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6th annual FBG Chess tournament- Kutta 1st place winner! (1 Viewer)

irishidiot said:
just wondering how long it took.   majority of moves in 2 days or smattering of moves over 4 days?  Did you both ever play for a solid 2 hours or so?  
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42 moves (each). We started Saturday and agreed to a draw this morning. We had a few flurries of activity but mostly spread out over the days.

 
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Juxtatarot said:
42 moves (each). We started Saturday and agreed to a draw this morning. We had a few flurries of activity but mostly spread out over the days.
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I was the speed bump mostly.  I took my time when I needed time to think it over, and let the old subconscious work on it too.  I figure as long as we're not the last game going we'd be fine.  Mission  accomplished 😎

 
We had a good battle

[Event "Playing on Chess Time"]
[Site "ChessTime"]
[Date "2019.03.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "AAABatteries"]
[Black "nysfl2"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5
2. d3 Bc5
3. Nf3 Nc6
4. g3 Nf6
5. Bg5 h6
6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Bg2 O-O
8. O-O d6
9. Nc3 Bg4
10. Nd5 Qd8
11. c3 Ne7
12. Nxe7+ Qxe7
13. b4 Bb6
14. Qb3 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 Qf6
16. Bg2 a5
17. b5 a4
18. Qc2 Ba5
19. a3 c5
20. c4 Qg5
21. Ra2 Bd8
22. f4 Qh5
23. fxe5 dxe5
24. Rf5 Qg6
25. Rxe5 Qd6
26. Rd5 Qe7
27. Qf2 b6
28. Qf1 f6
29. Rf2 Bc7
30. Bh3 Be5
31. Rf3 Bb2
32. Rd7 Qe8
33. Rb7 Qd8
34. Rf5 Bxa3
35. Rd5 Qe8
36. Bd7 Qg6
37. Bf5 Qe8
38. Rdd7 Rf7
39. Rxf7 Qxf7
40. Rxf7 Kxf7
41. Qa1 Bb4
42. Kf2 a3
43. Qa2 Bc3
44. Bg4 Bb2
45. Bd1 Ke6
46. Ke2 Rf8
47. g4 g6
48. Bb3 f5
49. gxf5+ gxf5
50. exf5+ Rxf5
51. Qb1 Re5+
52. Kf3 Rh5
53. Qe1+ Be5
54. d4 cxd4
55. c5+ Kf5
56. Qe4+ Kf6
57. Qc6+ Kg5
58. Qe6 1-0

 
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@AAABatteries  I think you need the bracketed stuff too. (Or, at least, I do to upload it to a program I have.)

[Event "Playing on Chess Time"]
[Site "ChessTime"]
[Date "2019.03.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Juxtat"]
[Black "psychopav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 d6
3. Nc3 Bd7
4. e4 e5
5. dxe5 dxe5
6. Nxe5 Bb4
7. Bd3 Bxc3+
8. bxc3 Nc6
9. Nxd7 Nxd7
10. Ba3 Qg5
11. O-O O-O-O
12. Bb4 h5
13. a4 a5
14. Ba3 Nc5
15. Bxc5 Qxc5
16. Qf3 Ne5
17. Qf5+ Nd7
18. Qxf7 Qxc3
19. Qb3 Qxb3
20. cxb3 Nc5
21. Bc2 Rd4
22. f3 Rhd8
23. Rfd1 Ne6
24. Rxd4 Nxd4
25. Bd1 Ne6
26. g3 g5
27. f4 gxf4
28. Bxh5 fxg3
29. Bg4 Re8
30. Bxe6+ Rxe6
31. hxg3 Rxe4
32. Kg2 Kd7
33. Kh3 Re3
34. Rb1 Ke6
35. b4 axb4
36. Rxb4 b6
37. Kh4 Kf6
38. g4 Kg6
39. Rc4 Ra3
40. Rxc7 Rxa4
41. Rc6+ Kg7
42. Rxb6 Ra8 1/2-1/2

 
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Sorry. I've been slacking - was out of town and let things slide.

