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Over the board - Talking online chessThis has been my favorite defense for a while but I don't know what it's called. I'd like to study some more variations of it as I have a lot of success with it vs lower ranked players, but tend to get out played vs higher ranks. The moves for white are from a recent loss but I tend to ignore white for the first 4 or 5 moves.
1. e4 g6
2. d4 Bg7
3. Be3 Nh6
4. h3 0-0
5. Qd2 e6
I like this basic setup because it feels like the game is slowed down to a more conservative pace and (mostly against weaker players), the fact that I've given up control of the center is offset by my King being buried.
Also, in this particular line, if 6. Bxh6, then I started following Qh4 setting up a bishop and or queen exchange that benefits my defense even more.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated...Just came across this neat,famous endgame study.Although I've never seen it before so it can't be THAT famous ;)
White to play and win.
[fen]8/8/1KP5/3r4/8/8/8/k7 w - - 0 1[/fen]
[hidden] 1. c7 Rd6+ 2. Kb5 (2. Kc5? Rd1 and 3...Rc1!) Rd5+ 3. Kb4 Rd4+ 4. Kb3 Rd3+ 5. Kc2! Rd4! 6. c8R! (threatening 7.Ra8#; instead 6.c8Q? Rc4+! 7.Qxc4 is stalemate) 6...Ra4 7.Kb3, and Black must either lose the rook or be mated by Rc1 [/hidden]Probably not the best thread title as there's always something you can do better...
drawn game, petroff defense.
[gid]6454856[/gid]
At move 11 I was hoping for black to develope his light squared bishop to g4 and after
12. h3 Bh5 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Ng5+ Bxg5 15. Qxh5+ Kg8 16. Bxg5 I am up a pawn and his kingside pawns are slightly weakened. I actually didn't have to calculate this at all because I had seen it in a Tal game that I had seen. Unfortunately my opponent didn't grant me my wishes.Once I played a guy and while we were playing he was talking about ways of studying. I told him I could see my possible moves a lot of times but sometimes I couldn't see the reply that my opponent made. I told him I thought it was because it was different having to look across the board and move towards me rather than my pieces directly infront of me moving towards my opponent.
His suggestion:
Play a game but play with the pieces that are opposite of you and your opponent play your side of the board. I haven't tried it yet as I don't have the opportunity to play much OTB but what are your thoughts on this? Do you think this would be a good exercise to improve my calculating?I've never entered a real tournament, but when I eventually get good enough I plan to.
At my small little JSS here in Iraq they've held a couple of chess tournaments, who's participants are mostly talented "casual players"
I won both of them. But both times in game 1 I experienced severe nervousness that affected my play. I don't know why I get so nervous because it's not even a serious tournament. In the first one the prize was a rubber ball. In the first one my first game was against a guy I always soundly beat with little effort. But I kept making stupid moves and I got caught being on defense for much of the game.
Last night I struggled in game one but squeeked by with a win. He was a decent player though (compaired to my own skill level). Game two the nerves were gone and I dominated.
Is this normal, and what are the best ways to deal with it?Hi,
Which do you prefer?
This should be interesting, thanks, Ellu:)[gid]6398061[/gid]
had it and at move 32 i was only analyzing Qxc2. Im such a fool.Hi All,
I took the decision to try and zap my memory of all and any chess openings that I had built up over the years. The reason I did this was whilst I could move like the best of them, I didn't know why I was moving x to y.
Out went all those books I bought over the years. Entire books on single openings, endgame books, you name it. No more giving my postman bad backs as he delivers another heavy tome.
Unfortunately, my playing by intuition has killed my chess. On move 2 I am in a cold sweat as I quite literally have no clue what I am doing. Depending on the level difference, by move 10 the game is over and I am off sweating on move 2 of the next game.
Anyone else experience something similar and how did you overcome it?it's almost to the point of OCD, but it's still a good collection...
http://www.westportchessclub.org/links.htm[gid]6336192[/gid]
Starting at move 26 (Kf1!?) there's a position-repeating pattern, during which White plays 4 moves and Black 3. So every four moves Black has a chance to improve the position in some way. My first thought was to push the Knight forward on the Kingside. After a while I realized this wasn't forcing enough. I finally found the winning plan of transferring the N over to the Queenside with Nh4-g6-d7-c8-a7-b5-a3 (other paths are possible). I think my opponent foresaw this idea and went for broke with 46.Nxf4.
All in all an unusual game. White was just fine until 22.Qd3? (better Nd3 intending Rc1). I like Mahoutsoukai's style, he is unafraid of complications.From now on I have moved up several gears from my old pc to a brand new Acer Aspire X3200 9650
This has quad-core AMD Phenom 2.30 GHz 2MB Cache and 4GB DDR2 memory.
I just did the Fritz 11 benchmark test on it with a 512Mb hash table.
Relative speed = 11.19
Kilo nodes per second = 5369
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8317/benchmarka.jpg
This is about 5 times the speed of my old Pentium 4 2.93GHz 1GB RAM pc.
I will be using the new pc for analysis of the Correspondence World Championships 1972-75.6452 wins
For some reason, which is not known to me, the entire thread was removed by an unknown forum mod without telling me.
To remove my post, which violated NONE of the terms of service, was wrong.
I could understand removing a single post for a good reason but to remove the entire thread without any notification is, to me, indicative of the problems with the forum mod system.
:@A friend recently showed me this game. I'm not sure who the players were, but neither of them were masters. I'm not sure if the game was perfect, but the final combination was very nice, and also quite sound. Enjoy:
[pgn]
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 e6 5. Nf3 Qc7 6. Qb3 cxb2 7. Bxb2 Ne7 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Nb5 Qf4 10. Be5 Qxe4+ 11. Kf1 Na5 12. Nd6+ Kd8 13. Nxf7+ Ke8 14. Nd6+ Kd8 15. Qa4 Qc6 16. Qxa5+ b6 17. Ng5 bxa5 18. Ngf7+ Kc7 19. Ne8+ Kb7 20. Nd8+ Kb6 21. Bd4+ Qc5 22. Rb1# [/pgn]I had a winning position and I captured with a pawn just to LOOK at the position... and I tried to click the board again to go back - but the arrow was over the "send" button.
It put me a rook down and ruined the game. I resigned right after it happened. I'm so mad.So I'm gonna start putting together a database. Not to put on a computer but a more personal one. Like a binder of games, sorted by what opening was used. It's to take with me to tournaments when I start playing OTB again.
So I was hoping you all could give me some of your favorite GM/IM games that you think would be great to look over and study.Sometimes you execute a bold sacrifice that you think will win the game for you in a move or two. Yet, your opponent has a different idea. Case in point is this game where white sacrifices its white bishop on 16 h7 anticipating the black king to move to h8 and then, an easy a mate in two…alas, the black king has a different idea.
[pgn]
[Event "Open invite"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2009.05.03"]
[EndDate "2009.05.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "asherben"]
[Black "dubnikova"]
[WhiteRating "1512"]
[BlackRating "1550"]
[WhiteELO "1512"]
[BlackELO "1550"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "6280207"]
1. e4 c5 2. Ng1f3 e6 3. c3 b6 4. d4 Bc8b7 5. e5 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bf8b4
7. Bc1d2 Bb4xd2 8. Nb1xd2 Ng8e7 9. Bf1b5 O-O 10. Ra1c1 a6 11. Bb5e2 Nb8c6 12. Nd2b3 Ne7f5 13. a3 Ra8c8 14. O-O Rc8c7 15. Be2d3 Nf5e7 16. Bd3xh7 Kg8xh7 17. Nf3g5 Kh7g6 18. Qd1g4 Ne7f5 19. Ng5e4 Kg6h7 20. Rc1c3 Nc6e7 21. Ne4g5 Kh7h8 22. Rc3xc7 Qd8xc7 23. Rf1c1 Qc7d8 24. Qg4h3 Nf5h6 25. Nb3d2 Ne7g6 26. Nd2e4 Bb7xe4 27. Ng5xe4 Ng6f4 28. Qh3f3 Nf4d5 29. Ne4d6 Qd8g5 30. Rc1d1 f6 31. g3 Kh8g8 32. Nd6e4 Qg5f5 33. Qf3xf5 Nh6xf5 34. exf6 gxf6 35. Ne4c3 Nd5xc3 36. bxc3 Rf8c8 37. Rd1c1 Rc8c4 38. Kg1g2 d5 39. Kg2f3 Nf5xd4 40. Kf3e3 Nd4b5 0-1 [/pgn]Recently, in my preparation for the World Open next week, I've been preparing the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit 1.d4 d5 2.e4!? (or perhaps ?!) dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3
It's fairly difficult to find some literature on this- a check of Amazon shows a forthcoming book to be published in September, some out of print titles, and a "keybook" by an author I've never head of. My study has mainly consisted of studying games from my fritz 10 database. Do any of you know any good books, or instructive websites, that could help me out? ThanksSo it's been over a year(until I joined this site) that I've played any chess. I knew I was gonna come out rusty. I reached a USCF rating of 1525 without ever reading a book or doing too much analyzing but have played very poorly since I started back up until I started my past few games. I feel like I'm getting my stride back. At least, I feel like I'm starting to "see" like I used to where as my first games back were full of plenty of blunders. Here is one of my most recent wins.
