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Apr-16-12
 | | blue wave: I've changed my vote. Pulling out of a Nc3 Modern Benoni. Hard to see how black could ever get more then a draw in a computer assisted match. And even that would be a good result I think. I've opted for a Benko as black instead. |
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Apr-16-12
 | | Thematic Challenge: The nightly update, 11:30 pm EST. Some people were confused at how we sort the results so this time I will <highlight> the relevant score. <The Benko Gambit>
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5
Votes for White: <400> | Votes for Black: 417
click for larger view<The Modern Benoni>
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5
Votes for White: 481 | Votes for Black: <389>
click for larger view<The Albin Countergambit> 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e5
Votes for White: 393 | Votes for Black: <382>
click for larger view<The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit> 1 d4 d5 2 e4 dxe4 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 f3
Votes for White: 379 | Votes for Black: <296>
click for larger view<The Traxler Counterattack> 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5 Bc5
Votes for White: <277> | Votes for Black: 416
click for larger view<The Evans Gambit>
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 b4
Votes for White: 436 | Votes for Black: <253>
click for larger view<The Halloween Attack> 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Nxe5
Votes for White: <249> | Votes for Black: 326
click for larger view<The Tennison Gambit> 1 Nf3 d5 2 e4 dxe4
Votes for White: <238> | Votes for Black: 298
click for larger view<The Immortal Draw Variation> 1 e4 e5 2 Nc3 Bc5 3 Na4 Bxf2+ 4 Kxf2
Votes for White: <234> | Votes for Black: 250
click for larger view<The Goering Gambit> 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 c3
Votes for White: 339 | Votes for Black: <229>
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| Apr-17-12 | | SamAtoms1980: On second thought, this isn't the place for a Najdorf, or even the Dragon Variation. A more exciting variety would be something I have called the "Erin Dragon", in which White plays <1.f4> d5 2.Nf3, with the plan of 3.e3, 4.b3, 5.Bb2, etc. Like the Classical Dragon, but rotated 180 degrees, where White opens with a risky sequence but has the first move for it. |
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Apr-17-12
 | | benjinathan: Sarcastic comment: the thing that is so great about this forum is that we get the chance to rehash the same arguments that have arisen in at least 2 of the games I have been involved in. It is curious that a chaleenge which was spawned to deal with those arguments leads to a repetition of them. Deja vu all over again:
<Aug-17-11
Akobian vs The World, 2011
AylerKupp: <<benjinathan>: Team White vs Team Black Benoni grudge match/throw down on the horizon?>
An excellent idea, I would support that. The anti-Benoni players would be on Team White and the pro-Benoni players would be on Team Black. That wouldn't settle anything (after all, it wouldonly be one game) but it certainly would be entertaining.And the same could apply to any opening or lines whose merits are in question. <chessgames.com>, hopefully you're taking notice. In fact, that sounds more interesting than the current game against V.Akobian. Maybe we should abandon this game by voting 1-0 and ask chessgames.com to set up the Benoni game instead. I haven't seen such controversy since the Peter Zhdanov affair early in The World vs. N. Pogonina game. Nah, DEFINITELY just kidding again.> |
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Apr-17-12
 | | srgntshultz: it appears the usual suspects are beginning to gather. I'll play any side - any opening.
