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roxanol
1/02/2005
14:16:31
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 Subject: The Dangerous Toy's Fun House
Message:
January 2005
Welcome everybody! I hope we all had a safe and Happy New Year! But now, it's time to get back to work and play some Chess. Dangerous Toys will be going through some changes. I hope everybody will be patient with me. In the beginning I had to get whatever matches I could, sometimes outclassing my players. Now, Our Team has grown and we can be a little bit more "picky" on what match we play. Except on rare occassions, expect that your future opponents will be +/- 50 points within your rating.
Here is Our Team and our individual rankings within the Team as they were at the end of 2004:
# PLAYER RATING SCORE
1. roxanol 2061 9
2. cedsed 1689 6
3. oglog1 1786 5
4. span 1221 4
5. kleine_schlampe 1669 3
6. slavia 1664 3
7. df3658 1707 1
8. andrew0101 1339 1
9. lallyc 813 1
10. firebrandx 1972 0
11. blueknights 1797 0
12. whiteandblack 1789 0
13. cavallaro 1692 0
14. donacroolis 1615 0
15. triton 1555 0
16. mercy 1542 0
17. scruffyboy 1506 0
18. flyfisher 1486 0
19. scorpia 1372 0
20. griffith45 1330 0
21. swanston 1553 -1
22. dreyfus 1451 -1
23. murry 1206 -2
24. samurai138 1037 -2
25. madmsurf 1659 -3
26. beanie 1501 -3
27. budinst 1296 -3
28. crazyasian719 1149 -3
29. 1ibandit 1361 -5
30. tactics7007 1453 -7
31. rubar10 1280 -10
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Here is our first Team match of the New Year:
vs. Atlanta House of Pain
board #2568517 beanie (1501) crownthepawn (1500)
board #2568518 beanie (1501) crownthepawn (1500)
board #2568519 tactics7007 (1453) blackqueen (1419)
board #2568520 tactics7007 (1453) blackqueen (1419)
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Here are some more links to some of Our Team activities.....
1) Our Team page: gameknot.com/team.pl?id=709
2) Our Opposing Teams List: gameknot.com/team_opp.pl?id=709
3) Our Completed Games List: gameknot.com/hist_team.pl?id=709
4) Our Active Games List: gameknot.com/show_tgames.pl?id=709
5) Our Previous Members List: gameknot.com/team.pl?id=709&op=past
*Please do not become a member of this last list!
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Now comes the hard part of this Forum. In pointing out various members for various things, I run the risk of forgetting someone. That is something that I do not want to do but, if I dont take the risk then there are so many Team members that will go un-recognized... and that is worse! So, here goes...
Special Thanks go to:
cedsed for being this teams first member, even before the team was started!
andrew0101 for doing "behind-the-scenes" activities for the team.
slavia for taking a special interest in Our Teams progress.
df3658 and kleine_schlampe for joining Our Team despite the language barrier.
kleine_schlampe for having the most interesting name here. Can anyone guess??
mercy, lallyc, and kleine_schlampe for being Our Teams female players. I take a special interest in this one as I am a firm supporter in Womens Chess. I think Women can play Chess just as well as men!
firebrandx, blueknights, whiteandblack, and triton for despite not having much time have agreed to play for Our Great Team.
cavallaro for finally joining Our Team despite numerous invitations from others.
madmsurf for being into Chess analysis as much as I am.
AND FINALLY....
rubar10 who takes a lickin but keeps on tickin!! Actually, I suspect that rubar10 will be climbing up the rankings within the next few months.
There it is! If I have forgotten anyone, please direct hatemail to roxanol Just kidding! I hope I have not left anyone out. Everyone here is doing a great job. Keep up the good work.
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I would like to finally say that our team is still looking for two types of players:
1) Rating ranges of 900-1400's and 1800-2100's.
2) Any player that can play many games.
If anybody knows anybody that may be interested in joining a team, please have them message me OR tell me their user name.
Have a Happy 2005!!