[gid]6440269[/gid]
I was very pleased with myself when I saw 13. d5
I knew after he pinned my knight on f3 that I didn't want to move my bishop back to e2 and that's when I saw it. He was better off not taking the pawn although when I first analyzed it I believe either way I was still going to come out better because he was down in developement and my bishops were eyeing his kingside pretty strongly.weeeeeeeeeeee!whats a skullI just played this game over at FICS a few moments ago and was struck by two things. The first is that I played differently in that I was in no great hurry to throw my pieces at my opponent's king. The second is that when it came down to an opportunity to trade queens and head for an end game, I was confident that I'd have a good chance so I made the trade.
This made for a pretty boring game as far as I was concerned. I never took chances. I just played it safe and came out on top. I believe it is because I had a stronger end game than my opponent.
[pgn][Event "ICS rated standard match"]
[Site "freechess.org"]
[Date "2009.06.25"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Eladar"]
[Black "AEDostal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1422"]
[BlackElo "1409"]
[TimeControl "1200"]
1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 e6 3. e3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. Be2 h6 6. O-O Be7 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. d4 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. Bh5 O-O 11. Nd2 Nb6 12. Nf3 Bd7 13. h4 Be8 14. Bc1 f6 15. Bxe8 Qxe8 16. g3 fxe5 17. Nxe5 Bf6 18. Bb2 Nd7 19. f4 g5 20. hxg5 Bxe5 21. fxe5 Rxf1+ 22. Qxf1 hxg5 23. Qh3 Qg6 24. Rf1 Kg7 25. Rf2 Rh8 26. Qg2 Rf8 27. Ba3 Rxf2 28. Qxf2 b6 29. Kg2 Qf5 30. Qxf5 exf5 31. e6 Ne5 32. Bb2 Kf6 33. e7 Kxe7 34. Bxe5 Ke6 35. Bb2 g4 36. Kf2 d4 37. exd4 cxd4 38. Bxd4 Kd5 39. Be3 Kc6 40. Bf4 a6 41. Ke3 b5 42. Kd4 a5 43. Ke5 a4 44. bxa4 bxa4 45. Kxf5 Kc5 46. Kxg4 Kc4 47. a3 Kc3 48. Bd6 Kxc2 49. Kf4
{AEDostal resigns} 1-0
[/pgn]
Is this form of chess 'better' chess than trying to make sacrifices and overpowering my opponent's king? It seems to me that my attacks come up short and I end up losing from the bad position I put myself in while trying to attack.I was feeling very good in this game and when my opponent,Robin,played 15.Rd1? I thought the point was already mine.A very dangerous state of mind.I was thinking 15....,Qxc3+ 16.Kh1,Nxf2 and I'll pick up a rook.Then I thought I might as well go 15....,Nxf2 right away.What's the difference,right?Not like he can do anything.
Well,I noticed the difference when Robin uncorked 16.0-0! knocking me off my chair.
Seriously,who,as an attacker,thinks of castling in this position?It should be against the rules :S
[fen]r1b1kb1Q/ppp5/2n3p1/6B1/3P4/2P1p3/Pq2BnPP/3RK2R w Kq - 0 16[/fen]
Lucky for me he did miss the better 18.Rxf2 or 18.Rxe3+ and I still managed to steal a draw :)
[pgn][Event "Open invite"] [Site "http://www.playtheimmortalgam"] [Date "2009.06.02"] [Round "?"] [White "robincoup"] [Black "Romanticus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C40"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 fxe4 4. Nxe4 d5 5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. d4 dxe4 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Nxg6 Nf6 9. Qh4 hxg6 10. Qxh8 Nc6 11. Bg5 Qb4+ 12. c3 Qxb2 13. Rc1 Ng4 14. Be2 e3 15. Rd1 Nxf2 16. O-O Qxe2 17. Rde1 Qg4 18. Bxe3 Nh3+ 19. Kh1 Bf5 20. Bh6+ Kd7 21. Bxf8 Rd8 22. d5 Nf4 23. dxc6+ Kc8 24. cxb7+ Kb8 25. Rxf4 Qxf4 26. Qf6 Qd2 27. Qe7 Rd7 28. Qh4 Qxc3 29. Bb4 Qd4 30. Qxd4 Rxd4 31. Bc5 Rc4 32. Bg1 Kxb7 33. h3 1/2-1/2[/pgn]12th World Chess Championships
Capablanca vs Alekhine 1927
Buenos Aires
Why did I choose this match?
There are several reasons why I wanted to analyse this famous World Championships.
Capablanca is often quoted as one of the most accurate players of all time. He is statistically one of the least blunder-prone, so therefore I would expect quite a high top 3 matchup figure. In 1927 he was almost confirmed World Champion before the games started, such was the expectation of a straightforward win.
World champion from 1921 to 1927, many people regard Jose Raul Capablanca as the very best player who ever lived.
He faced in Alekhine, one of the most natural combinative players in the history of the game. A lethal tactician who was coming into his prime, Alekhine prepared rigorously for this match, both mentally and physically. He was also one of very few players around at the time who could stump-up the match fee of $10,000.
Alekhine is consistently in top 10 lists of all-time best Grandmasters. In the 1920’s and 30’s he dominated the chess scene and was easily the world’s best player, holding the World Champion title for a total of 17 years until his death in 1946.
There were plenty of longer games to analyse in this almost rather bloated affair. Virtually all were variations of the QGD, so I considered that the two protagonists would not only be familiar with the openings (and the middlegame positions that follow) but that the standard of play by both would be incredibly high from the start.
Although over 80 years old, I consider the 1927 World Championships to be well worthy of the exhaustive(!) engine matchup analysis that follows.
All conditions were the same for all games analysed and for obvious reasons, a game is classed as ‘out of book’ if I cannot find the position prior to this 1927 match in the chesslive.de database.
[b]Fritz 11 @ 30 seconds per move
Pentium 4 2.93GHz 1GB RAM
Hash Table 192MB
Database used www.chesslive.de
Game 1[/b]
[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1927.01.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O Bf5 8.
Bxf5 {Takes game out of book; 1st} Nxf5 {1st} 9. Qd3 {2nd} Qd7 {1st} 10. Nd1 {
Not in top 3} O-O {2nd} 11. Ne3 {1st} Nxe3 {1st} 12. Bxe3 {1st} Rfe8 {2nd} 13.
Nf4 {Not in top 3} Bd6 {1st} 14. Rfe1 {Not in top 3} Nb4 {1st} 15. Qb3 {1st}
Qf5 {1st} 16. Rac1 {Not in top 3} Nxc2 {2nd} 17. Rxc2 {1st} Qxf4 {1st} 18. g3 {
1st} Qf5 {1st} 19. Rce2 {1st} b6 {1st} 20. Qb5 {2nd} h5 {1st} 21. h4 {
Not in top 3} Re4 {1st} 22. Bd2 {Not in top 3} Rxd4 {1st} 23. Bc3 {1st} Rd3 {
2nd} 24. Be5 {1st} Rd8 {3rd} 25. Bxd6 {1st} Rxd6 {1st} 26. Re5 {1st} Qf3 {1st}
27. Rxh5 {1st} Qxh5 {2nd} 28. Re8+ {1st} Kh7 {Only move} 29. Qxd3+ {1st} Qg6 {
1st} 30. Qd1 {2nd} Re6 {Not in top 3} 31. Ra8 {1st} Re5 {3rd} 32. Rxa7 {1st} c5
{1st} 33. Rd7 {Not in top 3} Qe6 {1st} 34. Qd3+ {1st} g6 {1st} 35. Rd8 {
Not in top 3} d4 {1st} 36. a4 {Not in top 3} Re1+ {2nd} 37. Kg2 {1st} Qc6+ {1st
} 38. f3 {1st} Re3 {2nd} 39. Qd1 {1st} Qe6 {2nd} 40. g4 {2nd} Re2+ {2nd} 41.
Kh3 {1st} Qe3 {2nd} 42. Qh1 {1st} Qf4 {1st} 43. h5 {Not in top 3} Rf2 {
Not in top 3} 0-1
[b]Result:[/b]
White: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 22/36 (61,1% )
Top 2 Match: 26/36 (72,2% )
Top 3 Match: 26/36 (72,2% )
Black: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 21/36 (77,8% )
Top 2 Match: 31/36 (86,1% )
Top 3 Match: 33/36 (91,7% )
[b]Game 2[/b]
This goes out of book on 9…Nxd5, so with 10 non-book moves analysis is of little use.
