Invitation to a new game

[Johan511]

If Håkan knows what he's doing he can absolutely pull a win from here.

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Goverment tends to strenghten what it would choose to prohibit

 

[stormerne]

Perhaps. But then I handed him a big advantage in the early moves. He still has an advantage, of course, but I now have counterchances I didn't have before. I don't think the fat lady has even climbed the stage yet, let alone started to sing!

 

[Johan511]

You may be right, but I see a definite line to victory.

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Goverment tends to strenghten what it would choose to prohibit

 

[stormerne]

Nb3 was a possibility, but I prefer a different move

Stormerne / Håkan Eriksson
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bf4 Bf5
4. c3 Nf6
5. h3 e6
6. e3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 cd
8. Qb3 Qc7
9. Nbd2 0-0
10. Nh4 Be4
11. f3 Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. 0-0-0 e5
14. Kb1 Rfe8
15. g4 Na5
16. Qc2 a6
17. h4 Rac8
18. Bh3 ...

 

[Håkan Eriksson]

Stormerne / Håkan Eriksson
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bf4 Bf5
4. c3 Nf6
5. h3 e6
6. e3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 cd
8. Qb3 Qc7
9. Nbd2 0-0
10. Nh4 Be4
11. f3 Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. 0-0-0 e5
14. Kb1 Rfe8
15. g4 Na5
16. Qc2 a6
17. h4 Rac8
18. Bh3 ...


<FONT size="4">Isn't that move blocked by the pawn on g2?</FONT s>

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[stormerne]

No. I played "15. g4" moving the g-pawn from g2. I think you'll find that's also on the diagram I posted.

 

[Håkan Eriksson]

Hum.. I must have missed something.

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[Håkan Eriksson]

OK, let's go then.

Stormerne / Håkan Eriksson
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bf4 Bf5
4. c3 Nf6
5. h3 e6
6. e3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 cd
8. Qb3 Qc7
9. Nbd2 0-0
10. Nh4 Be4
11. f3 Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. 0-0-0 e5
14. Kb1 Rfe8
15. g4 Na5
16. Qc2 a6
17. h4 Rac8
18. Bh3 exd4

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John Valdez, vladmir_illych_lenin, Thunderfall, shadowdale, stormerne, Stellar Converter

 

[stormerne]

Stormerne / Håkan Eriksson
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bf4 Bf5
4. c3 Nf6
5. h3 e6
6. e3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 cd
8. Qb3 Qc7
9. Nbd2 0-0
10. Nh4 Be4
11. f3 Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. 0-0-0 e5
14. Kb1 Rfe8
15. g4 Na5
16. Qc2 a6
17. h4 Rac8
18. Bh3 exd4
19. g5 ...

It's possible I may take longer on my moves this week as I have a lot to do at work.

 

[Håkan Eriksson]

Stormerne / Håkan Eriksson
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bf4 Bf5
4. c3 Nf6
5. h3 e6
6. e3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 cd
8. Qb3 Qc7
9. Nbd2 0-0
10. Nh4 Be4
11. f3 Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. 0-0-0 e5
14. Kb1 Rfe8
15. g4 Na5
16. Qc2 a6
17. h4 Rac8
18. Bh3 exd4
19. g5 Nd7

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[stormerne]

Stormerne / Håkan Eriksson
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bf4 Bf5
4. c3 Nf6
5. h3 e6
6. e3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 cd
8. Qb3 Qc7
9. Nbd2 0-0
10. Nh4 Be4
11. f3 Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. 0-0-0 e5
14. Kb1 Rfe8
15. g4 Na5
16. Qc2 a6
17. h4 Rac8
18. Bh3 exd4
19. g5 Nd7
20. ed ...

Everyone seems to think you should win this game! How do you think the games are going?