Michael
(roxanol)
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roxanol
1/03/2005
01:22:21
[ report this post ] | Friendly competition!!
Message:
cedsed and oglog1 seem to be in close competition. Both have been winning all of their team games. The pressure is on now, who will lose first? Current score:
cedsed 6 wins 0 losses 0 draws
oglog1 6 wins 0 losses 0 draws
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roxanol
1/08/2005
12:20:03
[ report this post ] | Q+P vs. Q
Message:
board #2547248
This should prove to be an instructive endgame. Any bets on wether it is a win or a draw?
>Dies sollte ein instruktives Spiel sein. Ist es ein Gewinn oder ein (Draw)?
Michael
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cavallaro
1/08/2005
19:04:21
[ report this post ] | Q+pawn vs. Q
Message:
I tried to spend some time analyzing the ending, but I realized that I would spend soo much time, energy and will and not being sure that I would follow the correct path. So I decided to follow my instinct (or common sense, whatever you want to call it...), and I go for a WIN. The black king's proximity to the pawn is an extra help for a slow but steady advance of the pawn, considering also the distance of the white king. Marco
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kleine_schlampe
1/12/2005
10:01:28
[ report this post ] | Liebe Mannschaft!
Message:
Ich bin wieder aus dem Krankenhaus zurück. Alles ist soweit gut gelaufen. Ich muß immernoch ein paar Pillen schlucken aber es wird schon wieder besser werden. Die Operation ist gut verlaufen und soweit überstanden.
Ich stehe für Mannschaftsspiele wieder zur verfügung und freue mich schon darauf wieder spielen zu dürfen.
Paula
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madmsurf
1/12/2005
14:05:55
[ report this post ] | Liebe Mannshaft!
Message:
Could somebody be so kind to translate this?
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kleine_schlampe
1/12/2005
20:06:01
[ report this post ] | board #2547248
Message:
Kann remis sein. Schwartz sollte gewinnen, kann aber den König nicht gut genug verstecken und wird ein wiederholtes Schachgebot für die nächsten 50 Züge bekommen. Falls der weisse versucht die Dame abzutauschen wird er verlieren. Ich würde remis anbieten um platz für neue Punkte zu schaffen.
Paula
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madmsurf
1/13/2005
13:07:12
[ report this post ] | board#2547248
Message:
Again .could some translate,pleaseeeeeeeee
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donacroolis
1/14/2005
00:26:37
[ report this post ] | One of those games...
Message:
I don't normally post anything on forums as I rarely have anything of interest to say but after playing chess for many years I finally managed to have one of those positions you usually only ever dream of... board #2452223
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rubar10
1/14/2005
01:07:15
[ report this post ] | translate
Message:
the first one is an anouncement that she is out of the hospital and that the operation went well, she has to take some pills but that is all, and that she is readdy for some games, that is not verbatim but in a nut shell
on the second one she is giving, i think, an opinion on the game that michael posted
i think, not to sure about my translation, i could be wrong
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rubar10
1/14/2005
01:13:39
[ report this post ] | One of those
Message:
donacroolis, very nice game
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madmsurf
1/14/2005
05:44:35
[ report this post ] | One of those
Message:
Its not often you get a chance for the smothering mate,Well done!!!!!!!!
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madmsurf
1/14/2005
05:47:08
[ report this post ] | translate
Message:
Thank you rubar10 for translating this
Jón
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rubar10
1/14/2005
14:33:29
[ report this post ] | translate
Message:
Jón, as long as my high school german and books stand, i'll always give it a try.
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slavia
1/14/2005
20:24:08
[ report this post ] | translation of the other post
Message:
well here is the other one translated (verbatim)
"it could be a draw. Black should win, but can't hide the king so well and will get a repetition check for the next 50 moves. If white tries to exchange queens, s/he will lose. I would offer a draw so that I might get some open games to get the team some more points.
