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| Posted by eurookie sitecolony.com 5/14/2004 09:56:31 Play online chess |  Subject: The Club - 1Message: dear team mates this thread can be used for our discussions about (finished) team games and the opening of the month - the vienna game. of course you can post other team stuff as well un saludo eurookie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by tall_dane sitecolony.com 5/14/2004 10:13:30 Play online chess | Most interesting current game Message: Hi, Another idea for the team: We could each select and open game, as the most interesting we are currently playing. Then the other team member could, if the like, follow it as it unfolds. When finished, this could be the game where the other team members are invited to comment on (post mortem analysis). My most interesting current game is King's Gambit: tall_dane (1685) vs. scorpio379 (1771) Tall Dane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by tall_dane sitecolony.com 5/14/2004 10:24:09 Play online chess | Most interesting current game II Message: Here is the URL (w/ board number) to the above mentioned game: gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=1775753 ——— Chess: Elite Players Struggle After Taking Break From Play — Tournament play after a long layoff is not easy, even for elite chess players. They can forget what they know about openings or fail to stay up to date. A larger obstacle is the crucible of competition: the pressure can be intense, and the mind and body have to be reconditioned. Gata Kamsky learned that lesson in 2004 when he returned after an eight-year layoff and his world ranking fell. Several top chess players have followed a similar course in recent months. One of them, Yasser Seirawan, 51, a former United States chess champion, had not competed on an elite level for eight years until he entered the national chess championship in April. He struggled then, but his results have improved. At ... Posted by eurookie | sitecolony.com 5/16/2004 08:44:34 Play online chess Most interesting current game IIIMessage: I'm afraid i don't have any interesting ongoing games yet; but i'd like to comment on tall dane's current game. i would recommend an additional sacrifice after 5 ... g4 with 6 Ng5 h6 7 Nxf7 Kxf7 this supports the basic plan of the kingsgambit as everything attacks f7 (Bc4, O-O or Rf1, Qf3 or Qh5 etc) i have to admit that this line was not my idea. it was (in a very similar way) recommended by GM Max Euwe. Next move, also by him would be 8 Nc3 for white, which doesn't invite black to develop it's pieces (like p.e. 8 Bc4 probably would). what do you people think of that line of play? Tall Dane, what did make you play 12 Bxb5? i think it's quite an interesting move. un saludo, eurookie ——— On Chess: Being hunter better than being prey — Aggressiveness pays in chess and other games, as well as in life itself. Bobby Fischer’s relentless will to win and engage the opponent until only naked kings were left is legendary. Few opponents were able to keep from flinching or ultimately collapsing under the pressure of his fierce and predatory intent. Mikhail Tal attacked, attacked and attacked. Playing him was like facing a brigade of octopuses, each of whose tentacles were firing a Gatling gun. Of course, he wasn’t merely aggressive. He also played with extraordinary artfulness and creative flair. In his bible for athletes and coaches, Coaching the Mental Game, sports psychologist Harvey Dorfman recalls that his father had advised him at ... Posted by eurookie | sitecolony.com 5/17/2004 05:44:31 Play online chess The ViennaMessage: you'll find the game between dewsbury (w) and eurookie (b) here gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=1801110&r=664 have a nice day ——— The 2011 SPICE Cup — This week I am in Lubbock, Texas, for the annual SPICE Cup Chess Tournament. SPICE stands for Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence, an organization devoted to the promotion of chess education and outreach headquartered at Texas Tech University. Susan is a former Women's World Chess Champion who works alongside her husband, Paul Truong, (a strong chess master in his own right) to organize all sorts of tournaments, chess classes and chess camps. The SPICE Cup is, by far, the strongest chess tournament they organize, and it is one of the strongest tournaments held annually in the U.S. each year. This year there are three different sections, each with several grandmasters. The strongest ... Posted by tall_dane | sitecolony.com 5/18/2004 15:32:52 Play online chess The ViennaMessage: tall_dane (1690) vs. * jumpcueman (1251) gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=1802034 Comment: (jumpcueman) I know you are much more experienced than me, but I was reading on this and the game of gallagher - hresc 1991 and shulman marciano1997 they played 4. Nf3. Does that make sense to you? Comment: (tall_dane) 4. Nf3 is a common move... I prefer e5 which is more aggresive.. For black, I would suggest 3. f4 d5(!) ——— Chess: the bishop sacrifice — RB: My second nomination for chess book of the year is Sacking the Citadel: The History, Theory and Practice of the Classic Bishop Sacrifice by Jon Edwards (Russell Enterprises). It always looks so tempting: the enemy knight chased from the key defensive square at f6, our bishop unobstructed on the b1-h7 diagonal, knight on f3, queen on its starting square ready to race to h5 or d3. Most of us have tried Bxh7+ at one time or other, and most of us probably have experience of messing it up. When is the sacrifice sound? What forces does White need to press home the attack? What defensive resources can Black conjure up to frustrate us? These are the questions Edwards addresses. Divided into ... Posted by tall_dane | sitecolony.com 5/24/2004 17:41:58 Play online chess RE: Most interesting current game IIIMessage: "I would recommend an additional sacrifice after 5 ... g4 with 6 Ng5 h6 7 Nxf7 Kxf7 8 Nc3" This is a very interesting recommendation for Fisher's defense for King's gambit (1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 g5 5. h4 g4). White has many good attacking chances... However, I am a little unwary about black's other option: 6 f6 (!) 