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The sticks
Joined 01 Oct '06 Moves 41291
[Event "August 2007 Duel V"] [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"] [Date "2009.02.07"] [EndDate "2009.03.04"] [Round "5"] [White "hunterknox"] [Black "schakuhr"] [WhiteRating "1575"] [BlackRating "1918"] [WhiteELO "1575"] [BlackELO "1918"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "5978251"] 1. e4 Nb8c6 2. Bf1c4 e5 3. Nb1c3 Ng8f6 4. Qd1e2 Nc6d4 5. Qe2d1 Bf8c5 6. Ng1f3 Nd4xf3 7. Qd1xf3 d6 8. h3 c6 9. a3 O-O 10. Nc3e2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Bc4b3 e4 13. Qf3f4 b6 14. O-O Bc8b7 15. Qf4h4 Rf8e8 16. Bb3a2 d4 17. b4 Bc5e7 18. Bc1b2 d3 19. cxd3 exd3 20. Ne2f4 Ra8c8 21. Bb2c3 Rc8xc3 22. dxc3 Nf6e4 23. Qh4h5 g6 24. Nf4xg6 Ne4xc3 25. Ba2xf7 Kg8xf7 26. Qh5xh7 Kf7f6 27. Ng6h4 Nc3e2 28. Kg1h1 Kf6e5 29. Rf1e1 Ke5d4 30. Nh4f3 Bb7xf3 31. gxf3 Qd8d5 32. Qh7g7 Kd4c4 33. Qg7g4 Kc4b3 34. Re1b1 Kb3c2 35. Qg4g2 Re8g8 0-1
I thought that if I flushed him out into the open with Bxf7 I'd have some decent mating chances. Turns out he could take a stroll, care free. Who knew?
Joined 12 Feb '05 Moves 47202 This game shows the importance of activating the king.
Joined 12 Feb '05 Moves 47202 24. Bxf7+ wins quickly.
26. Nxe7+ too. (Kxe7 Qxh7+ and black loses the b7-bishop too)
Chess Incubator
Joined 20 Jun '08 Moves 4912 Great! U can see a true motivated king here
The sticks
Joined 01 Oct '06 Moves 41291 Originally posted by schakuhr
24. Bxf7+ wins quickly.
26. Nxe7+ too. (Kxe7 Qxh7+ and black loses the b7-bishop too) You could have told me that earlier!
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Joined 29 Mar '07 Moves 1260 Originally posted by schakuhr
This game shows the importance of activating the king. you should see this one with Karpov - Zaitsev. This was the craziest way to castle the king I've ever seen!
[Event "USSR Championship Semi-Finals"] [Site "Kuibyshev"] [Date "1970"] [Round "?"] [White "Anatoly Karpov"] [Black "Alexander Zaitsev"] [TimeControl "0/0"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO " "] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Ne5 Bf5 8.c3 e6 9.g4 Bg6 10.h4 Bd6 11.Qe2 c5 12.h5 Be4 13.f3 cxd4 14.Qb5+ Nd7 15.Nxf7 Bg3+ 16.Ke2 d3+ 17.Ke3 Qf6 18.Kxe4 Qxf7 19.Rh3 a6 20.Qg5 h6 21.Qe3 e5 22.Kxd3 Bf4 23.Qg1 O-O-O 24.Kc2 Bxc1 25.Rxc1 Qxa2 26.Rh2 Rhf8 27.Rd2 Qa4+ 28.Kb1 Qc6 29.Bd3 Kc7 30.Be4 Qb6 31.Qh2 Rde8 32.Rcd1 Nf6 33.Bg6 Re7 34.Re1 Qb5 35.Rde2 Nd7 36.Bf5 Rxf5 37.gxf5 Qd3+ 38.Ka1 Qxf5 39.Qh4 Nf6 40.Qc4+ Kd8 41.Qc5 Nd7 42.Qd5 Kc8 43.Re4 b5 44.Qa8+ Kc7 45.Qa7+ Kd8 46.Qxa6 Qxh5 47.f4 Qf5 48.Qa8+ Kc7 49.Qa5+ Kc6 50.c4 b4 51.Qxb4 Re6 52.fxe5 Kc7 53.Qa5+ Kb7 54.Qb5+ Rb6 55.Qd5+ Kc7 56.Kb1 Qf2 57.R4e2 Qf5+ 58.Qe4 Qxe4+ 59.Rxe4 Nc5 60.R4e3 Ne6 61.Kc2 g5 62.Kc3 h5 63.b4 Ra6 64.c5 Ra3+ 65.Kc4 Rxe3 66.Rxe3 h4 67.b5 Kd8 68.b6 Kd7 69.Rd3+ Kc8 70.Rd6 h3 71.Rxe6 g4 72.Rh6 1-0
thats quite a long way round 🙂 funny games 🙂
OnceInALifetime
Joined 24 Sep '05 Moves 30579 Originally posted by diskamyl
you should see this one with Karpov - Zaitsev. This was the craziest way to castle the king I've ever seen!
Here is another crazy 'castle'. Cardoso-Petrosian, 1975.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 a6 7. g5 Nfd7 8. h4 b5 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. h5 Nc6 11. a3 Rc8 12. Rh3 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Rc4 14. Qe3 Be7 15. f4 e5 16. f5 h6 17. g6 fxg6 18. hxg6 Nf6 19. Bd2 Qa8 20. O-O-O Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. b3 Rd4 23. f6 Bxf6 24. Re1 d5 25. Nxe4 Rxe4 26. Qc5 Rxe1+ 27. Bxe1 Kd7 28. Bb4 Qc6 29. Qa7+ Ke6 30. Rg3 e4 31. Qf7+ Ke5 32. Rc3 Qe6 33. Rc7 Kf5 34. Rd7 Re8 35. Rd6 Qc8 36. Rxd5+ Kg4 37. Rd1 Qe6 38. Rg1+ Kh3 39. Qa7 e3 40. Qb7 Qe4 41. Qd7+ Re6 42. Qd1 e2 43. Qe1 Qe5 44. Rh1+ Kg4 45. Qg1+ Kf5 46. Qf2+ Kxg6 47. Rg1+ Kf7 48. Re1 Kg8 49. Kd2 Bg5+ 50. Kd3 Qd5+ 0-1
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