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coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-13 22:54:54
August 11 2009 04:17 GMT
#1
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..
[image loading]


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

[image loading]

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:
[image loading]


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

[image loading]



*****
Jävla skit
Saracen
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States5139 Posts
August 11 2009 04:19 GMT
#2
You should play me as well.
miseiler
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States1389 Posts
August 11 2009 04:23 GMT
#3
If correspondence chess over TL blogs becomes popular, I will be a happy man.
"Jinro soo manly wearing only a T-Shirt while the Koreans freeze in their jackets" -- Double_O
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coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 04:24 GMT
#4
Yes, me too! thats the idea behind this!
Jävla skit
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-11 04:28:16
August 11 2009 04:25 GMT
#5
1. e5
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17063 Posts
August 11 2009 04:26 GMT
#6
You mean 1. ...e5.

>_>
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Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
August 11 2009 04:28 GMT
#7
oh.. totally right I feel embarassed now having played chess for 9 years
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 04:37 GMT
#8
Since zoler is online and playing i will play him right now!

2. f4
Jävla skit
icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Jollibee19350 Posts
August 11 2009 04:39 GMT
#9
2. scv x Kd1
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icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
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.
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jonnyp
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
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
The number of years it takes for the Internet to move past anything is way, way over 9000.
hype[NZ]
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Japan412 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-11 04:47:49
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
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
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.
Jävla skit
icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Jollibee19350 Posts
August 11 2009 04:48 GMT
#14
On August 11 2009 13:46 jonnyp wrote:
Show nested quote +
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


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 =/
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icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
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
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jonnyp
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
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"
The number of years it takes for the Internet to move past anything is way, way over 9000.
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 11 2009 05:15 GMT
#17
how about Bc5?
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
hype[NZ]
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Japan412 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-11 05:16:39
August 11 2009 05:16 GMT
#18

EDIT AGAIN: Since no one keeps playing i will respond to any play that you suggest from here.
hmm... why not?

2... exf4

edit: ah beaten to the punch, oh well
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 05:20 GMT
#19
gonna keep the first always.
Jävla skit
hype[NZ]
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Japan412 Posts
August 11 2009 05:21 GMT
#20
yeah thats definately a good idea, otherwise you basically can select your opponents moves
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 11 2009 05:22 GMT
#21
..d6
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 05:24 GMT
#22
aaahahahha that would be great!
Jävla skit
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 11 2009 05:27 GMT
#23
..Nc6
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 11 2009 05:35 GMT
#24
..Bg4
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
zaychenok
Profile Joined May 2009
United States20 Posts
August 11 2009 05:39 GMT
#25
I agree w/ Bg4
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 05:47 GMT
#26
6 d3
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benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 11 2009 05:48 GMT
#27
..Nd4
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 05:50 GMT
#28
7 Nbd2
Jävla skit
zaychenok
Profile Joined May 2009
United States20 Posts
August 11 2009 05:53 GMT
#29
Where'd you get that knight from? The knight was on c3
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 11 2009 05:53 GMT
#30
uh, ok

..Bxd1
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 05:53 GMT
#31
from b1?
Jävla skit
hype[NZ]
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Japan412 Posts
August 11 2009 05:53 GMT
#32
hold on... that can't be right lol
zaychenok
Profile Joined May 2009
United States20 Posts
August 11 2009 05:54 GMT
#33
you moved Nc3 already
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 05:54 GMT
#34
NONO IT WAS THE OTHER KNIGHT!!!!
Jävla skit
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 05:54 GMT
#35
did i? shit, i lost the account...
xd
jhahaha
Jävla skit
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 05:56 GMT
#36
wow fuck, ok, i conceed, is hard to play while working LOL

GG benjammin, gg guys.


Let me update this one.
Jävla skit
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 11 2009 05:57 GMT
#37
you can just take back Nd2 if you want to keep playing, fine by me, i realize it was a mistake XD
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
hype[NZ]
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Japan412 Posts
August 11 2009 05:59 GMT
#38
yeah, it seems you forgot that you played 5. Nc3 lol
zaychenok
Profile Joined May 2009
United States20 Posts
August 11 2009 06:06 GMT
#39
I can play for white.
7. fxe5
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 06:07 GMT
#40
On August 11 2009 14:57 benjammin wrote:
you can just take back Nd2 if you want to keep playing, fine by me, i realize it was a mistake XD

xd, ok i will

I havent play like this since like 9 years

so, we are at 6. d3..Nd4

And i play:
7. h4
Jävla skit
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-11 06:19:59
August 11 2009 06:10 GMT
#41
On August 11 2009 15:06 zaychenok wrote:
I can play for white.
7. fxe5