An Paula:
freue mich, dass alles gut ueberstanden worden ist! Habe mir schon Sorgen wegen Ihnen gemacht - nach den Timeouts. Gute Besserung!
translation: get better (German just work that way. It takes them forever to say something very simple, hehe
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kleine_schlampe
1/14/2005
21:35:46
[ report this post ] | Danke Slavia
Message:
Ich werde meine Söhne hier für ein paar Tage haben und zur Nachuntersuchung gehen müssen. Nun hat mir endlich mal jemand gesagt daß ich auch Ferien nehmen kann ohne meine Partien zu verlieren. Ich werde dann so in 2-3 Wochen zurück sein und hoffen daß Ihr sollange ohne mich auskommen könnt.
Paula
P.S. Danke für die Übersetzung, es ist so schwer für mich auf meine alten Tage und schön daß ich mich auf jemanden wie Sie verlassen kann. Unser Mannschaftsführer wollte die Aufgabe übernehmen, aber ich glaube er hat zu viele Schwierigkeiten damit.
Paula
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slavia
1/14/2005
21:59:03
[ report this post ] | an Paula
Message:
ja, Roxanol hat manchmal Schwierigkeiten, aber verlassen kann man sich auf ihn jedes Mal. Also wenn Sie sonst Fragen haben (vor allem darueber, wie das so alles hier funkzioniert, dann bitte nicht zoegern und schreiben - wenn roxanol etwas nicht versteht, fragt er mich so wie so und klaert alles auf.). Wenn Sie jetzt weggehen, dann muss man nur die Spiele vertagen - bitte eine persoenliche Message schreiben, denn ich komme hierhin nicht jeden Tag)
Translation: I offered my services to translate and help out (you wouldn't want to read the message, really, so I translated loosely)
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roxanol
1/15/2005
15:18:20
[ report this post ] | Sorry for absence!
Message:
I had been checking this forum atleast once a day but nobody was posting. I just got a little down about it so I stopped checking. I am very glad that you guys are discussing Chess here. Slavia is in a tournament right now maybe he will post one of his games here?
Donocroolis... that was a Beautiful mate!!
Everybody else, please be patient for our German frineds. I am glad they are on our team. Kliene_Schlampe is one of our top players and plays exclusively for the team now. She is in the minus because she suffered timeouts from going to the hospital but trust me, she will be up there alongside cedsed and oglog in no time.
>Mir tut es leid. Ich hörte auf, das Forum zu überprüfen, weil niemand in ihnen anschlug. Ich bekam ein wenig deprimierte darüber, damit ich aufhörte zu überprüfen. Ich werde anfangen, öfter jetzt zu überprüfen.
Kleine Schlampe, Willkommen zurück!! Wir vermißten dich.
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rubar10
1/16/2005
02:24:45
[ report this post ] | name change
Message:
what's up with the name change, and most of all.. what is xena and stinky something or the
other have to do with our name. just wanting to know????? are we under the magestic powers
of xena's, or....and this is said in a most shamefull way... are we stinking the boards under
stinky something or the other, if so, just let me know so that i may hang my head in shame.
yours truly either way
ruben
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rubar10
1/16/2005
02:27:31
[ report this post ] | translation
Message:
slavia, exelent translation keep it up, i like yours better that mine,
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roxanol
1/16/2005
02:40:13
[ report this post ] | Name change info...
Message:
Please visit this forum...
gameknot.com/fmsg/chess5/1944.shtml
For more info about this subject, please message me privately as I do not feel like getting banned from GameKnot this month!!
P.S. Remember, the name is only temporary. As in less then 24 hours. Anyway, who doesnt like suspenders??
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xena
1/16/2005
02:47:57
[ report this post ] | Namely...
Message:
Roxanol is allied with me on this one...we have our reasons. Yes, if we can be 'The Pawn Stars: Yummy Armour Power' for the next 24 hours so can you be 'The Suspender Lovers' I'm not really up for banning either but who doesn't like yummy armour after all ? :-)
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slavia
1/16/2005
21:32:07
[ report this post ] | rubar10's message
Message:
thanks for the thanks!
