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Jul-02-11
 | | OhioChessFan: <Now rated just 1463 (!), but she has played in 3 Irish olympiad teams this century, so that's probably a significant under-evaluation.> Where have I heard that sort of thing before? |
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Jul-02-11
 | | Domdaniel: <Annie> See PGN below. A gentleman might not post this game, but I ain't no gentleman. [Event "IRL ch-int"]
[Site "Dublin"]
[Date "2011.07.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "McCarthy, Gerry"]
[Black "Shaughnessy, Elizabeth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E02"]
[WhiteElo "1758"]
[BlackElo "1456"]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Bd7 (?) 6.Qxc4 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.d4 O-O 9.Nc3 Bb4 10.Ne5 Ba5 11.Bg5 Be8 12.Nxc6 (12.Ne4 Qxd4 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nxf6+ Kg7 15. Nxe8+ Raxe8 16. Bxc6) 12... Bxc6 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.Ne4 Rb8 15.Qa4 Rb5 16.Rac1 Bb6 17.e3 Ra5?! 18. Qc4 e5? (18... Qd5 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Bxf6 Rxa2 21. b4) 19.b4 Rd5 20.Qxc6 exd4 21.Bxf6 gxf6
1-0
Black resigned before I could play 22.Qxd5. Or 22.Nxf6+. |
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| Jul-02-11 | | achieve: <A gentleman might not post this game, but I ain't no gentleman.> You go girl!! |
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Jul-02-11
 | | Annie K.: <A gentleman might not post this game, but I ain't no gentleman.> Who cares? You won! ;) |
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Jul-02-11
| | Domdaniel: I won again in round 2, against the top seed -- one of the guys who gave me a lift this morning, strangely enough. And I repay him by winning a long ending in the French. Far too dull to give here. |
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Jul-02-11
| | Annie K.: Aww, give it anyway. ;)
Great to hear that you're doing so well even in the early rounds! U haz mail too... :) |
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| Jul-02-11 | | hms123: <Dom> You are rockin'! But we do want to see a long French ending. we live for such pleasures. |
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Jul-02-11
| | Domdaniel: Drat. I lost the 3rd one. Against a bleedin' Dutch Stonewall. Should maybe have gone for the draw, but I thought I was winning in a sharp position. Turned out I wasn't. :( But ... the guy who beat me is now the only one on 3/3, and I'm in the chasing pack. All to play for. :) Two emoticons and a Jameson. Whatever next? |
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Jul-02-11
| | Annie K.: Maybe even emails? ;)
Just make sure you get enough sleep for tomorrow's finale. Do you know who your opponents will be? |
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Jul-02-11
| | Domdaniel: Did I hear somebody ask for a long French? The last 20 or so moves are reconstructed from scribble - I was in time trouble - so no need to tell me how many quicker wins I missed. The key phase was earlier, when he sacked the Re4 - dubious, though Black may be better anyway - and I found the right moves, like 20...Rab8. [Event "IRL int ch"]
[Site "Dublin"]
[Date "2011.07.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Crichton, Martin"]
[Black "McCarthy, Gerry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.g3 g6 (new, for me - I used to put the B on e7, but decided to change) 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.O-O Nge7 8.Re1 O-O 9.h4 h5 10.c3 b5 11.Nb3 Qb6 12.d4 cxd4 13.Nbxd4 dxe4 14.Nxc6 Nxc6 15.Rxe4 Bb7 16.Qe2 b4 17.Be3 Qa5 18.cxb4 Nxb4 19.Bd2 Bxe4 20.Qxe4 Rab8! 21.Ng5 Qd5 22.Qe1 Qb5 23.Bf1 Qb7 24.Bg2 Qe7 25.Rb1 Nd3 26.Qe4 Nxb2 27.g4 hxg4 28.Qxg4 Nd3 29.Rb3 Rxb3 30.axb3 Qf6 31.Nf3 Qf5 32.Qg3 Ne5 33.Ng5 Rd8 34.Bf4 Rd1+ 35.Bf1 Qb1 (35... Rd4 wins quickly) 36.Qg2 Bf6
37.h5 Rxf1+ (hustled into returning the exchange, but with a few pawns in the bank) 38.Qxf1 Qxf1+ 39.Kxf1 gxh5 40.Ne4 Bg7 41.Be3 Nc6 42.Nd6 Bf8
43.Nb5 a6 44.Nc7 Nb4 45.Bd2 a5 46.Nb5 e5 47.Bxb4 Bxb4 48.Nc7 Kg7 49.Kg2
