FICS names? pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease...

benjaminlee

celeryforty

Had to leave right after my games yesterday, so I didn't say much here except the results. Here are the games. I might look into them a bit later, but I want to at least put them up here for people to see if they want.

Game 1:
Event: FICS rated blitz game
White: loveinvain (1638)
Black: Gorgonian (1190)
Result: 1-0
Time Control: 300+2
Date: 2010-09-25
White Clock:
0:43.879
BlackClock:
0:15.711

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. O-O Bd7 9. Nc3 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Qe2 Qb6 12. Kh1 Nc6 13. a3 Be7 14. b4 Qc7 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. f4 O-O 17. Bb2 a6 18. Nd4 f6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Qxe6 Kh8 22. Qh3 h6 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Qg4 Qe8 25. Rae1 Qf7 26. Re5 Rf8 27. f5 Bd7 28. Qf3 d4 29. Be4 Bc6 30. Bxc6 Rxc6 31. Qd3 Rc4 32. Re4 Rd8 33. h3 Qf6 34. Re6 Qg5 35. f6 gxf6 36. Rfxf6 Qc1 37. Kh2 Rc3 38. Rxh6 Qxh6 39. Rxh6 Kg7 40. Qg6 Kf8 41. Rh8 Ke7 42. Rh7 Kf8 43. Qf7 1-0 {Black checkmated}

Game 2:
Event: FICS rated blitz game
White: Gorgonian (1188)
Black: loveinvain (1639)
Result: 0-1
Time Control: 300+2
Date: 2010-09-25
White Clock:
0:17.232
BlackClock:
2:46

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. c4 Qd8 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Nf6 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Re1 a6 12. h3 Bh5 13. Na4 b6 14. d4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxe2 17. Rxe2 b5 18. Nc5 bxc4 19. bxc4 Qc7 20. Nd3 Qxc4 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Rc1 Qb5 23. Nc5 Rfd8 24. Qe1 Rac8 25. Nb3 Rxc1 26. Nxc1 g6 27. Re3 Qa4 28. a3 Rd1 0-1 {White resigns}

Game 3:
Event: FICS rated blitz game
White: loveinvain (1640)
Black: Gorgonian (1186)
Result: 1-0
Time Control: 300+2
Date: 2010-09-25
White Clock:
2:54
BlackClock:
1:56

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Ne2 e5 7. O-O Bg4 8. f3 Bd7 9. Be3 a6 10. Nbc3 b5 11. b3 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. cxd5 c6 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. d5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Rc8 19. Qxb4 Bb5 20. Rfc1 Rb8 21. Qd4 Re8 22. Rc3 Qa5 23. b4 Qd8 24. Rac1 Qg5 25. f4 Qe7 26. Rc7 Qd8 27. Bh3 f5 28. Qg7 1-0 {Black checkmated}

Game 4:
Event: FICS rated blitz game
White: Gorgonian (1185)
Black: loveinvain (1641)
Result: 0-1
Time Control: 300+2
Date: 2010-09-25
White Clock:
3:38
BlackClock:
3:09

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. c4 Qd8 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O e6 9. d3 Nge7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bf4 e5 12. Be3 Nd4 13. Qd2 Nec6 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Nxf3 16. Bxf3 Qxd3 17. Bd5 Be6 18. Rad1 Qf5 19. Rfe1 Nd4 20. Re4 Bxd5 21. Rh4 Nf3 22. Kh1 Nxh4 0-1 {White resigns}

Also, don't forget that all games are stored at http://ficsgames.com/
You can find anyone's games so long as you know their username at FICS (which is why I keep asking for the names when both players use a different name there than here on 2+2).

Yeah, that's where I got those

YouKnowWho has informed me that his match with RolldUp Trips will not be played, but since both players clearly made an effort to play and just weren't able to find the time, that match will be scored as a 1/2-1/2 draw. That concludes round 1, so here are the pairings for round 2:



The round will last until midnight on Sunday, October 3rd, one week and 4 hours from the time of this post. Hopefully we can get all 10 matches played this time. Good luck to everyone!

You must be kidding me!

Hahahaha hello there )))

YouKnowWho - Tomukas 4-0.

(He's just a lucky fish, obv )

http://ficsgames.com/cgi-bin/show.cg...77;action=show
http://ficsgames.com/cgi-bin/show.cg...80;action=show
http://ficsgames.com/cgi-bin/show.cg...19;action=show
http://ficsgames.com/cgi-bin/show.cg...85;action=show

Especially I'm angry about me playing 37. ... Qxe4 in last game, when Qh3, Qxh4+ seems to be winning - and I've considered that move...