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roxanol
1/18/2005
13:01:37
[ report this post ] | When all is lost...
Message:
... go for the draw. Span was in a hopelessly lost position so, what did he do? He looked for a draw and found one... stalemate!! His 40 ...Ne3 could have been ignored but, it wasn't and the result was a half point instead of a big fat doughnut!!
board #2570986
When in a hopeless position, try looking for a defensive draw before resigning. There are a few ways you can draw...
1) 3 fold repetition
2) Stalemate
3) 50 move rule
4) Setting up a fortress
Any questions, please ask here.
roxanol
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bgscot
1/18/2005
13:24:07
[ report this post ] | 50 move rule?
Message:
Roxanol - can you give more details on the 50 move rule? Secondly, the 3 fold repetition, can this be done anytime in the game?
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slavia
1/19/2005
11:00:00
[ report this post ] | 50 move rule
Message:
yes, any time during the game. (as a curiosity, when I began, I thought that the 3 fold repetition applied any time my opponent had only a king and made the same 3 moves after one another. I did so in my first ever tournament (under 1200) and managed to stalemate being up 2 rooks, a bishop and some pawns.) Now there is one exception to this rule and concerns three fold repetition after you have been checked and can't move out of the check. There has been some discussion going on (roxanol will have to find the link because he found it for me before) in the forums that after such a check, the checking player should be entitle his opponent to move and should the checking player wish to move himself/herself also and the checked player should wish to then return to the position in which s/he was checked and they should do so three times, the game should be declared a draw (I believe I was the one suggesting this alternative), then that would also count. But the rule has not been officially supported just yet. I guess we will have to wait this one out. (I could translate it to German, but the German members will have to ask, after they read this and if they are interested in the nuances of this message)
(do understand that the post was meant toung and cheek)
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cedsed
1/19/2005
17:02:06
[ report this post ] | My Latest Team Game
Message:
I let Michael know that I was in danger of tarnishing my team record. Well, one of the sketchy games just ended. I am very happy to report that I got lucky in this one. I experimented on move nine, maneuvering my queenside rook to the center of the board, presuming I would be safe even if there was trouble, because my adversary was significantly lower rated than I. Unfortunately, on move thirteen, I unintentionally left a pawn en prise. I was incredibly thankful that my opponent missed the killer capture. However, I spent a few tempi trying to fix the problem. I castled on move fifteen, not seeing doubled pawns could be inflicted upon me, which they were. With accurate play, my adversary took advantage of my bad pawn structure and gained a clearly superior position. However, he repeatedly underestimated my remaining possibility for counterattack and finally blundered into checkmate on move thirty-seven. board #2415358 I welcome any comments.
Cheers,
Justin
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roxanol
1/20/2005
00:42:15
[ report this post ] | bgscot
Message:
50 move rule:
If 50 moves are played without a capture being made or a pawn being moved then a player can declare a draw.
This rule is good to remember if you ever end up with a lone king vs. B+N. Although a B+N can mate the King, it is a very difficult mate to do. Sometimes doing it corectly can take up to 40+ moves. Or sometimes there are pawnless endgames that you may need to use this rule. i.e. R vs. N, R+B vs. R In certain endings like these, checkmate is possible but sometimes difficult so, even though checkmate is possible... your opponent is bound to the 50 move rule.
3 Fold repetition:
If the same exact identical position occurs 3 times, a player may calim a draw. It does not have to be 3 succesive times (right after another). Lets look at an off the wall example:
Slavia, you will probably like this opening. We'll name it The Slavic!!
