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King's Gambit Accepted Thematic Tournament

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The Tourney is off to a rapid start

Posted by elahevad on Thursday, Oct 16 at 6:16pm

Anaxagoras is off to an early start with 3 wins already! But then presocratics are known for getting out there first, aren't they? Let's see what his mind is made of! I offer a great big thumbs up trophy to the first to grab a point from Anaxagoras!

Good luck all and thanks for joining!

Winners:

#1 1st Place anaxagoras (1992) United States

#2 2nd Place deallus (1805) Norway

#3 3rd Place strani (1579) United States

TD: elahevad Started on Oct 15, 2008 @ 7:16pm

Players: 12   Time Control: 3 days/move
Max Group Size: 12   Rating Range: Open
# Advance: 1   Tie Breaks: Yes
Points Available: 287   Games Rated: Yes

TOURNAMENT FINISHED!
Tournament Stats
Starting Players: 12 Completed Games: 132 (tournament is 100% complete)
Players Withdrawn: 0 (0%) # Timeouts: 3 (2%)
Remaining Players: 1 (8%) Remaining Games: 0
Average Rating: 1593 Biggest Upset: 1097 defeats 1553

Who will be King of the King's Gambit?


 

Comments:

by anaxagoras - 3 years ago
Lafayette, IN United States
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 292

A common mistake I saw was Black advancing with ...h5.  That is a big no-no unless the center is firmly in your grip.

by xMenace - 3 years ago
Rothesay, NB Canada
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 846

So has anyone else learned anything?

I've learned

  • to watch my f7 square like a hawk
  • that the f4 pawn should not be let go lightly
    the f4 pawn should be attacked vigorously unless some other target materializes
  • a Black pawn chain on the light squares is a recipe for disaster
  • attacking f7 with the knight is generally better than the bishop, unless the bishop is being sac'd
  • hanging pieces is very bad Frown
  • one needs to really know their lines well if played OTB
by anaxagoras - 3 years ago
Lafayette, IN United States
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 292

Well then, the winner is chopra!  I made a hasty move which was going to lead to massive material loss.  Good luck everyone.Laughing

by xMenace - 3 years ago
Rothesay, NB Canada
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 846

davehale spelled backwards isn't even playing? What's wrong, 73 games too much for ya? Wink

 
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