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bigpeta
21-Sep-12, 11:18

new vote game
i have found a new opponent for you so now i need to know who is (and who is not) interested in playing.
fr1ar
21-Sep-12, 13:49

I think
I would be able to participate
hogfysshe
21-Sep-12, 19:41

sounds good
I'll play.

Thanks Pete
the-sigularity
22-Sep-12, 21:28

I would
YES!!! I would definitely participate, and I would like to know the name
and chess rating of the opponent if possible.
I did not see a notice in the message alerts about this, so perhaps it may
good to send out the alerts for other members, who did not get the
message.
bigpeta
27-Sep-12, 13:07

disappointing response
i will have to message all members to make sure they know how to see new posts.
hopefully this will generate a better response count.
julio the new challenger is ionadowman rating over 2000. some of you will have played against him already.
I will also be running the game away from the site clock so if you wish to track the whole game you will need to put it on your own computers using something like arena which is free.
the-sigularity
27-Sep-12, 13:41

Thank you
Thank you Pete, Please send me a message when the game starts
efc8
02-Oct-12, 04:03

New vote game
Hi Pete,

Count me in.

efc8
twick
02-Oct-12, 09:19

Vote Game
Would like to join in please... However have to be away 3-10 Oct, just the one week, so if OK please count me in from the 11 Oct.......... All the best 'til then............ Roger.
bigpeta
03-Oct-12, 06:15

The game begins
here is the opening move from ionadowman



please enter your votes with reasoning

have fun pete
the-sigularity
03-Oct-12, 11:06

vote e5
Vote e5 is to equalize for the time being.
This allows KB and Q diagonal freedom, and the ability
to counter attack if the position changes favorably.

.
fr1ar
03-Oct-12, 15:54

e5
e5 is what I would usually respond with
hogfysshe
06-Oct-12, 14:00

1. ...c5
I've done better with the Sicilian, though would be happy to play any other opening. Expect we should play 1. ...c5 or 1. ...e5 vs Ion.

Has me thinking that I've never played 1. ...g6 or 1. ...Nc6. May have to try those in my regular games. (have been having fun with less popular openings. recently drew with 1. ...c6 and won as black with 1. d4 e6)

Thanks for your efforts Pete. Will understand if you suspend things until people get back from whatever they're doing.

If we do play, add my vote to any others for 1. ...c5.
efc8
06-Oct-12, 14:37

New vote game
I can't remember Fisher replying e5 to e4, he always play c4. Yet, most of his games are opened with e4. Therefore, e5 must be hard to defend against e4.
bigpeta
11-Oct-12, 01:21

e5 played
this has the most votes.

Just a reminder to bear in mind the basics we have covered in the teaching games for these opening moves.
efc8
11-Oct-12, 01:53

New vote game
I am outnumbered, e5 gets my vote.
bigpeta
12-Oct-12, 03:37

Move 2
Board Position




Latest moves
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3
the-sigularity
12-Oct-12, 07:58

2.....Nc6
This move will protect the e pawn, and develops
the N, which will be a useful tool as the game unfolds.

N's can be very treacherous(marked by hidden danger)
and although a B is usually regarded as slightly superior
at times (because of it's long range capability) a N can be
more powerful depending on the situation and
positional game pattern, if used skilfully.

Note: This is my own opinion and not derived
from a publication or other type of instruction.




joejoe_65324
12-Oct-12, 11:42

i would go with knight to c6 is what i normaly do.
fr1ar
12-Oct-12, 13:00

Nc6 sounds good to me
bigpeta
13-Oct-12, 15:36

Move 3
Board Position




Latest moves
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bc4
joejoe_65324
13-Oct-12, 16:01

now what i normaly do is move my knight to d4. sometime it works somwetime it doesnt. than some people do take the pawn thats on e5. just saying i always move my knight to d4. but for now i think the best move would be knight to f6.
the-sigularity
13-Oct-12, 19:39

Yes 3.....f6
As usual, in this opening, ion is threatening f7,however
3.....Nf6 is a good preventative measure in my opinion,
and also develops a second piece, which will provide
additional support at d4, where we can place our d pawn
to block the B threat, and vie for central control
efc8
14-Oct-12, 03:11

New vote game
Bc5 attacking f2 would make it even
the-sigularity
14-Oct-12, 09:12

I do not see it
It seems to me;
3.....Bc5 may be a bit risky, because of;
4.0-0....Nf6
5.Ng5......?

Or;
3.....Bc5
4.NXe5...NXN
5.d4.....? (pawn fork)

But perhaps my analysis may be errant
the-sigularity
14-Oct-12, 09:33

3....Nf6
3.....Nf6 May be considered passive however......
4.Ng5.....d5! Where if.......
5.pxp......NXp with better options?
fr1ar
15-Oct-12, 14:32

Bc5
I would lean towards Bc5 because of the attack on f2, and I think that the B on the g1-a7 diagonal will be a good position later, for one thing after whites 0-0, f2 is pinned which may gain us a little tempo.
I don't think I would be ready to commit my Ns yet, White will try to dominate center, so it might be better to play Nge7 or Nh6 for a Kingside attack when we know exactly how white is going to develop.
efc8
15-Oct-12, 15:32

New vote game
...........Bc5 may be a bit risky, because of;
0-0.... Nf6
Ng5 can be met with d5, if
pxd5 ...Nxd5, if
Bxd5 ...Q can x d5 or g5


............Bc5
Nxe5....NxN
d4 fork.NxB
pxB......Nf6

I may be wrong, but vote for Bc5
the-sigularity
15-Oct-12, 19:25

Vote for 3.......Bc5
I will go along with the other two votes, so that we may continue
with the game.
3.......Bc5
joejoe_65324
15-Oct-12, 20:26

Nf6 would be best
the-sigularity
16-Oct-12, 10:12

Yes...but
Joe, I agree with you, but even though we have
both analyzed the game thoroughly, 3...Bc5
is a viable alternative and even if 3.....Nf6 is better,
it can wait for the time being, until the next move, which
we should not ignore, so that we may continue basic
development procedure. Let's go with the other suggestion
for the sake of fluent continuation, agree?
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