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Originally posted by Dragon FireThanks 🙂 Trying to clear some of the backlog, totally addicted to chess so quite enjoy doing the analysis.
I am slipping here. You are running away from me on this. Well done! Keep it up. 🙂
Also thanks to HomerJSimpson, ckoh1965 and Varenka for your supportive comments 🙂
Originally posted by Bedlam10. c3 Nxb3
Game 2540464
[b][Event "Challenge"]
[Site "http://www.chessatwork.com"]
[White "ckoh1965"]
[Black "Ah Boy"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 d5
2. exd5 Nf6
3. Bb5+ Bd7
4. Bc4 c6
5. Nc3 cxd5
6. Nxd5 Nc6
7. Nf3 Nxd5
8. Bxd5 e6
9. Bb3 Na5
Here I much prefer Bc4, after e6 his light square bishop isnt the most happy piece in the wor ...[text shortened]... 5
54. Bf4 Bxf4
55. Qxf4 1-0[/b]
[i]Nice ending you turned it around well 🙂 [/b]
Not sure why you played c3.....to avoid the doubled pawns? Id have just gone with 10.d4 Nxb3 11.axb3 Bd6 and then c4 or 0-0 then c4, just taking a nice space advantage.
It is called paranoia! Yes, I told you that I just don't have the guts. I was indeed concerned about the doubling of my pawn. Therefore prepared for the recapture with my queen.
13. Qd1 O-O
Qd1......hate it. I did like Nd4 at first until I saw 13.Nd4 Bxh2 14.Kxh2 Qh4+ 15.Kg1 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Qg4+ forcing a draw on the spot. 🙁 Maybe Qd1 is best I still dont like it.
I must admit that I didn't like Qd1 here as well. But I thought long and hard, and I still failed to find something better. Maybe it's just me, I don't know. I was already panicking at this stage!
14. d4 Qc7
15. Bd2 Rad8
Not sure what Bd2 does, at the very least you should stop blacks plan of Bxf3 Qxf3 Bxh2+
Bd2 was the result of running out of ideas, and resiging to the fact that I was slipping into a lost position. I could see hardly any counter play. Therefore Bd2 was merely a waiting move. The position looked hopeless to me, but on the grounds of my opponent's rating, I wanted him to earn his win!
16. g3 Qa5
Qa5.....id jump on the chance to play c4 here. You must remember chess is made up of more than just material......space, development and control are key factors in chess. Your moves must be aimed at gaining these.
OK, I'll remember that!
17. Re1 Qb5
18. b4 Qd5
Here id try 18.Ne5, trying to get a bishop of oppsite colour middle game and maybe some counter play. Bxe5 19.Rxe5 Qxb2 20.Rb1 Qxa1 21. Ra1 Qc4 22.Rxa7. While its true black is better coordinated white isnt reduced to the grrrry passive defence that happened in the game around the knight on f3.
At this point, I felt that my king and the pinned knight were just so terrible. And his attack was still coming strong. All I could do was to defend, defend, defend. b4 was just a lame try to distract his attention while as the same time hoping for a possible counter play on his queenside. But he was apparently unimpressed.
32. Rc4 Qe6
Rc4 strikes me as being wrong on so many levels. Putting your pieces on the same colour as the other persons bishop is just asking for trouble at the very least Qe6 threatening the rook Rc1 Qf5 is a much improved position for black.
I must agree with you. But that was a desperate move to distract his attack. I saw his bishop. It really took some nerves to do that, but I felt I really had to dangle the carrot to lure him away from my king. I didn't know what else to do! It was desperation.
So, now, where do I start to overhaul my game?
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Originally posted by ckoh1965It sounds as though you are evaluating the position wrong and making judgements based on the wrong evaluation. Certainly not wanting to play c4 d4 in the opening is a strong sign of something not right, we are told all the time grab the center.......c4 and d4 would do just that, I think you have to believe in yourself more...what works for me is not giving a real care about the result but just trying to find the best move in each position over and over. Its not like playing a game more like solving 40 mini problems one after another.
[b]10. c3 Nxb3
Not sure why you played c3.....to avoid the doubled pawns? Id have just gone with 10.d4 Nxb3 11.axb3 Bd6 and then c4 or 0-0 then c4, just taking a nice space advantage.
