Chess Match Thread

[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 Bd8
20. Rac1 Ra6
21. f3 g6
22. Ng4 Kg2
23. Nxf6 Kxf6
24. Bxd5 Ke7
25. Rc5 f5
26. e4 Bd7
27. Bb3 fxe
28. fxe Rf8
29. Rf1 Rxf1
30. Kxf1 Rxa5
31. Kf2 Kd6
32. e5+ Ke7
33. Ke3 Ra6
34. d5

I'm glad you didn't try to exchange off bishops with 33. ... Be6, that would have made things too easy.

I considered Kf4, but I didn't see myself making any progress after h6. So, I'm going to try the center push. I*'m 99% confident in your next move.

 

[babe]

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 Bd8
20. Rac1 Ra6
21. f3 g6
22. Ng4 Kg2
23. Nxf6 Kxf6
24. Bxd5 Ke7
25. Rc5 f5
26. e4 Bd7
27. Bb3 fxe
28. fxe Rf8
29. Rf1 Rxf1
30. Kxf1 Rxa5
31. Kf2 Kd6
32. e5+ Ke7
33. Ke3 Ra6
34. d5

I'm glad you didn't try to exchange off bishops with 33. ... Be6, that would have made things too easy.

I considered Kf4, but I didn't see myself making any progress after h6. So, I'm going to try the center push. I*'m 99% confident in your next move.

had you neglected to advance your King first at least so far as you have, I would have had an advantage in the exchange. Your present move has long been anticipated in a general sense but I don't see my response as certain by any means.

edit. . . . .


hmmmmm. . . . . I guess you are right on this one. . . . .


cxd

meaning I take your pawn with my pawn, as I think you expected.

I had hoped you would try to advance your king. There was one spot that might have done better for you, the f4 spot. any other would have essentially given me a free move to mount an attack on the a pawn. I had thought that this pawn advance is premature, but it does move the game along. I don't know how you will move on this turn, the obvious two choices do remove my pawn immediately, but leave me a chance to do something I want to do. . . .

looking at this further, it appears the many possible ways you could have given me a chance to turn the tide were avoided. I am at this point, and in fact for most of the game, dependent upon the "hope" you do something that would give me an opportunity.

playing with my phone app computer chess game I am realizing a lot of things I never saw before about how my style has always depended upon the opponents weaknesses versus my level of shock and awe bluffs. . . .

 

[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 Bd8
20. Rac1 Ra6
21. f3 g6
22. Ng4 Kg2
23. Nxf6 Kxf6
24. Bxd5 Ke7
25. Rc5 f5
26. e4 Bd7
27. Bb3 fxe
28. fxe Rf8
29. Rf1 Rxf1
30. Kxf1 Rxa5
31. Kf2 Kd6
32. e5+ Ke7
33. Ke3 Ra6
34. d5 cxd
35. Rxd5

Yes, that's what I expected. If you don't take on d5, I think d6, followed by e6, would have just about won the game.

I like my position better taking with the rook. I think I'll have your counter-play under control.

 

[babe]

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 Bd8
20. Rac1 Ra6
21. f3 g6
22. Ng4 Kg2
23. Nxf6 Kxf6
24. Bxd5 Ke7
25. Rc5 f5
26. e4 Bd7
27. Bb3 fxe
28. fxe Rf8
29. Rf1 Rxf1
30. Kxf1 Rxa5
31. Kf2 Kd6
32. e5+ Ke7
33. Ke3 Ra6
34. d5 cxd
35. Rxd5

Yes, that's what I expected. If you don't take on d5, I think d6, followed by e6, would have just about won the game.

I like my position better taking with the rook. I think I'll have your counter-play under control.

OK. Well this was what I first thought this game would come to oh ten moves ago, except your preference to use your Rook here.

I did my level best to find something that would work to take it off this track.

 

[babe]

I've gotta go see my girls do their Christmas music and help eat a Christmas dinner at my wife's job. Three hours and I'll look at the three moves I think could be good for me here.

 

[babe]

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 Bd8
20. Rac1 Ra6
21. f3 g6
22. Ng4 Kg2
23. Nxf6 Kxf6
24. Bxd5 Ke7
25. Rc5 f5
26. e4 Bd7
27. Bb3 fxe
28. fxe Rf8
29. Rf1 Rxf1
30. Kxf1 Rxa5
31. Kf2 Kd6
32. e5+ Ke7
33. Ke3 Ra6
34. d5 cxd
35. Rxd5

Yes, that's what I expected. If you don't take on d5, I think d6, followed by e6, would have just about won the game.