[b]Game 3[/b]
[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (03)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (03)"]
[Date "1927.01.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bxg2 7. Kxg2 d5 {
Takes game out of book; Not in top 3} 8. c4 {2nd} e6 {Not in top 3} 9. Qa4+ {
3rd} Qd7 {1st} 10. Nb5 {1st} Nc6 {1st} 11. cxd5 {1st} exd5 {1st} 12. Bf4 {3rd}
Rc8 {1st} 13. Rc1 {1st} Bc5 {3rd} 14. b4 {1st} Bxb4 {2nd} 15. Rxc6 {1st} Rxc6 {
1st} 16. Qxb4 {1st} Ne4 {Not in top 3} 17. Nd2 {3rd} Nxd2 {1st} 18. Qxd2 {1st}
O-O {1st} 19. Rd1 {3rd} Rc5 {1st} 20. Nd4 {2nd} Re8 {Not in top 3} 21. Nb3 {
Not in top 3} Rcc8 {2nd} 22. e3 {1st} Qa4 {Not in top 3} 23. Qxd5 {1st} Rc2 {
1st} 24. Rd2 {1st} Rxa2 {Not in top 3} 25. Rxa2 {2nd} Qxa2 {1st} 26. Qc6 {1st}
Rf8 {2nd} 27. Nd4 {1st} Kh8 {Not in top 3} 28. Be5 {2nd} f6 {3rd} 29. Ne6 {1st}
Rg8 {1st} 30. Bd4 {2nd} h6 {1st} 31. h4 {2nd} Qb1 {Not in top 3} 32. Nxg7 {1st}
Qg6 {2nd} 33. h5 {3rd} Qf7 {1st} 34. Nf5 {2nd} Kh7 {2nd} 35. Qe4 {3rd} Re8 {1st
} 36. Qf4 {1st} Qf8 {Not in top 3} 37. Nd6 {1st} Re7 {1st} 38. Bxf6 {2nd} Qa8+
{Not in top 3} 39. e4 {1st} Rg7 {Not in top 3} 40. Bxg7 {1st} Kxg7 {2nd} 41.
Nf5+ {3rd} Kf7 {3rd} 42. Qc7+ {1st} 1-0
[b]Result:[/b]
White: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 19/35 (54,3% )
Top 2 Match: 27/35 (77,1% )
Top 3 Match: 34/35 (97,1% )
Black: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 15/35 (42,9% )
Top 2 Match: 21/35 (60,0% )
Top 3 Match: 24/35 (68,6% )
[b]Game 4[/b]
[Event "Buenos Aires WCh (04)"]
[Site "Buenos Aires WCh (04)"]
[Date "1927.01.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D64"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. a3
a6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Bd3 h6 {Takes game out of book; 1st} 11. Bf4 {2nd} dxc4 {3rd}
12. Bxc4 {1st} b5 {1st} 13. Ba2 {2nd} Bb7 {1st} 14. O-O {1st} c5 {2nd} 15. dxc5
{1st} Nxc5 {1st} 16. Rfd1 {1st} Qb6 {1st} 17. Be5 {Not in top 3} Rac8 {1st} 18.
Qe2 {1st} Nce4 {3rd} 19. Bd4 {1st} Bc5 {1st} 20. Nxe4 {1st} Bxd4 {1st} 21. Nxd4
{1st} Bxe4 {1st} 22. Bb1 {3rd} Rxc1 {1st} 23. Rxc1 {1st} Bxb1 {1st} 24. Rxb1 {
1st} Rc8 {1st} 25. Qe1 {Not in top 3} Qc7 {3rd} 26. h3 {1st} Ne4 {2nd} 27. Ne2
{3rd} Qe5 {Not in top 3} 28. Rc1 {1st} Rxc1 {Not in top 3} 29. Qxc1 {1st} Qc5 {
1st} 30. Qxc5 {1st} Nxc5 {1st} 31. Nd4 {1st} Kf8 {1st} 32. b4 {2nd} Na4 {1st}
33. Kf1 {2nd} Nb6 {2nd} 34. Nb3 {3rd} Nc4 {1st} 35. Nc5 {2nd} Nxa3 {2nd} 36.
Nxa6 {1st} Ke7 {1st} 37. Ke2 {2nd} Kd6 {1st} 38. Kd3 {2nd} Nc4 {1st} 39. Nc5 {
1st} f5 {2nd} 40. Kc3 {2nd} Kd5 {Not in top 3} 41. Na6 {1st} Kd6 {3rd} 42. Nc5
{1st} Nb6 {Not in top 3} 43. Nd3 {Not in top 3} e5 {1st} 44. Kb3 {2nd} Nc4 {
Not in top 3} 45. Kc3 {1st} Kd5 {1st} 46. Nc5 {2nd} Nd6 {2nd} 47. Kd3 {1st} g5
{3rd} 48. Na6 {2nd} e4+ {2nd} 49. Kc3 {1st} Kc6 {Not in top 3} 1/2-1/2
[b]Result:[/b]
White: Alekhine
Top 1 Match: 22/39 (56,4% )
Top 2 Match: 33/39 (84,6% )
Top 3 Match: 36/39 (92,3% )
Black: Capablanca
Top 1 Match: 22/40 (55,0% )
Top 2 Match: 29/40 (72,5% )
Top 3 Match: 34/40 (85,0% )I'm just posting this so I can retrace how I walked into it. It seems like I'm still falling into low-level, prearranged trap moves. This was during a blitz game. If any of you wish to add any comments or suggestions I welcome it.
[pgn][Event "RHP Blitz rated"]
[Site "www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2009.6.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "YoureGone"]
[Black "USArmyParatrooper"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e2-e4 c7-c5 2. d2-d4 c5xd4 3. c2-c3 d4xc3 4. Nb1xc3 e7-e5 5. Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6 6. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 7. Nf3-g5 d7-d5 8. e4xd5 h7-h6 9. Ng5xf7 Ke8xf7 10. d5xc6 Bc8-e6 11. Qd1xd8 Ra8xd8 12. c6xb7 Be6xc4 13. Bc1-e3 Rd8-b8 14. Be3xa7 Rb8xb7 15. Ba7-e3 Bf8-b4 16. O-O-O Bb4xc3 17. b2xc3 Rh8-b8 18. Kc1-d2 Rb7-b2 19. Kd2-e1 Rb2-e2 0-1[/pgn]
[b] BTW, I'm black. I was able to recover but I was still mad at myself.[/b]I was browsing through my local Barnes & Noble and finally came across this book, which had been recommended to me quite a while ago. My question: is it really worth the $30 for a "strong intermediate" (which I fancy myself to be)? I read Silman's [i]Reassess Your Chess [/i] and besides a few suggestions on thinking processes, didn't see hardly anything I didn't already know. Would my experience be similar with Nimzowitsch's book?My first game against a grandmaster and hopefully not the last. He beat me but I fought hard! Comments are welcome :)
[Event "Idle Chess Club Simul"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.06.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karl Hopkinson-Turrell"]
[Black "Keith Arkell"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[SourceDate "2009.06.24"]
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 d3 4. Bxd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. h3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Bf4 Nf6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Nf1 Nh5 12. Bh2 Ne5 13. Ne3 Be6 14. Qe2 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Be5 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Rad1 Nf4 18. Bb1 Rfd8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 f6 21. h4 Qc5 22. a3 Kg7 23. Ba2 Rd7 24. g3 Nh5 25. b4 Qd6 26. c4 b6 27. Qe3 Rc8 28. Rc1 Rdc7 29. Re2 a5 30. Qb3 axb4 31. axb4 e6 32. dxe6 Qxe6 33. Rec2 f5 34. Qb2 Qf6 35. c5 bxc5 36. Rxc5 Rxc5 37. bxc5 Rc7 38. c6 e4 39. Qxf6+ Nxf6 40. Be6 Kf8 41. Rc5 Ke7 42. Bb3 Kd6 43. Rc2 Rxc6 44. Rd2+ Ke5 45. Kg2 h6 46. Re2 g5 47. hxg5 hxg5 48. f3 Rc3 49. Bd1 Rxf3 50. Rxe4+ fxe4 51. Bxf3 exf3+ 52. Kxf3 Kd4 53. g4 Kd3 54. Kg3 Ke3 55. Kh3 Kf3 56. Kh2 Nxg4+ 57. Kg1 Nf2 58. Kh2 g4 59. Kg1 g3 60. Kf1 Nh3 61. Ke1 0-1
Also can't work out for the life of me why that won't work as a PGN. Anyone do the honours?At chess, that is. But it's quite fun.
