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Title: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 25, 2017, 04:37:27 PM
There was a chess thread a few years ago that didn't go anywhere of interest, so I thought maybe we could try again.

I know some of you play chess. Do any of you players record your games? If so, I'm hoping you'll post some of your better ones here so that we can enjoy them.

I'll start by posting one of the games I played this past summer with a fellow named Dave, who can usually give me a bit of a challenge. Not in this game, though - I managed to trap his Queen after only 14 moves!

I was playing the white pieces:

1. d4........d5
2. c4........e6
3. Nc3......Nf6
4. Nf3......c5
5. Bf4......Be7
6. e3.......0-0
7. cd5......ed5
8. dc5......Bc5
9. Rc1......Bb4
10. a3......Ba5
11. b4......Bb6
12. Na4....Be6
13. Nb6....Qb6
14. Bc7.....resigns

I guess on move 13 he didn't want to double his pawns on the b file, as I thought he'd have to do. I was planning to move my Rook to the 7th rank afterwards, but when he recaptured with the Queen I saw that I could trap it. It's usually not easy to trap a Queen on such an open board, so I felt pretty good about it.

I wish I still had all the other games I've recorded over the years, but didn't manage to keep up with them. I have a few of the ones I played recently, though, so I'll see if any more of them are worth posting.

I hope some of you will post some of your's, as well.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Sorginak on August 25, 2017, 04:47:59 PM
Lol, I thought this said "Cheese Thread".  xD
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 25, 2017, 04:53:19 PM
I wish I had time to play some games here, but right now I don't. Hopefully I will eventually manage that, I'd like to see if I can find a good challenging game here. I know there are some players that I'd enjoy having a go at.

I don't focus much on losing and winning at chess - I look at it as two people cooperating to create something beautiful. Although winning is fun...
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on August 25, 2017, 06:07:10 PM
You'll probably kick my ass, but if you ever want to play a game and see me online, let me know.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Hijiri Byakuren on August 25, 2017, 07:33:59 PM
I've tried learning Chess a few times, but I keep losing interest after about a week. By "learn" I mean memorizing the best opening moves, thinking a few moves ahead, etc.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 25, 2017, 08:15:18 PM
Quote from: Mr.Obvious on August 25, 2017, 06:07:10 PM
You'll probably kick my ass, but if you ever want to play a game and see me online, let me know.
It's not always easy for me to predict exactly when I'll be on-line, but if we could set up a specific time, we could give it a try. I have very few people to play with, that are any good, so I'd love to have a go with you if it can be worked out. I probably won't be back at the library until monday. I can post here, where i'm at now, but I can only be on-line for a few minutes at a time. At the library I can be on for about 4 hours, which would be more than enough time for a good game.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 25, 2017, 08:24:40 PM
Quote from: Hijiri Byakuren on August 25, 2017, 07:33:59 PM
I've tried learning Chess a few times, but I keep losing interest after about a week. By "learn" I mean memorizing the best opening moves, thinking a few moves ahead, etc.
Learning chess isn't easy - I've bene at it for about 40 years or so, and I still haven't learned nearly as much as I'd like.

Try to find a good book on the game, if you can. The only way I was ever able to really start learning the game (I lost the first couple of hundred games I played) was to study the masters from the past.

A very good book on openings is "The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings"  ( I think by Ruben Fine) if you can find a copy of it. But the openings are only a very small part of the game - once you've learned the general principles, you can proceed without memorizing all those variations. I have a really lousy memory, so I realized early on that I wouldn't improve by rote memorization.

There are a lot of really good chess books these days, so if you want you can browse your local used book store and find many. Also, there are good videos on-line that may help.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on August 26, 2017, 12:06:07 AM
Quote from: Hijiri Byakuren on August 25, 2017, 07:33:59 PM
I've tried learning Chess a few times, but I keep losing interest after about a week. By "learn" I mean memorizing the best opening moves, thinking a few moves ahead, etc.

Memorizing a few dozen famous openings ... not worth it.  Learning to see 2 or 3 moves ahead ... priceless.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on August 26, 2017, 03:39:43 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on August 25, 2017, 04:37:27 PM
There was a chess thread a few years ago that didn't go anywhere of interest, so I thought maybe we could try again.

I know some of you play chess. Do any of you players record your games? If so, I'm hoping you'll post some of your better ones here so that we can enjoy them.

I'll start by posting one of the games I played this past summer with a fellow named Dave, who can usually give me a bit of a challenge. Not in this game, though - I managed to trap his Queen after only 14 moves!

I was playing the white pieces:

1. d4........d5
2. c4........e6
3. Nc3......Nf6
4. Nf3......c5
5. Bf4......Be7
6. e3.......0-0
7. cd5......ed5
8. dc5......Bc5
9. Rc1......Bb4
10. a3......Ba5
11. b4......Bb6
12. Na4....Be6
13. Bb6....Qb6
14. Bc7.....resigns

I guess on move 13 he didn't want to double his pawns on the b file, as I thought he'd have to do. I was planning to move my Rook to the 7th rank afterwards, but when he recaptured with the Queen I saw that I could trap it. It's usually not easy to trap a Queen on such an open board, so I felt pretty good about it.

I wish I still had all the other games I've recorded over the years, but didn't manage to keep up with them. I have a few of the ones I played recently, though, so I'll see if any more of them are worth posting.

I hope some of you will post some of your's, as well.
I can't make your game work.  There is no 7...  ed5.  Am I missing something?
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on August 26, 2017, 04:16:59 AM
But here is one of mine from last year...

1.  h2-h3      e7e5
2.  Nb1-c3    d7-d5
3.  Ng1-f3     Nb8-c6
4.  g2-g4      e5-e4
5.  Nf3-h4     d5-d4
6.  Nc3xd4    Qd8xh4
7.  d2-d3       Bc8xg4
8.  Bc1-f4      Bg4xh3
9.  Bf4xc7      Bf8 - b4+
10. c2-c3       Bb4xc3+
11. b2xb3      Ra8-c8
12. Ne4-d6+  Ke8-f8
13. Qd1-b3    Rc8xc7
14. Rh1xh3    Qh4-e7
15. Nd6-f5     Qe7-c5
16. Bf1-g2      Qc5xf5
17. Bg3xc6     Rc7xc6
18. Rh3-f3      Qf5-a5
19. Qb3Xf7 Mate
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 26, 2017, 01:53:27 PM
Quote from: Cavebear on August 26, 2017, 03:39:43 AM
  I can't make your game work.  There is no 7...  ed5.  Am I missing something?
There's a pawn on d6 capturing a pawn on d5.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 26, 2017, 02:24:52 PM
Quote from: Cavebear on August 26, 2017, 04:16:59 AM
But here is one of mine from last year...

1.  h2-h3      e7e5
2.  Nb1-c3    d7-d5
3.  Ng1-f3     Nb8-c6
4.  g2-g4      e5-e4
5.  Nf3-h4     d5-d4
6.  Nc3xd4    Qd8xh4
7.  d2-d3       Bc8xg4
8.  Bc1-f4      Bg4xh3
9.  Bf4xc7      Bf8 - b4+
10. c2-c3       Bb4xc3+
11. b2xb3      Ra8-c8
12. Ne4-d6+  Ke8-f8
13. Qd1-b3    Rc8xc7
14. Rh1xh3    Qh4-e7
15. Nd6-f5     Qe7-c5
16. Bf1-g2      Qc5xf5
17. Bg3xc6     Rc7xc6
18. Rh3-f3      Qf5-a5
19. Qb3Xf7 Mate


I think you intended the 6th move by white to be Nxe4, didn't you, since the knight can't get from c3 to d4., and given that the knight later moves to d6.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on August 26, 2017, 02:33:13 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on August 26, 2017, 01:53:27 PM
There's a pawn on d6 capturing a pawn on d5.

Oh, you meant 13. Nb6 not B

I'm of the old positional notation.  The newer algebraic notation gives me fits.  I had to write the letters and numbers on a board to play postal and online.  But you got it wrong on 13.  And I see how the Q is trapped.  Nice game, bad notation.

I remember Bobby Fisher's P-K4 "Best By Test", LOL.  But get the moves right.  You drove me crazy for an hour til I figured out what the right move HAD to be.

And yeah I messed on 7.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 26, 2017, 03:20:18 PM
Quote from: Cavebear on August 26, 2017, 02:33:13 PM
Oh, you meant 13. Nb6 not B

I'm of the old positional notation.  The newer algebraic notation gives me fits.  I had to write the letters and numbers on a board to play postal and online.  But you got it wrong on 13.  And I see how the Q is trapped.  Nice game, bad notation.

I remember Bobby Fisher's P-K4 "Best By Test", LOL.  But get the moves right.  You drove me crazy for an hour til I figured out what the right move HAD to be.

And yeah I messed on 7.
Ach, you're right laddie! I fixed it. I'll be sure to be more careful next time.

I used the descriptive notation for a long time, but the algebraic is a bit easier for me to use now that I've gotten used to it.

Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on August 26, 2017, 05:28:58 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on August 26, 2017, 03:20:18 PM
Ach, you're right laddie! I fixed it. I'll be sure to be more careful next time.

I used the descriptive notation for a long time, but the algebraic is a bit easier for me to use now that I've gotten used to it.

Glad I solved it and you fixed it.  It was a pleasure to replay your game afterwards.  That Q trap was beautiful!

I even looked at it as black (nothing better than seeing both sides) and I didn't see it coming.

I'm mostly English as White and Sicilian as Black.  I'm not a positional player, LOL!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 27, 2017, 05:32:13 PM
I didn't see it coming either, since I thought he'd recapture with the a pawn, doubling pawns on the b file and giving me a strategic target with the weakened pawns. Then I was going to put my rook on the 7th rank, which is where rooks like to be - then they're called "pigs" because they can eat up a lot of the unmoved pawns or get behind any that have moved and gobble them up. Two rooks on the 7th are called a "hog", for similar reasons.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 29, 2017, 05:48:24 PM
Here's another game, in which I'm playing the white side, again against Dave. It had an interesting finish where I sacrificed two minor pieces and managed to get a forced mate.



1. c4......e6
2. Nc3....Nf6
3. d4......d5
4. Nf3.....c6
5. Bf4.....dc4
6. e4......Bb4
7. a3......Bc3
8. bc3.....Ne4
9. Qc2.....Nd6
10. Bd6...Qd6
11. Bc4....0-0
12. 0-0....Nd7
13. Rfe1....Nf6
14. Ne5....Nd7
15. Rab1...b5
16. Bd3.....g6
17. Ng6.....fg6
18. Bg6.....hg6
19. Qg6+...Kh8
20. Re3......Rf6
21. Rh3 mate
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on August 31, 2017, 02:39:03 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on August 29, 2017, 05:48:24 PM
Here's another game, in which I'm playing the white side, again against Dave. It had an interesting finish where I sacrificed two minor pieces and managed to get a forced mate.



