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The latest update from the 2012 RHP Championship.

Some pics of handsome me.
Some more stats.
This time opening data. 1.e4 v 1.d4 v.1 c4 v 1.Nf3

Complete games or positions from.

SOAP - Roller (Roller slips on soap)
shailen7 - fogie (Stalemate instead of a win.)
Ian John Campbell - LusoCanuck (drawn game resigned.)
caissa100 - Avrelii (Another victim of Fritz)
Welsh Witch - fudge (White puts a spell on Black)
Quanto - Tequila (A double blunder)
nelsongil - scottmd64 (The Knight tour that never happened.)
drunkenmorphy - Chris S (A brilliant trap - well worth the visit alone.)
dsmith - funkydunky71 (Anastasia Wrap up)

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awe man, from the title, i thought it was a thread about Pacifique,

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A few days after reading that blog, I did my first ever promotion to a knight. Getting the check stopped me from having to throw away my own rook to prevent my opponent's pawn from crowning. Almost certainly I've been in positions where knight-promotion was the best move before, but didn't have the idea in my mind. Seeing these little things is the way my game improves (slowly). Thanks GP.

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Hi Robin.

Was it an OTB game? Any chance of seeing the game?

"...to prevent my opponent's pawn from crowning." 🙂

Have you been playing checkers with the chess pieces again? 😉

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It was a blitz game on FICS:
http://www.ficsgames.com/cgi-bin/show.cgi?ID=304120098;action=show
It was already a won game by the time of the underpromotion but I was excited to spot one anyway!

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OK - I don't go to other sites to look for games.

I make that now 3 pints you owe me. 😏

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
OK - I don't go to other sites to look for games.

I make that now 3 pints you owe me. 😏
you dont play on FICS, why not?

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Because I'm here.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Because I'm here.
mmm, ok.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
The latest update from the 2012 RHP Championship.

Some pics of handsome me.
Some more stats.
This time opening data. 1.e4 v 1.d4 v.1 c4 v 1.Nf3

Complete games or positions from.

SOAP - Roller (Roller slips on soap)
shailen7 - fogie (Stalemate instead of a win.)
Ian John Campbell - LusoCanuck (drawn game resigned.)
caissa100 - Avrelii (Ano ...[text shortened]... - well worth the visit alone.)
dsmith - funkydunky71 (Anastasia Wrap up)

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That game Ian John Campbell - LusoCanuck RHP Ch 2012 in your blog, where black though up a piece, had the wrong color bishop to prevent a draw, reminded me of a recent clan league I played against a stronger player.

I am black. My opponent white to play below.


As black, I felt like if I could sac my N into his g-pawn (which I ultimately did), then I had the draw. His bishop was the wrong color to prevent the draw at h8, and could never displace my K from that corner without a stalemate. My black king had position, he would end up with only the B and the drawish rook pawn, and his wrong color bishop would be of no help to him.


A few more moves and the position was clearly a draw (diagram below). I felt lucky to get the draw after blundering earlier in the game and especially against a stronger player.

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Good alert play. There are a few lads on here who have resigned against
the wrong Bishop and Rooks pawn.