Anyone else like me?Surely one of them can try and win from here![gid]6272708[/gid]Hi,
I have been analyzing the way I have approached my games so far on RHP. In games , where I feel I have an advantage, I make my move on the first visit to the board( ie when its my turn n I am looking at he board for the first time). In games, where position is unclear, I tend to procrastinate a lot.I will not make my move on the first go. I will keep coming bak, and try to analyse. The advantage of such approach is I am able to see some ideas which I may not see in first attempt.But, the disadvantage is that, I may not remember what I saw in previous visits.
So, now I am thinking I should timebox my analysis n make moves.Maybe give myself 10 minutes in most cases, and max 30 minutes.How do you approach your games?Wow this dated 19 June 2009 from Cheater_1's my space:
WTF is deep Rybka you ask? Well it is the WORLD'S strongest chess program, even stronger than IBM'S DEEP BLUE (the computer program/computer that defeated Garry Kasparov.)
I was on a chess site that shall be nameless that organized a 5 game match between the UNMATEABLE ONE (me) and Deep Rybka3 Aquarium running on an AMD Phenom QUAD CORE 2.8 Ghz comp with 8 GB RAM. The game's time limits were as follows: 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours per side.
My goal was simple, to use my UNMATEABLE chess program CANNIBAL 37 to draw all 5 games--I ended up winning 2 and drawing 3 for a final score of 3.5-1.5. A draw is equal to .5 and a win is 1.
This SOLIDIFIES that I am the single GREATEST computer aided chess player in the known UNIVERSE. See, it was a combination of my program CANNIBAL 37 and my OWN chess skills and talents that has catapulted me to the top. If I were to put my program in the hands of some chess NOVICE, it wouldn't be as strong as it is. It is the addition of My skills that creates this JUGGERNAUT. We need each other. I augment it and it augments me. The WHOLE is MUCH MUCH MUCH greater than the sum of it's parts. I may be a 8 when it comes to chess skill. CANNIBAL 37 is obviously a 10 out of 10. SO, if you were to average the 2 you'd think that we are a 9. NOT SO!!!! In this case, the average of 10 and 8 are 11. YES!!! You heard right. cheater_1 is an ELEVEN out of 10.
I have earned the right to BRAG. All that is left for me to do is prove my UNMATEABILITY to the ENTIRE CHESS WORLD by not losing to the current world champ.
ANAND, YOU ARE NEXT!!!!!This reply to the Sicilian has been giving me problems. What is the general response?I played someone and forced the same position over and over, who then in turn repeatedly refused draws. I finally just gave up and decided to chock it up to an actual draw, because that's what it was. In Blitz there's no way to force a draw?hi guys, any tips on how to make someone move when they are being an arse. he's dead in the water and plays twice aday on his other games, moving once in ours every few days.[b]Advantages[/b] of top 3 matchup analysis:
1) There is a [b]significant body of statistics which illustrate what is humanly possible[/b] both from pre-computer era CC World Championships and also Super GM OTB games. [b]The upper-end thresholds are remarkably consistent.[/b]
2) All you need to do high quality analysis is a [b]reasonably powerful pc[/b], a decent [b]modern engine[/b] and access to an [b]online database[/b] such as www.chesslive.de
3) The method itself is [b]very simple[/b].
The 30 second top 3 matchup allows for [b]reasonably practical analysis[/b] (ie games don't take 3 weeks to do!) but also yields very [b]high quality results[/b], in keeping with those achieved by many other Games Moderators.
You can go for instance 60 seconds per move, but I tried this with several games and results were virtually identical to 30 secs but you spend many hours on 1 game!
4) [b]All non-database moves are included[/b]. You don't need to remove moves you subjectively consider are forcing or obvious. 'Only legal' moves are also taken into account in the threshold stats on post #4 of this thread.
Any argument that suggests that these moves should be exempt from final figures ignores the fact that they frequently appear in pre-1980's CC WC & Super GM OTB matches. Try analysing Capablanca-Alekhine 1927 or Fischer-Spassky 1972 and then tell me there aren't plenty of forced exchanges.
The 'theory' as such is based on a false premise, unless you think all the top player legitimate games have an un-representatively low amount of these moves!
[b]Disadvantages[/b] are:
1) It takes about [b]an hour or more[/b] to analyse and write up [b]one game. 20+ games are needed as evidence[/b], so, unless you are chained to your pc this will take a week or 2 to collect data on one suspect.
[b]How to select a suspect for analysis[/b]
With the effort and time needed, you want to make certain you have grounds to suspect the user you are investigating may be using an engine on a consistent basis in their games.
It is logical to go for [b]the most blatant cheats[/b], as these should be the easiest to detect. Some people will only use an engine on rare occasions - these people cannot be caught with the top 3 matchup method.
There are some give-aways:
-They are within the top 2 % or so of the highest rated players on the site. A controversial point, but proven by experience. This is where the blatant cheats live.
-In their earlier games they played like a patzer losing to 1400 rateds. A few month's later they are playing like a GM, beating 2300's.
-The number of games in progress and the move frequency in these games. It could be that you have stumbled upon a Super GM, dishing-out a free, unofficial online blitz simul. This is probably quite unlikely and even so, analysis can prove if this is a GM or not.
-No losses in many completed games against all-comers. Engines don't get tired and very rarely make blunders. Humans do. The lack of mistakes in many games over time is a key indicator of engine use.
-They cannot realise when a position is clearly drawn and so play on. Their engine says that they have a 0.25 advantage in the position, so of course they attempt to go for the non-existent win.
-They repeatedly go for sharp winning lines in games where there are clear and simple ways to maintain the advantage by simplifying or playing 'safe & solid' human-like moves.
-The engine seems to have no plan in closed positions. This only really applies to the weakest engines these days. Many of the moves that modern engines play in these positions are similar to those which strong human players would choose.
Since we are going for the most blatant cheats, [b]limit yourself to players in the top 1 or 2% highest rated[/b]. There is little point going after an 1800 with a suspicion they may be getting 'help'.
So, you now have a suspect. Next up is the crucial; [b]which games are you going to analyse?[/b]I've been using the Sicilian based on trial and error, but now I'm actually studying the different variations.
In the classical varation we just finished with 7 0-0 Nc6.
[fen]r1bqk2r/pp2ppbp/2np1np1/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP1BPPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 1[/fen]
It seems to me at this point white can trade knights, then push his e-pawn to e5. Black has nowhere good to retreat his knight, and dxe5 leads to Qxd8+ - forcing black to recapture with his king.
Much bigger brains than mine have compliled this sequence, so what am I missing?
edit: removed typos, plus trade KNIGHTS not rooks.I have three questions for those of you using computer programs to analyze completed games.
Does reviewing your completed games with analysis help you to improve? I assume that the analysis results would be both tactical and strategic/positional, with tactical suggestions being the easiest to understand. Are the strategic/positional suggestions intelligible, or does the engine calculate so far in advance that its discoveries are often hard to understand?
Third, roughly at what level of ability does a player begin to benefit from the review of such analysis? I understand this is nearly impossible to answer, every player being different, but even a general response would be helpful. I ask because it is possible that I might gain far more from devoting study time to other things - like endgames and tactics, which I am working on now.
All responses are appreciated. Thanks.Do you know of the link between the Elgin Marbles and Chess?
http://chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=337He has escaped RHP and is out there winning things OTB.
http://korch.blogspot.com/2009/06/pictures-from-baltija-cup-2009.htmlI see there are 2 editions of Bent Larsen's Best games (master of counter-attack), Batsford and Hardinge-Simpole. The Batsford ed is out of print, leaving the Hardinge book the only I can find. Does anyone know if this is a good edition?[pgn]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Nd7 7. 0-0[/pgn]
Does anyone have any suggestions how to continue this line for Black? No this is not an ongoing game or anything I'm just trying to learn more about this opening and I saw this line. I'm not even sure what it's called or if it has some ridiculous name I won't remember anyways. Just curious what proper play is here.[fen]8/8/5n2/k7/6pN/5p2/4N1PK/8[/fen]
game ended in this position (white to play), I (black) had two pawns (kinda) close to promotion but the chances of getting either through was very slim.I was surprised to see this yesterday in one of the local bookshops that doesn't usually stock many chess books, and even fewer good ones.
I bought it, since it is always instructive to read the views of a master (I always learn something). Anyone read it, and have an opinion?
Please don't complain about the lack of computer checking, or that the variations are out of date (first published in 1935).
It does have a bit of a vintage flavour though - lots of King's Gambit examples, but that might not be a bad thing in a book about sacrifices.
Spielmann's not a dull writer. His introduction begins:
'The beauty of a chess game is usually appraised, and with good reason, according to the sacrifices it contains. Sacrifice - a hallowed, heroic concept! Advancing in a chivalrous mood, the individual immolates himself for a noble idea'.