We will try to hustle our game up (when I say "we" I mean "me.")

 
AAABatteries said:
AAA defeats nysfl2 1-0
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AAA didn't fall for a nice little pawn sacrifice that I set up, then made a series of nifty moves to force a queen-for-rook trade. I tried to hold out as long as I could after that, but he showed no mercy.

Looking forward to seeing where I screwed up.

 
nysfl2 said:
AAA didn't fall for a nice little pawn sacrifice that I set up, then made a series of nifty moves to force a queen-for-rook trade. I tried to hold out as long as I could after that, but he showed no mercy.

Looking forward to seeing where I screwed up.
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As I’ve shown in previous tournaments, I’m far from an expert but the most glaring mistake I saw was move 23 - probably should have taken that pawn with your Queen as it allowed me to take the pawn.

 
AAABatteries said:
We had a good battle

[Event "Playing on Chess Time"]
[Site "ChessTime"]
[Date "2019.03.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "AAABatteries"]
[Black "nysfl2"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5
2. d3 Bc5
3. Nf3 Nc6
4. g3 Nf6
5. Bg5 h6
6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Bg2 O-O
8. O-O d6
9. Nc3 Bg4
10. Nd5 Qd8
11. c3 Ne7
12. Nxe7+ Qxe7
13. b4 Bb6
14. Qb3 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 Qf6
16. Bg2 a5
17. b5 a4
18. Qc2 Ba5
19. a3 c5
20. c4 Qg5
21. Ra2 Bd8
22. f4 Qh5
23. fxe5 dxe5
24. Rf5 Qg6
25. Rxe5 Qd6
26. Rd5 Qe7
27. Qf2 b6
28. Qf1 f6
29. Rf2 Bc7
30. Bh3 Be5
31. Rf3 Bb2
32. Rd7 Qe8
33. Rb7 Qd8
34. Rf5 Bxa3
35. Rd5 Qe8
36. Bd7 Qg6
37. Bf5 Qe8
38. Rdd7 Rf7
39. Rxf7 Qxf7
40. Rxf7 Kxf7
41. Qa1 Bb4
42. Kf2 a3
43. Qa2 Bc3
44. Bg4 Bb2
45. Bd1 Ke6
46. Ke2 Rf8
47. g4 g6
48. Bb3 f5
49. gxf5+ gxf5
50. exf5+ Rxf5
51. Qb1 Re5+
52. Kf3 Rh5
53. Qe1+ Be5
54. d4 cxd4
55. c5+ Kf5
56. Qe4+ Kf6
57. Qc6+ Kg5
58. Qe6 1-0
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Thanks for posting this.

AAA, I'm interested in your thinking on the bolded move.  Was this a stalling move or were you looking to reposition you king there?  Either way, why?

 
Juxtatarot said:
@AAABatteries  I think you need the bracketed stuff too. (Or, at least, I do to upload it to a program I have.)

[Event "Playing on Chess Time"]
[Site "ChessTime"]
[Date "2019.03.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Juxtat"]
[Black "psychopav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 d6
3. Nc3 Bd7
4. e4 e5
5. dxe5 dxe5
6. Nxe5 Bb4
7. Bd3 Bxc3+
8. bxc3 Nc6
9. Nxd7 Nxd7
10. Ba3 Qg5
11. O-O O-O-O
12. Bb4 h5
13. a4 a5
14. Ba3 Nc5
15. Bxc5 Qxc5
16. Qf3 Ne5
17. Qf5+ Nd7
18. Qxf7 Qxc3
19. Qb3 Qxb3
20. cxb3 Nc5
21. Bc2 Rd4
22. f3 Rhd8
23. Rfd1 Ne6
24. Rxd4 Nxd4
25. Bd1 Ne6
26. g3 g5
27. f4 gxf4
28. Bxh5 fxg3
29. Bg4 Re8
30. Bxe6+ Rxe6
31. hxg3 Rxe4
32. Kg2 Kd7
33. Kh3 Re3
34. Rb1 Ke6
35. b4 axb4
36. Rxb4 b6
37. Kh4 Kf6
38. g4 Kg6
39. Rc4 Ra3
40. Rxc7 Rxa4
41. Rc6+ Kg7
42. Rxb6 Ra8 1/2-1/2
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I feel like you were being generous offering the draw at that point.  I think I screwed up that endgame and although I was going to try to force a perpetual loop I don't know if I could have managed it from that position.

