Maidenfans Chess Game

SinisterMinisterX said:
Well, it seems we're both pursuing plans different from the original. You took the bishop I just moved, and put it somewhere else. Ya know, there was a good reason for it being there... :innocent:

But now I've got to move the rook which the original White player had recently moved to c1. No problem, I need to move a few of his pieces to assemble an attack anyway. :ninja:
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That's what happens when one is taking over without knowing the previous moves ... Again, you'll have to wait for tonight (CET) for my move, that should be sometime in the afternoon in Denver.

Genghis Khan said:
Unless a fourth player comes forward, I'd like to play the winner of this game.  Go Winger!  Avenge my defeat!
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I'll do my best, but don't have too big expectations  :innocent:
 
How embarrassing is this? I now realize that my previous move weakened that spot in the middle without actually having anything to show for it.

Feel free to laugh as I give you:

g5 to e7

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There's nothing to laugh about there. Remember, I put that bishop on that square myself earlier! :bigsmile:

Well, let me sum up this game the way I see it...

It's a bit weird-looking, but that pawn center is stable. White is tied down to using his f3-bishop like a pawn to defend it, but Black can't safely advance. (Go ahead and push that queen-pawn to d5, Wingman ... I dare y- no, I double-dare ya. :ninja:) Black's potential threats in the center will take a few moves to activate, but White also needs time to prepare any attack. White has an advanced pawn near the king, and that ought to be made useful.

So White is going to free his bishop and plan an attack on the Black kingside, while Black needs to work on finding a way to safely play d5 - that move will break open the center and free Black's game, which is more cramped than White right now.

Or, Black could try to come up with something entirely different and throw White off his entire game. But I don't think that will happen. :smartarse:

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I see three possible plans for White's attack. Let's go with this one ... d1 to d3, and the White Queen enters the fray.
 
SinisterMinisterX said:
(Go ahead and push that queen-pawn to d5, Wingman ... I dare y- no, I double-dare ya. :ninja:)
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Yes, that sounds like a pretty good idea. Or ... maybe we should go with something else. Maybe something with curry?  :P

I realize White has more freedom to move around here at the moment. My next move will probably look like I'm playing the ball back and forth in defense (to use footy terminology).

g7 to g6

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On a side note: I was looking up a game played which illustrated a tactic called "The Windmill" (and downloaded WinBoard to go through all the moves on my computer). Black resigns after White has made his 43rd move. The entire game is reported here. What I'd like to know is why Black didn't resign earlier? He was obviously screwed when White managed to beat his queen while maintaining the "grindstone" active.

I've attached the final position, where Black resigns, as a .fen file at the end.
 

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After all the excitement, Black was 3 pawns down in the endgame. Obviously screwed? Maybe close, but not quite - and Black was a former world champion playing a young upstart, so he probably had some hope of finding a way to draw.

Also, it was more common back in 1925 for masters to play their games to a full conclusion - a checkmate, rather than the loser resigning early. There is something beautiful about a brilliant checkmate, and it's a crime to deny the checkmate existence because someone doesn't have the balls to finish the game. Some of the great games in chess history probably would have been forgotten if the loser had given up and the checkmate didn't happen.

Of course you should resign early if the checkmate is going to be routine ... but with sacrifices and other interesting attacks, you have to let them go on for a while, just to see what happens. Sometimes, resigning early is like walking out of a Bruce Willis movie in the middle just because you know Willis is going to win. That ain't the point - it's all about witnessing the carnage.

Lasker finally resigned at that position because it looks like a forced mate. I haven't worked it out, but the Black king is trapped, his rooks can't help - and White's final pawn move means White can move his king to g2. That avoids back rank mate, which was Black's last hope for victory. All Black could do is trade off the rooks, but that loses to White's four (!) passed pawns.


Back to our game ... well, this wasn't my plan, but if you're going to put that pawn on the menu ... bishop from f3 to g4.

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It's like playing chess through mail: look like hell.

I love playing myself, but I suck hard. Maybe I should put some effort into it some time.
 
Mega said:
It's like playing chess through mail: look like hell.
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Yes. For instance, when choosing that bishop move, it was one of six moves I considered. So I would up looking at just about everything that can happen.

But here's the fun part: even having considered many Black responses, I still have no clue what Wingman will do. Your opponent always surprises you.
 
Well, maybe ... if there was any actual threat behind that queen move, perhaps ...  :P

See, Wingman just gave up his pawn on d6. It needed the queen's defense to hold. Now if I push my f5-pawn to f6, his e7-bishop has to either take it or back off to d8. Either way, it leaves d6 undefended, and I could take it with my b4-bishop. But I have more interesting plans for that f5-pawn...  :ninja:

f1 to e1

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Well, it is not that simple, is it? If you take that pawn, your bishop goes. Then my bishop falls to your queen, my bishop takes the pawn at e4 and you would have to trade queens at b6 ... (because I assume beating my rook at f8 and losing the queen is no option  :P )

Besides, there is a pawn on f6.

f7 to f6.

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However, I realize that my passivity may very well cause me to be one bishop down after some heavy trading in a few moves ... unless something unexpected happens. Something even worse.
 
Since I'm on my way to go to bed, I'll come up with my next move tomorrow (but before it is morning in Denver. Most likely during my local lunchtime  B) )


It's not lunchtime yet, but I needed to procrastinate a little. I've thought about alternatives to capture on g6, but I can't really come up with anything brilliant. I guess it's the fact that I haven't played in a long time - I really don't have the imagination at this stage.

So - hxg6.
 
Hmmm... haven't play Chess in a while bit I'd have a game against someone if they were interested.
 
What happened?  Are we not playing chess anymore?!  I was hoping for another match after you guys finished this game.
 
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