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ggMistake there at the end, but otherwise pretty closeJoffer 1-0 wdcrob
Not with a bang, but a whimper.
ggMistake there at the end, but otherwise pretty closeJoffer 1-0 wdcrob
Not with a bang, but a whimper.
And yet it is pretty unclear who is ahead. My whole opening sequence was a blunder.And....Pizzatyme with a calculation blunder.
Going to post this one?ggMistake there at the end, but otherwise pretty closeJoffer 1-0 wdcrob
Not with a bang, but a whimper.
Invite sent Abe.timschochet said:OK. Shader is out, or if he returns, he gets a bye this round. Witz, you're white against Abraham. Please send him an invite, thanks.
Honestly nothing to see. I managed to hang for the first dozen moves or so, but never troubled him and on the big exchange after the opening he was up a pawn. Then I goofed by trying to avoid trading pieces after he'd pretty much forced the issue.Sand said:Going to post this one?joffer said:ggMistake there at the end, but otherwise pretty closewdcrob said:Joffer 1-0 wdcrob
Not with a bang, but a whimper.
Abe with the hard fought win over WitzInvite sent Abe.timschochet said:OK. Shader is out, or if he returns, he gets a bye this round. Witz, you're white against Abraham. Please send him an invite, thanks.
Sand said:Going to post this one?joffer said:ggMistake there at the end, but otherwise pretty closewdcrob said:Joffer 1-0 wdcrob
Not with a bang, but a whimper.
Emms has said he considers that the greatest move in chess history.I had never seen this game before: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1143956
Shirov's Bh3 is an almost otherworldly move.
ok, i'm dumb, i don't understand 1) why he did that and 2) what was the result of the match?I had never seen this game before: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1143956
Shirov's Bh3 is an almost otherworldly move.
Because he saw this entire line when he made the move.1) why he did that and 2) what was the result of the match?
thanksBecause he saw this entire line when he made the move.1) why he did that and 2) what was the result of the match?
Here's another explanation.
gg, I'm pretty sure i was one move away from checkmating jamny and so focused on that lol...nothing like waking up to a "You've been mated" notification ha!jamny def. boomboom
GG. I would like to say it was a well planned execution but it actually just fell into my lap.
Even chess engines struggle to find this line like 25 moves ahead. It's not clear to me why they fail so terrifically at finding this move, but I think it looks completely awful several moves deep and the evaluation engine prunes it. Once you show a good engine Bh3, suddenly it likes it. Kind of hilarious.thanksBecause he saw this entire line when he made the move.1) why he did that and 2) what was the result of the match?
Here's another explanation.
wow that is so effing advanced and seeing the board so many moves ahead of where i would even dream to think
I still don't get it. He already had the two pawn advantage - could he not have promoted without doing that?Mr. Pickles said:Because he sawDentist said:1) why he did that and 2) what was the result of the match?
Not as directly. It was a forced line that was immediately winning.Because he sawMr. Pickles said:1) why he did that and 2) what was the result of the match?
He skewered me. I played pretty poorly at the start and never really did catch up.Sand and I are in one hell of a game. Far from expert play, but interesting nonetheless!
Simplifying and forcing moves are always better.Because he sawMr. Pickles said:1) why he did that and 2) what was the result of the match?
It's late and I'm up a pawn. Still wide open on who wins.Round 5- All players listed FIRST are white:
Unialias (2) vs. Bogart (1.5) in progress
Top left of reply box (when you click in it) has a little green and white square. Third one over.pizzatyme said:Not sure how to hide it in a spoiler alert like you guys do.
Thx man!Top left of reply box (when you click in it) has a little green and white square. Third one over.pizzatyme said:Not sure how to hide it in a spoiler alert like you guys do.
Drop down box has "spoiler" option
Thx man!Top left of reply box (when you click in it) has a little green and white square. Third one over.pizzatyme said:Not sure how to hide it in a spoiler alert like you guys do.
