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[fen]8/4qp1k/8/1p2PP1p/p1p5/P1P1K3/1P4Q1/8 w - - 0 49 [/fen]

Hi Paul, no time for conditional moves here tonight either, it's after 11pm.

47.Qc2+ Kh8
48.Qg2 Kh7
49.f5 Qe7
Hope you do ok against the kid. Chess is a youngsters game nowadays,
gone are the days of the stereotype 60 year olds bent over a chess
board.
all the best
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Hi everyone,

In this position palm hiarcs also plays 49..Qe7 and then shows: 50.e6 Qc5+ 51.Kf4 Qc7 52.Kg5 and it still looks like a draw, hiarcs show +0.26.

Yes Larry palm hiarcs has a rating of 2609 an it is a FIDE rating because it did it playing against human fide rated players and it is still pending a finishing match against RES II which for the moment it is even.

Wardy i also hope you do ok. in your chess game. Old people can also play chess very strong, look Korchnoi he is over 70 and still playing above 2500.

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Very quickly as I have to fly to the match

Qe4

[fen]8/4qp1k/8/1p2PP1p/p1p1Q3/P1P1K3/1P6/8 w - - 2 50 [/fen]

Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for breakfast regards

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[fen]6k1/4qp2/8/1p2PP1p/p1p1Q3/P1P1K3/1P6/8 w - - 2 50 [/fen]

Regarding conditionals, they can take a lot of extra time to find even
at this stage of the game, I'm finding. So I'll make them only when they
are rather obvious. Still, if we respond quickly the game will be soon
decided.

50.Qe4 Kg8

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Post by Wardy »

Good morning all,

The SD's reply is Kf3. I'm temporarily without fen posting abilities as my PC is currently analysing my latest loss so I can't start Arena just yet :cry:

If neither machine makes any progress or mistakes in the next 5 moves or so I think I may offer the draw............though the SD still believes it's up by nearly a full pawn!

50 move rule regards

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[fen]6k1/3q1p2/8/1p2PP1p/p1p1Q3/P1P2K2/1P6/8 w - - 2 50 [/fen]
Hi Paul, Sorry to hear about your loss to the kid. Did you slap him around
the ears? :wink:
Regarding the impending drawn game, I would'nt think it good
etiquette to offer a draw when SD still considers it a plus score for
itself. Nor when BLP was a pawn down.
51.Kf3 Qd7
score 0.00 depth 9/21
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Hi Larry,

I don't mind losing if I play well but last night I was terrible!!

I've heard the chess police are on there way to confiscate my computers and pieces as I'm a danger to myself with them :lol:

If anyone has any tips on how to conquer stupidity at the board then I'm all ears. Against computers I can play a decent game, at correspondance I can play a decent game, stick me in front of an opponent against the clock and I just can't do it!?!? I can't get my brain to make even the easiest calculations, I get paralysed with a mix of fear, apprehension and wanting to win so much I lose the logical part of mind. To be fair I've only been playing OTB stuff again for a few months but any help appreciated!!!

You're right that I shouldn't curtail the game whilst the SD can't see the draw. Move to follow once I get home from work!

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Wardy wrote:Hi Larry,

I don't mind losing if I play well but last night I was terrible!!

I've heard the chess police are on there way to confiscate my computers and pieces as I'm a danger to myself with them :lol:

If anyone has any tips on how to conquer stupidity at the board then I'm all ears. Against computers I can play a decent game, at correspondance I can play a decent game, stick me in front of an opponent against the clock and I just can't do it!?!? I can't get my brain to make even the easiest calculations, I get paralysed with a mix of fear, apprehension and wanting to win so much I lose the logical part of mind. To be fair I've only been playing OTB stuff again for a few months but any help appreciated!!!

You're right that I shouldn't curtail the game whilst the SD can't see the draw. Move to follow once I get home from work!

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Paul
the same thing happened to me years ago when i played competitively

i was paired against a kid who was so young and so short they needed to put a telephone book under him so he could see the board!

everyone was watching our game and needless to say i lost horribly..and with the black side of a Petroff.. which was in my opening repertoire no less!

there should be a rule..

you are not paired with anyone less then half your age ..

and height Regards
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Steve B wrote:
there should be a rule..

you are not paired with anyone less then half your age ..

and height Regards
Steve
:D :lol: :D

Sounds like the same kid, did he look like Harry Potter too?! :lol: I just wish I could be consistent, ah well.........

Now back to business......