It is called paranoia! Yes, I told you that I just don't have the guts. I was indeed concerned about the doubling of my pawn. Therefore prepared for the rec ow what else to do! It was desperation.
So, now, where do I start to overhaul my game?[/b]
I mean if I was to hand you the position on move 10 (pretending it was from someone elses game) and asked you what white should be doing here im sure you would find the idea of c4 at some point pretty quickly, you need to detach yourself from the game it will free up your chess........risk wont become personal risk and personal loss but only exist on the chess board, like a safe roller coaster 🙂
Originally posted by BedlamHmmm... interesting way to think of a chess game.... 40 mini problems. Well, I guess I need to believe in myself more. But y'know, old habits die hard! I'll try my best to heed your advice. Thanks! Again, this is fast getting to be an attractive feature on RHP.
It sounds as though you are evaluating the position wrong and making judgements based on the wrong evaluation. Certainly not wanting to play c4 d4 in the opening is a strong sign of something not right, we are told all the time grab the center.......c4 and d4 would do just that, I think you have to believe in yourself more...what works for me is not giving a ...[text shortened]... ersonal risk and personal loss but only exist on the chess board, like a safe roller coaster 🙂
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Originally posted by ckoh1965Could try playing some blitz chess? Its pretty much hack and slash, blood and gore, crash and burn, sac and attack, toast and frazzle chess 🙂
Hmmm... interesting way to think of a chess game.... 40 mini problems. Well, I guess I need to believe in myself more. But y'know, old habits die hard! I'll try my best to heed your advice. Thanks! Again, this is fast getting to be an attractive feature on RHP.
Join somewhere free like playchess, FICS etc then just play blitz against people 300 points lower rated than yourself. 🙂
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This is what im talking about
I have a friend who I often play against, the games get pretty mad most of the time. Risk is expected and played 🙂
[Event "Rated game, 45m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2006.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Naked Jammy Tart"]
[Black "Isht"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "1901"]
[BlackElo "1843"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2006.11.13"]
[TimeControl "2700"]
1. e4 {12} c5 {173} 2. Nc3 {6} Nc6 {2} 3. f4 {2} g6 {2} 4. Nf3 {1} Bg7 {2} 5.
Bc4 {1} e6 {1} 6. d3 {2} Nge7 {3} 7. f5 {1} d5 {15} 8. Bb3 {15} Bxc3+ {120} 9.
bxc3 {11} dxe4 {37} 10. fxe6 {89} fxe6 {152} 11. O-O {101} exf3 {80} 12. Qxf3 {
16} Qd6 {318} 13. Qf6 {73} Rg8 {47} 14. Bf4 {29} Qd7 {74} 15. Rae1 {8} Rf8 {80}
16. Qxf8+ {Isht resigns (Lag: Av=0.21s, max=0.5s) 3} 1-0
[Event "Rated game, 45m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2006.10.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Isht"]
[Black "Naked Jammy Tart"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "1897"]
[BlackElo "1891"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2006.11.13"]
[TimeControl "2700"]
1. e4 {10} d5 {7} 2. exd5 {2} Qxd5 {3} 3. Nc3 {2} Qa5 {3} 4. d4 {1} Nf6 {3} 5.
Bd2 {3} Bg4 {118} 6. Be2 {69} Bxe2 {10} 7. Ngxe2 {10} Nc6 {19} 8. Ne4 {60} Qd5
{43} 9. Nxf6+ {39} gxf6 {4} 10. f3 {106} Nxd4 {25} 11. Be3 {6} O-O-O {15} 12.
Bxd4 {36} Qg5 {55} 13. Qd3 {116} e5 {21} 14. h4 {57} Qxg2 {78} 15. Qf5+ {41}
Kb8 {12} 16. Rg1 {15} Qh2 {27} 17. Qxf6 {57} Re8 {86} 18. Bc3 {202} Be7 {19}
19. Qxf7 {638} Bxh4+ {12} 20. Kd2 {68} Rd8+ {10} 21. Ke3 {55} Qf2+ {25} 22. Ke4
{17} Qxe2+ {Isht resigns (Lag: Av=0.25s, max=1.0s) 7} 0-1
[Event "Rated game, 45m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2006.11.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Isht"]
[Black "Naked Jammy Tart"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "1912"]
[BlackElo "1861"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2006.11.13"]
[TimeControl "2700"]
1. e4 {14} d5 {2} 2. e5 {58} c5 {19} 3. Bb5+ {13} Nc6 {3} 4. d4 {90} e6 {4} 5.
