Actuarial Outpost Chess League Season X

[AOChess]

The tenth season of the AOCL is upon us!

The groups are below!


W C r P D R
e y a a a o
A a n m u r c
Weatherman .BBWBW X . = 1 . . 1.5
CynclRelst W.BBWB . X 0 1 0 0 1.0
ramanujan WW.WBB = 1 X 1 1 0 3.5
Paul Brand BWB.WW 0 0 0 X 0 0 0.0
DarthTater WBWB.W . 1 0 1 X 0 2.0
Rocky BWWBB. . 1 1 1 1 X 4.0

C C H A G
a h a l e
B r a g l n
Car'a'carn .BWBB X 1 1 . 1 3.0
CharlBrown W.WBB 0 X 1 0 0 1.0
HagbardCel BB.WW 0 0 X . = 0.5
All Clear WWB.B . 1 . X . 1.0
Gene Yuss WWBW. 0 1 = . X 1.5

M M M R W B
a i e e e o
C c c l k r b
Macroman .WBBWB X = . . . 0 0.5
Mick Fan B.WWBW = X . 1 . . 1.5
Mel-o-rama WB.WWB . . X 1 1 = 2.5
Rekrap WBB.WB . 0 0 X 0 0 0.0
Werewolf BWBB.W . . 0 1 X = 1.5
Bobcat WBWWB. 1 . = 1 = X 3.0

T A U U B
i B t l a
D m r a t m
Tim>< .WBBW X 0 . 1 . 1.0
ABrachowtz B.WBW 1 X 1 1 1 4.0
Utanapisht WB.WB . 0 X . 0 0.0
UltimatNE1 WWB.B 0 0 . X 0 0.0
BamaGamblr BBWW. . 0 1 1 X 2.0


h D 1 t T A
a r 6 h i C
E r e 9 t d C
hardinda .BBWWW X . . . . . 0.0
Drewby W.BWBW . X 0 0 0 1 1.0
1695814 WW.BWB . 1 X 1 1 1 4.0
thtevie BBW.WB . 1 0 X 1 . 2.0
TiderInsdr BWBB.W . 1 0 0 X . 1.0
ACCtuary BBWWB. . 0 0 . . X 0.0


That wasn't so hard, I guess!

[Bobcat]

Lemme in lemme in!

[Rocky]

Count me in.

[RedSoxFan]

Oops, I forgot to make the second post so that I could post standings to it. I bet I could still do that with this post.

[Ultimate Anyone?]

Oops, I forgot to make the second post so that I could post standings to it. I bet I could still do that with this post.
Or you could do something really radical and edit the first post.... :)

[Mel-o-rama]

Oops, I forgot to make the second post so that I could post standings to it. I bet I could still do that with this post.

Way to go, Bobcat! Always leave it to the new guy to mess things up!

[Bobcat]

Way to go, Bobcat! Always leave it to the new guy to mess things up!

It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it :wink:

[1695814]

Dear future opponents,


Feel free to send me a pm once this party gets started. I don't regularly check in here (blocked by websense, you know).

[RedSoxFan]

Dear future opponents,


Feel free to send me a pm once this party gets started. I don't regularly check in here (blocked by websense, you know).

If you can still access the main page of the Outpost, you can do a search for "chess" and this and the other threads will show up.

[RedSoxFan]

Here are the groups everyone. Good luck!


W C r P D R
e y a a a o
A a n m u r c
Weatherman .BBWBW X . . . . . 0.0
CynclRelst W.BBWB . X . . . . 0.0
ramanujan WW.WBB . . X . . . 0.0
Paul Brand BWB.WW . . . X . . 0.0
DarthTater WBWB.W . . . . X . 0.0
Rocky BWWBB. . . . . . X 0.0

C O C H A G
a m h a B e
B r n a g r n
Car'a'carn .WBWBB X . . . . . 0.0
Omnibus B.WBWW . X . . . . 0.0
CharlBrown WB.WBB . . X . . . 0.0
HagbardCel BWB.WW . . . X . . 0.0
ABrachowtz WBWB.W . . . . X . 0.0
Gene Yuss WBWBB. . . . . . X 0.0

M M M R W B
a i e e e o
C c c l k r b
Macroman .WBBWB X . . . . . 0.0
Mick Fan B.WWBW . X . . . . 0.0
Mel-o-rama WB.WWB . . X . . . 0.0
Rekrap WBB.WB . . . X . . 0.0
Werewolf BWBB.W . . . . X . 0.0
Bobcat WBWWB. . . . . . X 0.0

T A U U B
i l t l a
D m l a t m
Tim>< .WBBW X . . . . 0.0
All Clear B.WBW . X . . . 0.0
Utanapisht WB.WB . . X . . 0.0
UltimatNE1 WWB.B . . . X . 0.0
BamaGamblr BBWW. . . . . X 0.0


h D 1 t T A
a r 6 h i C
E r e 9 t d C
hardinda .BBWWW X . . . . . 0.0
Drewby W.BWBW . X . . . . 0.0
1695814 WW.BWB . . X . . . 0.0
thtevie BBW.WB . . . X . . 0.0
TiderInsdr BWBB.W . . . . X . 0.0
ACCtuary BBWWB. . . . . . X 0.0

[Drewby]

ACCtuary needs to set up an account...I didn't see the name in the list

[Rocky]

Paul Brand,

Do you play under the "Paul" id on webchess? If not, what ID do you use?

[Mel-o-rama]

Group B - here I come!!!! (And may my opponents forgive me for what I'm about to do to them!)

[Bobcat]

Group B - here I come!!!! (And may my opponents forgive me for what I'm about to do to them!)

I forgive you now for losing to me later :wink:

[Aaron Brachowitz]

This doesn't look right. Four of us moved up from Group C to Group B, and no one stayed in Group C. I wouldn't think my meager two points warranted promotion.

[1695814]

If you can still access the main page of the Outpost, you can do a search for "chess" and this and the other threads will show up.Right...I can get here via the text-only version (http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/actuarial_discussion_forum/archive/index.php/f-65.html), & then clicking on the full-version link. It's just that since I have to go through the text-only version first, I don't visit here regularly...that's all.

[Darth Tater]

Group B - here I come!!!! (And may my opponents forgive me for what I'm about to do to them!)

May Mel-o not break 50%! Group C, do your worst to this braggart!

[Klaymen]

RedSoxFan is missing from the list! *rubs eyes to make sure*

[Klaymen]

Everyone in my group has resigned to me already. See you in the top bracket next time.

[Mel-o-rama]

May Mel-o not break 50%! Group C, do your worst to this braggart!
Oh, you're just scared that I might end up playing you next season. Bwe-ha-ha-ha!

[Bobcat]

Oh, you're just scared that I might end up playing you next season. Bwe-ha-ha-ha!

I don't think we have to worry about seeing Darth Tater in Group D next season - call it a hunch...

[Hagbard Celine]

Omnibus declined my invitation. What's up with that?

[Mel-o-rama]

I don't think we have to worry about seeing Darth Tater in Group D next season - call it a hunch...
All right - you're going down now!

[ACCtuary]

ACCtuary needs to set up an account...I didn't see the name in the list
Done.

[ACCtuary]

ACCtuary needs to set up an account...I didn't see the name in the list

I have sent all invitations to my esteemed opponents.

[Rocky]

Cynical Realist is no-respondo.

Is he on a hiatus? Or, does he play under a different name?

[Ultimate Anyone?]

I have sent all invitations to my esteemed opponents.Did anyone else notice that Drewby got a separate acknowledgement....

(Sorry Drewby - just had to say it... :D )

[All Clear]

I may be slow (or just not doing it at all) on moving / accepting invitations until Thursday. If I have a really tough exam and need a day of mourning, it may be until Friday.

[Paul Brand]

Paul Brand,

Do you play under the "Paul" id on webchess? If not, what ID do you use?

I use "Paul". Though I'm sure you've figured that out by now, since we have started our game. Anyways, I needed an excuse to add this thread to my subscription list.

[Hagbard Celine]

C'ara'carn beat me with white:

1 d2-d4 Ng8-f6
2 c2-c4 g7-g6
3 g2-g3 Bf8-g7
4 Bf1-g2 O-O
5 Ng1-f3 Rf8-e8
6 O-O d7-d6
7 Nb1-c3 Bc8-g4
8 h2-h3 Bg4-f5
9 Nf3-h4 Bf5-c8
10 Qd1-c2 c7-c5
11 d4xc5 d6xc5
12 Rf1-d1 Qd8-b6
13 Nc3-a4 Qb6-c7
14 Bc1-e3 Nb8-d7
15 Nh4-f3 b7-b6
16 Nf3-e5 Ra8-b8
17 Ne5-c6 Bc8-b7
18 Nc6xb8 Bb7xg2
19 Nb8xd7 1-0

[Cynical Realist]

I'm here, been basking in the sun in Phoenix since the 12th, idn't know there was a new season starting, haven't been checking the chess scene.

Have the golf scramble this afternoon, hoe down at Rustler's Rooste tonight, and flying home tomorrow - but I'll be back to normal by the weekend.

[Cynical Realist]

Can't believe I haven't started and Haggy's already gone down for the count.

[Hagbard Celine]

Can't believe I haven't started and Haggy's already gone down for the count.

:lol:

Yeah, that was a case of 2 people playing in the "wrong" bracket, but for 2 vastly different reasons.

By "wrong," I mean the brackets where you best match up with your opponents.

[ramanujan]

Moves from my game against Rocky. I have black pieces here.

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 g7-g6
2 d2-d4 Bf8-g7
3 Ng1-f3 d7-d6
4 Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6
5 Qd1-e2 O-O
6 O-O c7-c6
7 Nb1-d2 d6-d5
8 Bc4-d3 Bc8-g4
9 e4-e5 Nf6-e8
10 h2-h3 Bg4xf3
11 Nd2xf3 Ne8-c7
12 O-O-O

No, the game is not over! But something strange happenned. Rocky's last move is shown 12 O-O-O, I believe it was meant to be O-O since the bishop is still at c1 and hence O-O-O is impossible. The funny part is the way the pieces moved. By castling white K moved to e2 and taken its own Q!!

Of course, I would not mind continuing unless Rocky wants to replay the game after he returns.

[Rocky]

:confused:

I want to resign to myself in my game against Ramanujan...if my King is going to bully around my queen like that, I'll have no part of it!

I'm all for re-playing it when I'm back on the RO, Ram. Thanks for posting the moves here. I did O-O, so we can play it from there.

I'll offer a draw to get this mess off of both of our existing game screens.

[RedSoxFan]

:confused:

I want to resign to myself in my game against Ramanujan...if my King is going to bully around my queen like that, I'll have no part of it!

I'm all for re-playing it when I'm back on the RO, Ram. Thanks for posting the moves here. I did O-O, so we can play it from there.

I'll offer a draw to get this mess off of both of our existing game screens.

What do you mean, are you resigning the game?

[RedSoxFan]

Because of some very unusual circumstances, the positions of All Clear and Aaron Brachowitz are being switched. See the revised groups below:


C O C H A G
a m h a l e
B r n a g l n
Car'a'carn .WBWBB X . . 1 . . 1.0
Omnibus B.WBWW . X . . . . 0.0
CharlBrown WB.WBB . . X . . . 0.0
HagbardCel BWB.WW 0 . . X . . 0.0
All Clear WBWB.B . . . . X . 0.0
Gene Yuss WBWBW. . . . . . X 0.0

T A U U B
i B t l a
D m r a t m
Tim>< .WBBW X . . . . 0.0
ABrachowtz B.WBW . X . . . 0.0
Utanapisht WB.WB . . X . . 0.0
UltimatNE1 WWB.B . . . X . 0.0
BamaGamblr BBWW. . . . . X 0.0

[Rocky]

What do you mean, are you resigning the game?

No. It was a joke.

Ram and I are going to start a new game and replay back to the point just before my king took my own queen when I tried to castle. Then, we'll finish the game.

[Omnibus]

Please remove me from this tournament and all future tournaments. Thank you.

[Hagbard Celine]

Because of some very unusual circumstances, the positions of All Clear and Aaron Brachowitz are being switched.

:lol:

And here I thought AB resigned because he was petrified of my mounting attack!

[Aaron Brachowitz]

:lol:

And here I thought AB resigned because he was petrified of my mounting attack!
I just really didn't want to be mounted.

[Hagbard Celine]

I just really didn't want to be mounted.

:shake:

[ACCtuary]

I forgot to post my moves last night. I will be back on normal schedule for the rest of May and June.

[Mel-o-rama]

I'm back from a family emergency. So, I'll be starting my games today. Sorry to keep y'all waiting.

[Klaymen]

I'll leaving for my house-hunting trip tonight so expect a bit of delay from my games after work today thru most of the weekend.

[Hagbard Celine]

I'll leaving for my house-hunting trip tonight so expect a bit of delay from my games after work today thru most of the weekend.

Good luck!

[Bobcat]

rekrap resigns to me - I was white:

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3 Bf1-b5 a7-a6
4 Bb5-a4 b7-b5
5 Ba4-b3 Ng8-f6
6 d2-d3 Bf8-b4+
7 c2-c3 Bb4-a5
8 O-O O-O
9 a2-a4 b5-b4
10 Bc1-g5 h7-h6
11 Bg5-h4 b4xc3
12 b2xc3 Ra8-b8
13 Bb3-d5 Rb8-b2
14 Qd1-c1 Rb2-b8
15 Bd5xc6 d7xc6
16 Nf3xe5 Qd8-d6
17 Bh4-g3 Qd6xd3
18 Ne5xd3 Nf6xe4
19 Bg3xc7 Ba5xc7
20 Nb1-d2 Ne4-f6
21 Nd3-b4 c6-c5
22 Nb4-c6 Rb8-b6
23 Nc6-e7+ Kg8-h8
24 Nd2-c4 Rb6-e6
25 Ne7xc8 Rf8xc8
26 Rf1-e1 Re6xe1+
27 Qc1xe1 Nf6-d5
28 g2-g3 f7-f6
29 Ra1-d1 Nd5-b6
30 Nc4xb6 Bc7xb6
31 Qe1-e7 Kh8-g8
Black resigns

Good game rekrap.

[Aaron Brachowitz]

Bama Gambler resigned to me in our Group D game. I was white. Good game, BG.

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 b7-b6
2 d2-d4 e7-e6
3 Ng1-f3 Bc8-b7
4 Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4
5 Bc1-d2 Bb4xc3
6 Bd2xc3 Bb7xe4
7 Bf1-e2 g7-g5
8 O-O f7-f6
9 Rf1-e1 d7-d5
10 Bc3-b4 Nb8-d7
11 Be2-d3 Be4xf3
12 Qd1xf3 c7-c5
13 d4xc5 b6xc5
14 Bb4-d2 c5-c4
15 Bd3-f5 Nd7-c5
16 Bf5xe6 Qd8-b6
17 Be6xg8+ Ke8-d8
18 Qf3xd5+ Kd8-c7
19 Re1-e7+

[ramanujan]

CR resigned to me in a very short game.

1 d2-d4 d7-d5
2 c2-c4 Bc8-f5
3 Qd1-b3 Nb8-c6
4 c4xd5 Nc6xd4
5 Qb3-a4+ c7-c6
6 Qa4xd4 c6xd5
7 e2-e4 Bf5xe4
8 Bf1-b5+ Black Resigns

I think CR was trying a new opening which didn't really work.

[Hagbard Celine]

I think CR was trying a new opening which didn't really work.

That, or he fried his brain in the AZ sun! :lol:

[Mel-o-rama]

CR resigned to me in a very short game.

