [FEN "4K3/4P3/5k2/8/8/4r3/8/6R1 w - - 5 5"]
1.Kf8 Rxe7 2.Rf1+ Ke6 3.Re1+[/pgn]
and black will loose his rook... much more exciting than 1.Rf1+ which the tablebases will tell you is the best move mating one move sooner than this.
I'll end with a position that you should know how to solve.
[fen]8/5r2/6R1/8/8/8/3K3p/7k b - - 3 8[/fen]
black to move and win. prove that other attempts don't work.Here is a pun chess tactics puzzle, and really cool game I posted on my chess blog...
http://tacticstime.com/?p=1875No doubt we both made major mistakes, but is there anything I missed here in terms of blunders or quicker ways to get the mate? Chess feels amazing when it goes well, which for someone of my rating is not that often ;)
[pgn] [Event "Open invite"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2011.12.23"]
[EndDate "2011.12.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "DiscoFingerz"]
[Black "odoodsdudes"]
[WhiteRating "1473"]
[BlackRating "1473"]
[WhiteElo "1473"]
[BlackElo "1473"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "8939649"]
1. d4 g6 2. e4 d5 3. Nb1c3 dxe4 4. Nc3xe4 Bc8e6 5. Ng1f3 Be6d5 6. Bf1d3 f6 7. O-O h5 8. c4 Bd5e6 9. Rf1e1 Be6g4 10. Bc1e3 Nb8c6 11. Ne4c5 Qd8c8 12. Bd3xg6 Ke8d8 13. Bg6d3 e5 14. dxe5 Nc6xe5 15. Bd3f5 Ne5d7 16. Nc5xb7 Kd8e8 17. Bf5g6 Ke8e7 18. Be3c5 1-0 [/pgn]I've noticed that in many games, I play rather aimlessly. I struggle to find a plan. I've been reading Silman's Reassess Your Chess and have been trying to incorporate his method (identify the imbalances in a position and use those to create a plan) into my thinking process. I have been analyzing a game I played in a recent USCF tournament. I've identified the following position as a critical one. Black has definite queenside play with control over the half-open b-file and the ability to challenge the c-file. I have a bit more central space, and my pieces are a little more active, but Black can challenge both with moves like Nb6 and Bf6. I also have a weak isolated pawn. After identifying these imbalances and staring at the position on my computer for several minutes, I couldn't figure out what to do. I'd appreciate any help, particularly in the thinking process you would use, on figuring out what to do.
I was white (1873) and my opponent was a master (2210). The time control was G/45
[fen]rq3rk1/3nbppp/b2pp3/8/p1NP4/P2B1N1P/1P2QPP1/2R1R1K1 w - - 0 22 [/fen]
In the end, after wasting several precious minutes of time (I was down to 7 by the time I moved) I played Rc2 and Rfc1, doubling just for the heck of it since I couldn't figure out what I should be doing. This ended up being a real heartbreaker, because my opponent dropped a piece but in severe time pressure (I had 3 seconds plus 5 second delay when he dropped it) I blew it.
ThanksBeen wanting to ask for awhile. How do you make/post those games on board here with pgn and moves buttons?I play on a couple of chess sites, with my rating on here being 1441 at present but 1548 at present on the other site.
I know there are bound to be many variables which would account for the difference but how accurate are these ratings, and how would they compare to OTB eloThink of switching to the Modern Benoni OTB (sick of Slav positions ;() does anyone here play it at club level with reasonalbe results (even against Bb5 taimanov line) :)
Thanks.Got a good interview here :)
http://whychess.org/node/3490I had something interesting to share but I'm tired so I'm just going to post a game with two traps in a row... one is well known and the second is an addon that I came up with myself(It probably isn't original though)
[pgn]1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nxd4 6.Nxd4 exd4 7.Re1 f5 8.Be2 Nf6 9.Bh5#[/pgn]I would put money on a match between the two, blitz or classic. My money would be on Kasparov - even now.