1.Nf3 Nc6
2.Nc3 Nf6
3.Ng1 Nb8
4.Nb1 Ng8
5.Nf3 Nc6
6.Nc3 Nf6
7.Ng1 Nb8
8.Nb1
Now, if black plays anything but 8 ...Ng8 then the game goes on but if black were to play 8 ...Ng8 then white can clain a draw by 3-fold (the starting position has been repeated 3 times. But let us pretend that black did not play 8 ...Ng8
8 ... Nd5
9.Nf3 Nf4
10.Nd4 Nh3
11.Nf5 Ng1
12.Nh6 Nh3
13.Ng8 Nf4
14.Nh6 Nh5
15.Nf5 Nf6
16.Nh4 Ng8
17.Nf3
Again, a 3-fold repetition has occured..... The same exact position has occured 3 times. Keep in mind... the same exact position has to occur.
I hope this helps. Slavia, I tried to look for that post but could not find it.
roxanol
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roxanol
1/20/2005
02:33:34
[ report this post ] | cedsed's game
Message:
cedsed (1602)
red_pawn (1556)
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 a6
6. Be3 b5
{Being an old Sicilian player myself I have always stayed away from ...e5 positions but against 6.Be3 it is very reccomended. I would have played 6 ...e6}
7. a4 bxa4
{What was black thinking? This is a good example to show that openings must
be learned, not just memorized. Blacks only chances in the Sicilian lie on the queenside (usually), this just hands it over to white.}
8. Rxa4
{No need to hurry. The pawn is not going anywhere. 8.Bc4 is stronger BUT, there is nothing BAD about 8.Rxa4}
8 ...Bd7
9. Ndb5
{Good idea! Wrong piece! 9.Nb5 allows black the initiative in the form of an attack against the e pawn 9 ...Bc6! although 9 ...Nc6-e5 looks strong too.}
9 ...Nc6
10. Na3 Nb8
{What is he thinking??? I wonder what he would have played if Justin cedsed would have played the Knight back. Maybe a 3-fold repetition??}
11. Rd4
{I do not see anything terribly wrong with the idea of moving the Rook over to the center but I would have maybe played 11.Rb4 Nc6 12.Rb3}
11 ... Nc6
12. Rd2 g6
13. Nd5 Bg7
{?? 13 ...Nxd5 ed 14.Ne5 is neccesary since the Knight is too powerful sitting there all undisturbed and supporting that b6 square for a Bishop or worse, the offside a3 Knight.}
14. Bd3
{Justin, a good opportunity was 14.Bb6! Qb8 15.Nc7 Kf8 16.Nxa8 Nxe4 17.Re2}
14 ...O-O
15. O-O Ng4
{Not as strong as 15 ...Nxd5 16.ed 17.Nb4! since white can still play 16.Bb6 followed by 17.c3 Nge5 18.Nc4! and whites offside Knight serves a purpose.}
16. c3 Nxe3
17. fxe3
{If one was worried about doubled pawns, one could have played 17.Nxe3 Never be afraid to move the pieces backwards.}
17 ... e6
18. Nf4 Ne5
{Ohhh... pawn structure! A very broad and sometimes confusing subject that
slavia and I will be getting into in a few days. Doubled pawns are not automaticaly bad. Allowing the doubled pawns to happen was not to be
prefered BUT, now that they are here, they are not altogether BAD. They do
provide two open files here and they do control many central squares, namely
d4, d5 and f5. If the e file was open for black, they would be weaker but, the file is closed so, a head on assault by black is not to be feared. The only drawback is that nice little home given to Blacks Knight which should be challenged right away with 19.Nc4! although 19.Qe2 may be a more prudent way to play.}
19. g3 Qb6
20. Ng2 Bc6
{Justin was right, he is taking advantage of those poor little guys. The slightest move (in this case 19.g3) can give the opponent a strong initiative.}
21. Bb1 Qb7
22. Qc2
{22. Qe2 is better, since Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Rxd6 and white recaptures his pawn and frees himself from the cramped position.}
22... d5
23. exd5 Bxd5
24. Nh4
{Why not 24.e4 to cut off blacks use of the diagonal?}
24 ... Ng4
25. Qd3 Bf6
26. Qe2 Bxh4
27. Qxg4 Be7
28. h4
{It may have been better to consolidate the position with 28.Qe2 and 29.Be3}
28 ... Bc5
29. Qg5 Be7
{Too late!! Whites queen will make it to h6 so why not just play what black should have played at move 28? Namely 29 ...f5 it limits the attacking potential of Rf1 and Bb1}
30. Qh6 Qc7
31. Kh2 Bxa3
32. bxa3 Qxc3
33.Rdf2 Qxa3
{The black queen was in a good position to help in the defense of the King. I would have played 33.Bc4!}
34. h5 Ra7
35. hxg6 hxg6
{This mistake lets Blacks win slip away into a draw. The corect move was 35 ...f5!!}
36. Bxg6
{Great move!! Unfortunately, it only draws.}
36 ...e5
{The fatal mistake!! 36.f6 followed by the queen manuever Qe7-g7 holds the
position.}
37. Qh7# 1-0
I welcome any comments or refutations.
