Ziggy Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 hour ago, GordonS said: I turned it down cos I don't approve of one of the finalists being a closed shop. In elite chess it’s more a case of winner stays on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwullie Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) @Henderson to deliver ..... offered possibly the earliest draw I've ever seen. The board was an absolute mess and I couldn't see any way out of it. I presume you felt the same mate. Had absolutely no idea how I could go on and win this match so grabbed the draw offer with both hands. Madwullie draws with beef2711 What a shitshow Edited April 21, 2021 by madwullie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 23 minutes ago, madwullie said: @Henderson to deliver ..... offered possibly the earliest draw I've ever seen. The board was an absolute mess and I couldn't see any way out of it. I presume you felt the same mate. Had absolutely no idea how I could go on and win this match so grabbed the draw offer with both hands. Madwullie draws with beef2711 194.35 kB · 0 downloads What a shitshow Aye, unless either of us made a glaring error, it was going to end in a draw. No point in prolonging it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Henderson to deliver ..... said: Aye, unless either of us made a glaring error, it was going to end in a draw. No point in prolonging it. What madness is this? My whole modus operandi is 'wait for the other b*****d to make his glaring error and then punish him for it'. Is there some other way to play? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Invergowrie beats @johnnydun by resignation. Not much between the players but the one real mistake by Johnny allowed me to threaten Queen whilst making a check, so the lady was lost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Am I being stupid? Apparently this is a missed checkmate and I should have moved Qe2 Surely Kg1 avoids mate. The reason I didn't do it is then I'm left with K protected on back rank and no quick or obvious way to attack whereas leaving king open and away from protection of rooks allows me to keep making checks? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, invergowrie arab said: Am I being stupid? Apparently this is a missed checkmate and I should have moved Qe2 Surely Kg1 avoids mate. The reason I didn't do it is then I'm left with K protected on back rank and no quick or obvious way to attack whereas leaving king open and away from protection of rooks allows me to keep making checks? I think if you then move Bh3, he has no way of stopping Qg2# on the next move. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 minute ago, GordonS said: I think if you then move Bh3, he has no way of stopping Qg2# on the next move. 1 minute ago, GordonS said: I think if you then move Bh3, he has no way of stopping Qg2# on the next move. More than 2 moves ahead? Not interested. Im all about reaction chess 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, GordonS said: I think if you then move Bh3, he has no way of stopping Qg2# on the next move. Bf2 stalls it, but I'm not sure that he can stop Qf3 then Qg2 Edit, he can with Nxf3. Hmmm, Qe4 -> g2 or Qe4 -> f3 -> g2 if the Knight decides to be obstructive? Edited April 21, 2021 by Aim Here 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, Aim Here said: Bf2 stalls it, but I'm not sure that he can stop Qf3 then Qg2 Yeah, that black square bishop can delay, but that's all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleslie99 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I always watch the analysis of my games, iv noticed that the engine seems to always suggest trading bishops is the best move. Is there any reason for this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Just now, pleslie99 said: I always watch the analysis of my games, iv noticed that the engine seems to always suggest trading bishops is the best move. Is there any reason for this? Big team found 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, pleslie99 said: I always watch the analysis of my games, iv noticed that the engine seems to always suggest trading bishops is the best move. Is there any reason for this? LIke a lot of decisions in chess, it's situational. Some thing to consider would be how powerful the enemy bishop is compared to yours (if it's commanding a long diagonal pointed right at your king, you maybe want to swap it with your puny little bishop stuck behind a cluster of pawns if you can), whether it's going to be generally useful given the pawn structure on the board (bishops are worth less when all your pawns are on the same colour squares that they sit on, for instance), and what the game position will be like once the capture happens (if, say, his recapture musses up his pawn structure in front of his king, or the recapture is a forced king move that stops castling, it's likely to be a good thing). There's a billion and one other factors, of course. It's chess. You're likely getting into a lot of positions where bishop swaps are better for you than the other guy. Edited April 21, 2021 by Aim Here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Psychosis Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 24 minutes ago, pleslie99 said: I always watch the analysis of my games, iv noticed that the engine seems to always suggest trading bishops is the best move. Is there any reason for this? Its very situational. What openings do you play? That will have a fairly big influence on what pieces you want to keep on the board. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eindhovendee Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 When we started this and I first joined Chess.com I was playing Elani ranked (400) on the computer and was struggling, then I got the hang of it and it all came back to me like I was when I was ranked No.2 in the whole of my Primary School, pumped her every time after that. Then I started playing Zara ranked (850) and the same thing happened, struggled but now fairly confident that I'll win more than lose. Moved on to Antonio ranked (1500) and have beat him but losing much more than I win, he's a sneaky b*****d. Thought I'd have a go against one of the Masters and have probably played Noam ranked (2200) around 80 times, some quick games, and that cunto could beat me with 2 knights and a King. #UnbelievableJeff 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptie Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) Bri1962 defeats gkneil in Division A round 1 by resignation. A pretty quick conclusion to this game due to as i'm sure @gkneil will acknowledge a bad choice of move by him allowed me to take his Queen early on and it was pretty straight forward after that. Thanks for the game Neil you'll get your revenge later i'm sure I can relax now no Brechin - Esque season to worry about in the big league although my other game ain't looking to good. Edited April 21, 2021 by keptie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkneil Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 49 minutes ago, keptie said: Bri1962 defeats gkneil in Division A round 1 by resignation. A pretty quick conclusion to this game due to as i'm sure @gkneil will acknowledge a bad choice of move by him allowed me to take his Queen early on and it was pretty straight forward after that. Thanks for the game Neil you'll get your revenge later i'm sure I can relax now no Brechin - Esque season to worry about in the big league although my other game ain't looking to good. Another disaster 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Am I being stupid? Apparently this is a missed checkmate and I should have moved Qe2 Surely Kg1 avoids mate. The reason I didn't do it is then I'm left with K protected on back rank and no quick or obvious way to attack whereas leaving king open and away from protection of rooks allows me to keep making checks? It's not mate right away but a forced mate in a maximum 7 moves. All white has is delaying moves with knight and rook. One line (the delaying moves can be swapped about):22... Qe2+23 Kg1 Bh324 Bf2 Qe425 Nf3 Qf326 Ra8+ Bd827 Rd8+ Rd828 b3 Qg2# 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Division AElrohana beats AH13STU - resignation.This could gave gone on a bit longer but it would have been a matter uncovered checks and picking off pieces with my knight, including his Queen - death by a thousand cuts.Pretty tight game at the start - my more active pieces were the decider.Just the one error by my opponent - not really a critical one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicesterlichtie Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Well played Elrohana. I got way too passive. After being pumped by madwullie, tried the Suez canal technique but failed miserably. Think you spiked the drinks of my knights as they started dancing round in circles to a bit of Jimmy Shand playing in the background. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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