Yeah I got lucky in pretty much every game

in game 1 Rc1 instead of Bh7 and I am just dead, I was praying that you will be greedy and take on h7 as it gives me a tempo for c5 and I have some little counter play

in game 2 Bxe4 was just horrible by me, black can just play Bxe4 Rxd6 Bxc2 Bxf6 gxf Rxf6 and black should be winning because of queen side majority. I should have played Bxf6 and then Nxf6 Nf5 Qwherever Bxd5 Nxd5 Rxd5 because of the fork on e7.

and of course in game 4 I was just getting mated in the end

jewbinson 3 - 1 Cadaz

Stupid mistakes from me in places.

i would say I need to practice blitz but then everything I've read has said blitz is a waste f time so meh.

Anyway, take nothing away from jewbinson he played well.

Imo, blitz is the best way to learn.

You need to play hundreds of games to get good...can't just use computer/book. Same as in poker imo. Theory is 1 thing, playing is essential for improvement. Why do you think even top GM's play blitz a lot?..

You made some mistakes, so did I... but I think you played really well in the 4th game. gg, and pm me whenever you want another game.

You sir, are not correct Blitz is definitely not the best way to learn, and as a matter of fact it can cause massive problems to your game.

Where did you get the idea that top GM's play blitz "a lot"? Yeah, sometimes maybe, purely for fun. But definitely not A LOT. And they definitely don't use that as a learning experience.. One thing that blitz is good for is getting used to the opening schemes that you are using faster. That's about it

Of course, it is tremendously fun though

i msged the dude but he isnt responding back to my pm?

2 - 2 HipHop's got game

2-2 v Hackdeath.

http://ficsgames.com/cgi-bin/show.cg...49;action=show
http://ficsgames.com/cgi-bin/show.cg...52;action=show
http://ficsgames.com/cgi-bin/show.cg...67;action=show
http://ficsgames.com/cgi-bin/show.cg...28;action=show

Definitely used a 'one time' in the first game!

Its those pesky openings you play ... the Dutch is borderline, but seriously ... who plays the Three Knights these days??

Imo, over time, it improves your speed of calculation and intuition.

But only if you understand certain positional concepts.

Bullet does very little for your game, but 3/4/5 minute games put pressure on you and imo they FORCE you to think faster.

Well that's how it works for me, anyway.

I've also watched loads of Kingscrusher's videos on youtube, and they've really helped my understanding of what plays are important and when they're important.

"Timing" of plans is everything, and since (imo) the timing of plans is pronounced in blitz (and so you improve on this when playing lots of blitz games), when it comes to longer games, your thought process is automatically better, faster, and more accurate.

I don't play the three knights normally, its just recently I played it against the Petrov and it worked quite well so I thought I'd give it a spin. But the dutch, thats where I'm in my element.

Seriously? I initiated contact and responded to your first message. And then less than 4 hours after your second PM you post this.

I don't understand your post. But don't worry, I'm replying to your PM right after I post this.

I might take up the petroff, just because there's the beautiful line:

3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 Nc6 8.Qd2 Be6 9.0-0-0 Bxa2!!

And black gets at least a draw. This line is given by Rybka 3...

Simply amazing stuff imo.

Only downside would be larning all other variations (lol), in particular 5. d4 is obv more comment than Nc3.

But it is still played at GM level, and so it definitely offers dynamic play for black, so it's probably a better alternative to the Ruy Lopez, which I hate playing with as black.

Do you play mainline Petroff stuff as black?

Where's the draw after 10. b3, and presumably 10...a5 11. Kb2 a4 12. Kxa2 axb3+ 13. Kxb3?



(Since the pic is from chessgames.com, I figured I'd share these games too: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?node=5616374 )

Yep. In theory white has to play accurately to secure the draw.

The idea is indeed Ra5, castling, doubling/tripling (in some lines) on the a-file.

You play d5 in some lines.

Sac the knight and/or bishop in some lines.

E.g. Ra5 Kb2 Qa8 Bc4 d5! Bxc7 0-0 Bxa5 Rxa5 Ne5! Ba3+ Kb1 dxc4 Qa3 Qa6 (advantage to black according to rybka).
A drawing line,for example, is

Ra5 Kb2 Qa8 Bc4 d5 Bxd5 Ba3+ Kb1 Be7 draw by repetition