A very pretty loss

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27th May 2009, 01:51pm
#1
by immortalgamer
Oregon United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 1342

A 1 min game.  There seems to be such a bad lag today on chess.com server...I've lost almost a hundred points.  The lag is bad, but this game was still enjoyable even though many times my pieces needed to be moved three times to a square. 

28th May 2009, 12:59am
#2
by wesnerm
Seattle, WA United States
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 106

the game looks nice... but there were a lot of blunders on both sides.

18. Nxc7+ takes the rook for free

14. ... Qe7 destroys your entire plans

28th May 2009, 07:50am
#3
by immortalgamer
Oregon United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 1342

I'm sure there were blunders it was just 1 min.

4th August 2009, 05:20pm
#4
by SukerPuncher333
Canada
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 585

I assume black won by time? How is that a "pretty win" for him? lol

When you said a "very pretty loss," I was expecting your opponent to win by a dazzling Morphy-style mating attack, not win by time! Frown

4th August 2009, 05:22pm
#5
by SerbianChessStar
Belgrade Serbia
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 2629

it looks like you won, idk how its "pretty"

4th August 2009, 06:01pm
#6
by immortalgamer
Oregon United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 1342

Because I played dynamically, but lost.  I thought I played very tactically....yet he kept his head and was able to eeeek out a win on time.

4th August 2009, 06:32pm
#7
by SukerPuncher333
Canada
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 585

I guess you meant to describe your own play as pretty, not your opponent's play. After seeing this other thread, I came to your game and the whole time was waiting for your opponent to come up with something pretty...then suddenly the game ends, lol

4th August 2009, 06:45pm
#8
by eaglex
Seoul South Korea
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 315

i dont get it white is winning in final postion

qxf6 ke8 qxh8 and white is up a rook

4th August 2009, 06:45pm
#9
by immortalgamer
Oregon United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 1342

yeah and I lost

 

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