Let's Rock. |
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Apr-17-12
 | | AylerKupp: <benjinathan> I'm not surprised that we're rehashing many of the same arguments that have arisen in at least 2 of the previous games. That's the mark of an unresolved argument and, if ever an argument was unresolved, the Benoni sucks/Benoni doesn't suck and Taimanov is to be avoided/Taimanov can be allowed arguments are two of them. And, unfortunately, they will be unresolved even if we were to play a Benoni/Taimanov attack in this game since, regardless of how much the winners would like it to be so, one game is not likely to fully resolve the argument. But it sure will be fun to try! |
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Apr-17-12
| | AylerKupp: <srgntshultz> Yup, guilty as charged. And it reminds me of the Judy Collins song: Send in the clowns / Don't bother, they're here. Then again, I know nothing. |
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Apr-18-12
| | Thematic Challenge: Update just after midnight. It's still a razor-tight race. For those who haven't voted yet, go see our Thematic Challenge Voting Page. Remember you can change your vote as many times as you like before the 22nd. <The Benko Gambit>
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 b5
Votes for White: <423> | Votes for Black: 445
click for larger view<The Modern Benoni>
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5
Votes for White: 496 | Votes for Black: <415>
click for larger view<The Albin Countergambit> 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e5
Votes for White: 425 | Votes for Black: <398>
click for larger view<The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit> 1 d4 d5 2 e4 dxe4 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 f3
Votes for White: 412 | Votes for Black: <311>
click for larger view<The Traxler Counterattack> 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5 Bc5
Votes for White: <294> | Votes for Black: 449
click for larger view<The Evans Gambit>
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 b4
Votes for White: 474 | Votes for Black: <267>
click for larger view<The Goering Gambit> 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 c3
Votes for White: 353 | Votes for Black: <255>
click for larger view<The Immortal Draw Variation> 1 e4 e5 2 Nc3 Bc5 3 Na4 Bxf2+ 4 Kxf2
Votes for White: 262 | Votes for Black: <253>
click for larger view<The Halloween Attack> 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Nxe5
Votes for White: <252> | Votes for Black: 342
click for larger view<The Tennison Gambit> 1 Nf3 d5 2 e4 dxe4
Votes for White: <251> | Votes for Black: 313
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Apr-18-12
| | Thematic Challenge: <So if we don't vote for a certain opening, but it happens to win, we can join, but we are assigned to a random team, right?> Exactly. The intention here is simple: if you prefer to play a certain side of an opening, vote that way. For example suppose you regard the white side of the Halloween Attack as unsound. In that case, simply vote for the BLACK side, and not the white side. That way, should the Halloween attack ends up being the winning opening, you'll find yourself playing Black. |
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Apr-18-12
| | benjinathan: <AylerKupp> Right on! |
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Apr-19-12
| | Thematic Challenge: I put the latest update in the profile comments at the top of the page. The Benko and the Benoni are still neck and neck. Interestingly, the Opening Explorer Opening of the Day is that Taimanov variation which seems to be the crux of the Benoni debate. That wasn't planned, just a coincidence. |
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Apr-19-12
| | AylerKupp: <Thematic Challenge> Thanks for putting the latest voting update in the profile comments, it makes them easier to see. One minor request is that you include the date and time of the update so those that are still voting or changing their vote can see how recent the update is. |
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Apr-19-12
 | | kutztown46: A short time ago, my wife asked me "so what is this therapeutic challenge about?" You can't make this stuff up. |
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Apr-19-12
 | | crawfb5: Are you sure she didn't mean "therapeutically challenged?" :-) |
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Apr-19-12
 | | OhioChessFan: <ktown: A short time ago, my wife asked me "so what is this therapeutic challenge about?"> Which part of your body was she asking about? |
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Apr-19-12
| | kutztown46: <OCF> My brain, of course. <craw> Are *you* ever sure what your wife means when she says something? |
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Apr-19-12
| | crawfb5: <K> Of course not. This is what I usually hear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUyL... |
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| Apr-19-12 | | Penguincw: Still to early to tell. |
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Apr-19-12
| | kutztown46: <craw> yes, that's about right. |
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Apr-19-12
 | | Garech: Hi guys - I've just submitted. I was hoping for a King's Indian! Would have been nice to see - also, no Sicilians? Booo! -Garech |
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Apr-19-12
| | AylerKupp: <kutztown46> Are you sure that we're not married to the same woman? |
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| Apr-20-12 | | isemeria: I suppose "therapeutic" means that the idea is to heal the psychological trauma from all the infighting in the previous challenges. ;-) |
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Apr-20-12
 | | cro777: According to ONLINE CHESS DICTIONARY
THERAPEUTIC CHALLENGE is a specific type of thematic chess game in which both Team White and Team Black use humor as a primary element. Humor is the best medicine unless you're playing Taimanov in the Benoni Defence. |
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Apr-20-12
 | | whiteshark: Oh no, please not the Benko. |
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Apr-20-12
 | | Machado: I congratulate Chessgames for implementing this great idea. I like the opening choices and the selection system. This promise to be a more interesting game, avoiding at least part of the boring discussions in the beginning. In standard computer assisted games people are usually afraid of taking risks, so they pick the more solid and frequently played choices. |
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