Chess Match Thread

[babe]

One Brow vs. babe

1. d4 d5
2. c4 dc
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 e6
5. Bg5 Be7
6. e3 Nd5
7. Bxe7 Qxe7
8. Bxc4 Qb4
9. Qb3 Qxb3
10. Bxb3 c6
11. 0-0 Nd7
12. Nxd4 ed
13. Rfc1 Nf6
14. Ba4 Bd7
15. b4 b5
16. Bb3

d1 still seems too passive a post for the bishop.

It does restrict your nice rook line.

O-O

so I like that rook line for myself.

 

[ema]

OK, I guess I can take the pawn without giving you the Queen.

gxf4

For now



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 g6
28. Nxh6 Rf6
29. f4 a5
30. Rc8 a4
31. Kg2 Kg7
32. Ng4 Re6
33. Ne5 Nd6
34. Rcxc7 Rxc7
35. Rxc7 g5
36. Rd7 gxf4
37. gxf4

 

[One Brow]

One Brow vs. babe

1. d4 d5
2. c4 dc
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 e6
5. Bg5 Be7
6. e3 Nd5
7. Bxe7 Qxe7
8. Bxc4 Qb4
9. Qb3 Qxb3
10. Bxb3 c6
11. 0-0 Nd7
12. Nxd4 ed
13. Rfc1 Nf6
14. Ba4 Bd7
15. b4 b5
16. Bb3 0-0
17. Ne5

Yep, always nice to have the rooks working together.

 

[babe]

For now



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 g6
28. Nxh6 Rf6
29. f4 a5
30. Rc8 a4
31. Kg2 Kg7
32. Ng4 Re6
33. Ne5 Nd6
34. Rcxc7 Rxc7
35. Rxc7 g5
36. Rd7 gxf4
37. gxf4

Kf1

I'm on a drive again to LA and other points on business, alone this time, so back on the mini. Not sure about this.

I actually expected you to advance toward Queening tour pawn. I've been over this a dozen times on my board, there are so many ways this could go, and I bet you've got one I haven't seen.

But overall I've prolonged this further than I thought I could.

 

[babe]

One Brow vs. babe

1. d4 d5
2. c4 dc
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 e6
5. Bg5 Be7
6. e3 Nd5
7. Bxe7 Qxe7
8. Bxc4 Qb4
9. Qb3 Qxb3
10. Bxb3 c6
11. 0-0 Nd7
12. Nxd4 ed
13. Rfc1 Nf6
14. Ba4 Bd7
15. b4 b5
16. Bb3 0-0
17. Ne5

Yep, always nice to have the rooks working together.

R(f)c1

I think you gain half a point trading a Knight for a Bishop.

But sometimes that advantage can be turned around.

 

[Jonah]

So today Carlsen wins with white and now the match is over. He maintains his WCC title. It was another Berlin against the Spanish (Ruy Lopez) for Anand. He had his chances in a very dramatic game. At a critical point, when it looked like he had some pressure but definately not a clear advantage, Anand sacrificed the exchange in an attempt to win outright. Unfortunately for Anand, Magnus played calmly and accurately and refuted the sacrifice, thereby winning the game.

Congratulations to Carlsen who again proves himself the better player. I think the match will be remembered for how much better Anand played than in the previous match just last year, but also for how Magnus appears to be in a class by himself.

Finally, the sixth game will be remembered as the turning point in the match. A game that will go down in chess history, when one single good move by Anand, an obvious move really after a terrible blunder by Carlsen, would have turned the match in his favor and quite possibly we would now have a different champion. Instead, Anand's time at the top is probably over and it is now up to a new generation of players to challenge Magnus.

 

[One Brow]

One Brow vs. babe

1. d4 d5
2. c4 dc
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 e6
5. Bg5 Be7
6. e3 Nd5
7. Bxe7 Qxe7
8. Bxc4 Qb4
9. Qb3 Qxb3
10. Bxb3 c6
11. 0-0 Nd7
12. Nxd4 ed
13. Rfc1 Nf6
14. Ba4 Bd7
15. b4 b5
16. Bb3 0-0
17. Ne5 Rfc1
18. Rc2

That's a kind offer, but I like my knight better than I like your bishop right now. I'm also fond of your c pawn.

 

[ema]

Kf1

I'm on a drive again to LA and other points on business, alone this time, so back on the mini. Not sure about this.

I actually expected you to advance toward Queening tour pawn. I've been over this a dozen times on my board, there are so many ways this could go, and I bet you've got one I haven't seen.

But overall I've prolonged this further than I thought I could.

