Chess Match Thread
- Thread starter babe
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I love Jonah's game, and I think he's a very interesting player. Also, I think I'm better than OB, and I can't wait to try and prove that next time we play.
Finally, there have been 19th century correspondence matches that took less time than Enes v. Babe's match.
I realize there are better players here than I presently am. Eyes is stronger, and I'm wanting to think carefully about mt moves now.
I'm trying to finish my farm work at season's end, plus my business has turned very busy. I'm in CA again on a fast trip, needing to get back to SLC tomorrow
Apologies to those interested, and waiting.
My response is dxe5, sorry my iPad is hard to work with.For some reason it messes up the coordinates when you use the "flip the board" option along with the click-able url. I couldn't figured it out yet. As a solution, I keep a pgn rotation of our game in a notepad file and copy-paste it to the "game replayer" tool on that website each time I make a move and then I click the "Copy this position to the Diagram Generator" link, so when I flip the board for the black viewpoint it doesn't become wrong in this way. If you'd like to do the same way, I can post our PGN rotation in my posts every time like I'm gonna do in this post.
1. e4 d6
2. d4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 Nc6
5. Be2 h6
6. a3 a6
7. h3 Be7
8. 0-0 0-0
9. Bf4 b5
10. Qd2 Nh7
11. d5 e5
12. dxc6 exf4
13. Qxf4 Bf6
14. Qe3 Be6
15. Rad1 Bxc3
16. Qxc3 Qe7
17. e5
The PGN notation, it's essentially the same with the notation we use but the spaces and small mistakes in ours make it unacceptable by the site so I correct it and keep it in a notepad file.
1. e4 d6
2. d4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 Nc6
5. Be2 h6
6. a3 a6
7. h3 Be7
8. 0-0 0-0
9. Bf4 b5
10. Qd2 Nh7
11. d5 e5
12. dxc6 exf4
13. Qxf4 Bf6
14. Qe3 Be6
15. Rad1 Bxc3
16. Qxc3 Qe7
17. e5 dxe5
18. Qxe5
1. e4 d6
2. d4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 Nc6
5. Be2 h6
6. a3 a6
7. h3 Be7
8. 0-0 0-0
9. Bf4 b5
10. Qd2 Nh7
11. d5 e5
12. dxc6 exf4
13. Qxf4 Bf6
14. Qe3 Be6
15. Rad1 Bxc3
16. Qxc3 Qe7
17. e5 dxe5
18. Qxe5
My response is R(f8) to e8, supporting the black queen.
I agree you're better than I am. Even blind squirrels fine the occasional nut. However, if you'd like to prove it, it's your turn to be white.
I could come up with a lot of excuses, but frankly, I think you just outplayed me. Well done.
For me, the best is still the man who went ten years without losing a game, and by most accounts didn't take the game nearly as seriously as his peers: Capablanca. He was so good that both Lasker and Alekhine spent a few years avoiding a challenge from him. Who knows what he would havbe accomplished in the modern era, with computer assistance during training?
Just like basketball, it very hard to compare players of different eras. Maybe Morphy really was the greatest ever.
Jonah
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LG98 vs. Jonah
1. d4 Nf6
2. f4 g6
3. Nf3 Bg7
4. e3 d6
5. Bd3 0-0
6. 0-0 Nc6
7. c4 Nb4
8. Qb3 c5
9. a3 Nxd3
10. Qxd3 Bf5
I'm following suggestions Enes provided and am now able to do diagrams fairly easily and quickly. From now on I'll try to provide diagrams unless I log in from my phone, then it's still move only.
1. d4 Nf6
2. f4 g6
3. Nf3 Bg7
4. e3 d6
5. Bd3 0-0
6. 0-0 Nc6
7. c4 Nb4
8. Qb3 c5
9. a3 Nxd3
10. Qxd3 Bf5
I'm following suggestions Enes provided and am now able to do diagrams fairly easily and quickly. From now on I'll try to provide diagrams unless I log in from my phone, then it's still move only.
