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I have it higher on my laptop, forgot it was so low on here - I keep it at 1 sec. for blitz games.

EXCUSE ME?

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Originally posted by Weadley
I have it higher on my laptop, forgot it was so low on here - I keep it at 1 sec. for blitz games.

EXCUSE ME?
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Re-Analyzed at 30sec - still gave me the "!!".


[Event "Long Haul Grouped XXVI"]
[Site "http://www.playtheimmortalgame"]
[Date "2006.07.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "cmsMaster"]
[Black "Briscoe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]

{C30: King's Gambit Declined} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 {last book move} 4.
fxe5 Nxe4 {White king safety dropped} (4... dxe5 $5 5. Nxe5 Nbd7 $11) 5. Qe2 {
White threatens to win material: Qe2xe4} d5 {White's pieces can't move: c1+f1}
6. d3 {White threatens to win material: d3xe4} Nc5 7. Nc3 (7. d4 Ne4 $14) 7...
Be6 {In the style of Nimzovich} (7... d4 $142 {would allow Black to play on} 8.
Bg5 Qd7 $15) 8. d4 $16 Ncd7 9. Qb5 (9. Ng5 c5 10. Nxe6 fxe6 $18) 9... b6 (9...
a6 10. Qb3 (10. Qxb7 $143 Nb6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 $17) 10... Nc6 11. Ne2
$11 (11. Qxb7 $4 {the pawn is indigestible} Na5 12. Bg5 f6 (12... Nxb7 $143 13.
Bxd8 Nxd8 14. Be2 $19) 13. exf6 gxf6 (13... Nxb7 $6 {is clearly worse} 14. fxg7
Bxg7 15. Bxd8 Nxd8 16. O-O-O $19) 14. Qxa8 Qxa8 $19) (11. Nxd5 {
is clearly weaker} Na5 12. Qc3 Bxd5 $17)) 10. Bd3 ({Less advisable is} 10. Nxd5
c6 11. Qb3 cxd5 $17) 10... Be7 {
Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: b8} 11. Qb3 (11. Nxd5
$2 {would be great except for} c6 12. Qb3 Bxd5 $19) 11... c5 12. Nxd5 Nxe5 13.
Nxe5 Bxd5 (13... Qxd5 $142 14. Qxd5 Bxd5 15. Bb5+ Kf8 $14) 14. Qb5+ $4 {
White is ruining his position} (14. Qa4+ $142 {
White would have gained the upper hand} Kf8 15. O-O $16) 14... Kf8 $19 15. O-O
Bxa2 $4 {ignoring the path to victory} (15... a6 16. Qa4 b5 17. Nxf7 Bxf7 (
17... bxa4 $2 {may look interesting but causes some serious problems} 18. Nxd8+
Ke8 19. Rf5 $18) 18. Bxb5 Qxd4+ (18... axb5 $143 19. Qxa8 Kg8 20. Bf4 $16) 19.
Kh1 Qb4 $19 (19... axb5 {is no comparison} 20. Qxa8 Qd8 21. a4 $16)) 16. Rxa2
$18 Qxd4+ 17. Kh1 Qxe5 18. Bc4 (18. Qc4 $142 {and White can celebrate victory}
f6 19. Be4 $18) 18... f6 19. Bf4 Qd4 20. c3 (20. Bb3 h6 $18) 20... Qe4 (20...
Qd7 21. Qb3 Nc6 22. Bb5 $16) 21. Bxb8 (21. Raa1 a5 22. Rae1 $18) 21... Rxb8 $16
22. Rxa7 {Opposite coloured bishops appeared.} g6 $4 {
leads to further unpleasantness} (22... h5 $142 $16) 23. Rxf6+ $3 $18 {
Decoy: f6.} Bxf6 24. Rf7+ Kg8 25. Re7+ (25. Rxf6+ {is a useless try} Kg7 26.
Rf7+ Kh6 $17) 25... Kf8 1-0

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Originally posted by cmsMaster
Re-Analyzed at 30sec - still gave me the "!!".


[Event "Long Haul Grouped XXVI"]
[Site "http://www.playtheimmortalgame"]
[Date "2006.07.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "cmsMaster"]
[Black "Briscoe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]

{C30: King's Gambit Declined} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 {last bo ...[text shortened]... 7+ (25. Rxf6+ {is a useless try} Kg7 26.
Rf7+ Kh6 $17) 25... Kf8 1-0
Still a masterpiece! 😀

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Originally posted by !~TONY~!
Still a masterpiece! 😀
I was going to be very disappointed if it only gave it one ! instead. 🙂

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My record is 5 !!'s in one game. Too bad I lost the game, but I can tell you it was a 5 0 game against a computer about my rating on ICC and I played....1. g3.