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chesshaha
Profile Joined March 2010
United States1117 Posts
January 28 2012 22:33 GMT
#2781
On January 29 2012 07:19 Ng5 wrote:
I will finish this one properly.


Thank you. I just want to say I appreciate all your hard work you done with TL chess. You might say good bye to TL in the near future, but it is your decision and I respect that.
"Hopefully you're not the real TLO so it's not casted" - SpecialK
SheaR619
Profile Joined October 2010
United States2399 Posts
January 30 2012 07:26 GMT
#2782
Rxh7
I may not be the best, but i will be some day...
Ng5
Profile Joined December 2009
702 Posts
January 30 2012 20:34 GMT
#2783
Got some extra assignments and research for tonight, so I'll only post my move tomorrow.

Voting is over for now.

Next few moves might be a little late. Getting busy.
Ng5
Profile Joined December 2009
702 Posts
February 01 2012 04:49 GMT
#2784
Okay, all's well and updated just in time. Three days, as usual.

Round.

Hehe. I'll miss writing the big red text for sure.
Ng5
Profile Joined December 2009
702 Posts
February 01 2012 04:53 GMT
#2785
chesshaha wrote:
Show nested quote +
Ng5 wrote:
I will finish this one properly.


Thank you. I just want to say I appreciate all your hard work you done with TL chess. You might say good bye to TL in the near future, but it is your decision and I respect that.


Thanks. It's nice of you to say so. It's been a lot of fun and I won't have bad feelings when I leave - I usually don't do. I think the good memories are far outweighting everything else.

I will let you guys know if I ever make a new chess stream. It feels unlikely for a while, though.
qrs
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3637 Posts
February 01 2012 06:37 GMT
#2786
Well, we thought Black might play this (31...Bc5) and as far as I'm concerned, we only have one safe way to respond. If someone can make a strong case in support of 32. Nb3, by all means please do so, but until then, my vote is for

32. Rh8+
'As per the American Heart Association, the beat of the Bee Gees song "Stayin' Alive" provides an ideal rhythm in terms of beats per minute to use for hands-only CPR. One can also hum Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust".' —Wikipedia
zasta
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom99 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-01 13:22:37
February 01 2012 13:18 GMT
#2787
This is complicated! I've given it a go qrs:
+ Show Spoiler +
I don't like the idea of playing knight and bishop vs the bishop pairs so I was trying 32. Nb3 to which the most likely response seems:
32...Bf2+
+ Show Spoiler +
32... Bf2+ gives us two choices: 33. Kf1 or Kd1
+ Show Spoiler +
Kf1loses:
33. Kf1 d2+ (discovered from white bishop)
34. Kxf2 d1Q+ promotes with check and g.g.

therefore 33. Kd1
Then, for example:
33. ...Rb2
34. Nd2 After this I don't know. My first thoughts were Bb7 or Bc8. I think we come out well from either:
+ Show Spoiler +
34... Bc8 with the idea of Bg4+ I think is good for us:
35. Rh8+ Kd7
36. Ne4 to apply pressure to the centre and the idea of swapping knight for bishop gives a favourable end game I think

so 34...Bb7 Which could lead to:
+ Show Spoiler +
Bc7+ is a no go because removing the d5 pawn opens Bc6 e.g.
35. Bc7+ Kc8 or Ke8 either of which are horrible:
36. d6 Bc6 with the threat to Ba4

+ Show Spoiler +
35. Nc4 has no real plan or threat and both the d and g pawns still underfire

35. Rh8+ ke7
+ Show Spoiler +
35. Kd7 loses:
36. Rb8 pins the bishop to the rook.
36. ...Rb5 to avoid 37. a6
37. Nc4 threatening Nb6 check, splitting the bishop and rook and giving us a very strong push for our d pawn.
37. ... Ba6
38. Nb6+ Ke7
39. d6+
wins.