1 d2-d4 d7-d5
2 c2-c4 Bc8-f5
3 Qd1-b3 Nb8-c6
4 c4xd5 Nc6xd4
5 Qb3-a4+ c7-c6
6 Qa4xd4 c6xd5
7 e2-e4 Bf5xe4
8 Bf1-b5+ Black Resigns

I think CR was trying a new opening which didn't really work.

Man, that is just plain painful! That ain't right!

[Darth Tater]

Man, that is just plain painful! That ain't right!

I quite like 7 e2-e4....that's just nasty upon nasty.

I'm sure it was because of him just moving too quickly and being too busy...not that he missed it and, like the rest of us, just slips from time to time. :roll:

[Cynical Realist]

I think it was the Tequila moving the pieces. That's what I get for making a quick move before I leave town.


Unfortunately it wasn't a new opening, one I've been playing, just forgot what I was suppose to do after 3 Qb3. I knew dropping the knight wasn't the main line, :wink: so I went back and looked it up - I'll at least know the preferred 3rd move next time - don't know if I'll remember what to do after the third move with out a little more practice.

[Utanapishtim]

I seem to have fallen right into Aaron's trap. Or, more likely, my own. It must have been an early morning on move six...
Anyway, I (back) resign to Aaron B. after 10 moves.
I'm feeling better about my other games, though.

HISTORY
Move White Black
1 e2-e4 Nb8-c6
2 d2-d4 e7-e5
3 d4xe5 Nc6xe5
4 f2-f4 Ne5-g6
5 Bc1-e3 c7-c5
6 Nb1-c3 Bf8-d6
7 Qd1xd6 h7-h5
8 f4-f5 Ng6-h4
9 Be3xc5 Ng8-f6
10 Qd6-e5+ Black resigns

[Mick Fan]

I quite like 7 e2-e4....that's just nasty upon nasty.

I'm sure it was because of him just moving too quickly and being too busy...not that he missed it and, like the rest of us, just slips from time to time. :roll:

7. e2-e4! Nice move!

[Ultimate Anyone?]

AaronB got me in 10 moves as well...

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Nb1-c3 Bf8-c5
3 Ng1-e2 Qd8-f6
4 f2-f3 Ng8-e7
5 Nc3-b5 Qf6-b6
6 Ne2-c3 Bc5-f2+
7 Ke1-e2 Bf2-d4
8 a2-a4 Ne7-g6
9 a4-a5 Ng6-f4+
10 Ke2-e1 Bd4-f2+

[ramanujan]

Thanks Mick Fan, Darth Tater. I expected CR to see the trap behind 7. e2-e4, especially after losing a knight. But he wanted to make my day, which I don't mind.:-)

CR, let me know next time when you are drinking tequila, I will invite you right away. It is not everyday that you get to defeat someone in group A in eight moves. It is too much fun.

[ramanujan]

Paul resigned to me. Good game, Paul.

Move White Black
1 c2-c4 e7-e5
2 Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
3 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
4 g2-g3 Bf8-c5
5 Bf1-g2 O-O
6 d2-d3 Rf8-e8
7 O-O d7-d6
8 a2-a3 Bc8-e6
9 b2-b4 Bc5-b6
10 Nf3-g5 h7-h6
11 Ng5xe6 Re8xe6
12 e2-e3 a7-a5
13 b4-b5 Nc6-b8
14 Bg2xb7 Ra8-a7
15 Bb7-g2 Nb8-d7
16 d3-d4 e5xd4
17 e3xd4 Qd8-e8
18 Nc3-d5 Nf6xd5
19 Bg2xd5 Re6-e7
20 Bd5-c6 Re7-e2
21 Bc6xd7 Black Resigns.

Two of your moves I didn't like were #11 and 20. On #11, you let me exchange your light coloured bishop for my knight, which is usually not a good idea against fianchetto (and consequenly, my bishop was able to wreck havoc later and you had nothing to counter it) . On #20, Re2 was obviously a blunder.

Now I have two wins resulting from two unusual blunders by my opponents. Not the way I like to win, but I will take it. :-)

[Cynical Realist]

I expected CR to see the trap behind 7. e2-e4, especially after losing a knight. But he wanted to make my day, which I don't mind.:-)

CR, let me know next time when you are drinking tequila, I will invite you right away. It is not everyday that you get to defeat someone in group A in eight moves. It is too much fun.

I don't remember it being that much fun - oh and I didn't see the trap behind 7. e2-e4, good move - but not much I could do. Trading off Queens and bishops a piece down isn't going to help the cause.

I played move 3 & 4 from Phoenix - I was pretty much doomed after that. It's not an opening that provides much compensation if you screw it up at all.

[Car'a'carn]

Charlie Brown(W) resigned in our game. Good game Charlie.


Move White Black
1 d2-d4 Ng8-f6
2 c2-c4 g7-g6
3 Nb1-c3 Bf8-g7
4 Ng1-f3 d7-d6
5 e2-e4 O-O
6 Bf1-d3 Nb8-c6
7 h2-h3 e7-e5
8 d4-d5 Nc6-d4
9 Bc1-e3 Nf6-d7
10 b2-b4 a7-a5
11 a2-a3 Nd4xf3+
12 g2xf3 a5xb4
13 a3xb4 Ra8xa1
14 Qd1xa1 f7-f5
15 Ke1-e2 Qd8-h4
16 Qa1-g1 f5-f4
17 Be3-d2 Nd7-f6
18 Nc3-b5 Bc8-d7
19 Nb5xc7 Rf8-c8
20 Nc7-e6 Bd7xe6
21 d5xe6 Nf6-e8
22 Qg1-g4 Qh4-e7
23 h3-h4 Ne8-f6
24 Qg4-h3 Rc8-a8
25 Rh1-c1 b7-b6
26 Bd2-c3 Nf6-e8
27 c4-c5 d6xc5
28 b4xc5 Ra8-a2+
29 Bc3-d2 b6xc5
30 Bd3-c4 Ra2-b2
31 Ke2-e1 Ne8-d6
32 Bd2-c3 Nd6xc4
33 Bc3xb2 Nc4xb2
34 Rc1-b1 Nb2-d3+
35 Ke1-f1 h7-h5
36 Rb1-b6 c5-c4
37 Rb6-b8+ Kg8-h7
38 Rb8-c8 Nd3-c5
39 Kf1-g1 c4-c3
40 Qh3-f1 Nc5xe6
41 Rc8xc3 Qe7xh4
42 Rc3-c6 Ne6-d4
43 Rc6-c3 Qh4-g5+
44 Kg1-h1 h5-h4
45 Qf1-h3 0-1

[Darth Tater]

Paul Brand resigned to me in a pretty game.

1 d2-d4 e7-e6
2 e2-e4 d7-d5
3 Nb1-d2 Ng8-f6
4 e4-e5 Nf6-d7
5 c2-c3 c7-c5
6 Bf1-d3 Nb8-c6
7 Ng1-e2 Qd8-b6
8 Nd2-f3 f7-f6
9 e5xf6 Nd7xf6
10 O-O Bf8-d6
11 Bc1-f4 Bd6xf4
12 Ne2xf4 Qb6xb2
13 d4xc5 Qb2xc3
14 Ra1-c1 Qc3-b4
15 g2-g3 e6-e5
16 Rf1-e1 e5-e4
17 Nf3-d2 O-O
18 Bd3-f1 Bc8-g4
19 Bf1-e2 Bg4xe2
20 Re1xe2 Nc6-d4
21 Re2-e3 Ra8-c8
22 Nd2-b3 Nd4-f3+
23 Kg1-g2 d5-d4
24 Re3xf3 e4xf3+
25 Qd1xf3 Rc8-c6
26 Nf4-d5 Nf6xd5
27 Qf3xd5+ Kg8-h8
28 Nb3xd4 Qb4-d2
29 Rc1-c2 Rf8xf2+
30 Kg2-h3 and white resigns.

Who says the Samish(SP?) French isn't exciting?!!?

I liked the forking moves 15 and 16... Paul gave up some material in order to get out of the strangle hold but I think it may have been too late. Once I got in Qd2 on 28, I knew I had him. From the final position, mate is unavoidable in only a few moves.

Good game -- kept me on my toes!

[TiderInsider]

Drewby resigned to me...good game.

HISTORY
Move White Black
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Ng1-f3 Bf8-d6
3 d2-d4 e5xd4
4 Nf3xd4 Qd8-e7
5 Nd4-f5 Qe7xe4+
6 Qd1-e2 Ng8-f6
7 Nf5xd6+ c7xd6
8 Qe2xe4+ Nf6xe4
9 Bf1-d3 Ne4-c5
10 O-O Nb8-c6
11 Rf1-e1+ Nc6-e7
12 Bc1-g5 f7-f6
13 Bg5-f4 a7-a6
14 Bf4xd6 Nc5-a4
15 Bd6xe7 Na4xb2
16 Be7xf6+ Ke8-f7
17 Bf6xb2 Rh8-f8
18 Re1-e3 b7-b5
19 Re3-f3+ Kf7-g8
20 Rf3xf8+ Kg8xf8
21 Bd3-e4 Ra8-a7
22 Bb2-d4 d7-d5
23 Bd4xa7

[Paul Brand]

Paul Brand resigned to me in a pretty game.

1 d2-d4 e7-e6
2 e2-e4 d7-d5
3 Nb1-d2 Ng8-f6
4 e4-e5 Nf6-d7
5 c2-c3 c7-c5
6 Bf1-d3 Nb8-c6
7 Ng1-e2 Qd8-b6
8 Nd2-f3 f7-f6
9 e5xf6 Nd7xf6
10 O-O Bf8-d6
11 Bc1-f4 Bd6xf4
12 Ne2xf4 Qb6xb2
13 d4xc5 Qb2xc3
14 Ra1-c1 Qc3-b4
15 g2-g3 e6-e5
16 Rf1-e1 e5-e4
17 Nf3-d2 O-O
18 Bd3-f1 Bc8-g4
19 Bf1-e2 Bg4xe2
20 Re1xe2 Nc6-d4
21 Re2-e3 Ra8-c8
22 Nd2-b3 Nd4-f3+
23 Kg1-g2 d5-d4
24 Re3xf3 e4xf3+
25 Qd1xf3 Rc8-c6
26 Nf4-d5 Nf6xd5
27 Qf3xd5+ Kg8-h8
28 Nb3xd4 Qb4-d2
29 Rc1-c2 Rf8xf2+
30 Kg2-h3 and white resigns.

Who says the Samish(SP?) French isn't exciting?!!?

I liked the forking moves 15 and 16... Paul gave up some material in order to get out of the strangle hold but I think it may have been too late. Once I got in Qd2 on 28, I knew I had him. From the final position, mate is unavoidable in only a few moves.

Good game -- kept me on my toes!

Good game Darth. I had a little conceptual problem and Nb3xd4 was a mistake on my part. For whatever reason I was thinking my rook could capture your rook if you played Rf8xf2+, but there was that little problem with your queen being in the way. Oh well. It was a good game. Nicely played.

[Cynical Realist]

CR (Black) defeats Paul Brand

HISTORY

Move White Black

1 e2-e4 c7-c6
2 d2-d4 d7-d5
3 e4-e5 Bc8-f5
4 h2-h4 h7-h6
5 g2-g4 Bf5-h7
6 f2-f4 e7-e6
7 Bc1-e3 Qd8-b6
8 b2-b3 c6-c5
9 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
10 c2-c3 c5xd4
11 Be3xd4 Nc6xd4
12 Nf3xd4 Ng8-e7
13 Bf1-d3 Bh7xd3
14 Qd1xd3 Ne7-c6
15 Nb1-d2 Bf8-c5
16 Nd2-f3 Ra8-c8
17 Rh1-h2 Ke8-d7
18 Rh2-c2 Bc5xd4
19 c3xd4 Nc6-b4

[Bobcat]

Werewolf and I agree to a draw (I was black). Got away with an enormous blunder at move 11 (beware the long diagonals) or the outcome might have been different. I think later on, a well-timed d5-d6 move would've done me in too. I guess sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.

Good game Werewolf.

Move White Black
1 c2-c4 e7-e5
2 Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6
3 Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6
4 d2-d3 Bf8-b4
5 Bc1-d2 d7-d6
6 g2-g3 O-O
7 Bf1-g2 Bc8-e6
8 Qd1-b3 Nc6-d4
9 Nf3xd4 e5xd4
10 Qb3xb4 d4xc3
11 Bd2xc3 b7-b6
12 O-O Ra8-b8
13 d3-d4 Qd8-e7
14 d4-d5 Be6-d7
15 Qb4-b3 Nf6-e4
16 Qb3-c2 Ne4-c5
17 Ra1-d1 a7-a5
18 b2-b3 Bd7-g4
19 Bg2-f3 Bg4-h3
20 Rf1-e1 b6-b5
21 Rd1-d4 b5-b4
22 Rd4-h4 g7-g6
23 Rh4xh3 b4xc3
24 Qc2xc3 Rb8-a8
25 Re1-d1 f7-f5
26 g3-g4 f5xg4
27 Bf3xg4 Rf8-f4
28 Rd1-d4 Rf4-f7
29 Bg4-f3 Qe7-g5+
30 Rd4-g4 Qg5-e5
31 Qc3xe5 d6xe5
32 Rg4-g5 Rf7-e7
33 Bf3-g2 Ra8-e8
34 e2-e4 Kg8-g7
35 f2-f3 Nc5-d3
36 a2-a3 Nd3-f4
37 Rh3-h4 h7-h6
38 Rg5-g4 g6-g5
39 Rh4-h3 Nf4xh3+
40 Bg2xh3 Re8-b8
41 b3-b4 a5xb4
42 a3xb4 Rb8xb4
43 Bh3-f1 Re7-e8
44 h2-h4 Kg7-g6
45 h4xg5 h6xg5
46 Rg4-g2 Re8-c8
47 Kg1-h2 Rc8-h8+
48 Kh2-g3 Rh8-h1
49 Bf1-d3 Rb4-b3
50 Rg2-d2 Rh1-c1
51 Kg3-f2 Rc1-c3

[Werewolf]

rekrap resigned to me. I was black.

rekrap-Werewolf, RF 2005
Ruy Lopez

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3 Bf1-b5 Ng8-f6
4 Bb5xc6 d7xc6
5 Nf3xe5 Qd8-e7
6 d2-d4 Nf6xe4
7 O-O Bc8-f5
8 Bc1-f4 O-O-O
9 c2-c3 f7-f6
10 Qd1-a4 f6xe5
11 Qa4xa7 e5xf4
12 Qa7-a8+ Kc8-d7
13 Qa8xb7 Qe7-g5
14 d4-d5 c6xd5
15 Qb7xd5+ Kd7-e8
16 Qd5-c6+ Rd8-d7
17 Rf1-e1 Ke8-d8
18 Qc6-a8+ Kd8-e7
19 Re1xe4+ Bf5xe4
20 Qa8xe4+ Ke7-d8
21 Qe4-a8+ Kd8-e7
22 Qa8-e4+ Ke7-f6
23 Qe4-c6+ Rd7-d6
24 Nb1-d2 Rd6xc6
25 Nd2-e4+ Kf6-f5
26 Ne4xg5 Kf5xg5
27 g2-g3 f4xg3
28 h2xg3 Bf8-c5
29 Kg1-g2 Rh8-f8
30 b2-b4 Bc5xf2
31 Ra1-f1 Rc6-f6
32 a2-a4 Kg5-g4
33 a4-a5 Bf2xg3
34 a5-a6 (0-1)

[Hagbard Celine]

Sorry I haven't moved for a while...I was in CA for a meeting and didn't have internet.

I promise to get back to my normal pace tommorrow (I'll make 1 move in each game today).

[1695814]

I have checkmated Drewby. I was white.

