23 Jan '13 01:00>
I've been playing quite a bit the last few days (win some, lose some, but all fun).
Here is one of my more shameful wins:
My next game will be somewhat better, with a nice win over a 2100.
Posting in a few ...
Here is one of my more shameful wins:
EVENT | ICS Rated blitz match |
SITE | freechess.org |
DATE | 2013.01.22 |
ROUND | - |
WHITE | paulbuchman |
BLACK | 1800+ |
RESULT | * |
WHITEELO | 2074 |
BLACKELO | 1800+ |
[Event "ICS Rated blitz match"]
[Site "freechess.org"]
[Date "2013.01.22"]
[Round "-"]
[White "paulbuchman"]
[Black "1800+"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2074"]
[BlackElo "1800+"]
[TimeControl "180"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 dxe4 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.O-O O-O
8.Qe1 h6 {There were a few distractions during this game, and I must have just thought the bishop was on the standard e7 and played ...} 9.Qg3 {??- Any sensible person would resign here, but I say you can't lose a game twice. I usually play until the tricks run out. Believe it or not, the "Lasker approach" does work a lot of the time. Often a player will get ahead on material, relax too much, and toss a perfectly good game (mostly out of anxiety from the opponent not resigning). } Bxg3 10.hxg3 Nc6 11.Be3 Nb4 12.Rad1 Nbd5 {? Why not Nxd3? When ahead trade!} 13.Bd2 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Nd5 15.Bd2 {When behind, avoid trades!} Bd7 {I have one very slight glimmer of hope. He has played the move h6 (moved a pawn around the castled king). I have a distant dream of prying on the h or g file with g5 and attacking. It's not much, but I'm lost anyway.} 16.Ne5 Ne7 17.g4 {Handy ... prevents Nf5 and prepares g5} Nc6 18.Nf3 Re8 19.g5 {My counterplay lol} hxg5 20.Nxg5 f6 21.Bh7+ {Finally with a threat Kh8 Nf7} Kf8 22.Bg6 {Trying to induce Re7, then Nh7 and I try to rush to the h file with rooks.} Ke7 23.d5 { One idea is exd5 Rfe1+ Ne5 - see game conclusion ... fxg5 Bxg5+ also wins the queen.} Ne5 {? - Black doesn't see it coming.} 24. Bb4+ {and would have mated had black not forfeited by disconnection ... and then logged immediately back in to play someone else ...}
[Site "freechess.org"]
[Date "2013.01.22"]
[Round "-"]
[White "paulbuchman"]
[Black "1800+"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2074"]
[BlackElo "1800+"]
[TimeControl "180"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 dxe4 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 e6 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.O-O O-O
8.Qe1 h6 {There were a few distractions during this game, and I must have just thought the bishop was on the standard e7 and played ...} 9.Qg3 {??- Any sensible person would resign here, but I say you can't lose a game twice. I usually play until the tricks run out. Believe it or not, the "Lasker approach" does work a lot of the time. Often a player will get ahead on material, relax too much, and toss a perfectly good game (mostly out of anxiety from the opponent not resigning). } Bxg3 10.hxg3 Nc6 11.Be3 Nb4 12.Rad1 Nbd5 {? Why not Nxd3? When ahead trade!} 13.Bd2 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Nd5 15.Bd2 {When behind, avoid trades!} Bd7 {I have one very slight glimmer of hope. He has played the move h6 (moved a pawn around the castled king). I have a distant dream of prying on the h or g file with g5 and attacking. It's not much, but I'm lost anyway.} 16.Ne5 Ne7 17.g4 {Handy ... prevents Nf5 and prepares g5} Nc6 18.Nf3 Re8 19.g5 {My counterplay lol} hxg5 20.Nxg5 f6 21.Bh7+ {Finally with a threat Kh8 Nf7} Kf8 22.Bg6 {Trying to induce Re7, then Nh7 and I try to rush to the h file with rooks.} Ke7 23.d5 { One idea is exd5 Rfe1+ Ne5 - see game conclusion ... fxg5 Bxg5+ also wins the queen.} Ne5 {? - Black doesn't see it coming.} 24. Bb4+ {and would have mated had black not forfeited by disconnection ... and then logged immediately back in to play someone else ...}
My next game will be somewhat better, with a nice win over a 2100.
Posting in a few ...