1. c4......e6
2. Nc3....Nf6
3. d4......d5
4. Nf3.....c6
5. Bf4.....dc4
6. e4......Bb4
7. a3......Bc3
8. bc3.....Ne4
9. Qc2.....Nd6
10. Bd6...Qd6
11. Bc4....0-0
12. 0-0....Nd7
13. Re1....Nf6
14. Ne5....Nd7
15. Rab1...b5
16. Bd3.....g6
17. Ng6.....fg6
18. Bg6.....hg6
19. Qg6+...Kh8
20. Re3......Rf6
21. Rh3 mate

13.  Re1 is uncertain.  Both W rooks can move there.  This is a typical problem in algebraic notation.  Positional notation cannot make this error.  Please correct the notation so that I can follow your game (and I want to).
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on August 31, 2017, 02:41:44 AM
You have gotten the 2 games you posted wrong.  If you get one right, I may play you.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on August 31, 2017, 11:32:47 AM
Chess is a game which I have always wanted to play well, but I just don't have the ability to see more than half a move ahead.  I find it fascinating, but I can't wedge it into my head what makes one move brilliant and another move merely a move.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on August 31, 2017, 11:41:51 AM
Quote from: trdsf on August 31, 2017, 11:32:47 AM
Chess is a game which I have always wanted to play well, but I just don't have the ability to see more than half a move ahead.  I find it fascinating, but I can't wedge it into my head what makes one move brilliant and another move merely a move.

It's hard and burns my brain to play sometimes.  When I was 20, I earned a trophy in an open tourney beating better players.  The next week in another tourney, I fell for a fool's mate.  I was all worn out.  But then there are sometimes the great moments when you sometimes see a series of moves the opponent can't parry and you feel like you actually understand the game.

And then the next game you are as dumb as a brick.

Chess is a humbling experience.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 31, 2017, 12:05:34 PM
Quote from: Cavebear on August 31, 2017, 02:39:03 AM
13.  Re1 is uncertain.  Both W rooks can move there.  This is a typical problem in algebraic notation.  Positional notation cannot make this error.  Please correct the notation so that I can follow your game (and I want to).
You're right again! Sorry about that. That's what I get for posting the moves without having a board in front of me and checking them as I go. I will from now on.

The 13th move is Rfe1.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on August 31, 2017, 01:35:14 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on August 31, 2017, 12:05:34 PM
You're right again! Sorry about that. That's what I get for posting the moves without having a board in front of me and checking them as I go. I will from now on.

The 13th move is Rfe1.
Whew!  I was sure I was doing the moves wrong this time.  It is easy to get algebraic wrong and I have done that often.  To this day, I have to record my moves positionally.  I admit algebraic is more logically efficient, but I can't read it and picture the board.  With positional notation, I can.

I got it right on the 4th try, forcing myself to count the board on every move....  LOL!  Had to print out your moves and putting the paper right at the board!  Finally got it right that way. 

Saw the mate then coming at 16...  Nice game.

I have neat chess set - Medieval White and Brown pieces.  I have the chess set in the middle of the room so I can walk around it at look at the positions from all directions.  I used to have a larger weighted set on a homemade board but it "mysteriously disappeared" as some apartment roommates left.   I should build another board.

I haven't played a real person slow game in years and suck at computer chess (too fast).  I miss psyching my opponent.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 31, 2017, 01:39:20 PM
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Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on August 31, 2017, 01:53:07 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on August 31, 2017, 01:39:20 PM
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Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 31, 2017, 02:04:50 PM
I have one of those vinyl boards with the letters across the top/bottom and the numbers along the sides. I can use descriptive notation too, so next time I'll post both notations, if it's easier for you.

Mine looks like this:


(http://www.taichungchess.com/uploads/5/5/4/4/5544311/361041_orig.jpg)
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on August 31, 2017, 02:16:15 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on August 31, 2017, 02:04:50 PM
I have one of those vinyl boards with the letters across the top/bottom and the numbers along the sides. I can use descriptive notation too, so next time I'll post both notations, if it's easier for you.

Mine looks like this:


(http://www.taichungchess.com/uploads/5/5/4/4/5544311/361041_orig.jpg)

That settles it.  New board, notations on the frame!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on August 31, 2017, 09:52:30 PM
Will never have the time.  But I still have my miniature board made of semiprecious stone, with similar pieces, from India.  Home of the game.  The rooks should be elephants.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on September 04, 2017, 01:20:07 AM
Quote from: Baruch on August 31, 2017, 09:52:30 PM
Will never have the time.  But I still have my miniature board made of semiprecious stone, with similar pieces, from India.  Home of the game.  The rooks should be elephants.

Yeah, yeah, and the board was half the pieces, there were 4 players, the K was more powerful etc.  Do you think I don't know that stuff? 

And I wasn't offerring to play you.  Someone who knows the game.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on September 04, 2017, 11:24:49 AM
Quote from: Cavebear on September 04, 2017, 01:20:07 AM
Yeah, yeah, and the board was half the pieces, there were 4 players, the K was more powerful etc.  Do you think I don't know that stuff? 

And I wasn't offerring to play you.  Someone who knows the game.

That's OK, I was just wanting to learn the notation and follow other people's games.  But I keep having to spend all my time posting here ;-)

So if you will put one grain of rice on the first square, two on the next square and double each time until we get to the 64th square ...

Oh I know, you are European, so you will get mad, overturn King Offa's chess board, and lose your head
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on September 04, 2017, 11:39:19 AM
Quote from: Baruch on September 04, 2017, 11:24:49 AM
That's OK, I was just wanting to learn the notation and follow other people's games.  But I keep having to spend all my time posting here ;-)

So if you will put one grain of rice on the first square, two on the next square and double each time until we get to the 64th square ...

Oh I know, you are European, so you will get mad, overturn King Offa's chess board, and lose your head

That is SUCH an old trick.  You don't even have to really know maths to catch that one.

But I'll talk about notation and games if you want.  Always a friend to chess players...
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on September 05, 2017, 01:57:00 PM
When I write my games down I always use a check mark

(https://d30y9cdsu7xlg0.cloudfront.net/png/32500-200.png)

to indicate when a player is in check. I don't know why it isn't used by everyone, but I seem to be the only one who's ever thought of it.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on September 05, 2017, 03:48:30 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on September 05, 2017, 01:57:00 PM
When I write my games down I always use a check mark

(https://d30y9cdsu7xlg0.cloudfront.net/png/32500-200.png)

to indicate when a player is in check. I don't know why it isn't used by everyone, but I seem to be the only one who's ever thought of it.
If I had to make a guess, I'd think the + was chosen definitively over the âœ" probably after the advent of the typewriter because the + is (or at least became) standard on the keyboard and the âœ" wasn't and isn't.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on September 05, 2017, 03:52:13 PM
That sounds reasonable. Why no check mark on the keyboard, though? I guess they had to pick and choose, since there was only so much room.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on September 05, 2017, 07:40:21 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on September 05, 2017, 03:52:13 PM
That sounds reasonable. Why no check mark on the keyboard, though? I guess they had to pick and choose, since there was only so much room.

No problem in recent times.  Unlimited typefaces, a large number of possible characters, but only on compatible computers.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on September 06, 2017, 10:23:08 AM
I found a local coffee shop to play chess in. I played a couple yesterday - won one, lost one. The one I lost was more interesting than the one I won, so I'll post it later today, when I get to the library.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on September 06, 2017, 11:49:44 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on September 05, 2017, 03:52:13 PM
That sounds reasonable. Why no check mark on the keyboard, though? I guess they had to pick and choose, since there was only so much room.
And the plus sign has many more uses than the check mark.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on September 06, 2017, 02:20:48 PM
OK, I checked all the moves (thrice!), and I'm pretty sure they're all correct. I played the white pieces against a fellow named Rick. I lost an exchange about halfway through, but was holding my own for a while, until I missed his 39th move with his Bishop to b6, which forced resignation, since I'd have lost at least a piece. Even though I lost this game it was still a pretty interesting game, especially the final position. This time I posted some comments, too. I hope y'all don't mind.


1. d4......Nf6
2. c4......g6
3. Nc3....Bg7
4. e4......d6

Rick has allowed me to build a strong center, which he intends to undermine if he can. This style of play is called hypermodern.

5. Nf3.....0-0
6. Bd3.....Bg4
7. h3.......Bf3
8. Qf3

I was a bit surprised that he was willing to exchange his good Bishop, since his bad Bishop is likely to be locked in for a while, but which turned out to be the piece he won with.

8.............Nbd7
9. Be3......e5

He's beginning to try to attack my center.

10. d5

In order to keep the long diagonal closed to his Bishop.

10...........c6
11. b4

To keep his d7 Knight from c5.

11............cd
12. cd.......Rc8

Posting his Rook on the open file, as he should.

13. Rc1

Can't let him control the file.

13............Nb6
14. 0-0

In order to connect the Rooks.

14............Nc4
15. Bc4.....Rc4
16. Ba7.....Rb4

I'd thought he might try moving his b-pawn to b6, to try to trap my Bishop, then move his Queen to a8 to win it. But I would've stymied that by Qe3 after the pawn move, so if he played Qa8 I could just take the pawn with my Bishop.

17. Rc2

To control b2, where I definitely don't want his Rook to move.

17............Nd7
18. Be3

Now trapping my Bishop was a real threat, so I just brought it back out of danger.

18............f5
19. Rfc1....f4
20. Bd2.....Nb6
21. Qd3.....Rd4
22. Qb5.....Nc4!

Here I should've played my Knight to b1 to protect the Bishop and the square a3, and would also have threatened his Knight (with my Rooks), but I wasn't looking closely enough, so I lost the coming exchange.

23. Be1.....Na3!
24. Qb7

Might as well get what I can.

24.............Nc2
25. Rc2......Rf7
26. Qb3.....Rc7
27. Ne2.....Rd1
28. Kf1......f3
29. gf........Qh4
30. Ng1.....Rc2
31. Qc2.....Rd4
32. Qc8+...Bf8
33. Qe6+...Kg7
34. Ke2.....Qe7
35. Qe7.....Be7
36. a3

So I could protect my Bishop which I wanted to put on b4.

36............Bd8
37. Bb4.....Bc7
38. Ke3??

This was a terrible move. I should have kept my King off the dark squares that his Bishop travels on. But I needed a square for my Knight, so I should've played Ke1. I also wanted to move my f-pawn to f4 to try to trade one of my doubled pawns. Plus, I wanted to get my King in the center, which is normally a good place for it in the endgame...but not this time.

38............Rd1
39. Ne2.....Bb6+
40. Resigns

I can only interpose the Knight (or Bishop) and must lose at least a piece, so resignation was clearly justified.


