Background information...
this is a game I played online (correspondence) and was willing to go into the grunfeld defence which my opponent skillfully sidestepped .
please note
- from move 20 the way black uses the dark squared bishop before capturing the trapped rook.
-black uses the passed pawn to force white into passive positions.
moral of the story:
sometimes in chess, one can be excused for delaying a capture if by doing so, one will create weaknesses in the enemy camp.
Friday 13 June 2008
Wednesday 11 June 2008
The misconception that chess is boring....
to a casual non-chess playing spectator, chess can seem boring and tedious.
hope this entry disproves the assumption even in the most biased of us.
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hope this entry disproves the assumption even in the most biased of us.
check this out
Friends don't let friends play chess drunk
Game Of Chess Takes Violent Turn In Greensburg
GREENSBURG (KDKA) ― Police in Westmoreland County are investigating after they say a game of chess ended in gunfire and a bullet nearly hitting a baby.
It happened early this morning in a second-floor apartment along West Otterman Street in Greensburg.
Police say 23-year-old Zachary Luco and another man were drinking and playing chess.
According to authorities, Luco pulled out a gun, and threatened to shoot himself with his 9-month-old son on the floor nearby.
"The victim grabbed for the gun," said Captain George Seranko, of the Greensburg Police Department. "Apparently there was a scuffle, a little bit, and the gun went off. The bullet went down and nearly missed a 9-month-old baby in the kitchen area."
Officials say the victim, identified as Dennis Klein, was shot in the elbow. He continues to recover tonight at a Pittsburgh hospital.
Meantime, Luco is facing several charges including aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and recklessly endangering children.
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It happened early this morning in a second-floor apartment along West Otterman Street in Greensburg.
Police say 23-year-old Zachary Luco and another man were drinking and playing chess.
According to authorities, Luco pulled out a gun, and threatened to shoot himself with his 9-month-old son on the floor nearby.
"The victim grabbed for the gun," said Captain George Seranko, of the Greensburg Police Department. "Apparently there was a scuffle, a little bit, and the gun went off. The bullet went down and nearly missed a 9-month-old baby in the kitchen area."
Officials say the victim, identified as Dennis Klein, was shot in the elbow. He continues to recover tonight at a Pittsburgh hospital.
Meantime, Luco is facing several charges including aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and recklessly endangering children.
this entry is borrowed from here
Monday 9 June 2008
A LESSON FROM THE MASTERS....
The evans gambit is one of my pet openings, (at the moment)and here I present to you a game from one of the most lethal masters of his time. Chigorin.
the annotations are "borrowed" from chessmaster (TM) .
Enjoy the game and watch a master at work.
On move 9.......Na5,
At the time a popular defense in this "Normal Position" of the Evans, but later it was realized that, while eliminating the Bc4 was desirable in principle, Black in his undeveloped state could not afford the time lost.
As with all gambits, tempo is a crucial element and here black self destructs with this move which hopes to exchange the lethal the c4 bishop
After 12 Qa4+,
white embarks on recovering the knight with tempo on the king.
Here one can see that black desperately needs to develope but chigorin is relentless.
by the 26th move...
with alarm bells ringing, black eliminates the white knight on e6 on move 25 with 25....BXe6.
but positionally speaking it is out of the frying pan into the bonfire... since white captures with 26.fxe6 and the python stranglehold tightens.
Black has eliminated the intrusive Knight at e6, but the pawn that replaces it is at least as annoying. with hindsight, black should have played 23...Nf8.
32.e5 ! is earth shattering
With all the Black pieces tied down -- the Knight must shield the g7 pawn, and the Queen and Rook are tied to the defense of the d6 pawn -- White opens lines to the Black King with this pawn advance....
the only solid responce, 32....fXe5 is decisively met....
by 33.Nxd6+ RxNd6
34. fxe5+ Rf6
35.e8=Q+ KxQ
36.Qd7+ et cetera with mate to follow
No better is 32...dxe5 -- 33.Rd8 (threatening e8Q+) Nxe7 34.Qxg7+ Ke6 35.Nxe7, and there is no good defense to f4-f5 mate.
the rest is history
Moral of the game
the annotations are "borrowed" from chessmaster (TM) .
Enjoy the game and watch a master at work.
On move 9.......Na5,
At the time a popular defense in this "Normal Position" of the Evans, but later it was realized that, while eliminating the Bc4 was desirable in principle, Black in his undeveloped state could not afford the time lost.
As with all gambits, tempo is a crucial element and here black self destructs with this move which hopes to exchange the lethal the c4 bishop
After 12 Qa4+,
white embarks on recovering the knight with tempo on the king.
Here one can see that black desperately needs to develope but chigorin is relentless.
by the 26th move...
with alarm bells ringing, black eliminates the white knight on e6 on move 25 with 25....BXe6.
but positionally speaking it is out of the frying pan into the bonfire... since white captures with 26.fxe6 and the python stranglehold tightens.
Black has eliminated the intrusive Knight at e6, but the pawn that replaces it is at least as annoying. with hindsight, black should have played 23...Nf8.32.e5 ! is earth shattering
With all the Black pieces tied down -- the Knight must shield the g7 pawn, and the Queen and Rook are tied to the defense of the d6 pawn -- White opens lines to the Black King with this pawn advance....the only solid responce, 32....fXe5 is decisively met....
by 33.Nxd6+ RxNd634. fxe5+ Rf6
35.e8=Q+ KxQ
36.Qd7+ et cetera with mate to follow
No better is 32...dxe5 -- 33.Rd8 (threatening e8Q+) Nxe7 34.Qxg7+ Ke6 35.Nxe7, and there is no good defense to f4-f5 mate.
the rest is history
Moral of the game
- hold the initiative
- present your opponent with multiple problems
- when facing the Evans gambit or any other gambit for that matter, consider returning material to free up your pieces.
Tuesday 3 June 2008
The Opening Phase of a game...
One really good feeling is outplaying your opponent in the opening. This is where the foundation for any middlegame masterpiece should be laid. herein I present you with two games.
A masterful sacrifice was unleashed on me and I cracked.
MORAL of the story:
know your openings well and execute them with reason. Chess is not a game of emotions so only borrow ideas from other openings ONLY when absolutely certain it will pay off.
Back to the drawing boards for me till next time.
GAME 1:
my opponent playing black messed up his opening and faced with hellfire in the way of tactical complications buckled and finally resigned on move 18. job well done I thought.GAME 2:
my good friend playing black accepted a transposition into the kings gambit accepted and me massively excited, borrowed an idea from the Evans gambit and pushed the e4 pawn on move six upon which I got properly THUMPED!!A masterful sacrifice was unleashed on me and I cracked.
MORAL of the story:
know your openings well and execute them with reason. Chess is not a game of emotions so only borrow ideas from other openings ONLY when absolutely certain it will pay off.
Back to the drawing boards for me till next time.
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