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26 Aug 16

DeepThought

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Joined: 27 Oct 04
Moves: 87415

26 Aug 16

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I played this in the pub tonight, I'm sure alcohol affected my opponents responses but it's pretty anyway:

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1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	exd4
4.	Bc4	h6
5.	c3	Na5
6.	Bxf7	Kxf7
7.	Ne5	Ke6
8.	cxd4	Bb4
9.	Nc3	Bxc3
10.	bxc3	Qh4
11.	0-0	Ne7
12.	f4	g5
13.	d5	Kf6
14.	fxg5	Kxe5
15.	Qd4	Kd6
16.	Ba3	c5
17.	Qxc5	Ke5
18.	Qd4

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Darnit, why can't sober opponents let me do that...

moonbus

Über-Nerd (emeritus)

Joined: 31 May 12
Moves: 8756

26 Aug 16

10. ... Qh4 was perhaps played to prevent 11.Qg4+

greenpawn34

e4

Joined: 06 May 08
Moves: 43363

26 Aug 16

10...Qh4 (not the best see below)

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Played to stop 11.Qg4+ and hits the e-pawn with check.

Could have been answered with 12.d5+ as 12...Kxe5 allows 13. Qd4+ Kd6 14.e5+
winning the Black Queen. Or as is the game a few moves later 14.Ba3+ which surely mates.

After an early h6 in an e4-e5 opening turning it into a Goring Gambit/Danish Gambit
practically a tempo up seems the way to go. A drastic example is Game 11799377.

7..Ke6 was deemed bad.

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But after the mess of the opening it's probably Black's best move.
Every other King move gives White either a mate or a huge material and positional advantage.

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Instead of 10..Qh4, 10...Bb4+ and then Nf6 and try to hold on. (Remember Black is a piece up.)
It can be done Game 4185659

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1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	exd4
4.	Bc4	h6
5.	c3	Na5
6.	Bxf7	Kxf7
7.	Ne5	Ke6
8.	Qxd4	Nf6
9.	Ng6	Rg8
10.	Qe5	Kf7
11.	Qxa5	Kxg6
12.	Qf5	Kf7
13.	O-O	d5
14.	Qf3	dxe4
15.	Qe3	Qd3
16.	Qxd3	exd3
17.	Nd2	Bf5
18.	f3	Bc5
19.	Kh1	Be3
20.	Re1	Rae8
21.	g4	Bxd2
22.	Bxd2	Rxe1
23.	Bxe1	Be6
24.	Rd1	Rd8
25.	Kg2	Bxa2
26.	Kf2	Bb3
27.	Rd2	Bc2

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DeepThought

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Moves: 87415

30 Aug 16

Originally posted by greenpawn34
10...Qh4 (not the best see below)

[fen]r1b3nr/pppp2p1/4k2p/n3N3/3PP2q/2P5/P4PPP/R1BQK2R w KQ - 0 11[/fen]

Played to stop 11.Qg4+ and hits the e-pawn with check.

Could have been answered with 12.d5+ as 12...Kxe5 allows 13. Qd4+ Kd6 14.e5+
winning the Black Queen. Or as is the game a few moves later 14.Ba3+ which surely mates.

After an early ...[text shortened]... 21. g4 Bxd2 22. Bxd2 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 Be6 24. Rd1 Rd8 25. Kg2 Bxa2 26. Kf2 Bb3 27. Rd2 Bc2 [/pgn]

Hi GP,

as you may have guessed my annotations were written just after the pub, sho I washn't ash shober as I could have been while writing them. While reading your comments I noticed that in the game in the OP 16. e5# wins the king and queen in one fell swoop without the need for the bishop going to a3. Thanks for your thoughts on the game, Ke6 just looked bad I didn't really look at the alternatives, but all my instincts are against moving the king to its third rank in the first ten moves of a game. I needed someone to point out the purpose of Qh4, although I saw the threat against the e-pawn in the game I didn't take it seriously because of 0-0 and Re1, and although I was looking at Qg4/h5 as destinations for my queen I couldn't quite get my head around the notion that my opponent did that prophylactically.

I've just finished a game on this site in the related line 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 ed 4. Bc4 h6 5. 0-0 Bc5 6. c3 - started a fortnight or so before the game in the pub, I went wrong and dropped a pawn and feel my opponent was a little unlucky...