All in all I thought I played fairly well, but I have done better. I like playing against strong opponents, since it's more challenging. I often move too fast, before I've really seen as deeply into the position as I should.

I could post the game I won yesterday, but my opponent was not as strong as Rick, and the game was too easy, not all that interesting.

Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on September 07, 2017, 02:56:33 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on September 06, 2017, 02:20:48 PM
OK, I checked all the moves (thrice!), and I'm pretty sure they're all correct. I played the white pieces against a fellow named Rick. I lost an exchange about halfway through, but was holding my own for a while, until I missed his 39th move with his Bishop to b6, which forced resignation, since I'd have lost at least a piece. Even though I lost this game it was still a pretty interesting game, especially the final position. This time I posted some comments, too. I hope y'all don't mind.


1. d4......Nf6
2. c4......g6
3. Nc3....Bg7
4. e4......d6

Rick has allowed me to build a strong center, which he intends to undermine if he can. This style of play is called hypermodern.

5. Nf3.....0-0
6. Bd3.....Bg4
7. h3.......Bf3
8. Qf3

I was a bit surprised that he was willing to exchange his good Bishop, since his bad Bishop is likely to be locked in for a while, but which turned out to be the piece he won with.

8.............Nbd7
9. Be3......e5

He's beginning to try to attack my center.

10. d5

In order to keep the long diagonal closed to his Bishop.

10...........c6
11. b4

To keep his d7 Knight from c5.

11............cd
12. cd.......Rc8

Posting his Rook on the open file, as he should.

13. Rc1

Can't let him control the file.

13............Nb6
14. 0-0

In order to connect the Rooks.

14............Nc4
15. Bc4.....Rc4
16. Ba7.....Rb4

I'd thought he might try moving his b-pawn to b6, to try to trap my Bishop, then move his Queen to a8 to win it. But I would've stymied that by Qe3 after the pawn move, so if he played Qa8 I could just take the pawn with my Bishop.

17. Rc2

To control b2, where I definitely don't want his Rook to move.

17............Nd7
18. Be3

Now trapping my Bishop was a real threat, so I just brought it back out of danger.

18............f5
19. Rfc1....f4
20. Bd2.....Nb6
21. Qd3.....Rd4
22. Qb5.....Nc4!

Here I should've played my Knight to b1 to protect the Bishop and the square a3, and would also have threatened his Knight (with my Rooks), but I wasn't looking closely enough, so I lost the coming exchange.

23. Be1.....Na3!
24. Qb7

Might as well get what I can.

24.............Nc2
25. Rc2......Rf7
26. Qb3.....Rc7
27. Ne2.....Rd1
28. Kf1......f3
29. gf........Qh4
30. Ng1.....Rc2
31. Qc2.....Rd4
32. Qc8+...Bf8
33. Qe6+...Kg7
34. Ke2.....Qe7
35. Qe7.....Be7
36. a3

So I could protect my Bishop which I wanted to put on b4.

36............Bd8
37. Bb4.....Bc7
38. Ke3??

This was a terrible move. I should have kept my King off the dark squares that his Bishop travels on. But I needed a square for my Knight, so I should've played Ke1. I also wanted to move my f-pawn to f4 to try to trade one of my doubled pawns. Plus, I wanted to get my King in the center, which is normally a good place for it in the endgame...but not this time.

38............Rd1
39. Ne2.....Bb6+
40. Resigns

I can only interpose the Knight (or Bishop) and must lose at least a piece, so resignation was clearly justified.


All in all I thought I played fairly well, but I have done better. I like playing against strong opponents, since it's more challenging. I often move too fast, before I've really seen as deeply into the position as I should.

I could post the game I won yesterday, but my opponent was not as strong as Rick, and the game was too easy, not all that interesting.

OK, playing the game, noting you comments.  Be back soon.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on September 07, 2017, 03:41:18 AM
29. gf... doesn't make sense.  Sorry. 

Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on September 07, 2017, 04:52:08 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on September 05, 2017, 01:57:00 PM
When I write my games down I always use a check mark

(https://d30y9cdsu7xlg0.cloudfront.net/png/32500-200.png)

to indicate when a player is in check. I don't know why it isn't used by everyone, but I seem to be the only one who's ever thought of it.

+ sign is standard, but I would sure know a check symbol...
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on September 07, 2017, 10:47:23 AM
Quote from: Cavebear on September 07, 2017, 03:41:18 AM
29. gf... doesn't make sense.  Sorry. 


That's the g-pawn capturing on the f-file.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on September 07, 2017, 03:25:27 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on September 07, 2017, 10:47:23 AM
That's the g-pawn capturing on the f-file.

Damn, I'm going to have to replay the game again.  I don't have that move possible.  Are you SURE?  Your 0-2 on moves... 
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on September 07, 2017, 03:32:44 PM
Black's 28th move was to move his f-pawn to f3, threatening my Knight, and I captured it (the f-pawn) with my g2 pawn.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on September 07, 2017, 03:35:14 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on September 07, 2017, 03:32:44 PM
Black's 28th move was to move his f-pawn to f3, threatening my Knight, and I captured it (the f-pawn) with my g2 pawn.

Ok. let me replay it.  I must have messed up a move.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on September 07, 2017, 04:01:40 PM
Quote from: Cavebear on September 07, 2017, 03:35:14 PM
Ok. let me replay it.  I must have messed up a move.

OK, got it.  I messed up move 19.   Tough game.  And I was assuming you would win, so I erred the move in that direction. 
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on September 11, 2017, 04:23:44 AM
Algebraic notation still drives me nuts.  Positional is almost never wrong.  Can you notate positionally?

Want to play a game?


Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Sal1981 on September 11, 2017, 04:29:00 AM
I recommend https://lichess.org/

Easy to set up a new game and requires no registration. You can make an account, but that's only for keeping a score and saved games.

EDIT: btw, just click the "Play with a friend" link on the right panel, and click which side you want to play, you will be given a link you can share with your friend so they can jump right into play.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on September 11, 2017, 04:43:39 AM
Quote from: Sal1981 on September 11, 2017, 04:29:00 AM
I recommend https://lichess.org/

Easy to set up a new game and requires no registration. You can make an account, but that's only for keeping a score and saved games.

EDIT: btw, just click the "Play with a friend" link on the right panel, and click which side you want to play, you will be given a link you can share with your friend so they can jump right into play.

I've done that at sites.  The only way to enjoy the game is with someone you know and personal.  Onsite games don't have the "game" about them face to face. 
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Sal1981 on September 11, 2017, 06:10:18 AM
http://www.chess.com is more popular, but lichess is much better, IMO.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on September 11, 2017, 06:21:35 AM
Quote from: Sal1981 on September 11, 2017, 06:10:18 AM
http://www.chess.com is more popular, but lichess is much better, IMO.

I meant here.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Sal1981 on September 11, 2017, 06:27:38 AM
Well, since being physically present is an unlikely option, gaming sites like lichess is an alternative.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on October 31, 2017, 05:08:57 PM
Here's a neat looking chess game I just came across on-line:



(https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/018/682/124/0c60713e6e16bfcc366e884a95cea228_original.gif?w=680&fit=max&v=1507618694&auto=format&gif-q=50&q=92&s=b113f897a4adab4142d9eece2474cb4a)


https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1585372093/globe-chesstm-spherical-chess-set-fully-playable



That's gotta be a really great game!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on October 31, 2017, 05:21:48 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on October 31, 2017, 05:08:57 PM
Here's a neat looking chess game I just came across on-line:



(https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/018/682/124/0c60713e6e16bfcc366e884a95cea228_original.gif?w=680&fit=max&v=1507618694&auto=format&gif-q=50&q=92&s=b113f897a4adab4142d9eece2474cb4a)


https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1585372093/globe-chesstm-spherical-chess-set-fully-playable



That's gotta be a really great game!

I haven't thought I could be in love with an object since I was ten.
I'm back there now.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on November 01, 2017, 10:07:33 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on October 31, 2017, 05:08:57 PM
Here's a neat looking chess game I just came across on-line:

(https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/018/682/124/0c60713e6e16bfcc366e884a95cea228_original.gif?w=680&fit=max&v=1507618694&auto=format&gif-q=50&q=92&s=b113f897a4adab4142d9eece2474cb4a)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1585372093/globe-chesstm-spherical-chess-set-fully-playable

That's gotta be a really great game!
I am so very going to join that kickstarter.  (o.O);
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on November 04, 2017, 02:03:41 AM
3 level chess was nearly too much for me...  I survived it among friends well enough, but the truly talented were lethal.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on November 28, 2017, 05:20:06 AM
I played black

1.e4......Nc6

2.Nf3......Nf6

3.Nc3......d6

4.Bb5......a6

5.Bxc6+......bxc6

6.O-O......d5

7.Re1......Bg4

8.e5......Ne4

9.h3......Nxc3

10.dxc3......Bxf3

11.gxf3......e6

12.f4......Qh4

13.Qf3......Bc5

14.b4......Bb6

15.Be3......Bxe3

16.Qxe3......Rg8

17.Rad1......g5

18.Rf1......gxf4+

19.Qg3......fxg3

20.fxg3......Qxg3+

21.Kh1......Qg2#
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on November 28, 2017, 03:29:11 PM
Thanks for the contribution, Mr. Obvious!

A nice solid kingside attack, there. Good job opening lines to expose the King.

Haven't been playing lately, myself. Too much other stuff going on. Life keeps intruding - just when I'd rather it didn't.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on December 02, 2017, 04:03:55 AM
Quote from: Mr.Obvious on November 28, 2017, 05:20:06 AM
I played black


18.  ....gxf4 is not a check.

19.  Qg3 is a truly dumb move. 
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on December 02, 2017, 06:40:02 AM
Quote from: Cavebear on December 02, 2017, 04:03:55 AM
18.  ....gxf4 is not a check.

19.  Qg3 is a truly dumb move.

Maybe you could teach me sometime. Would love to play a game with you.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on December 26, 2017, 02:33:39 AM
Game on, and I wish you a good game free of errors...
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on January 10, 2018, 03:42:35 PM
Meet a 3 year old chess player that can give a good game to such GMs as Anatoly Karpov:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhrvwHrceRg&t=331s




If they'd not distracted him so much, he'd probably have played an even better game. I hope all the hype doesn't cause him to get burned out before he's 10! If he doesn't get fed up with all that hype, maybe he'll someday be a world-class player.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on January 10, 2018, 03:51:47 PM
Here is the game and analysis by agadmator, in case y'all would like to see it better:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNm72VY6yfU&t=113s
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on January 10, 2018, 04:00:48 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on January 10, 2018, 03:51:47 PM
Here is the game and analysis by agadmator, in case y'all would like to see it better:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNm72VY6yfU&t=113s

A 3 year old.  O M G!  Murphy and Fischer, step aside...
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on January 10, 2018, 04:02:09 PM
Yeah, even I teared up a bit at the end when he lost on time!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on February 25, 2018, 12:58:01 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on January 10, 2018, 04:02:09 PM
Yeah, even I teared up a bit at the end when he lost on time!