He then goes on to propose a taxonomy of sacrifices, albeit one that he readily admits is somewhat subjective.I just finished a a sveshnikov sicilian. I lost but was very happy to play it, for I found it very enriching. Fritz went through it, so I know where were the major blunders. But here I would be very much interested in having advice on how to deal with this kind of somewhat unusual positions! (not so unusual in sveshnikov though). Cause I feel I just don't understand the positions. Of course, I have elements (king's safety, backward pawns in the center, good white knight, bad black bishop, black is a bit more developed, etc). But that's not enough for a plan!! Actually, in the whole game, my play was based on the fact that my opponent couldn't move so much... I just tried to keep him in his uncomfortable situation...
Until my very poor Bf6, Fritz considers the game is around even, between +1 and -1 depending on positions. In other positions, this would be a lot, but here, it seems that it was pretty hard to grasp the advantages... And actually, Fritz says both of us are missing a lot of good moves!
In other terms, I found that the value of positions was very hard to evaluate, and would love to have help about this
here is the game. I am black.
[pgn][Event "April 2009 Mini Quartets III 1850+"] [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"] [Date "2009.04.10"] [EndDate "2009.06.20"] [Round "1"] [White "smays"] [Black "Macpo"] [WhiteRating "1985"] [BlackRating "1944"] [WhiteELO "1985"] [BlackELO "1944"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "6204156"] 1. e4 c5 2. Ng1f3 Nb8c6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nf3xd4 Ng8f6 5. Nb1c3 e5 6. Nd4b5 d6 7. Bc1g5 a6 8. Nb5a3 b5 9. Bg5xf6 gxf6 10. Nc3d5 Bf8g7 11. c3 f5 12. Bf1d3 Bc8e6 13. Nd5e3 f4 14. Ne3d5 O-O 15. Bd3e2 Nc6e7 16. Nd5xe7 Qd8xe7 17. Na3c2 f5 18. Be2f3 Ra8d8 19. Nc2b4 Qe7g5 20. Nb4d5 fxe4 21. Bf3xe4 Kg8h8 22. Qd1d3 Be6f5 23. f3 Qg5h4 24. Ke1e2 Qh4h5 25. Be4xf5 Rf8xf5 26. Qd3e4 Rf5f7 27. a4 Rd8b8 28. axb5 Rb8xb5 29. b4 Rf7a7 30. Ke2f2 a5 31. c4 Rb5b7 32. b5 a4 33. Ra1a3 Qh5h4 34. Kf2e2 Bg7f6 35. b6 Ra7a6 36. Qe4f5 Rb7b8 1-0[/pgn]Iv'e never read a book on chess in my life yet i have got to 1500 rating playing similar players. will i improve without reading? cos i really can't be botheredI am unsure of how many times you can repeat a move . What is the rule. I am stuck in a current game[gid]6360158[/gid]Does anyone own or have read the new version of Fischer's 60 memorable games in algebraic. Supposedly they didn't change anything from the original version (and didn't kill it like other versions). Can anyone attest to this? Did all they change is the notation? Is it worth buying?Do you have any thoughts on 1 e6 e5; 2Nf3 Nc6; 3 Bb5 a6; 4 Ba4 Nf6; 5 d3 b5; 6 Bb3 d5? I have checked the about 15 classic Roy Lopez opening games and not seen the d5 move used in this position. Instead, Black prefers 6 ...d6.
Do you like 6...d5? Is the response 7 exd5?You will like this. It appeared on an old Corner years ago.
True story.
This lad came into the Edinburgh Chess Club in 1980/81 a few weeks
before an Edinburgh Congress and I played him a couple of games.
He was pretty raw and lost quite quickly.
He said he had entered the Congress and could I give him any advice.
I advised he was bringing his Queen out too early, which he was,
and I was developing on it, or simply trapping it.
I then, to show him his error, replayed our first game where I had won
his Queen around about move 10. He was duly impressed, we talked for a bit
and I showed him some well known traps where the Queen gets caught by coming out too early.
I did see him at the Congress but he withdrew after two games. (two losses).
I found the score of one of his games. His was Black.
You must remember my advice to him about bringing the Queen out too early.
“A lone Queen cannot the win game on her own.” I recall saying.
He is Black, I have to emphasise that.
This is what happened with my advice ringing in his ears.
[b]He is Black.[/b]
[pgn]
1.e4 Nc6 2.Bc4 Na5 3.Bxf7+ Kxf7 4.Qh5+ g6 5.Qxa5 b6 6.Qd5+ Ke8 7.Qxa8 Bg7 8.Qxa7 d6 9.d4 Bxd4 10.Qa4+ Bd7 11.Qxd4 Nf6 12.e5 dxe5 13.Qxe5 Rf8 14.Bh6 Rf7 15.Nc3 Ng4 16.Qh8+ Rf8 17.Qxf8[/pgn]
“A lone Queen cannot win the game on her own.”
His opponents Queen made 10 of the 17 moves capturing Two Rooks,
two pawns, a Knight, a Bishop and giving Mate.Hi!
Can someone please explain the rationale behind the new ECF grading system? Why are they introducing it? Something to do with grade deflation I heard...:S
When will the 2009-2010 grades be published?
I wanted to keep tracking my progress each year, but because of these new grades, it doesn't seem like I'll be able to :(
Is there a formula to convert "Old ECF" to "New ECF"? What about "New ECF to FIDE Elo?hi
I've been trying the QID agianst 1.d4 lately and I really seem to enjoy it, I was wondering if it is possible to play the QID against 1.e4, (you know with a fienchettoed bishop on b7 and pawns on b6, c5, d5 and e6, does anyone know? has anyone played this or is this impossible? I've tryed it out on the board (just by myself) but it gives me some dificulties when c4 is played to advance the pawn to d4, maybe I shouldn't advance it imediatly and try to undermine c4?
thanks in advanceby Stephen Gerzadowicz.
Has anyone in the UK got a copy of this book.
I already have Journal of a Chess Original and now want Journal of a Chess Master
- wiill offer excellent swap deal. for this book.I have just made move number 27 in game 6379853, and I do not understand why it is not check mate. Can anyone explain.[gid]6379853[/gid]
WendyYeah! I won a game against 1700s player! (I'm high 1500s) I think it was a fluke though :)
[pgn][Event "June 2009 Octet XIV"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2009.06.14"]
[EndDate "2009.06.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "bob58"]
[Black "Guych"]
[WhiteRating "1704"]
[BlackRating "1599"]
[WhiteELO "1704"]
[BlackELO "1599"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "6415689"]
1. c4 e5 2. Nb1c3 Nb8c6 3. g3 f5 4. d3 Ng8f6 5. Bf1g2 Bf8b4 6. Bc1d2 O-O 7. e4 f4 8. gxf4 exf4 9. Ng1f3 d6 10. Qd1e2 Bc8g4 11. O-O-O Nc6d4 12. Qe2f1 Nd4xf3 0-1
[/pgn]Be With You Again Sept '09
Meanwhile make it an enjoyable and memorable summer for yourselves, your families and friends. Please stay safe and be well.
-gb
P.S. Though posts are infrequent, Only Chess is my first stop (after pm's) each time I log on and favorite of all site public forums.I can't really tell if this was a good move or not, but it sure was fun and led to me winning the game... if anyone has any analysis I'd greatly appreciate it.
It appeared to me that no matter what good things happened after I got the check with the white bishop... but could he have stopped me (or rather, ended up a bishop ahead or whatnot)?
http://www.redhotpawn.com/gameanalysis/boardhistory.php?gameid=6390018Hey everyone! I just thought of a chess variant which might be interesting to use. It is the addition of a special move given to the Queen similar to castling. The queen has the option to split into a rook and a bishop on her first move. This is an option exercised on the first move of the queen in any direction possible with the natural queen movement. When you move in a diagonal fashion, you would place a bishop at the destination square, leaving a rook in the original square (replacing the queen and removing it from play). Or you may move in a straight line (Horizontal or vertical), placing a rook in the destination square and leaving a bishop in the original square (replacing and removing the queen from play).
Now, I've never played it before. I just thought it up now... any thoughts? If you try it out, let me know on this tread how it goes!
Edit: You might not want to use this special move in every game you play, just like you might not want to castle in every game you play. It would depend on the position. Yes you would be giving up your Queen for a potentially less-powerful bishop and rook, but you can also increase the potential flexibility of your forces by giving you an extra piece to use. The one thing to note is that with this you can get two kings-bishops or 3 rooks into play!
Edit: If this is a new idea, it could be called the Skaley Variant... after Me! Aaron Skaley! (Nice you meet you all)I have 2 games going and both games the time has expired. Both players have never moved but I am white and have moved only once in each game. These are not my games, but challenges i have excepted.