 
Psychopav said:
I feel like you were being generous offering the draw at that point.  I think I screwed up that endgame and although I was going to try to force a perpetual loop I don't know if I could have managed it from that position.
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We both screwed up a few times which is par for the course.  My thinking was you’d bring your rook down to the first row and I couldn’t do anything other than get out of check.

 
Psychopav said:
Thanks for posting this.

AAA, I'm interested in your thinking on the bolded move.  Was this a stalling move or were you looking to reposition you king there?  Either way, why?
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I was worried about Rd8 - and I liked that his rook was stuck on that end.  Once I was able to force the R-Q exchange I figured I just needed to make sure he didn’t promote the pawn and I was in good shape.

 
nysfl2 said:
Looking forward to seeing where I screwed up.
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Some thoughts:

1.  On move 14, after white placed his queen on B3, you immediately took his knight Bxf3. Minor quibble, but this weakened you. Having the two bishops vs bishop and knight is a slight advantage in the middle game; you gave it up unnecessarily. However, you’re still in the better position at this point; see below. 

2. 18. ...Ba5. This is a blunder . White is not taking that a pawn. But worse, you had a powerful good bishop on on the a7-g1 diagonal. THIS IS YOUR BEST PIECE ON THE BOARD. So long as it stays on that diagonal, it controls the center of the board, hindering White’s pawn advances, threatening your own pawn advances. White has a bad bishop, blocked by his own pawns on white squares which can’t advance. So what you want to do now is get your rooks to the center of the board on d8 and c8, and use them to advance your pawns forward in the center. 

Instead, you move your bishop to a5 hoping for a quick trap, and follow it up with c5. You have now just turned your powerful bishop into a bad bishop, blocking it with pawns on black squares.Despite this you still have a chance to win this game because white makes a terrible blunder which is....

3. 25. Rxe5. White taking this pawn helps you immensely. You may have a win; at the very least you have a draw. All you have to do is play Bf6 followed by Bd4+. Now look at the board: yes you’re down a pawn. But suddenly your bishop is powerful again, more powerful than even before. White has no good strategy; your bishop blocks everything he might try to do. At worst you have a draw here. Instead you played Qd6, and failed to take advantage. 

4. 31....Bb2 was a blunder and it’s your last chance to avoid a loss. You cannot allow his rook to go to d7. So your move should have been Rd8 (either one) and force a trade. That allows you to fight for a draw. Once white gets his rook to d7, the game is lost. 

 
timschochet said:
3. 25. Rxe5. White taking this pawn helps you immensely. You may have a win; at the very least you have a draw. All you have to do is play Bf6 followed by Bd4+. Now look at the board: yes you’re down a pawn. But suddenly your bishop is powerful again, more powerful than even before. White has no good strategy; your bishop blocks everything he might try to do. At worst you have a draw here. Instead you played Qd6, and failed to take advantage. 
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Interesting.  Instead of taking the free pawn what should I have done there instead?  Push the pawn to d4?  Seems like I should take the pawn advantage there but I agree with what you are saying.