No time for openings study needed; that is, Kasparov doesn't need it.
The recent trash talk about Garry from former student, Hikaru? Stupid and ignorant. Nothing more.not a pretty game but an enjoyable one..[pgn]1. e4 e5 2. Ng1f3 Bf8d6 3. Bf1c4 Ng8f6 4. Nf3g5 O-O 5. d3 h6 6. Ng5xf7 Rf8xf7 7. c3 b5 8. Bc4xb5 a6 9. Bb5c4 Bd6c5 10. Qd1b3 d5 11. exd5 Qd8d6 12. O-O Nb8d7 13. g3 Ra8b8 14. Qb3c2 Nf6g4 15. b4 Bc5a7 16. a4 Bc8b7 17. Nb1d2 Qd6f8 18. Bc4a2 Rf7xf2 19. d4 exd4 20. Ba2b1 Nd7f6 21. Qc2g6 dxc3 22. Bb1a2 Rf2xh2 23. Rf1f2 Ba7xf2 24. Kg1f1 Ng4e3 25. Kf1e2 Nf6xd5 26. Bc1a3 cxd2 27. b5 Bf2e1 28. Ke2d3 Qf8xa3 29. Kd3d4 d1=Q 30. Ra1xd1 Ne3xd1 31. Qg6e6 Kg8h8 32. Ba2c4 Be1f2 33. Kd4e4 Qa3e3 34. Ke4f5 Rb8f8 35. Kf5g6 0-1[/pgn]
could i have closed it out sooner(i was black)Why as a guest where you do not gain points for a rating you would wait until your opponents rating time stops if they do not move. I just leave and take the lose and go to the next game.I have just finished and annotated an interesting game.
I am curious what the stronger players think about the endgame especially; bishop vs. knight.
cheers
[pgn]{[White "pedreatiger"] [Black "splinter111"] [WhiteRating "1691"] [BlackRating "1761"]} 1. b4 e5 2. Bc1b2 Bf8xb4 3. Bb2xe5 Ng8f6 4. Ng1f3 d5 5. e3 Nb8c6 6. a3 Bb4a5 7. Bf1e2 O-O 8. O-O Nc6xe5 9. Nf3xe5 Rf8e8 10. d4 Nf6d7 {c6 was a solid alternative} 11. Ne5f3 Nd7f6 12. Nb1d2 Bc8f5 13. Ra1b1 Ra8b8 14. Nd2b3 Ba5b6 15. Be2d3 Nf6e4 {! sneaky move, threatening Nc3} 16. Qd1e1 c6 17. Rb1c1 Bb6c7 18. c3 Qd8d6 {black is better here the goal is to get rid of the f3 knight who is the sole defender of h2} 19. Nf3e5 {taking drastic measures} f6 20. f3 fxe5 21. fxe4 Bf5xe4 22. Bd3xe4 dxe4 23. g3 Re8f8 {?! taking the pawn first?} 24. Nb3c5 Bc7b6 25. Nc5xe4 Qd6xa3 26. Qe1e2 {threatening Qc4+} Rb8e8 {? correct idea, but the wrong piece. after Qe7, black has an advantage.} 27. Qe2c4 Kg8h8 28. Ne4g5 {! move I missed, black is in trouble now.} Qa3e7 {finally the queen comes to e7} 29. Ng5f7 Kh8g8 30. Nf7xe5 Qe7e6 {black is in a tough position, but can still fight for the draw.} 31. Rf1xf8 Kg8xf8 32. Qc4xe6 Re8xe6 33. Rc1a1 Kf8e7 34. Ne5c4 Ke7d7 {forced; Nxb6 axb6 Ra7 and the b pawn is lost} 35. Ra1f1 {?! Kf2 would keep the advantage. the rook-maneuvering enables black to equalize} Bb6c7 {keeping the bishop} 36. Rf1f7 Re6e7 37. Rf7xe7 Kd7xe7 38. Kg1f2 {I was even hoping to win here. the bishop should be stronger than knight in this position. im not sure what theory says about this position} b5 39. Nc4d2 a5 40. e4 a4 41. Kf2e2 Ke7e6 42. Ke2d3 h6 43. Kd3c2 Bc7d6 44. c4 Bd6b4 45. cxb5 cxb5 46. Nd2b1 {white offered draw at this point as he can force the draw with Nc3, I accepted. a game full of turns, i guess a draw is a fair outcome.} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]I've been doing some more reading on old threads that have words found by search as "Engine" "Cheating" "Matchup". There are alot of old threads. I haven't read them all, but they all seem to have similar undertones. So I thought to myself what can be done to defend against this?
