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Mar-06-13 | | Once: <mmousez> Not the world's greatest pun, to be sure! Here's my theory... "Ready when you are" is something that you sometimes hear at the beginning of a game. It's a way of saying "shall we start the clocks?". Perhaps a bit of politeness before hostilities commence. As to the game itself, it's a contest between a classic broad pawn centre and a more hypermodern "sniping from a distance" approach. Today, ze pawns win. But not always. |
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Mar-06-13 | | SugarDom: "Ready Wang Yue are?"
Is that a lisp? or you got sore in the mouth? |
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Mar-06-13 | | goodevans: A poor pun, but probably not the worst ever. If it had been then that would at least have given the pun some distinction. ;) At least the game was quite interesting. |
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Mar-06-13 | | Abdel Irada: <If it had been then that would at least have given the pun some distinction.> Maybe we should develop some equivalent of the Golden Turkey awards given to movies so bad they become classics of cinematic ineptitude. It could even be added as a new category for the next Caissars. ;-) |
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Mar-06-13 | | master of defence: What happens after 35...Qf7? |
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Mar-06-13 | | Garech: Very interesting game; Dizdarevic plays some sharp stuff. And hey! I liked the pun!! :D
-Garech |
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Mar-06-13 | | morfishine: <master of defence> On your question: <What happens after 35...Qf7?> After <36.h5> White exchanges down to a completely won ending |
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Mar-06-13 | | Abdel Irada: <morfishine>: That does win, although I expect Wang would interpolate 36. Qxf7†, Rxf7 before playing 37. h5. |
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Mar-06-13 | | chinokoli: What happens after 35...Rf8? |
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Mar-06-13 | | rogl: <chinokoli: What happens after 35...Rf8?> 36. ♗xg6+ ♕xg6 37. ♕xf8 and good night. |
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Mar-06-13 | | acapo: You beat me to it |
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Mar-06-13
 | | FSR: I liked the pun, too. It gave me a chuckle. And it's nowhere near the worst. That would be the Caissar-winning "Drawma Queen." Akobian vs The World, 2011 |
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Mar-06-13
 | | AylerKupp: <FSR> A split opinion. I also liked this pun but I looooved "Drawma Queen". It was short and to the point (not an easy thing to do) given the way that game ended. My only regret is that I didn't think of it. |
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Mar-06-13 | | kevin86: The little pawn move will lead to the big pawn move,h5. Black has no defense. |
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Mar-06-13
 | | FSR: <AylerKupp> Having reflected further on it, I can see that there is a lot to be said for "Drawma Queen." Black <dramatically> sacrificed a <queen> for a pawn, but all that did was effect a <draw>, so all that excitement seemed overblown, as one would expect from a <drama queen>. |
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Mar-06-13 | | YetAnotherAmateur: I'm not convinced that h5 can't be defended:
34. h4 Qf7
Now what?
35. h5 Qxf6
36. gxf6 Rf8
37. Bxf6+ Kh6 and when the dust settles it looks like white ends up with an extra pawn but can't defend it from the black king. 35. Qxf7+ Rxf7
36. h5 Rg7 and I'm having a hard time seeing an attack that can't be met. 35. Bxg6+ Qxg6
and black can trade down to R vs 5 scattered pawns and a better-positioned king. What am I overlooking? |
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Mar-06-13
 | | FSR: <YetAnotherAmateur> 35.h4 Qf7 36.h5 Qxf6 37.gxf6 Rf8 38.hxg6+ Kh6 39.g7 Rg8 40.c6 Rf7 41.Kf2 Rxf6 42.c7 Rf7 43.Rh1+ Kg5 44.Bd5. |
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Mar-06-13
 | | AylerKupp: <FSR> But doesn't overblown excitement fit the definition of a drama queen perfectly? That's one of the reasons why I think that the pun is very appropriate. |
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Mar-06-13
 | | FSR: <AylerKupp> Right, I agree. |
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Mar-06-13 | | Jambow: wang yue = when you not hard and yet still punny. |
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Mar-06-13 | | ajile: Yue Wang?
Where's my bro Lurch when you need him?? |
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Mar-06-13 | | ajile: Isn't this also known as the Owens Defense or English Defense? Black tempts White to build the big pawn center and then attacks it. Primarily e4. I think Tony Miles played this once with insane complications after an early ..f5! |
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Mar-06-13 | | Mudphudder: Garbage Defense, IMO. Queen out into the middle ranks on the fifth move? (not counting center counter openings of course...) |
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Mar-06-13 | | ajile: < Mudphudder: Garbage Defense, IMO. Queen out into the middle ranks on the fifth move? (not counting center counter openings of course...)> Yes Black gets more behind in development as White is kicking the queen around. The queen sortie is not however a normal move in the Owens proper as far as I know. |
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Mar-06-13 | | Abdel Irada: Here's the thing about this pun: If I am not mistaken, Yue is actually pronounced something like <y-weh>. |
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