AAABatteries
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Scoobus and I are in a tight battle - one mistake will probably win it for the other guy.
AAABatteries wins, close throughout but he broke through at the end.Scoobus and I are in a tight battle - one mistake will probably win it for the other guy.
AAABatteries wins, close throughout but he broke through at the end.Scoobus and I are in a tight battle - one mistake will probably win it for the other guy.
We're moving into the end game stage. An early queen exchange left us with a battle based on our minor pieces, which has been a positional battle. For being the two winless competitors, surprisingly, neither of us has done anything stupid. Yet.
He's progressing. I'm regressing.
We are progressing.
Thanks, Tim!Woz defeated me with an excellent endgame. Brilliantly played.
Again, appreciate the words, Tim. Those were probably the best two games I've played that I can think of (I'm still really proud of my draw against @kutta a few years back as I know now how little I knew about the game back then).I played another game with Woz and he beat me again this time even more decisively. Dude has stepped up his game, much better than me at this point.
@AAABatteries resigns. GG GB. I do feel like I've gotten a couple of free passes from AAA and Zow. I'm not great at the end game, but I'll take it!
Now you let that out...And on that note - big tip if you play against me. I know nothing about openings so if you play something exotic you’ll probably kill me.
Yeah, but I screwed up big league early on. The writing had been on the wall for awhile. Now I should really just concede (but I won't...I won't, dammit!)Pav and I are playing the wildest game I've had in memory. Also the hardest one I've played- he's wrung me out. Super sharp game. I traded material for position and have been in a mad scramble to not get mated since.
31 moves in and I still have all eight pawns. Complete nuttiness. I can't wait to see the analysis where I'm sure we made 16 blunders.
I was sooooo close to getting my queen trapped from like move 15-28. With less pieces on the board I'm in less danger, but the one move queen blunder is always on the table when I'm in control of the pieces.Yeah, but I screwed up big league early on. The writing had been on the wall for awhile. Now I should really just concede (but I won't...I won't, dammit!)Pav and I are playing the wildest game I've had in memory. Also the hardest one I've played- he's wrung me out. Super sharp game. I traded material for position and have been in a mad scramble to not get mated since.
31 moves in and I still have all eight pawns. Complete nuttiness. I can't wait to see the analysis where I'm sure we made 16 blunders.
Like the bongcloud?And on that note - big tip if you play against me. I know nothing about openings so if you play something exotic you’ll probably kill me.
Definitely a good game and a lucky win for me. I felt out of position for most of the game.@Dezbelief wins. He didn’t castle, so I tried a couple different assaults on his king, but that ended up driving the king to a well-guarded position. Ultimately, I made a misguided move that led directly to checkmate. A good game, though!
1 blunder the whole game. That was it. Really, for 11-1200 rated players we played a very good game.Yeah, but I screwed up big league early on. The writing had been on the wall for awhile. Now I should really just concede (but I won't...I won't, dammit!)Pav and I are playing the wildest game I've had in memory. Also the hardest one I've played- he's wrung me out. Super sharp game. I traded material for position and have been in a mad scramble to not get mated since.
31 moves in and I still have all eight pawns. Complete nuttiness. I can't wait to see the analysis where I'm sure we made 16 blunders.
Wait, is it over?1 blunder the whole game. That was it. Really, for 11-1200 rated players we played a very good game.Yeah, but I screwed up big league early on. The writing had been on the wall for awhile. Now I should really just concede (but I won't...I won't, dammit!)Pav and I are playing the wildest game I've had in memory. Also the hardest one I've played- he's wrung me out. Super sharp game. I traded material for position and have been in a mad scramble to not get mated since.
31 moves in and I still have all eight pawns. Complete nuttiness. I can't wait to see the analysis where I'm sure we made 16 blunders.
