2nd Official Free For All Chess Tournament- Green & Gold= Champion (1 Viewer)

[joffer]

Bump

 

[timschochet]

Update on Otello vs Mister CIA?

Looks like I am on the clock for move 26.

Update?

 

[otello]

I am on move 33. endgame.

 

[Mister CIA]

Update on Otello vs Mister CIA?

Looks like I am on the clock for move 26.

Update?

Otello resigned. (1-0)

 

[EddieSpaghetti]

Any chance I can get in on this? I have the app on my phone... name is "eddiespaghetti"

 

[timschochet]

Any chance I can get in on this? I have the app on my phone... name is "eddiespaghetti"

A little late, sorry. Maybe next time.

 

[timschochet]

Round 6- All Players listed FIRST are white

Green and Gold (5) vs. Nysfl2 (4)

Pizzatyme (4) vs. Joffer (4)

timschochet (3.5) vs. Mister CIA (3.5)

wdcrop (3) vs. Steve Tasker (3.5)

Sand (3) vs. Unialias (3)

Jamny (3) vs. Brownsfan (3)

Ray Karpis (3) vs. Kutta (3)

Rascal (2.5) vs. Joe T (3)

Otello (2.5) vs. spOOfy (2)

Psychopav (2) vs. Rajincajun (2)

AcerFC (2) vs. Abraham (2)

Bogart (1.5) vs. BoomBoom (2)

TimmyPG (.5) vs. Witz (1)

Last round, guys. Good luck, and leave it all on the field!

 

[joffer]

Should be interesting, pizza and I played to a draw just the other day by random invitation.

 

[pizzatyme]

Should be interesting, pizza and I played to a draw just the other day by random invitation.

And we're off...

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

I've tried every possible combo of Steve Tasker and can't find him to invite.

 

[Steve Tasker]

FBG Tasker

 

[Steve Tasker]

Good luck to the 4 of you playing for the championship.

 

[pizzatyme]

I don't this opening is in the book...

 

[Mr. Pickles]

I've tried every possible combo of Steve Tasker and can't find him to invite.

It's nice to have the real Steve Tasker posting in here.

 

[Steve Tasker]

I've tried every possible combo of Steve Tasker and can't find him to invite.

It's nice to have the real Steve Tasker posting in here.

Furley once sent me a package addressed to Steve Tasker. The UPS guy was probably ####ting himself with excitement before I answered the door.

 

[joffer]

I don't this opening is in the book...

You started it

 

[timschochet]

timschochet defeats Mister CIA. GG

 

[nysfl2]

Good luck to the 4 of you playing for the championship.

For pizza and joffer to have a chance, I'd have to beat G&G.

I don't like their odds

 

[Sand]

timschochet defeats Mister CIA. GG

Blitz game? That was fast.

 

[joffer]

Good luck to the 4 of you playing for the championship.

For pizza and joffer to have a chance, I'd have to beat G&G. I don't like their odds

I beat him once. It can be done.

 

[spOOfy]

O and I have begun

 

[Sand]

Uni and Sand underway. The battle for "almost halfway decent" is on.

I like Uni's odds.

 

[timschochet]

timschochet defeats Mister CIA. GG

Blitz game? That was fast.

He messed up the opening. I took advantage.

 

[Joe T]

Good luck to the 4 of you playing for the championship.

For pizza and joffer to have a chance, I'd have to beat G&G. I don't like their odds

I beat him once. It can be done.

Me too.

 

[jamny]

Jamny (3) vs. Brownsfan (3)

under way...

 

[Ray Karpis]

Ray and kutta underway in an expected slow game. Both really busy with work at the moment.

 

[SacramentoBob]

timschochet defeats Mister CIA. GG

Blitz game? That was fast.

He messed up the opening. I took advantage.

It's all fun and games until someone loses a rook.

 

[AcerFC]

will send out today

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

"Steve Tasker" and I underway.

 

[BoomBoom]

Waiting for invite from Bogart. 2-0 to start, 0-3 since. About what I figured. Have enjoyed playing additional games against Sand, cheese, jamny in an effort to learn some things... And by playing, I mean getting .

 

[Joe T]

is Rascal the really slow one? I don't recall.

:awaitinginvite:

 

[Bogart]

Waiting for invite from Bogart. 2-0 to start, 0-3 since. About what I figured. Have enjoyed playing additional games against Sand, cheese, jamny in an effort to learn some things... And by playing, I mean getting .

Invite sent. My play has been sloppy. Hope to clean it up a bit.

 

[pizzatyme]

My play has been sloppy too.

 

[Witz]

Let's get this started TimmyPG - the battle for last place!

 

[Timmypg]

0-5-1(bye) here I come

 

[rascal]

Invite sent

 

[Green and Gold]

Good luck to the 4 of you playing for the championship.

For pizza and joffer to have a chance, I'd have to beat G&G. I don't like their odds

I beat him once. It can be done.