How long can a game say like this? Is there anything I can do to delete or end the game without loosing?Looking for comments on the match and the post-match book by Botvinnik.
Did Botvinnik win due to better preparation or Tal's bad health. Combo of both?
Also...any review on the book on the return match? (perhaps Paul from Fics,the review king, can comment :-) )I even went on Trisha show for I have this irrational fear of filed pawns - I try to avoid them at any cost (would think sometimes even to the extent of worsening my position) unless my piece is at stake.
Are there any circumstances or good examples where it actually can be beneficial and advantageous ? I know I try to generalise here, just thought there might be some exceptions to the rule, if there is one, that is, like some certain openings/end games.
p.s.
thanks, [b]kmac27[/b], had a quick look at Pawn Structure Chess by Andrew Soltis, it was good but I think I needed something more intermediate than this, him being an IM, he takes the bull by the horns from the very first pages of the book and throws Caro-Slav and Maroczy Unbound at youHi I've just finished these two games and am pretty happy about them so I couldn't stop myself from posting them
in this game my opponent played a bad game in the oppening and got outplayed positionally, there is nothing incredible about this game, except that it shows the power of good positional play vs. bad posicional play. 20. Rf4f3 is a mistake wich sould have cost the game or at least the attack for white. This game also shows the weakness of black's semi-advanced pawn structure by the kingside in the KID when the position is open in the center. I played white.
[pgn]
[Event "May 2009 Banded Octet II 1500-1550"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2009.05.16"]
[EndDate "2009.06.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "orion25"]
[Black "shakmat"]
[WhiteRating "1484"]
[BlackRating "1550"]
[WhiteELO "1484"]
[BlackELO "1550"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "6327507"]
1. c4 Ng8f6 2. d4 g6 3. Nb1c3 Bf8g7 4. e4 d6 5. Ng1f3 O-O 6. Bf1e2 Rf8e8
7. O-O b6 8. Bc1e3 Bc8b7 9. d5 Qd8d7 10. Qd1d2 Nf6g4 11. Be3d4 e5
12. dxe6 Qd7xe6 13. Nf3g5 Qe6d7 14. Bd4xg7 Kg8xg7 15. f4 f6 16. f5 gxf5
17. Rf1xf5 Bb7xe4 18. Rf5f4 Be4f5 19. Ra1f1 Ng4h6 20. Rf4f3 c5 21. Rf3g3 Kg7f8
22. Be2d3 Re8e7 23. Ng5f7 Nh6xf7 24. Bd3xf5 Qd7e8 25. Bf5xh7 Nf7g5
26. Qd2xg5 Qe8f7 27. Rf1xf6 Re7e1 28. Kg1f2 Re1e5 29. Qg5g8 Kf8e7
30. Qg8xf7 1-0
[/pgn]
This game is just for the illustration of a nice attack, ending with a pseudo queen sack. I played black
[pgn]
[Event "April 2009 Banded Quartets I 1450-1500"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2009.04.22"]
[EndDate "2009.06.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aki J"]
[Black "orion25"]
[WhiteRating "1372"]
[BlackRating "1484"]
[WhiteELO "1372"]
[BlackELO "1484"]
[Result "0-1"]
[GameId "6242943"]
1. e4 e5 2. Qd1f3 Ng8f6 3. Bf1e2 Bf8e7 4. d3 Nb8c6 5. c3 d6 6. h3 Bc8e6
7. Bc1e3 Qd8d7 8. a3 d5 9. Nb1d2 d4 10. cxd4 exd4 11. Be3g5 O-O-O
12. Qf3g3 h6 13. Bg5xf6 gxf6 14. b4 Rh8g8 15. Qg3f3 f5 16. b5 fxe4
17. dxe4 Nc6e5 18. Qf3f4 d3 19. Qf4xe5 dxe2 20. Ng1f3 Rg8xg2 21. Ke1xe2 Qd7d3
22. Ke2e1 Be7h4 23. Rh1f1 Qd3e3 24. Ke1d1 Be6b3 25. Kd1c1 Qe3d3 26. Qe5b2 Qd3xf1
27. Nf3e1 Qf1xe1 0-1
[/pgn]
rybka actually gave a (very long) forced mate on move 23 and 24, but I like my attack betteri cant see hwo to get the game embedded?
6k1/pp3rbp/1n1pq3/5NN1/3pPQP1/3n3P/P4P2/5RK1 b - - 4 32
[Event "RHP Blitz rated"]
[Site "www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2009.6.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mr Average"]
[Black "DieGrootGees"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2. c2-c4 g7-g6 3. Nb1-c3 Bf8-g7 4. e2-e4 d7-d6 5. Bf1-d3 Nb8-c6 6. Bd3-c2 O-O 7. d4-d5 Nc6-e5 8. h2-h3 Ne5xc4 9. Ra1-b1 Nf6-d7 10. Bc1-g5 Nc4xb2 11. Qd1-f3 Nb2-c4 12. Ng1-e2 Nd7-e5 13. Qf3-f4 f7-f6 14. Bg5-h6 g6-g5 15. Bh6xg5 f6xg5 16. Qf4xg5 Nc4-a3 17. Rb1-c1 e7-e6 18. Qg5-g3 Rf8-f6 19. O-O Rf6-g6 20. Qg3-e3 Na3-c4 21. Qe3-f4 e6xd5 22. Ne2-g3 d5-d4 23. Nc3-b1 Nc4-b6 24. Nb1-d2 Bc8-e6 25. Ng3-f5 Rg6-f6 26. g2-g4 Qd8-d7 27. Bc2-b3 Ra8-f8 28. Bb3xe6 Qd7xe6 29. Rc1xc7 Rf6-f7 30. Rc7xf7 Rf8xf7 31. Nd2-f3 Ne5-d3 32. Nf3-g5 1-0Task:
Find the longest King tour in terms of the distance travelled.
There are only two solutions.
Here are the paths:
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/9650/kingstour.gif
The challenge in the [b]Problemists Club[/b] was to show one with
the White King and one with the Black King at the same time.
Very difficult as sooner or later the King's would clash and
neither could move into an illegal postion - the Kings can never meet.
I eventually did it after a lot of trial and error.
All 64 squares covered following the two distinct paths using
both Kings simultaneously.
Now some of you flat brainers will be thinking: "So What?"
But in the field of problem composition I have just solved
the equivalant to 'perpetual motion'.
The Mount Everest of problem solvers has been climbed..
Barnaby gave up, Checknev said it could not be done, Klugan devoted
his entire life to this project and failed, Watson & Williams too said
it was impossible.
This is a great moment for [b]RHP[/b] and all subs (and none subs)
can feel very proud that they are members here.
I now share this moment with you.
[pgn]
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "?"]
[Round "-"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[FEN "8/8/8/1k6/8/8/5K2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
1. Ke1 Ka6 2. Kf1 Ka5 3. Ke2 Kb6 4. Kf3 Kc5 5. Ke4 Kd6 6. Kd3 Ke5 7. Kc4 Kf6 8. Kb3 Kg5 9. Ka4 Kh6 10. Kb5 Kg7 11. Ka6 Kh8 12. Kb7 Kh7 13. Ka8 Kg8 14. Kb8 Kf7 15. Ka7 Ke8 16. Kb6 Kf8 17. Ka5 Ke7 18. Kb4 Kd8 19. Ka3 Kc7 20.Kb2 Kb8 21. Ka1 Ka7 22. Ka2 Ka8 23. Kb1 Kb7 24. Kc2 Kc8 25. Kd1 Kd7 26. Kc1 Kc6 27. Kd2 Kd5 28. Kc3 Ke6 29. Kd4 Kf5 30. Kc5 Kg6 31. Kd6 Kh5 32. Kc7 Kg4 33. Kd8 Kh3 34. Kc8 Kh4 35. Kd7 Kg3 36. Kc6 Kf4 37. Kd5 Ke3 38. Ke6 Kd4 39.Kf5 Kc3 40. Kg6 Kb4 41. Kh5 Ka3 42. Kg4 Kb2 43. Kh3 Ka1 44. Kg2 Ka2 45. Kh1 Kb1 46. Kg1 Kc2 47. Kh2 Kd1 48. Kg3 Kc1 49. Kh4 Kd2 50. Kg5 Ke1 51. Kh6 Kf2 52. Kg7 Kg1 53. Kh8 Kh2 54. Kh7 Kh1 55. Kg8 Kg2 56. Kf7 Kf1 57. Ke8 Ke2 58.Kf8 Kf3 59. Ke7 Ke4 60. Kf6 Kd3 61. Ke5 Kc4 62. Kf4 Kb3 63. Ke3 Ka4 64. Kf2 Kb5[/pgn]The White formation reminds me of a rabbit.Perhaps that's a good name for it.The Rabbit Attack/System/Variation.