HISTORY
Move White Black
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3 Bf1-c4 a7-a6
4 O-O Nc6-d4
5 c2-c3 Nd4-e6
6 Nf3xe5 Bf8-d6
7 d2-d4 b7-b5
8 Bc4xe6 d7xe6
9 Ne5-d3 Qd8-h4
10 e4-e5 Bd6-e7
11 Qd1-f3 Ra8-b8
12 Bc1-f4 b5-b4
13 Bf4-g3 Qh4-g5
14 Qf3-c6+ Bc8-d7
15 Qc6xc7 Rb8-c8
16 Qc7-b7 b4xc3
17 Nb1xc3 Ng8-h6
18 Nc3-e4 Qg5-g4
19 Nd3-c5 Be7xc5
20 Ne4xc5 Qg4xd4
21 b2-b4 Nh6-g4
22 Ra1-d1 Qd4xd1
23 Rf1xd1 O-O
24 Rd1xd7 g7-g5
25 Qb7xa6 h7-h5
26 h2-h3 Ng4-h6
27 Nc5xe6 Rc8-c1+
28 Kg1-h2 f7xe6
29 Qa6xe6+ Nh6-f7
30 Qe6-g6+ Kg8-h8
31 Qg6xh5+ Kh8-g8
32 Qh5-g6+ Kg8-h8
33 Rd7xf7 Rc1-c8
34 Rf7-h7+

[Klaymen]

Charlie Brown(W) resigned in our game. Good game Charlie.


Thanks, i had the edge until I lost an exchange and then it was a downward spiral. The current bracket is a bit tough for me, and it certainly isn't helping that I'm in the middle of relocation preparations.

[Darth Tater]

To all of my opponents, I will be out of town this weekend and will likely only be able to move a little today, if at all.

Have a good weekend, and I'll be moving again Tuesday!

[RedSoxFan]

RSF, will you please get off your lazy butt and post an updated grid! :swear:

[Darth Tater]

RSF, will you please get off your lazy butt and post an updated grid! :swear:

What just happened with that post?

Is someone feeling a bit like Bob Dole?

Darth doesn't like Bob Dole immitators....

[RedSoxFan]

What just happened with that post?

Is someone feeling a bit like Bob Dole?

Darth doesn't like Bob Dole immitators....

I'd been meaning to update the standings for a while but kept procrastinating. So I thought if I posted that then I might get around to doing it. And it worked!


W C r P D R
e y a a a o
A a n m u r c
Weatherman .BBWBW X . . . . . 0.0
CynclRelst W.BBWB . X 0 1 . . 1.0
ramanujan WW.WBB . 1 X 1 . . 2.0
Paul Brand BWB.WW . 0 0 X 0 . 0.0
DarthTater WBWB.W . . . 1 X . 1.0
Rocky BWWBB. . . . . . X 0.0

C O C H A G
a m h a l e
B r n a g l n
Car'a'carn .WBWBB X . 1 1 . . 2.0
Omnibus B.WBWW . X . . . . 0.0
CharlBrown WB.WBB 0 . X . . . 0.0
HagbardCel BWB.WW 0 . . X . . 0.0
All Clear WBWB.B . . . . X . 0.0
Gene Yuss WBWBW. . . . . . X 0.0

M M M R W B
a i e e e o
C c c l k r b
Macroman .WBBWB X . . . . . 0.0
Mick Fan B.WWBW . X . . . . 0.0
Mel-o-rama WB.WWB . . X . . . 0.0
Rekrap WBB.WB . . . X 0 0 0.0
Werewolf BWBB.W . . . 1 X = 1.5
Bobcat WBWWB. . . . 1 = X 1.5

T A U U B
i B t l a
D m r a t m
Tim>< .WBBW X . . . . 0.0
ABrachowtz B.WBW . X 1 1 1 3.0
Utanapisht WB.WB . 0 X . . 0.0
UltimatNE1 WWB.B . 0 . X . 0.0
BamaGamblr BBWW. . 0 . . X 0.0


h D 1 t T A
a r 6 h i C
E r e 9 t d C
hardinda .BBWWW X . . . . . 0.0
Drewby W.BWBW . X 0 . 0 . 0.0
1695814 WW.BWB . 1 X . . . 1.0
thtevie BBW.WB . . . X . . 0.0
TiderInsdr BWBB.W . 1 . . X . 1.0
ACCtuary BBWWB. . . . . . X 0.0

[All Clear]

RSF, will you please get off your lazy butt and post an updated grid! :swear:

RSF, will you please get off your lazy butt and post an updated grid for Season nine! :swear:

[Drewby]

ACCTuary(black) resigned to me(white)...not sure why, but oh well!

HISTORY
Move White Black
1 e2-e4 e7-e6
2 d2-d4 d7-d5
3 e4xd5 Qd8xd5
4 c2-c4 Bf8-b4+
5 Bc1-d2 Qd5-e4+
6 Qd1-e2 Qe4xd4
7 Bd2xb4 Nb8-c6
8 Bb4-c3 Qd4-d6
9 Bc3xg7

[Bobcat]

Macroman resigns to me - I was white. Good game Macroman.

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 c7-c6
2 Ng1-f3 d7-d5
3 e4xd5 c6xd5
4 d2-d4 Ng8-f6
5 Nb1-c3 Bc8-g4
6 Bf1-e2 e7-e6
7 Bc1-f4 Bf8-d6
8 Nf3-e5 Bg4xe2
9 Qd1xe2 Nb8-c6
10 Qe2-b5 Qd8-c7
11 O-O-O a7-a6
12 Qb5-d3 Nc6xe5
13 d4xe5 Bd6xe5
14 Bf4xe5 Qc7xe5
15 Rh1-e1 Qe5-g5+
16 Rd1-d2 O-O
17 g2-g3 Rf8-d8
18 f2-f4 Qg5-g6
19 Qd3-d4 Rd8-d7
20 Re1-e5 h7-h6
21 f4-f5 e6xf5
22 Nc3xd5 Rd7xd5
23 Re5xd5 Nf6xd5
24 Qd4xd5 Qg6-e6
25 Qd5xb7 Qe6-e1+
26 Rd2-d1 Qe1-e3+
27 Kc1-b1 Qe3-e4
28 Qb7xe4 f5xe4
29 c2-c4 f7-f5
30 b2-b4 Ra8-b8
31 a2-a3 Kg8-f7
32 Kb1-c2 Kf7-e6
33 Kc2-c3 Ke6-e5
34 Rd1-d5+ Ke5-e6
35 Kc3-d4 g7-g5
36 c4-c5 h6-h5
37 Rd5-d6+ Ke6-f7
38 Rd6xa6 Rb8-d8+
39 Kd4-e3 Kf7-e7
40 b4-b5 Rd8-d5
41 Ra6-c6 Rd5-d3+
42 Ke3-e2 Rd3xa3
43 b5-b6 f5-f4
44 g3xf4 g5xf4
45 b6-b7 f4-f3+
46 Ke2-f2 Ra3-a2+
47 Kf2-e3 Ra2-e2+
48 Ke3-d4 f3-f2
49 b7-b8=Q Re2-d2+
50 Kd4-e5 f2-f1=Q
51 Rc6-e6+ Ke7-f7
52 Qb8-e8+ Kf7-g7
53 Re6-g6+ Black resigns

[Darth Tater]

Way to win the pawn race!

[1695814]

TiderInsider resigned to me. I was white.

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 Ng8-f6
2 Nb1-c3 e7-e5
3 d2-d4 e5xd4
4 Qd1xd4 Nb8-c6
5 Qd4-e3 Bf8-b4
6 e4-e5 Nf6-g4
7 Qe3-e4 Ng4xe5
8 Bc1-f4 d7-d5
9 O-O-O d5-d4
10 Bf4xe5 Bc8-g4
11 Be5xg7+ Qd8-e7
12 Bg7xh8 Bg4xd1
13 Qe4xe7+ Ke8xe7
14 Nc3xd1 Ra8xh8
15 Ng1-f3 Rh8-d8
16 c2-c3 d4xc3
17 Nd1xc3 f7-f6
18 a2-a3 Bb4-d6
19 Bf1-c4 Bd6-f4+
20 Kc1-c2 Nc6-d4+
21 Nf3xd4 Rd8xd4
22 Rh1-e1+ Ke7-d7
23 Bc4-g8 Rd4-d2+
24 Kc2-b3 Rd2xf2
25 g2-g3 Rf2-f3
26 g3xf4

[Car'a'carn]

I defeated Gene Yuss. Good game Gene, despite the blunders we both made.


Move White Black
1 e2-e4 c7-c5
2 Ng1-f3 d7-d6
3 c2-c3 g7-g6
4 d2-d4 Bf8-g7
5 Bc1-e3 Nb8-d7
6 Qd1-d2 Ng8-f6
7 Bf1-d3 Nf6-g4
8 O-O Ng4xe3
9 f2xe3 O-O
10 Qd2-f2 b7-b6
11 Nb1-d2 Bc8-b7
12 Bd3-c4 e7-e6
13 Nf3-g5 Qd8xg5
14 Nd2-f3 Qg5-e7
15 h2-h4 Bb7xe4
16 Nf3-g5 Be4-b7
17 Ra1-e1 h7-h6
18 Ng5-h3 d6-d5
19 Bc4-b3 Bb7-a6
20 c3-c4 d5xc4
21 Bb3-d1 c4-c3
22 Bd1-e2 Ba6xe2
23 Re1xe2 c3xb2
24 Re2xb2 c5xd4
25 e3xd4 Ra8-c8
26 Rb2-d2 Nd7-f6
27 Qf2-e2 Nf6-d5
28 g2-g3 Rc8-c3
29 Kg1-h2 Qe7-d6
30 Qe2-e1 Nd5-e3
31 Rf1-f4 Qd6-d5
32 Rd2-f2 Ne3-f5
33 Qe1xc3 Bg7xd4
34 Qc3-f3 Bd4xf2
35 Qf3xf2 Rf8-c8
36 Nh3-g1 Qd5-d1
37 Kh2-h3 Rc8-c2
38 Qf2-f3 Qd1xg1
39 h4-h5 Qg1-h2+
40 Kh3-g4 0-1

[Paul Brand]

Weatherman gave me a beating in this short game. I'm black.

1 Ng1-f3 g7-g6
2 d2-d4 Bf8-g7
3 c2-c4 f7-f5
4 Nb1-c3 d7-d6
5 e2-e4 f5xe4
6 Nc3xe4 Nb8-c6
7 d4-d5 Nc6-e5
8 Nf3xe5 Bg7xe5
9 Ne4-g5 c7-c5
10 Bf1-d3 Bc8-d7
11 Ng5xh7 Rh8xh7
12 Bd3xg6+ 1-0

[Mel-o-rama]

Weatherman gave me a beating in this short game. I'm black.

1 Ng1-f3 g7-g6
2 d2-d4 Bf8-g7
3 c2-c4 f7-f5
4 Nb1-c3 d7-d6
5 e2-e4 f5xe4
6 Nc3xe4 Nb8-c6
7 d4-d5 Nc6-e5
8 Nf3xe5 Bg7xe5
9 Ne4-g5 c7-c5
10 Bf1-d3 Bc8-d7
11 Ng5xh7 Rh8xh7
12 Bd3xg6+ 1-0

Oops! Bye-bye rook!

[Mel-o-rama]

Bobcat and I have agreed to a draw. Never underestimate the newcomer!!

Bobcat, you had me going for a long time - ever since I had my pieces all lined up nice and pretty for you. As soon as I tried to diffuse the situation, you swooped in and won two of my pawns. Then with your mistake toward the end, I was able to use an intervening checking move to win your bishop. Whoooooooooooooooo!!

I think one of us actually had an advantage, but it would take a long time to play it out, and I'm sure I'd mess it up. I'm happy with the draw.

Everyone else, watch out for Bobcat! (meow!)

Move White=bobcat Black=Mel-o
1 e2-e4 d7-d5
2 e4xd5 Ng8-f6
3 Nb1-c3 Nf6xd5
4 Nc3xd5 Qd8xd5
5 Ng1-f3 Bc8-g4
6 Bf1-e2 Nb8-c6
7 c2-c3 e7-e5
8 O-O Bf8-e7
9 Qd1-a4 f7-f5
10 d2-d3 O-O
11 h2-h3 b7-b5
12 Qa4-b3 Qd5xb3
13 a2xb3 Bg4-h5
14 Rf1-e1 Ra8-b8
15 Nf3xe5 Bh5-e8
16 Ne5xc6 Be8xc6
17 Ra1xa7 Rb8-b7
18 Ra7xb7 Bc6xb7
19 Be2-f3 Bb7xf3
20 Re1xe7 Bf3-d1
21 Re7xc7 Bd1xb3
22 d3-d4 Rf8-a8
23 Bc1-f4 h7-h6
24 Bf4-e5 g7-g5
25 Rc7-g7+ Kg8-f8
26 Rg7-h7 Ra8-a6
27 Be5-g7+ Kf8-g8
28 Rh7xh6 Ra6-a1+
29 Kg1-h2 Kg8xg7
30 Rh6-b6 draw

[ACCtuary]

Temporary drop in IQ brought about by unknown causes.
If I hang a piece early in the game and got no compensation for it, it is rather unfair to press on.

[thtevie]

I resigned to 1695814. Good game, I thought I might be able to recover from a lost bishop, but another stupid mistake did me in.

MoveWhiteBlack
1e2-e4 e7-e5
2Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3Bf1-b5 a7-a6
4Bb5-a4 b7-b5
5Ba4-b3 Ng8-f6
6O-O Nf6xe4
7Nf3xe5 Nc6xe5
8Qd1-h5 Qd8-f6
9d2-d3 Ne4-d6
10Rf1-e1 g7-g6
11Bc1-g5 Qf6-g7
12Qh5-e2 f7-f6
13d3-d4 f6xg5
14Qe2xe5+ Qg7xe5
15d4xe5 Nd6-f5
16e5-e6 d7-d6
17Bb3-d5 Ra8-b8
18Nb1-d2 Bc8-b7
19Bd5xb7 Rb8xb7
20b2-b3 Nf5-d4
21Ra1-c1 Ke8-e7
22c2-c4 c7-c5
23Nd2-f3 Bf8-h6
24Rc1-d1 Nd4xf3+
25g2xf3 Bh6-g7
26Re1-e4 Rh8-f8
27Kg1-g2 Bg7-e5
28Re4-h4 g5xh4

[Hagbard Celine]

I resigned to Charlie Brown as black...nothing I could do to stop the passed pawn. Fun game! I offered the draw because it looked like you were going for 3-fold around move 42-44 (though I didn't understand why!).

1 e2-e4 d7-d6
2 d2-d4 Ng8-f6
3 Nb1-c3 g7-g6
4 Ng1-f3 Bf8-g7
5 Bf1-c4 O-O
6 h2-h3 c7-c6
7 Bc1-e3 Nb8-d7
8 Qd1-d2 e7-e5
9 d4-d5 c6xd5
10 Nc3xd5 Nf6xe4
11 Qd2-c1 Ne4-f6
12 O-O Nf6xd5
13 Bc4xd5 Nd7-f6
14 Be3-g5 Qd8-a5
15 Bg5xf6 Bg7xf6
16 c2-c4 Qa5-b4
17 Qc1-d2 Qb4-b6
18 Bd5-e4 Bc8-e6
19 b2-b3 Ra8-d8
20 Ra1-d1 Bf6-g7
21 Rf1-e1 f7-f5
22 Be4-d5 Be6xd5
23 Qd2xd5+ Kg8-h8
24 Nf3-g5 Rd8-d7
25 Ng5-e6 Rf8-e8
26 Ne6-g5 Qb6-c6
27 Ng5-f7+ Rd7xf7
28 Qd5xf7 Re8-d8
29 Qf7-e6 Qc6-d7
30 Qe6xd7 Rd8xd7
31 Rd1-d5 b7-b6
32 a2-a4 Kh8-g8
33 Re1-d1 Bg7-f8
34 b3-b4 Kg8-f7
35 c4-c5 b6xc5
36 b4xc5 Kf7-e6
37 Rd5-d2 a7-a5
38 c5-c6 Rd7-c7
39 Rd2-c2 Bf8-e7
40 Rd1-b1 Be7-d8
41 Rb1-b7 Ke6-d5
42 Rb7-b5+ Kd5-e6
43 Rb5-b7 Ke6-d5
44 Rb7-b5+ Kd5-e6
45 Rb5xa5 Rc7xc6
46 Ra5xe5+ d6xe5
47 Rc2xc6+ Ke6-d7
48 Rc6-c2 Bd8-b6
49 Kg1-f1 Bb6-a5
50 Rc2-c5 Ba5-b6
51 Rc5-b5 Bb6-c7
52 a4-a5 1-0

[Klaymen]

I wasn't going for a 3-fold move. I saw something interesting that might work, and then i realized I had been in the same position a move earlier and I'd better try something else.

