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Started by Unbeliever, August 25, 2017, 04:37:27 PM

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Cavebear

Atheist born, atheist bred.  And when I die, atheist dead!

Unbeliever

Just goes to show: it's not how much you've got, it's how you use it.


;-)
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trdsf

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.
"My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total, and I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution." -- Barbara Jordan

Unbeliever

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.
God Not Found
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Unbeliever

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.
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Cavebear

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.
Atheist born, atheist bred.  And when I die, atheist dead!

Unbeliever

What, pray tell, are "connected Bishops"? ;-)
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Baruch

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.
Ha’át’íísh baa naniná?
Azee’ Å,a’ish nanídį́į́h?
Táadoo ánít’iní.
What are you doing?
Are you taking any medications?
Don't do that.

Unbeliever

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
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trdsf

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!
"My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total, and I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution." -- Barbara Jordan

Unbeliever

Yeah, for someone like me, who really loves a good sacrifice, this kind of game nearly induces orgasm!
God Not Found
"There is a sucker born-again every minute." - C. Spellman

Baruch

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!
Ha’át’íísh baa naniná?
Azee’ Å,a’ish nanídį́į́h?
Táadoo ánít’iní.
What are you doing?
Are you taking any medications?
Don't do that.

Cavebear

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.
Atheist born, atheist bred.  And when I die, atheist dead!

Baruch

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.
Ha’át’íísh baa naniná?
Azee’ Å,a’ish nanídį́į́h?
Táadoo ánít’iní.
What are you doing?
Are you taking any medications?
Don't do that.

Unbeliever

God Not Found
"There is a sucker born-again every minute." - C. Spellman