I like my position better taking with the rook. I think I'll have your counter-play under control.

h6

 

[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 Bd8
20. Rac1 Ra6
21. f3 g6
22. Ng4 Kg2
23. Nxf6 Kxf6
24. Bxd5 Ke7
25. Rc5 f5
26. e4 Bd7
27. Bb3 fxe
28. fxe Rf8
29. Rf1 Rxf1
30. Kxf1 Rxa5
31. Kf2 Kd6
32. e5+ Ke7
33. Ke3 Ra6
34. d5 cxd
35. Rxd5 h6
36. Kd4

This is the position I've been aiming at for several moves. I don't have a win yet, but I like my chances.

 

[babe]

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 Bd8
20. Rac1 Ra6
21. f3 g6
22. Ng4 Kg2
23. Nxf6 Kxf6
24. Bxd5 Ke7
25. Rc5 f5
26. e4 Bd7
27. Bb3 fxe
28. fxe Rf8
29. Rf1 Rxf1
30. Kxf1 Rxa5
31. Kf2 Kd6
32. e5+ Ke7
33. Ke3 Ra6
34. d5 cxd
35. Rxd5 h6
36. Kd4

This is the position I've been aiming at for several moves. I don't have a win yet, but I like my chances.

You still have a "passed pawn" advantage.

h5

 

[babe]

At least it doesn't take so long to follow the possible next moves and see what might happen.

most of the results possible now come to a draw conclusion, if not a win for OB. OB isn't likely to permit one of the "win" results for me, but I agree with his assessment that it's still not certainly a "win" for him.

 

[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 Bd8
20. Rac1 Ra6
21. f3 g6
22. Ng4 Kg2
23. Nxf6 Kxf6
24. Bxd5 Ke7
25. Rc5 f5
26. e4 Bd7
27. Bb3 fxe
28. fxe Rf8
29. Rf1 Rxf1
30. Kxf1 Rxa5
31. Kf2 Kd6
32. e5+ Ke7
33. Ke3 Ra6
34. d5 cxd
35. Rxd5 h6
36. Kd4 h5
37. e6

I don't see the position of my pieces improving by much, so it must be time to strike.

I see four potentially playable responses to this, and I was surprised by which one I thought turned out best.

 

[babe]

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 Bd8
20. Rac1 Ra6
21. f3 g6
22. Ng4 Kg2
23. Nxf6 Kxf6
24. Bxd5 Ke7
25. Rc5 f5
26. e4 Bd7
27. Bb3 fxe
28. fxe Rf8
29. Rf1 Rxf1
30. Kxf1 Rxa5
31. Kf2 Kd6
32. e5+ Ke7
33. Ke3 Ra6
34. d5 cxd
35. Rxd5 h6
36. Kd4 h5
37. e6

I don't see the position of my pieces improving by much, so it must be time to strike.

I see four potentially playable responses to this, and I was surprised by which one I thought turned out best.

I didn't think you would do this, and I thought your other possible moves would provide me the win. Not real quick, but a sort of opportunity to turn the tables.

edit 11:15 MST

The reason I didn't think you would advance the pawn is because you lose it three ways, with the fourth possible move you refer to being to move the Bishop which is under attack. Some of those evasive Bishop moves don't look so bad at first, and the two most obvious ways to take the pawn without putting my King into a discovered check position will lead to a trade off leaving you with an advantage to win, a very strong advantage of another passed pawn.

In looking at the King taking the pawn, it is rarely a good thing to put a King into a discovered check, usually it is a chance for your opponent to take almost whatever piece he wants on the board that can be accessed by the discovered check move. But not in this case. . . .

So you lose your passed pawn without securing a forced sequence to mate, and with two ways forward that could lead to a loss. . . .

edit 11:37 MST

Kxe6 or if you prefer Kxp

I had a panic here because you in fact do take either of two pawns. I looked at that before and considered it merely an exchange with an advantage to me, a passed pawn for a non-passed one, leaving eventually most likely another edge passed pawn, a weaker passed 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 Bd8
20. Rac1 Ra6
21. f3 g6
22. Ng4 Kg2
23. Nxf6 Kxf6
24. Bxd5 Ke7
25. Rc5 f5
26. e4 Bd7
27. Bb3 fxe
28. fxe Rf8
29. Rf1 Rxf1
30. Kxf1 Rxa5
31. Kf2 Kd6
32. e5+ Ke7
33. Ke3 Ra6
34. d5 cxd
35. Rxd5 h6
36. Kd4 h5
37. e6 Kxe6
38. Rxb5+

I'm not going to try to sit on advantages if I can't improve upon them. I didn't see any other move that would improve my position.

Taking with the rook did let me trade off both pieces and set me up for an easy win. Taking with the bishop would have resulted in my making the same move, but you would not be forced to trade bishops at that point. If you don't, the position comes out about the same as this one will.

I thought your strongest move was Be8. I had trouble seeing a way through a defense with the K on e7 and the R on d6. So, I think this was your second-best move.

I'm exchanging a central passed pawn for a more-easily-defended wing passed pawn.