That's about all the help I can offer :|When both players only have kings left, is it not draw? I know people can't comment on ongoing games but I thought site would automatically declare a draw once the situation arose.This little opening trap has been sitting in the back of my mind for nigh on 20 years. Good to see it come to life. If only it was an OTB game. Warning to Sicilian Dragon players, f4 is not just to avoid theory. [pgn][Event "Challenge"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2009.04.24"]
[EndDate "2009.04.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "peacedog"]
[Black "PeterSwan2"]
[WhiteRating "1612"]
[BlackRating "1571"]
[WhiteELO "1612"]
[BlackELO "1571"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "6252554"]
1. e4 c5 2. Ng1f3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nf3xd4 Ng8f6 5. Nb1c3 g6 6. f4 Bf8g7
7. e5 dxe5 8. fxe5 Nf6g4 9. Bf1b5 Ke8f8 10. Nd4e6 1-0[/pgn]Saw a wee lad graded 1240 draw with a GM today.
http://chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=335
(I'm wearing an American boy scouts top I bought in a Charity
Shop for 30p. I like wearing odd things).Fascinating Stats
Please check out page two of Skeeter's "Five more..." general forum thread. Any merit?
-gbIn your opinion which of the official World Chess Championship matches has had the highest quality of all-round play?
Please exclude Capablanca-Alekhine 1927 and Fischer-Spassky 1972 from your considerations.
A list of World Championship games can be found towards the bottom of this page:
http://www.chessgames.com/wcc.htmlHello to you chess forum dwellers, I would not normally post in here but we are trying to start a game of Dragonlords which we still are short some players. You can sign up to play here : [threadid]114089[/threadid]
DragonLords is a play by email, turn based strategy/Diplomacy game. We aim to get 20 RHP'ers to play. The game is free to play however you can pay for extra game priveledges. You can investigate the game here: http://www.lordsofconquest.com/dragon/
The game is run through the a program called the diploware which comes with an example turn so you can have a look at the options/map etc before comitting to play. The games normally last for approx 20 turns(1 turn a week).
Once you are used to the diploware you can submit your orders within about 15 to 20 minutes each week, the extra time you use to strategise and engage in diplomatic talk with your neighbours is up to you. There are a number of experienced players already signed up so don't worry about it if you have questions/tips or finding allies. Any questions please post in the thread in general or PM me.
Please sign up in the thread in the General forum if you wish to play as I don't frequent this forum too often, as I know most of you don't frequent the dirge that is the General :P
Cheers,
Cad.Hi,
I working on a website(work in progress) - passionforchess.com. I am looking for feedback from the chess community.Rite now it has some 20 combinations to solve.
thankswrong forum. Sorry.
s-I recently played a game that ended with this endgame position. White couldn't seem to put enough pressure on any weak spot with his two rooks to win a pawn, and as long as Black kept moving his king and rook back and forth to protect the e and g pawn, there were no real threats. If someone could try and analyze from this position, it is right after black sacs his knight with white to move.
[fen]8/6p1/4pk1p/5p2/1RR5/3K4/7r/8 w - - 0 39[/fen]
I'll post the final drawing position too.if you were a ex- investment banker with too much money in your mattress, would you have bid for fischer's chess collection* ?
*read the current article in www.chessvibes.com.
if i had the cash, i would have valued the collection much higher than $50k[uid]305794[/uid] And there was me thinking he was just an undiscovered brazillian talent waiting to break onto the grandmaster circuit.... NAAAAAT!I have been on this site nearly 5 years and just had my longest game ever!
110 moves against a player ranked well over 500 points higher than me, and i am happy to say i won the game (one for the underdogs!) #)
Anyone beat that number of moves?
CrocI cannot believe I rescued this game from a stronger player that was the exchange up... Little skill involved - pure luck!
[gid]6359494[/gid]I want to take my game back to fundamentals. One principle I'm aware of is to maintain the strength of your pawns that are protecting the king.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070716
In this game Kasparov plays 10. h5
To ME this looks like a bad move, but obviously this is Garry Kasparov. All of his pawns in front of his king are advanced and his knight is easily driven back and away from the center with 10...h3.
Can someone explain the purpose of this move? Also, am I too rigid with the rule not to over extend your king's protective pawns?Why is there such a rule?Here is quite a nice long term queen sacrifice in a game I just finished playing against a fairly strong opponent on fics.
[pgn] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 c6 6.Bd3 a6 7.a4 a5 8.o-o Na6 9.Bg5 Nb4 10.h3 h6 11.Bh4 b6 12.Qe2 Ba6 13.Rad1 Nxd3 14.Qxd3 d5 15.exd5 cxd5 16.Bxf6 Bxc4 17.Bxg7 Bxd3 18.Bxh8 Bxf1 19.Kxf1 f6 20.Bg7 Kf7 21.Bxh6 Qd6 22.Be3 Qb4 23.Rd2 e6 24.g3 g5 25.Kg2 Rh8 26.g4 Kg6 27.Kg3 Qd6+ 28.Kg2 Qc6 29.Rd1 Qc4 30.Rc1 Qb3 31.Rb1 f5 32.Nxg5 fxg4 33.hxg4 e5 34.Nf3 e4 35.Ne5+ Kf6 36.Kg3 Rc8 37.Rh1 Qxb2 38.Nxd5+ Ke6 39.Nf4+ Kf6 40. Rh6+ Kg7 41.Ne6+ Kg8 42.Rg6+ Kh7 43.Rg7+ Kh8 44.Ng6 [/pgn]I heard there is an All Army Chess Team for the US Army. I'm assuming it's just like the All Army Wrestling Team and other sports where their JOB is to play for the army.
Does anyone know anything about it? I'm quite sure I'm not nearly good enough to make the team, but if it actually exists I want to set that as a new goal for myself. I'm wondering what their average rating is to see if it's plausible for me to get good enough with enough time and training.
On that note, for a novice player like myself what you would recommend for a training regiment. A RHP member graciously offered to sent me a Fritz and (I forget the other program) CD, so I'm going to start from there.
Obviously I need to do everything. Study openings, tactics, end games, do drills, etc. I plan on hiring a chess coach when I get back from Iraq.
Would the stronger players mind laying out an A - Z plan for me to really get my skills up? The real training will have to begin when I return because I work 12-14 hour days with no days off. I do have plenty of access to the internet. But surely there are some things I can do while I'm over here.
Thank you for any advice.This is one of the best games I played. I'm playing White.
[pgn][Event "Open invite"]
[Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2009.06.02"]
[EndDate "2009.06.10"]
[Round "?"]
[White "whiteknight26"]
[Black "Jack Bertram"]
[WhiteRating "1528"]
[BlackRating "1600"]
[WhiteELO "1528"]
[BlackELO "1600"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "6378609"]1. d4 Ng8f6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nb1c3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bf8g7 8. Bf1b5 Bc8d7 9. e5 dxe5 10. fxe5 Qd8e7 11. Qd1e2 Nf6g4 12. Qe2xg4 Bd7xb5 13. Nc3xb5 Bg7xe5 14. Ng1e2 O-O 15. O-O Nb8d7 16. Nb5c3 f5 17. Qg4f3 Ra8e8 18. Bc1f4 Be5d4 19. Ne2xd4 cxd4 20. d6 Qe7f7 21. Nc3d5 Re8e4 22. Nd5e7 Kg8h8 23. Bf4h6 Nd7e5 24. Qf3xe4 fxe4 25. Rf1xf7 Rf8xf7 26. Ra1c1 1-0[/pgn]Continued From [threadid]113620[/threadid]
34. ... Bxd4 35.Nxd4
Black To Move
[fen]8/p2Rpp1k/6p1/6Pp/r2N3P/5P2/P1P5/2Kn4[/fen]
The Complete Game
[pgn]1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.Kb1 Nc4 13.Bxc4 Rxc4 14.g4 b5 15.b3 b4 16.bxc4 bxc3 17.Qxc3 Qc7 18.h4 h5 19.g5 Rb8+ 20.Ka1 Ne8 21.Rb1 Rc8 22.Rb2 d5 23.exd5 Qxc4 24.Qxc4 Rxc4 25.Rd1 Nc7 26. Rb8+ Kh7 27.Rd8 Nxd5 28.Bf2 Nc3 29.Rd2 Rb4 30.Nb3 Ra4 31.Kb2 Ne4+ 32.Rd4 Nxf2 33.Rxd7 Nd1+ 34.Kc1 Bxd4 35.Nxd4[/pgn]Hi,
Another opening question:
By starting with KID-Samisch system(where I am white and I play 0-0 and I do not push d5-I allow black to play cxd5) I sometimes reach a Maroczy bind kind of position (white has pawns a2 b3 c4 e4 f3 g2 h3, black a7 b7 d6 e7 f7 g6 h7 and only one pair of Ns is traded down).