Kg6 50.Nd5 f5 51.f3 Kg5 52.Kg3 Be1+ 53.Kh3 h4 54.Ne3 Bf2 55.Nd5 e4 56.f4+ Kg6 57.Kg2 e3 58.Nc3 Kh5 59.Kh3 Be1 60.Ne2 Kg6 61.Nd4 Kf6 62.Kg2 Bd2 63.Kh3 Ke7 64.Kxh4 Kd6 65.Nxf5+ Kd5 66.Ng3 Kd4 67.f5 Kd3 68.f6 Bb4 69.Kg4 e2 70.Nxe2 Kxe2 71.Kf5 Kd3 0-1 With about two minutes left on my clock, a few moves before the end, I turned down a draw. Funny. First a King's Indian Attack (an opening where White and Black both have an advantage) then a Stonewall Dutch (where both are lost). |
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| Jul-02-11 | | hms123: <Dom> Thanks for posting the games. You seem to be rounding into form. |
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Jul-02-11
| | Annie K.: <Did I hear somebody ask for a long French?> Ja, we the cheering squad. Very neat job! :D |
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Jul-02-11
| | Domdaniel: And the wet blanket, round 3. It gets ugly towards the end ... [Event "IRL ch-int"]
[Site "Dublin"]
[Date "2011.07.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "McCarthy, Gerry"]
[Black "Bennett, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1758"]
[BlackElo "1806"]
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nc6 3.d4 e6 4.Bg2 f5 5.O-O Nf6 6.b3 Be7 7.Bb2 a5 8.c4 O-O 9.Nc3 Ne4 10.e3 Nb4 11.Ne5 c6 12.Qe2 Bf6 13.f3 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Bxe5 15.dxe5 b6 16.a3 Na6 17.Rfd1 Nc5 18.Rab1 Ba6 19.e4 fxe4 20.fxe4 Nxb3 21.exd5 cxd5 22.Qg4?! (22.Rxb3 is better) Bxc4 23.Qxe6+ Kh8 24.Bxd5 Bxd5 25.Rxd5? (25. Qxd5 was vital) 25... Qg5 26.Qxb6 Rab8 27.Bd2?!? (I'd seen this idea earlier and couldn't find anything better, as I thought 27.Qa7 lost to ...Rb7 -- in fact, 27.Qa7 Rb7 28.Rd8! Rxd8 29.Qxb7 Qe3+ 30.Kg2 Qxc3 31.Qxb3 Qxe5 is =) 27... Qxd2 28.Rxd2 Rxb6 29.a4 Nxd2 30.Rxb6 Nf3+ 31.Kg2 Nxe5 32.Rb5 Nc6 0-1 Lot of dodgy White moves there. This 3-per-day routine is for young folks. |
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Jul-02-11
| | Annie K.: What's the time control? |
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Jul-02-11
| | Domdaniel: <Annie> 90'/game + 10" increment. I didn't quite get as far as living in the increment, but the seconds banked kept me going in the French/KIA. I've even found an obscure German game that follows mine up to 9.h4 h5 [...h6 is more usual, but I didn't like it] 10.c3 b5 ... I used to play ...b6 in these positions, but the plan of advancing everything on the queenside is better. Here's the German game, Franco-KIA fans. Oddly similar, in parts, and it's a Black win: [Event "BL2-N 8990"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?.3"]
[White "Rabiega, Robert"]
[Black "Chochulski, Artur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2290"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[WhiteTeam "Tegel"]
[BlackTeam "Braunschweig"]
1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 g6 6.Ngf3 Bg7 7.O-O Nge7 8.Re1 O-O 9.h4 h5 10.c3 b5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Nb3 c4 13.dxc4 bxc4 14.Nbd4 Nxd4 15.cxd4 Rb8 16.Ne5 Qb6 17.Nxc4 Qxd4 18.Qxd4 Bxd4 19.Bh6 Rd8 20.Rad1 Bxb2 21.Rb1 Bc3 22.Rxb8 Bxe1 23.Ne5 a5 24.Ra8 Re8 25.Bf1 Bc3 26.Nc4 Nc7 27.Ra7 Nb5 28.Ra8 Bd7 29.Ra6 Nd4 30.Nxa5 Rb8 31.Rd6 Ba4 32.Be3 Nf3+ 33.Kg2 Ne1+ 34.Kh3 Bxa5 35.Ra6 Bb5 36.Bxb5 Rxb5 37.Bd4 e5 38.a4 Rd5 39.Be3 Nf3 40.g4 hxg4+ 41.Kxg4 Nd4 42.h5 f5+ 43.Kg5 gxh5 44.Kxh5 Kf7 45.Bg5 Be1 46.Bh4 Bd2 47.Rf6+ Ke8 48.Ra6 Kd7 49.Bf6 Rd6 50.Ra7+ Ke6 51.Kg6 Nc6 52.Ra8 f4 53.f3 Bc3 54.Kg5 Kd5 55. Bg7 0-1 Good old Braunschweig. Morphy's insolence with the Duke is avenged. I *do* know who my next opponent is - he's under 1600 and I can't find any of his games anywhere. I'd be surprised if anything went wrong, though I can't expect it to be easy - he is on 2/3, after all. After 3 rounds, Bennett - my vanquisher - is alone on 3/3, there's one on 2.5/3, and I think four of us on 2/3. So two wins tomorrow would almost guarantee 2nd place, maybe joint 1st if the leader stumbles. Time will be telling. Though it seems to pass at a frantic rate in my event. The championship proper managed one round so far. Oddly, I've beaten 3 of the top 4 seeds at various times in the past. But now ... what did <Makbet> say? "I have lived long enough.