Be3 {161} cxd4 {34} 6. Qxd4 {65} Bd7 {3} 7. Bxc6 {15} bxc6 {3} 8. b4 {22} Ne7 {
17} 9. g4 {17} h5 {27} 10. f3 {8} hxg4 {9} 11. fxg4 {3} Ng6 {2} 12. Nf3 {17}
Rh3 {64} 13. Nbd2 {36} Qb8 {35} 14. c3 {67} a5 {5} 15. bxa5 {41} c5 {40} 16.
Qd3 {52} Nxe5 {68} 17. Qf1 {18} Nxf3+ {72} 18. Nxf3 {4} Qb2 {19} 19. Rc1 {63}
Rh8 {51} 20. Ne5 {82} f6 {46} 21. Nf3 {14} Bb5 {97} 22. Qf2 {49} Qxf2+ {3} 23.
Kxf2 {1} Rxa5 {5} 24. Rc2 {8} Bc4 {4} 25. g5 {22} Kf7 {22} 26. Ra1 {18} Bd6 {6}
27. Kg2 {4} Rha8 {Isht resigns (Lag: Av=0.58s, max=4.7s) 6} 0-1
[Event "Rated game, 45m + 0s"]
[Site "Tournaments"]
[Date "2006.10.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Isht"]
[Black "Naked Jammy Tart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "1905"]
[BlackElo "1911"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2006.10.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[TimeControl "2700"]
1. e4 {19} e6 {6} 2. Nf3 {2} d5 {5} 3. exd5 {3} exd5 {2} 4. d4 {1} Nf6 {2} 5.
Nc3 {5} Bd6 {3} 6. Bg5 {8} O-O {3} 7. Bxf6 {3} Qxf6 {2} 8. Nxd5 {10} Qg6 {12}
9. Qd3 {14} Bf5 {3} 10. Qd2 {30} Re8+ {6} 11. Be2 {15} Be4 {5} 12. Ne3 {11} Bf4
{35} 13. Ne5 {55} Rxe5 {11} 14. dxe5 {8} Nc6 {1} 15. Bd3 {12} Rd8 {14} 16.
O-O-O {33} Qe6 {14} 17. Kb1 {21} Nxe5 {6} 18. Qb4 {79} Nxd3 {21} 19. cxd3 {8}
Bxd3+ {22} 20. Rxd3 {6} Rxd3 {4} 21. Qxf4 {1} Rd2 {11} 22. Rd1 {49} Qg6+ {16}
23. Kc1 {18} Rxd1+ {36} 24. Nxd1 {Game resumed Naked Jammy Tart resigns 16} 1-0
[Event "Rated game, 45m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2006.10.24"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Naked Jammy Tart"]
[Black "Isht"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C33"]
[WhiteElo "1890"]
[BlackElo "1897"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2006.11.13"]
[TimeControl "2700"]
1. e4 {1} e5 {23} 2. f4 {205} exf4 {2} 3. Bc4 {2} d6 {11} 4. d4 {13} g5 {1} 5.
Qh5 {24} Qe7 {14} 6. Nc3 {4} c6 {13} 7. h4 {90} d5 {27} 8. Bd3 {14} dxe4 {58}
9. Bc4 {4} b5 {137} 10. Bb3 {65} b4 {216} 11. Na4 {27} Be6 {192} 12. Bxe6 {154}
Qxe6 {33} 13. Qxg5 {23} Bh6 {48} 14. Qa5 {145} Nd7 {214} 15. Qxb4 {41} Qg4 {15}
16. Qd2 {225} f3 {29} 17. Qf2 {47} fxg2 {147} 18. Rh2 {23} Bxc1 {59} 19. Rxc1 {
28} Qe6 {1} 20. Qxg2 {120} Nh6 {106} 21. Qe2 {27} Rg8 {108} 22. Kd2 {42} Nf5 {
102} 23. Re1 {264} e3+ {59} 24. Kc1 {110} Qxa2 {76} 25. Nc3 {4} Qa1+ {7} 26.
Nb1 {2} Rb8 {117} 27. c3 {39} Kd8 {88} 28. Qf3 {35} Qa5 {75} 29. Nh3 {97} h6 {
105} 30. Rf1 {30} Ng3 {84} 31. Rg1 {86} Qc7 {17} 32. Rhg2 {79} Qb7 {69} 33.