Thank you for your time... roxanol
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cavallaro
1/20/2005
17:37:57
[ report this post ] | Analysis
Message:
Thank you Michael for the interesting analysis. It would be helpful if on a weekly basis you could pick a game and discussing it in the same way. I am sure most of us will enjoy it and will take advantage to increase our understanding of "the game".
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slavia
1/20/2005
17:53:24
[ report this post ] | 50 move rule and 3fold repetition
Message:
thank you for that knight game demonstration. I went through it. You are right, I like the opening but I would have prefered 8. ... Nh5 - Nd5 seems too greedy and an really uncharacteristic invation of the center all too soon.
Seriously now, I have never thougth of the same position rule that way and I am sure if it happened in a tournament I would have missed it. One always thinks of it as a three fold repetions in succession. Thanks for that!
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cedsed
1/26/2005
09:11:04
[ report this post ] | Michael
Message:
It seems Michael (roxanol), our captain, is having to deal with something tough. Let us all keep him in heart and hope he is able to resolve it without negative consequence.
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slavia
1/26/2005
17:55:31
[ report this post ] | Michael
Message:
So I have noticed. THis is indeed bad news. He usually was in such good spirits. I do hope he will overcome his troubles and wish him the best.
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madmsurf
1/27/2005
02:51:36
[ report this post ] | Michael
Message:
He is in my prayers.Lets all hope for the best.
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pawns-kill
1/30/2005
10:47:55
[ report this post ] | PAWNS-KILL
Message:
mike i support u and the team no matter what.i never bail ship.i hope all is well with u mike im seeing comments to say different.the best to u mike.stand behind u and this team 100 percent.joe
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pawns-kill
1/30/2005
10:51:46
[ report this post ] | PAWNS-KILL
Message:
to all my team mates.i know playing chess is fun most of all.but i hate to loose.been very busy at work mind not into it.was up 4 points here for the team.i will bounce back.in a slump not thinking right.but i will get back up.take care all joe.
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astinkyfart
1/30/2005
11:35:52
[ report this post ] | YOUR CAPTAIN.
Message:
I HAVE DEALT WITH MANY CAPTS FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS HERE AT GK. I CAN TELL YOUR CAPTAIN IS ONE THAT TRULY CARES ABOUT HIS TEAM. GIVE HIM TIME TO WORK THINGS OUT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I HOPE HE RETURNS IN GOOD SPIRITS SOON.
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pawns-kill
1/30/2005
15:05:17
[ report this post ] | PAWNS-KILL
Message:
yes i agree astinky he is a good man the best really comes from the heart so all please bare with mike he would do the same for you.this team will go foward again.were a young team but strong.all of us get our lows but our highs are greater.stay togethe all we are STRONG.joe
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pawns-kill
1/31/2005
11:32:56
[ report this post ] | PAWNS-KILL
Message:
HEY DANSUNO:) ILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE YOU MY 16 POINTS TO UR 4.5 IF U WIN BUT I DONT THINK SO:)LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING U IN THE RING OF DANCING PAWNS LOL:)
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invincible1
2/03/2005
03:22:46
[ report this post ] | Michael
Message:
Everyone, I no I am not in your team. But Michael is a great friend of mine and said I could post here. I just looked at his analysis. Learnt a lot! He is an amazing player, and to think he was much better some time ago than he is now... BTW, he has just drawn carlosmart and cairo and now is probably winning another game against cairo, one of the top players on this site!