Good game. I knew I should win up the exchange like that, but you did make me prove it. But the nail was in the coffin...

[Mick Fan]

Macroman (White) and Mick Fan (Black) played to an 18-move "Grandmaster Draw," probably the only time you'll ever hear "Mick Fan" and "Grandmaster" used in the same sentence. Play the moves yourself! Try to stay awake.

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3 Bf1-b5 a7-a6
4 Bb5xc6 d7xc6
5 O-O f7-f6
6 d2-d4 e5xd4
7 Qd1xd4 Qd8xd4
8 Nf3xd4 Bf8-c5
9 Bc1-e3 Bc5xd4
10 Be3xd4 Bc8-e6
11 Nb1-c3 O-O-O
12 Ra1-d1 Ng8-e7
13 Bd4-e3 f6-f5
14 Be3-g5 Rd8xd1
15 Rf1xd1 Ne7-g6
16 f2-f3 h7-h6
17 Bg5-e3 Rh8-d8
18 Rd1xd8+ Kc8xd8
1/2 - 1/2

[Darth Tater]

Anyone heard from Weatherman in a while...s/he hasn't moved since 5/31...

[Mel-o-rama]

It's a big day for the Mel-o. I have two resignations to report. First, Werewolf resigned to me in this exciting game. It starts out with an Evans gambit. Then I give up one more pawn and apparently a bishop to set up a not-so-well-known trap. Werewolf fought well and almost survived the trap. Thanks for a fun game!

Move White=Mel-o Black=Werewolf
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3 Bf1-c4 Bf8-c5
4 b2-b4 Bc5xb4
5 c2-c3 Bb4-c5
6 d2-d4 e5xd4
7 O-O d4xc3
8 Bc4xf7+ Ke8xf7
9 Qd1-d5+ Kf7-f8
10 Qd5xc5+ Qd8-e7
11 Qc5xc3 Qe7xe4
12 Rf1-e1 Qe4-g6
13 Nb1-a3 d7-d6
14 Na3-b5 Qg6-f7
15 Nf3-g5 Qf7-g6
16 Nb5xc7 Ra8-b8
17 Re1-e8+ Qg6xe8
black resigns

[Mel-o-rama]

Here's the other resignation: rekrap resigned to me. This is another Evans gambit. Whoooooo! (I'm 2 for 2 on that opening. And still 3 for 3 on Smith-Morra.) Thanks for the fun game.

Move White=Mel-o Black=rekrap
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3 Bf1-c4 Bf8-c5
4 b2-b4 Bc5xb4
5 c2-c3 Bb4-d6
6 d2-d4 Qd8-f6
7 O-O b7-b6
8 Nb1-a3 Bc8-b7
9 Rf1-e1 O-O-O
10 Bc1-g5 Qf6-g6
11 Bg5xd8 Kc8xd8
12 Na3-c2 e5xd4
13 c3xd4 Nc6-a5
14 Bc4-d3 f7-f6
15 e4-e5 Qg6-f7
16 e5xd6 Bb7xf3
17 d6xc7+ Kd8xc7
18 Qd1xf3 d7-d5
19 Nc2-b4 Ng8-e7
20 Qf3-g3+ Kc7-d8
21 Qg3-b8+ Ne7-c8
22 Bd3-f5 Qf7-b7
23 Qb8xc8+ Qb7xc8
24 Bf5xc8 Kd8xc8
25 Ra1-c1+ Kc8-d7
26 Nb4xd5 Kd7-d6
27 Nd5-f4 Kd6-d7
28 Re1-e2 Rh8-c8
29 Rc1xc8 Kd7xc8
30 Re2-e7 g7-g5
31 Nf4-d5 Na5-c4
black resigns

[ACCtuary]

My game with hardinda has stalled. I think hardinda is recovering from an exam. However, I would like to know what the status is.

[Ultimate Anyone?]

Tim>< got me... Look out Group E, I'm coming home!!

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Nb1-c3 f7-f5
3 e4xf5 Ng8-f6
4 Bf1-c4 d7-d5
5 Bc4-d3 e5-e4
6 Bd3-e2 Bc8xf5
7 d2-d3 Bf8-b4
8 a2-a3 Bb4xc3+
9 b2xc3 Nb8-c6
10 Bc1-g5 O-O
11 Be2-h5 g7-g6
12 Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6
13 Bh5-g4 Bf5xg4
14 Qd1xg4 Qf6xf2+
15 Ke1-d1 Qf2-f1+
16 Kd1-d2 e4-e3+
17 Kd2xe3 Qf1-f2+

[Darth Tater]

I crushed Cynical in our game (I was black). (Is "crush" too strong a word? :) )

1 d2-d4 e7-e6
2 Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6
3 Bc1-f4 b7-b6
4 e2-e3 Bc8-b7
5 Nb1-d2 Bf8-e7
6 c2-c3 c7-c5
7 Qd1-c2 Nb8-c6
8 Bf1-b5 O-O
9 O-O Nf6-h5
10 Bf4-g3 Nh5xg3
11 f2xg3 a7-a6
12 Bb5-d3 g7-g6
13 a2-a3 Ra8-c8
14 Nd2-c4 b6-b5
15 Nc4-e5 f7-f5
16 g3-g4 c5-c4
17 Bd3-e2 d7-d6
18 Ne5xc6 Bb7xc6
19 Nf3-d2 Be7-g5
20 g4xf5 Bg5xe3+
21 Kg1-h1 Rf8xf5
22 Rf1xf5 e6xf5
23 Be2-f3 Bc6xf3
24 Nd2xf3 Qd8-f6
25 a3-a4 g6-g5
26 g2-g3 h7-h5
27 a4xb5 a6xb5
28 Ra1-a7 Qf6-e6
29 h2-h4 g5-g4
30 Nf3-d2 Be3xd4
31 c3xd4 Qe6-e1+
32 Kh1-g2 Rc8-e8
White resigns.

There's a nice sac on move 30 that clinches it for me. Admittedly, Cynical made some errors -- see moves 19 and 29.

[Cynical Realist]

It felt like a crushing after move 19 - when I had this dark dagger penetrating my position and no way to stop it, and little opportunity to counter. Unfortunately I didn't see move 19 coming, that really changed the game.

[thtevie]

Hardina is some kind of MIA. Only 2 moves, the game is about to drop off the server; thus far (I am black):

White Black
1 Ng1-f3 d7-d5
2 d2-d4 f7-f6

[thtevie]

I have defeated TiderInsider. I am white. Good game.

MoveWhiteBlack
1Ng1-f3 b7-b6
2g2-g3 Bc8-b7
3Bf1-g2N b8-c6
4O-O e7-e5
5d2-d4 Nc6xd4
6Nf3xd4 Bb7xg2
7Kg1xg2 e5xd4
8Qd1xd4 Ng8-f6
9Bc1-g5 Bf8-c5
10Qd4-d3 O-O
11Nb1-c3 Qd8-c8
12Bg5xf6 g7xf6
13e2-e4 Qc8-b7
14Qd3xd7 Ra8-d8
15Qd7-f5 Kg8-g7
16Ra1-d1 Bc5-b4
17Nc3-d5 c7-c5
18Qf5xf6+ Kg7-g8
19Qf6-g5+ Kg8-h8
20Nd5-e7 Qb7xe4+
21Kg2-g1 c5-c4
22Qg5-f6+

[Darth Tater]

It felt like a crushing after move 19 - when I had this dark dagger penetrating my position and no way to stop it, and little opportunity to counter. Unfortunately I didn't see move 19 coming, that really changed the game.

I liked move 19...but...no props for the Bishop sac? I actually though it was kind of nice. You must not have seen it, or you wouldn't have taken the bishop and played Ra1 (or something else)....

[ET MAN]

what do I need to do to enter?

[Cynical Realist]

I liked move 19...but...no props for the Bishop sac? I actually though it was kind of nice. You must not have seen it, or you wouldn't have taken the bishop and played Ra1 (or something else)....

No, I saw it, just thought I'd let you have your fun... OK, I thought there was a slight chance to diffuse the easy finish I gave you, but realized after I took the bishop, that it didn't work either.

[RedSoxFan]

what do I need to do to enter?

Make sure you've read the Chess Homepage, which is at the top of the Chess forum. The current season of the chess league is underway, but I can add you to the next season. In the meantime you might like to join the chess pyramid, or wait for the next chess cup. If you have any more questions just let me know!

[Gene Yuss]

Charlie Brown resigned to me in our Season X encounter. A hasty move 26 on his end allowed me to snatch a free pawn - soon to be 2 pawns - and it'll be an easy win for me. Good game CB

Gene Yuss: White
Charlie Brown: Black

HISTORY
Move White Black
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3 d2-d4 e5xd4
4 Nf3xd4 Nc6xd4
5 Qd1xd4 Qd8-f6
6 e4-e5 Qf6-g6
7 Qd4-d3 Ng8-e7
8 Nb1-c3 b7-b6
9 Bc1-f4 Qg6xd3
10 Bf1xd3 Bc8-b7
11 O-O O-O-O
12 a2-a4 Ne7-g6
13 Bf4-g3 Bf8-b4
14 Nc3-b5 a7-a6
15 Nb5-d4 h7-h5
16 h2-h4 Ng6-e7
17 c2-c3 Bb4-c5
18 b2-b4 Bc5xd4
19 c3xd4 d7-d6
20 Ra1-c1 Kc8-b8
21 Rf1-e1 Rh8-e8
22 e5xd6 c7xd6
23 Re1-e3 Ne7-c8
24 Rc1-e1 Re8xe3
25 Re1xe3 g7-g6
26 Bd3-c4 Kb8-a7
27 Bc4xf7

[Cynical Realist]

I'm headed to Sin City for 5 days - never sure about internet availability on the road - will have a lap top with me. But guarantee I won't be sitting around much during the day waiting to make a move. Also my games aren't going so well, so no reason to leave the tables to check the internet.

[thtevie]

Drewby (w) resigned to me. Good game, D.

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Ng1-f3 c7-c6
3 Nf3xe5 d7-d6
4 Ne5xf7 Ke8xf7
5 Bf1-c4+ d6-d5
6 Qd1-f3+ Ng8-f6
7 e4xd5 c6xd5
8 Bc4-b3 Bc8-e6
9 O-O Nb8-d7
10 Rf1-e1 Nd7-c5
11 d2-d4 Nc5-e4
12 Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4
13 a2-a3 Qd8-a5
14 Bc1-g5 Ne4xg5
15 Qf3-e3 Bb4-d6
16 Qe3xg5 Qa5-c7
17 Nc3-b5 Bd6xh2+
18 Kg1-h1 h7-h6
19 Qg5-e5 Bh2xe5
20 Nb5xc7 Be5xc7
21 Re1-e3 Bc7-f4
22 Re3-f3 Bf4-g5
23 c2-c4 d5xc4
24 Bb3-a4 Rh8-d8
25 Ra1-d1 a7-a6
26 Ba4-c2 b7-b5
27 Bc2-e4 Be6-d5
28 Be4xd5+ Rd8xd5
29 Rd1-c1 Bg5xc1

[Klaymen]

Charlie Brown resigned to me in our Season X encounter. A hasty move 26 on his end allowed me to snatch a free pawn - soon to be 2 pawns - and it'll be an easy win for me. Good game CB


Thanks, you definitely won the tempo battle there, but I outright missed the free pawns. I think my game would be better if it weren't so off-and-on, but that might be true of all of us. My games are probably better when I made several moves a day - or is that just because those games are strongly correlated with HC as my opponent? :)

[Rocky]

Ramanujan resigned in our matchup after another good game. I have to say that he has provided some of the most challenging matchups that I've played in Chess League Seasons.

[ramanujan]

Ramanujan resigned in our matchup after another good game. I have to say that he has provided some of the most challenging matchups that I've played in Chess League Seasons.

Thanks. I don't agree with you completely on my games being challanging. You have defeated me everytime without much difficulty. I don't remember having ever won or even drawn against you.

[Darth Tater]

I jsut resigned my game to Rocky...next time, no b3!

It was mostly a sad game for me...I really could have resigned a few moves ago.

[Rocky]

Here is my game against Ramanujan, I played white.

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 g7-g6
2 d2-d4 Bf8-g7
3 Ng1-f3 d7-d6
4 Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6
5 Qd1-e2 O-O
6 O-O c7-c6
7 Nb1-d2 d6-d5
8 Bc4-d3 Bc8-g4
9 e4-e5 Nf6-e8
10 h2-h3 Bg4xf3
11 Nd2xf3 Ne8-c7
12 Bc1-e3 h7-h6
13 Qe2-d2 Kg8-h7
14 Qd2-b4 b7-b6
15 Qb4-b3 Nc7-e6
16 c2-c4 Qd8-d7
17 Ra1-c1 Rf8-d8
18 c4xd5 c6xd5
19 h3-h4 Nb8-c6
20 h4-h5 Nc6-a5
21 Qb3-c2 Ne6-f8
22 Bd3-a6 Na5-c4
23 Ba6xc4 Ra8-c8
24 b2-b3 d5xc4
25 b3xc4 b6-b5
26 c4-c5 Qd7-c6
27 a2-a4 b5-b4
28 Qc2-c4 a7-a5
29 Qc4xf7 e7-e6
30 Qf7-a7 Qc6xa4
31 Rc1-a1 Rc8-a8
32 Qa7xa8 Qa4xa1
33 Qa8xd8 Qa1-a4
34 Nf3-d2

I recall that Ram has beaten me once and I believe that we've tied once. Probably not league games, though.

I thought that it was a fun and challenging game. You often make me double and triple think moves rather than just trying to steam-roll through the game.

[Rocky]

This is my game with Darth. I played black...and just steam-rolled. :) (j/k)

Move White Black
1 b2-b3 d7-d5
2 Bc1-b2 Bc8-g4
3 Ng1-f3 Nb8-d7
4 g2-g3 Bg4xf3
5 e2xf3 Ng8-f6
6 f3-f4 e7-e6
7 Qd1-e2 Bf8-d6
8 d2-d4 c7-c5
9 Nb1-d2 c5xd4
10 Bb2xd4 Ra8-c8
11 c2-c3 Bd6-c5
12 Bf1-h3 Bc5xd4
13 c3xd4 O-O
14 O-O Qd8-a5
15 Nd2-f3 Qa5-c3
16 Rf1-d1 Rf8-e8
17 Kg1-g2 Nf6-e4
18 Nf3-g5 Nd7-f6
19 f2-f3 Ne4-d6
20 Qe2-e5 Nd6-f5
21 Bh3xf5 e6xf5
22 Qe5xf5 Qc3-b2+
23 Kg2-h3 Rc8-c2
24 Rd1-h1 h7-h6
25 Ra1-b1 Qb2xa2
26 Rb1-a1 Rc2xh2+
27 Rh1xh2 Qa2xa1
28 Qf5-d3 h6xg5
29 f4xg5 Nf6-h7
30 Kh3-g4 Nh7-f8

In my personal experience, b3 is bad.