 
AAABatteries said:
Interesting.  Instead of taking the free pawn what should I have done there instead?  Push the pawn to d4?  Seems like I should take the pawn advantage there but I agree with what you are saying.
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Before bringing your rook down to attack,  you need to move your king off the dark square. Once your king is on a white square, then your whole attack works. You can attack the Queen with your rook, take the pawn on e5, and if he plays Bf6 just take the pawn on c5. You don’t need to fear Bd4 any longer. Yes you’ve still freed up his bishop but now you’re 2 pawns up so it doesn’t matter 

 
timschochet said:
Some thoughts:

1.  On move 14, after white placed his queen on B3, you immediately took his knight Bxf3. Minor quibble, but this weakened you. Having the two bishops vs bishop and knight is a slight advantage in the middle game; you gave it up unnecessarily. However, you’re still in the better position at this point; see below. 

2. 18. ...Ba5. This is a blunder . White is not taking that a pawn. But worse, you had a powerful good bishop on on the a7-g1 diagonal. THIS IS YOUR BEST PIECE ON THE BOARD. So long as it stays on that diagonal, it controls the center of the board, hindering White’s pawn advances, threatening your own pawn advances. White has a bad bishop, blocked by his own pawns on white squares which can’t advance. So what you want to do now is get your rooks to the center of the board on d8 and c8, and use them to advance your pawns forward in the center. 

Instead, you move your bishop to a5 hoping for a quick trap, and follow it up with c5. You have now just turned your powerful bishop into a bad bishop, blocking it with pawns on black squares.Despite this you still have a chance to win this game because white makes a terrible blunder which is....

3. 25. Rxe5. White taking this pawn helps you immensely. You may have a win; at the very least you have a draw. All you have to do is play Bf6 followed by Bd4+. Now look at the board: yes you’re down a pawn. But suddenly your bishop is powerful again, more powerful than even before. White has no good strategy; your bishop blocks everything he might try to do. At worst you have a draw here. Instead you played Qd6, and failed to take advantage. 

4. 31....Bb2 was a blunder and it’s your last chance to avoid a loss. You cannot allow his rook to go to d7. So your move should have been Rd8 (either one) and force a trade. That allows you to fight for a draw. Once white gets his rook to d7, the game is lost. 
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Thanks, Tim - I'm pretty sure I know where you identify my big blunder, but I'm going to go back and look at it over the weekend. I'm pretty sure that undervaluing position to win minor pieces is a pretty consistent weakness in my game.

 
Nick Vermeil said:
Not going to end tonight. I’ve got to go to bed. After shamrock had his foot on my throat early in the game I’ve battled back but I’m the worst closer in the sport. 
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Hilarious sometimes how people can have such different perspectives. I felt like you had your foot on my throat. Felt like I was slithering around tiptoeing in the grass that entire game.

Just had a lucky break at the end. That's usually what this game comes down to in my experiences. Great game man.

 
ShamrockPride said:
Hilarious sometimes how people can have such different perspectives. I felt like you had your foot on my throat. Felt like I was slithering around tiptoeing in the grass that entire game.

Just had a lucky break at the end. That's usually what this game comes down to in my experiences. Great game man.
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Assuming this means you won? 

 
Just give Irish Idiot a win against me in Round Two.  I won't be able to do the PM thing.  In fact, since I resigned against kutta due to time pressure (not that I would have won), if someone just wants to take my spot that's cool.  

 
Aerial Assault said:
Just give Irish Idiot a win against me in Round Two.  I won't be able to do the PM thing.  In fact, since I resigned against kutta due to time pressure (not that I would have won), if someone just wants to take my spot that's cool.  
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Not good. Are you sure? I think @joffer may still want in the tournament. 

Are other people going to have a problem with the pm thing? 

 
timschochet said:
It is a big deal because it prevents @irishidiot from playing, and it may set a pattern. There may be another way for him to play you rather than by pm. Let’s wait and see what he’s got to say. 
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Then just replace me.  I didn't get why you allowed someone to participate who couldn't use CT in the first place but hoped I wouldn't have to deal with it.  Naturally, I did.  

 
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