NONO!!!! that would lead to .. BXf3 8. hXf..Qh4+ that is zugzwang...
Jävla skit
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 06:11 GMT
#42
or maybe yes... now that i think about it i could block with queen... but i play h4.
Jävla skit
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 11 2009 06:19 GMT
#43
7 ..h5

sorry for the delay
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
zaychenok
Profile Joined May 2009
United States20 Posts
August 11 2009 06:20 GMT
#44
I was thinking 7... a6
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-11 06:24:59
August 11 2009 06:23 GMT
#45


8. f5
Jävla skit
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 11 2009 06:23 GMT
#46
..c6
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 06:25 GMT
#47
9 a3
Jävla skit
zaychenok
Profile Joined May 2009
United States20 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-11 06:25:59
August 11 2009 06:25 GMT
#48
...a6 *was* stronger
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 11 2009 06:26 GMT
#49
..d5
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-11 06:35:55
August 11 2009 06:35 GMT
#50
10 Ba2

sorry for the w8, im working
Jävla skit
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 11 2009 06:37 GMT
#51
hmm

..Be7

what do you think zaychenok?
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 06:40 GMT
#52
deliberate, i will keep working, gonna check this in 5 more minutes
Jävla skit
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 11 2009 06:50 GMT
#53
eh, let's go with it
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
hype[NZ]
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Japan412 Posts
August 11 2009 06:51 GMT
#54
I like 10. ...Be7

seems like a good move
zaychenok
Profile Joined May 2009
United States20 Posts
August 11 2009 06:52 GMT
#55
I was looking for a better alternative, but 10... Qb6 seems worse. I'll support 10... Be7
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 07:06 GMT
#56
Bg5
Jävla skit
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 11 2009 07:07 GMT
#57
Bxg5
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
zaychenok
Profile Joined May 2009
United States20 Posts
August 11 2009 07:11 GMT
#58
Black gets to have his cake and eat it too =p
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 07:27 GMT
#59
ok

11 hXg5
Jävla skit
zaychenok
Profile Joined May 2009
United States20 Posts
August 11 2009 07:29 GMT
#60
11...Bxf3
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 07:37 GMT
#61
12.gxf3
Jävla skit
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 11 2009 07:41 GMT
#62
take over zay or anyone else, i'm having connection problems

thanks for part of the game, at least!
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24775 Posts
August 11 2009 07:41 GMT
#63
OHHHHHH so THIS is what you meant in the pm lol

I'd much prefer not to do it through forums/blogs, but I'll definitely play you. If you want, you can paste the moves into tl or w/e.
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 07:47 GMT
#64
On August 11 2009 16:41 benjammin wrote:
take over zay or anyone else, i'm having connection problems

thanks for part of the game, at least!


Thanks to you!!!!

we could do this often, we dont need to play right away!
Jävla skit
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 07:48 GMT
#65
[image loading]
Jävla skit
zaychenok
Profile Joined May 2009
United States20 Posts
August 11 2009 08:06 GMT
#66
12...Qxg5
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 09:19 GMT
#67
is 13...Qxg5
14. Kf2
Jävla skit
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 09:21 GMT
#68
i go to sleep, just finished my work ^^ is so late here!
Jävla skit
zaychenok
Profile Joined May 2009
United States20 Posts
August 11 2009 16:33 GMT
#69
14... h4
Athos
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2484 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-11 16:52:48
August 11 2009 16:51 GMT
#70
isn't h4 just giving the rook away? Wait nvm your playing for black. Fail on my part lol.


coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 11 2009 18:30 GMT
#71
15. Rg1
Jävla skit
zaychenok
Profile Joined May 2009
United States20 Posts
August 12 2009 01:19 GMT
#72
15...Qh6
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 12 2009 03:25 GMT
#73
i like every move zay has made
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 12 2009 09:02 GMT
#74
16. Ne2
Jävla skit
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 12 2009 10:30 GMT
#75
if zay doesn't show up, i'd go with ..h3
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 12 2009 13:45 GMT
#76
17 Nxd4
Jävla skit
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 12 2009 13:59 GMT
#77
[image loading]
Jävla skit
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 12 2009 21:29 GMT
#78
..exd4
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 13 2009 03:21 GMT
#79
18. Rh1
Jävla skit
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 13 2009 03:31 GMT
#80
..Nf6
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-13 05:03:59
August 13 2009 05:00 GMT
#81
This is the whole game, i will update the op when we finish.