That is probably the person I will study in 20 years.  If I can still remember how to set up a board then...
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on February 25, 2018, 05:55:31 PM
It may not even take him that long to become a grandmaster. I curious to see how long it takes. He may come to be the youngest ever.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on February 28, 2018, 01:25:47 AM
Mr.Obvious won our game.  Really good at defense.  I attacked hard and he didn't yield.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on February 28, 2018, 06:40:13 AM
Quote from: Cavebear on February 28, 2018, 01:25:47 AM
Mr.Obvious won our game.  Really good at defense.  I attacked hard and he didn't yield.

Belgians are sneaky, speak out of both sides of their mouths at the same time, one side for Fleming, the other side for Walloon ;-)
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on February 28, 2018, 06:43:27 AM
Quote from: Baruch on February 28, 2018, 06:40:13 AM
Belgians are sneaky, speak out of both sides of their mouths at the same time, one side for Fleming, the other side for Walloon ;-)

Sacrebleu! Ik voel me beledigd.

...

Wir sprechen auch Deutsch!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on February 28, 2018, 06:56:56 AM
Quote from: Mr.Obvious on February 28, 2018, 06:43:27 AM
Sacrebleu! Ik voel me beledigd.

...

Wir sprechen auch Deutsch!

In which case the German is coming thru telepathy, with your mouth already too engaged ;-)

My typical chess play was ... melee to open things up, then wait for the other guy to make a mistake.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on February 28, 2018, 07:39:44 AM
Quote from: Baruch on February 28, 2018, 06:56:56 AM
In which case the German is coming thru telepathy, with your mouth already too engaged ;-)

My typical chess play was ... melee to open things up, then wait for the other guy to make a mistake.

You want to play the winner of this next game?  I'll bet you a MD State lottery ticket that you lose to either of us... 
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on February 28, 2018, 01:32:29 PM
Quote from: Baruch on February 28, 2018, 06:56:56 AM
In which case the German is coming thru telepathy, with your mouth already too engaged ;-)

My typical chess play was ... melee to open things up, then wait for the other guy to make a mistake.
And your opponent was probably doing exactly the same thing!

I played some games yesterday, but didn't manage to record them. I won a game, but lost 5. I enjoy playing good opponents, it's more challenging. And Rick was indeed a challenging opponent. That whole winning/losing thing is just an ego trip, anyway. I play for the beauty of the game, and the fun of finding good ideas.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on February 28, 2018, 01:37:03 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on February 28, 2018, 01:32:29 PM
And your opponent was probably doing exactly the same thing!

I played some games yesterday, but didn't manage to record them. I won a game, but lost 5. I enjoy playing good opponents, it's more challenging. And Rick was indeed a challenging opponent. That whole winning/losing thing is just an ego trip, anyway. I play for the beauty of the game, and the fun of finding good ideas.

Yeah, but winning proves the success of the strategy.  Unless you lose.  THEN it was a tactical error, LOL!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on February 28, 2018, 03:43:43 PM
I watch this chess channel every day, it's great for entertainment and learning:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5YbN5WLFD8dLIegT5QAbA

Antonio has some very incisive analysis of the best games in history!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on February 28, 2018, 03:45:19 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on February 28, 2018, 03:43:43 PM
I watch this chess channel every day, it's great for entertainment and learning:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5YbN5WLFD8dLIegT5QAbA

Antonio has some very incisive analysis of the best games in history!

I regret I don't follow the latest chess games.  And it shows...
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on February 28, 2018, 03:59:58 PM
Lately he's been covering the 1959 candidates tournament, which was won by Tal. Some very good games! He does show some more modern games as well, though. He'll soon show us the world championship match between Tal and Botvinnik, which I'm looking forward to seeing.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on February 28, 2018, 04:46:29 PM
Here's an oldie but goodie:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSWau3pTyIg
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on February 28, 2018, 04:49:13 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on February 28, 2018, 03:59:58 PM
Lately he's been covering the 1959 candidates tournament, which was won by Tal. Some very good games! He does show some more modern games as well, though. He'll soon show us the world championship match between Tal and Botvinnik, which I'm looking forward to seeing.

Forgive my asking, but aren't those games very thoroughly evaluated by now?  Or is it the presentation?
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on February 28, 2018, 04:56:48 PM
It's the presentation. It's more fun to watch than to study them in a book.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on February 28, 2018, 06:43:08 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on February 28, 2018, 04:56:48 PM
It's the presentation. It's more fun to watch than to study them in a book.

I think that is a difference.  I prefer to watch at my own pace, as in a book.  The diagrams are the same, just not the breathless excited narrator.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on February 28, 2018, 06:45:56 PM
Well, I'd never describe Antonio as either breathless or excited! LOL
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on February 28, 2018, 06:54:54 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on February 28, 2018, 06:45:56 PM
Well, I'd never describe Antonio as either breathless or excited! LOL

Well, I've never heard him speak.  But few chess experts I HAVE heard online are David Attenborough (sp?) either.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on February 28, 2018, 07:00:50 PM
Here's an example for your viewing pleasure:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu5hMy_CIUI
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on February 28, 2018, 07:03:35 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on February 28, 2018, 04:46:29 PM
Here's an oldie but goodie:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSWau3pTyIg

O M C that was FABULOUS!  I cracked up all the way!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on February 28, 2018, 09:00:58 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on February 28, 2018, 03:43:43 PM
I watch this chess channel every day, it's great for entertainment and learning:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5YbN5WLFD8dLIegT5QAbA

Antonio has some very incisive analysis of the best games in history!

Maybe when I retire ;-)
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on April 03, 2018, 08:05:19 PM





German chess wunderkind Vincent Keymer, 13, wins Europe's GRENKE Open tournament (http://www.dw.com/en/german-chess-wunderkind-vincent-keymer-13-wins-europes-grenke-open-tournament/a-43236884)

QuoteVincent Keymer finished ahead of more than 50 Grandmasters in the GRENKE Open chess tournament. The teen has earned a spot in next year's Classic, where he would face the world's best players.

Vincent had 7 wind, 2 draws and no loss! And that against some of the best chess players in the world. I'd never heard of him until today, but I'm very impressed with what I've seen so far. Here's Antonio Recic with one of his games:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM_X_veb83I&t=4s
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on April 04, 2018, 01:45:10 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on April 03, 2018, 08:05:19 PM




German chess wunderkind Vincent Keymer, 13, wins Europe's GRENKE Open tournament (http://www.dw.com/en/german-chess-wunderkind-vincent-keymer-13-wins-europes-grenke-open-tournament/a-43236884)

Vincent had 7 wind, 2 draws and no loss! And that against some of the best chess players in the world. I'd never heard of him until today, but I'm very impressed with what I've seen so far. Here's Antonio Recic with one of his games:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM_X_veb83I&t=4s

I lost a game to a 12 year old in the University chess club, and then the best player in the club lost to him.  It is AMAZING what young players can create in their minds.  I "learned" openings, he "understood" them.  There is a difference.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on April 04, 2018, 01:19:38 PM
Yeah, a big difference between the two! I've heard it said that if you study openings, you learn openings, but if you study the endgame, you learn chess.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on April 05, 2018, 01:13:16 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on April 04, 2018, 01:19:38 PM
Yeah, a big difference between the two! I've heard it said that if you study openings, you learn openings, but if you study the endgame, you learn chess.

If I can get to the endgame a pawn up, I almost always win.  I learned THAT early.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on April 08, 2018, 02:40:37 AM
Quote from: Baruch on September 04, 2017, 11:24:49 AM
That's OK, I was just wanting to learn the notation and follow other people's games.  But I keep having to spend all my time posting here ;-)

So if you will put one grain of rice on the first square, two on the next square and double each time until we get to the 64th square ...

Oh I know, you are European, so you will get mad, overturn King Offa's chess board, and lose your head

*sigh* old trick about the rice.  Stop posting about stuff you don't understand, OK? ...
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on April 08, 2018, 02:51:23 AM
Quote from: Cavebear on April 08, 2018, 02:40:37 AM
*sigh* old trick about the rice.  Stop posting about stuff you don't understand, OK? ...

I can more easily excuse Gilgamesh ... this was a Sept 2017 post you are reacting to here.  Sad.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on April 13, 2018, 04:45:04 AM
Chess never grows old does it?  I was watching a history show that very specifically talked about Ben Franklin playing chess with the French aristocracy, and while I loved the history, I kept pausing the DVD to try to figure out the openings and midgame moves on the board.  It was never detailed enough.    Probably Ruy Lopez and Giacco Piano. 

But of course it was just a show, so the board positions probably didn't reflect any reality.

Would have been nice though if they had shown the boards clearly with some accuracy of the times...
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on April 13, 2018, 02:08:30 PM
Yep, Mr. Franklin had a real passion for chess, but apparently not all that much talent:

Ben Franklin and Chess (https://www.chess.com/article/view/ben-franklin-and-chess)

This is a good read:
On the Morals of Chess (https://meritbadge.org/wiki/images/6/65/Ben_Franklin_-_Morals_of_Chess.pdf) - Benjamin Frankiln
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on April 15, 2018, 03:21:05 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on April 13, 2018, 02:08:30 PM
Yep, Mr. Franklin had a real passion for chess, but apparently not all that much talent:

Ben Franklin and Chess (https://www.chess.com/article/view/ben-franklin-and-chess)

This is a good read:
On the Morals of Chess (https://meritbadge.org/wiki/images/6/65/Ben_Franklin_-_Morals_of_Chess.pdf) - Benjamin Frankiln

There are times when a reply is idiotic and makes no sense.  And then there are times when a post is perfectly suited to the previous post.

You, sir, did a brilliant and rather unforgettable reply.

Thank You, thank you, thank you.  I enjoyed the links completely.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on April 15, 2018, 05:56:12 PM

:cool:
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on April 15, 2018, 08:29:15 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_WmoBfFMZg
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on April 15, 2018, 08:53:31 PM
That guy has a nose for the chess game ;-)
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on April 19, 2018, 05:22:33 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on April 15, 2018, 08:29:15 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_WmoBfFMZg

That was actually kind of sad...  I understand the humor of the production, but you know what I mean...
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on April 19, 2018, 01:49:14 PM
Yeah, it reminded me of myself...
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on April 19, 2018, 06:39:56 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on April 19, 2018, 01:49:14 PM
Yeah, it reminded me of myself...

If you want to play with yourself (chess) don't mind us watching you ;-))
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on April 24, 2018, 02:45:31 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on April 19, 2018, 01:49:14 PM
Yeah, it reminded me of myself...

