As requested. Go to it, lads!
Piggy prevails!
[Event "Muse Academy Eterna-Ment"]
[Site "MuseBlog, NET"]
[Date "2009.10.30"]
[Round ""]
[White "SudoRandom, "]
[Black "Piggy, "]
[CBBWhiteId "SudoRandom"]
[CBBBlackId "Piggy"]
[Result "0-1"]
1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 h6 4.c3 Nc6 5.h4 a5 6.e3 Na7 7.Bc4 Nf6 8.Be5 Bg7 9.Na3 d6 10.O-O dxe5 11.dxe5 Nd7 12.Bb5 c6 13.Bc4 b6 14.Nd4 e6 15.g4 Rb8 16.Rc1 Bf8 17.Nxe6 Qe7 18.Nc7+ Kd8 19.Ne6+ Ke8 20.Rc2 Nxe5 21.Bd3 Bxe6 22.Bc4 Nxc4 23.Nxc4 Bxc4 24.b3 Bxf1 25.Qxf1 Bg7 26.Qh3 h5 27.f3 hxg4 28.f4 gxh3 29.Rh2 Qxe3+ 30.Kf1 Qg3 31.Re2+ Kf7 32.c4 Bd4 33. Resigns
[Site "MuseBlog, NET"]
[Date "2009.10.30"]
[Round ""]
[White "SudoRandom, "]
[Black "Piggy, "]
[CBBWhiteId "SudoRandom"]
[CBBBlackId "Piggy"]
[Result "0-1"]
1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 h6 4.c3 Nc6 5.h4 a5 6.e3 Na7 7.Bc4 Nf6 8.Be5 Bg7 9.Na3 d6 10.O-O dxe5 11.dxe5 Nd7 12.Bb5 c6 13.Bc4 b6 14.Nd4 e6 15.g4 Rb8 16.Rc1 Bf8 17.Nxe6 Qe7 18.Nc7+ Kd8 19.Ne6+ Ke8 20.Rc2 Nxe5 21.Bd3 Bxe6 22.Bc4 Nxc4 23.Nxc4 Bxc4 24.b3 Bxf1 25.Qxf1 Bg7 26.Qh3 h5 27.f3 hxg4 28.f4 gxh3 29.Rh2 Qxe3+ 30.Kf1 Qg3 31.Re2+ Kf7 32.c4 Bd4 33. Resigns
Me go first again?…
Fine. Let me think.
Sudo…
SUUUUdo…
Sorry!
Oh, gods, I’m so bad at this…
*coughs*
You look like you know what you’re doing, and it’s rather intimidating.
That’s psychological warfare. Whenever you make a move on a physical (non-virtual) board, always put your piece down with a decisive thump. Looking confident isn’t quite half the battle, but it certainly helps.
SudoRandom! Your move!
SudoRandom! Still your move!
SUDORANDOM, get over here.
AAA! Sorry! I have no idea what to do, but at least it’s a move…
Sudo!
SudoRandom!
I get the feeling that when I made that move, I had everything all planned out, and now I’ve forgotten.
Once again, I can’t shake the feeling that when I moved there, I had a cunning backup plan to get out. All gone now, fairwell Knight,
Sudo, it’s your move.
Sudo, chess?
Ahoy, SudoRandom! Your move!
Suuuudoooo…
Chess, Sudo?
Wooooooooooooooow. That was a stupid move.
Sudo- Yes, that wasn’t great, but- always look where your pieces are. That goes for Piggy too. You’ve been sadly neglecting some of my favorite pieces.
I’m absolutely terrible at games like this. My brother, on the other hand, is good at them. He can look ahead and make strategies easily, whereas I have trouble focusing on the implications of the move I’m making in the present.
Gah. My side of the board is so cluttered, it’s impossible to move. Isn’t it nice that I can see that my moves were terrible, and exactly why, only several turns after I make them? It’s a poor sort of foresight that only works backwards.
Anyway, Piggy, I’m really posting to tell you that I’m going to Texas for vacation and won’t be back till Friday. I don’t know how long I have on here before I go, but this will probably be my last move for a while. Bye!
Sudo! Chess!
**feels sure that he is digging himself in deeper*
Sudo: Your knight had plenty of options. On your 21st move, you could have moved it to f8 (taking the black bishop), f4, or d4. Why did you move your bishop?
Wait, I think I only have one knight, and that knight definitely can’t get all the way over to the f column. I’d think that you’d have mixed me up with Piggy, as his knight can get to f, except that you specifically mentioned that the bishop I could take was black.
Oh, hang on. I’m looking at my twenty first move right now, thinking you’re talking about what I could do this turn? I’m confused. Okay, I found a magical feature that lets me go back turns, and I see what you’re talking about now. I didn’t see that my knight was being threatened, but I could see that my bishop was, so I moved it.
Sudo: Your 21st move was Bd3.
Ah, so you didn’t notice that Black had two pieces (bishop and queen) ready to take your knight? Hm.
Your bishop was not in trouble. Your knight on a3 defended it. If Black had captured it with the knight (…Nxc4), then you would would have captured the knight (Nxc4), winning a knight for a bishop — an even trade.
(Observation: MBers in general seem awfully afraid of exchanging pieces. You need to get over that.)
Yes, I’m terrified of trades. I never know when one is good or not…
The usual rule of thumb is that bishop = knight = about 3 pawns. If a pawn is assigned a point value of 1, then bishops = knights = 3; rooks = 5; and a queen = 9.
So if you can get two knights for a rook, or two rooks for your queen, then those are usually good trades. Swapping a bishop for a knight or vice versa is an even trade.
The point values aren’t perfect, but they give a general guide and can help players overcome their fear of exchanges.
Meh. Now I think I just wasted a move…
Sudo?
Crap. I didn’t see what I’m sure Piggy is going to next until too late. *is very, very bad at chess*
Enceladus:Sudo: For future moves, it might help you to look at the position from your opponent’s point of view. You can flip the board by hitting the button with the two curved arrows. Then ask yourself, “What would I do next if these were my pieces?”(Incidentally, with so many baked goods in the world, we GAPAs don’t see much need for scatological expressions of annoyance.)
Lawlz. I’m SudoRandom.
Thanks, though. That’ll probably be very helpful.
It’s not always easy to tell the two of you apart.
Sorry about that. I’m in the habit, and I used to hate MB swears. *will remember next time*
Ahoy! Sudo! Your move!
You’re down a rook, a knight, and a bishop, so I think it’s not stepping too far out of line to offer you a few hints at this point. First, your pawn on h4 has been hanging unprotected for several moves now. You can protect it with your queen. That might be a good idea.
CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I guess it is clear now that I am not meant to be playing chess. *headdesk*
I wouldn’t go that far. But you do seem deathly afraid of capturing your opponent’s pieces, and awfully eager to let him capture yours.
Sudo, it’s your turn again.
Sudo, chess.
Now the problem is that even though I can see (I think) what you’re doing, I don’t know what to do about it. Maybe I should resign, I feel like I’m just playing this game to death, and it’s pretty clear I’ll be checkmated in a few moves. Oh, well. At least I’ve improved.
So, should I resign?
It’s up to you.
Sudo, chess, por favor.
Sorry, I was sure I finished…