The Chess Thread - NEW TOURNAMENT SIGNUPS

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by Corazon de Leon » Mon Apr 12, 2021 6:54 pm

Requested a game Dowbocop, I’ve chosen white then for the second game I’ll just set it(or you can) so that you’re white.

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by Pancake » Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:29 pm

Tomous and I straight into a Queen's Gambit, I blame Netflix.

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PostRe: The Chess Thread - TOURNAMENT STARTS APRIL 14TH
by Tomous » Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:34 pm

Pancake wrote:Tomous and I straight into a Queen's Gambit, I blame Netflix.



Are we :slol:

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by Pancake » Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:38 pm

Tomous wrote:
Pancake wrote:Tomous and I straight into a Queen's Gambit, I blame Netflix.



Are we :slol:

Haha yes. 1. d4, d5, 2. c4 = Queen's Gambit

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by Tomous » Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:39 pm

I still need to watch Queen's Gambit

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by Dowbocop » Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:44 pm

Corazon de Leon wrote:Requested a game Dowbocop, I’ve chosen white then for the second game I’ll just set it(or you can) so that you’re white.

Cool, I'm pretty sure I've accepted it, not the most intuitive challenge system!

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by Curls » Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:00 am

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Curls wrote:.

I tried adding you as a friend earlier but it didn't seem to work on the app. Would you try adding me? I'm happy to start our game earlier if you like.



I think I've added you now...and everyone else. I also searched for 'username pending.' ergh idiot.



Ok Super Dragon, you're the ONLY one who hasn't appeared on my friends list after adding. Which suggests to me , maybe its a problem your end?

Try again?

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by Super Dragon 64 » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:02 am

Curls wrote:
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Super Dragon 64 wrote:
Curls wrote:.

I tried adding you as a friend earlier but it didn't seem to work on the app. Would you try adding me? I'm happy to start our game earlier if you like.



I think I've added you now...and everyone else. I also searched for 'username pending.' ergh idiot.



Ok Super Dragon, you're the ONLY one who hasn't appeared on my friends list after adding. Which suggests to me , maybe its a problem your end?

Try again?

I had accepted your request last night but now my friends list is just hanging. I'm trying to reinstall the app to see if that helps.

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by Hypes » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:12 am

Pancake wrote:
Tomous wrote:
Pancake wrote:Tomous and I straight into a Queen's Gambit, I blame Netflix.



Are we :slol:

Haha yes. 1. d4, d5, 2. c4 = Queen's Gambit

I still don't understand chess moves written down

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by Tomous » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:15 am

Hypes wrote:
Pancake wrote:
Tomous wrote:
Pancake wrote:Tomous and I straight into a Queen's Gambit, I blame Netflix.



Are we :slol:

Haha yes. 1. d4, d5, 2. c4 = Queen's Gambit

I still don't understand chess moves written down



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_notation_(chess)



It's actually pretty simple.

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PostRe: The Chess Thread - TOURNAMENT STARTS APRIL 14TH
by Pancake » Tue Apr 13, 2021 11:49 am

Interesting battle with Tomous so far. Not sure if this was deliberate but he sacrificed a pawn and got a lot of initiative from it, felt very dodgy for a while but I think I'm through the worst of it now.

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by Corazon de Leon » Tue Apr 13, 2021 11:59 am

I am stressed out playing against Dowbocop - feels like a lot of piece-for-piece sacrificing might be the order of the day in our games. :lol:

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PostRe: The Chess Thread - TOURNAMENT STARTS APRIL 14TH
by Tomous » Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:03 pm

Pancake wrote:Interesting battle with Tomous so far. Not sure if this was deliberate but he sacrificed a pawn and got a lot of initiative from it, felt very dodgy for a while but I think I'm through the worst of it now.



It wasn't, I had something completely different in mind and missed the obvious pawn take because I was carried away with my plan :slol:


Think advantage is with you as we enter end game as I don't have my bishops which I always think is preferable towards the end

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PostRe: The Chess Thread - TOURNAMENT STARTS APRIL 14TH
by Hypes » Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:13 pm

I fully expect to lose every game

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by Pancake » Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:20 pm

Tomous wrote:
Pancake wrote:Interesting battle with Tomous so far. Not sure if this was deliberate but he sacrificed a pawn and got a lot of initiative from it, felt very dodgy for a while but I think I'm through the worst of it now.



It wasn't, I had something completely different in mind and missed the obvious pawn take because I was carried away with my plan :slol:


Think advantage is with you as we enter end game as I don't have my bishops which I always think is preferable towards the end

I thought maybe it was a mistake, nearly worked though! Bishops are better than knights apparently but knights are tricky buggers to deal with.

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PostRe: The Chess Thread - TOURNAMENT STARTS APRIL 14TH
by Hypes » Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:30 pm

Just played my first online game and won :toot:
Looking at my report and it says I made a blunder but I don't know what it means half the time. It seems to think I should have moved my Knight into checking the King where it could have been taken by the queen :?

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by Tomous » Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:41 pm

Hypes wrote:Just played my first online game and won :toot:
Looking at my report and it says I made a blunder but I don't know what it means half the time. It seems to think I should have moved my Knight into checking the King where it could have been taken by the queen :?



I had a look at your game and while you would have lost your knight, you could then have taken the bishop on E6 with your bishop on C4. Your bishop would then be in a pretty position to put pressure on their king.

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by Hypes » Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:44 pm

Tomous wrote:
Hypes wrote:Just played my first online game and won :toot:
Looking at my report and it says I made a blunder but I don't know what it means half the time. It seems to think I should have moved my Knight into checking the King where it could have been taken by the queen :?



I had a look at your game and while you would have lost your knight, you could then have taken the bishop on E6 with your bishop on C4. Your bishop would then be in a pretty position to put pressure on their king.

Yes, noticed that after. Think I just prefer to not lose pieces, I'm not much of a sacrificer

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PostRe: The Chess Thread - TOURNAMENT STARTS APRIL 14TH
by Tomous » Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:47 pm

Hypes wrote:
Tomous wrote:
Hypes wrote:Just played my first online game and won :toot:
Looking at my report and it says I made a blunder but I don't know what it means half the time. It seems to think I should have moved my Knight into checking the King where it could have been taken by the queen :?



I had a look at your game and while you would have lost your knight, you could then have taken the bishop on E6 with your bishop on C4. Your bishop would then be in a pretty position to put pressure on their king.

Yes, noticed that after. Think I just prefer to not lose pieces, I'm not much of a sacrificer



As long as you're trading pieces, it's not really a sacrifice and worth doing if it improves your position.

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PostRe: The Chess Thread - TOURNAMENT STARTS APRIL 14TH
by Tomous » Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:39 pm

Gg Pancake, i feel mentally exhausted :lol:

Might need a breather before round 2, will start tomorrow.


You dealt with everything I could think to try :slol: :(

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