36. Rb8 pins the bishop to the rook.
36. ...Rb5 to avoid 37. a6 although could play ...Rb4 and force a trade of bishops. I'm neutral on the idea but I think it's good for us.
37. Nc4 Ba6 I'm afraid that's as far as I can get right now, have to leave but I think the position is favourable for us. We can force a rook trade if we like and go back against paired bishops but at least it's in our control. Please let me know if I've missed anything! Perhaps there's a better black move on 33. that I've missed, in which case I just wasted two hours of my life again.




32. Nb3
garbanzo
Profile Joined October 2009
United States4046 Posts
February 01 2012 16:05 GMT
#2788
Hmmm....
Ng5 was just temp banned for 30 days by ToKoreaWithLove.

That account was created on 2009-12-20 06:11:58 and had 697 posts.

Reason: So after you acted like a spoiled kid and everyone took a lot of time to help you you chose this response? Take a break.

This can't bode well for the game.
Even during difficult times, when I sat down to play the game, there were times where it felt like god has descended down and played [for me].
qrs
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3637 Posts
February 01 2012 16:46 GMT
#2789
On February 01 2012 22:18 zasta wrote:
This is complicated! I've given it a go qrs:
+ Show Spoiler +
I don't like the idea of playing knight and bishop vs the bishop pairs so I was trying 32. Nb3 to which the most likely response seems:
32...Bf2+
+ Show Spoiler +
32... Bf2+ gives us two choices: 33. Kf1 or Kd1
+ Show Spoiler +
Kf1loses:
33. Kf1 d2+ (discovered from white bishop)
34. Kxf2 d1Q+ promotes with check and g.g.

therefore 33. Kd1
Then, for example:
33. ...Rb2
34. Nd2 After this I don't know. My first thoughts were Bb7 or Bc8. I think we come out well from either:
+ Show Spoiler +
34... Bc8 with the idea of Bg4+ I think is good for us:
35. Rh8+ Kd7
36. Ne4 to apply pressure to the centre and the idea of swapping knight for bishop gives a favourable end game I think

so 34...Bb7 Which could lead to:
+ Show Spoiler +
Bc7+ is a no go because removing the d5 pawn opens Bc6 e.g.
35. Bc7+ Kc8 or Ke8 either of which are horrible:
36. d6 Bc6 with the threat to Ba4

+ Show Spoiler +
35. Nc4 has no real plan or threat and both the d and g pawns still underfire

35. Rh8+ ke7
+ Show Spoiler +
35. Kd7 loses:
36. Rb8 pins the bishop to the rook.
36. ...Rb5 to avoid 37. a6
37. Nc4 threatening Nb6 check, splitting the bishop and rook and giving us a very strong push for our d pawn.
37. ... Ba6
38. Nb6+ Ke7
39. d6+
wins.

36. Rb8 pins the bishop to the rook.
36. ...Rb5 to avoid 37. a6 although could play ...Rb4 and force a trade of bishops. I'm neutral on the idea but I think it's good for us.
37. Nc4 Ba6 I'm afraid that's as far as I can get right now, have to leave but I think the position is favourable for us. We can force a rook trade if we like and go back against paired bishops but at least it's in our control. Please let me know if I've missed anything! Perhaps there's a better black move on 33. that I've missed, in which case I just wasted two hours of my life again.




32. Nb3
I went back to have another look at 32. Nb3 before reading your post, adding the next couple of branches to that line on the tree. After reading your line, I added a couple more: through your move 33.... At that point, I ceased reading your line, because it seemed to me that Black had an alternate choice after our move 33. that came close to refuting 32. Nb3 altogether. However, after a closer look at that move, I realized that we had a move in that situation that might allow us to hold our position together and keep our advantage after all.

I'm out of time for analysis now, but I'll have to revisit your line to check out the rest of it; also there's at least one more branch Black can take at move 33 that I think is worth looking at, as well as one he can take at move 32 that might be worth looking at as well.

