A new chess thread

[FuglyBaz]

Think the other thread ran it's course at end of last year, so time for a new one

A couple of days ago I beat International Master Martica Fierro in a Simultaneous Display on ICC, after capitalising on a mistake she made in the Velimirovic Attack variation of the Sicilian Defence. She dropped a pawn then allowed me to paralyse her queen, and eventually I won the game with an exchange sacrifice and a crippling position which was resignable.

Heres the moves for the game (I am Black, as the Master always has white), if anybody wants to throw it into a PGN viewer:-

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Rhg1 Na5 12. g4 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 b5 14. h4 b4 15. Na4 Nxe4 16. g5 e5 17. Nf3 Bd7 18. Nb6 Bb5 19. Qe1 Rac8 20. Nxc8 Rxc8 21. Rd2 Bd3 22. c4 bxc3 23. Rxd3 cxb2+ 24. Kxb2 Qc2+ 25. Ka1 Qxd3 26. Qd1 Qc3+ 27. Kb1 Rb8 28. Qc2 Rxb3+ 29. Kc1 Qa1+ 30. Qb1 Qxb1# 0-1

Anybody still playing? Playchess.com is the mutts nuts for blitz chess if anybody wants to play quicker games!

[kinboshi]

Still playing on redhotpawn.com - playing badly at the moment as I have too many games on the go and am moving house so have little time to play.

Najdorf is always a winner

Looks like she blundered, but I'll have a look at the game properly later.  Excellent result

[pokerfan]

According to the local rag there is more people playing online chess than poker. Cant be right can it?

[The-Crow]

I play on chess.com

I like rooks openings

[thetank]

I'm still playing.

Not so big a fan of correspondence games, I'm more of a fan of playing the whole thing out in a the one go.

Live chess >>>>>>> online chess as far as I'm concerned, but it can be tough to find live games. The chess clubs in Aberdeen seem to have vanished, thinking of starting one up at the Uni next year.

Would love to spend more time playing and studying chess but the need to grind online and make bucks is pressing. sigh

[thetank]

Playchess.com is the mutts nuts for blitz chess if anybody wants to play quicker games!

I concur

[thetank]

According to the local rag there is more people playing online chess than poker. Cant be right can it?

Probably true.

Chess has the under 18s and no legality issues.

[FuglyBaz]

Playchess.com is the mutts nuts for blitz chess if anybody wants to play quicker games!

I concur

If you ever have spare time when not grinding away, if you fancy a game just send me a message fella. I wont play you at poker though, I run bad

[kinboshi]

Anyone got a chess clock?  How about some lightning/blitz games at the bash on the Sunday?

[pokerfan]

Anyone got a chess clock?  How about some lightning/blitz games at the bash on the Sunday?

Yeah that would be soooooooo Balla, teach them Leeds kids a thing or 2. 

[thetank]

Playchess.com is the mutts nuts for blitz chess if anybody wants to play quicker games!

I concur

If you ever have spare time when not grinding away, if you fancy a game just send me a message fella. I wont play you at poker though, I run bad

If you're about this afternoon I'll noise you up.

At the moment I have to go to the hospital and have some specialist stick his finger up my botty to check for the bum cancer.
I run bad at the pokers at the mo, hoping I run better at the not catching the bum cancers.

[cia260895]

Playchess.com is the mutts nuts for blitz chess if anybody wants to play quicker games!

I concur

If you ever have spare time when not grinding away, if you fancy a game just send me a message fella. I wont play you at poker though, I run bad

If you're about this afternoon I'll noise you up.

At the moment I have to go to the hospital and have some specialist stick his finger up my botty to check for the bum cancer.
I run bad at the pokers at the mo, hoping I run better at the not catching the bum cancers.

good luck with this tank

and make sure he doesnt have both his hands on your shoulders when doing this 

[kinboshi]

Playchess.com is the mutts nuts for blitz chess if anybody wants to play quicker games!

I concur

If you ever have spare time when not grinding away, if you fancy a game just send me a message fella. I wont play you at poker though, I run bad

If you're about this afternoon I'll noise you up.

At the moment I have to go to the hospital and have some specialist stick his finger up my botty to check for the bum cancer.
I run bad at the pokers at the mo, hoping I run better at the not catching the bum cancers.

Good luck with that tank.  Hope you run good.

[12barblues]

Anyone got a chess clock?  How about some lightning/blitz games at the bash on the Sunday?

I may be able to provide clocks, and other equipment, provided you guys promise not to hammer the sheeeeet out of the clocks.  Anyone abusing the clock would be insta-disqualified by the arbiter i.e. me.  Abusing your opponent is fine, ldo.

12bb (member of the Chess Arbiters' Association)

[kinboshi]

Anyone got a chess clock?  How about some lightning/blitz games at the bash on the Sunday?

I may be able to provide clocks, and other equipment, provided you guys promise not to hammer the sheeeeet out of the clocks.  Anyone abusing the clock would be insta-disqualified by the arbiter i.e. me.  Abusing your opponent is fine, ldo.

12bb (member of the Chess Arbiters' Association)

[  ] I can guarantee they won't get battered!!

They will take some battering during a blitz game, but it shouldn't damage the clocks if people aren't stupid.   Do you have a couple of clocks and some standard pieces/boards?  They'd be most welcome.  A few beers would be in order I feel