[Aaron Brachowitz]

Tim>< resigned to me, completing my sweep of group D. I'm black.


Move White Black
1 c2-c4 e7-e5
2 e2-e4 Ng8-f6
3 Nb1-c3 Bf8-c5
4 Ng1-f3 Nf6-g4
5 d2-d4 e5xd4
6 Nf3xd4 d7-d6
7 h2-h3 Ng4-f6
8 Bc1-f4 O-O
9 Bf1-d3 Bc5xd4
10 Nc3-b5 Bd4xb2
11 Ra1-b1 Bb2-e5
12 Bf4xe5 d6xe5
13 Qd1-c2 Nb8-c6
14 O-O Nc6-d4
15 Nb5xd4 Qd8xd4
16 Rb1-d1 Bc8-d7
17 c4-c5 Bd7-a4
18 Qc2-c1 Ba4xd1
19 Rf1xd1 Nf6xe4
20 Qc1-c2 Ra8-d8
21 Kg1-f1 Qd4xf2+
22 Qc2xf2 Ne4xf2

[Darth Tater]

This is my game with Darth. I played black...and just steam-rolled. :) (j/k)
...
In my personal experience, b3 is bad.

Mine is getting worse and worse...I should have tried something else against you...then getting my flippin' N stuck over on the K-side -- what a waste. You played well and styed calm throughout the thrashing....nicely done.

[Ultimate Anyone?]

Ultimate resigns to Bama Gambler

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 Ng8-f6
2 Bf1-d3 d7-d6
3 b2-b3 Bc8-g4
4 f2-f3 Bg4-h5
5 Bc1-b2 e7-e5
6 c2-c4 c7-c5
7 Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6
8 Nc3-d5 Nf6xd5
9 e4xd5 Nc6-d4
10 Bb2xd4 c5xd4
11 g2-g4 Bh5-g6
12 Qd1-e2 Bg6xd3
13 Qe2xd3 Qd8-h4+
14 Ke1-d1 g7-g6
15 c4-c5 d6xc5
16 Qd3-b5+ Ke8-e7
17 Qb5xb7+ Ke7-f6
18 Qb7xa8 Bf8-g7
19 Qa8-c6+ Kf6-g5
20 Qc6xc5 Qh4-f2
21 Ng1-h3+

[ramanujan]

Darth Tater resigned to me.

Move White Black
1 d2-d4 Ng8-f6
2 c2-c4 g7-g6
3 Nb1-c3 Bf8-g7
4 e2-e4 d7-d6
5 f2-f3 O-O
6 Bc1-e3 c7-c6
7 Qd1-d2 a7-a6
8 O-O-O Qd8-a5
9 Kc1-b1 b7-b5
10 Nc3-d5 Qa5-d8
11 Nd5xf6+ Bg7xf6
12 g2-g4 Nb8-d7
13 h2-h4 Nd7-b6
14 g4-g5 Bf6-h8
15 c4xb5 a6xb5
16 h4-h5 Nb6-c4
17 Bf1xc4 b5xc4
18 h5xg6 f7xg6
19 Qd2-h2 Rf8-f7
20 Ng1-e2 Qd8-a5
21 Ne2-c3 e7-e5
22 d4-d5 c6-c5
23 Rd1-d2 Ra8-b8
24 Rd2-c2 Rb8-b7
25 Qh2-e2 Bc8-d7
26 Rh1-f1 Rb7-b8
27 Qe2xc4 Rb8-b4
28 Qc4-e2 Bd7-c8
29 Be3-d2 Bc8-a6
30 Qe2-f2 Ba6xf1
31 Qf2xf1 Rb4-b8
32 Qf1-h3 Qa5-a6
33 Qh3-e6 Bh8-g7
34 a2-a4 Bg7-f8
35 f3-f4 e5xf4
36 Bd2xf4 Qa6-c8
37 Qe6xc8 Rb8xc8
38 Bf4-h2 Rf7-d7
39 Nc3-b5 Rc8-a8
40 b2-b3 Bf8-e7
41 Bh2-f4 Ra8-f8
42 Bf4-d2 Rf8-f1+
43 Kb1-b2 Rf1-g1
White resigns 0-1

I thought I was losing my way until you gifted me the exchange. After that I was just trying to play safe. Good game.

[Darth Tater]

Darth Tater resigned to me.
...
I thought I was losing my way until you gifted me the exchange. After that I was just trying to play safe. Good game.

I thought you were too...actually thought I had an edge. Then I tossed acoin on move 29 and made the wrong choice....I saw it coming...and then blew it. You played very well. Good game.

[Rocky]

CR resigned in our season X matchup.

I played white.

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 c7-c6
2 d2-d4 d7-d5
3 Nb1-c3 d5xe4
4 Nc3xe4 Ng8-f6
5 Ne4xf6+ g7xf6
6 c2-c3 Bc8-f5
7 Ng1-e2 e7-e6
8 Ne2-g3 Bf5-g6
9 h2-h4 h7-h5
10 Bf1-e2 Bf8-d6
11 Ng3xh5 Nb8-d7
12 Nh5-f4 Qd8-c7
13 Nf4xg6 f7xg6
14 Qd1-c2 O-O-O
15 Qc2xg6 Bd6-f4
16 Bc1xf4 Qc7xf4
17 g2-g3 Qf4-c7
18 O-O-O Kc8-b8
19 Qg6-f7 Qc7-a5
20 Be2-c4 Nd7-b6
21 Bc4xe6 Nb6-d5
22 Kc1-b1 Qa5-b6
23 Be6xd5 Rd8xd5
24 Qf7xf6 Rh8-c8
25 Rh1-e1 Rd5-b5
26 Rd1-d2 Qb6-a5
27 Qf6-d6+

I was able to get my queen involved early and build a substantial material advantage.

[Hagbard Celine]

Gene Yuss and I agreed to a draw. Fun game! I'm white:

1 e2-e4 Nb8-c6
2 Ng1-f3 b7-b6
3 d2-d4 e7-e6
4 Bf1-b5 Bc8-b7
5 O-O a7-a6
6 Bb5-d3 Nc6-e7
7 Bc1-e3 Ne7-g6
8 Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
9 h2-h3 Bf8-b4
10 e4-e5 Nf6-d5
11 Nc3xd5 Bb7xd5
12 c2-c3 Bb4-e7
13 Bd3xg6 f7xg6
14 Rf1-e1 O-O
15 Nf3-d2 b6-b5
16 f2-f3 Be7-h4
17 Re1-e2 Qd8-e7
18 Be3-f2 Rf8-f7
19 Bf2xh4 Qe7xh4
20 Qd1-e1 Qh4-g5
21 Nd2-e4 Bd5xe4
22 Re2xe4 Rf7xf3
23 Kg1-h2 Rf3-f4
24 g2-g3 Rf4xe4
25 Qe1xe4 Ra8-f8
26 Qe4-g2 Qg5-f5
27 Ra1-g1 Qf5-d3
28 g3-g4 g6-g5
29 Qg2-g3 Rf8-f3
30 Qg3-g2 Qd3-e3
31 Rg1-f1 Qe3-f4+
32 Kh2-g1 Qf4-e3+
33 Kg1-h2 Rf3xf1
34 Qg2xf1 Qe3-f4+
35 Kh2-g2 Kg8-f7
36 Qf1-d3 d7-d5
37 Qd3xh7 Qf4-d2+
38 Kg2-g3 Qd2-e3+
39 Kg3-g2 Qe3-e2+ 1/2-1/2

[Klaymen]

Standings update? And I'm certainly not asking this for my own benefit :shake:

[AOChess]

Standings update? And I'm certainly not asking this for my own benefit :shake:


Your wish is our command, Master!


W C r P D R
e y a a a o
A a n m u r c
Weatherman .BBWBW X . . 1 . . 1.0
CynclRelst W.BBWB . X 0 1 0 0 1.0
ramanujan WW.WBB . 1 X 1 1 0 3.0
Paul Brand BWB.WW 0 0 0 X 0 . 0.0
DarthTater WBWB.W . 1 0 1 X 0 2.0
Rocky BWWBB. . 1 1 . 1 X 3.0

C O C H A G
a m h a l e
B r n a g l n
Car'a'carn .WBWBB X . 1 1 . 1 3.0
Omnibus B.WBWW . X . . . . 0.0
CharlBrown WB.WBB 0 . X 1 . 0 1.0
HagbardCel BWB.WW 0 . 0 X . = 0.5
All Clear WBWB.B . . . . X . 0.0
Gene Yuss WBWBW. 0 . 1 = . X 1.5

M M M R W B
a i e e e o
C c c l k r b
Macroman .WBBWB X = . . . 0 0.5
Mick Fan B.WWBW = X . . . . 0.5
Mel-o-rama WB.WWB . . X 1 1 = 2.5
Rekrap WBB.WB . . 0 X 0 0 0.0
Werewolf BWBB.W . . 0 1 X = 1.5
Bobcat WBWWB. 1 . = 1 = X 3.0

T A U U B
i B t l a
D m r a t m
Tim>< .WBBW X 0 . 1 . 1.0
ABrachowtz B.WBW 1 X 1 1 1 4.0
Utanapisht WB.WB . 0 X . . 0.0
UltimatNE1 WWB.B 0 0 . X 0 0.0
BamaGamblr BBWW. . 0 . 1 X 1.0


h D 1 t T A
a r 6 h i C
E r e 9 t d C
hardinda .BBWWW X . . . . . 0.0
Drewby W.BWBW . X 0 0 0 1 1.0
1695814 WW.BWB . 1 X 1 1 . 3.0
thtevie BBW.WB . 1 0 X 1 . 2.0
TiderInsdr BWBB.W . 1 0 0 X . 1.0
ACCtuary BBWWB. . 0 . . . X 0.0

[Rocky]

Paul Brand resigned to me. He certainly could have drug it out longer. Good game, Paul.

I played black.

Move White Black
1 d2-d4 d7-d5
2 c2-c4 c7-c6
3 Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6
4 Nb1-c3 d5xc4
5 a2-a4 Bc8-f5
6 Nf3-e5 Bf5-e6
7 f2-f3 Nb8-d7
8 Ne5xd7 Qd8xd7
9 e2-e4 Ra8-d8
10 Bc1-e3 g7-g5
11 Be3xg5 Qd7xd4
12 Qd1xd4 Rd8xd4
13 Bg5xf6 e7xf6
14 Ra1-d1 Rd4xd1+
15 Nc3xd1 Bf8-b4+
16 Nd1-c3 Ke8-e7
17 f3-f4 Rh8-d8
18 f4-f5 Be6-c8
19 Bf1xc4 Rd8-d4
20 Bc4-b3 Rd4xe4+
21 Ke1-d2 Bc8xf5
22 Rh1-e1 Re4-e5
23 Re1-f1 Bb4-c5
24 Rf1-f3 Bf5-g4
25 Rf3-d3 Bg4-e6
26 Bb3-d1 Be6-f5
27 Rd3-g3 Bc5-g1
28 h2-h3 Bg1-f2
29 Rg3-f3 Bf2-h4
30 Bd1-c2 Bh4-g5+
31 Kd2-d1 Bf5-g6
32 g2-g3 f6-f5
33 g3-g4 f5xg4
34 h3xg4 h7-h5
35 Bc2xg6 f7xg6
36 g4xh5 g6xh5
37 b2-b4 h5-h4
38 b4-b5 c6-c5
39 a4-a5 Ke7-e6


I will not be making any moves until June 22nd. Weatherman is my only match that is still in progress. He hasn't moved for a few days. I don't recall seeing him post that he'd be away, but he may have.

[Paul Brand]

Paul Brand resigned to me. He certainly could have drug it out longer. Good game, Paul.Well played Rocky. I didn't have much going for me at the end.

[Darth Tater]

...Weatherman is my only match that is still in progress. He hasn't moved for a few days. I don't recall seeing him post that he'd be away, but he may have.

Ditto for me...meaning Weatherman hasn't moved for a few days.

[Klaymen]

I'm removing omnibus from our bracket - hopefully I got this right:


W C r P D R
e y a a a o
A a n m u r c
Weatherman .BBWBW X . . 1 . . 1.0
CynclRelst W.BBWB . X 0 1 0 0 1.0
ramanujan WW.WBB . 1 X 1 1 0 3.0
Paul Brand BWB.WW 0 0 0 X 0 . 0.0
DarthTater WBWB.W . 1 0 1 X 0 2.0
Rocky BWWBB. . 1 1 . 1 X 3.0

C C H A G
a h a l e
B r a g l n
Car'a'carn .BWBB X 1 1 . 1 3.0
CharlBrown W.WBB 0 X 1 . 0 1.0
HagbardCel BB.WW 0 0 X . = 0.5
All Clear WWB.B . . . X . 0.0
Gene Yuss WWBW. 0 1 = . X 1.5

M M M R W B
a i e e e o
C c c l k r b
Macroman .WBBWB X = . . . 0 0.5
Mick Fan B.WWBW = X . . . . 0.5
Mel-o-rama WB.WWB . . X 1 1 = 2.5
Rekrap WBB.WB . . 0 X 0 0 0.0
Werewolf BWBB.W . . 0 1 X = 1.5
Bobcat WBWWB. 1 . = 1 = X 3.0

T A U U B
i B t l a
D m r a t m
Tim>< .WBBW X 0 . 1 . 1.0
ABrachowtz B.WBW 1 X 1 1 1 4.0
Utanapisht WB.WB . 0 X . . 0.0
UltimatNE1 WWB.B 0 0 . X 0 0.0
BamaGamblr BBWW. . 0 . 1 X 1.0


h D 1 t T A
a r 6 h i C
E r e 9 t d C
hardinda .BBWWW X . . . . . 0.0
Drewby W.BWBW . X 0 0 0 1 1.0
1695814 WW.BWB . 1 X 1 1 . 3.0
thtevie BBW.WB . 1 0 X 1 . 2.0
TiderInsdr BWBB.W . 1 0 0 X . 1.0
ACCtuary BBWWB. . 0 . . . X 0.0

[Weatherman]

Sorry guys. I've been swamped lately and haven't kept up with my games very well for pretty much the entire season...and when I have, I've been making crappy moves. :P I'll try to keep up a little better.

[All Clear]

All Clear defeats Charlie Brown- I think. Charlie did resign the game after I went up a pawn plus positioning, but not a position where I would think hope is lost. Assuming this was an intentional resignation and not a case of "woops- I pressed the wrong button", I played White below.

1 e2-e4 d7-d5
2 e4xd5 Qd8xd5
3 Nb1-c3 Qd5-d8
4 Bf1-b5+ Bc8-d7
5 d2-d4 Ng8-f6
6 Ng1-f3 e7-e6
7 O-O Bf8-b4
8 Qd1-d3 a7-a6
9 Bb5-a4 Bd7xa4
10 Nc3xa4 O-O
11 c2-c3 Bb4-e7
12 Bc1-f4 Nf6-h5
13 Bf4-e3 Nb8-d7
14 b2-b4 h7-h6
15 Qd3-e4 Qd8-c8
16 Qe4-g4 Nd7-f6
17 Qg4-h3 g7-g5
18 g2-g4 e6-e5
19 Nf3xe5 Be7-d6
20 f2-f3 Kg8-g7
21 Na4-c5 b7-b6
22 Nc5-d3 Nf6-d5
23 Be3xg5 (1-0)

[1695814]

I have checkmated ACCtuary. I was Black.