I'm more of a safety first player. If I push that pawn right now it will still be lost. In this kind of positions most players fall into the trap of thinking, "I have all of my major pieces near the opponent's King so I should be fine with full attack". In my experience, most forget about the opponent King itself. It's one strong piece when it comes to defense and in our case it could perfectly prevent my pawn from queening if I had pushed it prematurely. In the best scenario it would be a rook vs rook game with me having extra pawns.

But why go to that when I can do better. For instance thanks to my patience, I believe I just got to kill off your mighty Knight there. If I'm not mistaking about anything of course.



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 g6
28. Nxh6 Rf6
29. f4 a5
30. Rc8 a4
31. Kg2 Kg7
32. Ng4 Re6
33. Ne5 Nd6
34. Rcxc7 Rxc7
35. Rxc7 g5
36. Rd7 gxf4
37. gxf4 Kf8
38. Rxd6

 

[ema]

So today Carlsen wins with white and now the match is over. He maintains his WCC title. It was another Berlin against the Spanish (Ruy Lopez) for Anand. He had his chances in a very dramatic game. At a critical point, when it looked like he had some pressure but definately not a clear advantage, Anand sacrificed the exchange in an attempt to win outright. Unfortunately for Anand, Magnus played calmly and accurately and refuted the sacrifice, thereby winning the game.

Congratulations to Carlsen who again proves himself the better player. I think the match will be remembered for how much better Anand played than in the previous match just last year, but also for how Magnus appears to be in a class by himself.

Finally, the sixth game will be remembered as the turning point in the match. A game that will go down in chess history, when one single good move by Anand, an obvious move really after a terrible blunder by Carlsen, would have turned the match in his favor and quite possibly we would now have a different champion. Instead, Anand's time at the top is probably over and it is now up to a new generation of players to challenge Magnus.

Great post.

The whole match went just as I expected. Carlsen outpaced Anand in most of the games with his sharper natural abilities and Anand tried to create complex positions to use his best weapon of tactical brilliancy. However he couldn't use it in one of the simplest positions. Of course it was more of a stupid tournament type of mistake more than anything but he should know much better at this stage of his career not to make a move in just one minute when there is no time pressure at all.

At the end, Carlsen protected his title very well deservedly and Anand proved that he was the one who most deserved to challenge him, in my opinion.

 

[babe]

I'm more of a safety first player. If I push that pawn right now it will still be lost. In this kind of positions most players fall into the trap of thinking, "I have all of my major pieces near the opponent's King so I should be fine with full attack". In my experience, most forget about the opponent King itself. It's one strong piece when it comes to defense and in our case it could perfectly prevent my pawn from queening if I had pushed it prematurely. In the best scenario it would be a rook vs rook game with me having extra pawns.

But why go to that when I can do better. For instance thanks to my patience, I believe I just got to kill off your mighty Knight there. If I'm not mistaking about anything of course.



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 g6
28. Nxh6 Rf6
29. f4 a5
30. Rc8 a4
31. Kg2 Kg7
32. Ng4 Re6
33. Ne5 Nd6
34. Rcxc7 Rxc7
35. Rxc7 g5
36. Rd7 gxf4
37. gxf4 Kf8
38. Rxd6

I see the strength of your decision. Well, it looks like you will get your Queen. I thought you would not do this sacrifice, but this is something I did go over before. I just don't remember my solution, if I had one, right now. I will take a while on this.

I might have been mistaken thinking ihad a way past this.

Your comments about the King defense power was certainly demonstrated in my game with Siro. He sorta trapped his power in his approach to mate.

So I resigned this game once, then wanted to give it a try. I think your patience has paid off, I believe you have a gonclusive advantage now.

I needed that knight no matter what..

I play Rd8

 

[babe]

One Brow vs. babe

1. d4 d5
2. c4 dc
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 e6
5. Bg5 Be7
6. e3 Nd5
7. Bxe7 Qxe7
8. Bxc4 Qb4
9. Qb3 Qxb3
10. Bxb3 c6
11. 0-0 Nd7
12. Nxd4 ed
13. Rfc1 Nf6
14. Ba4 Bd7
15. b4 b5
16. Bb3 0-0
17. Ne5 Rfc1
18. Rc2

That's a kind offer, but I like my knight better than I like your bishop right now. I'm also fond of your c pawn.

You might have a strong attack on the c pawn, but here is the advantage I thought I had a few moves ago. . . .

My response is h6

 

[One Brow]

One Brow vs. babe

1. d4 d5
2. c4 dc
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 e6
5. Bg5 Be7
6. e3 Nd5
7. Bxe7 Qxe7
8. Bxc4 Qb4
9. Qb3 Qxb3
10. Bxb3 c6
11. 0-0 Nd7
12. Nxd4 ed
13. Rfc1 Nf6
14. Ba4 Bd7
15. b4 b5
16. Bb3 0-0
17. Ne5 Rfc1
18. Rc2 h6
19. Rac1

I admit I'm mystified why you think that represents some sort of advantage. I'm not sure that's the move you intended to play. Let me know if you meant some other move, we can redo your move 18.

