Not the first game on hatrack. Heck, even then, we actually had a board we posted.
Kick his butt, Choobak. Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Well, at least it's Choobak's first chess game on Hatrack! But it's unlikely to resume very soon since it's 4AM over here. Which means I should get some sleep too... Neah, sleep is overrated! Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Ok King !
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bf5 Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bf5 4. Nc3
I'm going to theater tonight. see ya.
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6
See you later.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
quote:Originally posted by T_Smith: Not the first game on hatrack. Heck, even then, we actually had a board we posted.
Those were the days.
[ June 19, 2005, 02:45 PM: Message edited by: Jon Boy ]
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
It bothers me that I'm even clicking on a thread about correspondence chess.
-Trevor
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Did we even finish that game, Jon Boy?
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5
I saw a beautiful play : L'évangile selon pilate from a novel by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt.
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Bb4 Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
quote:Originally posted by T_Smith: Did we even finish that game, Jon Boy?
I don't remember. I seem to remember that you kicked my trash, though.
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
quote:Originally posted by adam613: Who is winning?
Hmm, I'd say white or black or neither. It's a little early for this talk, don't you think? Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
Wow, I really do need to get back in Chess-gear! I don't think I ever got beyond a rating of 1400.
And I've played for 12 years! I'm only 15!
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
OK, normally I don't go in for cross thread promotions. But if anyone wants to play chess with an almost-gui, sign up as an alpha tester. I could even move this game onto the site if you guys want to register and tell me your usernames.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Arg ! You take my knight on check ! My god ! I'll kill you ! He was my favorite Knight.
*Have a though to his fidele and proud horse*
May God bless you, Knight.
Vengence !
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 In your teeth !
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 h6 Flee, heretic Bishop! God sent the Right!
Posted by Architraz Warden (Member # 4285) on :
Hatrack, meet Battle Chess. Battle Chess, meet Hatrack.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 h6 8. Bf4 Arg, i must go back... Wait my return, devil !
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
*Grumbles* Just 'cos Oi'm a peasant, they thinks they can send me right into the front line - a sacrifice, if you please! At yer pleasure, m'Lord Bishop! Not so high and mighty now, are yer? (Cowers under Queen's dispassionate gaze)
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
(Rushes forward screaming) That does it, biatch! I'm not having you in my court anymore! (Tries scratching eyes out)
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
It was my aim.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Who's winning?
And, more importantly, what does the board look like?
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Nobody wins until the end of the game, Quid. I have a little advance with two pawns and a better pawn structure. But it still is a long way to transform these advantages into victory. And a nulle may happened if i badly play.
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Thanks Corwin ! Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Choobak, I actually knew that. It was just an attempt at annoying humour.
Thanks, Corwin!
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Hum ! hum !
So ! After a fierce fight in the center, i'll kick the king in his last room my domination was total. The only way to King is to pray, and the suicid. And that what he did. This coward used a perfid way to stop my brillant victory by a ridicul exchange of Queen. Irritating !
King, don't you remember what Han Solo said to the droids ? Never, Never irritate a wookiee if you like your harms.
(It's better comments, Quidscribis ?)
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
"Never irritate a wookiee if you like your harms."
Is that what they think he said in France? Because it'd explain a lot. Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Sorry, i make a mistake : it's "arms".
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Choobak, you're delightful! Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
I'd like girls i fall in love said this. But not. So i prefere to clown around and play chess. (thanks Quid)
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Wait, what? You sacrifice a bishop for an isolated pawn? You're either being extremely subtle, too clever for a straightforward Nordic mind like mine, or you're still drunk.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Hééé !! How can you take my Bishop with your... Sorry, i do a mistake : in french king is Roi, so i misunderstood Rf6... And i didn't remember R is for toweR (in french it's T for Tour)
Can i change my move, please ?
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
It's R for Rook, actually. Nobody ever said English made sense. Certainly change your move, by all means.
Perhaps someone could do one of those nice pictures after Choobak makes his revised move, so we're sure everybody agrees on where all the pieces are?
Posted by Xavier (Member # 405) on :
I was trying to do just that. Somehow one move twenty Choobak made a move with a bishop he no longer has. I need to start again and see were my chess notation error is .
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Bah. Keep it then.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
30. fxg3
Exchange ? why not ?
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
30. fxg3 d5
A flare of trumpets! We attack! Alons, enfants du la patrie... (Did I get the French right?)
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Tatatata ! It's "Allons enfants de la patrie, le jour de gloire est arrivé."
I respond to your move tonight. see ya !
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Answer :
30. fxg3 d5 31. Rxe6
Exchange, always exchange. My maths prof said always "simplifions, simplifions, simplifions..." (Simplify...) He was right.
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
30. fxg3 d5 31. Rxe6 Rxe6
This line has a pleasing symmetry about it. I like it.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
30. fxg3 d5 31. Rxe6 Rxe6 32. Rd7
And i win the center. Symmetry do win the player with the initiative.
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
30. fxg3 d5 31. Rxe6 Rxe6 32. Rd7 b5
Fram, fram, kristmenn, krossmenn, kongsmenn!
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
30. fxg3 d5 31. Rxe6 Rxe6 32. Rd7 b5 33. Rxd5
miam miam !
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
30. fxg3 d5 31. Rxe6 Rxe6 32. Rd7 b5 33. Rxd5 Rb6
Hmm. I'm not totally certain, but I think that was a mistake on your part. Perhaps I'm not seeing something.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Check, and I resign. Ah, if only your king had been one column over...
However. My turn for white :
1. e4
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
You like have the last word... When there is no queen, the king become better in the center of game. The prouf.
