billay Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 IMHO, Billay lost that game castling kingside. Sky's attack was very kingside focused, and Billay could have made that a much more interesting game with the unorthodox castle. Moving the king would have helped at the end, but it was over. The kingside attack was too strong. An unmolested King's Gambit is going to open HUGH opportunities for attack!! I prefer to attack it early and often... 1387654[/snapback] You're probably right, but at the time, nothing had yet opened up for sky on the kingside and I was still hoping that he was going to make a wrong move in the center. I would not open this way against sky again, but I find less experienced player are likely to get a little confused against the english opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 (edited) Actually... that opening is a 'defense'. A very old opening. Left a move out, but it pretty much played out they way it should and is always worthwhile if black castles kingside. Name of opening is: Stonewall Defense. Once it is set up white is supposed to attack from the queenside... but billay let me change things in the middle. 1387662[/snapback] I know that the move progression didn't follow King's Gambit, but that's roughly where you ended up. If that was supposed to be a Stonewall defense, you moved through and out of it quickly and efficiently based on what was available on the board. There were some advanced tactics in there, and it was a brutal assault on the king's castle. Again, I fear the Sensei! Billay, I hear what you are saying. I thought you were delaying castling as long as you did 1) to try and take over the tempo of the game and 2) to see where Sky's main attack was going to come from. It just seemed when I replayed the game that you jumped into the teeth of the attack. Once white starts throwing kingside pawns forward and opens up a lane for his Kingside rook to join in on the fun, that flank can become really tough to defend!! Edited March 25, 2006 by Caveman_Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 Los Gigantes has offered to fill Biers spot, so that changes the matchups for Skylive, McNasty, Sgt. Ryan and Caveman Nick. I've adjusted the lead post to reflect the changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 thanks los for stepping in..... thanks guys for the pm's. if i can play a spontaneous game here and there i'll post or pm you guys...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Wow, you guys need to get laid more. I try to remember how many spaces my King can move and you guys are talking about gambits and Stonewalls. FWIW, it's pure jealousy on my part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 Wow, you guys need to get laid more. I try to remember how many spaces my King can move and you guys are talking about gambits and Stonewalls. FWIW, it's pure jealousy on my part. 1387754[/snapback] My brain can only handle so much analysis and memorization. I have this longstanding intention to go through and try to memorize a number of openings, but I can't bring myself to do it. It just doesn't interest me that much. love to play though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 I got time for a quick game if anybody's interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 Sunday bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 Monday bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Sky, Robash or Sgt. Ryan, I'm around today if you can make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Sky, Robash or Sgt. Ryan, I'm around today if you can make it. 1389300[/snapback] Then let's play.... Yahoo Intermediate Intermediate 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 (edited) Sky and H1 matchup on going at above mentioned table. EDIT: better get there in a hurry, as this one probably won't last long. Edited March 27, 2006 by Hugh 0ne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Very interesting game.... ;Title: Yahoo! Chess Game ;White: skylive5 ;Black: hughones2002 ;Date: Mon Mar 27 15:40:05 GMT 2006 1. e2-e4 g7-g5 2. d2-d3 h7-h6 3. f2-f4 g5xf4 4. c1xf4 b7-b5 5. b1-c3 a7-a6 6. c3-d5 d7-d6 7. c2-c4 f8-g7 8. a1-b1 g8-f6 9. f1-e2 h6-h5 10. d5xf6+ g7xf6 11. e2xh5 f6-h4+ 12. g2-g3 h4-f6 13. h5-g4 b8-c6 14. g4xc8 d8xc8 15. g1-f3 c6-d4 16. o-o e7-e5 17. f4-e3 c7-c6 18. f3xd4 e5xd4 19. f1xf6 d4xe3 20. d1-f3 c8-d8 21. b1-e1 a6-a5 22. e1xe3 a5-a4 23. e4-e5 a4-a3 24. e5xd6+ e8-f8 25. f6xf7+ f8-g8 26. e3-e7 a3xb2 27. f3-g4++ Lot's of twists and turns.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 Anybody around tonight? particularly suny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Practice game anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncosn05 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Broncosn05 is back in business will bve checking in later to see if anyone on my schedule is available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Broncosn05 is back in business will be checking in later to see if anyone on my schedule is available. 1390927[/snapback] I will be available all week. Have you and LosG left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 No sign of McNasty, Doggy, Sgt. Ryan, or polk. You guys still playing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 No sign of McNasty, Doggy, Sgt. Ryan, or polk. You guys still playing? 1391965[/snapback] Sarge was here earlier.... None of the above have played any games? Wow. Tough playing four games in one day. Still waiting for LosG and Bronco to show up.... hopefully I can get at least one out of the way today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncosn05 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 sky I got 30 now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Well, I am beginning to understand why this is called "The Debacle" I have competed in several types of game leagues. I generally prefer the assigned opponents route as you have gone here Billay, but that only works when people make an active effort to get their games in. A suggestion for next time would be to assign a timeframe for each round, and ask people to get in as many games as they can in that timeframe against the player pool. The top 8 victory getters can then advance to single elimination. If there are ties, you could break the tie with the person that has more victories as black, the lowest number of total moves for their voctories (people would have to post games for that), or have a playoff. Maybe there are other ways that this could go more smoothly. I'm not knocking anyone. People get busy with real life stuff, and that's more important, but when the opponents are assigned like they are it can become difficult to change up mid stream to help people get games in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 No sign of McNasty, Doggy, Sgt. Ryan, or polk. You guys still playing? 1391965[/snapback] I saw Sarge at the huddle a few days ago and PM'ed him, asking him for his availability. I never got a response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Don't worry about me. I should be kicking Billay and Suny's rear ends tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted March 29, 2006 Author Share Posted March 29, 2006 Well, I am beginning to understand why this is called "The Debacle" I have competed in several types of game leagues. I generally prefer the assigned opponents route as you have gone here Billay, but that only works when people make an active effort to get their games in. A suggestion for next time would be to assign a timeframe for each round, and ask people to get in as many games as they can in that timeframe against the player pool. The top 8 victory getters can then advance to single elimination. If there are ties, you could break the tie with the person that has more victories as black, the lowest number of total moves for their voctories (people would have to post games for that), or have a playoff. Maybe there are other ways that this could go more smoothly. I'm not knocking anyone. People get busy with real life stuff, and that's more important, but when the opponents are assigned like they are it can become difficult to change up mid stream to help people get games in. 1393072[/snapback] 'Tis true, Nick. Historically, this has been a dificult thing to get through. You have some good ideas here though, and I will try to implement some of them next year. There's a thin line between hoping to entice those who have an intrest and having a pool of players who are committed to finishing the thing in a timely fashion. I'll send a batch of PM's to those who have not yet played. I'll put a timeframs on the thing and we'll just proceed with the records that we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted March 30, 2006 Author Share Posted March 30, 2006 Bumping for billay vs. Irish Doggy in about 10-15 minutes. Location TBD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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