It actually seems rather simple to me. Why don't we make an article which lists only fair players. Rather than trying to find the cheats, lets only search for the legitimates! When we find a legitimate player, we simply add him to the list! Maybe over time the list will evolve into a club or something (who knows) but it seems to me like a better controlled playing field.
I'll start:
Paul Leggett [uid]525471[/uid]
Qhttp://tacticstime.com/?p=1767
I wrote a review on my chess blog. If there is anything you would like more info on, let me know, and I can update it.
Cheers,
TimI've been looking and playing some french (rubinstein) and caro games as black on this site and Chess.com but unsure if it suites or like them. I tend to go for a QGD against 1 d4 so both kind of marry with this. Any thoughts/ideas on these openings, and a defense against the advance/exchange variations?
Or should I look for another openingWell...this game came to an abrupt end. I haven't done a post mortem, but these are the notes I was typing up following my lines of thinking during the game. One item that will be included in my post mortem is that d5 was an absolute mistake...which I missed in game.
[pgn][Event "Challenge"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2011.12.18"]
[Round "?"]
[White "tomtom232"]
[Black "PhySiQ"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "1547"]
[BlackElo "1944"]
[Annotator "Q"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2011.??.??"]
[TimeControl "300"]
1. e4 e6 2. f4 b6 3. Bd3 Bb7 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. c3 d6 {I greatly debated d5, and O-O... Bc5 looks good but reduces my flexibility too early. While looking passive, every central square is contested.} 8. Bc2 { Slightly clogging the queenside position.} Qd7 {Again remaining flexible.} 9. d4 a5 {White is a bit clogged on the queenside. I feel like there may be a benefit to taking space here later.} 10. Na3 Ba6 11. Nb5 Nb4 {opening up play on the queenside - where I have space.} 12. Ba4 c6 {While obviously important tactically, this is building more queenside space.} 13. cxb4 O-O {This move is important. It can be seen as a gain of time, upon the opening of the a and c files...black will have the ability to place a rook in control of each. Whites knight is of course pinned.} 14. Bd2 Rfc8 15. Rfc1 {15. e5 cxb5 16. Bb3 dxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 and black has a slight edge. bxa5 only makes things worse.} 15... cxb5 {For flexibility. e4 is a weak square - I can utilize this if I'm allowed d5 or Bb7. I consider Bb3 to be a precursor to Bb7. Bc2 I think calls for d5 eventually placing my Knight in control of queenside squares and activating lines for the bishop.} 16. Bc2 d5 {!} 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Ne5 Qe8 { White has a realistic threat of Bxh7 Kxh7 Qh5+ Kg8 Qf7...and black is in ugly trouble.} 19. bxa5 f6 20. Qg4 Bd6 {e6 is the obvious weak point.} 21. Nd3 b4 22. Qh3 {...extremely well disciplined tactics.} bxa5 23. f5 Rc4 {This is a roll of the dice. fxe5 is a bit worrisome, but g6 is playable to shore up the threat. I can get the D pawn. I'm hoping to keep the rook on the d file - but Nc5 then Nb3 and the rook is ugly. I assume white will play fxe6 and be looking for Qxh7 basically forcing g6. If so, its still playable...I will need to deal with the last central pawn but then will have a pawn advantage on the kingside.} 24. Nxb4 {??} Nxb4 *[/pgn]
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