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Ettick
United States2434 Posts
Black could have got a much better position if he played 8. ... Bxf3, exploiting the weakness of the last move since the queen is no longer protecting f3, destroying white's king safety and winning a pawn in the process. 10. Bxc6 wins the black knight because if black recaptures 11. Qa6+!! wins black's queen or mates + Show Spoiler + 11. ... Kb8 12. Nxc6+ Qxc6 ( ... Ka8 13. Qxa7#) 13.Qxc6 | ||
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RagequitBM
Canada2270 Posts
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urboss
Austria1223 Posts
http://www.chessdom.com/gashimov-memorial-2014-live/ | ||
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JazVM
Germany1196 Posts
English steam is up on the official site now as well. | ||
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SnowFantasy
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JazVM
Germany1196 Posts
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marvellosity
United Kingdom36161 Posts
On April 17 2014 09:04 RagequitBM wrote: I mean pe4! Mistyped haha. And would Kf4 be the best here? Ke4 blocks your own pawns movement. So everyone explained why 1.Ke4 is the best choice - the opposition. After 1.Ke4 the black king is forced to give way and allow your king to advance. It's applicable in practically every pawn ending. You'll be in good shape if you can get opposite your opponent's king like that and make him move, letting you through one side or another. If you played 1.Kf4 or 1.e4, you will end up in a position like this: ![[image loading]](http://www.chessvideos.tv/bimg/1dwrlmv8qt08.png) Now Black has 3 options, only one is correct to get a draw: 1...Kd8 1...Ke8 1...Kf8 Clue - the trick is stalemate again (your favourite :p) | ||
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RagequitBM
Canada2270 Posts
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urboss
Austria1223 Posts
http://www.2700chess.com | ||
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Ettick
United States2434 Posts
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SnowFantasy
4173 Posts
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Cloud9157
United States2968 Posts
On April 20 2014 19:53 marvellosity wrote: So everyone explained why 1.Ke4 is the best choice - the opposition. After 1.Ke4 the black king is forced to give way and allow your king to advance. It's applicable in practically every pawn ending. You'll be in good shape if you can get opposite your opponent's king like that and make him move, letting you through one side or another. If you played 1.Kf4 or 1.e4, you will end up in a position like this: Now Black has 3 options, only one is correct to get a draw: 1...Kd8 1...Ke8 1...Kf8 Clue - the trick is stalemate again (your favourite :p) Err, not sure how you get that from Kf4. After fooling around with the starting scenario (Kf3+e3 vs. Ke6) I cannot see how Kf4 is a bad move by any means. 1. Kf4 Kd6? Answer with Kf5. Black cannot approach the pawn with Kd5, as white responds with e4. Kf6 is the best attempt at a stalemate here. It isn't enough in the end though. White's king is still active enough to hold the square in front of his pawn in every scenario, preventing any hopes of stalemate for black. Every time black moves backwards, you push your king up. The only stalemate that is guaranteed if played correctly by black is e4. edit: Yeah, I'm seeing it now. f4 isn't safe because you do, as mentioned, end up in that same scenario. | ||
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GolemMadness
Canada11044 Posts
On April 21 2014 17:04 Cloud9157 wrote: Err, not sure how you get that from Kf4. After fooling around with the starting scenario (Kf3+e3 vs. Ke6) I cannot see how Kf4 is a bad move by any means. 1. Kf4 Kd6? Answer with Kf5. Black cannot approach the pawn with Kd5, as white responds with e4. Kf6 is the best attempt at a stalemate here. It isn't enough in the end though. White's king is still active enough to hold the square in front of his pawn in every scenario, preventing any hopes of stalemate for black. Every time black moves backwards, you push your king up. The only stalemate that is guaranteed if played correctly by black is e4. edit: Yeah, I'm seeing it now. f4 isn't safe because you do, as mentioned, end up in that same scenario. If you can't get the opposition, it's always going to be a draw. http://www.k4it.de/index.php?lang=en&topic=egtb is a good tool for this kind of endgame. | ||
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urboss
Austria1223 Posts
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JT
Canada24 Posts
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RagequitBM
Canada2270 Posts
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Omnishroud
1073 Posts
On April 22 2014 06:00 RagequitBM wrote: I'm just wondering for anyone familiar with Chess.com; What does the "Analyze game" button do for premium members. Looks like it just lets you look at a game that you played.. But you could do that as a free member anyway. I think it runs the game through a chess engine and points out bad moves / missed opportunities for you. I.E when you missed a hung piece or hung one yourself even if your opponent didnt capitalize. I THINK thats what it does, at least thats what i remember interpreting the explanation as. | ||
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Figgy
Canada1788 Posts
On April 22 2014 06:00 RagequitBM wrote: I'm just wondering for anyone familiar with Chess.com; What does the "Analyze game" button do for premium members. Looks like it just lets you look at a game that you played.. But you could do that as a free member anyway. A computer will Analyze your game for you. It's really good for knowing missed tactics you made. It's like having a quick Houdini tell you what you did wrong. | ||
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nikj
Canada669 Posts
On April 22 2014 06:00 RagequitBM wrote: I'm just wondering for anyone familiar with Chess.com; What does the "Analyze game" button do for premium members. Looks like it just lets you look at a game that you played.. But you could do that as a free member anyway. Basic members get 1 computer analysis a week iirc, premium members get more. If you choose to Analyze the game Chess.com will send you a message with the engine analysis. There is also an analyze button you can use while playing turn based games, to go over possible continuations. Not sure if that's the button you mean though. | ||
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RagequitBM
Canada2270 Posts
Probably a long shot, but we'll see haha | ||
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