I've tried that a few times and all I ever get is a draw...
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on April 24, 2018, 06:41:37 AM
Quote from: Cavebear on April 24, 2018, 02:45:31 AM
I've tried that a few times and all I ever get is a draw...

Additional dementia will help with that ... you will forget your next move, by the time you move to the other side of the board ;-(
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on June 28, 2018, 01:37:03 AM
Origins of Chess:

https://www.chess.com/article/view/origins-of-chess
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on June 28, 2018, 03:59:28 AM
Quote from: Cavebear on June 28, 2018, 01:37:03 AM
Origins of Chess:

https://www.chess.com/article/view/origins-of-chess

Namaste
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on June 28, 2018, 10:52:06 AM
I don't recall if anyone's brought up Quantum Chess (https://chess24.com/en/read/news/quantum-chess) here yet... looks interesting.  It's on Steam; I think I'll pick it up next time I have some slack in my paycheck.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on June 28, 2018, 12:56:20 PM
Quote from: trdsf on June 28, 2018, 10:52:06 AM
I don't recall if anyone's brought up Quantum Chess (https://chess24.com/en/read/news/quantum-chess) here yet... looks interesting.  It's on Steam; I think I'll pick it up next time I have some slack in my paycheck.

Best move in Wizard's Chess?  Rex checkmato!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on June 28, 2018, 09:08:30 PM
Quote from: trdsf on June 28, 2018, 10:52:06 AM
I don't recall if anyone's brought up Quantum Chess (https://chess24.com/en/read/news/quantum-chess) here yet... looks interesting.  It's on Steam; I think I'll pick it up next time I have some slack in my paycheck.

I think I will leave that to the kids, who can internalize new rules without the confusion of knowing the old ones.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on June 29, 2018, 09:10:21 AM
Quote from: Cavebear on June 28, 2018, 09:08:30 PM
I think I will leave that to the kids, who can internalize new rules without the confusion of knowing the old ones.
Well, all the rules of chess apply, with basically one change and one addition.  The addition is the superposition move where either you moved or didn't move, and the change is that the king actually needs to be captured, not merely checkmated.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on July 02, 2018, 12:33:49 AM
Quote from: trdsf on June 29, 2018, 09:10:21 AM
Well, all the rules of chess apply, with basically one change and one addition.  The addition is the superposition move where either you moved or didn't move, and the change is that the king actually needs to be captured, not merely checkmated.

Isn't the rule of "checkmate" a situation where the king WOULD be forcibly captured on the next turn, so there is no point in continuing?  Checkmate is just proof of King capture on the next turn.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on July 02, 2018, 09:24:34 AM
Quote from: Cavebear on July 02, 2018, 12:33:49 AM
Isn't the rule of "checkmate" a situation where the king WOULD be forcibly captured on the next turn, so there is no point in continuing?  Checkmate is just proof of King capture on the next turn.
Yes, but in QC, the king can be in a state of superposition, as can the attacking piece(s), so checkmate isn't enough; the pieces need to actually be in one state or the other.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on July 02, 2018, 01:04:08 PM
Quote from: trdsf on July 02, 2018, 09:24:34 AM
Yes, but in QC, the king can be in a state of superposition, as can the attacking piece(s), so checkmate isn't enough; the pieces need to actually be in one state or the other.

Remember though, don't anger the Wookie!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 02, 2018, 01:09:51 PM
Quote from: trdsf on July 02, 2018, 09:24:34 AM
Yes, but in QC, the king can be in a state of superposition, as can the attacking piece(s), so checkmate isn't enough; the pieces need to actually be in one state or the other.
But when does the wave function collapse?
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on July 02, 2018, 01:24:17 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 02, 2018, 01:09:51 PM
But when does the wave function collapse?
There are rules about that; I don't know them all yet, but a piece must come out of superposition eventually.  Certainly when trying to capture a piece, you necessarily find out whether it's actually there or not.  There may be other circumstances.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on July 02, 2018, 06:40:17 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 02, 2018, 01:09:51 PM
But when does the wave function collapse?

When the Wookie hits it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElZfE1AVDPQ
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on July 04, 2018, 12:10:34 AM
Quote from: trdsf on July 02, 2018, 01:24:17 PM
There are rules about that; I don't know them all yet, but a piece must come out of superposition eventually.  Certainly when trying to capture a piece, you necessarily find out whether it's actually there or not.  There may be other circumstances.

I think I will drop out of this thread, LOL!  For now anyway.

And I had a weird dream a couple nights ago (I remember dreams).  I was playing a former office manager and a friend, and for some reason, they got to move my pieces around and take some off, and I won anyway.  As I recall, I had 3 rooks on back rank, they grabbed one, and I mated.  Dreams can be very strange. 
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 11, 2018, 03:04:20 PM
Here's a game I played yesterday that was a lot of fun, in which I actually managed to sacrifice a Rook (I love sacrificing, even though Tartakover said "It's always better to sacrifice your opponent's men").

It's not a long game, only 28 moves.

I was playing the White pieces:

1. d4......d5
2. Bf4.....Bf5

I'm playing an opening called the London system (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_System), which is always fun, though it can be tricky.

3. Nf3.....e6
4. Nbd2...Bd6
5. Bg3.....h6
6. c4.......dxc4
7. e4.......Bg5
8. Bxc4...Bxg3

This is usually not a good idea, since it gives White's King Rook too much scope - especially if Black intends to castle on that side.

9. hxg3...Ne7
10. Qb3...b6
11. Rd1...c6
12. Nf1....b5
13. Be2....0-0
14. Ne3....Bxf3
15. Bxf3...Qa5+
16. Kf1

I wasn't worried about castling, since I wanted my Rook to maintain access to the half-open h file.

16..........Na6
17. a3.....Rad8
18. d5.....Rd6
19. e5.....Rdd8
20. d6.....Nd5
21. Nxd5..cxd5
22. Rc1....Rc8
23. Ke2...Nc5
24. Qe3...Qb6

Notice that nearly all of Black's pieces are on the Queen side (other than his f8 Rook), and since the center is blocked, he can't get any of his pieces to the Kingside to help defend his King, but White can play his pieces to either side, as needed, so it's time to take advantage of that.

25. Rxh6..gxh6
26. Qxh6..Nb3
27.Qg5+..Kh1
28. Rh1 mate

He was annoyed at me the whole game, because he wanted to play speed chess, with a 5 minute time limit for each side. But I hate doing that - I feel speed games are not chess, they're just "beat the clock."
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 12, 2018, 06:14:11 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 11, 2018, 03:04:20 PM
Here's a game I played yesterday that was a lot of fun, in which I actually managed to sacrifice a Rook (I love sacrificing, even though Tartakover said "It's always better to sacrifice your opponent's men").

It's not a long game, only 28 moves.

I was playing the White pieces:

1. d4......d5
2. Bf4.....Bf5

I'm playing an opening called the London system (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_System), which is always fun, though it can be tricky.

3. Nf3.....e6
4. Nbd2...Bd6
5. Bg3.....h6
6. c4.......dxc4
7. e4.......Bg5
8. Bxc4...Bxg3

This is usually not a good idea, since it gives White's King Rook too much scope - especially if Black intends to castle on that side.

9. hxg3...Ne7
10. Qb3...b6
11. Rd1...c6
12. Nf1....b5
13. Be2....0-0
14. Ne3....Bxf3
15. Bxf3...Qa5+
16. Kf1

I wasn't worried about castling, since I wanted my Rook to maintain access to the half-open h file.

16..........Na6
17. a3.....Rad8
18. d5.....Rd6
19. e5.....Rdd8
20. d6.....Nd5
21. Nxd5..cxd5
22. Rc1....Rc8
23. Ke2...Nc5
24. Qe3...Qb6

Notice that nearly all of Black's pieces are on the Queen side (other than his f8 Rook), and since the center is blocked, he can't get any of his pieces to the Kingside to help defend his King, but White can play his pieces to either side, as needed, so it's time to take advantage of that.

25. Rxh6..gxh6
26. Qxh6..Nb3
27.Qg5+..Kh1
28. Rh1 mate

He was annoyed at me the whole game, because he wanted to play speed chess, with a 5 minute time limit for each side. But I hate doing that - I feel speed games are not chess, they're just "beat the clock."

If you ever want to play a game, I'm game.
Cave and I played a game in which we could pass on a move days later.
While that was long and did save my skin in one or two occasions as I needed a long time to find a good counter-move, it did seem fair seeing as we live in drastically different time zones.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 12, 2018, 01:47:09 PM
I guess I'd be up for that, I have a small set I can use here at the library, and I have enough time, so sure, let's do it. Let me know when you feel ready.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on July 13, 2018, 04:17:15 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 12, 2018, 01:47:09 PM
I guess I'd be up for that, I have a small set I can use here at the library, and I have enough time, so sure, let's do it. Let me know when you feel ready.
Play him.  But he is good.  I might get back into this and try the winner.

Setting up the pieces where the cats wont get at them to "help" me set them up wrong would be good.  I found a plastic tub that fits over my table, so I probably wouldn't set them back up wrong again. 

Looking forward to watching your game.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 13, 2018, 05:01:21 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 12, 2018, 01:47:09 PM
I guess I'd be up for that, I have a small set I can use here at the library, and I have enough time, so sure, let's do it. Let me know when you feel ready.

I'm good to go. Do you have a preference in color?
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on July 13, 2018, 05:14:30 AM
Quote from: Mr.Obvious on July 13, 2018, 05:01:21 AM
I'm good to go. Do you have a preference in color?

You have more history than you let on to. 

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=5478747&page=1

Mr Obvious has been hiding his skills and experience from us.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 13, 2018, 05:36:02 AM
Quote from: Cavebear on July 13, 2018, 05:14:30 AM
You have more history than you let on to. 

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=5478747&page=1

Mr Obvious has been hiding his skills and experience from us.

Lol, not me. Now i'm going to have go go highlander on his ass.

There can be only one!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on July 13, 2018, 07:04:44 AM
Quote from: Mr.Obvious on July 13, 2018, 05:36:02 AM
Lol, not me. Now i'm going to have go go highlander on his ass.

There can be only one!

Go fight him for the title!  There can be only one.  Obviously...
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 13, 2018, 02:26:12 PM
Quote from: Mr.Obvious on July 13, 2018, 05:01:21 AM
I'm good to go. Do you have a preference in color?
I'm raring to go! No preference - except that blue is may favorite color...;-)
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 13, 2018, 04:59:51 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 13, 2018, 02:26:12 PM
I'm raring to go! No preference - except that blue is may favorite color...;-)
Then i prefer black :)
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 13, 2018, 05:00:30 PM
Works for me!

