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Trompowsky trouncing in 14 moves. Trompowsky trouncing in 14 moves.

03-29-2009 , 06:26 PM
Berlin Chess League last weekend (OTB, 2h/40 + 1h), I have the white pieces:

1.d4 Nf6
2. Bg5
I love the Trompowsky because I hate playing against the Nimzo/Kings Indian, and also because I can get most opponent "out of book" by move 3:
2... Ne4
3.h4


Instead of the standard 3.Bf4, offering the bishop pair for the half-open h-file.
3...Nxg5
I think it's better not to take right away, but to play 3...c5, challenging the center and opening the queen the path to a5/b6
4. hxg5 d5
I still think c5 needs to be played to get at least some counterplay on the queenside where the dark squares are somewhat weak because the c1 bishop has been traded.
5. e3 e6
6.g6!?

I'm quite proud of this move. Funky and out of nowhere. It seems that black has to play 6...fxg6 7.Bd3 Qf6/Kg7, where white has more than adequate compensation for the pawn.
6...Qf6?
wtf, fxg6 was mandatory
7. gxf7
I thought 30 minutes about this move, 7.gxh7 was another viable option. I'm still not sure which one is better, after gxh Black will probably get the pawn back but waste some more tempi doing so.
7...Qxf7
8. Bd3 g6
9. Qg4 Bg7?
9...Rg8 is the only move
10. Rxh7!

Disaster strikes on the light squares
10...0-0
11. Qxg6!

11. Nf3 also works because of the fork on g5, but this was so enticing ...
11...Qxf2(?)
Leads to mate in 12 or some number like that but 11...Qxg6 12. Bxg6 also leaves black down 2 pawns in a hopeless position.
12. Ke1 Qxg1+
13. Kd2 Qf2+
14. Kc3

Since Qf6/Qf7/Rf7 lead all to the same mate (do you see it ), Black resigned.


Edit: Does anybody know how I can generate multiple diagrams in a row from the same game on http://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-diagram-generator.php?

Last edited by Lateralus; 03-29-2009 at 06:39 PM. Reason: I suck at editing
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03-29-2009 , 06:58 PM
Spoiler:
Rh8 and then Qh7#


Sweet, I actually like this game. Offbeat, but very creative. Nice!
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03-30-2009 , 03:39 AM
doesnt black just have a better position after fxg6 early? Qf6 and eventually Bd6, Nd7-f8, etc. might not be that simple though.
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03-30-2009 , 03:41 AM
Spoiler:
Rh8 and then Qh7# MATESKIES


MATESKIES

Gotta love alliteration
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03-30-2009 , 04:32 AM
Wha? Where's the alliteration there?
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03-30-2009 , 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by DCJ311
doesnt black just have a better position after fxg6 early? Qf6 and eventually Bd6, Nd7-f8, etc. might not be that simple though.
It's really "not that simple" for black because he has no good plan.

White has a very clear plan, Bd3, Qg4, Nf3 -> e5/g5, 0-0-0 etc. The light squares on the kingside are terribly weak, e5 is a glaring hole, and the black queenside is not developed.

When analyzing, even down a pawn Fritz thinks it is +0.5 (not right away but after a few of the first-choice moves for both sides), which indicates white has a great position.
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03-30-2009 , 05:09 AM
The g6 idea is almost enough to make me want to play the Trompowski.
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03-30-2009 , 06:28 AM
Very nice exploitation of passive play. He really did need to get something going. I'd give g6 an "!". That move's straight up sexy and black's position just looks like trash after it.
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03-30-2009 , 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Discipline
Wha? Where's the alliteration there?
Trompowsky trouncing in 14 moves.

Alliteration is in bold Chief.
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03-30-2009 , 06:44 AM
Your post made it sound like you were referring to alliteration in either "MATESKIES" or the line you gave in your spoil tags.

Anyway, the title is not an example of alliteration. (It is, however, an example of assonance.) Why not? That's left as an exercise for the reader, chief.
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03-30-2009 , 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Discipline
Anyway, the title is not an example of alliteration. (It is, however, an example of assonance.) Why not? That's left as an exercise for the reader, chief.
lol wat
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03-30-2009 , 04:08 PM
It's not alliteration because the emphasized syllable in "Trompowski" begins with a "p". "Trompowski pounding" would be alliteration.
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03-30-2009 , 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Discipline
It's not alliteration because the emphasized syllable in "Trompowski" begins with a "p". "Trompowski pounding" would be alliteration.
wikipedia disagrees. In fact I can't find a source that does agree with you.
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03-30-2009 , 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
In poetry, good alliteration may also refer to repetition of a consonant in any syllables that, according to the poem's meter, are stressed as if they were word-initial, as in James Thomson's verse "Come…dragging the lazy languid Line along"
In my opinion the consecutive consonant sounds need to be stressed for it to be alliteration proper. You can't deny that there's a difference between "Tater tots" and "Tomorrow's tots" and that the former is "more alliterative" because both consonant sounds are stressed. Furthermore, something like "Tomorrow's mail" is actually more similar to "Tater tots" than is "Tomorrow's tots", as can be seen by anyone.

In any case, whatever words you use, "Trompowski trouncing" is not the same as "Tater tots", and "Trompowski pounding" is more similar to "Tater tots" than is "Trompowski trouncing".
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03-31-2009 , 12:42 AM
"Tomorrow's tots" is definitely alliteration. "Tomorrow's mail" is definitely not. Alliteration is defined by how "similar" the words are, it's defined by the first letters. You are citing an example that applies only to specific poetic uses and has nothing to do with the non-poetic general meaning of "alliteration".
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03-31-2009 , 01:54 AM
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Originally Posted by BobJoeJim
"Tomorrow's tots" is definitely alliteration. "Tomorrow's mail" is definitely not. Alliteration is defined by how "similar" the words are, it's defined by the first letters. You are citing an example that applies only to specific poetic uses and has nothing to do with the non-poetic general meaning of "alliteration".
Nope. And I'm done discussing it.
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03-31-2009 , 05:53 AM
I don't think I've ever seen a stranger thread hijacking in my life.
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03-31-2009 , 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Dire
I don't think I've ever seen a stranger thread hijacking in my life.
lol agree,
and im terrible at chess but even saw the rh8 mate trick squeezing the king to the mating square
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03-31-2009 , 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Discipline
Nope. And I'm done discussing it.
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Originally Posted by Dire
I don't think I've ever seen a stranger thread hijacking in my life.
why are you complaining about your own hijacking?
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03-31-2009 , 07:59 AM
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03-31-2009 , 04:16 PM
lol enough with the Discipline = Dire nonbage

(nonbage = nonsense + garbage)
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