Hmh hmh.... how we progress? We have lost one player (Moridin), and we have uneven number of players. I could drop out completely, because I don't have winning chances, and I'm little busy for few next week. Any suggestions are welcome.
Hmh hmh.... how we progress? We have lost one player (Moridin), and we have uneven number of players. I could drop out completely, because I don't have winning chances, and I'm little busy for few next week. Any suggestions are welcome.
A bi would work, OR you could have a player of similar ranking play against the odd-man-out as well as his own partner.
Then if the odd-man-out won his game with the bi-fighter, he would win. Otherwise, he would lose. It would depend on whether you want the score to be 1-2 points low or 1-2 points high.
Just give one of the guys with 0 points a bye (auto-win). If they want, they can play the other guy with 0 points in a fun game while the round is going on.
*bump* I see new pairings are up? Nosaji, is playing on itsyourturn.com OK?
Oops. I had new pairings, but then I noticed Delroland hadn't finished his game. He promised to do it, so I decided simply to wait. Unfortunately I forgot remove new pairings from the OP. Oh well, it doesn't matter.
Yeah, I expected 17. ... dxe4, where I only win like a pawn and a tempo. Good game though!
But after 17. ... dxe4 followed by Qxe4 my pawn structure is shot, which is why I think 16. ... f6 was a mistake. Even if I somehow manage to protect the pawn on e4 my pawns are going to give me headaches. Maybe a retreat with 16. ... Nd6 or Nf6 is better, but with Nf6 I'm going to have trouble kicking your knight out of e5, and d6 looks like a poor spot for it.
Should we just stop the tournament and start chess club thread? We have already lost few players, so I don't really see point in continuing the tournament, especially with me leaving within three weeks to Beijing. Of course, if you guys want to finish by yourself, be welcome (I will even buy the prize for the winner).
I kinda like the idea of a chess club thread! Let everyone play who they want when they have time...
I also think anyone who's interested should check out www.redhotpawn.com as an alternative site to use. It's prettier and much more functional than yahoo or itsyourturn.
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Who are we waiting for?
Indeed. Slowly but surely.
Sorry for the delaying and such!
1. d4 d5
2. g4 f6
3. h3 g5
4. b4 Nc6
5. Bg2 h6
6. Nc3 e6
7. b5 Nb4
8. h4 b6
9. h5 e5
10. a3 exd4
11. Qxd4 Bxg4
12. Nxd5 Nxd5
13. Qe4+ Nge7
14. Qxg4 f5
15. Qd4 c5
16. Qxh8 Qd6
17. Nf3 O-O-O
18. c4 Nc7
19. Ne5 Qd1#
Good game, mate.
I'm lazy.
A bi would work, OR you could have a player of similar ranking play against the odd-man-out as well as his own partner.
Then if the odd-man-out won his game with the bi-fighter, he would win. Otherwise, he would lose. It would depend on whether you want the score to be 1-2 points low or 1-2 points high.
Yep, that's fine. Go ahead and flip for white... I call heads. Let me know if I need to challenge you!
1=heads (nosaji white) 2=tails (papillon white) (1d2=1)
Invitation sent.
Yeah, that's fine.
2. Bf4 c5
3. Nf3 Nc6
4. e3 c4
5. Nbd2 Nf6
6. Ne5 Nxe5
7. Bxe5 e6
8. Nf3 Bb4+
9. c3 Ba5
10. Be2 O-O
11. O-O b5
12. Qc2 Ne4
13. Bf4 b4
14. cxb4 Bxb4
15. Ne5 Qb6
16. Bf3 f6
17. Bxe4 fxe5??
When I played 16. ... f6, I didn't notice that 17. ... fxe5 could be answered by the devastating 18. Bxh7+.
18. Bxh7+ Kh8
19. Bxe5 Rf7
20. Bg6 Re7
21. Qe2 Qd8
22. Qh5+ 1-0
22. ... Kg8. 23. Qh7+ Kh8 23. Qh8# is inevitable.
Oops. I had new pairings, but then I noticed Delroland hadn't finished his game. He promised to do it, so I decided simply to wait. Unfortunately I forgot remove new pairings from the OP. Oh well, it doesn't matter.
Yeah, I expected 17. ... dxe4, where I only win like a pawn and a tempo. Good game though!
But after 17. ... dxe4 followed by Qxe4 my pawn structure is shot, which is why I think 16. ... f6 was a mistake. Even if I somehow manage to protect the pawn on e4 my pawns are going to give me headaches. Maybe a retreat with 16. ... Nd6 or Nf6 is better, but with Nf6 I'm going to have trouble kicking your knight out of e5, and d6 looks like a poor spot for it.
Should we just stop the tournament and start chess club thread? We have already lost few players, so I don't really see point in continuing the tournament, especially with me leaving within three weeks to Beijing. Of course, if you guys want to finish by yourself, be welcome (I will even buy the prize for the winner).
I also think anyone who's interested should check out www.redhotpawn.com as an alternative site to use. It's prettier and much more functional than yahoo or itsyourturn.