This is a personal invitation to play with micronesia, you are free to watch and to talk, but not to give advises.

I will keep editing the op and adding images some time to time

EDIT: since zoler is online and playing me right now i will play micronesia if he wants when he answer my pm
EDIT AGAIN: Since no one keeps playing i will respond to any play that you suggest from here.

Coltrane(white) Vs TL(Black)
1. e4..e5
2. f4..Bc5
3. Nf3..d6
4. Bc4..

4. ..Nc6
5. Nc3..Bg4
6. d3..Nd4
7. h4..h5

8. f5..c6
9 a3..d5
10 Ba2..Be7
11 Bg5..Bxg5
12 hxg5..Bxf3
13 gXf3

On August 11 2009 16:48 coltrane wrote:

13...Qxg5
14. Kf2..h4
15. Rg1..Qh6
16. Ne2..h3
17. Nxd4..exd4
18. Rh1..Nf6
19. Rh2..Qf4
20. Kg1..O-O-O
21.Qe2..g6
22. fxg...Rdg8
23. Rh1

Saracen

United States5139 Posts

August 11 2009 04:19 GMT

You should play me as well.

miseiler

United States1389 Posts

August 11 2009 04:23 GMT

If correspondence chess over TL blogs becomes popular, I will be a happy man.

coltrane

Chile988 Posts

August 11 2009 04:24 GMT

Yes, me too! thats the idea behind this!

Zoler

Sweden6339 Posts

August 11 2009 04:25 GMT

1. e5

Empyrean

17082 Posts

August 11 2009 04:26 GMT

You mean 1. ...e5.

>_>

Zoler

Sweden6339 Posts

August 11 2009 04:28 GMT

oh.. totally right

I feel embarassed now having played chess for 9 years

coltrane

Chile988 Posts

August 11 2009 04:37 GMT

Since zoler is online and playing i will play him right now!

2. f4

icystorage

Jollibee19350 Posts

August 11 2009 04:39 GMT

2. scv x Kd1

icystorage

Jollibee19350 Posts

August 11 2009 04:41 GMT

#10

anyway, can i ask questions about your openings? im kinda interested in chess and want to improve, but i dont get how to execute and use openings.

jonnyp

United States415 Posts

August 11 2009 04:46 GMT

#11

On August 11 2009 13:41 icystorage wrote:
anyway, can i ask questions about your openings? im kinda interested in chess and want to improve, but i dont get how to execute and use openings.

tactics tactics tactics, until you reach the really high levels 99% of chess is tactics. just choose an opening that sounds fun, learn a few moves deep and just play a bunch of games. eventually the main themes of the openings become clear. right now though the most important thing is tactics

.

to help you though, in the first 10-15 moves you should focus on:

1. getting your pieces out and to effective squares
2. controlling the center
3. get your king to safety (CASTLE!!!!!!!)
4. profit (couldn't resist)

try not to move a piece you've already moved in the opening unless you absolutely have to, this just slows down development

hype[NZ]

Japan412 Posts

August 11 2009 04:47 GMT

#12

Ooh the King's Gambit!

I may be interested if this turns into something popular, I never play chess online or anything, just against friends and the computer on occasion, but its something I'm interested in. (Not that I have time for it

)

coltrane

Chile988 Posts

August 11 2009 04:48 GMT

#13

Openings are like BO, you set up the mid game and the deployment of your pieces, and usually is good to know against what are you playing, so you can counter it correctly and have a good midgame. Mostly you aim to have control over the center.

icystorage

Jollibee19350 Posts

August 11 2009 04:48 GMT

#14

On August 11 2009 13:46 jonnyp wrote:

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oh i know the basics pretty well, and have a few openings in my arsenal, but there are just some opening i really dont get =/

icystorage

Jollibee19350 Posts

August 11 2009 04:50 GMT

#15

especially the Sicilians, i cant execute them properly =/
well if your curious, i just use ruy's everytime since its like a cookie-cutter build

jonnyp

United States415 Posts

August 11 2009 05:02 GMT

#16

On August 11 2009 13:50 icystorage wrote:
especially the Sicilians, i cant execute them properly =/
well if your curious, i just use ruy's everytime since its like a cookie-cutter build

i would suggest getting a book, search the library, amazon has some nice ones too. then play a bunch of games with the opening you're working on. mostly they are based on style, no one opening is "best"