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Ettick
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States2434 Posts
January 10 2014 04:07 GMT
#81
[image loading]

So this just happened...
Guys were playing for like a day straight
Nyxisto
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany6287 Posts
January 10 2014 04:20 GMT
#82
Oh and don't forget to tune in to the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee tomorrow, it's going to be sick stacked!

http://www.tatasteelchess.com/
[MD]Frostbite
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
Canada292 Posts
January 10 2014 05:44 GMT
#83
Hello fellow chess players. I play very casually, mostly against the A.I from my chess app. If any of you could link me some basic openers it would be grearly appreciated

The app I use is called Chess Free for android and right now I play against the level 4 difficulty (max level 14)
White-Ra, the godfather Protoss
KillerSOS
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States4207 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-10 08:19:10
January 10 2014 08:18 GMT
#84
On January 10 2014 13:07 Ettick wrote:
[image loading]

So this just happened...
Guys were playing for like a day straight


That's just absurd.

I haven't played in almost 2 months... law school has taken a lot of my time away.


On January 10 2014 14:44 [MD]Frostbite wrote:
Hello fellow chess players. I play very casually, mostly against the A.I from my chess app. If any of you could link me some basic openers it would be grearly appreciated

The app I use is called Chess Free for android and right now I play against the level 4 difficulty (max level 14)

http://www.eudesign.com/chessops/ is a great starting place.
Blitzstream
Profile Joined January 2014
Russian Federation5 Posts
January 10 2014 10:20 GMT
#85

So this just happened...
Guys were playing for like a day straight


They made some advertising for this marathon match ? Or it just happenned and people noticed it by chance ?
Ettick
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States2434 Posts
January 10 2014 19:40 GMT
#86
On January 10 2014 19:20 Blitzstream wrote:
Show nested quote +

So this just happened...
Guys were playing for like a day straight


They made some advertising for this marathon match ? Or it just happenned and people noticed it by chance ?

I'm pretty sure it just happened and people noticed by chance, but idk
Splunge
Profile Joined July 2008
Germany925 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-11 13:25:40
January 11 2014 13:24 GMT
#87
Tata Steel Chess Tournament starts soon:

http://www.tatasteelchess.com/tournament/livegames

http://www.2700chess.com/live
Cheerio
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Ukraine3178 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-11 15:50:50
January 11 2014 15:45 GMT
#88
On January 10 2014 14:44 [MD]Frostbite wrote:
Hello fellow chess players. I play very casually, mostly against the A.I from my chess app. If any of you could link me some basic openers it would be grearly appreciated


I have a similar request but with one addition. In the list of possible move variations I would like to see some information about how widespread the particular move is. Both expert opinion (but a detailed one, not just "moves are listed in the order of popularity") or some statistical data will do.
urboss
Profile Joined September 2013
Austria1223 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-14 14:23:50
January 14 2014 13:44 GMT
#89
There is a nice little trick in this position (from one of my online blitz games):

[image loading]

Black to move, what is the best move?

+ Show Spoiler +

1. ... Rxf3 2. Rxg4+
+ Show Spoiler +

2. Qxf3 loses because of
2. ... Bg5+! 3. hxg5
White breaks the pin itself and Black can take the Queen
3. ... gxf3

2. ... Bg5! 3. Qd2! Black's bishop can't move.
3. ... Rxf2 All sorts of stuff is pinned now:
[image loading]

4. Rxg5+ Qxg5!
Instead of taking with the knight, Black keeps the pin intact.
5. hxg5 Rxd2
6. Rxd2 Kg7
Black keeps the extra piece and is safe.
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
January 14 2014 14:09 GMT
#90
RxNf3 Rxg4 B-g5?
Names
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada328 Posts
January 23 2014 02:58 GMT
#91
Hey guys,

New here in this thread, I am trying to find a wooden chess set. I found many of them on amazon but none of them has like 100+ reviews. I was wondering if there was a standard set which everyone gets.

Thanks for the help
GolemMadness
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada11044 Posts
January 23 2014 03:55 GMT
#92
On January 23 2014 11:58 Names wrote:
Hey guys,

New here in this thread, I am trying to find a wooden chess set. I found many of them on amazon but none of them has like 100+ reviews. I was wondering if there was a standard set which everyone gets.

Thanks for the help


Standard sets used in most tournaments are generally plastic. Just buy whatever wooden one looks good to you.
http://na.op.gg/summoner/userName=FLABREZU
jkillashark
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States5262 Posts
January 24 2014 00:34 GMT
#93
chesstempo.com is another good tactics site.
Do your best, God will do the rest.
NB
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Netherlands12045 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-25 08:21:30
January 25 2014 08:13 GMT
#94
im learning chess from the ground up after casually knowing the rules for the last 2 decades.

Somebody please guide me through this situation:
[image loading]

edit: its white(me) turn ofc
Im daed. Follow me @TL_NB
GolemMadness
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Canada11044 Posts
January 25 2014 08:25 GMT
#95
It's pretty much a draw. You probably want to play stuff like Nhf3, Kf2, Rg1, Qf1, Bd1-e2, etc.
http://na.op.gg/summoner/userName=FLABREZU
wingpawn
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Poland1342 Posts
January 25 2014 08:42 GMT
#96
I think White is better - he has 2 Knights in totally closed position. I initially though about Ra1-a2 and Rf1-a1 with a3-a4 to follow, but I'm not really sure whether that accomplishes anything.

The other idea might be to play Nh4-f3, Kg1-f2-e3, Qe2-g2, Rf1-h1, Ra1-g1 and g3-g4. It's a double-edged try because Black gets play on f-file, but if you want to get some play in this drawn-out position, you gotta take risks.
Grumbels
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Netherlands7031 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-25 13:48:31
January 25 2014 13:44 GMT
#97
The knight seems good on h4 as bait for Bxh4, with black losing his good bishop and g-file compensation for white.

If the a,b-pawns are dissolved, wouldn't the knights still be better than the bishops though? (After moves like a4 etc)
Well, now I tell you, I never seen good come o' goodness yet. Him as strikes first is my fancy; dead men don't bite; them's my views--amen, so be it.
mdb
Profile Blog Joined February 2003
Bulgaria4059 Posts
January 25 2014 14:11 GMT
#98
if anyone is following tatachess, kasparov will be in around 15 minutes on the live stream

Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
January 25 2014 14:15 GMT
#99
On January 25 2014 22:44 Grumbels wrote:
The knight seems good on h4 as bait for Bxh4, with black losing his good bishop and g-file compensation for white.

If the a,b-pawns are dissolved, wouldn't the knights still be better than the bishops though? (After moves like a4 etc)


yeah but the double pawns might be a problem if he can go h5 and later g6 and defend it well you have no way to attack
id probaby go nf3 get my king out and go for a kingside attack where you have more space
e6 is a potential vulnerability and meanwhile black would have a very hard time pressuring c3 or the queenside in genearl
Nyxisto
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany6287 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-25 14:20:24
January 25 2014 14:19 GMT
#100
I think black is fine if not even a little better. Two knights in a closed position sound fine in principle, but here they're not doing much. On the other hand black could try to stack on the a - file and open up the game there and getting the knight into the action with a5-b3.
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