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Marinkatomb
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I challenge anyone to come up with an opening for white that is this bad but doesn't involve losing material. How i won this i have no idea..

S
Caninus Interruptus

2014.05.01

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Originally posted by Marinkatomb
I challenge anyone to come up with an opening for white that is this bad but doesn't involve losing material. How i won this i have no idea..

[pgn][Event "Rated game"]
[Site "http://lichess.org/08JA7KMA"]
[Date "2014.02.08"]
[White "marinkatomb"]
[Black "svh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1869"]
[BlackElo "1986"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Variant "Standa ...[text shortened]... . Rd4+ Kc7 28. Kf2 e5 29. Rc4 Kd6 30. Kg3 f5 31. Rc1 e4 32. Rd1+ Kc7 33. f4 h6 34. Be8 1-0[/pgn]
As bad as it looked, you were never down more than one pawn.

s
Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

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Originally posted by Marinkatomb
I challenge anyone to come up with an opening for white that is this bad but doesn't involve losing material. How i won this i have no idea..

[pgn][Event "Rated game"]
[Site "http://lichess.org/08JA7KMA"]
[Date "2014.02.08"]
[White "marinkatomb"]
[Black "svh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1869"]
[BlackElo "1986"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[Variant "Standa ...[text shortened]... . Rd4+ Kc7 28. Kf2 e5 29. Rc4 Kd6 30. Kg3 f5 31. Rc1 e4 32. Rd1+ Kc7 33. f4 h6 34. Be8 1-0[/pgn]
Well, there was that part about losing the rook....

moonbus
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Black's position was still playable until he self-barricaded his rook on the h-file.

ketchuplover
Isolated Pawn

Wisconsin USA

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Originally posted by moonbus
Black's position was still playable until he self-barricaded his rook on the h-file.
Barricades must be stormed!

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