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I guess I assumed they just agreed to a draw beforehand but then decided to play screwy moves as if something really deep was going on.

But yeah, I also was searching for counter play on a bunch of moves until finally I couldn't take it any longer with the random pawn moves and piece sacs, lol.

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07-07-2015 , 04:03 PM

#5427

wlrs

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parts of that game do look like standard Benoni ideas

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07-07-2015 , 04:31 PM

#5428

RoundTower

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Guys I think I found another mountweazel

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1543378

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07-08-2015 , 02:21 PM

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rockfsh

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This is not chess related but I posted photos taken from my house on chess.com.

http://www.chess.com/photos/member/rockfsh1

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07-09-2015 , 01:55 AM

#5430

A-Rod's Cousin

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Anand-Kasparov 1991

Here's my write-up:

Wut?

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07-09-2015 , 10:31 AM

#5431

The Yugoslavian

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JFC at that game. Dudes be crazy. Magnus needs to get into some battles like that.

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07-09-2015 , 10:59 AM

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TimM

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Looks like 11...Ra5 was prepared, and Kasparov hung himself with his own rope. I doubt this happens with today's computer analysis.

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07-09-2015 , 08:03 PM

#5433

A-Rod's Cousin

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Has there ever been a comic where Magnus and someone are staring down at the board, waiting to start play, Magnus' head in his hands, announcing "Your position is lost."

Because that would be funny.

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07-12-2015 , 03:04 AM

#5434

A-Rod's Cousin

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I find myself staring at the board in all my correspondence games, during each move, thinking "this is the critical move in the game, don't **** up." Kind of funny but probably true. Tempo is so important so really every move is critical when you are playing someone similarly rated.

Where is everyone? This board is kind of dead.

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07-12-2015 , 05:51 AM

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Rei Ayanami

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Originally Posted by A-Rod's Cousin

Tempo is so important so really every move is critical when you are playing someone similarly rated.

Depends on the position -- "sit around and do nothing" and "sit around and do little that changes the static nature of the position (i.e., exchanging, pawn moving)" are very often the best strategy.

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07-12-2015 , 06:01 PM

#5436

The Yugoslavian

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Yeah, what Rei said. It really depends. Just like most general rules,

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That being said, I do know the feeling. In correspondence you can just sink an hour into one move if you want so it's kind of hard to know when to just stop and play a damn move, lol.

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07-13-2015 , 07:42 AM

#5437

Yeti

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did lichess get rid of the '# of checks' counter on three-check?

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07-14-2015 , 09:22 AM

#5438

Rei Ayanami

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More Svidler.

The user "Renato" that he plays was a cheater, apparently.

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07-14-2015 , 11:08 AM

#5439

wlrs

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Awesome, thanks for the heads-up.

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07-14-2015 , 11:10 AM

#5440

Judit Bowlgar

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is anyone here over 60? we're running a summer chess camp and need a guest lecturer who can give a first-hand account of the creation of the universe. and also be a podium.

will pay for services in fresh-caught wild, uh, pizza.

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07-14-2015 , 12:09 PM

#5441

BobJoeJim

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Is that 60 in human years or 60 in cat years?

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07-14-2015 , 02:23 PM

#5442

The Yugoslavian

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Originally Posted by Rei Ayanami

More Svidler.

"That moves gives me the chance to mispronounce incogruous."

"I have a trick here. Mate in three which is fairly nice."

Great stuff as always from Svidler,

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07-23-2015 , 01:31 AM

#5443

rooooktaker

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Originally Posted by A-Rod's Cousin

Well, if u didnt play 1.e4 or 1...c5 u already lost

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07-23-2015 , 03:16 AM

#5444

All-inMcLovin

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1. d4 > 1. e4

Since at the very least it avoids the Sicilian.

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07-23-2015 , 03:32 AM

#5445

A-Rod's Cousin

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I played 1e4 today for the first time in a long time due to a misclick. Thought I was doing my standard 1d4 2c4 3Nc3 opening but instead opened e4...e5 d4 then was like "wait, what?" It was a blitz game that I ended up winning even though I made a couple bad mistakes later on. Opponent lost both his knights to me early and never recovered.

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07-23-2015 , 08:12 PM

#5446

Rei Ayanami

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loooooooool

reminds me of http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1567830

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07-23-2015 , 08:55 PM

#5447

ScottTK

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Gashimov-Grischuk (Alexander once said in a post-game interview that this was his best game), I like this one more than Short-Timman.

Navara's king walk is funnier though, straight up the f-file in nearly consecutive moves (and all/most preparation?).

King walks (and unusual king moves) are some of my favorite chess things.

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07-23-2015 , 10:44 PM

#5448

loafes

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I had something similar in one of my early games, I marched my king all the way to I think it was a1 or h1 to avoid a perpetual when I was up a ton of material. Only it turns out in that one I should have been mated by doing so

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07-24-2015 , 03:30 AM

#5449

wlrs

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jfc what a game. Takes serious balls to go kf2-kf3-kf4 there

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07-24-2015 , 04:04 PM

#5450

A-Rod's Cousin

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If white makes the most optimal move every move do they

a) always win
b) draw at worst every time (ie often/usually win but at worst they draw)
c) unsure
d) there is no such thing as optimal/most optimal move in chess
e) something else

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