1: is this really a Maroczy bind? (as I am not a 1 e4 player, and neither a dragon player, I am not sure if I am correct about Maroczy bind)
2-3-4: my usual plan is to place a N on d5, black will Nxd6, and until now I used to do cxd5 and to press on c file having more space. Is this the correct plan ? Should I try to take exd5 and press on e file but to allow black counterplay on b-c minority attack ?
Do you know other(better) plans for white(instead of Nd5) ?Hi guys,
As I have read sometime before on this forum that you cannot play London system ONLY against 1...e5 I started to throw 1...e5 against London system players in my blitz games, with a relative success.
As I am planning to do some little study on this opening(I hate to play blitz against strong London system players), I am interested in your opinions on this opening.
Is any of you fan of it ?that is, against a 2000+ rated player. I'm supposed to have won against a NM once in online blitz, but considering how bad I suck at it, I'm pretty sure he was lying. :)
anyway, I think this was an interesting game, the time control was 60' 30''. just wanted to share.
[pgn]
[Event "rated standard match"]
[Site "Free Internet Chess Server"]
[Date "2009.06.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "me"]
[Black "opponent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "1825"]
[BlackElo "2001"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. e3 e5 6. Nge2 Be6 7. Nd5 f5 8. O-O Nf6 9. Rb1 O-O 10. b4 Ne7 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. Bxb7 Rab8 13. Ba6 c5 14. Qa4 Nh5 15. Ba3 f4 16. bxc5 dxc5 17. Qc6 f3 18. Bxc5 Qf6 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Nc3 Qf5 21.Bb7 Qh3 22. Qxe6+ Qxe6 23. Bd5 1-0 [/pgn]
I was almost going to be proud of my tactical accuracy but as always I messed up near the end with 19.Bxf8??. anyway, he missed it and I wrapped up the rest of the game quite nicely. for those interested, see if you can find the drawing line after 19.Bxf8.
for my whole analysis, you can check out my blog: http://blog.chess.com/philidor_position/my-first-win-against-a-2000-rated-player...is the name of the trap 4 Greyhound running tonight at Belle Vue in the 7.29.
No price yet but have dropped £2.00 to win on it plus a £1.00
rev/fcast with trap 1. The Blood of Kings.Here's a tidbit that might interest people here.
In Chapter 1 in 'Sharpen your tactics in 7 days' Gary Lane mentions 'computers and tactics'.Over to Mr Lane:
"There is a generation of new players who use their computers to improve at chess.However the computer should be used as a tool and not as an answer to everything.Take the advice of Fabiano Caruana who in 2007 at the age of 14 became a GM.He holds dual nationaity,so although he was born in Florida he is not only the youngest ever American GM but also the youngest ever Italian GM thanks to his family ties.In a radio interview the new world record holder had this to say about learning tactics: [b]"...avoid using the computer too much since it dulls your tactical ability - during the game you are forced to think on your own without the computer to help you."[/b]I don't really want to post this game, because it will probably be torn to shreds, but this is how you learn :) I like this game because it contains sacrifices and it is rather aggressive.
I actually think my opponent gave up in the end and could perhaps have fought harder during the last few moves. I also think he may have had a good game at some point.
What do you think?
[gid]6362559[/gid]Sometimes, when I'm tired, drunk, upset of something or someone, or under pressure of some kind, then I set my self of chess restraint. No moves until I'm under normal condition again! Not even if my timebanks start running.
Yes, I can look at the games, and plan ahead, and such, but no moves, none at all.
This saves me from the worst blunders.
This is an advantage in CC compared of OTB.I know you guys have about a million and a half of em.
Got the idea to start this thread after the following game in blitz
with 10/1 time controls.
Let's see the personal favorites from everyone, and who knows...
someone might learn something along the way.
[pgn][Event "RHP Blitz rated"]
[Site "www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2009.6.9"]
[Round "?"]
[White "bb 85"]
[Black "Big Orange Country"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e2-e3 d7-d5 2. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6 3. b2-b4 Bc8-f5 4. b4-b5 e7-e6 5. Bf1-d3 Bf5xd3 6. c2xd3 c7-c6 7. a2-a4 a7-a6 8. Bc1-b2 Bf8-b4 9. Bb2-a3 Bb4xa3 10. Ra1xa3 a6xb5 11. e3-e4 b5xa4 12. Nc3xa4 b7-b5 13. Ra3-c3 Ra8xa4 14. Rc3-c5 d5xe4 15. d3xe4 Nf6xe4 16. Rc5-e5 Ra4-a1 17. Qd1xa1 Qd8xd2 18. Ke1-f1 Qd2xf2 0-1
[/pgn]
I play the London almost exclusively as white, and this is sort of the same thing colors reversed. (without the crazy b-pawn march, of course). Bd3 was the major flaw that created a nearly permenant weakness along the d-file. especially after the exchange on e4. simple remove the defender, yes, but i thought it would be a good way to kick off this thread.As many players here know, the Smith-Morra gambit against the sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3) can be a dangerous weapon for white, and black must be extremely careful. I was thinking, is it possible to play a reverse smith-morra gambit against the English? It's difficult to get d5 in right away, as after 1.c4 e5, Nc3 allows for a possible knight capture on d5, and Nf3 forces black to respond the threat of Nxe5. However, perhaps after 1.c4 e5 2. Nc3 c6 3.d3 (or e3) d5 4.cxd5 Nf6 5.dxc6 Nxc6, we can get into a reverse Smith-Morra type position. However, since black is a full tempo down, it's most likely quite dubious. Still, I'd be interested in seeing your thoughts, analysis, opinion, or best yet, games related to this opening.
[pgn] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 c6 3.d3 d5 4.cxd5 Nf6 5.dxc6 Nxc6 [/pgn]Okay so the French Exchange is considered to be soooooo boring that practically no chess authors give it any notice in their books. For me, however, I have the French Exchange. I can never find any activity for my pieces, and subsequently lose several games because I get sort of bored with how the game is going and slip into a disadvantage.
Anyway, most of the time I reach the Exchange Version it is via transposition.
1. e4 e6
2. Nf3 d5
3. exd5 exd5
4. d4 and here we are in a familiar position with the knight on f3.
I was wondering if there is any standard way for black to avoid the Exchange version, or if there are any ideas on what approach to take against it once it does happen. In the line above, I have recently tried 2. ... c5, but I'm not entirely sure about it.
thoughts and comments would be great.
Thanks all.At least [uid]305794[/uid] is gone. In [threadid]113983[/threadid] Forum Moderator states that one can give a fair play ticket "if[...] I can provide some evidence.
What kind of evidence can an amateur with no available engine to check with, provide?
Can I assume that Moderators check out players with steep rising graphs routinely or even continiously?After 1. e4 c5, 2. c3
I usually play 2... d6 but of course the reason for 2. c3 is to prepare for 3 d4 - and after the exchange of pawns white has two central pawns defeating one of the strengths of the Sicilian.
What is the best reply to 2. d6, and can someone annotate possible varations from this position?
Any help is greatly appreciated.what's that all about then...
hints and tips.[b]New premise:[/b]
Avoid every lead in development,
touch 12 times a pawn in the first 16 moves
and your opponent will resign:[pgn][Event "2006 Standard Chess Dropout Tournament, Round 1"]
[Site "SchemingMind.com"]
[Date "2005.11.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "pattSir"]
[Black "Loverman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2433"]
[BlackElo "1442"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteCountry "GER"]
[BlackCountry "BEL"]
[WhiteRD "174"]
[BlackRD "350"]
[GameID "31028"]
1. e4
{
Hi!
}
1... e5
{
hi, have a good game
}
2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O Nf6 8. cxd4
Bb6 9. e5 Ng4 10. h3 Nh6 11. d5 Ne7 12. d6 cxd6 13. exd6 Nef5 14. g4
{
PATTSIR - Holiday, clock paused for 7 days: Merry Christmas!
}
14... Nh4 15. Re1+ Kf8
{
happy new year
}
16. g5
{
Thank you, the same to you!
}
1-0[/pgn][b]Quod erat demonstrandum.[/b] ;)any1 wanna game?I was hoping I could get some suggestions on where I lost this game. My opponent is a friend and suggested at white move 43, I should have traded pawns with him. I was white. He has good advice, I was just hoping for some more feedback. I seem to be struggling when I get a good advantage. I can't seem to close the deal. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you "Oh grand wizards of chess"!
humbly..........
Eric
[gid]6364695[/gid]I am currently in this game, my opponent is a 1500 player on this site,
yet as you look over the game it is obvious that he is not playing like a 1500 or even a 1300 would be expected to play. Do you guys come across this phenomena a lot and if so, what does it usually indicate?http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/index.php?term=20050614-000002&page=1
Interesting take on the nature v nurture debate in chess... 1 23456789101112131415161718192021
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