*** Chess Low Content Thread ***

[wlrs]

Originally Posted by TexAg06

I actually tried to go to Silman's site for the first time in a while yesterday and was shocked at how awful it looks. I actually thought it was one of those advertisement websites when you misspell the address.

Haha same here, I did a double and a triple take
edit: asked him about it in http://www.chess.com/article/view/th...identical-twin

[TexAg06]

Interesting reply from him. I understand not wanting to maintain it anymore, but why not re-post material you already have? Maybe it would be too cumbersome to transfer, I don't know. But did you check out his book review section? I might be remembering things incorrectly, but it doesn't seem to have nearly as many reviews as it used to. It seems to have about 25% of the old amount, I'd guess.

As far as him thinking the website looks better, I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But good grief what is wrong with his eyes? For those that aren't familiar with his website, here's the link.

http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/home.asp

It really looks like a junior high HTML project on the solar system.

[Ajezz]

Okay, so I know that the computer analysis of games by chess.com is not really brilliant, but this analysis here gave me some headache:

1. e4 e6?! ( 1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bd6 5. d3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nc3 )
(0.64) INACCURACY - Perhaps better was 1... e5

So it seems the French is a mistake. That's sad, I was always very fond of it, but in my heart I suspected it might be dubious; so now I know for sure.

The big surprise is - of course - that the Berlin seems to be best because after the line given by the analysis (where undoubtely only the best moves are played) the verdict is "Black has a slight advantage". I guess this line calls the whole 1. e4 move into question.

[KyleJRM82]

I think the only part it got wrong there was giving e6?! instead of ??.

[Hackdeath]

Last round of the British Chess Champs today! GM Stephen Gordon in front with GM Gawain Jones 1/2 a point behind. Live games link and commentary by IM Andrew Martin, starting in a few hours. http://britishchesschampionships.co.uk/live-games/

[ganstaman]

1. Nf3 ... ↘↘↘ 2. Nc3 ... ↘↘↘ 0-1

[YouKnowWho]

How I feel when I'm coaching:



How I feel when I am playing a game myself:

[g-bebe]

have taken a hiatus from the game but want to get back into it -- just normal, no wild variants. what's the best online server that provides the most service, like webcasts/tutorials/lesson services/simuls/titled player pool these days? still ICC or something else? price doesn't really matter, ICC is as expensive as it would get I imagine

[wlrs]

g-bebe, with the points you mentioned I'd say ICC

[ganstaman]

Anyone enjoy and understand endgames? I just played this one in a 5+2 game online. The computer thinks it's equal (pretty much dead equal), but I think black might have winning chances by being able to win the white c-pawn. It's pretty easy to blockade at the least, but I don't know if that should be enough. I've found that sometimes I'm way off in my assessments in such cases, which is why I'm asking here. Here is the position after 29. Bxd6:



Here are the moves we actually played from there, but they are clearly not optimal (I'm blaming the clock for most of that): 29...Ne6 30. c5 Rc8 31. Rc1 Nd4 32. Rc4 Nc6 33. Ke2 Kf7 34. g3 Ke6 35. Ke3 Kd5 36. Rc1 Na5 37. Rd1+ Kc6 38. Be7 Nc4+ 39. Ke2 h6 40. Rc1 Ne5 41. Rd1 Nd3 42. Rd2 Nxc5 43. Rc2 Kd5 44. h4 Rc7 45. Bf6 gxh4 46. Bxh4 Ne6 47. Bf6 Rxc2+ 48. Ke3 Rxa2 49. Be7 Ng5 50. Bf6 a5 51. Kf4 Rxf2+ 52. Ke3 Rf3+ 53. Ke2 Rxg3 54. Bh8 f4 55. Bg7 a4 56. Bxh6 a3 0-1

[Noir_Desir]

I don't think black is better here. for example, after Ne6 2. c5 Rc8 white doesn't have to protect the pawn. 3. Rb1 Nxc5 4. Bxc5 (or similarly Rc1 Rd8 5. Rxc5 Rxd6 6. Rb8+) Rxc5 5. Rb8+ followed by Rb7+ and Rxa7 and it should be a fairly easy draw.

edit: this is all bs of course because of 5. Bxc5 in the bracket. So white might even have a slight advantage after Rb1.

[wlrs]

White should play more actively, if he turtles up Black gets chances (which indeed often happens in practice so you are correct in your assessment). 31.Rb1 instead of Rc1 for instance looks like a better defense

[TexAg06]

Have y'all ever checked out the forums on chess.com? Good grief, what train wrecks. Makes me very thankful for this board.

[ohsnapzbrah]

It's terrible on those boards. Almost no moderation and kids posting and spamming everywhere. It's like a geeked out version of BBV, minus the NSFW stuff.

[valenzuela]

Kids posting is not bad per se.