Yep, and I have more expeirence defending against the king's gambit as black which gave me the edge in our last couple of games. You beat me pretty soundly in the game before that.

Also, Tim's beat me several times, Joe T beat me, obviously Pickles did as well. Soxgambit (can't recall what his FBG handle is) had me beat and timed out.

 

[timschochet]

Sacramento Bob and others, I am looking for your help here. I am NOT happy. I just finished a long game against a guy at Chess Time. It ended up as a draw. I was black. I think I had several chances to win this game, and I messed up. I want to know how- what did I do wrong? Here is the game:

1. e4 d5
2. Bd3 Nc6
3. Nc3 d4
4. Nc3e2 e5
5. Nf3 Bd6
6. O-O h6
7. b3 Nf6
8. Bb2 Be6
9. c3 dxc3
10. Bxc3 O-O
11. Bb5 Bd7
12. d3 Re8
13. d4 exd4
14. Nf3xd4 Nxd4
15. Nxd4 Nxe4
16. Bb2 Bxb5
17. Nxb5 a6
18. Qg4 Nf6
19. Bxf6 Qxf6
20. Nxd6 Qxd6
21. Rf1d1 Qe6
22. Qf3 c6
23. Qc3 Ra8d8
24. Re1 Qd5
25. Rxe8+ Rxe8
26. Qb4 Qe5
27. Rd1 c5
28. Qd2 b6
29. g3 Qe2
30. Qd6 Re6
31. Qd8+ Kh7
32. Qd3+ Qxd3
33. Rxd3 f5
34. a3 Kg6
35. Kg2 Kf6
36. Rd7 g5
37. h3 Ke5
38. b4 c4
39. Rc7 b5
40. Rc5+ Kf6
41. Kf3 Rd6
42. a4 Rb6
43. axb5 axb5
44. Ke3 Re6+
45. Kd4 Re4+
46. Kc3 Re5
47. Rc6+ Kg7
48. Kd4 Re4+
49. Kc5 Re2
50. Kxb5 Rxf2
51. Rxc4 Rf3
52. Rc5 Rxg3
53. Rxf5 Rxh3
54. Kc4 Kg6
55. Rf2 Rh1
56. b5 Rb1
57. Kc5 h5
58. Kc6 g4
59. b6 Kg5
60. b7 h4
61. Rf8 g3
62. b8=Q Rxb8
63. Rxb8 Kg4
64. Kd5 g2
65. Ke4 Kh3
66. Rg8 Kh2
67. Kf3 h3
68. Kf2 Kh1
69. Rg3 Kh2
70. Rg5 Kh1 1/2-1/2

Please pay close attention to the endgame and let me know where I blew it. tia!

 

[Green and Gold]

I don't know if it's where you lost it, but I thought 40.. Kf6 was the wrong move. It looks natural to defend the f pawn, but after Rxf5 you put your rook on the C file and your passer is unstoppable. He has to give up his rook at some point, and after that you're won.

I forgot to add, I like Kd4 better than Kf6.

 

[timschochet]

I don't know if it's where you lost it, but I thought 40.. Kf6 was the wrong move. It looks natural to defend the f pawn, but after Rxf5 you put your rook on the C file and your passer is unstoppable. He has to give up his rook at some point, and after that you're won.

I forgot to add, I like Kd4 better than Kf6.

Thx I agree. Keep going though if you don't mind because I think I blew a win after that as well

 

[SacramentoBob]

1. e4 d5
2. Bd3 Nc6
Not a very good opening choice for him. 2... exd5 3. Bxd5 4. Nf6 is a nice start for Black.

3. Nc3 d4
4. Nc3e2 e5
5. Nf3 Bd6
6. O-O h6
7. b3 Nf6
8. Bb2 Be6
9. c3 dxc3
10. Bxc3 O-O
11. Bb5 Bd7
12. d3 Re8
13. d4 exd4
14. Nf3xd4 Nxd4
15. Nxd4 Nxe4
16. Bb2 Bxb5
17. Nxb5 a6
18. Qg4 Nf6
19. Bxf6 Qxf6
20. Nxd6 Qxd6
21. Rf1d1 Qe6
22. Qf3 c6
23. Qc3 Ra8d8
24. Re1 Qd5
25. Rxe8+ Rxe8
26. Qb4 Qe5
27. Rd1 c5
28. Qd2 b6
29. g3 Qe2
30. Qd6 Re6
31. Qd8+ Kh7
32. Qd3+ Qxd3
33. Rxd3 f5
34. a3 Kg6
35. Kg2 Kf6
36. Rd7 g5
37. h3 Ke5
38. b4 c4
39. Rc7

http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/ChessImager/ChessImager.php?fen=8/2R5/pp2r2p/4kpp1/1Pp5/P5PP/5PK1/8


Right up to here I think you're playing fine. I can't believe he traded off all of his pieces down a pawn and didn't even put up a fight. Not a very good strategy for White. So taking stock at the position here, Black has an advanced passed pawn, a centralized king and a rook that isn't passive. The only positive for White right now is that his rook is active. But he doesn't have much, if any, counterplay. The right move here is 39... Kd4. With one stroke you get your king defending the passed pawn and cut off the White king from participating on the queenside. The move you chose isn't losing, it just doesn't look best to me. This is winning for Black.

