Originally posted by KnightStalker47Hello again KnightStalker47, I actually looked at that, I didn't think it would be played because in a tournament where everyone has an extra gameload, who really spends that much time deciding on whether or not to take the free queen...
10.Nxe4 GG
However I did have a counter for it, I would still have been down in material but I had play.
I would have tried Bxf2+... My thinking being that if Nxf2, Qxg5 for a nice kingside attack... or if Kxf2 I would have some interesting fun with discovered checks with Bxe4+ or Bg4+
Yes, I only really explored it a couple of moves, that's all my head can handle 😛
Originally posted by chessicleAfter move 3 you wrote:
Got an interesting win in an ending with lots of minor pieces, by (eventually) forcing through the most advanced of my pawns. I really thought I was on to a loser here when those knights started rampaging round the king-side.
[pgn][Event "2012 Championship"]
[Site "http://www.playtheimmortalgame.com"]
[Date "2012.02.01"]
[EndDate "2012.02.17"]
[Rou ...[text shortened]... cxb6 43. d6 Ke7d8 44. c7 Kd8c8 45. Nc4xb6 Kc8b7 46. c8=Q 1-0
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"Nimzo-Indian. Black should contest the centre better, and White should make more of the space advantage. There follows eventually a closed middle-game more reminiscent of the King's Indian, and lots of exchanges."
Can you explain the "black should contest the centre better" part? I'm not sure how to interpret this, and I want to avoid misunderstanding it.
Originally posted by Paul LeggettI wonder if I've led you astray by putting those comments all after one move; the Nimzo is all about contesting the centre, but the way the game panned out, Black let White build up a big pawn centre (c4, d4, e4) before challenging it (... e5). I'm not suggesting that the Nimzo, fundamentally, doesn't contest the centre. Perhaps I should have made it "Nimzo-Indian. In the next few moves, Black should....etc"
After move 3 you wrote:
"Nimzo-Indian. Black should contest the centre better, and White should make more of the space advantage. There follows eventually a closed middle-game more reminiscent of the King's Indian, and lots of exchanges."
Can you explain the "black should contest the centre better" part? I'm not sure how to interpret this, and I want to avoid misunderstanding it.
The interesting bit is the ending; it turned around in my favour much more quickly that I expected.
Originally posted by chessicleExcellent- now I know exactly what you mean. Thanks!
I wonder if I've led you astray by putting those comments all after one move; the Nimzo is all about contesting the centre, but the way the game panned out, Black let White build up a big pawn centre (c4, d4, e4) before challenging it (... e5). I'm not suggesting that the Nimzo, fundamentally, doesn't contest the centre. Perhaps I should have made it "N ...[text shortened]... resting bit is the ending; it turned around in my favour much more quickly that I expected.
For your interest, here are the current highest scorings in each of the 98 groups. I'll try to update these every week or so, so that people have an idea of how the Championship is progressing...the numbers are group number, followed by current high score in that group.
1 15; 2 33; 3 33; 4 21; 5 21; 6 12; 7 30; 8 24; 9 12; 10 18; 11 28; 12 22; 13 24; 14 21; 15 12; 16 19; 17 9 (hurry up!); 18 15; 19 15; 20 6 (get on with it!); 21 42; 22 18; 23 27; 24 27; 25 33; 26 20; 27 9 (yawn&hellip😉; 28 30; 29 24; 30 24; 31 18; 32 15; 33 18; 34 15; 35 22; 36 33; 37 12; 38 30; 39 39; 40 22; 41 33; 42 21; 43 13; 44 42 (and wgt2008 is almost guaranteed to win this group); 45 15; 46 27; 47 12; 48 19; 49 27; 50 18; 51 9 (get a move on!); 52 42 (kingshill is looking good for it here); 53 15; 54 22; 55 30; 56 15; 57 21; 58 35; 59 12; 60 15; 61 18; 62 25; 63 23; 64 12; 65 30; 66 21; 67 24; 68 36; 69 24; 70 27; 71 18; 72 18; 73 30; 74 18; 75 18; 76 18; 77 24; 78 27; 79 24; 80 21; 81 37; 82 27; 83 30; 84 24; 85 15; 86 15; 87 21; 88 36; 89 27; 90 30; 91 18; 92 21; 93 21; 94 18; 95 6 (…sleepy&hellip😉; 96 15; 97 16; 98 18.
Cheers