This is how I would annotate the Berlin:
1.e4? e5?
2.Nf3! Nc6?
3.Bb5? Nf6!

Since the only good moves played by either side are Nf3 and ...Nf6, it makes sense to skip the rest and just begin:

1.Nf3! Nf6!

Then things gradually start to get interesting. The two armies should make contact around move 20, with the first exchange of material by move 30.

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<I am glad to see some comments on my idea. My favourite chess book in the world - "The World of Chess" by Saidy and Lessing, saids about winning in the introduction to the effect of: Many players win, to create beauty and everlasting truth. If this is the criteria and not just to be a titled player, or a famous player, and this site is about beauty and not just technical engine analysis (see the current crop of voting games), then I think there should be a drive to see chess beauty and encourage members to put their most beautiful games on show.

Maybe there could even be chess beauty prize competitions for games played by members each month from whatever the source - e.g. online blitz, online correspondence, or Over the board tournaments, etc.>

We are most of us bits of an oxymoron. The difference is that <Jess> is an *Oxy* but <everyone else> is a *moron* .>

Thanks for the invite!

I'm going to have to decline for now, though.

I was thinking of actually making such a forum and setting it up whilst on my vacation.

Then I had a vision of 9,0000000 members dumping their games in it and 1 member actually looking at any of them.

You may have noticed that many, many, many games get posted at CG.com but almost none are ever actually analzyed or even looked through.

Trajan's arches are still intact, but I should re-write them. Nobody likes to follow the same (story) arch for too long.

You should also check out Trajan's column (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan...), which I write every week, lack of inspiration notwithstanding.

Caesareanly yours,

From <Jaws>- USS Indianapolis

Go here: http://gameknot.com/team.pl?id=1374 and click the join team link to sign up. Then I'll accept your request to join and that's all there is to it.

Thanks <Trajan>!!

Unfortunately, I must decline- I'm already involved in a temporarily suspended consultation game at the moment-

Also I don't have the time necessary to devote to your exciting project.

I have played in these games before and to do them properly I find you need a lot of spare time over a long period that you have to commit to.

When I played partners with <Eyal> against <Brankat and Deffi> me and <Eyal> worked as much as 4 hours a day each on it-

That was during a time I had no other time obligations and even then it almost killed me.

Best of luck though you guys!!

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Rg8 12. h4 Rxg5 13. hxg5 Nd5 14. g6 fxg6 15. Qg4 Qe7 16. Bg2 Nd7b6 17. Qxg6+ Qf7 18. Qe4 Qg8 19. Rh7 Be7 20. Bf3 Kd8 21. Bh5 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Nd5 23. Bf7 Qg5 24. Rh5 Qg7 1/2-1/2

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Jess in response to the above link you posted on my forum. ; P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUbG...

White:just a kid Rating:1494
Black:NN Rating:1506
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6<I rarely reach this position in my games.I usually have to face 1...c5.>3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6<The exchange variation.I always go into this variation when I play the Ruy Lopez.If White trade all the pieces he will reach a winning pawn ending.>4...dxc6 5.O-O<Fischer's move.It is better than 5.Nc3 5.d4 and way better than 5.Nxe5?! when 5...Qd4! gives Black a comfortable game.When I play as Black people fall into this all the time.>5...f6<5...Qf6!? is worth a look.>6.d4 exd4<Marin recommends 6...Bb4!? in his book Beating the Open games.>7.Nxd4 c5 8.Nb3 Qxd1 9.Rxd1<White has managed to trade Queens.> 9...Bg4 10.f3 Bd7 11.Be3 b6 12.a4<It is interesting that in Opening Explorer that White does not win a game after this move.However I feel this move is better than it looks. >12...Bd6<novelty.>13.N1d2<13.a5!? immediately is look a worth at.>13...Be5<Attacking the b2-pawn,but this threat is easily parried.>14.Nc4<I really like this Knight here.Now Black loses the two Bishops and White haas an advantage.>14...Be6 15.Nxe5 fxe5<Now Black also has an isolated pawn.I was very comfortable in this position.Although I made myself not get too comfortable.>16.a5<This move exploits Black's weak pawn structure.>16...c4 17.axb6!<an absolutely correct knight sacrifice.Here are some lines after 17...cxb3?.18.Rxa6! (The crux of the combination!)18...Rxa6 19.b7 and the passed pawn is unstoppable.18...Rb8 19.bxc7 and White wins the Bishop.19...Rc8 20.Rxe6+ Kf7 21.Rxe5 Rxc7 22.cxb3 wins easily.18...Rc8 19.b7 Rb8 20.Ra8 wins.My opponent correctly declines the sacrifice.>17...cxb6 18.Nc1<White wins a pawn no matter what.>18...b5 19.Rd6 Ke7 29.Raxa6 Rxa6 21.Rxa6 Nf6 22.Bc5+ Kf7<White is clearly winning.>23.Bd6<attacking the weak pawn.>23...Rd8<setting a trap>24.Ne2<24.Bxe5?? Rd1+ turns the tables and Black is winning.After this move though the loss of the pawn is imminent.>24...Bc8<Black delays the inevitable>25.Rb6 h5<Black has no good moves>26.Bxe5 Two pawns down and in a hopeless position Black resigns.

Your twin sister won a big game against the baduk version of Judit Polgar (Rui Naiwei) in one of Korea's major tournaments. I wrote a little congrats note and she responded:

<^^; I am not that strong. She is by far the better player. Anyway, I should walk upon this endless road and find bright moves. Baduk hurts me, as always, yet I love him dearly =) I don't know why.>

How profound is that? Her English has risen to the point of poetry. The line about finding bright moves is almost identical to Newton's quote about finding a few interesting shells on the beach while before him lay the great ocean of knowledge. I doubt Cho has ever heard that quote.

Her expression of love for the game even though it hurts should resonate with all of us struggling to understand chess.