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| Posted by sumsar mailcafe.net 1/26/2006 07:55:23 Play online chess |  Subject: FORUM game #3 (FG#3)Message: Good luck and have fun. May we all learn from the game! Sumsar The original rules: ##################################### [*Foremost is to enjoy the game(s). So RULES here are guidelines we try to follow. But no penalty or negativity about any infraction or misunderstanding of them. In that case, we'll simply clarify and continue the game.] ^^ *Please DO have a board kept set-up to follow the game, if you wish to play. Thus, No "blindfold" moves, Please! ^^ *Anyone with Forum posting privleges can join at any time, but can only make moves for one side or the other; therefore must stick with the color that their first accepted move is. ^^ *When more than one player posts for the same move number, then the first legal move posted will be the accepted move in the game. ^^ *A player can post a move for his side at any point, but cannot make two consecutive moves. Some other player must make a move before the last player to post an accepted move can post another one. (At this time, Conditional Moves will not be made; but might be tried in the future sometime. Probably a later game.) ^^ * A game will be considered RESIGNED if no one posts a move within 24 hours for the side whose turn it is. ^^ [*The first player to post an accepted move for that color (excluding me) will be the Captain of that side for the game. Presently Captains have no particular duty or functions, but perhaps may if it becomes apparent that there is some need for such.] ^^ *I will serve as a REFEREE/MODERATOR in the first couple games, to make any Rules additions, as/if needed. My posts in that capacity WILL BE TYPED TOTALLY IN CAPITAL LETTERS, THUS EVERYONE ELSE IS ASKED TO REFRAIN FROM USING ALL CAPS IN THEIR POSTINGS. ^^ *All participant or spectators are welcome to post notes after the game. Additionally, participants may comment as the game goes on as long as the move commented upon is at least 10 moves in the past. If any move sequence given as arising from that prior move#, try to avoid coming closer than 5 moves to the present position. This is just to avoid commentary that could affect the ongoing play or strategy. [Still, its all in fun and so if it doesn't work out well, then next time notes can be prohibited until game completion.] ^^ Any suggestions about Rules or format are most welcome. ************************************* Additional: Please post your new now in the Suject of your message. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Posted by premium_steve mailcafe.net 1/26/2006 19:40:59 Play online chess | Message: ——— Rising Chess Stars Win NH Chess Tournament — In the end, youth was served, but barely. The NH tournament in the Netherlands ended Sunday in victory for the young team of “rising stars.” They edged the “experience” team 26 to 24. Last year the experience team won, 27.5 to 22.5. The chess tournament was organized under the Scheveningen system in which the members of each group play all the members of the other group twice. The top players for the rising stars were Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and Anish Giri of the Netherlands, who each scored 6 points. Giri was ahead of Nakamura before the last round, but he lost to Peter Heine Nielsen of Denmark, while Nakamura drew with Boris Gelfand of Israel, the top-ranked chess ... Posted by mattdw | mailcafe.net 1/27/2006 00:13:40 Play online chess 2. e5Message: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 ——— A lesson in attacking play — A pawn sacrifice can be incredibly effective if executed properly. As attacking is our theme, that's the perfect excuse to feature a game by one of our favourite chess players, David Bronstein. Bronstein was a true romantic, valuing artistry above results, always prepared to have a hack at his opponent's king. This chess game is taken from our 2009 Book of the Year, The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein & Tom Fürstenberg. We could have selected any one of dozens of ingenious attacks, but this one has a strong similarity to the manoeuvre in last week's game – though played 50 years earlier. Bronstein has sacrificed a mere pawn to activate his pieces and expose the enemy king. Crucially, ... Posted by cairo | mailcafe.net 1/27/2006 04:52:31 Play online chess 2.... Nd5Message: Bw. Cairo ——— An Unusual Double: Husband and Wife Win French Chess Championships — Marriages among top chess players are not common, but they are not as rare as they once were because more women play chess now than did 20 or 30 years ago. Sometimes the marriages are between chess players of different nationalities, but once they marry and settle down, they often play in the championships of the same country — competing for the men’s and women’s titles. Under such circumstances, it is possible that a husband-wife team might win the national chess championships in the same year — becoming a country’s unofficial chess royalty. It happened in 2008 when Bartosz and Monika Socko swept the Polish chess championships, and in 1994 when ... Posted by wimpie | mailcafe.net 1/27/2006 04:58:46 Play online chess 3.d4Message: Nick ——— In Race for Global Chess Dominance, China Is Gaining on Russia — There was little doubt why the Soviet Union was so dominant in chess — the government poured money and other resources into programs that cultivated chess players. Yet even after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Russia remained the world’s leading chess country. Its strength might be a vestige of the Communist-led system, or of the country’s