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Wow, that's very nice, totally missed

Brag: Trying out e4 tonight

Beat: None of the games last long enough to be worth posting, partially due to the nature that seems to lead to a wild exchange of pieces.

Variance: Noone seems to want to play e5 in response.

Mc Lovin

anyone reasonably strong (expert or better) going to be in melbourne in the coming month? ill be there wednesday and till the end of february, if anyone wants to set up a game shoot me a PM

Brag: Hit 1450 on the chess.emrald.net tactics trainer, a new personal high

Brag: Did it while I was being paid and supposed to be working, but no one seems to care.

Beat: It's still a crappy job.

Between work, family, disconnections and silly tactical blunders (both for and against), I don't feel like I've played a good game of chess in like two weeks. Frustrating.

Happens from time to time.

(Maybe) Take a few days, or a week, or even 2 weeks away from the game.

brag: hit 2000 on FICS blitz

can stop beating weak guys for 4 points/game now.

Congrats!

Blitz match, best of 7 !?

(it can be unrated if you want lol)

Brag: Cracked new high rating at chess.emrald.net: 1464, breaking me in to the top 1400 Americans on the site (out of 9920).

Six months ago I had trouble staying above 1150 consistently.

Brag: beat FM

Beat: simul on ICC with many people on low time controls

Beat: he played so weak I'm suspecting he was throwing the game to make us terrible simul players feel good about ourselves.

http://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-game...r.php?id=40102

A win is a win is a win!

Those simuls are a chance for those guys to try to sell you on coaching (not that there's anything wrong with that). That guy is really nice and I've talked to him a few times.

Okay, so some nights I start to play a game and realize my mind just isn't in it for the long haul and I just want to throw a mindless attack out there. I think of these as my "zombie mode" nights. They result in wins more often than you'd think at this level.

This was a particularly fun one in that when I went over the game with the computer, it said I was sound in a lot more spots than I expected.

http://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-game...r.php?id=40282

The rook sac on 24 I assumed was pure chess spew, but it was apparently the decisive winner. Missed a few forced mates but had the win pretty close to in the bag from there.

allin mclovin are you 2p2's chess grandmaster?

not only that, but he was the original creator of the immensely popular OOT chess thread, which led to the creation of the chess subforum

Hollaaaa C-Viggity what you doin in here!?!!??!

Yes, yes I did that!

I had totally forgotten that I did that, thanks for reminding me!

Variance: The Most Boring Game Ever - Trip Report

I've visited about 1/3 of the Major League Baseball Stadiums and a fun simul combining both a ball game and chess somewhat in my area seemed to cool to pass up. As I understood from the advertisement this was supposed to be a simul hosted by Greg and Jen Shahade, and I had signed up in the email to play Curtains!!! zomg! When I got there I found out it was actually Jen and her father FM Michael Shahade.

Jen was filled up, so I got Mike, he seemed like a real nice guy and upon seeing him I remember thinking I was happy this was just a chess game and not a chess boxing match! He probably has 35 years on me or so but I still wouldn't mess with him.

I have to consider the result of this game a failure, given he did have 24 other games going on at once and the rating difference was 400 pts or so. I don't think he lost a single game (giving up a handful), but I was one of the stronger players there, it was mostly little kids and novice adults. That being said, at least I didn't lose! I really enjoy aggressiveness in chess, and this game was well disappointingly dull Any suggestions by anyone on better play for either side? And yes yes I know If i wanted an exciting game I shouldn't have opened with Petroff's. I usually play to its more aggressive lines when my opponent doesn't transition to 4 Knights. I suppose in a simul I should have expected this.


[Event "LakeWood BlueClaws Simul"]
[Site "Lakewood, PA"]
[Date "August 3rd, 2009"]
[Round "-"]
[White "FM Michael Shahade"]
[Black "PyramidScheme"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 Bg4 9. d4 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. d5 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qxf3 13. gxf3 Ne7 14. Rfb1 f5 15. Bd3 b6 16. a4 a5 17. Re1 f4 18. Kf1 Rf6 19. Ke2 Raf8 20. Rg1 Rg6 21. Rxg6 Nxg6 22. Rg1 Nh4 23. Bb5 Rf6 24. Bd7 Rg6 25. Rxg6 Nxg6 26. Be6+ Kf8 27. Bg4 Ke7 28. Bh3 Nh8 29. Kd3 Nf7 30. Kc4 Kd8 31. Kb5 h5 32. Bg2 h4 33. Bh3 Ng5 34. Bg4 Nh7 35. Kc6 Nf6 36. h3 Ne8 37. c4 Ke7 {Draw By Agreement}

{Notes, Draw offered by White and declined at move 22}


Baseball game ended with the home team falling 3-1 if I remember right!

when playing the petroff as black you really have no credibility when complaining about a boring draw IMO

32...Ng5 looks winning, at least it condemns him to passive defence.

33. h4 and then kick me out of that route forever?

actually shoot then i push the g pawn and get the passed h pawn darn yeah perhaos youre right