This very short game of mine as it turns out is another example of why you shouldn't move your queen too many times. I inevitably would gain tempos on the queen with at least equality, but as it turns out here the queen was running short of squares. It was a 40 5 live game, though it was over quickly.
jontsef
Dec 20, 2009
As they say, the threat is stronger than the execution. White gets a small advantage on the c file and this pressure ends up forcing a weakness on black's queenside. Then Karpov methoidcally trades into an endgame and works on both wings to overpower his opponent.
Elubas
Dec 9, 2009
anyway I just played this match today. I wanted you guys to see it. Its pretty amazing cause I DO NOT use the french that often and its surprising I won this match with it. This kid I think was in the 1500's according to IHSA (Illinois High School Association). Im only 1015 according to IHSA. but obviously im much much higher.
Spiderman2351
Dec 8, 2009
I just suffered my worst defeat ever last Friday. It was the first time I had ever played board 1 for my team and I lost in 16 moves against someone I later found out was a FIDE Master at 2367. I chose a defense I had never had much success with, even though I knew the ins and outs of it quite well. The problem was that I was too afraid to pay the "strong defenses"- French, Ruy Lopez, Sicilian, etc.
I know many people in this group may feel the same way, as though they want to play defenses like those mentioned above, but don't have anyone to practice them with. In this forum, people can post what openings they would like to practice and other members looking to improve on the same opening can offer to help. It'll be kind of like a personal add for chess openings.
Elubas
Dec 4, 2009
There are many paths to victory for white here, but see if you can find the most elegant.
Elubas
Nov 30, 2009
I am now looking at the lasker defense for black. It achieves the desirable trades black wants so now black can develop all of his pieces now! White ends up getting more space, but black's position is annoyingly hard to attack. In this game white gets greedy with his center and ends up getting crushed by black's seemingly passive pieces! It's one of those strange times where it's a big mistake to create a pawn center, even after backing it up by rooks!
Elubas
Nov 29, 2009
Here are a few Blitz/ Bullet games I played recently. They obviously aren't very accurate, but the are fun to look over because each player was very aggressive.
gxtmf1
Nov 27, 2009
Here are a few Blitz/ Bullet games I played recently. They obviously aren't very accurate, but the are fun to look over because each player was very aggressive.
gxtmf1
Nov 27, 2009
In this game black finds a fantastic idea to take some sting out of the rubinstein attack with Qc2. In fact it hasn't even been played much at all in the database, but it scores almost equal to white! Black is able to simplify the position and try to attack white's central structure. White allows a strong tactical/positional pawn stab ...b5 that wins the light squares. My conclusion of the orthodox variation is that it's playable but there are probably better options for black, that are less passive. He can easily have to end up defending the whole game.
Elubas
Nov 25, 2009
I recently played a game using the 1. e4 variation of the King's Indian Attack that I am quite proud of. In it, I wasn't able to initiate the characteristic King side attack, so I regrouped to the opposite wing and used my positional pressure to gain the advantage. Position is something that's just starting to "click" with me. Though I've always known about it, I've only just begun paying special attention to it when I analyze games. It's very exciting to be able to use the same ideas that you have recently been learning about. I hope you enjoy the game and are as harsh as possible in your analysis of it because otherwise we wouldn't learn nearly as much.
gxtmf1
Nov 25, 2009
I was thinking we could have debates featuring admins. and other members. We would have one forum where two people debate each other and a second where everyone else comments on it or continues the debate. The former will be more persuasive, while the other will allow for more concessions to the opposition. We can divide the debate this way:
General Statement: (example) White is better than Black
Support vs. Devil's Advocate (which will be the title to whichever side disagrees with the statement)
Elubas
Nov 24, 2009
Here is a game I found here on good ole chess.com
I have never heard of either player before, but is was still a beautiful struggle over a handful of key squares. The knockout blow in this game is pretty sweet.
gxtmf1
Nov 23, 2009
This second game shows exactly what white needs to do to wipe out black's solid position. I believe when white plays Qc2 and Rc1, it's called the rubinstein attack. By avoiding Bd3, he delays the loss of a tempo, hoping that black makes a passive waiting move. Black indeed does this, and sets up an a6, b5, c6 complex but he never achieves his pawn breaks due to inaccurate play. What happened was this complex became weak instead of dynamic and it was attacked the rest of the game. I have looked at different lines in pawn structures in the QG in the alternatives early on in the game.
ARTEMlS
Nov 20, 2009
Hello, fellow analysts. I know that as white, I used to hate playing against the Scandinavian Defense (1.e4 d5). Why? I don't know. It just annoyed me. Then I found out about an odd gambit that white can play to counter the Scandinavian Defense. It's called the Tennison Gambit and it's a bit like the Budapest Defense with colors reversed (1. d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5). The moves are 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3?!. Precise play is required so please study the diagrams and check out the master games that employ it on Game Explorer.
Elubas
Nov 20, 2009
I would like to challenge elubus to analyze a specific opening: 1. Na3. He has many times been critical of a certain member for propounding the opening without having provided an analysis. Now, in an analysis, a person must be objective, so I'd like elubus to review this move without reverting to any predisposed judgement. Why? Not for irony. Because it would be hilarious if we posted it in the main forums. Of course, I think that this move is pure bs.
TheSteadyHand
Nov 19, 2009
It turns out that Magnus Carlson isn't the only person on FIDE's top 50 rating list that has yet to turn 20. The next game features Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who was also born in 1990. In this game, Vachier-Lagrave beats her opponent to the punch in an exciting Trampowsky variation.
TheSteadyHand
Nov 17, 2009
This game I played was on live chess, 15 5, and there were some interesting tactical complications I wanted to share. He was only 1500, but he wsn't a complete pushover.
Elubas
Nov 11, 2009
The following game is my own. It was an ugly game in which I had trouble finding a long-term plan. It was for my highschool chess team, and I was very nervous when I played. I was too afraid of taking the types of risks that I normally choose to take, so I ended up in positions that were made for such risks and sacrifices yet without the risks and sacrifices. It was a game where I was very unsure of each move. In this game, I learned about the problems that can arise from not having a clear plan.
Elubas
Nov 6, 2009
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