3rd Annual CFC Chess Tourney!!

[peter grimes]

@WhiteEagle: I'd like to discuss our game at some point - I think there are things that we both can learn from it

@ItalianTrooper - PLAY already!!! You're about to get defaulted

 

[Elta]

I lost a queen

 

[WhiteEagle22]

I hope I don't win via timeout against lovett, but if it happens, I'll accept it. A win is a win. lovett has 5 days left to move. Also, I think I've lost my second game against attila22, because I've lost my Queen again! I'm also pretty confident that I am likely to lose against drumstick to boot. I'm getting very tired of losing!

 

[WhiteEagle22]

@WhiteEagle: I'd like to discuss our game at some point - I think there are things that we both can learn from it

@ItalianTrooper - PLAY already!!! You're about to get defaulted

I posted the moves in the "Share your games" thread. Let's discuss it there.

I'd also like lovett to move! However, a win is a win!

 

[peter grimes]

I just sent another reminder to AlpineTrooper - this time, I sent it to the email he used to register on the forums. Hopefully he'll see it

 

[Narz]

In case anyone wonders why I'm not moving in my games it's because I'm pretty exhausted, haven't slept well in three or four days.

 

[WhiteEagle22]

Yay, lovett made a move!

Looks like I won't be able to do either of my post-tournament plans for a while. A group requires a Premium subscription at least, and to host a tourney requires a 10% win ratio at least.

 

[azzaman333]

I might actually be able to win a game, thanks to Elta donating his queen to me.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Just for the kicks, what piece style do you use? I use Modern or Condal, currently the latter one.

 

[WhiteEagle22]

I use the defaults, except for a bigger board due to my vision problems.

 

[Narz]

Lost to Sashie. He played an excellent game.

http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=10597853

My key mistakes (IMO) were

• 10. h3 (too passive, better was Nh4)
• 24. g4
• 27. R7f3 & it's pretty much all over

Gotta keep on my toes a little better from now on!

 

[Fifty]

Its ok narz, you can always checkmate my heart.

 

[peter grimes]

AlpineTrooper has only 3 days left

Will he show?...

 

[Fifty]

He's in fiftychat right now, I'll remind him.

 

[Sashie VII]

Lost to Sashie. He played an excellent game.

http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=10597853

My key mistakes (IMO) were

• 10. h3 (too passive, better was Nh4)
• 24. g4
• 27. R7f3 & it's pretty much all over

Gotta keep on my toes a little better from now on!

IMO, the notable moments are:

Spoiler :

11. Bd3 (I thought that Bb3 is slightly better, to provoke 11. ... a5 12. a4 b4 13. Nc1. The knight is cramped, yes, but the Queenside pawns are locked for the moment and Black needs to castle Kingside fast. In this position, I say White has decent chances storming the Black King position with pawns.)

Spoiler :

Oh yes, I'm a big fan of no-holding-back attacks on the king

18. Rhf1 (I thought that playing c3 immediately would've been better. The c-pawn is backward on an open file with rooks still in play - never a good combination.)

24. g4 (Black is piling pressure on the Bishop. This move allows Black to bring the final piece into the attack. Better was 24. a3 to immediately force the exchange of Bishops. White will end up with a backward pawn, but at least he has only one weakness and can still fight on.)

 

[WhiteEagle22]

I probably make my fatal mistake in my mid-game play. If I can solve that, I think I can win more often.

 

[Lone Wolf]

You just have to keep closer look at your pieces to see if they are threatened. For examle, you missing the fact that in our game, your Knight at d4 was threatened by my pawn at e5 after 7 ... e7-e5 was your first mistake.

 

[Sashie VII]

OMG Blunder Of The Tournament! (for me, at least)

White: Sashie VII
Black: Yeekim

Spoiler :

1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 e5
5. Nb5 d6
6. N1c3 a6
7. Na3 Nf6
8. Bg5 h6
9. Bxf6 Qxf6
10. Nd5 Qd8
11. Nc4 Be6
12. Ncb6 Rb8
13. Bc4 Bxd5
14. Nxd5 b5
15. Bb3 Be7
16. O-O a5
17. c4 Nd4
18. cxb5 Nxb5
19. Ba4 O-O
20. Bxb5 Rxb5
21. b3 Qd7
22. Rc1 Bd8
23. Qd3 Rb7
24. Rc4 Bb6
25. Nxb6 Rxb6
26. Rfc1 f5
27. Qd5+ Kh8
28. Rc7 Qd8
29. exf5 Qg5
30. Qxa5 Rb7
31. Rxb7?? Qxc1+

In a correspondence game at that, where you're supposed to have time to avoid these kind of things A good lesson to always be on guard

Yeekim

 

[Riffraff]

Ok guys, I haven't moved the last days cause I was kinda lacking the good moves and now I'll be gone for a week.

Sorry for the delay

 

[Narz]

OMG Blunder Of The Tournament! (for me, at least)

I did the exact same thing here.

Note to self : do not try to focus on chess (or anything online) with yowling daughter (or partner or mother-in-law...) in the background.