World Chess.com Correspondence Chess Championship Match (MSC157 vs. windmill64)

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MSC157

I've chosen randomly so... Laughing

windmill64

I'm not sure what happened in the round 4 game and hopefully MSC157 can enlighten me as  it looked like I had a slightly better endgame prospect but nothing to incredible. I figured with rooks on the board it'd probably end up a draw. But while I went to get my king active MSC157 seemed to be shuffling his rook about. The only thing I can come up with was at the end position MSC157 was looking at 36. Rxf5+ 37. Kxf5 Bh3+ thinking that he'd win a piece with 38. Ke5 Bxd7 (which doesn't work because I have 38. g3) and resigned when he saw it didn't work. Other than that I can't see why he allowed me to walk my king up into the game like that. It was a tragic end to an otherwise good game. Round 5- ok so you didn't have a plan, you can start making one though and push on. You had all the winning chances in that game and could probably draw at any time so why not play on there?

Round 2 (queen against two minors now) I'm beating myself up big time for that blunder earlier that gave you another minor. I'm still trying to work out a fortress or something but my prospects are definitely much dimmer now. I was thinking I might have a slight edge in that game earlier until I made that really stupid mistake that put the game squarely in your hands.

Round 7 game is the most interesting to me right now. I'm worse I'm sure but I'm trying to complicate the position and my e pawns I think give MSC157 some headache's right now. I think Round 1 will probably be a draw which will end MSC157's chances of tying the match up so with that in mind I'd like to propose a rematch when these games are finished, same rules but 4 games, 2 day limit (you didn't seem to use the time much and I'll just need to work faster) if you're willing MSC157.

pdela

we have to think now about next contender

Pulpofeira

I think pdela just ignored your comment, windmill...

windmill64

If MSC157 is accepting I'd like a (shorter) rematch with him. Much like Alekhine and Euwe I suspect MSC157's play was not best reflected in this match and a rematch might allow him to give a better result. Our match would surely be over before any Candidate's matches are over and a new challenger decided. It would be a good time for those interested to begin organizing a Candidate's tournament to decide the next challenger as either MSC157 or myself will be open to a new challenger!

pdela

No!

JShubham1907

i would like to challenge the winner :)

Pulpofeira

Miha, did they find you in a park lying on the ground?

MSC157

Nope, no more Online Chess for me. I'm depressed and don't want to play chess at all anymore. Dan knows why. Wink

Pulpofeira

C'mon!

windmill64
MSC157 wrote:

Nope, no more Online Chess for me. I'm depressed and don't want to play chess at all anymore. Dan knows why. 

That's to bad. Thanks for the games. Maybe another match sometime in the future.

windmill64

Looks like MSC157 will get a win, to many errors in the game from me.

MSC157

Round 1 finished, not sure why a draw though. 

http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=95811778

Round 7 finished too. There's a forced draw indeed. Laughing

http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=95811716

MSC157

WCCCC

Rd. 1

Rd. 2

Rd. 3

Rd. 4

Rd. 5

Rd. 6

Rd. 7

Rd. 8

Total

MSC

½ 

 

 0

½ 

 0

½ 

½

2

WM

½

 

 1

 1

½ 

 1

½

½

5

MSC157

Ok, an early finish of R2. I won! Laughing

http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=95811742

MSC157

Final result:

WCCCC

Rd. 1

Rd. 2

Rd. 3

Rd. 4

Rd. 5

Rd. 6

Rd. 7

Rd. 8

Total

MSC

½

1

 0

0

½

 0

½

½

3

WM

½

0

 1

1

½

 1

½

½

5

windmill64

The match is finished as I resigned the round 2 game. I'm sure I missed several chances and probably had a draw after the queen for 3 minor's exchange but blew it all up with 2 blunders a few moves apart towards the end. I offered a draw in the round 1 game as I already had the match in hand and I was the only one who had winning chances but no need to continue the match for statistical purposes there. Thanks for the games MSC157, I learned a lot from them. My only wish was that you put more analysis time into the games, I felt for the most part you were blitzing the moves off and the final result seems to reflect that. I'm going to review the 3 minors against queen game because I must find out if I was lost or if I had chances for a draw or even win, my gut says I did and I just blew it at the end.

Contact me if you want another (but shorter!) match. :)

Aetheldred

I'm sorry guys, I didn't have the chance to finish the computer engine analysis, as I am living in Madrid now, and all I have here is a couple of old laptops and lots of work and stress. 

Would somebody please perform an analysis of the games for me? I promised to perform them but I had to change cities unexpectedly, and I feel I let them down. It's just a formality to ensure no cheating took place.

I used Stockfish 5. Smile

Pulpofeira

Yes, PC's are growing on trees in Andalucía... ;)

mnhsr

you are Don Quixote, dude.