User Profile: joupajou

joupajou
Member since Dec-28-04 · Last seen Mar-26-13

An old fart from Northern Europe. Do have a rating from 1980's, 12xx or something like that. Long hiatus from active playing, but, have to refresh my humble skills to be able to teach some chess to a young prodigy while having a break in learning how to play the guitar.
My favourite players include (in no particular order) Capablanca (who never gave up until *the* last try), Paul Keres (love the games vs. Kotov!), Tal (assume he hated draws as much as I do), and, of course, Garry Kasparov.
Usually while looking at the games here I'll skip the openings until move 2x, unless something interesting happens earlier on.
I'd rather focus on midgames and the transition to endgames. That's usually the turning point; one good move and you'll win, and vice versa.
In case this hasn't been mentioned before, there's one really important thing in common with music and chess: tempo.

Finally, in vain of Paul Simon: "still thirsty after all these beers".

joupajou has kibitzed 134 times to chessgames [more...]

Sep-09-12 Chess Olympiad (Women) (2012)

joupajou: Congrats, Natalia! Wonderful olympics, great games. I was just wondering, in game 7 vs Anna Ushenina, what was your "master plan" with move 29... Rc8? Sorry if this has already been discussed, I'm way too lazy now to read all earlier kibitzing. Once again: congrats! You're my ...

Apr-08-12 Wang Jue vs Huang Qian, 2012

joupajou: After 46. ..Rh2. [DIAGRAM] I think white should push for a rook exchange with 47.Re2, because he has two bishops and a pawn vs. knight and a bishop. Black, on the other hand, should not make the exchange, hence either 47. ..Rh1 or 47. ..Rh4, with a mall advantage to white. The ...

Apr-07-12 Wang Xiaohui vs Zhang Xiaowen, 2012

joupajou: 15.Nc3? Why? Very passive move that allows black to play 15. ..f4!. Game over for white.

Apr-07-12 Xin Nie vs Zhang Xiaowen, 2012

joupajou: After 29. ..Rb3+! [DIAGRAM] Here white should play 30.Kb4. Possible continuations are 30. ..a5+ or 30.Rb5+, both look drawish to me.

Apr-04-12 S Peric vs L Milman, 2006

joupajou: After 38. ..d4. White bishop is trapped in the corner, useless piece now. [DIAGRAM] I don't like 39.Ke2, because after 39. ..e3+ he practically lost this game. What about 39.a4?

Apr-02-12 G Zaitshik vs Psakhis, 1980

joupajou: How about 22.Bxd6? [DIAGRAM]

Mar-09-12 Radjabov vs Karjakin, 2012

joupajou: Saw 60.b6, but put my bets on the wrong horse (60. ..Rb7). This is one of the reasons I love chess, Radjabov's finish is not only beautiful - it's a masterpiece.

Feb-25-12 K Piorun vs R Kempinski, 2012

joupajou: 33.Bxb5? was a bad move. Black's bishop in d5 is in a very good position, so black plays the obvious 33. ..Qa1. Instead of 35. ..h6 black could have tried 35. ..Qg1+

Feb-09-12 P Pietinen vs C Randlov, 2012

joupajou: joupajou: <al wazir: If 29...h3+, then 30. Kg1 Rc3 31. Qa2 Qf3 31. Be1.> 31. ..Qxe4. Now White cannot play 32.Be1, because 32. ..Rxa3 follows. 32. ..Rc2 also wins.

Feb-01-12 Noteboom vs A Gromer, 1931

joupajou: 27. ..Bb7? I think Gromer still had a chance with 27. ..Be6.

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