Drop down box has "spoiler" option
Once Joffer went up a pawn I was looking for ways to trade my bishop for two pawns -- in hopes of then trading off the other non-pawn pieces and leaving him with a knight advantage against my extra pawn. Then hope to trade off all the pawns. IOW to get it down to K+N vs K.I should also note that bishops of opposite colors endings are notoriously drawish, even with a multiple pawn advantage. The attacking side is usually powerless to stop the defender from saccing his bishop for one of the pawns and stopping the other pawn with his king.
As a general rule, no. You want to simplify when you are up pieces and complicate when you are down. There is no way you will be able to evenly trade off pawns when he has a piece advantage. All he needs to do is keep one pawn and trade everything else and you are toast.Once Joffer went up a pawn I was looking for ways to trade my bishop for two pawns -- in hopes of then trading off the other non-pawn pieces and leaving him with a knight advantage against my extra pawn. Then hope to trade off all the pawns. IOW to get it down to K+N vs K.Never even came close to pulling it off, but was that a good line of thought?I should also note that bishops of opposite colors endings are notoriously drawish, even with a multiple pawn advantage. The attacking side is usually powerless to stop the defender from saccing his bishop for one of the pawns and stopping the other pawn with his king.
Thanks Kutta. Is that true even if I end up a pawn ahead and I manage to break his up pawns up with the sac?As a general rule, no. You want to simplify when you are up pieces and complicate when you are down. There is no way you will be able to evenly trade off pawns when he has a piece advantage. All he needs to do is keep one pawn and trade everything else and you are toast.Once Joffer went up a pawn I was looking for ways to trade my bishop for two pawns -- in hopes of then trading off the other non-pawn pieces and leaving him with a knight advantage against my extra pawn. Then hope to trade off all the pawns. IOW to get it down to K+N vs K.Never even came close to pulling it off, but was that a good line of thought?I should also note that bishops of opposite colors endings are notoriously drawish, even with a multiple pawn advantage. The attacking side is usually powerless to stop the defender from saccing his bishop for one of the pawns and stopping the other pawn with his king.
Unialias wins in a pretty good endgame.It's late and I'm up a pawn. Still wide open on who wins.Round 5- All players listed FIRST are white:
Unialias (2) vs. Bogart (1.5) in progress
Being down a pawn really only matters in the endgame. The general rule of thumb when up material is to trade pieces and leave pawns on the board. An extra pawn is decisive in something like 90% of all K+P endgames. And of course as the defender, you want to leave pieces on the board and trade off pawns. If it's the early middle game, I certainly wouldn't be looking to trade down, I'd be looking for ways to win material/mate him. You want complications and counterplay. Your plan was basically to lose even more material in the hopes that it might lead to some kind of drawn endgame. If you're down a pawn, you want to try to leave heavy pieces on the board as rook and pawn endgames are much more drawish, sometimes even with a 2-pawn advantage.Once Joffer went up a pawn I was looking for ways to trade my bishop for two pawns -- in hopes of then trading off the other non-pawn pieces and leaving him with a knight advantage against my extra pawn. Then hope to trade off all the pawns. IOW to get it down to K+N vs K.I should also note that bishops of opposite colors endings are notoriously drawish, even with a multiple pawn advantage. The attacking side is usually powerless to stop the defender from saccing his bishop for one of the pawns and stopping the other pawn with his king.
Never even came close to pulling it off, but was that a good line of thought?
Great game, GB.Unialias wins in a pretty good endgame.It's late and I'm up a pawn. Still wide open on who wins.Round 5- All players listed FIRST are white:
Unialias (2) vs. Bogart (1.5) in progress
Chess tournaments don't usually work that way. I'll do whatever the majority wants, but I'm happy to stop at 6 rounds and then have another one in a few weeks.So we're just going to end this after 6 rounds and determine 1st, 2nd...based on points?
How about after six rounds, seed the players 1-26 based on points (and H2H in the event of ties) and playing a single elimination bracket.
Might give it a little better ending.
Looks like I am on the clock for move 26.Update on Otello vs Mister CIA?
Update: After some research my opening does have a name. And it wasn't horrible. Turns out Pizza just outplayed me in the midgame.And yet it is pretty unclear who is ahead. My whole opening sequence was a blunder.And....Pizzatyme with a calculation blunder.