1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 Nxe4
4.Qe2 d5
5.d3 Bd6
6.Nf3 0-0
7.dxe4 dxe4
8.Ng5 Bf5
9.Nc3 Nc6
10.Be3 Nd4
11.Bxd4 Qxg5
12.Be3 Qf6
13.0-0-0 Rad8
14.Qc4 Be5
15.Be2 Bxc3
16.Qxc3
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 Nxe4
4.Qe2 d5
5.d3 Bd6
6.Nf3 0-0
7.dxe4 dxe4
8.Ng5 Bf5
9.Nc3 Nc6
10.Be3 Nd4
11.Bxd4 Qxg5
12.Be3 Qf6
13.0-0-0 Rad8
14.Qc4 Be5
15.Be2
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 Nxe4
4.Qe2 d5
5.d3 Bd6
6.Nf3 0-0
7.dxe4 dxe4
8.Ng5 Bf5
9.Nc3 Nc6
10.Be3 Nd4
11.Bxd4 Qxg5
12.Be3 Qf6
13.0-0-0 Rad8
14.Qc4
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 Nxe4
4.Qe2 d5
5.d3 Bd6
6.Nf3 0-0
7.dxe4 dxe4
8.Ng5 Bf5
9.Nc3 Nc6
10.Be3 Nd4
11.Bxd4 Qxg5
12.Be3 Qf6
13.0-0-0
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 Nxe4
4.Qe2 d5
5.d3 Bd6
6.Nf3 0-0
7.dxe4 dxe4
8.Ng5 Bf5
9.Nc3 Nc6
10.Be3 Nd4
11.Bxd4 Qxg5
12.Be3
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 Nxe4
4.Qe2 d5
5.d3 Bd6
6.Nf3 0-0
7.dxe4 dxe4
8.Ng5 Bf5
9.Nc3 Nc6
10.Be3 Nd4
11.Bxd4
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 Nxe4
4.Qe2 d5
5.d3 Bd6
6.Nf3 0-0
7.dxe4 dxe4
8.Ng5 Bf5
9.Nc3 Nc6
10.Be3
Now wait a minute… I don’t think that Ender has “jacked up” this game at all. I consider this a very high quality game, and it is FAR from over. There are a lot of pitfalls for me to fall into still. You have gotten quite a lot of play for the material and I have to be extremely careful. I also have spent a lot more time on the last three moves than I imagined that I might, so early in the game. Your Bd6 and Bf5 were very fine moves. And I had some cute traps worked out that you avoided since then (I also nearly fell into a couple). Only 9 moves in and this has already been a wild one, and I have to walk a tightrope for at least the next several moves.
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 Nxe4
4.Qe2 d5
5.d3 Bd6
6.Nf3 0-0
7.dxe4 dxe4
8.Ng5 Bf5
9.Nc3
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 Nxe4
4.Qe2 d5
5.d3 Bd6
6.Nf3 0-0
7.dxe4 dxe4
8.Ng5
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 Nxe4
4.Qe2 d5
5.d3 Bd6
6.Nf3 0-0
7.dxe4
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 Nxe4
4.Qe2 d5
5.d3 Bd6
6.Nf3
Yeah in just a few moves we’ve reached a position I’ve never seen before.
I was tempted to play 6.Nxf7, but I chickened out.
Perhaps it’s time for me to upgrade from Mosaic to Netscape… ?
For some reason, this thread loads, but then the little “loading” icon keeps spinning for another minute or so, before it finally stops. It only seems to be on this thread. I wonder if it has anything to do with the special characters in the thread title? It’s not a serious issue, just mildly annoying.
Is it my imagination or are these pages loading really slowly?
I have to go teach class now. After that may get in a move or two.
Otherwise, I look forward to resuming tomorrow morning…
This Federation is more organized than I thought!
Warbler said:
When you two had indicated you were ready, I was going to flip a coin to decide who got white, but since started anyway, I will allow the game to continue.
Sorry for breaking protocol. I figured after this we could play a second game with him as white. Then I’d humbly suggest that he retains his title if he wins either of the two games.
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 Nxe4
4.Qe2 d5
5.d3
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5 Nxe4
4.Qe2
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nf6
3.Nxe5
No problem. Trying to psyche me out already.
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3
1.e4 d5
2.exd5
Ok Darth, since Warbler has deemed me your next challenger, I’ll give it a try.
I don’t know how this works, but it looks like you’ve been letting challengers move first. If that’s still ok, and presuming we just jump in, I’ll try:
1.e4
Speaking of mods, isn’t oojason ahead of me in line?
Darth Ender already defeated him. Also, as far as I know, oojason never played chess professionally.
YeGods, I certainly have never played professionally. Has Darth?
No, and I’m sure you’re better than me, but it could still be fun!
I am not counting on being better than you by any stretch… It’s been almost 25 years since I played a real game, and I am crazy rusty. Last year I tried playing some speed chess in that park in D.C. while on vacation, and got my ass handed to me by someone who I thought was weak. I might have chalked that up to him hustling me, but we weren’t playing for money. I honestly can’t remember any openings, so I’ll be doing well to make it safely into the middle game.
I tried to get an idea of your level by looking back at your last two games against Warb and oojason – but it’s hard to tell because you are clearly much stronger than they are. The only move I wondered about was why you didn’t play e5 against Warbler - I thought that was the point of the previous move. Although, your pawn structure was so much better by then I thought maybe it was actually easier to win your way and that you did that on purpose.