May-22-11
 | | Phony Benoni: A little exchange on Facebook:
<Ben Finegold>: "just drew a 137 move game, which took 6 hrs and 20 minutes!!" <James Kulbacki> [Resignation Trap]: "I thought that you were well on your way to victory, until the time of the Rapture allegedly took place. I think that bottle of water you were drinking turned into wine at that point. White started to play as though he were drunk." |
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May-22-11
 | | OhioChessFan: I have no clue how White can expect to win this game after the 87th move. |
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May-22-11
 | | FSR: Agree with OCF, although IMO one could go back quite a few moves before that and make the same statement. It seems to me that for a very long time the most White could reasonably hope for was a dead-drawn king and pawn versus king ending. Unless stalemate is counted as a win in these allegedly post-Rapture days, I don't see the point in playing on so long. |
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| May-22-11 | | Penguincw: Well, at least it didn't sizzled to a short draw. |
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May-22-11
 | | Check It Out: It's tough to go from a won game to a drawn game. GM Finegold was probably playing on in frustration. |
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| May-24-11 | | Resignation Trap: Position after 27 moves: 
click for larger view John Donaldson and Jen Shahade, commentating on this game, suggested 28.Rxe7+ Kxe7 29. Qxg7+ Ke6 30. Qc7, which appears crushing, since 30...Rd6 is met with 31. Qc8+ Rd7 32.Qxc6+, mopping up. Position after 30. Qc7: 
click for larger view Can you spot the fly in the ointment? |
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May-24-11
 | | chancho: 30...Qf3+ 31.Nxf3 32.exf3+ Kf1
(or g1 h1) 33.Rd1# |
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| May-24-11 | | Resignation Trap: Right! |
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May-24-11
| | chancho: Actually, I screwed up the numbers.
Here it is...
30...Qf3+ 31.Nxf3 exf3+ 32.Kf1 Rd1# |
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May-27-11
 | | chessicle: 28 Rxe7+ Kxe7 29 Qxg7+ Ke6 30 h4! surely, getting a second minor for the rook because of the pin, and freeing h2 for the king and preventing the "fly in the ointment." |
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| May-28-11 | | ajile: <chancho: 30...Qf3+ 31.Nxf3 32.exf3+ Kf1
(or g1 h1) 33.Rd1#>
LOL!
Win. |
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