HISTORY
Move White Black
1 d2-d4 g7-g6
2 Ng1-f3 Bf8-g7
3 Nb1-c3 d7-d6
4 e2-e4 e7-e6
5 Bc1-g5 Ng8-e7
6 Bf1-b5+ Bc8-d7
7 e4-e5 Bd7xb5
8 e5xd6 c7xd6
9 Nc3xb5 O-O
10 O-O a7-a6
11 Nb5-c7 Qd8xc7
12 c2-c3 f7-f6
13 Bg5-f4 Nb8-c6
14 Rf1-e1 e6-e5
15 Bf4-e3 Ne7-f5
16 d4-d5 e5-e4
17 Nf3-d4 Nf5xd4
18 Be3xd4 Nc6xd4
19 Qd1xd4 f6-f5
20 Qd4-e3 b7-b5
21 f2-f3 e4xf3
22 Qe3xf3 Ra8-e8
23 Re1-e6 Bg7-e5
24 Qf3-d3 Re8xe6
25 d5xe6 Qc7-c5+
26 Kg1-h1 Rf8-e8
27 Qd3-e2 Re8xe6
28 Ra1-e1 a6-a5
29 h2-h4 Qc5-c4
30 Qe2-f3 Qc4xh4+
31 Kh1-g1 Be5-h2+
32 Kg1-f1 Qh4xe1+

[ramanujan]

Weatherman and I agreed to a draw in our game. I will post the moves later today.

[ramanujan]

....and here they are. I played with white in this game.

Move White Black
1 c2-c4 Ng8-f6
2 Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6
3 d2-d4 e7-e5
4 d4-d5 Nc6-e7
5 e2-e4 Ne7-g6
6 a2-a3 Bf8-c5
7 Bf1-e2 d7-d6
8 Ng1-f3 O-O
9 O-O Ng6-f4
10 Bc1xf4 e5xf4
11 Qd1-d2 Nf6-h5
12 Nf3-e1 Qd8-h4
13 Be2xh5 Qh4xh5
14 Qd2xf4 Bc5-d4
15 Qf4-d2 Qh5-e5
16 Qd2-c2 Bd4xc3
17 b2xc3 f7-f5
18 e4xf5 Bc8xf5
19 Qc2-d2 Qe5-e4
20 Qd2-d4 c7-c5
21 Qd4xe4 Bf5xe4
22 f2-f3 Be4-g6
23 Ra1-d1 Rf8-f4
24 g2-g3 Draw agreed

I would have tried to push for a win if I had not allowed 23... Rf4. After this move I am clearly on the defensive and it would have been a long boring game if we had continued. So I offered draw which Weatherman accepted. Good game.

[Bama Gambler]

Utanapishtim resigned to me. I was white. Good game.

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 Nb8-c6
2 d2-d4 b7-b6
3 Ng1-f3 Bc8-b7
4 b2-b3 d7-d6
5 Bf1-b5 a7-a6
6 Bb5xc6+ Bb7xc6
7 Nb1-c3 e7-e6
8 d4-d5 e6xd5
9 e4xd5 Qd8-e7+
10 Bc1-e3 Bc6-d7
11 O-O c7-c5
12 d5-c6 Bd7xc6
13 Be3xb6 Ra8-b8
14 Rf1-e1 Rb8xb6
15 Re1xe7+ Bf8xe7
16 Qd1-d4 Rb6-b7
17 Qd4xg7 Be7-f6
18 Ra1-e1+ Rb7-e7
19 Qg7-g3 Bf6xc3
20 Re1-e3 Bc3-b4
21 Qg3-g7 f7-f6
22 Qg7xh8 Bc6-d5
23 Re3xe7+ Ke8xe7
24 Qh8xh7+ Ke7-f8
25 Qh7-a7 a6-a5
26 Qa7-a6 Kf8-e7
27 Nf3-d4 Bb4-c5
28 Qa6xa5 Bd5-e4
29 Qa5-c7+ Ke7-f8
30 Nd4-e6+ Kf8-e8
31 Qc7-g7 Ng8-e7
32 Qg7xf6 Be4xc2
33 Ne6xc5 d6xc5
34 Qf6-c3 Bc2-b1
35 a2-a4 Ke8-d7
36 Qc3xc5 Ne7-c6
37 a4-a5 Bb1-e4
38 Qc5-b6 Nc6-d8
39 Qb6-d4+

[Paul Brand]

Charlie, I resigned to Rocky (post 119).

[Weatherman]

Charlie, I resigned to Rocky (post 119).

I was thinking about resigning to him, but I can't let him blank out group A. :P

[Mick Fan]

Mick Fan (White) defeated Rekrap (Black)

The moves:

Move White Black
1 d2-d4 Ng8-f6
2 c2-c4 g7-g6
3 Nb1-c3 Bf8-g7
4 e2-e4 d7-d6
5 Ng1-f3 Bc8-g4
6 Bf1-e2 O-O
7 Bc1-e3 e7-e5
8 d4-d5 Nb8-d7
9 O-O Nd7-b6
10 b2-b4 Bg4xf3
11 Be2xf3 Nb6xc4
12 Be3-g5 Nc4-b2
13 Qd1-b3 Nb2-d3
14 g2-g3 h7-h6
15 Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6
16 Bf3-e2 Nd3-f4
17 g3xf4 Qf6xf4
18 Qb3-c4 c7-c5
19 b4xc5 Qf4-g5+

[AOChess]

W C r P D R
e y a a a o
A a n m u r c
Weatherman .BBWBW X . = 1 . . 1.5
CynclRelst W.BBWB . X 0 1 0 0 1.0
ramanujan WW.WBB = 1 X 1 1 0 3.5
Paul Brand BWB.WW 0 0 0 X 0 0 0.0
DarthTater WBWB.W . 1 0 1 X 0 2.0
Rocky BWWBB. . 1 1 1 1 X 4.0

C C H A G
a h a l e
B r a g l n
Car'a'carn .BWBB X 1 1 . 1 3.0
CharlBrown W.WBB 0 X 1 0 0 1.0
HagbardCel BB.WW 0 0 X . = 0.5
All Clear WWB.B . 1 . X . 1.0
Gene Yuss WWBW. 0 1 = . X 1.5

M M M R W B
a i e e e o
C c c l k r b
Macroman .WBBWB X = . . . 0 0.5
Mick Fan B.WWBW = X . 1 . . 1.5
Mel-o-rama WB.WWB . . X 1 1 = 2.5
Rekrap WBB.WB . 0 0 X 0 0 0.0
Werewolf BWBB.W . . 0 1 X = 1.5
Bobcat WBWWB. 1 . = 1 = X 3.0

T A U U B
i B t l a
D m r a t m
Tim>< .WBBW X 0 . 1 . 1.0
ABrachowtz B.WBW 1 X 1 1 1 4.0
Utanapisht WB.WB . 0 X . 0 0.0
UltimatNE1 WWB.B 0 0 . X 0 0.0
BamaGamblr BBWW. . 0 1 1 X 2.0


h D 1 t T A
a r 6 h i C
E r e 9 t d C
hardinda .BBWWW X . . . . . 0.0
Drewby W.BWBW . X 0 0 0 1 1.0
1695814 WW.BWB . 1 X 1 1 1 4.0
thtevie BBW.WB . 1 0 X 1 . 2.0
TiderInsdr BWBB.W . 1 0 0 X . 1.0
ACCtuary BBWWB. . 0 0 . . X 0.0

[Ultimate Anyone?]

Utanapishtim defeats Ultimate (which completes Ultimate's defeated season)

(I'm pretty sure this was checkmate, but the system didn't recognize it)

Move White Black
1 g2-g3 Ng8-f6
2 Bf1-g2 c7-c6
3 a2-a4 e7-e6
4 a4-a5 Bf8-b4
5 c2-c3 Bb4-d6
6 d2-d4 Nf6-g4
7 h2-h4 b7-b6
8 a5-a6 Bc8xa6
9 b2-b4 Qd8-f6
10 Ng1-h3 Ba6-c4
11 Bc1-g5 Qf6-f5
12 e2-e4 Qf5-g6
13 Qd1xg4 O-O
14 h4-h5 f7-f5
15 h5xg6 f5xg4
16 e4-e5 h7-h6
17 Bg5-e3 Bd6-e7
18 Nh3-f4 a7-a5
19 Nb1-d2 Bc4-b5
20 c3-c4 Bb5-a6
21 b4-b5 Ba6-b7
22 c4-c5 Be7-g5
23 b5xc6 d7xc6
24 Nf4xe6 Bg5xe3
25 Ne6xf8 Be3xd4
26 Ra1-a4 Bd4-c3
27 e5-e6 Kg8xf8
28 Ra4-e4 Bc3-f6
29 Nd2-c4 Nb8-a6
30 Nc4xb6 Bf6-c3+
31 Ke1-e2 Ra8-b8
32 Nb6-d7+ Kf8-e8
33 Nd7xb8 Na6xb8
34 e6-e7 Bb7-a6+
35 Ke2-e3 Bc3-f6
36 Rh1-b1 Nb8-d7
37 Re4-e6 Bf6-g5+
38 f2-f4 Bg5-f6
39 Bg2xc6 Ba6-c8
40 Rb1-b8 Bf6xe7
41 Rb8xc8+

[ACCtuary]

Since it seems that my two games are the only ones still undecided in the cellar division, here's my report: I managed to avoid complete ignominy by squeaking out a win in my game with Thtevie.

My game with TiderInsider is K+3P vs K+3P. If Tider agrees, we can draw the game on the system and you can adjudicate. Otherwise, it is likely this will go on for another month:

Given that the game is pretty much immaterial, I don't see too much point in playing on, except for the intellectual thrill of seeing how this plays out (which I'm still wiling to do)

White: ACCTuary
Black: Thtevie
Result: 1-0.

Move White Black
1 d2-d4 d7-d5
2 c2-c4 d5xc4
3 e2-e4 b7-b5
4 Nb1-c3 Nb8-d7
5 Nc3xb5 c7-c6
6 Nb5-c3 e7-e5
7 Bf1xc4 Bf8-b4
8 a2-a3 Bb4-a5
9 b2-b4 Ba5-c7
10 Qd1-f3 f7-f6
11 Qf3-h5+ g7-g6
12 Qh5-f3 a7-a5
13 d4xe5 Bc7xe5
14 Ng1-h3 a5xb4
15 Bc1-b2 b4xc3
16 Bb2xc3 Be5xc3+
17 Qf3xc3 Qd8-a5
18 Qc3xa5 Ra8xa5
19 O-O Nd7-e5
20 Bc4-a2 Ra5xa3
21 Rf1-d1 Bc8xh3
22 g2xh3 g6-g5
23 Ba2-e6 Ra3xa1
24 Rd1xa1 Ke8-e7
25 Be6-f5 Ke7-f7
26 Ra1-a7+ Ng8-e7
27 Kg1-g2 c6-c5
28 Ra7-a6 c5-c4
29 Bf5-e6+ Kf7-g7
30 Ra6-a7 Rh8-e8
31 Kg2-g3 Kg7-g6
32 h3-h4 Ne7-c6
33 Be6-f5+ and mate in 1.
If 33. .. Kh5 or Kh6, 34. Rxh7++

My game with TiderInsider is K+3P vs K+3P. If Tider agrees, we can draw the game on the system and you can adjudicate. Otherwise, it is likely this will go on for another month:

Given that the game is pretty much immaterial, I don't see too much point in playing on, except for the intellectual thrill of seeing how this plays out (which I'm still wiling to do)

Tider vs. ACC

Tider (W): K on f6, P on c4,b4,a4
ACC(B): K on f3, P on c7,b7,a7

W to move.

[thtevie]

I agree on the finish. Though I disagree on 'swindle'. You won a very even game. Nice finish. I'll let you have the satisfaction of the mate, as I didn't see the post before making my move.

[ACCtuary]

I appreciate the compliment. You were up a Knight. I look forward to the rematch.

[TiderInsider]

Tider vs. ACC

Tider (W): K on f6, P on c4,b4,a4
ACC(B): K on f3, P on c7,b7,a7

W to move.It may take a while to finish out, but I'm up for it (especially since I'm in slightly better position). Game on!

[Darth Tater]

Tider (W): K on f6, P on c4,b4,a4
ACC(B): K on f3, P on c7,b7,a7

It's quite a pretty position, but I think someone has a clear advantage.

[Car'a'carn]

I defeated All Clear (W).

1 e2-e4 c7-c5
2 c2-c4 g7-g6
3 g2-g3 Bf8-g7
4 Bf1-g2 Nb8-c6
5 Nb1-c3 d7-d6
6 d2-d3 Ng8-f6
7 Ng1-f3 O-O
8 O-O Bc8-d7
9 Bc1-e3 Qd8-c7
10 Qd1-d2 Ra8-b8
11 Be3-h6 a7-a6
12 Bh6xg7 Kg8xg7
13 a2-a4 Nc6-a7
14 b2-b3 b7-b5
15 a4xb5 a6xb5
16 Rf1-e1 e7-e5
17 Nc3-d5 Nf6xd5
18 e4xd5 Na7-c8
19 Re1-e4 Nc8-e7
20 Re4-h4 Ne7-f5
21 Rh4-h3 h7-h5
22 Qd2-g5 f7-f6
23 Qg5-d2 b5xc4
24 b3xc4 Rb8-a8
25 Ra1-a2 Ra8xa2
26 Qd2xa2 Qc7-b7
27 Nf3-h4 Nf5-d4
28 g3-g4 Bd7xg4
29 Rh3-e3 Rf8-a8
30 Qa2-d2 Ra8-a1+
31 Re3-e1 Ra1xe1+
32 Qd2xe1 g6-g5
33 h2-h3 g5xh4
34 h3xg4 h5xg4
35 Qe1-d1 f6-f5
36 f2-f3 h4-h3
37 f3xg4 h3xg2
38 g4xf5 Kg7-f6
39 Kg1xg2 Qb7-g7+
40 Kg2-f2 Qg7-g5
41 Kf2-e1 Qg5-g1+
42 Ke1-d2 Qg1xd1+
43 Kd2xd1 Kf6xf5
44 Kd1-d2 Kf5-f4
45 Kd2-c3 Kf4-e3
46 Kc3-b2 Ke3xd3
47 Kb2-c1 e5-e4
48 Kc1-d1 Nd4-f3
49 Kd1-c1 e4-e3
0-1

Good game AC.

[Mel-o-rama]

I just accepted a draw with MickFan. That was a fun game. As soon as I took the pawn at a4 on move 18, I now see that there was no way I could avoid the perpetual check. I also saw that I could mess up BIG time - and that would be an embarrasing loss - seeing how I had much more material at the end of the game. That was a good Bishop sacrifice on move 19, and it looks like it was well worth it.

Move White = MickFan Black = Mel-o
1 e2-e4 e7-e6
2 d2-d4 d7-d5
3 Nb1-d2 d5xe4
4 Nd2xe4 Bc8-d7
5 Ng1-f3 Bd7-c6
6 Bf1-d3 Nb8-d7
7 O-O Ng8-f6
8 Ne4-g3 Bc6xf3
9 Qd1xf3 c7-c6
10 c2-c3 Bf8-e7
11 Bc1-f4 O-O
12 Rf1-e1 Qd8-b6
13 b2-b4 Rf8-e8
14 a2-a4 Nf6-d5
15 Ra1-c1 Nd5xc3
16 Rc1xc3 Qb6xb4
17 Bd3-e4 Qb4xd4
18 Ng3-e2 Qd4xa4
19 Be4xh7+ Kg8xh7
20 Qf3-h5+ Kh7-g8
21 Rc3-h3 f7-f6
22 Qh5-h8+ Kg8-f7
23 Qh8-h5+ Kf7-g8
24 Qh5-h8+ Kg8-f7
25 Qh8-h5+ Kf7-g8
26 Qh5-h8+ draw

[Mick Fan]

Thanks for a fun game, Mel-o. I was fortunate to get out of that with a perpetual check because you would have had me!