Ooops - yes. I won this one. The 1200 rated chess engine I use during play would have found between 0 and 14 blunders.Wait, is it over?1 blunder the whole game. That was it. Really, for 11-1200 rated players we played a very good game.Yeah, but I screwed up big league early on. The writing had been on the wall for awhile. Now I should really just concede (but I won't...I won't, dammit!)Pav and I are playing the wildest game I've had in memory. Also the hardest one I've played- he's wrung me out. Super sharp game. I traded material for position and have been in a mad scramble to not get mated since.
31 moves in and I still have all eight pawns. Complete nuttiness. I can't wait to see the analysis where I'm sure we made 16 blunders.
I'm confused. One blunder, or 14?Ooops - yes. I won this one. The 1200 rated chess engine I use during play would have found between 0 and 14 blunders.Wait, is it over?1 blunder the whole game. That was it. Really, for 11-1200 rated players we played a very good game.Yeah, but I screwed up big league early on. The writing had been on the wall for awhile. Now I should really just concede (but I won't...I won't, dammit!)Pav and I are playing the wildest game I've had in memory. Also the hardest one I've played- he's wrung me out. Super sharp game. I traded material for position and have been in a mad scramble to not get mated since.
31 moves in and I still have all eight pawns. Complete nuttiness. I can't wait to see the analysis where I'm sure we made 16 blunders.
Uh, the 1200 rated engine is my poor brain and it's evidently incapable of knowing when it makes a blunder. Maybe the joke wasn't obvious there.I'm confused. One blunder, or 14?Ooops - yes. I won this one. The 1200 rated chess engine I use during play would have found between 0 and 14 blunders.Wait, is it over?1 blunder the whole game. That was it. Really, for 11-1200 rated players we played a very good game.Yeah, but I screwed up big league early on. The writing had been on the wall for awhile. Now I should really just concede (but I won't...I won't, dammit!)Pav and I are playing the wildest game I've had in memory. Also the hardest one I've played- he's wrung me out. Super sharp game. I traded material for position and have been in a mad scramble to not get mated since.
31 moves in and I still have all eight pawns. Complete nuttiness. I can't wait to see the analysis where I'm sure we made 16 blunders.
Also you don't really mean that you use it during play, right?
Not trying to be a selfish jerk here, but my schedule is really light and open through this weekend then gets considerably busy through Thanksgiving beginning next week. Would love to play my last match this weekend or I'll be playing slowly and inattentively.We can blitz and finish in two.@Bogart and I are underway. Based on history, this game should take about 4 weeks to complete.
Not trying to be a selfish jerk here, but my schedule is really light and open through this weekend then gets considerably busy through Thanksgiving beginning next week. Would love to play my last match this weekend or I'll be playing slowly and inattentively.We can blitz and finish in two.@Bogart and I are underway. Based on history, this game should take about 4 weeks to complete.
So if you could all play fast and in on Sunday too, that would be greeeaaaatttt. Mmm'kay?
Right. Like I said, I'm not actively trying - it's just part of me now. I just thought noting the lack of specific intent here would cushion the blow of the request.
mmm...shellfish jerky......Not trying to be a selfish jerk here, but my schedule is really light and open through this weekend then gets considerably busy through Thanksgiving beginning next week. Would love to play my last match this weekend or I'll be playing slowly and inattentively.We can blitz and finish in two.@Bogart and I are underway. Based on history, this game should take about 4 weeks to complete.
So if you could all play fast and come in on Sunday too, that would be greeeaaaatttt. Mmm'kay?
He’s trying to schedule the award ceremony for his trophy.
Hey, I still gotta at least draw I think so I need that same peace and quiet and focus I had when we played our match.He’s trying to schedule the award ceremony for his trophy.
I can vouch for Shuke. We've been playing a nonsanctioned game and he's been making moves.
Slowly but surely. It's really Bogart's fault this time.
I can vouch for Shuke. We've been playing a nonsanctioned game and he's been making moves.
Slowly but surely. It's really Bogart's fault this time.
Slowly but surely. It's really Bogart's fault this time.