historical affinity for the game. If there is one nation that seems able to displace Russia, it is China, which created its own state-run chess-training program about two decades ago. China has already narrowed the gap, finishing ahead of Russia in some team competitions and producing several women’s world chess champions. One measuring stick of ... Posted by wimpie | mailcafe.net 1/27/2006 05:05:48 Play online chess 3.d4Message: ——— Chess still struggling to capture imagination of the masses in China — China is a unique phenomenon in world chess. The team only began to compete in around 1970 but within 30 years was a serious contender at men's level and No1 in women's chess. Yet the national game remains Chinese chess and the global version has little public support. The secret has been well-directed government backing to identify young talent and provide intensive coaching. China will be going for medals again at next month's world team Olympiad in Russia, although the home squad will be heavy favourites. China has also created its own elite chess tournament at Nanjing, where the top two finishers qualify for a Grand Slam final against world chess champion Vishy Anand and world No1 ... Posted by basbos | mailcafe.net 1/27/2006 11:16:24 Play online chess 3....d6Message: 2. e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 The first time to take part in Alekhine defense:-) Posted by mattdw | mailcafe.net 1/27/2006 11:22:48 Play online chess 4. Nf3Message: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Posted by ccmcacollister | mailcafe.net 1/27/2006 11:30:47 Play online chess 3. ... d6Message: 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 * * * * * Ok, I'll dive in too, and even go with Black. I played Alekhines Defense in my very first tournament game; Schizazz-Collister / Omaha, Paxton Manor 1972 ... and dropped a piece after trying-out the stunning new move "2. ... N-K5". And so I've never played the opening again, in a tournament. It can only get Better for Me! *** There is a great line for WT to play in blitz Chess, or perhaps even OTB event. 1.e4 Nf6 2.Bc4 Nxe4 3.Bxf7+ Kxf7 4.Qh5+ g6 etc. The reason this is a great blitz opening; it puts Black into a position that requires a lot of positional savvy to play properly, and not get buried right out of the opening. My experience has been that most under about 1800 will not play it well the first time they see it (aka lose) ... and those over 2000 usually will (aka don't lose :) . Given just for a broad generality to indicate some idea of the positional trickiness and the good Surprise Value (as well as the shock value of sac'g so early). ** If the BL King tries to walk forward so as to try to hold onto his Knight, he'll end up losing it anyway aor getting mated. Tho to do it requires WT to play precisely and know his stuff before entering into it ... if its blitz. And as far as I recall, BL is just in BIG trouble if he tries the walk, whether blitz, OTB or Corr. play. *** Unfortunately, the reason it is not a good Corr Chess sequence; there seems to be one line I have come across that gives BL the advantage into the middle game. -SIGH- [So Whatdo Ya Do?! Another Blitz/OTB-only-Opening is born] }8-( * * * * * PS// Nice to meet you in the Forums wimpie ; as you know, xerox is a great guy and Chessplayer ... Still, I get to trump you this time. My MOVE came from the World Champion, Alekhine! }8-)) Posted by ccmcacollister | mailcafe.net 1/27/2006 11:32:20 Play online chess Oh no ... Too SLow !!Message: Posted by ccmcacollister | mailcafe.net 1/28/2006 15:52:42 Play online chess 4...dxe5Message: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 Posted by mattdw | mailcafe.net 1/28/2006 15:58:59 Play online chess Message: Posted by ccmcacollister | mailcafe.net 1/29/2006 21:17:03 Play online chess oops Message: Actually I like that Nf3, Like Tal played :) 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 Posted by mattdw | mailcafe.net 1/30/2006 03:14:40 Play online chess 5. Nxe5Message: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 Posted by sumsar | mailcafe.net 1/30/2006 03:16:36 Play online chess WHITE MOVE?Message: 15:52:42 TO MAKE THEIR MOVE. COME ON PEOPLE! IT WOULD BE SAD TO END THE GAME ALREADY. Sumsar Posted by sumsar | mailcafe.net 1/30/2006 03:18:52 Play online chess To slowMessage: Posted by cairo | mailcafe.net 1/30/2006 05:01:18 Play online chess 5.... e6 Message: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 Bw. Cairo Posted by appelfflap | mailcafe.net 1/30/2006 09:43:10 Play online chess 6. Bd3Message: 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Bd3 Posted by basbos | mailcafe.net 1/30/2006 14:33:52 Play online chess 6....Nc6Message: 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Bd3 Nc6 Posted by mattdw | mailcafe.net 1/30/2006 14:46:41 Play online chess 7. Nxc6Message: 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6... I wonder if this will be worth the doubled pawns.. Posted by appelfflap | mailcafe.net 1/31/2006 15:41:18 Play online chess 7....bxc6Message: Posted by mattdw | mailcafe.net 1/31/2006 15:52:28 Play online chess Message: Posted by appelfflap | mailcafe.net 2/01/2006 02:25:11 Play online chess Message: but now we need a plan who has any idea? Posted by mattdw | mailcafe.net 2/01/2006 03:35:10 Play online chess Message: We need someone to play 7....bxc6 (or something entirely different!) as we have taken moves for white already. Posted by sumsar | mailcafe.net 2/01/2006 03:57:34 Play online chess CLARIFICATIONMessage: Posted by sumsar | mailcafe.net 2/01/2006 03:59:02 Play online chess SORRYMessage: Posted by ccmcacollister | mailcafe.net 2/01/2006 