Chess: SudoRandom vs. Radiant_Darkness — 0-1 FORFEIT
White forfeits. New ratings: SudoRandom, 50; Radiant_Darkness, 140.
Date: January 12, 2011
Categories: Chess, Games completed
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SudoRandom
in January 13th, 2011 @ 16:47Haha, okay.
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Radiant_Darkness
in January 13th, 2011 @ 19:57You copied me first.
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SudoRandom
in January 14th, 2011 @ 19:39Did I?
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SudoRandom
in January 18th, 2011 @ 16:30K, I moved. (Thanks Robert!)
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Radiant_Darkness
in January 26th, 2011 @ 15:54Yo Sudo!
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in February 13th, 2011 @ 10:10Radiant_Darkness,
Even if this game doesn’t resume, it has been instructive so far. Crank it back to just after White’s sixth move. You could have played Nxg4 (i.e., your knight on f6 takes White’s pawn on g4). Do you see why White can’t take your knight?
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Radiant_Darkness
in February 13th, 2011 @ 10:18How did I miss that? Qh4 mate.
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in February 13th, 2011 @ 10:27Whenever your opponent opens up ens kingside, particularly by pushing the f pawn, you should look for opportunities to move in like that.
You could have done something similar on your fourth move, with Nxe4. You wouldn’t have had mate, but you could have bagged three pawns (and possibly the rook on h1) and an attack in exchange for your knight.
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Sudo
in February 13th, 2011 @ 10:43Sorry… finally moved.
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Radiant_Darkness
in February 13th, 2011 @ 10:48So did I.
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Sudo
in February 13th, 2011 @ 11:09cake on a stick.
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Radiant_Darkness
in February 13th, 2011 @ 11:31Cake on a stick?!
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Sudo
in February 13th, 2011 @ 12:11Indeed.
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Radiant_Darkness
in February 14th, 2011 @ 14:16Rf1. Very interesting…
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in February 23rd, 2011 @ 10:21Sudo and Radiant_Darkness:
Is this game still in progress? If not, there’s an instructive comment I’d like to make about Black’s 13th move.
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Radiant_Darkness
in February 23rd, 2011 @ 18:22I want it to be still in progress. But that doesn’t mean it is.
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in February 23rd, 2011 @ 21:29Oh, well, then, lesson time. There’s an old chess saying: “Look for a check; it may be mate.” That doesn’t mean you should always play the check, just that it’s worth considering before you play something else. The king is your ultimate quarry, after all.
Now, if you crank the position back before your 13th move, you’ll find that you have five possible checks. At least two of them are no good. But some of the others might be.
(Conversely, it’s also worthwhile to be sure you can defend yourself against any checks your opponent might have up ens sleeve.)
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Robert Coontz (Administrator)
in March 16th, 2011 @ 11:30White forfeits; game awarded to Black. New ratings: Sudo, 50; RD, 140.
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