My way of life is fall'n into the sere,
The yellow leaf.
And that which should accompany old age,
As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends,
I must not look to have."
Pass me ma broadsword, I'll see if I can cleave the blighters in twain with a swipe o' the dirk. |
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Jul-02-11
| | Annie K.: Nah, you don't want obedience, that's boring. :) |
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Jul-02-11
| | Domdaniel: That's what I thought too. Dogs are a bad influence. |
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Jul-02-11
| | Annie K.: Heh. Safely done with that tour of duty? ;)
Mind you, 3 games a day, at 90 10 time controls, sounds to me like the sort of gameload *I'm* too old for. :s |
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Jul-02-11
| | Domdaniel: My plus score with Black, especially in the French, is becoming ridiculous. I can't remember whenever I last lost to somebody who wasn't at least an IM. On the other hand, there's my score with White. If I can win one more I'll nudge closer to, uh, 25% for the year so far ... <Annie> email will maybe wait a tad longer, plz? |
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Jul-02-11
| | Annie K.: <Dom> that's why I think a complete overhaul and a completely new direction, with White might be a good idea... Re.: <mail> sure, no hurry on the answer, but do read it plz? There's a Dublin-specific suggestion in it, is why. ;) |
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Jul-02-11
| | Annie K.: More on what I think on the 1.e4 thing: yes, others have been playing it all their lives and you didn't. BUT, you'd be learning it as an adult with a very good positional understanding - while those others may well have ingrained habits developed in their early chess careers, outdated/beginner level, never really reconsidered pet lines. I really think if you'd put some extra research and some practice into the 1.e4 openings (and it's not like you're actually entirely unfamiliar with them...) you could not only catch up with, but pass, those with a "lifetime of experience", that also means a lifetime of habits that are not so easy to change. You'd be looking at the openings with a "fresh eye", that can be a valuable asset. OK, I'll rest my case here, hope nobody trips over it. ;) |
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Jul-02-11
| | Domdaniel: Nah, I routinely get very good post-opening positions as White, playing the stuff I play. Even that Dutch debacle was promising for a while. My problem is later, trying to force quick wins in unsuitable positions. Sometimes it even works. I simply need to apply some French-style patience to the problem. Oh, and keep wrestling for the initiative. Simple, rilly.
I'd happily play 1.e4 if I could be guaranteed a Sicilian. But there is *no* continuation after 1...e5 that holds any appeal for me. And I've looked at a few, such as the Ponziani and the Four Knights. In my 'non-chess' years in the 1990s, there were a few friends I played casual games with - and I often played the King's Gambit, Belgrade Gambit, and Ponziani. As you say, it's not a complete blank. But I also have no sense of what is proper in a Spanish, apart from virginity. I'll be staying on in Dublin for another day/night when this is over, btw. So, yes, I'll check my mail before checking out and returning my Uitelky. |
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Jul-02-11
| | Domdaniel: ... and g'♘.
May tomorrow's be mine, on d5 or e6 or f7#. |
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Jul-02-11
| | Annie K.: Uh, check it before the tournament is over, more specifically. :) G'♘, G'luck! |
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Jul-03-11
| | Domdaniel: <Annie> Uh, remember when I said that my voice resonates at the precise frequency of background noise? Well, ah, something similar happens when a digital camera is used. I blur, pixellate, vanish into shadow. Only very special 1920s silver nitrate film stock at high exposure will catch a workable image. Think Nosferatu. Luckily, I *can* see myself in mirrors. If I have my glasses on. El hombre invisible. |
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