04:06:16 Play online chess Um; er 7... bxc6Message: 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 *** [I hope this is worth the doubled pawns, TOO! ] ... }8-D Posted by appelfflap | mailcafe.net 2/01/2006 11:53:40 Play online chess 8.0-0Message: seems like nobody wants to play us Matt :) Posted by mattdw | mailcafe.net 2/01/2006 15:41:36 Play online chess Message: Posted by ccmcacollister | mailcafe.net 2/01/2006 15:54:09 Play online chess mattdw & appelfflap ... Message: It just might be we think our postion stinks !! ... }8-(( [Of course that's never deterred me before, but I'm not allowed to move twice in a row...] How bout some help for Black, somebody! !! We need a SuperStrength move! Posted by ccmcacollister | mailcafe.net 2/01/2006 16:05:19 Play online chess Oops Message: Posted by basbos | mailcafe.net 2/01/2006 17:05:40 Play online chess 8.....Bd6Message: 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Bd6 Posted by mattdw | mailcafe.net 2/01/2006 17:30:51 Play online chess ccmcacollisterMessage: ;) Posted by ionadowman | mailcafe.net 2/01/2006 23:22:32 Play online chess 9.c4...Message: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Bd6 9. c4 Is this a book line, by the way? 6.Bd3 is unknown to me... Posted by appelfflap | mailcafe.net 2/02/2006 12:20:40 Play online chess unknown to ionaMessage: It can't be bad Posted by ccmcacollister | mailcafe.net 2/03/2006 04:12:05 Play online chess 9 ... Nf6Message: On the theory, 'sometimes its nice to be able to castle...' *** 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Bd6 9. c4 Nf6 Posted by appelfflap | mailcafe.net 2/05/2006 01:18:40 Play online chess 10.Nc3Message: Posted by ionadowman | mailcafe.net 2/05/2006 11:56:19 Play online chess I think not...Message: The story so far, including appelfflap's move: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Bd6 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 Posted by mattdw | mailcafe.net 2/06/2006 01:04:21 Play online chess Message: Posted by alberlie | mailcafe.net 2/06/2006 02:01:00 Play online chess Ha!Message: And I say 0-0 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Bd6 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 0-0 Posted by sough | mailcafe.net 2/06/2006 02:47:15 Play online chess 11.Bg5Message: Posted by sumsar | mailcafe.net 2/07/2006 08:51:28 Play online chess Times?Message: Sumsar Posted by ccmcacollister | mailcafe.net 2/07/2006 10:10:35 Play online chess sumar ... Message: (Just as a thought to mention, not something I'd advocate for real, at this time ... An alternative idea for some future game might be to say that TimeOut applies to the players who have been in the game, and others might come along an pick it up from there?! But probably not workable to do with the present player-base being so small to start with.) Since it looks like I'm elligible to move again, I'll make one for BL if no one else has by this evening. But I encourage our other BL players to hop in and move instead! I don't really like to get into a situation that I have to make every second move! So please jump in if you have an idea ~! Posted by ccmcacollister | mailcafe.net 2/07/2006 10:22:34 Play online chess PS// What do you think?Message: ************************* For a really different idea: What if we allowed some comment about the game with some restrictions, something like this?! For instance permit a comment by someone after they move but (a) they cannot mention any particular square nor particular move, nor any piece by its name;and are limited to 4 (at most 5?!) Words. For EG of fair comment then might be: "attacking WT's best piece" or "pressuring key center squares" or "preceding kingside assault". But not anything like "to take the knight" or "going for Ne4" nor "TAKE THE Knight!!" }8-)) What do you think of this idea, sumsar ? {Whether for this game, or just as a future concept to try out} What does everyone else think of it? To me it sounds like it might add some fun and liveliness ... and a bit more strategic continuity from player to player/ move to move/ of each team ... while yet not "Giving Away" too much? Or would it be too much? Regards Posted by appelfflap | mailcafe.net 2/07/2006 14:17:33 Play online chess Message: Posted by premium_steve | mailcafe.net 2/07/2006 19:21:38 Play online chess 11...h6Message: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Bd6 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 0-0 11. Bg5 h6 Posted by sumsar | mailcafe.net 2/08/2006 07:23:35 Play online chess NEW RULES!Message: If you feel like it it I think it is alright to say a few words about the intentions with out being specific (see ccmcacollister 's comment above). Of course it is always fine to much the opposing team (no direct insults please). Med venlig hilsen Sumsar Posted by ionadowman | mailcafe.net 2/08/2006 10:56:22 Play online chess Hey!Message: Let's have another go... 12. Bh4 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Bd6 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 0-0 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Posted by cairo | mailcafe.net 2/08/2006 13:41:58 Play online chess 12.... Rb8 Message: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Bd6 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 0-0 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Rb8 Bw. Cairo Posted by mattdw | mailcafe.net 2/10/2006 08:15:21 Play online chess 13. Rb1...Message: 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Bd6 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 0-0 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Rb8 13. Rb1... | Maximum number of reply messages has been reached | |