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1.	e4	e5
2.	Ng1f3	Nb8c6
3.	d4	exd4
4.	Bf1c4	h6
5.	O-O	Bf8c5
6.	c3	d6
7.	cxd4	Bc5b6
8.	Rf1e1	Ng8e7
9.	e5	d5
10.	Bc4b5	Bc8g4
11.	Bc1e3	O-O
12.	Nb1d2	a6
13.	Bb5a4	Nc6xd4
14.	Be3xd4	Bb6xd4
15.	Qd1c2	Bd4b6
16.	h3	Bg4f5
17.	Qc2c3	c5
18.	Nf3h4	Bf5e6
19.	Ba4c2	c4
20.	Ra1d1	d4
21.	Qc3f3	d3
22.	Bc2b1	Be6d5
23.	Qf3g3	Bb6d4
24.	Nd2e4	Kg8h8
25.	b3	cxb3
26.	axb3	Bd5xb3
27.	Rd1xd3	Bb3c4
28.	Rd3f3	Ne7c6
29.	Ne4f6	Bd4xe5
30.	Re1xe5	Nc6xe5
31.	Qg3xe5	Qd8d1
32.	Kg1h2	Qd1xb1
33.	Rf3g3	Qb1b5
34.	Qe5c3	Qb5b3
35.	Rg3xg7	Bc4d3
36.	Qc3xb3	Kh8xg7
37.	Nf6h5

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[Event "Open invite"]
[Site "http://www.playtheimmortalgame.com"]
[Date "2016.08.06"]
[EndDate "2016.08.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "DeepThought"]
[Black "markspindler"]
[WhiteRating "1725"]
[BlackRating "1683"]
[WhiteElo "1725"]
[BlackElo "1683"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "11826831"]

1. e4 e5 2. Ng1f3 Nb8c6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bf1c4 h6 5. O-O {5. c3 may be better here, but castling cannot be a mistake.} Bf8c5 6. c3 d6 7. cxd4 Bc5b6 8. Rf1e1 {This position cannot be bad for me.} Ng8e7 9. e5 d5 10. Bc4b5 Bc8g4 11. Bc1e3 O-O 12. Nb1d2 a6 13. Bb5a4 {Doh!} Nc6xd4 {And why my previous move deserved that comment.} 14. Be3xd4 Bb6xd4 15. Qd1c2 Bd4b6 16. h3 Bg4f5 17. Qc2c3 c5 18. Nf3h4 Bf5e6 19. Ba4c2 c4 20. Ra1d1 {I'm in a bit of a mess and this move was played under the old maxim of "if in doubt centralize your rooks."} d4 21. Qc3f3 d3 22. Bc2b1 Be6d5 23. Qf3g3 Bb6d4 24. Nd2e4 {I've found some play.  Either black takes this and I get a with-tempo rook lift or white leaves it alone and I can plonk it on f6 in a move or two.} Kg8h8 25. b3 {I'm sure that black went wrong somwhere in the last few moves as these pawns should be a complete bind but instead my position is freeing itself.} cxb3 26. axb3 Bd5xb3 27. Rd1xd3 Bb3c4 28. Rd3f3 {So I got the rook lift in anyway.  I have a lot of pieces pointed at my opponent's king, he has two extra connected queenside pawns.  I need checkmate.} Ne7c6 29. Ne4f6 Bd4xe5 30. Re1xe5 {I'd used conditional moves to put a sequence of moves in ending with this move, having managed to anticipate 28. ... Nc6.  It's a mistake to use it for non-forcing lines.  30. Ng6+ deserves serious consideration and may be the best move.  30. Ng6+ fxg6 31. Qxg6 Bd3 32. Bxd3 Qxd3 and 33. Qxd3 or Rxd3 leaves me with a queen for two pieces and two connected passed pawns.  It's not clear who is winning or if I should go for it, but I should at least have considered it...} Nc6xe5 31. Qg3xe5 Qd8d1 32. Kg1h2 Qd1xb1 33. Rf3g3 {This introduces all sorts of threats.} Qb1b5 {A good move, the point is that after 34. Rxg7 black has Qxe5+ and the check means he can avoid my Arabian mate.} 34. Qe5c3 {Played to get the queen away from the awkward square.} Qb5b3 {34. ... Rb8 seemed playable to me, this loses fast} 35. Rg3xg7 Bc4d3 {Forced to stop the Arabian mate on h7.  If black takes the rook with 35. ... Kxg7 I have 36. Nh5++ (or Ne8++) K moves 37. Qg7# due to the double check and the way the knights cover f6 and g6.} 36. Qc3xb3 Kh8xg7 37. Nf6h5 {My opponent resigned.  This is a decision difficult to argue with: the extra queenside pawns do not make up for two pieces and that I still have an attack.} 1-0

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

Joined: 28 Dec 04
Moves: 53366

30 Aug 16

Originally posted by DeepThought
Hi GP,

as you may have guessed my annotations were written just after the pub, sho I washn't ash shober as I could have been while writing them. While reading your comments I noticed that in the game in the OP 16. e5# wins the king and queen in one fell swoop without the need for the bishop going to a3. Thanks for your thoughts on the game, Ke6 jus ...[text shortened]... extra queenside pawns do not make up for two pieces and that I still have an attack.} 1-0[/pgn]

I just wish there was a pub around my neck of the woods where I could play chess and quaff a pint of draft. The ones around here are filled with rednecks.

EVENT	Open invite
SITE	http://www.playtheimmortalgame.com
DATE	2016.08.06
ROUND	?
WHITE	DeepThought
BLACK	markspindler
RESULT	1-0
WHITEELO	1725
BLACKELO	1683