As for this analysis, I agree with most, except that, even I would have probably gone Rd4 on move 11 rather than Rb4. The rook seems safer there with square d2 available.. if Rb4, the rook on b3 might have got trapped there somehow?
Also, one small question, you say that black could have won with 35....f5 instead of 35....hxg6. Is white completely lost after 35....f5! What about some reckless move like 36.g4?! Also, one more question, instead of 36.....e5?! you say that black could have held on with 36....f6! How would the game continue after that? Is there no way white can continue to maintain initiative? The trouble is that I can't think of a good way for black to swing a rook to the h-file, which if possible, would have been dangerous. Further, if black can hold the position after 36.....f6, ti means he will win? Or just draw? Because white doesn't even have a perpetual.. so if the attack loses still, blacks a-pawn could start rolling any moment...
Okay enough questions for now.. Forgive any obvious mistake, I have given only a quick look.
I may think about joining your team after a few weeks :-). Right now busy cutting down on games first for some reasons.
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pawns-kill
2/03/2005
12:53:46
[ report this post ] | PAWNS-KILL
Message:
hi all sorry yes dropping fast.trying to pull out of my slump.just going to take it one day at a time i just dont see the board anymore.just burnt out is all no worries ill still fight hard.also INVINCIBLE 1 thanx for your support.
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cavallaro
2/03/2005
16:03:20
[ report this post ] | pawns-kill
Message:
Hey Joe,
you played a couple of dozen of games for the team and you are actually playing other twenty or so. Nobody is expecting you to win them all. All my respect for your effort. And, by the way, you gave a nice mate to altluci!
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inarion
2/04/2005
05:07:11
[ report this post ] | Pawns-kill
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Hang in there man...even famous writers get into a slump at times...
also would like to express my support for our captain, and my prayers are with him in whatever problems he is having.
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pawns-kill
2/04/2005
14:42:58
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cavallaro and inarion,thanx you very much.now thats team support.you know me ill pull out.bye the way.its looking good i won 2 team matches today.ps inarion im HANGING:)) ok mates take care,joe the chess nut give me 100 games ill playem all lol...
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inarion
2/04/2005
21:15:23
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Check this game out against "05889"...never seen anything like it...felt sorry for the guy..LOL (he was white)...very instructional in a way...how not to play against the sicillian.
1. e4 e6
2. Bc4 c5
3. Nc3 a6
4. Qf3 b5
5. e5 Nc6
6. Be2 Qc7
7. b3 Bb7
8. Bb2 Nd4
9. Qd3 Bxg2
10. Bf3 Qxe5+
11. Nc-e2 Nxf3+
12. Qxf3 Qxb2
13. Qxg2 Qxa1+
14. Nc1 Qxc1+
15. Ke2 d5
16. Nf3
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pawns-kill
2/04/2005
21:30:57
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inarion great going freind.great win.dont feel sorry we cant win them all.so when u do enjoy:))))thats why i asked for u on this team to do that lol:) most of all have fun.winning to me is fun.but i do respect all:) we all here i hope because we love this game.our team to thats what i fight harder for.
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roxanol
2/04/2005
22:34:35
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Atish (invincible1),
Move 11 seems to be a critical point in the game. Do you remember our discussion about initiative and how it is an advantage that can not only be hard to take advantage of but, sometimes difficult to even realize you have it? And why? Because of its nature. It is invisible, naked to our eyes. It is an dynamic advantage, something that is here one moment and gone the next. Another one of those kinds of advantages is... development. Not nearly as invisible as initiative but, even more difficult to take advantage of. White here has initiative and a lead in developement. There are two things I would like to do in this position, increase my initiative and also to take advantage of blacks lack of development. The problem with 11.Rd4? Well, if you talk about safety and such then yes, d4 seems best in this position but, what does it threaten? When black sees Rd4, what does it make him do? Nothing. The game goes...
