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It will be very difficult for babe to win that match. Too bad, because you had a couple of chances to gain an advantage earlier in the game.
 
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 Rfe8
19. Nd4 Bc4
20. Qxe7 Rxe7
21. Bxc4 bxc4
22. Nf5 Re6
23. Rd7 Ra7
24. Rfd1 Nf6
25. Rd8 Ne8
26. R1d7, Kf8

I understand the use of Rooks on any row working together, particularly on the defenders King row where a lot of "loose" change can be picked up if unprotected. It is a definite advantage.

There are a lot of ways I can lose this game very quickly. . . .

you continue to choose the most aggressive line of action, and I have been in totally defensive mode almost all this game.
For an old school, you're doing a fantastic job babe. I actually had to find my old chess board to work on the game beginning from the 19th move. One mistake I did and am regretting now was playing the main variation and trading too many major pieces too early. It did lead to an empty middle game and now I'm having hard time to find a decisive route to win.

If I hadn't have an edge through that simple middle game, this game could be just the type of a game that two similar players in a tournament that are looking for easy draws decide to play and usually just agree to draw even before the end game.

Still, I know I have a reliable positional advantage along with a nice extra pawn which is on its own adventure towards to the end of the board. But I'm just too afraid of making a stupid mistake right now, because there isn't much left on the board to compensate any blunder.

Actually, because of my fear of a possible counter, I'm gonna go ahead and play a rather null and defensive move right now. I want a safer position for my King and I want to prepare his majesty to advance further on the board which is an obvious thing that I'm going to need soon. So I play g3.



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 Rfe8
19. Nd4 Bc4
20. Qxe7 Rxe7
21. Bxc4 bxc4
22. Nf5 Re6
23. Rd7 Ra7
24. Rfd1 Nf6
25. Rd8 Ne8
26. R1d7 Kf8
27. g3
 
It will be very difficult for babe to win that match. Too bad, because you had a couple of chances to gain an advantage earlier in the game.

When this game is finished, I'd like to hear more about this. At one point I looked at going on an offensive, but I kept seeing ways Enes could shut it down. . . .
 
For an old school, you're doing a fantastic job babe. I actually had to find my old chess board to work on the game beginning from the 19th move. One mistake I did and am regretting now was playing the main variation and trading too many major pieces too early. It did lead to an empty middle game and now I'm having hard time to find a decisive route to win.

If I hadn't have an edge through that simple middle game, this game could be just the type of a game that two similar players in a tournament that are looking for easy draws decide to play and usually just agree to draw even before the end game.

Still, I know I have a reliable positional advantage along with a nice extra pawn which is on its own adventure towards to the end of the board. But I'm just too afraid of making a stupid mistake right now, because there isn't much left on the board to compensate any blunder.

Actually, because of my fear of a possible counter, I'm gonna go ahead and play a rather null and defensive move right now. I want a safer position for my King and I want to prepare his majesty to advance further on the board which is an obvious thing that I'm going to need soon. So I play g3.



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 Rfe8
19. Nd4 Bc4
20. Qxe7 Rxe7
21. Bxc4 bxc4
22. Nf5 Re6
23. Rd7 Ra7
24. Rfd1 Nf6
25. Rd8 Ne8
26. R1d7 Kf8
27. g3

My response is g6.

I'm on the road again, on my mini, away from study tools. . .

A long time ago I thought your best line of attack was pawn development.
 
Siro vs. One Brow



1. d4 e6
2. Nc3 d5
3. e4 Nf6
4. e5 Nd2
5. Nf3 Be7
6. Nb5 a6
7. Nc3 c5
8. Bc4 Nc6
9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. Bd3 Qc7
11. 0-0 Nd7xe5
12. Nxe5 Nxe5
13. Nxd5 exd5
14. Bxe5 Bd6
15. Bxg7 Bxh2+
16. Kh1 Rg8
17. Re1+ Be6
18. Bf6 Kd7

I knew I was overlooking something back at move 11, know I know what it was.
 


1. d4 e6
2. Nc3 d5
3. e4 Nf6
4. e5 Nd2
5. Nf3 Be7
6. Nb5 a6
7. Nc3 c5
8. Bc4 Nc6
9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. Bd3 Qc7
11. 0-0 Nd7xe5
12. Nxe5 Nxe5
13. Nxd5 exd5
14. Bxe5 Bd6
15. Bxg7 Bxh2+
16. Kh1 Rg8
17. Re1+ Be6
18. Bf6 Kd7
19. Bf5
 
I knew I was overlooking something back at move 11, know I know what it was.

It's been interesting to follow this game and compare it to ours. In our game if you play either 7.a3 or O-O and then c5 chances are roughly equal. My plan was then to castle long and attack the kingside, a version of the old-style main line of the Steinitz. Siro plays a sharper more modern line that I'm not familiar with, but I think your first misstep was 9. . . Bxc5. I think if you take with Nxc5 instead (hitting d3 if white still wants to develop the bishop there) and then castle, the game has equal chances.
 