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5
Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re2 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Nd2 Bf5 16.Ne4 Be7
17.f3 Bg6 18.Nf2 Qd7 19.Nd3 Bd6 20.Ne5 Bxe5 21.dxe5 Rad8 22.Qd4 Qe7 23.Qf2 c5 24.Be3
Nxe3 25.Rxe3 c4 26.Bc2 Bxc2 27.Qxc2 Rd5 28.Rae1 Rfd8 29.Qf2 R5d2 30.R3e2 Rxe2
31.Rxe2 Rd1+ 32.Re1 Qd7 33.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 34.Kg2 a5 35.a3 a4 36.g4 g6 37.h4 h6 38.Kg3 Qc1
39.f4 Qd1 40.Qe3 h5 41.gxh5 gxh5 42.Qf3 Qb1 43.Qg2 Kh7 44.Qd2 Qg6+ 45.Kf2 Qg4 46.Ke3
Qxh4 47.Qc2+ Kh8 48.Qg2 Kh7 49.f5 Qe7 50.Qe4 Kg8 51.Kf3 Qd7 52.e6 *

[fen]6k1/3q1p2/4P3/1p3P1p/p1p1Q3/P1P2K2/1P6/8 w - - 0 52 [/fen]

Depth was part way through the 11th, score is a much more reasonable +0.21 which is the lowest it's been since the SD left book!

Onwards regards

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[fen]6k1/3q4/4p3/1p3P1p/p1p1Q3/P1P2K2/1P6/8 w - - 0 52 [/fen]

Not sure that was SD's best continuation. Black's outside passer might
become a problem if the queens come off.

51.Kf3 Qd7
52.e6 fxe6
if f5xe6 then Qd3+

score 0.48 for black regards
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Hmmm, this isn't looking good....

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5
Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re2 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Nd2 Bf5 16.Ne4 Be7
17.f3 Bg6 18.Nf2 Qd7 19.Nd3 Bd6 20.Ne5 Bxe5 21.dxe5 Rad8 22.Qd4 Qe7 23.Qf2 c5 24.Be3
Nxe3 25.Rxe3 c4 26.Bc2 Bxc2 27.Qxc2 Rd5 28.Rae1 Rfd8 29.Qf2 R5d2 30.R3e2 Rxe2
31.Rxe2 Rd1+ 32.Re1 Qd7 33.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 34.Kg2 a5 35.a3 a4 36.g4 g6 37.h4 h6 38.Kg3 Qc1
39.f4 Qd1 40.Qe3 h5 41.gxh5 gxh5 42.Qf3 Qb1 43.Qg2 Kh7 44.Qd2 Qg6+ 45.Kf2 Qg4 46.Ke3
Qxh4 47.Qc2+ Kh8 48.Qg2 Kh7 49.f5 Qe7 50.Qe4 Kg8 51.Kf3 Qd7 52.e6 fxe6 53.fxe6 *

[fen]6k1/3q4/4P3/1p5p/p1p1Q3/P1P2K2/1P6/8 w - - 0 53 [/fen]

At least the SD realises it's now in trouble, score is -0.19

Who would have thought that the game would have swung like this?!

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Post by Larry »

[fen]6k1/8/4P3/1p5p/p1p1Q3/P1Pq1K2/1P6/8 w - - 0 53 [/fen]

Hi Paul, Yes it looks like the tide is turning. Still, SD may
hold on.
I think you missed my conditional move, but no problems.

52.e6 fxe6
53.fxe6 Qd3+
if 54.Kf4 then 54....Qxe4+
if 54.Qxd3 then 54....cxd3

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Wardy wrote:Hmmm, this isn't looking good....

At least the SD realises it's now in trouble, score is -0.19

Who would have thought that the game would have swung like this?!
yes very startling turn of events
all commencing with the SD's dubious pawn sac(?) 45.Kf2

if the SD should somehow manage to lose this game i shall be offering mine for sale on Ebay in disgrace

:P

Clinging On Regards
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Post by Wardy »

Hi Larry,

Sorry, I did miss your conditional move but it was rather early in the morning for me :lol: I've now been called away from home over night with work so unless I can convince the Missus to make some moves on the SD this evening I won't be able to play another move until tomorrow evening (Saturday morning for you I guess)

Many apologies and I hope thats OK

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Post by Wardy »

Steve B wrote:all commencing with the SD's dubious pawn sac(?) 45.Kf2
Absolutely right Steve, even someone who loses to a mere child could see that the pawn sac was doomed to failure! :lol:

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