Before my answer, Thanks for the game.
And about the revenge :
1. e4 c5
Go to sicilian ! Good play, King !
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Congratulations Choobak for the win, and nice play from KoM.
Btw, Choobak, do you have some time to move in our correspondence game?
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Oh ! Sorry Corwin ! I forget it. Moreover, we have a very interseting position. I'll answer it this evening in my home. At work, i am limited with some url.
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3
This time I'll get you. But hey, good game.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6
You are too presumptious, little padawan ! Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
I think you mean "young padawan". Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
No, "little". Young is obvious.
Oups, i kidnapp one of your central pawns.
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
Oh, I say, old chap! Can't be having with this, what? Peasants rioting and killing each other off; Not Done, what? Must insist that order be maintained. Can't let the lower classes get out of hand, eh?
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Bumpified for great justice!
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5
I attack you bad knight ! Where are your servent with the coconut shell to make the sound of your step ?
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nxc6
I challenge thee to battle, foul Queen of Darkness! Come out and face a True Knight, if you dare! Do not hide behind your minions, but face me in fair combat!
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
pfff ! A simple soldier is enough to kick you out of the game, white knight.
Hey, hope you didn't forget our game again... (you know, you can choose to receive e-mails when I move.)
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Be cool ! I just wake up ! Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Sure, no problem. I see you started another Sicilian here, is the 2... Nc6 and 4... e5 variant your favorite right now?
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
No, just i try it to understand how play it.
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Hmm, I'll make a draw offer here - for our game, of course .
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
I'm black. The draw is a victory for me Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Sure it is... So, it's a draw then? If yes, I'll notify Dag to move the game to "completed".
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
ok, Corwin.
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Ok, it's done (as in: I asked Dag). By the way, if you are wondering what was I doing with my weird knight maneuvers (Na3-c4-a3-c2-e3), I was actually trying to bring it to g2 via c2-e1-g2 in order to exchange it with your dark square bishop. The plan was too slow though and I had to go to e3 instead of e1.
Anyway, it was a very interesting game. I look forward to playing some more against you, but for now I'll try to finish those that are still active and see whether I'll play the position I got with Xav against mothertree, as she requested. Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Hah. My knight goes to his death secure in the knowledge that he has proved your queen a coward who refuses to fight.
[Valley girl] OMG! Like, you think you can, like, come here and come here? Like, gag me with a spoon! I mean, no way. [/Valley girl]
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Knight on the rim, future's grim - but in this case it actually controls more in that position.
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Choobak, you there?
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
KoM, why don't you get an account on Dag's site? It's pretty cool, and he keeps adding interesting features all the time. The latest thing is forking a game so you can play the same position against an opponent of your choice - or any player that accepts the challenge, if you have no preferences. Pretty cool for replaying from where you think you went wrong in a lost game for example! Or for trying a daring sacrifice that you didn't know for sure it was going to work and instead went for the quite line. So, what do you say?
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Sorry ! I didn't look that you played. I wondered when you move, in fact.
So As i am at work, i can play after. Sorry again.
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
[publicity] See, this is why you should move to Dag's site: you get e-mail notification for the moves! [/publicity]
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Hey, Corwin ! I know that, i recall you. But i like make this thread jump on top of the forum after he get down in the limb of Hatrack
I am Sysiphus !
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I think KoM's afraid there might be subliminal proselytizing there. Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Better attack, i think Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Now then, I'm sure I had a plan to deal with that, but what was it? One moment while I take a look at the board.
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Ah yes, that was it. The spirit of the working girl is not so easily crushed! Mainpulated perhaps, but not crushed. Die, capitalist oppressors!
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Thanks Corwin. hey ! King, you want to mesinform me by such stratagem ? Are you kidding ?
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
20. Qe2
Oops, N it is. Anyway, out of the way the queen of the working class scuttles.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
20. Qe2 c4
and working class settle the opposite camp...
Good night !
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
20. Qe2 c4 21. Qe3
Bah, your peasants are dupes of the capitalist propaganda machine, and do not have the true class solidarity of the Marxist proletariat.
God I'm glad to get my queen off that damn diagonal, she's been blocking my bishop forever.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
20. Qe2 c4 21. Qe3 Qb7
me too Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
20. Qe2 c4 21. Qe3 Qb7 22. Rb1
Not getting me that easily.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
20. Qe2 c4 21. Qe3 Qb7 22. Rb1 Rfd8
And i take the control of the open column
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
20. Qe2 c4 21. Qe3 Qb7 22. Rb1 Rfd8 23. Qc5
So you do, but unless I am missing something, it doesn't do you much good. Of course, I am hardly a great chess player.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
20. Qe2 c4 21. Qe3 Qb7 22. Rb1 Rfd8 23. Qc5 Rd1
Maybe that ?
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
I have to stop during a week because of my trip in Ireland. But it's not finished yet !
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Have fun in Ireland. I need to think a bit about how to take advantage of that pawn, but I'll have my move ready when you're back. Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Back to the land of towers, i'll use a subtil stratagem...
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Subtle indeed; you appear to be capturing your own pawn, there. Let me draw your attention to move 20, and suggest that you move again. Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
arg ! what happened ? I have a chessboard just for this game... I don't unsderstand... I'll rebuild the game.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
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But it's unlikely to resume very soon since it's 4AM over here. Which means I should get some sleep too... Neah, sleep is overrated! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Just because you have the initiative...
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Wait, what? You sacrifice a bishop for an isolated pawn? You're either being extremely subtle, too clever for a straightforward Nordic mind like mine, or you're still drunk.
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