6. .. f6 7. Nh3 gxh3 8. Qh5+ Kd7. How do you feel about that line? How would you play: 9 g3, Qe7 9 Bxf4, Qe8 ? ——— Chess Tournament in Chicago Teaches Discipline — The 120 elementary school children sat so quietly and intently that you might have assumed this was a mass detention period. But it was chess, not confinement, in an Oak Brook hotel ballroom on Columbus Day. And the lessons learned might assist school leaders everywhere, including those attempting a systemwide resuscitation for Rahm Emanuel, Chicago’s very disciplined, if impatient, mayor. “My dream is to get in front of education decision makers and convince them to make chess part of the curriculum for K through second grade,” said Susan Polgar, the star of the show. “That’s when thinking patterns and habits are formed. It should be mandatory, like physical education.” Ms. Polgar, ... Posted by jumpcueman | sitecolony.com 5/25/2004 00:23:19 Play online chess ViennaMessage: Is anyone finding any particular part of the vienna opening interesting. I have a great book here by gary lane. After 1e4 e5 2Nc3 there are two main responses according to the book: Nf6 and Nc6. Nf6 can be followed up with: 3.f4 3.Bc4 Nxe4 3.Bc4 Nc6 4d3 Bc5 3.g3 and for Nc6: 3.f4 If anyone wants more depth on any of these or the names of the games from the book to take a look at just let me know. The vienna opening will be the our object of study till the end of june. Please also offer suggestions on an opening for july. Yours, Ryon. Posted by eurookie | sitecolony.com 5/25/2004 01:10:21 Play online chess Vienna with 2 ... Bc5Message: In my first game with dewsbury i played the black pieces. since the whole vienna line reminded me of the kingsgambit, i went for 2 ... Bc5 that is also known as a good reply to the kingsgambit (when declining it). it then provides you with a pretty nice and save set up. it hinders white to chase away the Bc5 by playing d4. Just an idea un saludo Posted by tall_dane | sitecolony.com 5/25/2004 10:31:19 Play online chess Another Vienna game...Message: gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=1824333&r=149 Posted by eurookie | sitecolony.com 5/27/2004 06:34:52 Play online chess ***Message: dear first of all, here i have an example about tall dane's question for 6 ... f6 in the fischer-defense, kings gambit: gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=1406034 maybe, i should have played on. and i'm not sure if 7 Nh3 was the best move, but it opens the g-file. maybe 7 Bxf4 is better (followed by 7 ... fxg5 8 hxg5 which opens the h-file) A. Nimzowitch wrote in his book "my system" that a-, b-, g- and h-files are good outposts for rooks (whereas centre-files, like c, d, e and f are good outposts for minor pieces). *** next thing: jumpcueman asked me about endgame-strategy in the following game: gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=1821432&r=537 i'm no endgame-expert. but basically, i guess this game can be won (by white) with the following next moves: 54 Rh5+ Kc6 (... Kb4 55 Rb5+! ...) 55 h4 ... etc in this position, white will eventually promote a pawn sooner or later. that's all i can say for now, sorry :-) *** Finally, here is the new vienna between dewsbury (black) and me: gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=1821381&r=376 and the one between jumpcueman (white) and me: gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=1824149&r=890 enjoy chess and comment your games here from time to time :-) un saludo eurookie Posted by tall_dane | sitecolony.com 5/27/2004 17:40:34 Play online chess Vienna Game (2)Message: In my team game tall_dane (1705) vs. tvyaches (1674) gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=1824333&r=204 Black opted to decline the gambit in the Vienna: 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 Nc6 However, after 4. fxe5 Nxe5 5. d4, White has traded a f-pawn for a center pawn and a tempo. After: 5 .. Ng6 6. Bc4 Bb4 black threatens exchange and pawn capture. I thought all about either 7 Qd3, 7 Qf3 and 7 Ne2, but settle with 7. Qe2 (!) which seems more aggressive: in some variation the e-pawn needs support, Knight can go to f3 and White reserve possible 0-0-0. After 7... O-O White moved 8 e5 (!) which seems to increase the pressure on Black. ***************************** This is how far the game is at the time of writing. Comments welcome, but please only comment up to 4 moves before present move to avoid cheating... Posted by jumpcueman | sitecolony.com 5/28/2004 05:09:56 Play online chess Re: Vienna Game (2)Message: Im curious as to why you didnt just play your pawn on move 6 to e5? Any reason for not playing that? It seems a good move to me as his knight has to go back into the first rank or be taken - just my 2 cents :) Posted by tall_dane | sitecolony.com 5/28/2004 18:07:13 Play online chess King's Gambit Fisher's DefenseMessage: Another note on my game: King's Gambit Fisher's Defense tall_dane (1685) vs. scorpio379 (1771) gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=1775753 Here are an excerpt from my exchange with my opponent: Comment: (tall_dane) I agree that 19.Nxb4 is better than 19.Ne2?... Do you think that keeps 12. Bxb5 is viable [?] "5.h4 it was better to play 5.h3" I thought 5 h4 was standard in Fisher's defense [?] Comment: (scorpio379) Yes 12. Bxb5 was not bad. You could of made some very dangerous combination with the two knights. I think there was some possibility for a fork... As for 5.h3 or 5.h4 they are both equaly accepted, but I prefer 5.h3 because this way you don't need to retreat and loose one move. Posted by gameknot_com | sitecolony.com 5/30/2004 22:45:08 Play online chess Message: Please do not comment nor seek any outside advice on any games in progress. It is against the rules and will result in disciplinary actions against your team. Thank you for understanding. |
