Super-dog Championship (captaintugwash - Martin0)

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"Attacking sounds fun"

Yes, but for whom?

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12. Bj4

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*offers draw*

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haha

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sorry, no draw tongue.png

12...Ni6

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I knew as soon as I posted Bj4 I just gave you a free tempo.

13. Bi3

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You had the option Bi5, so it was not that clear whether it was just a free tempo or not. It is true your bishop might get trapped there though. In this case, yes you lost a tempo.

13...Bb6

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I'm not spending nearly as much time on this as I should, largely because I know that if I analyse too much, I'll probably just resign! e3 is clearly bad, f3 doesn't look good either, Bg1 is unplayable, so this looks forced...

14. d4

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14...cxd3

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Yeah I'm not letting that pawn advance. Capturing is clearly forced, I'll reassess after your next move.

15. exd3

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resign

Qxd3+ crushes, my queen is lost.

My opening was terrible, I never gave myself a chance.

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Well played Martin, you're clearly better than I am.

Play me at infinite please!

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Don’t ask Martin to play in infinite! Limit his dominance to just two chess variants. wink.png

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Oh. Forgot that last one. :(
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gg

I don't feel ready to play infinite chess yet.

Showing one potential line to the end:

15.exd3 Qxd3+

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16.Qe2 Ng3+

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17.fxg3 fxg3+

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18.Ke1 Bf2+

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19.Kf1 Bd4+

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20.Ke1 Bc3+

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21.Wd2 Bxd2

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(22.Kd1 Rf1+ 23.Qxf1 Qxf1+ 24.Kxd2 Qxa1 and black is ahead a bit more than a queen)

22.Qxd2 Rf1#

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rychessmaster1 wrote:
Yeah I thought 16. Ng3+ would work

I knew Ng3+ was crushing.

As for infinite, I think it suits my style more. I'm better with an open board, with lots of attacking options. I'm not so good in tight positional games. I think I'll have more of a chance.

When you're ready Martin, I'll be waiting!

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This is how far I got in my mental analysis before I decided to resign. I'm glad to see it was as terrible as I suspected.

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Whoa - I just realized this game is finished. Congrats to @Martin0. This is my bedtime, so medal ceremony will be coming soon.happy.png

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captaintugwash wrote:

12. Bj4

*offers draw*

lol - best move in the game!😃

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captaintugwash wrote:

...As for infinite, I think it suits my style more....

Mine too. And I'm perfectly fine if Martin never plays infinite.😋