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Posted by jstack goclub.org 6/25/2008 13:13:37 play online chess	Subject: draw against an expert Message: Here is one of the more interesting games I have played recently. There are 2 big blunders towards the end of the game. We were both in big time pressure...and using an analog clock so there is no delay. Besides the obviously blunders the game seemed pretty well played by both sides. Comments are encouraged. White: Larry Johnson (2048) Black: James Stack (1540) 1.e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. pxp pxp 5.Bb5+ Nc6 6. 0-0 Bd6 7. Rel+ Nge7 8. pxp Bxp 9. Nc3 0-0 10.Bd3 f6 11. Nh4 Ne5 12. Be2 Be6 13. h3 Bf7 14. Bf4 Qb6 15. Rf1 Qxp 16. Na4 Qd4 17. NxB QxN 18. Be3 Qc6 19. Rb1 b6 20. Bb5 Qc7 21. Qe2 Rfd8 22. Bd4 Nec6 23. Ba1 Rac8 24. Nf5 Re8 25. f4 Ng6 26. Qg4 Be6 27. Rbe1 BxN 28. QxB RxR 29. RxR Nb4 30. Qe6+ kh8 31. Bd7 Rf8 32. f5 Qc5+ 33. Kh1 Ne5?? 34. RxN pxR 35. Bxp Qf2 36. Qe7 Rg8 37. f6 h5 38. pxp+ Kh7 39. Be6?? Qe1+ ½ ½
Posted by ionadowman goclub.org 6/25/2008 20:52:51 play online chess	Overall, a good result... Message: I've just played it through quickly, but I do have a query over 24.Nf5. It looked like a mistake to me but it was possible I had the position slightly wrong so I didn't look at it closely. 33...Ne5? certainly looks plausible, but the exchange sac blows a big hole in Black's defences. Instead of 39.Be6, 39.Qg5 ought to settle matters in White's favour, threatening mate at h5 and a horrible bishop check at f5. Maybe White overlooked the check that wrecks the line 39.Be6 Qe1+ 40.Kh2 Qxe5check, and Black finds he can't after all play 41.Bxg8+ Kxg8 42.Qxe5. Are you thinking of annotating this game? The early struggle for the initiative is an enthralling one in whick Black did well to hold out for so long.
Posted by jstack goclub.org 6/26/2008 08:37:40 play online chess	annotation Message: I did not realise you could annotate games not played on gameknot. I'll give it a shot.
Chess news: Barden on chess -- India's Vishy Anand and his Russian challenger Vlad Kramnik meet this afternoon in Bonn in game four of their 12-game, €1.5m world title chess match. The eagerly awaited showdown has lost some of its gloss due to Kramnik's mediocre results at Dortmund and Moscow and Anand's recent disastrous last place in Bilbao. In consequence they are currently Nos 5 and 6 in the world chess rankings. I can not recall a previous world title match (except for Fide's knock-outs) where neither chess player was in the top two. Basically the result is too close to call and could be effectively decided if in one game either side can unleash a computer-prepared chess opening bomb. Expert opinion is ... Anand wins 3rd game of world chess match -- Defending chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India scored the first victory in his title match against Russian Vladimir Kramnik with a third game that saw both chess players take off the gloves and go at each other with gusto. After a dull draw in game one and a complex but civilized draw in game two, the two engaged in play they described as "complicated," but that description hardly catches the flavor of Friday's game. Anand, playing with Black, opted for the super-sharp Meran Variation of the Semi-Slav Defense, which Kramnik avoided in game one. Anand's 14th move, a bishop to b7, was a novelty at this level of play. Afterward, Kramnik said, "I have my doubts about it but ... Anand, Kramnik draw in 4th game of chess match -- Defending chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India played to a 29-move draw with Russian challenger Vladimir Kramnik on Saturday in the fourth game of their world chess championship match. Anand leads the 12-game match 2.5-1.5. He won the third game in spectacular style on Friday after the two men drew their opening games. Saturday's draw was a tame affair in comparison with the previous day's game. Anand had the white pieces and the opening was the solid Queen's Gambit Declined. As often happens in this chess opening, Black wound up with an isolated d-pawn and White had only the slightest chance of an advantage. Kramnik summed the opening up after ...