39... b5
40. Rc5+ Kf6
41. Kf3 Rd6
42. a4 Rb6


Remember all those positives I listed for black 3 moves ago? They're all gone now. Black has decentralized his king, made the rook passive and allowed the White king into the game. We're back into possible drawn territory here. One thing you can't be afraid of is saccing a pawn here. Take this as a potential line 40. Rc5+ Kd4! 41. Rxf5 c3 42. Rc5 Kd3 43. Rd5+ Kc2. You've allowed a little counterplay for White, but the c pawn pretty much queens by force and the White king is powerless to do anything. Remember that the value of the king in the endgame is more than a minor piece. It's approximate value is ~4 pawns. Not quite as good as a rook, but better than a bishop or knight. In this analysis position, you're effectively up over a piece even though the material is equal. Not to mention the value of a passed pawn on the 6th rank. Plus your king can gobble the queenside pawns if necessary. This is just crushing for Black.


(analysis diagram after 43...Kc2):
http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/ChessImager/ChessImager.php?fen=8/8/p3r2p/1p1R2p1/1P6/P1p3PP/2k2PK1/8


43. axb5 axb5
44. Ke3 Re6+
45. Kd4 Re4+
46. Kc3 Re5
47. Rc6+ Kg7


Now you're the one playing without his king. 47. Re6 offering to trade rooks and keeping your king somewhat close to the action is possible here. If he trades, he loses. If not, you can think about swinging your king around to his kingside pawns. His king won't ever be able to penetrate on your queenside.


48. Kd4 Re4+


All these checks are worthless. You're just letting him march his king to your queenside and win the pawns when you should be threatening his kingside pawns. Tempos in the endgame are way more valuable than in the opening or middlegame.


49. Kc5 Re2
50. Kxb5 Rxf2
51. Rxc4 Rf3
52. Rc5 Rxg3
53. Rxf5 Rxh3
54. Kc4 Kg6
55. Rf2 Rh1


This is an interesting position... I'm not sure I can summarize this at a glance. White needs to get his rook behind the pawn before Black does and Black needs to get the kingside pawns advancing. And if the Black pawns advance far enough, he can sac his rook for the b-pawn. 2 connected passers on the 6th rank are worth more than a rook. I'd rather be Black here, but it's kind of scary.
56. b5 Rb1
57. Kc5 h5
58. Kc6 g4


I think Black is winning again, but he needs to keep pushing those pawns while he can. If they are on the 6th when he trades the rook for the pawn it looks good for him. The White king will be too far away to help.


59. b6 Kg5


I think you need to keep pushing pawns here as they are your trump card. 59.... g3 60. Rg2 h4 61. b7 Kg5 62. Kc7 Kg4 looks pretty bad for White.


(analysis diagram after 62... Kg4)
http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/ChessImager/ChessImager.php?fen=8/1PK5/8/8/6kp/6p1/6R1/1r6


60. b7 h4
61. Rf8 g3
62. b8=Q Rxb8
63. Rxb8 Kg4
63... h3 gives you your 2 connected pawns on the 6th rank. I don't see how he can stop you. He can check you a couple of times before you get shelter in front of your pawns and if he threatens one with the rook you just push.

64. Kd5 g2
65. Ke4 Kh3
66. Rg8 Kh2
67. Kf3 h3
68. Kf2 Kh1
69. Rg3 Kh2
70. Rg5 Kh1
1/2-1/2

 

[timschochet]

Great analysts Bob. Thx. So many damn mistakes

 

[Witz]

Timmy beats Witz.

Great game Timmy.

 

[pizzatyme]

Joffer is good! That is all for now.

 

[UniAlias]

Sand defeats Uni. Thought I would try to mix things up and went with an opening I wasn't very familiar with. I liked the style of game it opened up but mistakenly blundered a piece away and never recovered after that. Sand plays a very solid game.

Not entirely happy with my results in this tourney but not very surprised either. I'm hoping we can do another fairly soon. Just started one of the tactics books SacBob recommended and looking forward to see if it helps in the next one. Thanks again to Tim for running this thing, really fun experience.

 

[AcerFC]

Abe defeats acer.

Dont have much time this week.since im off

Thanks for running this tim

 

[spOOfy]

O should be beating me soon. Lost my queen early. Need a miracle.

 

[Green and Gold]

Good luck to the 4 of you playing for the championship.

For pizza and joffer to have a chance, I'd have to beat G&G.

I don't like their odds

We are under way, about 12 moves in.

 

[otello]

O should be beating me soon. Lost my queen early. Need a miracle.

Always think twice when you see a free pawn early in a game.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

I wish Tasker had thought twice. As it is he just took my pawn for free.