1. d4
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 13, 2018, 05:11:14 PM
I forgot to ask, does the notation make any difference? I can use either descriptive or algebraic, but I prefer the latter.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 13, 2018, 05:31:21 PM
1. d4 e6

Cave taught me this way.
This way is fine
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 13, 2018, 05:40:08 PM
2. Bf4
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 13, 2018, 06:40:21 PM
2. Bf4 Nc6
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 13, 2018, 06:49:47 PM
3. Nf3
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 13, 2018, 06:56:30 PM
3. Nf3 d5
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 13, 2018, 07:00:42 PM
4. e3
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 13, 2018, 07:08:56 PM
4. e3 Nf6

off to bed for me.
see ya tomorrow
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 13, 2018, 07:10:01 PM
5. Nbd2
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 13, 2018, 08:33:59 PM
Must adjourn for the day. Back tomorrow.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 14, 2018, 06:05:37 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 13, 2018, 07:10:01 PM
5. Nbd7

Do you mean Nbd2?

If so, I reply with Bd6.
If not, please take a pic of your board and show me?
I'm gone for a few hours, as soon as the gf finishes her hair.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 14, 2018, 01:12:15 PM
Oops, sorry about that! I'll have to be more careful. I did intend Nbd2, so...

6. Bg3

Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 14, 2018, 03:58:33 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 14, 2018, 01:12:15 PM
Oops, sorry about that! I'll have to be more careful. I did intend Nbd2, so...

6. Bg3

6. Bg3 O-O
(castling to my left, your right.)
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 14, 2018, 04:07:20 PM
7. c3
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 14, 2018, 05:45:15 PM
7. c3 Re8
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 14, 2018, 05:58:18 PM
8. Bd3
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 15, 2018, 02:23:53 AM
8. Bd3 e5
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 15, 2018, 05:08:09 PM
9. dxe5
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 15, 2018, 05:44:24 PM
9. dxe5 Nxe5
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 15, 2018, 05:47:27 PM
10. Nxe5
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 15, 2018, 05:50:10 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 15, 2018, 05:47:27 PM
10. Nxd5

you meant Nxe5?
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 15, 2018, 05:54:42 PM
Damn, did it again! Yes, that's what I meant.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 15, 2018, 05:56:39 PM
I reply with Bxe5
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 15, 2018, 06:01:25 PM
11. Bxe5
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 15, 2018, 06:07:06 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 15, 2018, 06:01:25 PM
11. Bxe5

11. Bxd5 Rxe5
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 15, 2018, 06:08:33 PM
12. Qc2
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 15, 2018, 06:15:47 PM
11. Qc2 c5
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 15, 2018, 06:19:20 PM
12. Nf3
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 15, 2018, 06:29:58 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 15, 2018, 06:19:20 PM
12. Nf3

12. Nf3 Re8
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 15, 2018, 06:42:20 PM
13. Ng5
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 15, 2018, 06:50:28 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 15, 2018, 06:42:20 PM
13. Ng5

13. Ng5 h6
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 15, 2018, 06:54:22 PM
14. Bh7+
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 15, 2018, 07:03:43 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 15, 2018, 06:54:22 PM
14. Bh7+

14. Bh7+ Kf8

Gonna hit the hay
gnight
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 15, 2018, 07:07:34 PM
15. Nxf7
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on July 15, 2018, 08:35:01 PM
I'm following this game on Droidfish (chess program on Android) because I suck at chess.  Until I found the 'two player' setting, I would enter Unbeliever's move and it would reply *far* more often than not with Mr Obvious'.  It's only disagreed twice with his moves so far.  Interesting.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on July 15, 2018, 11:21:23 PM
Quote from: trdsf on July 15, 2018, 08:35:01 PM
I'm following this game on Droidfish (chess program on Android) because I suck at chess.  Until I found the 'two player' setting, I would enter Unbeliever's move and it would reply *far* more often than not with Mr Obvious'.  It's only disagreed twice with his moves so far.  Interesting.

Mr Obvious is a bot? ;-)
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 16, 2018, 03:08:03 AM
Quote from: Baruch on July 15, 2018, 11:21:23 PM
Mr Obvious is a bot? ;-)

Does not compute.

Quote from: trdsf on July 15, 2018, 08:35:01 PM
I'm following this game on Droidfish (chess program on Android) because I suck at chess.  Until I found the 'two player' setting, I would enter Unbeliever's move and it would reply *far* more often than not with Mr Obvious'.  It's only disagreed twice with his moves so far.  Interesting.

You mean it goes for exactly the same move?

16.   Nxf7 Qd7
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on July 16, 2018, 08:52:16 AM
Quote from: Mr.Obvious on July 16, 2018, 03:08:03 AM
Does not compute.

You mean it goes for exactly the same move?

16.   Nxf7 Qd7
Almost always.  I know it has an opening book it relies upon, and I think it has a randomizing factor to choose between moves that are of equal value.  By now you're out of the book, of course, and into the midgame.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 16, 2018, 09:37:57 AM
Quote from: trdsf on July 16, 2018, 08:52:16 AM
Almost always.  I know it has an opening book it relies upon, and I think it has a randomizing factor to choose between moves that are of equal value.  By now you're out of the book, of course, and into the midgame.

Weird. Our entire clash, and build up to, for the center was of course obvious. But it countered d4 opening move with e6?
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on July 16, 2018, 10:38:37 AM
Quote from: Mr.Obvious on July 16, 2018, 09:37:57 AM
Weird. Our entire clash, and build up to, for the center was of course obvious. But it countered d4 opening move with e6?
Yup.  I'm looking up the opening now -- Queen's Pawn Opening, Horwitz Defense.  With 4. e3 the game left chess.com's database so you're in uncharted territory.  :)
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 16, 2018, 10:53:59 AM
Quote from: trdsf on July 16, 2018, 10:38:37 AM
Yup.  I'm looking up the opening now -- Queen's Pawn Opening, Horwitz Defense.  With 4. e3 the game left chess.com's database so you're in uncharted territory.  :)

That's actually pretty cool. I doubt it's the best opening counter, but I'm apparently usually shit at those.
I used to Always start or counter the start by moving one of my Knights into the field, regardless of what my opponent did.
I was once told by someone better than me, but not like an exceptional player, that I played a pretty good defence, but that my opening game was shite.
I've been trying out different plays since.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 16, 2018, 01:14:52 PM
17. Bg6
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on July 16, 2018, 01:49:32 PM
Quote from: Mr.Obvious on July 16, 2018, 10:53:59 AM
That's actually pretty cool. I doubt it's the best opening counter, but I'm apparently usually shit at those.
I used to Always start or counter the start by moving one of my Knights into the field, regardless of what my opponent did.
I was once told by someone better than me, but not like an exceptional player, that I played a pretty good defence, but that my opening game was shite.
I've been trying out different plays since.
Droidfish provides some analysis of each move -- I won't track it here because the ongoing change in the analytical position would feed into the psychological side of the game, and that's strictly between you two.  :D

As for me, I genuinely once had a software analysis of one of my moves begin with the word "Yikes!!" so I know chess is not my game.  :D
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 16, 2018, 01:54:26 PM
Now that the opening's done and we're starting to mix it up, this is getting to be great fun! I don't even care (much) whether I win or lose, since even if I lose I may well learn a thing or two.

And who knows? Maybe together we'll create something beautiful!

;-)
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 16, 2018, 05:34:28 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 16, 2018, 01:14:52 PM
17. Bg6

I'll admit I was hoping you'd make a different move, but this won't be that easy, clear to see now. :)

17. Bg6 Re7
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 16, 2018, 05:38:31 PM
18. Nxh6
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 16, 2018, 05:40:21 PM
Quote from: Mr.Obvious on July 16, 2018, 05:34:28 PM
I'll admit I was hoping you'd make a different move, but this won't be that easy, clear to see now. :)

17. Bg6 Re7
Ah, you wouldn't want it to be too easy anyway, it's more fun when you have to struggle a bit for the win.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 16, 2018, 05:51:28 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 16, 2018, 05:38:31 PM
18. Nxh6

18. Nxh6 gxh6
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 16, 2018, 06:04:25 PM
19. 0-0-0
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 16, 2018, 06:10:32 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 16, 2018, 06:04:25 PM
19. 0-0-0

19. 0-0-0 Qe6
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 16, 2018, 06:14:30 PM
20. Rhe1
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 16, 2018, 06:34:07 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 16, 2018, 06:14:30 PM
20. Rhe1

20. Rhe1 b6
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 16, 2018, 06:44:57 PM
21. f3
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 16, 2018, 06:56:23 PM
21. f3 a5
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 16, 2018, 07:00:10 PM
22. g4
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 16, 2018, 07:23:15 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 16, 2018, 07:00:10 PM
22. g4

22. g4 b5

See you tomorrow
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 16, 2018, 07:26:24 PM
23. Kb1
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on July 17, 2018, 02:05:49 AM
Quote from: Mr.Obvious on July 13, 2018, 05:31:21 PM
1. d4 e6

Cave taught me this way.
This way is fine

No I didn't.  I AGREED to it because you were used to it.  Right?  I still think better in terms of Q4 - K3.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 17, 2018, 03:03:11 AM
Quote from: Cavebear on July 17, 2018, 02:05:49 AM
No I didn't.  I AGREED to it because you were used to it.  Right?  I still think better in terms of Q4 - K3.

Odd. Must've been Some miscommunication on my end, though i 'knew off' this way, i think.
But i don't think I ever played this way, rather than on an online board, before you.
I remember i had to triple check all my moves against you.
So what's The way you use called? Maybe i can look it up and learn it, Should you ever wish to play again.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on July 17, 2018, 03:23:07 AM
Quote from: Mr.Obvious on July 17, 2018, 03:03:11 AM
Odd. Must've been Some miscommunication on my end, though i 'knew off' this way, i think.
But i don't think I ever played this way, rather than on an online board, before you.
I remember i had to triple check all my moves against you.
So what's The way you use called? Maybe i can look it up and learn it, Should you ever wish to play again.

That's odd. We discussed the notation to be used as I recall.  I think that there was even a series of discussions.  Does it matter? 
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 17, 2018, 05:22:10 AM
Quote from: Cavebear on July 17, 2018, 03:23:07 AM
That's odd. We discussed the notation to be used as I recall.  I think that there was even a series of discussions.  Does it matter?

Not really :p

23. Kb1 b4
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 17, 2018, 01:12:28 PM
24. Bf5
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 17, 2018, 05:33:19 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 17, 2018, 01:12:28 PM
24. Bf5

24. Bf5 Qe5
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 17, 2018, 07:35:46 PM
25. f4
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on July 18, 2018, 12:17:06 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 17, 2018, 07:35:46 PM
25. f5
Did you mean f4?  Following along, I still have your bishop on f5.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 18, 2018, 05:08:47 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 17, 2018, 07:35:46 PM
25. f5

I'm going to assume, as trdsfsaid, that you mean f4.

If not, let me know.