In sum: so far, 32. Nb3 seems possibly viable for us, but I'd like to check it out further, and also to examine the case for playing it over 32. Rh8+, which also seems viable. In that regard, I'm not yet convinced by your point about the minor piece endgame that you'd like to see, because so far I don't see 32. Nb3 forcing such an endgame any more than 32. Rh8+ does. Definitely food for thought, though; thanks for your analysis!

I think I'll withdraw my vote from 32. Rh8+ for the moment, pending further consideration of the two options.
'As per the American Heart Association, the beat of the Bee Gees song "Stayin' Alive" provides an ideal rhythm in terms of beats per minute to use for hands-only CPR. One can also hum Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust".' —Wikipedia
qrs
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3637 Posts
February 01 2012 16:48 GMT
#2790
On February 02 2012 01:05 garbanzo wrote:
Hmmm....
Show nested quote +
Ng5 was just temp banned for 30 days by ToKoreaWithLove.

That account was created on 2009-12-20 06:11:58 and had 697 posts.

Reason: So after you acted like a spoiled kid and everyone took a lot of time to help you you chose this response? Take a break.

This can't bode well for the game.
Hmm...
'As per the American Heart Association, the beat of the Bee Gees song "Stayin' Alive" provides an ideal rhythm in terms of beats per minute to use for hands-only CPR. One can also hum Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust".' —Wikipedia
liberal
Profile Joined November 2011
1116 Posts
February 01 2012 17:07 GMT
#2791
On February 02 2012 01:48 qrs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 02 2012 01:05 garbanzo wrote:
Hmmm....
Ng5 was just temp banned for 30 days by ToKoreaWithLove.

That account was created on 2009-12-20 06:11:58 and had 697 posts.

Reason: So after you acted like a spoiled kid and everyone took a lot of time to help you you chose this response? Take a break.

This can't bode well for the game.
Hmm...

Hmmm is right...

I think this means.... WE WIN! VICTORY!!!
zasta
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom99 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-01 22:37:44
February 01 2012 22:35 GMT
#2792
+ Show Spoiler +
On February 02 2012 01:46 qrs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 01 2012 22:18 zasta wrote:
This is complicated! I've given it a go qrs:
+ Show Spoiler +
I don't like the idea of playing knight and bishop vs the bishop pairs so I was trying 32. Nb3 to which the most likely response seems:
32...Bf2+
+ Show Spoiler +
32... Bf2+ gives us two choices: 33. Kf1 or Kd1
+ Show Spoiler +
Kf1loses:
33. Kf1 d2+ (discovered from white bishop)
34. Kxf2 d1Q+ promotes with check and g.g.

therefore 33. Kd1
Then, for example:
33. ...Rb2
34. Nd2 After this I don't know. My first thoughts were Bb7 or Bc8. I think we come out well from either:
+ Show Spoiler +
34... Bc8 with the idea of Bg4+ I think is good for us:
35. Rh8+ Kd7
36. Ne4 to apply pressure to the centre and the idea of swapping knight for bishop gives a favourable end game I think

so 34...Bb7 Which could lead to:
+ Show Spoiler +
Bc7+ is a no go because removing the d5 pawn opens Bc6 e.g.
35. Bc7+ Kc8 or Ke8 either of which are horrible:
36. d6 Bc6 with the threat to Ba4

+ Show Spoiler +
35. Nc4 has no real plan or threat and both the d and g pawns still underfire

35. Rh8+ ke7
+ Show Spoiler +
35. Kd7 loses:
36. Rb8 pins the bishop to the rook.
36. ...Rb5 to avoid 37. a6
37. Nc4 threatening Nb6 check, splitting the bishop and rook and giving us a very strong push for our d pawn.
37. ... Ba6
38. Nb6+ Ke7
39. d6+
wins.

