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Got a game from an Untitled Tuesday event you're particularly proud of?  Post it here!

Here's one where I nearly toppled @SerBrus:

A rather painful loss, missing a mate in two against a much stronger player, but on the whole a game I'm quite happy with.

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Here's a chaotic game versus @gambit-man which I won: https://www.chess.com/live/game/2111535160

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I have a strong and stable leadership internet connection, but I was disconnected during 3 of my 7 games... I did manage to run Triggerlips hard until his superior endgame play took over…

 

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You and me both, @MGleason.
 

 

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I won a rather wild game against @Paldrick:

 

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@MGleason: What's the move 2. Nc3 about? In any case, the main moves there are 3. Bg5 the Richter-Veresov and 3. Bf4 the Jobava. Both are equal, but interesting and probably worth looking into.

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2. Nc3 - other than the normal developing a piece, it controls e4, and supports d5 if he wants to move the queen.

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Ok. Just curious, because although the move 2. Nc3 is fine, most people have played 2. c4 there.

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Yeah, that was it.

That queen had so many places to run all over the middle of the board - but they were all covered by one piece or another. grin.png

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7.cxd3!? would have given you the chance to play e4 soon. I'm not sure whether it would have been a theortical advantage, but your position would have been easier to play and you almost certainly would have been able to gain an edge in the opening in a blitz game. Something like this:



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Good point.  I took with the queen so as to keep the pawn structure intact and connect the rooks, but the double pawns are if anything a strength, the open file may be an asset, and the queen is easy to move later.

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I did rather poor in this untitled Saturday, but still had some interesting games.

One of them was an exciting draw with upcominggm.

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@logozar: What do you think of 9... Bxc3? It sems like an easy stable advantage.

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It probably is. I just thought I could get more from keeping the bishop pair on the board, and had I played correctly, I might have.

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Nice, Type!

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https://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=2140836156

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That was an incredible game - over 100 moves, seven(!) pawn promotions...

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Really? They missed several quick mates in that game. It was almost as if they were trying to make it last as long as possible.

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Either that or they were playing on increment for much of the game.