CFC Chess Championship 2007! (2nd annual)

[Narz]

Here's to wishing you the best of health/full recovery Luce!

The tourney isn't the same without out but you'll always be welcome each year!

Looking forward to seeing your notes.

 

[bathsheba666]

Damn...

...the only way I'll probably ever beat Col is to claim that game...

....thinks evil thoughts.....

 

[schmiddi]

Anyone knows what's up with c_h. He did let his time run out.

 

[Mehmed100]

It appears that Panzar has resigned our contest. I think it was a little premature to resign. Thanks for the game though. I was afraid it was going to turn into a draw quite early on.

 

[Panzar75]

I don't know if I think it was premature, the position is quite lost. Only in a team game would I continue such a miserable position.

I saw that you play the Caro-Kann and unfortunately for me I have always had problems against this opening. I studied up before the game and decided to go with this version that is relatively new to me, especially with 5... g6 which I had not seen before.

After playing move 15 I was still in theory and thought the position couldn't be too bad for me. Black's 15th move was not mentioned in any of my books so I thought I was okay and tried to figure out why it was not a theory move. But the more I thought about it the more it seemed to be a very good move indeed. I just couldn't figure out what to do.

Now, it didn't help that this was during the period where I was the most sick with Streptococcus but I am certainly not blaming that for my loss. Still, I thought about the position for a few minutes here and there when I felt up to it and couldn't figure out what to do. Eventually I only had a few hours to do the move so I did. Turned out it was a horible one from which I could not recover.

Looking at the position now, I still cannot figure out what I am supposed to do. Return the Knight back to c3 perhaps. Even the computer seems to be somewhat uncertain suggesting a whole bunch of moves with about the same evaluation. (The tactic Nxa7 would have been nice had it worked out but unfortunately it does not.) Anyway, overlooking a one move combo in a correspondance game is not one of my finest moments.

I don't know what else to say... the game would of course continue with Qc2, Rxb2, Qd3, Bh6, Rb1 and it's just lost. Nothing I can do but end the misery of looking at the darn thing.

 

[Mehmed100]

I must admit that I was slightly confused as well with the opening. I don't often come across the exchange variation so I wasn't quite sure what I was supposed to do. I just played what I thought was right and it seemed to work.

 

[Narz]

DrewHoo (shortguy) & Truronian, your opponents have been out of time for ages so if you have already warned them I advise just calling the game on time.

col & bathsheba666 seem to have a pretty good game going there so I'd advise col to send one more message/PM before calling it.

 

[col]

We're still in the books

I PMed bath - he's had ISP problems. Should get round to playing when BT get their finger out.

 

[Narz]

Cool col! Now PM that HerrMike fellow to get a move on it, whoever he is.

 

[col]

I'm in a good line for white of the Two Knights against HM. I've just sac'd a piece for a fierce attack. Maybe black can defend but I doubt it. I've never not won in this line!

I've been playing this line a lot lately - especially the Lolli Attack. It often leads to an improved version of the Fagatello (Fried Liver) that I used to play in my youth. No-one has yet played the Traxler / Wilkes-Barre against me - but thats so over-analysed these days.

 

[Narz]

No-one has yet played the Traxler / Wilkes-Barre against me - but thats so over-analysed these days.

I used to have problems with that but now I just take on f7 with the bishop and then retreat to b3 and then win. I've never seen it played outside of blitz games.

 

[col]

I guess so.

I played the Ruy for ages (usally avoiding the Marshall)

- but I've switched to the two Knights/ Guicco Pians Max Lange attack these days

 

[Narz]

shortguy, you really need to call nivi out on time. He's had what, three months to make his first move!

 

[Panzar75]

Perhaps they're both gone and it just happened to be his move...

 

[shortguy]

Nah, I'm still here. I sent him a PM a few days ago, I'll go ahead and call it.

 

[Narz]

Round 5 has begun!

 

[Panzar75]

Think how much time we could have saved with 32... Rxf3 instead of Nxf3 in the last game.

 

[Narz]

Yeah, looks like Spock missed a mate-in-4.

 

[Mehmed100]

I'm scared about my game with col.

Good luck everyone!

 

[Panzar75]

I will probably be able to connect to the Internet from my laptop at the hotel but just in case I can't I scheduled a vacation at QA. Now I'm off approximately 400km for 8 days to participate in the Swedish Championships.

Since this is the first time I participate I will have to start at the lowest group (class 3) and work my way up. Looking at the field already entered I will probably meet mostly 1400-1600 rated players. There should be a decent chance for me to win my group and advance to class 2 next year. My rating for this period is 1652 but I still haven't hit the peak since I started at 1200 in 2003. So I'm still a bit underrated.

I will share my games when possible. First game (of seven) will start shortly after the opening ceremony on Saturday 14.00 CET.