[Darth Tater]

I give..Weatherman got me...I thought I had something, but all it was was an ability to lose pawn after pawn.
Darth Tater--Weatherman
1 d2-d4 Ng8-f6
2 c2-c4 e7-e6
3 Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4
4 a2-a3 Bb4xc3+
5 b2xc3 c7-c5
6 e2-e3 Nb8-c6
7 Bf1-d3 O-O
8 Ng1-e2 b7-b6
9 e3-e4 Nf6-e8
10 Bc1-e3 d7-d6
11 f2-f4 Nc6-a5
12 Ne2-g3 Bc8-a6
13 Qd1-e2 c5xd4
14 c3xd4 Ra8-c8
15 Ra1-c1 Rc8-c7
16 f4-f5 Qd8-c8
17 O-O Ba6xc4
18 Bd3xc4 Na5xc4
19 f5-f6 Ne8xf6
20 Rf1xf6 Nc4xe3
21 Rc1xc7 Qc8xc7
22 Qe2xe3 g7xf6
23 Ng3-h5 Rf8-c8
24 Qe3-g3+ Kg8-f8
25 Qg3-g7+ Kf8-e8
26 Nh5xf6+ Ke8-e7
27 Nf6-g8+ Rc8xg8
28 Qg7xg8 Qc7-c1+
29 Kg1-f2 Qc1-f4+
30 Kf2-g1 Qf4-e3+
31 Kg1-f1 Qe3-d3+
32 Kf1-f2 Qd3xd4+
33 Kf2-f3 Qd4-d3+
34 White resigns

[TiderInsider]

Tider vs. ACC

Tider (W): K on f6, P on c4,b4,a4
ACC(B): K on f3, P on c7,b7,a7

W to move.ACC resigned to me. That was an interesting position we achieved towards the end of the game, probably a result of our chess prowess. Good game.

1 e2-e4 Ng8-f6
2 Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6
3 Ng1-f3 d7-d5
4 e4xd5 Nf6xd5
5 Nc3xd5 Qd8xd5
6 Bf1-e2 Bc8-g4
7 O-O O-O-O
8 d2-d4 Bg4xf3
9 Be2xf3 Qd5xd4
10 Bf3-g4+ e7-e6
11 Bc1-g5 Qd4xd1
12 Ra1xd1 Rd8-d4
13 h2-h3 Rd4xd1
14 Rf1xd1 Bf8-e7
15 Bg5xe7 Nc6xe7
16 f2-f4 Rh8-d8
17 Rd1xd8+ Kc8xd8
18 g2-g3 Ne7-d5
19 c2-c4 Nd5-e3
20 Bg4-e2 Kd8-e7
21 Kg1-f2 Ne3-f5
22 g3-g4 Nf5-h4
23 Be2-d3 f7-f5
24 Kf2-g3 Nh4-g6
25 g4xf5 e6xf5
26 Bd3xf5 Ke7-f6
27 Bf5xg6 Kf6xg6
28 Kg3-g4 h7-h5+
29 Kg4-h4 Kg6-f5
30 Kh4xh5 g7-g6+
31 Kh5-h6 Kf5xf4
32 Kh6xg6 Kf4-g3
33 b2-b4 Kg3xh3
34 Kg6-f6 Kh3-g2
35 a2-a4 Kg2-f3
36 Kf6-e5 c7-c6
37 Ke5-d6 Kf3-e4
38 b4-b5 c6xb5
39 c4xb5 Ke4-d3
40 Kd6-c7 b7-b6
41 Kc7-b7 Kd3-c4
42 Kb7xa7 Kc4-c5
43 a4-a5 Kc5xb5 (black resigns)

[Rocky]

Weatherman and I agreed to a draw (almost two weeks ago).

I played black.

Move White Black
1 Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6
2 Nb1-c3 d7-d5
3 d2-d3 Nb8-c6
4 g2-g3 e7-e5
5 d3-d4 e5xd4
6 Nc3-b5 Bf8-b4+
7 Bc1-d2 Qd8-e7
8 Nb5xd4 Nc6xd4
9 Nf3xd4 Bb4xd2+
10 Qd1xd2 Nf6-e4
11 Qd2-d3 Qe7-b4+
12 c2-c3 Qb4xb2
13 Qd3-b5+ Qb2xb5
14 Nd4xb5 Ke8-d8
15 Bf1-g2 f7-f5
16 Ra1-c1 Bc8-d7
17 Nb5-d4 c7-c5
18 Nd4-b3 Ra8-c8
19 O-O Kd8-e7
20 Rf1-d1 Bd7-e6
21 e2-e3 Rh8-d8
22 Rc1-c2 b7-b6
23 h2-h4

I liked the situation, but really lost interest in the game. I've been playing a lot lately, and I'm burning out.

So, I'm going back into AO Chess hibernation for a while and opting out of season XI. RSF, another great job running this thing.

[Mel-o-rama]

Macro just resigned to me. Good game, Macro! Somehow, I got a minor piece ahead, and that was enough to win in the end.

This is my last game of the season. Since I'm going back to taking exams, I'll be taking a break from regular season play for a little while (but I'll still keep playing pyramid games, though).

Move White=Mel-o Black=Macro
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3 Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6
4 Nf3-g5 d7-d5
5 e4xd5 Nc6-a5
6 d2-d3 h7-h6
7 Ng5-f3 Na5xc4
8 d3xc4 Bc8-g4
9 O-O e5-e4
10 Qd1-e1 Bg4xf3
11 g2xf3 Bf8-e7
12 f3xe4 O-O
13 e4-e5 Nf6-g4
14 h2-h3 Ng4xe5
15 Qe1xe5 Be7-d6
16 Qe5-c3 Rf8-e8
17 Bc1-e3 c7-c5
18 Nb1-d2 Bd6-e5
19 Qc3-a3 b7-b6
20 f2-f4 Be5-d4
21 Be3xd4 c5xd4
22 Ra1-e1 Qd8-d7
23 Qa3-f3 Re8xe1
24 Rf1xe1 Ra8-d8
25 Kg1-g2 Qd7-f5
26 Qf3-e4 Qf5-f6
27 b2-b3 g7-g5
28 Kg2-f3 h6-h5
29 Re1-g1 Kg8-f8
30 Rg1xg5 Rd8-e8
31 Rg5-e5 Re8xe5
32 Qe4xe5 Qf6xe5
33 f4xe5 Kf8-e7
34 Kf3-f4 f7-f6
35 e5xf6+ Ke7xf6
36 Nd2-e4+ resigns

[RedSoxFan]

Here are the updated standings. Can I get status updates for the unfinished ones ASAP?

If anyone else who's in X but wants out for XI, or the opposite, also let me know.


W C r P D R
e y a a a o
A a n m u r c
Weatherman .BBWBW X . = 1 1 = 3.0
CynclRelst W.BBWB . X 0 1 0 0 1.0
ramanujan WW.WBB = 1 X 1 1 0 3.5
Paul Brand BWB.WW 0 0 0 X 0 0 0.0
DarthTater WBWB.W 0 1 0 1 X 0 2.0
Rocky BWWBB. = 1 1 1 1 X 4.5

C C H A G
a h a l e
B r a g l n
Car'a'carn .BWBB X 1 1 1 1 4.0
CharlBrown W.WBB 0 X 1 0 0 1.0
HagbardCel BB.WW 0 0 X . = 0.5
All Clear WWB.B 0 1 . X . 1.0
Gene Yuss WWBW. 0 1 = . X 1.5


M M M R W B
a i e e e o
C c c l k r b
Macroman .WBBWB X = 0 . . 0 0.5
Mick Fan B.WWBW = X = 1 . . 2.0
Mel-o-rama WB.WWB 1 = X 1 1 = 4.0
Rekrap WBB.WB . 0 0 X 0 0 0.0
Werewolf BWBB.W . . 0 1 X = 1.5
Bobcat WBWWB. 1 . = 1 = X 3.0

T A U U B
i B t l a
D m r a t m
Tim>< .WBBW X 0 . 1 . 1.0
ABrachowtz B.WBW . X 1 1 1 3.0
Utanapisht WB.WB . 0 X 1 0 1.0
UltimatNE1 WWB.B . 0 0 X 0 0.0
BamaGamblr BBWW. . 0 1 1 X 2.0


h D 1 t T A
a r 6 h i C
E r e 9 t d C
hardinda .BBWWW X . . . . . 0.0
Drewby W.BWBW . X 0 0 0 1 1.0
1695814 WW.BWB . 1 X 1 1 1 4.0
thtevie BBW.WB . 1 0 X 1 0 2.0
TiderInsdr BWBB.W . 1 0 0 X 1 2.0
ACCtuary BBWWB. . 0 0 1 0 X 1.0

[Cynical Realist]

Weatherman (Black) defeats CR

Move White Black

1 d2-d4 Ng8-f6
2 Ng1-f3 d7-d5
3 Bc1-f4 c7-c5
4 c2-c3 c5xd4
5 Nf3xd4 e7-e6
6 Nb1-d2 Nb8-d7
7 Nd2-f3 Qd8-b6
8 Qd1-c2 Nf6-e4
9 e2-e3 f7-f6
10 Bf4-g3 e6-e5
11 Nd4-b5 a7-a6
12 Nb5-a3 Bf8xa3
13 b2xa3 Nd7-c5
14 Bf1-e2 Qb6-a5
15 O-O Qa5xc3
16 Qc2-d1 Qc3xa3
17 Nf3xe5 f6xe5
18 Qd1xd5 Bc8-e6
19 Be2-h5+ g7-g6
20 Qd5xe5 O-O
21 Bh5-f3 Rf8xf3
22 g2xf3 Ne4-d2
23 Qe5-c7 Nd2xf1
24 Bg3-e5 Nc5-d7
25 Ra1xf1 Nd7xe5
26 Qc7xe5 Qa3xa2
27 Rf1-c1 Qa2-d5
28 Qe5-g3 Ra8-f8
29 e3-e4 Qd5-d3
30 Qg3-e5 Be6-h3
31 f3-f4 Rf8-d8
32 Qe5-e6+ Bh3xe6
(0-1)

[Bobcat]

In a marathon game, Mick Fan resigns to me. Excellent game Mick Fan.

I was black.

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3 Bf1-b5 d7-d6
4 d2-d4 e5xd4
5 Qd1xd4 Bc8-d7
6 Bb5xc6 Bd7xc6
7 Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
8 Bc1-g5 Bf8-e7
9 O-O-O O-O
10 Nf3-h4 h7-h6
11 Bg5-e3 Nf6xe4
12 Nc3xe4 Be7xh4
13 Rh1-g1 f7-f5
14 Ne4-g3 Bh4-f6
15 Qd4-c4+ d6-d5
16 Qc4-b3 Qd8-d7
17 f2-f3 Bf6-e5
18 Rg1-e1 Qd7-d6
19 Be3-f2 Be5-f4+
20 Kc1-b1 b7-b5
21 Qb3-c3 Qd6-d7
22 Ng3-e2 Bf4-g5
23 Ne2-d4 Rf8-f6
24 h2-h4 Bg5-f4
25 g2-g3 b5-b4
26 Qc3xb4 Bf4-d6
27 Qb4-c3 Bd6-f8
28 Re1-e2 Ra8-b8
29 Re2-d2 Bf8-b4
30 Qc3-d3 Bb4xd2
31 Rd1xd2 Bc6-a8
32 Nd4-b3 c7-c6
33 Qd3-e3 Rf6-f7
34 Nb3-c5 Qd7-e7
35 Rd2-e2 Rb8-e8
36 Qe3xe7 Rf7xe7
37 Re2xe7 Re8xe7
38 Kb1-c1 Re7-e2
39 Nc5-d3 a7-a5
40 Kc1-d1 Re2-e7
41 Bf2-c5 Re7-e8
42 Kd1-d2 Ba8-b7
43 a2-a3 Bb7-a6
44 b2-b4 Ba6xd3
45 Kd2xd3 a5xb4
46 a3xb4 Kg8-f7
47 c2-c4 d5xc4+
48 Kd3xc4 Re8-e2
49 Kc4-d3 Re2-g2
50 Bc5-d6 Kf7-e6
51 Bd6-f4 Ke6-d5
52 Bf4-c7 h6-h5
53 Bc7-f4 g7-g6
54 Bf4-c7 Rg2-f2
55 Kd3-e3 Rf2-b2
56 Bc7-a5 Rb2-g2
57 Ke3-f4 Kd5-d4
58 Ba5-d8 Kd4-c4
59 Bd8-e7 Rg2-e2
60 Be7-c5 Re2-b2
61 g3-g4 f5xg4
62 f3xg4 Rb2-g2
63 g4xh5 g6xh5
64 Kf4-f3 Rg2-g4
65 Bc5-e7 Kc4-b5
66 Kf3-e3 Rg4xb4
67 Be7xb4 Kb5xb4
68 Ke3-d3 Kb4-c5
69 Kd3-c3 Kc5-d5
70 Kc3-d3 Kd5-e5
71 Kd3-e3 Ke5-f5
72 Ke3-d4 Kf5-g4
0-1

[Mick Fan]

Nice game, Bobcat! That was one of the more fun League games in some time. You won the Exchange early and cashed in your chips in the end. Well played.

[ACCtuary]

I will be available to be a Patzer (uhm, to play in Chess 11) after 8/18.
So if some don't mind if I start late, I can play.

[Macroman]

Here are the updated standings. Can I get status updates for the unfinished ones ASAP?

...


I don't remember what happened between me and Rekrap. I think it may have timed out some time ago.

Mel-o-rama defeated me and posted the moves. Werewolf and I are in the late stages of an interesting game.

I think I'll take a holiday for the next season or two.

[Rocky]

In a marathon game, Mick Fan resigns to me. Excellent game Mick Fan.

I was black.

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3 Bf1-b5 d7-d6
4 d2-d4 e5xd4
5 Qd1xd4 Bc8-d7
6 Bb5xc6 Bd7xc6
7 Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
8 Bc1-g5 Bf8-e7
9 O-O-O O-O
10 Nf3-h4 h7-h6
11 Bg5-e3 Nf6xe4
12 Nc3xe4 Be7xh4
13 Rh1-g1 f7-f5
14 Ne4-g3 Bh4-f6
15 Qd4-c4+ d6-d5
16 Qc4-b3 Qd8-d7
17 f2-f3 Bf6-e5
18 Rg1-e1 Qd7-d6
19 Be3-f2 Be5-f4+
20 Kc1-b1 b7-b5
21 Qb3-c3 Qd6-d7
22 Ng3-e2 Bf4-g5
23 Ne2-d4 Rf8-f6
24 h2-h4 Bg5-f4
25 g2-g3 b5-b4
26 Qc3xb4 Bf4-d6
27 Qb4-c3 Bd6-f8
28 Re1-e2 Ra8-b8
29 Re2-d2 Bf8-b4
30 Qc3-d3 Bb4xd2
31 Rd1xd2 Bc6-a8
32 Nd4-b3 c7-c6
33 Qd3-e3 Rf6-f7
34 Nb3-c5 Qd7-e7
35 Rd2-e2 Rb8-e8
36 Qe3xe7 Rf7xe7
37 Re2xe7 Re8xe7
38 Kb1-c1 Re7-e2
39 Nc5-d3 a7-a5
40 Kc1-d1 Re2-e7
41 Bf2-c5 Re7-e8
42 Kd1-d2 Ba8-b7
43 a2-a3 Bb7-a6
44 b2-b4 Ba6xd3
45 Kd2xd3 a5xb4
46 a3xb4 Kg8-f7
47 c2-c4 d5xc4+
48 Kd3xc4 Re8-e2
49 Kc4-d3 Re2-g2
50 Bc5-d6 Kf7-e6
51 Bd6-f4 Ke6-d5
52 Bf4-c7 h6-h5
53 Bc7-f4 g7-g6
54 Bf4-c7 Rg2-f2
55 Kd3-e3 Rf2-b2
56 Bc7-a5 Rb2-g2
57 Ke3-f4 Kd5-d4
58 Ba5-d8 Kd4-c4
59 Bd8-e7 Rg2-e2
60 Be7-c5 Re2-b2
61 g3-g4 f5xg4
62 f3xg4 Rb2-g2
63 g4xh5 g6xh5
64 Kf4-f3 Rg2-g4
65 Bc5-e7 Kc4-b5
66 Kf3-e3 Rg4xb4
67 Be7xb4 Kb5xb4
68 Ke3-d3 Kb4-c5
69 Kd3-c3 Kc5-d5
70 Kc3-d3 Kd5-e5
71 Kd3-e3 Ke5-f5
72 Ke3-d4 Kf5-g4
0-1

Still 3 moves shy of our epic showdown a few seasons ago. :)

[Gene Yuss]

Here are the updated standings. Can I get status updates for the unfinished ones ASAP?