11.Rd4 Nc6 12.Rd2 g6 13.Nd5 Bg7 14.Bd3 0-0 and black has developed without hinderence, without any sort of pressure. Not only has black solved his development problem but, it is he who seems like he might have the initiative with 15 ...Ng4 (I think Ng4 would better have been played at move 12!).
I like two moves in this position. Each of which has its own purpose...
11.Bb5 would be my choice in trying to stay ahead in development until a way to take advantage of blacks lack of it is found. However, since black will most likely overcome his development problem without suffering too much of a loss in some other positional aspect, I decided it may be best to continue to apply pressure with 11.Rb4
Do not get me wrong, I do not think 11.Rd4 is a BAD move. It does not lose. I just think it gives black an easier game.
The next question has to do with the situation at move 35.
Yes, I believe white is really lost after 35 ...f5! hxg6 is an important move for black since white has his Q and K on that file. One would like to place a Rook on h7. There are just two problems:
1) Blacks f pawn is in the way on f7 and...
2) White has that pesky Bishop bearing down on g6 and h7
Hmmm... how can we solve these two problems? I know!! how about 35 ...f5! It clears a way for us to swing our Rook (which is doing nothing) over to where all the action is and it blocks that annoying white Bishop on b1!! Oh, how nice... it also blocks those doubled Rooks. For one move, I think 35 ...f5 does much. You see, the problem white has in this game is simple: Succeed in the attack or lose. For black, it is: Survive the attack and win! If you remove all the pieces, black has a positionally won endgame. A possible line is...
35 ...f5 36.e4 hg 37.Kg2 Rh7! 38.Qg5 Bb3 39.Rh1 Kg7 40.Rxh7 Kxh7 41.g4 fg and how is white to prevent black from exchanging down into a pawn endgame?
The last question deals with the position at black's 36th where the catastrophic ...e5?, allowing mate on the move, was played. I think 36 ...f5 or 36 ...f6 can be played. Not too sure which one is better? There are +'s and -'s about both. But, they both prevent white from outright winning. How would it continue? I dont think it can.
Atish, you know me. Most people might think that I love defending difficult positions just as much as I love attacking. It is true, I really like to tackle those tough defensive moves. I do like to play defensive Chess but, that is only when the position calls for it. You know that in truth, I like nothing more then the attack!! And, I've got to say, I can't think of a way to continue the attack here against black (after 36 ...f6). If you can find a way, please share it with us. There may be a way but, I do not see it. The best I can think of is 37.e4 Bc4 and now what?
Black lost his chance to win at move 35. After 36 ...f6, he could only draw.
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Hi guys, as you can see... I am back. I am sorry if I had any of you worried. I had way too many games! GameKnot was becoming more of a stress in my life rather then something fun to do. I had to resign many of my games in order to prevent that. I offered draws to some players but most refused the draw offers. After that, I had to take a little break to re-assess the situation so I can be sure not to have this problem again. Never fear, you guys are important to me. I would never just abandon our team.
I would like to thank everyone for the support I have recieved. I would also like to thank many other team captains for their support. A special thank you goes to astinkyfart and xena two good friends of our team.
Thank You,
Michael (roxanol)
P.S. inarion, I am going to take a look at your game with 05889 "how not to play against the sicilian" I will post about it in the next forum since this one is almost full.
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inarion
2/06/2005
11:04:41
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I have been using a sicillian/benoni opening as black against d4 openings of late with some success...gives a 3-2 pawn majority on the queen side which is explotable. Any comments? Here is the opening:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6
6. Nc3 Be7 7. e4 O-O
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roxanol
2/06/2005
23:14:09
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closed
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roxanol
2/06/2005
23:14:29
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roxanol
2/06/2005
23:15:07
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