nasmichael(1487) vs. chesstalker(1366) 1-0
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standard 45+45, 2012-04-29
1.e4 {(0:00)} e5 {(0:00)} 2.c4 {(0:30)} Nc6 {(0:11)} 3.Nf3 {(0:06)} Nf6 {(0:39)} 4.Qc2 {(0:29)} Bc5 {(1:18)} 5.h3 {(3:19)} d6 {(0:44)} 6.d3 {(0:20)linuxblue(1806) whispers: hmm..guess we are now in English opening :) }linuxblue(1806) whispers: I guess it's an english opening linuxblue(1806) whispers: in effect }linuxblue(1806) whispers: no hurry for b4 I suppose. linuxblue(1806) whispers: better to connect rooks first }linuxblue(1806) whispers: good move. linuxblue(1806) whispers: Bill Jordan would find these players more coachable than Royrogers :) linuxblue(1806) whispers: at least they try to think about it! }Implications(1813) whispers: White's position is just crushing now. linuxblue(1806) whispers: It's better, but crushing? Implications(1813) whispers: How does black get his knight into play? linuxblue(1806) whispers: exapnd on qside and ..Nb7 }linuxblue(1806) whispers: white is better but black is far from lost it seems to me. Implications(1813) whispers: The Nb7 plan is going to take a lot of moves, and it temporarily leaves the knight off side. Implications(1813) whispers: Surely white can make something happen in that time. Implications(1813) whispers: Like right now, if c5, then b4 b6 bc bc Rb1 and the knight remains trapped. linuxblue(1806) whispers: all true and white will prosecute an advantage..but..c5 would seem to be a start to hold off those central white rooks. }linuxblue(1806) whispers: positionally it's clearly bad knight versuas great bishop linuxblue(1806) whispers: but at the same time the bishop isn't doing bad things to black yet. linuxblue(1806) whispers: this is a typical late middlegame/endgame where black has handled the english opening badly. linuxblue(1806) whispers: f4 maybe to bring Q to f2 and to the kingside }linuxblue(1806) whispers: then i would try to exchange queens and go into the better endgame linuxblue(1806) whispers: the fewer the pieces there are on the board the weaker that knight gets surely }linuxblue(1806) whispers: ultimately if you could get rid of queens and all rooks, march white king up to double pawns then that endgame would be close to won surely linuxblue(1806) whispers: so i would say in the long run it will be crushing. But just not right now if black can keep heavy pieces on the board. }linuxblue(1806) whispers: :) }linuxblue(1806) whispers: it's a worry when both players think like I do lol :) }linuxblue(1806) whispers: Rc1 or Qe2 both seem logical. }linuxblue(1806) whispers: thats good too }Implications(1813) whispers: Wow will white really be able to trap black's queen? }Implications(1813) whispers: Gotta be careful to move Rd1 first haha this could end in disaster. Implications(1813) whispers: Re1 black moves Rh4 where does black's queen go? }nasmichael(1487) whispers: It feels like a nicely-paced game. But I have felt like I missed opportunities. Have to analyze it later. Hope everyone enjoys their games today. Implications(1813) whispers: He's already counting his chickens. DodgeBrother(1572) whispers: hahahah linuxblue(1806) whispers: Never count your ~:> }Implications(1813) whispers: Queen's trapped. linuxblue(1806) whispers: yep Implications(1813) whispers: I think Qh6 offered more resistance. }Implications(1813) whispers: What an interesting game from such a weird opening. Implications(1813) whispers: I still reckon Qf8 was black's fatal mistake. }Implications(1813) whispers: The doubled f-pawns just made his knight impossible to develop. }
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nasmichael (2012-04-29): For the record, I wasn't counting my chickens. I almost missed the skewer of the rooks. Ran to get some tea, came back and almost moved the wrong rook! I had been sitting so quietly, and I realized that there were people watching the match. I just like to say hello, thank them for watching. Let them know real people are playing the games.