1. d4 f5
2. Nb3 e6
3. e3 Ng6
4. Ng3 Bg5
5. f4 Bf6
 
LG v 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
11. Qb3 Qc7
12. Nc3 cxd4
13. Nxd4 Bd3
14. Nc3b5 Qxc4
15. Qxc4 Bxc4
16. Rf2 a6
17. Nc3 Bd3
18. Rd2 Be4
19. g4 d5
20. g5
 
Siro vs. One Brow



1. d4 e6
2. Nc3 d5
3. e4 Nf6
4. e5 Nd2
5. Nf3 Be7
6. Nb5 a6
7. Nc3 c5
8. Bc4 Nc6
9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. Bd3 Qc7
11. 0-0 Nd7xe5
12. Nxe5 Nxe5
13. Nxd5 exd5
14. Bxe5 Bd6
15. Bxg7 Bxh2+
16. Kh1 Rg8
17. Re1+ Be6
18. Bf6 Kd7
19. Bf5 Qd6
 
It's been interesting to follow this game and compare it to ours. In our game if you play either 7.a3 or O-O and then c5 chances are roughly equal. My plan was then to castle long and attack the kingside, a version of the old-style main line of the Steinitz. Siro plays a sharper more modern line that I'm not familiar with, but I think your first misstep was 9. . . Bxc5. I think if you take with Nxc5 instead (hitting d3 if white still wants to develop the bishop there) and then castle, the game has equal chances.

I might try that in a future game, although I like the knight on d2 to support an eventual f6, or even swing back with Nf8 and Ng6 to support the king side.

Assuming I get enough games in to try things, that is.
 


1. d4 e6
2. Nc3 d5
3. e4 Nf6
4. e5 Nd2
5. Nf3 Be7
6. Nb5 a6
7. Nc3 c5
8. Bc4 Nc6
9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. Bd3 Qc7
11. 0-0 Nd7xe5
12. Nxe5 Nxe5
13. Nxd5 exd5
14. Bxe5 Bd6
15. Bxg7 Bxh2+
16. Kh1 Rg8
17. Re1+ Be6
18. Bf6 Kd7
19. Bf5 Qd6
20. Qh5
 
Oee Brow vs. LogGrad98 (FRC #436)



1. d4 f5
2. Nb3 e6
3. e3 Ng6
4. Ng3 Bg5
5. f4 Bf6
6. Bf3
 
Siro vs One Brow



1. d4 e6
2. Nc3 d5
3. e4 Nf6
4. e5 Nd2
5. Nf3 Be7
6. Nb5 a6
7. Nc3 c5
8. Bc4 Nc6
9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. Bd3 Qc7
11. 0-0 Nd7xe5
12. Nxe5 Nxe5
13. Nxd5 exd5
14. Bxe5 Bd6
15. Bxg7 Bxh2+
16. Kh1 Rg8
17. Re1+ Be6
18. Bf6 Kd7
19. Bf5 Qd6
20. Qh5 Bxf5

Again, I fell like I'm missing something.
 


1. d4 e6
2. Nc3 d5
3. e4 Nf6
4. e5 Nd2
5. Nf3 Be7
6. Nb5 a6
7. Nc3 c5
8. Bc4 Nc6
9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. Bd3 Qc7
11. 0-0 Nd7xe5
12. Nxe5 Nxe5
13. Nxd5 exd5
14. Bxe5 Bd6
15. Bxg7 Bxh2+
16. Kh1 Rg8
17. Re1+ Be6
18. Bf6 Kd7
19. Bf5 Qd6
20. Qh5 Bxf5
21. Qxf5+
 
Siro vs. One Brow



1. d4 e6
2. Nc3 d5
3. e4 Nf6
4. e5 Nd2
5. Nf3 Be7
6. Nb5 a6
7. Nc3 c5
8. Bc4 Nc6
9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. Bd3 Qc7
11. 0-0 Nd7xe5
12. Nxe5 Nxe5
13. Nxd5 exd5
14. Bxe5 Bd6
15. Bxg7 Bxh2+
16. Kh1 Rg8
17. Re1+ Be6
18. Bf6 Kd7
19. Bf5 Qd6
20. Qh5 Bxf5
21. Qxf5+ Kc6
 
One Brow vs. LogGrad98 (FRC #436)



1. d4 f5
2. Nb3 e6
3. e3 Ng6
4. Ng3 Bg5
5. f4 Bf6
6. Bf3 d6
 


1. d4 e6
2. Nc3 d5
3. e4 Nf6
4. e5 Nd2
5. Nf3 Be7
6. Nb5 a6
7. Nc3 c5
8. Bc4 Nc6
9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. Bd3 Qc7
11. 0-0 Nd7xe5
12. Nxe5 Nxe5
13. Nxd5 exd5
14. Bxe5 Bd6
15. Bxg7 Bxh2+
16. Kh1 Rg8
17. Re1+ Be6
18. Bf6 Kd7
19. Bf5 Qd6
20. Qh5 Bxf5
21. Qxf5+ Kc6
22. c4
 
LG98 vs. Jonah

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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
11. Qb3 Qc7
12. Nc3 cxd4
13. Nxd4 Bd3
14. Nc3b5 Qxc4
15. Qxc4 Bxc4
16. Rf2 a6
17. Nc3 Bd3
18. Rd2 Be4
19. g4 d5
20. g5 Nd7
 
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