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june GOTM evaluating the entries. |
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l-d-j 14-Jul-11, 09:16 |
Change GOTM game I make an interesting speculative sac in the middlegame, which is proved to be sound by the GK analysis. When we both make a mistake (with White missing a perpetual check) I get a won ending which I convert into a win. |
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june GOTM winners. hard selection to make. All 4-games were in my opinion were excellent! 4th place(but still a wonderful game) goes to 'riceant' for his sharp positional game. A really fine game! and a good example of how to play this Opening. 3rd place; goes to 'charleshiggie';as usual another effort that in many ways reminds me of the way B.Spasski played! as both tactics and strategy blend together in one harmonious whole!! 17.Ng5!! and 2.BXf7!! both very pretty moves and illustrative of Charles style. 2nd place goes to a_random_guy.; here we have a marvelous king hunt,a huge struggle that must have been so much fun to play.i really enjoyed replaying this game..a rare game..my compliments 1st place goes to''rookie879''. I awarded this player and game first place for simple reasons.As a example of the opening it was played dynamically. It is a wonderful example of positional chess. It is Beautifully straightforward in its conception and 'execution'. This player will go far!!. thank you all for participating.I was very proud to Judge such fine games....Janet |
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Backlog of results!! |
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March,April,and May GOTM these games Judged in three days if you all wish.But perhaps my style of Judging is not for everyone so i;ll leave it up to the players concerned. I look at the games carefully.I don't nit- pick and try to find mistakes because everyone makes mistakes. I look at it like a Battle underway. A infantry action here,a Tank-thrust there,a trap over there!! A plan well executed, etc...BC/ PS...july and august i can't |
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rookie879 19-Jul-11, 20:50 |
a example of the opening it was played dynamically. It is a wonderful example of positional chess. It is Beautifully straightforward in its conception and 'execution'. This player will go far!!." Wow... I'm speechless It's an honor to win this award when there were so many great games... And that's the most praise I've ever heard from a player like you |
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Congrats to rookie879! |
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Congratulations rookie879! |
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April GOTM results. so here are the results for April. Again i had to make some hard choices. 5th place; go's to J.Stevens for her Draw with Dave.She showed great poise and coolness in this game. Her Opponent is one tough customer.Given blacks handling of the Zaitsev its is remarkable that she found her way through very complicated play. 4th place;goes to vocihc, here we have very aggressive handling of the black pieces!! almost like he was determined from the outset 'it will be war'.Very nice game. 3rd place; goes to i-d-j. A beautiful short game with a very pretty combo!!! this games shows the perils of being black and carefree in a Kings gambit. 2nd place;goes to sonata296 for his very fine positional win. I need not say more.The game speaks for itself. 1st place; is awarded to 'riceant' for his wonderful handling of a Kings Indian. This is how one plays this aggressive Opening. He took every advantage he could find. This is a very well played game,and from my standpoint the best. May results tomorrow. |
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The very long awaited resulsts for March... The games were very tight and it was very difficult for judges to pick one over another. The judges results have been tallied up, and here is the final outcome: Winner: riceant gameknot.com 2nd place: sonata296 game 3rd place: l-d-j game Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all who entered - there were some particularly entertaining games! |
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only two submissions for May Ion i have decided to award 1st place to both players as i agree 100% with this analysis by Ion. From ionadowman Hello, brigadecommander, Two by my count: Jo Stevens (submitted 20 May) and id-riceant (submitted 4 June). Jo's game was a good, solid draw against a strong opponent. Jo has annotated it. There is an interesting point during its course that I use in the comments section to show what a difference a single pawn move can make, in which Black might have obtained a 'zugzwang' position - or at least the potential to create one. It seems to me a good candidate for discussion in the WtW Club endgame thread. The other is a good, solid defence and counterattack against an Albin Counter-Gambit. riceant outplayed his opponent in the ending. Of course, two entries do not a competition make. I would have suggested that where entries are fewer than some specified minimum for the month, then they get held over (with some sort of notification in the thread and by private message). But I think the June GotM has been judged. So maybe we have to settle for congratulating the two on their entries, and simply announce to the club at large that there were too few entries for May. Sound reasonable? |
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July GOM In view of Coach Ion's comments on this game, which has been my longest so far, I decided to submit it for July GOM. Here is the game. gameknot.com Enjoy. Joanne |
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l-d-j 04-Aug-11, 11:03 |
Annotation GotM July gameknot.com |
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ah gotm :)game but if i get the time i will
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sonata296 04-Aug-11, 19:21 |
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GOTM July gameknot.com |
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my july entrygame
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Hopefully I can beat one of those masters in our club tourney...just one win would satisfy me forever!...lol they are so hard to beat... |
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l-d-j 22-Aug-11, 00:49 |
GotM Augustgame Although my opponent made a few mistakes, I think I played it very well (the computer says I didn't make any mistakes). The funny thing is, I win material two times in this game, and in both cases by a double pawn push (first g2-g4-g5, then f4-f5+-f6+). The position after Black's 26th is interesting for a mate in two puzzle and the mate is quite pretty. Enjoy. By the way, when will the results of July be published? |
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l-d-j 22-Aug-11, 01:06 |
Yes I know |
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... There might have been one game, with a most interesting rook ending, but the February earthquake put the kibosh on what would have been a fine win. I don't suppose there is an emoticon that gives a raspberry - a Bronx cheer - is there? Very disappointing, but couldn't be helped. Cheers, Ion |
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My entry for August 2011 Here's the link to the GK engine's analysis: game
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