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Old 05-14-2012, 02:33 AM   #466
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Re: Cunningham Prop bet to get to 2100

Yes, but unfortunately, there is no way to do that, unless Allen does it himself. (Or one of his opponents reads this and posts their game.) USCF chess tournaments do not require one to turn in their score sheet and the USCF does not keep a record of anyone's games - just the result.
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Old 05-14-2012, 05:28 AM   #467
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Re: Cunningham Prop bet to get to 2100

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Here's the latest update, not that anyone seems to care any more.
I still care!

I've been rooting for Allen since day 1, not even just in the planned match, but for chess improvement in general too.

Thanks for the update EdwardCollins.
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Old 05-14-2012, 04:35 PM   #468
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I also try to improve my Chess, can't put in the necessary hours though
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Old 05-14-2012, 07:16 PM   #469
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Re: Cunningham Prop bet to get to 2100

My initial blitz of chess study only lasted around 10 months and new hobbies have cut into that time even more. Still, I do a little something each day and really focus on chess during tournament weekends.

I'll post a couple games from the Las Vegas Chess Festival after I've played it next month. I'm on line to play Karpov in a simul, I'll share that one if it happens. Meanwhile, here's correspondence win I just recently completed:
http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=51960923
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Old 05-15-2012, 10:03 PM   #470
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Re: Cunningham Prop bet to get to 2100

Really interesting game Allen. I keep looking at the position after 19.b3 and wondering how you pulled it off with the queenside dark squares weak like that and the bishop on g7. Very dynamic, concrete chess. Great job.
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Old 05-22-2012, 04:47 PM   #471
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Re: Cunningham Prop bet to get to 2100

Thank you for posting the game Allen C. Good fortune in your prop bet.....
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Old 06-18-2012, 08:49 PM   #472
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Re: Cunningham Prop bet to get to 2100

Allen, obviously something else must have come up, since I noticed you withdrew before the tourney started. Hope everything is okay. Hopefully you'll make the next event.
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Old 06-19-2012, 02:07 AM   #473
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Re: Cunningham Prop bet to get to 2100

Allen is getting too good.
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Old 09-23-2012, 05:37 AM   #474
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Re: Cunningham Prop bet to get to 2100

bump. just read thru the whole thread after someone linked me to it. nice to recognize some screennames from the 2+2 group on chess.com. hope things are good with allen and all of you.
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Old 10-15-2012, 12:40 PM   #475
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Thanks for the bump, this is a really cool thread to read through. Obv the match is looking like it may never happen but the journey itself is worth the effort. NH Allen.
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Old 10-18-2012, 01:04 PM   #476
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Re: Cunningham Prop bet to get to 2100

[Event "ChessCube Game"]
[Site "www.chesscube.com"]
[Date "2012.10.18"]
[Round "-"]
[White "jewbinson@chesscube.com"]
[Black "zts10000@chesscube.com"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1971"]
[BlackElo "1944"]
[ECO "E00"]
[Time "17:38:18"]
[TimeControl "300"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Bd2 a6 9. a4 O-O 10. f4 Bg4 11. Nge2 Re8 12. h3 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 f5 15. O-O-O fxe4 16. Rhe1 Qb6 17. Bc3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nd7 19. Bxe4 Nf6 20. Qc2 Kg7 21. g4 Qd8 22. f5 Nxe4 23. fxg6 Ng5 24. h4 Nf3 25. Rf1 Nxh4 26. Rf7+ Kh6 27. Rxh7+ Kg5 28. Rh5+ Kxg4 29. Rxh4+ Kxh4 30. Qg2 Qg5+ 31. Qxg5+ Kxg5 32. Rg1+ Kh6 33. g7 Rg8 0-1

I was white. I'm not sure where exactly where my win was, but I felt that 23. fxg6 was correct. Maybe it's 28. Qd2+.

A. If Kxg6 then Qh6#

B. If Kxg4 then Rg1+ looks too dangerous.

C. If Kf6 then Qf4+ looks super strong so I'm not going to look into this further.

Let's check B. Kxg4 Rg1+. If Kh3 then Qh2 is a nice mate. If Kf3 then Rf7+ Ke4 Re1#. If Kf5 then Rf7+ Ke5 or Ke4 then Re1#.

So yeah 28. Qd2+ wins....
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