1. e4..e5
2. f4..Bc5
3. Nf3..d6
4. Bc4..
[image loading]


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

[image loading]

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:
[image loading]


13...Qxg5
14. Kf2..h4
15. Rg1..Qh6
16. Ne2..h3
17. Nxd4
[image loading]

17. ..exd4
18. Rh1..Nf6
19. Rh2
Jävla skit
hype[NZ]
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Japan412 Posts
August 13 2009 05:16 GMT
#82
Awesome to see that this is still going!
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 13 2009 05:28 GMT
#83
I check the forum everyday, so is not so hard to keep this running. And play like this is a very good exercise, as you have something like unlimited time to play you usually play against the best posible play, one mistake leads you to a very hard situation. I think h2 was much better than Nf6 the last play, i was specting for h2 actually and alredy had some continuations, but this took me a little for surprise, since i dont know what could benjammin play now, but i think i got in a very good shape after having a hard time, unless there is something that i havent seen yet with that knight, or maybe he just wants to castle and connect towers...
Jävla skit
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 13 2009 06:03 GMT
#84
..Qf4

wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 13 2009 06:10 GMT
#85
i could be smart and say "maybe i went Nf6 because i thought you would be expecting me to h2!" but i might have just made a mistake there
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 13 2009 06:38 GMT
#86
20. Kg1
Jävla skit
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 13 2009 06:41 GMT
#87
..O-O-O
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coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 13 2009 08:02 GMT
#88
21.Qe2
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benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 13 2009 08:40 GMT
#89
..g6
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coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 13 2009 19:54 GMT
#90
22. fxg
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benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 13 2009 20:19 GMT
#91
...Rdg8
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Spazer
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada8033 Posts
August 13 2009 21:41 GMT
#92
Things are looking pretty bad for white. Even though the material is roughly even, white has a bad bishop and a rook that has not yet been mobilized. On top of that, the king is under attack, and the g pawn is effectively lost. Black's passed pawn on the h file is also pretty powerful at this point.
Liquipedia
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-13 23:18:47
August 13 2009 22:51 GMT
#93
On August 14 2009 06:41 Spazer wrote:
Things are looking pretty bad for white. Even though the material is roughly even, white has a bad bishop and a rook that has not yet been mobilized. On top of that, the king is under attack, and the g pawn is effectively lost. Black's passed pawn on the h file is also pretty powerful at this point.

You are right!

23. Rh1

New diagram:
[image loading]


I will edit the op
Jävla skit
Ecael
Profile Joined February 2008
United States6703 Posts
August 13 2009 23:04 GMT
#94
Did I miss something or did White's bishop disappear.
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 13 2009 23:17 GMT
#95
XD you are right, i forgot it...
edited.
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benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 13 2009 23:59 GMT
#96
..Rxg6+
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 14 2009 08:11 GMT
#97
24. Kf1
Jävla skit
zaychenok
Profile Joined May 2009
United States20 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-14 08:32:13
August 14 2009 08:23 GMT
#98
I'd say ...Ng4, although ...Nh5 works too
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 14 2009 08:24 GMT
#99
..Nh5
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-14 08:33:29
August 14 2009 08:32 GMT
#100
what leads you to Ng4?
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
zaychenok
Profile Joined May 2009
United States20 Posts
August 14 2009 08:36 GMT
#101
I thought that after ...Ng4, ...Ne3 and ...Rg2 there are quite a lot of mating threats. Although I must say after Nh5 you win atleast the exchange
zaychenok
Profile Joined May 2009
United States20 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-14 08:39:32
August 14 2009 08:39 GMT
#102
Also, ...Ng4 into Ne3 seems to force a zugzwang. I haven't found any variations where you dont get atleast a queen for a rook
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 14 2009 09:02 GMT
#103
zay, ever play a st. george defence game? i found a copy of "play the saint george" at a library and have been meaning to try it out
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 14 2009 10:13 GMT
#104
im doomed

25. Qh2
Jävla skit
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 14 2009 10:14 GMT
#105
No, actually i conceed...

Good game, this was fun.
Jävla skit
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 14 2009 10:41 GMT
#106
great game! indeed fun, i think zay should get the next game for doing an excellent job filling in
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24775 Posts
August 14 2009 17:12 GMT
#107
He didn't challenge me on chess.com so I'm guessing he doesn't care that much lol
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
August 14 2009 21:58 GMT
#108
no, i dont have an account, and i play at buho21, so i dont want another account in another place.
Jävla skit
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24775 Posts
August 14 2009 23:34 GMT
#109
On August 15 2009 06:58 coltrane wrote:
no, i dont have an account, and i play at buho21, so i dont want another account in another place.

Uh... why is it a big deal to make an account to play one or two games?
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
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