Only Chess
18 Jul 10
21 Jul 10
Originally posted by Paul LeggettWould be nice to see his words on the matter though.
I don't think you read me that carefully, because I was agreeing with you! My "enjoyment" was the joy of contempt. I shouldn't be that way, but some people just bring out the worst in us!
Why have strong opinions about the game when he is not interested in playing himself.
21 Jul 10
Originally posted by greenpawn34It looks like White was doing a "bishop's tour" of the 32 dark squares. Might as well do something while you're waiting. 🙂
More bad news Boiledcod.
Friend Rizzars appears to enjoy these games.
Witness this joyful 182 mover, one of the longest games on here.
The players had this on move 133
[fen]8/8/2b5/8/4k1p1/6K1/8/4B3 b - - 0 133[/fen]
It was finally drawn on move 182.
[fen]8/8/8/8/4k1p1/5bK1/8/2B5 w - - 0 183[/fen]
Final Position.
Good Luck.
[pgn ...[text shortened]... Bh6g5 Ke4d3 180. Bg5h4 Kd3e4 181. Bh4g5 Ke4d3
182. Bg5c1 Kd3e4[/pgn]
28 Jul 10
Originally posted by greenpawn34Not sure if this was obvious, but rizzers totally wasn't at fault here. Black was just being a jerk...
More bad news Boiledcod.
Friend Rizzars appears to enjoy these games.
Witness this joyful 182 mover, one of the longest games on here.
The players had this on move 133
[fen]8/8/2b5/8/4k1p1/6K1/8/4B3 b - - 0 133[/fen]
It was finally drawn on move 182.
[fen]8/8/8/8/4k1p1/5bK1/8/2B5 w - - 0 183[/fen]
Final Position.
Good Luck.
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Black could've forced a draw after move 90 with ... g3 ... e1=Q. In fact, Black played e1=Q on move 131 specifically to stop the 50 move rule. As already stated, some people just ruin a good game of chess.
Don't let this endgame make you think "all opposite colored bishop endgames are drawn" though. That kind of fallacy leads to playing moves like 34. Bb4 in the following game (just completed):
It's not a shot at my opponent - he played a fantastic game (completely outplayed me in the beginning). He just let his guard down once it got to opposite colored bishops - a mistake that's easy to make. Don't make it!