If it's f4: this is my response:

25. f4 Bxf5
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 18, 2018, 01:08:24 PM
Quote from: trdsf on July 18, 2018, 12:17:06 AM
Did you mean f4?  Following along, I still have your bishop on f5.
Yeah, I screwed up again. By the time I realized it the library was closing and it was too late to fix it. Sorry.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on July 18, 2018, 01:09:53 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 18, 2018, 01:08:24 PM
Yeah, I screwed up again. By the time I realized it the library was closing and it was too late to fix it. Sorry.

Library?  They should check you for overdue books, say from 1968.  Particularly "Steak This Book" ;-)
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 18, 2018, 01:20:09 PM
26. gxf5
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 18, 2018, 05:23:19 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 18, 2018, 01:20:09 PM
26. gxf5
26. gxf5 Qe4
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 18, 2018, 05:37:05 PM
27. Qxe4
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 18, 2018, 05:42:22 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 18, 2018, 05:37:05 PM
27. Qxe4

27. Qxe4 dxe4
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 18, 2018, 05:51:02 PM
28. Rd6
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 18, 2018, 05:56:11 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 18, 2018, 05:51:02 PM
28. Rd6

28. Rd6 Kf7
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 18, 2018, 06:01:12 PM
29. Red1
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 18, 2018, 06:05:58 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 18, 2018, 06:01:12 PM
29. Red1
29. Red1 bxc3
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 18, 2018, 06:14:58 PM
30. bxc3
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 18, 2018, 06:19:07 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 18, 2018, 06:14:58 PM
30. bxc3

30. bxc3 Rb8+

PS, sorry to do this, but I really gotta go to bed, see you tomorrow
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 18, 2018, 06:30:39 PM
31. Kc2
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 19, 2018, 05:18:53 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 18, 2018, 06:30:39 PM
31. Kc2

31. Kc2 Reb7
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 19, 2018, 01:46:59 PM
32. Resigns

I'd hoped that exposing your king would enable me to get an attack going, but I was never able to open the position sufficiently to do so, and so the sacrifice of my knight was unsound. Now your Rooks are too powerful to stand against. It's a waste of time and effort to continue. Good game!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on July 19, 2018, 04:03:37 PM
Droidfish had shown a definite advantage for Black since not long before the queen exchange; the best move it came up with was 32. c4 which seems best described as the move that Black could have taken the least advantage of.  Interesting to watch on the computer end!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 19, 2018, 04:17:01 PM
I thought of 32. c4, but I could see it wouldn't do much good. Mr. Obvious played too well and I couldn't find any way to exploit any weak points in his position, since he didn't seem to have any.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 19, 2018, 04:41:05 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 19, 2018, 04:17:01 PM
I thought of 32. c4, but I could see it wouldn't do much good. Mr. Obvious played too well and I couldn't find any way to exploit any weak points in his position, since he didn't seem to have any.

My style is most often to focus on defense, until i find an opening I'm sure of. In this game, The first break came by 'trapping' your knight. Though it was not a big advantage.
Sometimes my strategy works, but there is Also a definite disadvantage to not 'taking charge'. And often The times i manage to win, it comes down to trading down on pieces if I have an advantage, rather than 'cleverly' backing a king into a corner, earlier on.

Great game unbeliever, thank you. Great fun.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 19, 2018, 04:42:06 PM
Quote from: trdsf on July 19, 2018, 04:03:37 PM
Droidfish had shown a definite advantage for Black since not long before the queen exchange; the best move it came up with was 32. c4 which seems best described as the move that Black could have taken the least advantage of.  Interesting to watch on the computer end!

I'm quite interested in that feedback :)
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on July 19, 2018, 05:08:36 PM
Quote from: Mr.Obvious on July 19, 2018, 04:42:06 PM
I'm quite interested in that feedback :)
I'll walk through the analysis when I get home; it's not terribly detailed, just a +/- score, positive is advantage White, negative is advantage Black.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 19, 2018, 06:53:14 PM
Here's a game I played at the local coffee shop the other day, it's got some interesting drama to it:

1. d4........d5
2. Bf4.......Nf6
3. Nd2......Bf5
4. Nf3.......e6
5. e3........Nh5
6. Bg3......Nd7
7. Bh4......Be7
8. Bxe7.....Qxe7
9. c4........Nhf6
10. cxd5...exd5
11. Rc1.....c5
12. Bb5.....c4
13. Ne5.....a6
14. Nxd7...axb5
15. Nxf6....Qxf6
16. 0-0

If I hadn't castled his next move would've prevented any hope of my doing so later.

16 ............Bd3
17. Re1.....Rxa2
18. b3.......0-0
19. bxc4....bxc4
20. Nf3......Be4
21. Nd2.....Bd3
22. f3........Rfa8
23. Nb1.....Qg6
24. g3.......Qh6
25. h4.......Qg6
26. g4.......Qd6
27.f4.........Be4
28. Re2.....Bf3

This is where things got interesting. Black has my Rook pinned and attacked twice, but his back rank is weak so...

29. Rxa2

He can't take my Queen, since I'd take his other Rook with check and he'd have to interpose his Queen and lose it, then his Bishop.

29.. ..........Rxa2
30. Qxf3....b5
31. Nc3.....Ra5
32. Qxd5...Qf6
33. g5.......Qe7
34. Kf2......h6
35. Rb1.....Ra3
36. Ne4.....Ra2+
37. Kg3.....hxg5
38. hxg5...Qa3
39. Qd8+...Kh7
40. Rh1+...Kg6
41. Kf3......c3
42. Rh6+

This was pretty, and I think I've mentioned how much I love sacrificing. It leads to a forced mate, which is nice, since he can't decline the Rook.

43. ...........gxf6
44. Qg8+...Kh5
45. Qxf7+..Kh4
46. Ng3 Resigns

He can't stop the mate on h5.



Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on July 19, 2018, 08:25:53 PM
Home again.  I'm using an online analysis board (https://lichess.org/analysis) that uses Stockfish, which is the engine Droidfish is based on.  I'm taking the simple-minded view that a move in the score of 1.0 will be a mistake, and 2.0 or more a blunder.

1. d4    +0.1 e6   +0.2
2. Bf4   +0.1 Nc5  +0.4
3. Nf3   +0.3 d5   +0.3
4. e3    +0.2 Nf6  +0.3
5. Nbd2  +0.2 Bd6  +0.3
6. Bg3   +0.3 O-O  +0.3
7. c3    ±0   Re8  +0.3
8. Bd3   -0.5 e5   -0.1
9. dxe5  -0.3 Nxe5 -0.2
10. Nxe5  -0.4 Bxe5 -0.2
11. Bxe5  -0.4 Rxe5 -0.3
12. Qc2   -0.5 c5   -0.2
13. Nf3   -0.4 Re8  -0.2
14. Ng5   -0.6 h6   -0.4
15. Bh7+  -1.6 Kf8  -1.8
Probably have to call that 15. Bh7+? - seriously damaged White's position.  Stockfish recommends Nf3 -0.4
16. Nxf7  -1.9 Qd7  -1.1
17. Bg6   -1.4 Re7  -1.2
18. Nxh6  -2.0 gxh6 -1.9
19. O-O-O -2.0 Qe6  -2.0
20. Rhe1  -2.3 b6   -2.1
21. f3    -2.5 a5   -1.2
Probably have to call that 21. ... a5? Stockfish recommends Kg7 -2.5
22. g4    -1.5 b5   -0.2
Probably have to call that 22. ... b5?  Stockfish recommends Kg7
23. Kb1   -1.7 b4   -0.4
23 skidoo indeed.  From Stockfish's numbers, I'd want to mark that 23. Kb1? b4?
Stockfish recommends 23. Qd2 ±0 which would have restored the game to level.  Responding to 23. Kb1 Stockfish recommends 23. ... Kg7 -1.6 and pressing the attack on White's bishop.
24. Bf5   -1.6 Qe5  -1.3
Another missed opportunity for White; 24. h4 -0.4 would have lost no ground.
25. f4    -4.3 Bxf5 -4.3
There's really nothing to call that but 25. f4?? -- Stockfish recommended Bxc8 -1.9 and taking Black's bishop.
26. gxf5  -4.4 Qe4  -4.4
27. Qxe4  -4.7 dxe4 -2.7
Another missed opportunity, this one for Black.  Stockfish recommends 27. ... Rxe4 -4.7 -- gonna have to call that 27. ... dxe4?? for the breathing space it afforded White.
28. Rd6   -2.9 Kf7  -2.7
29. Red1  -3.4 bxc3 -3.5
30. bxc3  -4.7 Rb8+ -4.7
This looks like the final nail in the coffin; Stockfish recommends 30. Rc1 -3.5 which doesn't do much more than hold the line and gain another couple moves before it starts moving south again.
31. Kc2   -5.6 Reb7 -5.6
And White closes the lid over himself.  Stockfish's recommendation is 31. Kc1 -4.7 so it's kind of all downhill from here; there's not so much a good move as there is a least worst move.  Even assuming best play, White is out of options.
32. resigns

Basically, it looks like the game was pretty level, tilting slightly towards Black but not by much, until 15. Bh7+ and it was all Black from there.  Which I suppose only goes to show that putting your opponent in check is not always the best option.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 19, 2018, 08:33:45 PM
Well, there's an adage that says "always check, it might be mate." But I guess an adage is just that, not a rule!

;-)
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on July 20, 2018, 12:01:43 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 19, 2018, 08:33:45 PM
Well, there's an adage that says "always check, it might be mate." But I guess an adage is just that, not a rule!

;-)
Well, hell, my game is backgammon anyway.  I was just interpreting Stockfish as best I could, and I welcome correction. :D
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Mr.Obvious on July 20, 2018, 03:45:07 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 19, 2018, 06:53:14 PM
Here's a game I played at the local coffee shop the other day, it's got some interesting drama to it:

1. d4........d5
2. Bf4.......Nf6
3. Nd2......Bf5
4. Nf3.......e6
5. e3........Nh5
6. Bg3......Nd7
7. Bh4......Be7
8. Bxe7.....Qxe7
9. c4........Nhf6
10. cxd5...exd5
11. Rc1.....c5
12. Bb5.....c4
13. Ne5.....a6
14. Nxd7...axb5
15. Nxf6....Qxf6
16. 0-0

If I hadn't castled his next move would've prevented any hope of my doing so later.

16 ............Bd3
17. Re1.....Rxa2
18. b3.......0-0
19. bxc4....bxc4
20. Nf3......Be4
21. Nd2.....Bd3
22. f3........Rfa8
23. Nb1.....Qg6
24. g3.......Qh6
25. h4.......Qg6
26. g4.......Qd6
27.f4.........Be4
28. Re2.....Bf3

This is where things got interesting. Black has my Rook pinned and attacked twice, but his back rank is weak so...