 

[babe]

One Brow vs. babe

1. d4 d5
2. c4 dc
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 e6
5. Bg5 Be7
6. e3 Nd5
7. Bxe7 Qxe7
8. Bxc4 Qb4
9. Qb3 Qxb3
10. Bxb3 c6
11. 0-0 Nd7
12. Nxd4 ed
13. Rfc1 Nf6
14. Ba4 Bd7
15. b4 b5
16. Bb3 0-0
17. Ne5 Rfc1
18. Rc2 h6
19. Rac1

I admit I'm mystified why you think that represents some sort of advantage. I'm not sure that's the move you intended to play. Let me know if you meant some other move, we can redo your move 18.

You do we'll being mystified on that.

I meant my pawn on the other edge of the board, to a6.

I was reading the coordinates as labeled in the pic from black's side, forgetting it's not shown or label the same by our pic system, or perhaps my old eyes don't work so good on my mini iPad.

The reason I think I have an edge on this is the your pawn that will be unprotected if you move your bishop off that diagonal, or if you expend it.

I'm willing to trade pawns on c/h files,

 

[One Brow]

One Brow vs. babe

1. d4 d5
2. c4 dc
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 e6
5. Bg5 Be7
6. e3 Nd5
7. Bxe7 Qxe7
8. Bxc4 Qb4
9. Qb3 Qxb3
10. Bxb3 c6
11. 0-0 Nd7
12. Nxd4 ed
13. Rfc1 Nf6
14. Ba4 Bd7
15. b4 b5
16. Bb3 0-0
17. Ne5 Rfc1
18. Rc2 a6
19. Rac1

I changed your move to a6, mine is unchanged. Let me know if this is still not correct.

 

[babe]

One Brow vs. babe

1. d4 d5
2. c4 dc
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 e6
5. Bg5 Be7
6. e3 Nd5
7. Bxe7 Qxe7
8. Bxc4 Qb4
9. Qb3 Qxb3
10. Bxb3 c6
11. 0-0 Nd7
12. Nxd4 ed
13. Rfc1 Nf6
14. Ba4 Bd7
15. b4 b5
16. Bb3 0-0
17. Ne5 Rfc1
18. Rc2 a6
19. Rac1

I changed your move to a6, mine is unchanged. Let me know if this is still not correct.

That's not what I meant. I meant forward two. I am practically blind reading small print on my mini.

I'm having a horrible panic, did I miss the move count? I thought it would be my move after you put your rooks in line.

Is it my move now?

I needed it clear to move the rook forward to row my pawn you're attacking is on, matching your power on that pawn.

 

[One Brow]

One Brow vs. babe

1. d4 d5
2. c4 dxc
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 e6
5. Bg5 Be7
6. e3 Nd5
7. Bxe7 Qxe7
8. Bxc4 Qb4
9. Qb3 Qxb3
10. Bxb3 c6
11. 0-0 Nd7
12. Nxd4 exd
13. Rfc1 Nf6
14. Ba4 Bd7
15. b4 b5
16. Bb3 0-0
17. Ne5 Rfc1
18. Rc2 a5
19. bxa

I had a feeling a5 was your move, it's not a problem.

Edit made. Take your time, no rush.

 

[babe]

I've got to drive now, heading home.

 

[babe]

One Brow vs. babe

1. d4 d5
2. c4 dc
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 e6
5. Bg5 Be7
6. e3 Nd5
7. Bxe7 Qxe7
8. Bxc4 Qb4
9. Qb3 Qxb3
10. Bxb3 c6
11. 0-0 Nd7
12. Nxd4 ed
13. Rfc1 Nf6
14. Ba4 Bd7
15. b4 b5
16. Bb3 0-0
17. Ne5 Rfc1
18. Rc2 a5
19. ba

I had a feeling a5 was your move, it's not a problem.

Write that with the "x", and I'll relax my OCD for details . . .

I'm a little rattled right now, let me do the driving then grt my composure.

 

[babe]

So this is looking dicey now.

 

[babe]

Write that with the "x", and I'll relax my OCD for details . . .

I'm a little rattled right now, let me do the driving then grt my composure.

So here are the main points of concern with this move/choice:

If I complete the pawn "trade" this move, my rook is not adequately defended, OB's Bishop can take my d pawn and I can't take it thie next move.

Other moves have adverse consequences as well. So I am going to do so etching else.