Rd 3 Rain vs mep

[Rain]

Good luck

1. e4

 

[mep]

I've been looking forward to this game.

1. e4 c6

 

[Rain]

Hmm a Caro ~ My irresitable force meets an immoveable object

1. e4 c6
2. d4

 

[mep]

I'd rather think of it more as your M16 vs my M1A1.
:tank:

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5

 

[Rain]

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5
Tanks are over-rated. They're a lot like rooks which Petrosian once said he was glad to have a pair of since it meant he could play 2 exchange sacrifices

 

[mep]

Advanced Variation--nice and sharp. Let's see if I can blunt it a bit.

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5

 

[Rain]

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. h4 :ak47: [dance]

 

[mep]

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. h4 h5

 

[Rain]

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. h4 h5
5. c4

 

[mep]

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. h4 h5
5. c4 e6

 

[Rain]

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. h4 h5
5. c4 e6
6. Nc3

 

[mep]

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. h4 h5
5. c4 e6
6. Nc3 Be7

 

[Rain]

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. h4 h5
5. c4 e6
6. Nc3 Be7
7. cxd5

 

[mep]

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. h4 h5
5. c4 e6
6. Nc3 Be7
7. cxd5 cxd5

 

[Rain]

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. h4 h5
5. c4 e6
6. Nc3 Be7
7. cxd5 cxd5
8. Bd3

 

[mep]

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. h4 h5
5. c4 e6
6. Nc3 Be7
7. cxd5 cxd5
8. Bd3 Bxd4

If 9. Qxd3, 9...Nc6

 

[Rain]

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. h4 h5
5. c4 e6
6. Nc3 Be7
7. cxd5 cxd5
8. Bd3 Bxd4
9. Qxd3 Nc6
10. Nf3

 

[mep]

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. h4 h5
5. c4 e6
6. Nc3 Be7
7. cxd5 cxd5
8. Bd3 Bxd4
9. Qxd3 Nc6
10. Nf3 Rc8

 

[Rain]

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. h4 h5
5. c4 e6
6. Nc3 Be7
7. cxd5 cxd5
8. Bd3 Bxd4
9. Qxd3 Nc6
10. Nf3 Rc8
11. a3

We shall have to have a chat about this game afterwards. Do you play OTB as well?

 

[mep]

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. h4 h5
5. c4 e6
6. Nc3 Be7
7. cxd5 cxd5
8. Bd3 Bxd4
9. Qxd3 Nc6
10. Nf3 Rc8
11. a3 Nh6

I look forward to the chat. It's been years since I was last in a Skiddles room.

OTB??? Against live opponents with real pieces???

The closest I come to OTB these days is FICS. My handle there is mepmep. What I need to do is find a local Chess Club. Not that I have the time, but it would be nice once in a while. Years ago I played a lot of OTB. Sometimes it seemed that Chess was major in college. It was mostly Blitz and some Bughouse. I also played in a few tourneys. My last published rating (I believe it was my highest, too) USCF 1883.