29. Rxa2

He can't take my Queen, since I'd take his other Rook with check and he'd have to interpose his Queen and lose it, then his Bishop.

30. ..........Rxa2
31. Qxf3....b5
32. Nc3.....Ra5
33. Qxd5...Qf6
34. g5.......Qe7
35. Kf2......h6
36. Rb1.....Ra3
37. Ne4.....Ra2+
38. Kg3.....hxg5
39. hxg5...Qa3
40. Qd8+...Kh7
41. Rh1+...Kg6
42. Kf3......c3
43. Rh6+

This was pretty, and I think I've mentioned how much I love sacrificing. It leads to a forced mate, which is nice, since he can't decline the Rook.

43. ...........gxf6
44. Qg8+...Kh5
45. Qxf7+..Kh4
46. Ng3 Resigns

He can't stop the mate on h5.

Is there a mistake in the code around move 29 to 30?
or is it just me?
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on July 20, 2018, 01:24:05 PM
Ah, I see your point. The moves are correct, but the numbering is wrong. I'll go fix it.


OK, I think it's good now. Thanks for seeing that!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on July 20, 2018, 06:58:14 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on July 20, 2018, 01:24:05 PM
Ah, I see your point. The moves are correct, but the numbering is wrong. I'll go fix it.


OK, I think it's good now. Thanks for seeing that!

I have heard of re-fried beans, not re-fried chess.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on July 21, 2018, 01:46:55 AM
May we see the list of moves?
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 04, 2018, 07:09:27 PM
Here's a really amazing game!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu5hMy_CIUI
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 04, 2018, 07:11:49 PM
Quote from: Cavebear on July 21, 2018, 01:46:55 AM
May we see the list of moves?
Sorry Cavebear, which moves are you referring to?
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 08, 2018, 06:16:08 PM
I played a couple of pretty good games at the coffee shop yesterday, y'all might find them of some interest:


I was playing the White side:

1. e4.......e5
2. Nf3......Nc6
3. Bc4......d6
4. Nc3......Be6
5. Bb3......Nf6
6. 0-0.......Be7
7. d4.........Bg4
8. d5.........Nd4
9. Qd3.......Nxb3
10. axb3....Bh5
11. Ne2.....Bg6
12. Ng3.....Qd7
13. c4........Qg4
14. h3........Qd7
15. Be3......b6
16. Ne1......c6
17. Qd2......Nxe4
18. Nxe4.....Bxe4
19. Bxb6.....0-0
20. f3.........Bg6
21. Bxc6.....Qxc6
22. Bxa7.....Rxa7
23. Rxa7.....Qb6+
24. Qf2.......Bd8
25. Ra3.......Qb7
26. Nc2.......Bb3
27. Ne3.......Bc5
28. Rfa1......Bxa3
29. Rxa3......Ra8
30. Ra4........Ra6
31. Nd5........Rxa4
32. bxa4.......Qb3
33. Qb6

This threatens mate, so he must exchange Queens.

33.      ........Qxb6
34. Nxb6......Bc2
35. a5..........Bb3
36. a6..........f5
37. a7..........e4
38. fxe4........fxe4
39. a8 (Q).....Kf7
40. Qxe4.......Resigns
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 08, 2018, 06:19:40 PM
Here's the second one. I was playing a different opponent here, so I'm playing the White pieces again:


1. e4........e5
2. Nf3.......d6
3. d4.........cxd4
4. Nxd4.....Nf6
5. Nc3.......a6
6. a4.........Nbd7
7. a5.........e5
8. Nf5........g6
9. Ne3.......Nc5
10. f3........Bg7
11. b4.......Ne6
12. Ncd5....Nxd5
13. Nxd5....0-0
14. Be3......Nd4
15. c3........Nb5
16. Bc4......Qh4+
17. Bf2.......Qg5
18. h4

It looks like I made a blunder with h4, but I was trying to lure his Queen into a trap. I didn't manage to win his Queen, though, but I did make him give up a Bishop to save it.

18. ........Qxg7
19. Ke2......Bg4
20. Qd3......f5
21. Rag1....Bxf3
22. Qxf3....Qxf3
23. Kxf3.....fxe4
24. Ke2......Rf3
25. Nb6+...Kh8
26. Nxa8....Nxc3
27. Ke1......e3
28. Bg3......Ne4
29. Bd5......Resigns
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on August 09, 2018, 04:58:17 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on August 04, 2018, 07:09:27 PM
Here's a really amazing game!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu5hMy_CIUI

That WAS amazing!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 09, 2018, 03:09:10 PM
Just goes to show: it's not how much you've got, it's how you use it.


;-)
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on August 09, 2018, 07:19:19 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on August 04, 2018, 07:09:27 PM
Here's a really amazing game!
This is why I suck at chess.  I would have NEVER thought of that promotion.  That was drop dead brilliant.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 09, 2018, 07:27:35 PM
Well, under-promotion is a standard theme, but it's often overlooked. I've only done it a few times, myself, since those kinds of situations seldom arise.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 10, 2018, 07:11:45 PM
Here's a short game I played the other day, against an opponent I have a really hard time with, usually - I'd only beaten him once before this game, out of dozens of prior games.

I sacrificed a Knight for two pawns on the K-side, in order to keep the pin on his K-Knight.

I played the White pieces:



1. e4..........e5
2. Nf3.........Nc6
3. Bb5........Bc5
4. c3..........d6
5. d4..........exd4
6. cxd4.......Bb4+
7. Nc3........a6
8. Ba4........Bg4
9. 0-0.........Bxc3
10.bxc3......b5
11. Bb3......Nf6
12. Qd3......0-0
13. Re1......Na5
14. Bg5......h6
15. Bh4......Nxb3
16. axb3.....g5
17. Nxg5.....hxg5
18. Bxg5

Keeping his Knight pinned.

18..............Kg7
19. Qg3

Threatens his bishop; if I play Bxf6+, his Bishop will be lost so...

19..............Bh5
20. e5........dxe5
21. dxe5.....Resigns

He can't avoid mate without losing his Queen.


I won the next game, as well, then he beat me three in a row.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on August 12, 2018, 04:13:46 AM
Quote from: trdsf on August 09, 2018, 07:19:19 PM
This is why I suck at chess.  I would have NEVER thought of that promotion.  That was drop dead brilliant.

Underpromotion has some specific situations that players overlook.  Everyone goes for a Queen.  And connected Bishops have great power.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 12, 2018, 06:03:15 PM
What, pray tell, are "connected Bishops"? ;-)
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on August 12, 2018, 10:50:23 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on August 12, 2018, 06:03:15 PM
What, pray tell, are "connected Bishops"? ;-)

Two bishops, one of each color, that set up a kill zone.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 13, 2018, 02:55:29 PM
Here's another truly astounding game for your enjoyment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vztVylqnBSo


QuoteGrigory Serper vs Ioannis Nikolaidis
"The Usurper" (game of the day Jun-08-2004)
St Petersburg Open (1993), St. Petersburg RUS
King's Indian Defense: Kramer Variation (E70)

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nge2 Nbd7 6. Ng3 c6 7. Be2 a6 8. Be3 h5 9. f3 b5 10. c5 dc5 11. dc5 Qc7 12. O-O h4 13. Nh1 Nh5 14. Qd2 e5 15. Nf2 Nf8 16. a4 b4 17. Nd5 cd5 18. ed5 f5 19. d6 Qc6 20. Bb5 ab5 21. ab5 Qb5 22. Ra8 Qc6 23. Rfa1 f4 24. R1a7 Nd7 25. Rc8 Qc8 26. Qd5 fe3 27. Qe6 Kf8 28. Rd7 ef2 29. Kf1 Qe8 30. Rf7 Qf7 31. Qc8 Qe8 32. d7 Kf7 33. de8Q Re8 34. Qb7 Re7 35. c6 e4 36. c7 e3 37. Qd5 Kf6 38. Qd6 Kf7 39. Qd5 Kf6 40. Qd6 Kf7 41. Qe7 Ke7 42. c8Q Bh6 43. Qc5 Ke8 44. Qb5 Kd8 45. Qb6 Kd7 46. Qg6 e2 47. Kf2 Be3 48. Ke1
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: trdsf on August 13, 2018, 03:28:15 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on August 13, 2018, 02:55:29 PM
Here's another truly astounding game for your enjoyment:
That was crazy - it was a successful human wave attack!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 13, 2018, 03:41:30 PM
Yeah, for someone like me, who really loves a good sacrifice, this kind of game nearly induces orgasm!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on August 13, 2018, 09:14:50 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on August 13, 2018, 03:41:30 PM
Yeah, for someone like me, who really loves a good sacrifice, this kind of game nearly induces orgasm!

Not in front of the children!  Stick to checkers until you can control yourself!
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on August 27, 2018, 02:51:19 AM
Quote from: Unbeliever on August 13, 2018, 03:41:30 PM
Yeah, for someone like me, who really loves a good sacrifice, this kind of game nearly induces orgasm!
A useful sacrifice is one of the best things of a chess game.  Pure proof that material is not everything.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Baruch on August 27, 2018, 08:37:50 PM
Quote from: Cavebear on August 27, 2018, 02:51:19 AM
A useful sacrifice is one of the best things of a chess game.  Pure proof that material is not everything.

Correct, materialism is simple minded.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on August 30, 2018, 05:40:46 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtgZKwK6C3U
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on September 01, 2018, 08:26:21 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on August 30, 2018, 05:40:46 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtgZKwK6C3U

Well, at least it wasn't an impossible position as we too often see when a chessboard is shown on TV.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on September 12, 2018, 04:18:29 PM
Here's a game in which White sacrificed every piece except a Knight!

Henry Ernest Atkins vs Herbert Levi Jacobs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtSmlyQx7f8

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1622777

1.e4e52.d4exd43.c3dxc34.Bc4Nf65.Nf3Nxe46.O-ONd67.Nxc3Nxc48.Re1+Be79.Nd5Nc610.Bg5f611.
Rc1b512.Rxc4bxc413.Ne5fxg514.Qh5+g615.Nf6+Bxf616.Nxg6+Qe717.Rxe7+Bxe718.Ne5+Kd819.Nf7+ Ke820.Nd6+Kd821.Qe8+

Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Cavebear on September 15, 2018, 01:41:10 AM
I knew a player in college who could think like that.  Utterly brilliant.  But he could only do it high on grass and only a part of the board at a time.  You just had to figure out where he wasn't focussing and play there.

In the spot he was focussed, he was unbeatable.
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Unbeliever on December 18, 2019, 07:45:39 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMiSX4XLuPs
Title: Re: Chess Thread II
Post by: Sal1981 on December 19, 2019, 07:39:12 PM
Quote from: Unbeliever on December 18, 2019, 07:45:39 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMiSX4XLuPs
Holy shit that pan-zoom was annoying. Why do they torture us so?