36. Rb8 pins the bishop to the rook.
36. ...Rb5 to avoid 37. a6 although could play ...Rb4 and force a trade of bishops. I'm neutral on the idea but I think it's good for us.
37. Nc4 Ba6 I'm afraid that's as far as I can get right now, have to leave but I think the position is favourable for us. We can force a rook trade if we like and go back against paired bishops but at least it's in our control. Please let me know if I've missed anything! Perhaps there's a better black move on 33. that I've missed, in which case I just wasted two hours of my life again.




32. Nb3
I went back to have another look at 32. Nb3 before reading your post, adding the next couple of branches to that line on the tree. After reading your line, I added a couple more: through your move 33.... At that point, I ceased reading your line, because it seemed to me that Black had an alternate choice after our move 33. that came close to refuting 32. Nb3 altogether. However, after a closer look at that move, I realized that we had a move in that situation that might allow us to hold our position together and keep our advantage after all.

I'm out of time for analysis now, but I'll have to revisit your line to check out the rest of it; also there's at least one more branch Black can take at move 33 that I think is worth looking at, as well as one he can take at move 32 that might be worth looking at as well.

In sum: so far, 32. Nb3 seems possibly viable for us, but I'd like to check it out further, and also to examine the case for playing it over 32. Rh8+, which also seems viable. In that regard, I'm not yet convinced by your point about the minor piece endgame that you'd like to see, because so far I don't see 32. Nb3 forcing such an endgame any more than 32. Rh8+ does. Definitely food for thought, though; thanks for your analysis!

I think I'll withdraw my vote from 32. Rh8+ for the moment, pending further consideration of the two options.



So I haven't yet looked at 33. ...Bb5, but here's how I'd play the line 33. ...Bc4

34. Nc1

Then there are several options but:
+ Show Spoiler +
34. ...Rxa5 loses the rook to Bc7+

+ Show Spoiler +
34. ...Ra1 is fine because we can play
35. Kd2 threatening to take the d pawn


so more likely either 34...Rb2 or Rc2
+ Show Spoiler +
if 34. ...Rb2
My first thought was 35. Rh3 trying to win the pawn but that leads to stale mate or loses:
+ Show Spoiler +
35. ...Rb1
36. Kd2 Rb2

37. Kc3 (37. Kd1 Rb1 would be stalemate.):
+ Show Spoiler +
37. ...Rc2
38. Kb4 (forced) Be1+ ! wins easily forcing us to trade a piece for the pawn and there's probably a mate in there anyway.

So I'm not really sure what our best move would be or of any plan, perhaps 35. d6. :S this line looks tricky although perhaps viable if someone else can see the right moves.

+ Show Spoiler +
if 34. ...Rc2
35. Rh3 threatening the pawn:
35. ...Rc3
36. Bd2 Ra3
37. Bb4 Ra4 (or Ra1)
+ Show Spoiler +
38. Bd6 Ra1 (if Kb7 then a chase where we could ultimately capture the f pawn? Or win the long diagonal)
39. Kd2 aiming for the pawn again
39. ... This gets tricky. Black has the option of Be1+ leading to bishop for knight, winning the g pawn behind and a strong potential to Queen, although with the right bishop moves I think it's possible to hold and maybe win the end game. It's difficult to tell.

Better 38. Bf8 Ra1
39. Bg7 + Show Spoiler +
(here I got stuck for an hour with 39. ...Be1 because of the threat to promotion but actually it's nullified by Bxf6+ winning the rook as was the original threat. Your head can be so dumb sometimes. )

39. ...Ke7
40. Bxf6+ Kxf6
41. Rf3+ Ke5
42. Rxf2 Kxd5 leaves us with an endgame that I'm not equipped to analyse but I think is win-able. I'm not sure at all if the paired pawns will win against the advanced d pawn but I think so.


I have to walk away for a bit now. I've gone deeper into these lines than I've ever gone with a chess match and I think I'm making mistakes and repeating myself now. I'll be back.

Surili
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom1141 Posts
February 05 2012 10:50 GMT
#2793
Game dead then? sad face, I rarely post but I was enjoying following it along. Maybe someone with time on their hands could start a new one?
The world is ending what should we do about it?
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