Hughes v ?

[MHSoft]

If anyone fancies a game against a very average player please make your move.

1. d4

 

[Algernon Pondlife]

Hi Michael,

Here's to a good game>

!. d4 e6

We are all average players here. If you did some heavy research you would find that we win some and lose some

When you are in chester, we are not so far from one another.

Diarmid

 

[MHSoft]

Hi Diarmid,

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4


Well, I'm in Durham for the next few weeks (until Christmas).

 

[Algernon Pondlife]

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4 Nf6

I've never been to Durham. But I used to pass it on the train between York and Edinburgh, long time ago.

 

[MHSoft]

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4 Nf6
3. Nc3

It's a pretty nice place. Walking up and down hills all day keeps you pretty fit as well.

 

[Algernon Pondlife]

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4 Nf6
3. Nc3 b6

Yes I always fancied it would be a nice place to stay. no urban sprawl there.

 

[MHSoft]

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4 Nf6
3. Nc3 b6
4. e3

Chess between lectures...

 

[Algernon Pondlife]

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4 Nf6
3. Nc3 b6
4. e3 Bb7

Chess before tea (and before Farscape)

 

[MHSoft]

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4 Nf6
3. Nc3 b6
4. e3 Bb7
5. Nf3

I don't get much chance to watch TV. Even if I had the time I haven't got one in my room so it means a walk to the college common room which is in a different building.

 

[Algernon Pondlife]

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4 Nf6
3. Nc3 b6
4. e3 Bb7
5. Nf3 c5

Ah! the joys of youth.

 

[MHSoft]

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4 Nf6
3. Nc3 b6
4. e3 Bb7
5. Nf3 c5
6. Nb5

Now there's an interesting situation...

 

[Algernon Pondlife]

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4 Nf6
3. Nc3 b6
4. e3 Bb7
5. Nf3 c5
6. Nb5 d6

ouch! looks like I may have been over-ambitious. Oh well. Into battle.

 

[MHSoft]

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4 Nf6
3. Nc3 b6
4. e3 Bb7
5. Nf3 c5
6. Nb5 d6
7. dxc5

I probably shouldn't have done that. (unless you're very stupid)

 

[Algernon Pondlife]

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4 Nf6
3. Nc3 b6
4. e3 Bb7
5. Nf3 c5
6. Nb5 d6
7. dxc5 bxc5

This could get complicated.

 

[MHSoft]

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4 Nf6
3. Nc3 b6
4. e3 Bb7
5. Nf3 c5
6. Nb5 d6
7. dxc5 bxc5
8. Ng5

If the strain gets too much feel free to resign.

Did you really make that post at 4:47 AM?

 

[Algernon Pondlife]

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4 Nf6
3. Nc3 b6
4. e3 Bb7
5. Nf3 c5
6. Nb5 d6
7. dxc5 bxc5
8. Ng5 e5

10 out of ten for observation. You must be taking this game seriously if you're carefully noting my every idiosyncracy. Let me tell you the world is much more peaceful at that time of day

 

[MHSoft]

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4 Nf6
3. Nc3 b6
4. e3 Bb7
5. Nf3 c5
6. Nb5 d6
7. dxc5 bxc5
8. Ng5 e5
9. Bxe6

It might be peaceful but the lack of sleep must be painful. I only got five hours last night and I'm feeling pretty dead now.

 

[Algernon Pondlife]

1. d4 e6
2. Bf4 Nf6
3. Nc3 b6
4. e3 Bb7
5. Nf3 c5
6. Nb5 d6
7. dxc5 bxc5
8. Ng5 e5
9. Bxe6 Nfd7

I can't believe how bad my position is! I need more lessons

 

[MHSoft]

I think something has gone wrong with this game. My move on turn 9 (Bxe6) was illegal. In fact the game recordedin the thread doesn't seem to match my chess-board when I replay it. I don't know what the normal method is for dealing with this sort of problem, perhaps I could go and re-make move 9?