My game with All Clear will expire tomorrow if he doesn't make a move today (last move was 7/12)... he PM'd me a while back that he would be away for a bit, but he said by the 20th he'd be able to make moves again, alas he has not. For the record, below are the moves made so far, I am white.

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3 Bf1-c4 Bf8-c5
4 Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
5 d2-d3 O-O
6 Nc3-a4 Bc5-e7
7 Bc1-e3 a7-a6
8 Bc4-b3 Nf6-g4
9 Na4-c3 Ng4xe3
10 f2xe3 d7-d6
11 O-O Nc6-a5
12 Nf3-d2 Na5xb3
13 Nd2xb3 Be7-g5
14 Qd1-f3 Bc8-e6
15 Ra1-d1 Qd8-d7
16 h2-h3

[Mick Fan]

Still 3 moves shy of our epic showdown a few seasons ago. :)

Funny you should mention ... I actually thought about dragging the game on three move moves to hit 75 before resigning, but I thought better of it. :D I would have held the record for most 75-move games (3). Has anyone played three or more games with 70 or more moves in the AOCL?

[All Clear]

My game with All Clear will expire tomorrow if he doesn't make a move today (last move was 7/12)... he PM'd me a while back that he would be away for a bit, but he said by the 20th he'd be able to make moves again, alas he has not. For the record, below are the moves made so far, I am white.

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3 Bf1-c4 Bf8-c5
4 Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
5 d2-d3 O-O
6 Nc3-a4 Bc5-e7
7 Bc1-e3 a7-a6
8 Bc4-b3 Nf6-g4
9 Na4-c3 Ng4xe3
10 f2xe3 d7-d6
11 O-O Nc6-a5
12 Nf3-d2 Na5xb3
13 Nd2xb3 Be7-g5
14 Qd1-f3 Bc8-e6
15 Ra1-d1 Qd8-d7
16 h2-h3

I have returned (a bit later than expected) from a vacation, and will be continuing the 1 (sometimes 2) moves every day pace. I apologize for the delay.

[All Clear]

Hagbard and I agreed to a draw. He actually offered it before I left for a couple of weeks, and after coming back, the position leaves me with the same thoughts as when I left. It is a position I would have thought I'd like, up a good bishop (in front of my pawns) to a knight, but one which I can do nothing in, unless I allow him to break through- I don't even have a tempo to use once our pawns get bottled up on the other side, that will keep him from getting his aligned rooks in. Good game.

Draw Agreed
(Hagbard - W) (All Clear - B)

1 c2-c4 e7-e5
2 Nb1-c3 c7-c5
3 g2-g3 Nb8-c6
4 Bf1-g2 g7-g6
5 d2-d3 Bf8-g7
6 Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6
7 Bc1-e3 d7-d6
8 Qd1-d2 Nc6-d4
9 Be3-g5 Nd4-e6
10 O-O Ne6xg5
11 Qd2xg5 O-O
12 e2-e4 Bc8-e6
13 b2-b3 Qd8-d7
14 Rf1-e1 Be6-h3
15 Bg2xh3 Qd7xh3
16 Qg5-h4 Qh3-d7
17 Qh4-g5 Qd7-h3
18 Qg5-h4 Qh3xh4
19 Nf3xh4 Bg7-h6
20 Nc3-b5 Rf8-d8
21 Nh4-g2 Rd8-d7
22 Ng2-e3 Bh6-g5
23 Nb5-c3 h7-h5
24 Ne3-d5 h5-h4
25 f2-f4 Nf6xd5
26 Nc3xd5 Bg5-d8
27 g3xh4 Bd8xh4
28 f4xe5 d6xe5
29 Re1-f1 Kg8-g7
30 Rf1-f3 Ra8-f8
31 Ra1-f1 f7-f6
32 Kg1-g2 g6-g5
33 Nd5-e3 Kg7-g6
34 Ne3-g4 Rd7-f7
35 a2-a3
1/2 - 1/2

[Hagbard Celine]

Good game AC. I agree with your analysis, just didn't seem like much either of us could do.

I'll be interested to see if Fritz thinks either of us had an advantage.

[RedSoxFan]

Funny you should mention ... I actually thought about dragging the game on three move moves to hit 75 before resigning, but I thought better of it. :D I would have held the record for most 75-move games (3). Has anyone played three or more games with 70 or more moves in the AOCL?

[Event "Rebel Forum Chess League Season I Group B"]
[White "Ebenezer Kohl"]
[Black "Gene Yuss"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nxd4 5.Qxd4 d6 6.Bb5+ Bd7
7.Qa4 Nf6 8.Bxd7+ Qxd7 9.Qxd7+ Nxd7 10.c4 g6 11.O-O Bg7 12.f3
O-O 13.Nc3 Nb6 14.Nd5 Nxc4 15.Nxe7+ Kh8 16.Rb1 Rfe8 17.Nd5 Rac8
18.b3 Ne5 19.Bb2 Nd3 20.Bxg7+ Kxg7 21.Rfd1 Nc5 22.Rbc1 Rc6 23.Rd4
Ne6 24.Rdc4 Rec8 25.Kf2 Rxc4 26.bxc4 Nc5 27.Ke3 Re8 28.Kd4 f6
29.Nc7 Ne6+ 30.Nxe6+ Rxe6 31.Rb1 b6 32.Kd5 Kf7 33.Kc6 f5 34.exf5
gxf5 35.Rb2 h5 36.h3 Kf6 37.Kd7 Kf7 38.Rd2 Re7+ 39.Kxd6 Ke8 40.Kc6
Re6+ 41.Kb7 a5 42.a4 Ke7 43.Rb2 f4 44.Rxb6 Re2 45.Rb5 Rxg2 46.Rxa5
Rg3 47.Rxh5 Rxf3 48.a5 Rb3+ 49.Kc7 f3 50.Rf5 Ra3 51.Kb6 Ke6 52.Rf8
Kd6 53.Rd8+ Ke7 54.Rd2 Re3 55.Rf2 Rb3+ 56.Kc5 Kd7 57.h4 Re3 58.Kd4
Ra3 59.Ke4 Rxa5 60.Rd2+ Ke6 61.Kxf3 Rc5 62.Rd4 Ke5 63.Rg4 Kf6
64.Ke3 Ke6 65.Kd4 Rh5 66.Kc3 Kf5 67.Rd4 Ke6 68.Kb4 Rh8 69.c5 Ke5 70.Kc4 Ra8 71.Rd5+ Ke6 72.Rd6+ Ke5
73.Rh6 Ra4+ 74.Kb5 Ra8 75.Kb6 Rb8+ 76.Kc7 Rb5 77.c6 Kf4 78.Kd6
Ra5 79.Rh8 Ra6 80.Kc5 Ke5 81.c7 1-0

I think this one was from IV
[White "Cynical Realist"]
[Black "Jonas Grumby"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Nbd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nh5 7.Bg3
h6 8.Nbd2 Nxg3 9.hxg3 Bd6 10.g4 c4 11.Be2 e5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.g5
Bf5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.gxh6 Qg5 16.Nf3 Qf6 17.Nxe5 Qxe5 18.Qd4 Qxd4
19.exd4 O-O-O 20.g4 Bg6 21.g5 Rde8 22.Kd2 gxh6 23.gxh6 Kc7 24.Rae1
Re6 25.Bf3 Kd6 26.Rxe6+ fxe6 27.Ke3 e5 28.dxe5+ Kxe5 29.Bg4 Re8
30.h7 Rh8 31.f4+ Kf6 32.Kd4 Be4 33.Rh6+ Kg7 34.Rd6 Kxh7 35.Be6
Rf8 36.Bxd5 Bxd5 37.Kxd5 Rxf4 38.Rd7+ Kg6 39.Rxb7 a5 40.Kc5 Kf6
41.Kb5 Ke6 42.Kxa5 Rf2 43.a4 Kd6 44.Rb5 Kc6 45.Kb4 Rxb2+ 46.Kxc4
Ra2 47.Kb3 Ra1 48.c4 Rb1+ 49.Kc3 Rc1+ 50.Kb4 Rb1+ 51.Ka5 Ra1
52.Rb8 Kc7 53.Rh8 Kc6 54.Rh6+ Kc5 55.Rh4 Ra2 56.Rg4 Ra1 57.Rg8
Kc6 58.Rg5 Rc1 59.Kb4 Rb1+ 60.Kc3 Rc1+ 61.Kb3 Rb1+ 62.Kc2 Rb4
63.Kc3 Rxa4 64.Kd4 Kb7 65.Rg6 Ra1 66.Kd5 Rd1+ 67.Kc5 Rc1 68.Rg7+
Kc8 69.Kd5 Rc2 70.c5 Rc1 71.Kc6 Kb8 72.Rg8+ Ka7 73.Kd6 Kb7 74.Rg7+
Kc8 75.Kc6 Kb8 76.Rg2 1/2-1/2

[RedSoxFan]

Has anyone heard from Tim>< or Werewolf?

Look for the thread of AOCL XI soon!


W C r P D R
e y a a a o
A a n m u r c
Weatherman .BBWBW X 1 = 1 1 = 4.0
CynclRelst W.BBWB 0 X 0 1 0 0 1.0
ramanujan WW.WBB = 1 X 1 1 0 3.5
Paul Brand BWB.WW 0 0 0 X 0 0 0.0
DarthTater WBWB.W 0 1 0 1 X 0 2.0
Rocky BWWBB. = 1 1 1 1 X 4.5

C C H A G
a h a l e
B r a g l n
Car'a'carn .BWBB X 1 1 1 1 4.0
CharlBrown W.WBB 0 X 1 0 0 1.0
HagbardCel BB.WW 0 0 X = = 1.0
All Clear WWB.B 0 1 = X . 1.5
Gene Yuss WWBW. 0 1 = . X 1.5


M M M R W B
a i e e e o
C c c l k r b
Macroman .WBBWB X = 0 z . 0 0.5
Mick Fan B.WWBW = X = 1 . 0 2.0
Mel-o-rama WB.WWB 1 = X 1 1 = 4.0
Rekrap WBB.WB z 0 0 X 0 0 0.0
Werewolf BWBB.W . . 0 1 X = 1.5
Bobcat WBWWB. 1 1 = 1 = X 4.0

T A U U B
i B t l a
D m r a t m
Tim>< .WBBW X 0 . 1 . 1.0
ABrachowtz B.WBW 1 X 1 1 1 4.0
Utanapisht WB.WB . 0 X 1 0 1.0
UltimatNE1 WWB.B 0 0 0 X 0 0.0
BamaGamblr BBWW. . 0 1 1 X 2.0


D 1 t T A
r 6 h i C
E e 9 t d C
Drewby .BWBW X 0 0 0 1 1.0
1695814 W.BWB 1 X 1 1 1 4.0
thtevie BW.WB 1 0 X 1 0 2.0
TiderInsdr WBB.W 1 0 0 X 1 2.0
ACCtuary BWWB. 0 0 1 0 X 1.0

z = never played

[All Clear]

I accepted Mr. Yuss's offer of a draw. While I felt I had a slight advantage (I had two bishops against his two knights in an otherwise even game, in my opinion), Gene gave genius remarks of how since we will be playing each other next season also, and it won't matter in the standings, we can stop the game in the interest of time.... How can one argue with such an ingenious argument?

Neither Gene nor I realized we were supposed to be playing each other until maybe three and a half weeks ago, so this game is not too far in....

1 e2-e4 e7-e5
2 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3 Bf1-c4 Bf8-c5
4 Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
5 d2-d3 O-O
6 Nc3-a4 Bc5-e7
7 Bc1-e3 a7-a6
8 Bc4-b3 Nf6-g4
9 Na4-c3 Ng4xe3
10 f2xe3 d7-d6
11 O-O Nc6-a5
12 Nf3-d2 Na5xb3
13 Nd2xb3 Be7-g5
14 Qd1-f3 Bc8-e6
15 Ra1-d1 Qd8-d7
16 h2-h3 b7-b5
17 Nc3-e2 Qd7-c6
18 Rd1-d2

Draw agreed

[Utanapishtim]

Tim... defeated me a while ago. Didn't realize it hadn't been posted until too late. Sorry about that.

[Macroman]

[Event "AO Chess League Season X"]
[Site "DELL4600"]
[Date "2005.08.01"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Maroman"]
[Black "Werewolf"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4
Bg4 8. Qxg7 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Qh4 10. f4 Bxf4 11. Bxf4 Qxf4 12. f3 O-O-O 13.
Qg4+ Qxg4+ 14. fxg4 f6 15. Nc3 h5 16. gxh5 Rxh5 17. Rad1 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Rg5+
19. Kf2 f5 20. Rd2 Nf6 21. Kf3 fxe4+ 22. Nxe4 Rf5+ 23. Ke3 Re5 24. Kf4
Rxe4+ 25. Kf5 Ra4 26. Kxf6 Rxa2 27. b3 b5 28. h4 a5 29. h5 a4 30. bxa4 Rxa4
31. h6 Rh4 32. Kg7 Rg4+ 33. Kf6 Rh4 34. Kg7 Rg4+ 35. Kh8 Kb7 36. Rd7 Rg2
37. h7 Rxc2 38. Kg8 Rg2+
*

Nice try Wolfie...I about s*** when I saw the opportunity to fork your rook and knight with my king...I was a little surprised at your choice of time to resign I think I would have tried to soldier on with 3 pawns against the rook...

[Mick Fan]

Werewolf (White) resigned to Mick Fan (Black). Just as in the Macman game, it did seem a little premature, but I was taking control.

The moves:

Move White Black
1 e2-e4 c7-c5
2 Ng1-f3 d7-d6
3 Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6
4 d2-d3 Nb8-c6
5 O-O Bc8-g4
6 Nb1-c3 e7-e6
7 h2-h3 Bg4-h5
8 g2-g4 Bh5-g6
9 Nf3-h4 Bf8-e7
10 Bc1-g5 O-O
11 f2-f4 Nf6-d7
12 Bg5xe7 Qd8xe7
13 Nh4-f3 h7-h5
14 g4-g5 Nc6-d4
15 Nf3xd4 c5xd4
16 Nc3-b5 e6-e5
17 h3-h4 Nd7-b6
18 f4-f5 Nb6xc4
19 d3xc4 Bg6-h7
20 Qd1xh5 a7-a6
21 Nb5-a3 g7-g6
22 f5xg6 Bh7xg6
23 Qh5-g4 Qe7-e6
24 Qg4xe6 f7xe6
25 Rf1xf8+ Ra8xf8
26 Ra1-e1 Rf8-f4
27 Kg1-g2 Rf4xh4