 

[Håkan Eriksson]

Stormerne / Håkan Eriksson
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bf4 Bf5
4. c3 Nf6
5. h3 e6
6. e3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 cd
8. Qb3 Qc7
9. Nbd2 0-0
10. Nh4 Be4
11. f3 Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. 0-0-0 e5
14. Kb1 Rfe8
15. g4 Na5
16. Qc2 a6
17. h4 Rac8
18. Bh3 exd4
19. g5 Nd7
20. ed Nc4

Shouldn't you write your 20 move like this: exd4

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[stormerne]

If the capture is a pawn taking another pawn, it is an internationally acceptable shorthand to write it the way I did, provided it is not ambiguous. Of course there's nothing wrong with writing exd4.

Stormerne / Håkan Eriksson
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bf4 Bf5
4. c3 Nf6
5. h3 e6
6. e3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 cd
8. Qb3 Qc7
9. Nbd2 0-0
10. Nh4 Be4
11. f3 Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. 0-0-0 e5
14. Kb1 Rfe8
15. g4 Na5
16. Qc2 a6
17. h4 Rac8
18. Bh3 exd4
19. g5 Nd7
20. ed Nc4
21. Nxc4 ...

This is the reason I didn't play Nb3 a few moves ago.

 

[Håkan Eriksson]

Stormerne / Håkan Eriksson
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bf4 Bf5
4. c3 Nf6
5. h3 e6
6. e3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 cd
8. Qb3 Qc7
9. Nbd2 0-0
10. Nh4 Be4
11. f3 Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. 0-0-0 e5
14. Kb1 Rfe8
15. g4 Na5
16. Qc2 a6
17. h4 Rac8
18. Bh3 exd4
19. g5 Nd7
20. ed Nc4
21. Nxc4 dxc4

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John Valdez, vladmir_illych_lenin, Thunderfall, shadowdale, stormerne, Stellar Converter

 

[stormerne]

Stormerne / Håkan Eriksson
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bf4 Bf5
4. c3 Nf6
5. h3 e6
6. e3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 cd
8. Qb3 Qc7
9. Nbd2 0-0
10. Nh4 Be4
11. f3 Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. 0-0-0 e5
14. Kb1 Rfe8
15. g4 Na5
16. Qc2 a6
17. h4 Rac8
18. Bh3 exd4
19. g5 Nd7
20. ed Nc4
21. Nxc4 dxc4
22. Bg4 ...

 

[stormerne]

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Position after White's (Stormerne's) Bg4 ...
Black (Håkan) to play.

 

[Johan511]

Black still has a slight edge in my opinon, although a draw is possible. White still has many chioces though, and could pull an upset.

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If you only get sunshine you end up in a desert.

 

[anand]

I might as well butt in and say that I kind of like white's position here.

 

[Håkan Eriksson]

Stormerne / Håkan Eriksson
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bf4 Bf5
4. c3 Nf6
5. h3 e6
6. e3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 cd
8. Qb3 Qc7
9. Nbd2 0-0
10. Nh4 Be4
11. f3 Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. 0-0-0 e5
14. Kb1 Rfe8
15. g4 Na5
16. Qc2 a6
17. h4 Rac8
18. Bh3 exd4
19. g5 Nd7
20. ed Nc4
21. Nxc4 dxc4
22. Bg4 Rcd8

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[stormerne]

Thank you gentlemen for your comments. I have to say that I thought I started this game very badly. After Håkan's 13...e5 I thought I losing.

But now my assessment has changed. I now agree with Anand - I prefer White's game. Time will tell

Stormerne / Håkan Eriksson
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bf4 Bf5
4. c3 Nf6
5. h3 e6
6. e3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 cd
8. Qb3 Qc7
9. Nbd2 0-0
10. Nh4 Be4
11. f3 Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. 0-0-0 e5
14. Kb1 Rfe8
15. g4 Na5
16. Qc2 a6
17. h4 Rac8
18. Bh3 exd4
19. g5 Nd7
20. ed Nc4
21. Nxc4 dxc4
22. Bg4 Rcd8
23. h5 ...


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