Qxe3 {55} Rg6 {24} 34. Na3 {76} c5 {127} 35. dxc5 {44} Nf5 {68} 36. Qd2 {28}
Nxh4 {12} 37. Rxg6 {16} fxg6 {1} 38. Rd1 {52} Nf3 {23} 39. Qf2 {27} Qe4 {23}
40. Nc4 {57} Qxc4 {32} 41. Qxf3 {2} Qxc5 {7} 42. Qf6+ {13} Kc8 {17} 43. Qxg6 {6
} Qe3+ {1} 44. Kb1 {10} Qxh3 {1} 45. Qc6+ {19} Kd8 {6} 46. Rg1 {17} Qf5+ {9}
47. Ka1 {10} Qa5+ {14} 48. Kb1 {4} Qf5+ {2} 49. Ka2 {15} Qa5+ {8} 50. Kb1 {2}
Qf5+ {(Lag: Av=0.23s, max=0.8s) 3} 1/2-1/2
It doesnt always work out so well...I lose about half the games but the games are almost always decisive playing a couple of these each day tends to throw fears about risk out of the window 🙂
Originally posted by BedlamYes, been thinking about that for a while now. I have a bad feeling that I'm getting sucked into this chess world all over again! But it's not quite possible to do blitz right now. You see, I only have dial-up modem.... so slow! I can start a game, and then the next thing I know, I've already lost on time!
Could try playing some blitz chess? Its pretty much hack and slash, blood and gore, crash and burn, sac and attack, toast and frazzle chess 🙂
Join somewhere free like playchess, FICS etc then just play blitz against people 300 points lower rated than yourself. 🙂
But this weekend I'm appying for what we call here -- streamyx, which is a broadband. And yes, I'm applying for this connection all for the sake of chess! Hopefully I'll then be able to play blitz. Looking forward to it.
Originally posted by BedlamExcellent analysis bedlam, thank you very much, I really see the errors in my thinking after seeing your thought process in your annotations
Game 1975086
[b][Event "Long Haul Duel 64 XII"]
[Site "http://www.chessatwork.com"]
[Round "1"]
[White "RookGrabber"]
[Black "HomerJSimpson"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. d4 e6
Another e6....I tend to avoid french/closed/symmetical d4 positions like the plague so im probably not the best person to comment on these games 😛
2. c4 Nf6 ...[text shortened]... me, white was never in any trouble at all. [/i]
[b]20. e5 Bxg2
21. Kxg2 1-0[/b]
Hi Bedlam, I think the analysis is great, I would like to post a couple of games for your analysis.
Game 2358565
Game 2681290
before you ask, yes QG is the only opening I know, I am hoping you could suggest a black defence that would suit the way I play(if you can fathom that from 2 games😉)
The Queens Gambit is a closed system, therefore you would want to look at a defense that is closed as well, you have a couple to choose from
Caro Kann
French Defense
Alekhines Defense
Heres the caro kann:
Game 1923688
The French Defense
Game 2156944
If you play the french defense you also have to play the nimzo indian if your opponent plays c4 and d4, this is because the french doesnt hold up as well in that type of game
Nimzo Indian:
Game 1995436
Originally posted by HomerJSimpsonThanks very much, I have now just started my first game as black using the french.
The Queens Gambit is a closed system, therefore you would want to look at a defense that is closed as well, you have a couple to choose from
Caro Kann
French Defense
Alekhines Defense
Heres the caro kann:
Game 1923688
The French Defense
Game 2156944
If you play the french defense you also have to play the nimzo indian if y ...[text shortened]... the french doesnt hold up as well in that type of game
Nimzo Indian:
Game 1995436
Homer you are a star!
Originally posted by cadwahIdeas behind the french...
Thanks very much, I have now just started my first game as black using the french.
Homer you are a star!
Exchange off light bishop. DON'T castle king side. In fact castling can often be skipped.
Wikipedia is a great resource for openings...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Defence
It's also linked into the new RHP Opening Explorer, which is super sweet.
D
Originally posted by RagnorakYour joking right
Ideas behind the french...
Exchange off light bishop. DON'T castle king side. In fact castling can often be skipped.
Wikipedia is a great resource for openings...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Defence
It's also linked into the new RHP Opening Explorer, which is super sweet.
D