Click anywhere on this sentence for R2 of Fics league. I played fellow blogger Phorku. It was a crazy game until the end. (I just finished the game so the annotations were quick, but I wanted to get something down before I forgot).
edit: phorku's comments have been added in the above link.
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Was that last move a mouse-slip or a case of chess blindness? Either way, I've been there!
Here are my comments on the game. Feel free to add them into yours if you want. If not I will try to do it later this week.
[Event "FICS rated standard game"]
[Site "FICS, San Jose, California USA"]
[Date "2006.04.23"]
[Round "-"]
[White "DreadPirateJosh"]
[Black "phorku"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1711"]
[BlackElo "1541"]
[Time "16:02:55"]
[TimeControl "2700+45"]
[Mode "ICS"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6
{
Looks like another Tarrasch Defence game. I would like to switch to the Dutch Defence but don't have enough experience with it yet.
}
3. g3
{
I believe this is the Catalan. Don't really know the lines.
}
3... Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Nc3 e5
{
Whoops! My favorite opening...the blunder gambit. When I don't play a lot of games it seems like I often need a wake up call. At least it was only a pawn this game.
}
8. dxe5 Bxe5 9. cxd5 Qd6
{
Centralizing my queen, blocking the pawn, adding pressure to the King side, eyeing g4, getting ready to concentrate my forces in the center and pile on the pawn.
}
10. Rb1 a6
{
Probably a weak move but I don't want to have to constantly worry about any silly knight tricks.
}
11. Bg2 Nd7 12. Nf3
{
You can have the bishop it is not part of my immediate plans. Continue to build forces in the center and on the pawn.
}
12... Rd8 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. O-O Ra7
{
Planning on Bb7 soon. Planning on a c pawn advance at some point and hope that this move will facilitate doubling on the d file.
}
15. Qc2 b5 16. b4 Bb7 17. Rfd1 Nf6 18. e4 Qe7
{
Getting a little nervous about my back rank and opening the center. Bring the queen in for rook support and perhaps I can pick up the b pawn if I can remove the rook guard.
}
19. h3 c6 20. e5
{
He gives his pawn back to me and my plan is paying off.
}
20... Nxd5 21. Nxd5 cxd5
{
A nice protected passed pawn. Hopefully I can use it to pressure his position and create other weakness. Perhaps I will get to queen it.
}
22. f4 d4 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. a3 Rc7 25. Qe4 Rc3 26. Rd3 Qa7
{
Protecting the pawn and lining up on his King, trying to create tactical possibilities.
}
27. Kf1 Qd7
{
Trying to keep the pressure on and pick up some pawns/ penetrate his position.
}
28. g4 Rxd3 29. Qxd3 Qd5 30. Kg1
{
I was hoping to gain something here.
}
30... Qc4
{
Still trying to manuvre into his position. A queen trade would give me a nice pair of passed pawns.
}
31. Rd1 Kf8
{
Figured it was time to start centralizing my K for the end game and ease the back rank pressure. Failed to see that this dropped a pawn.
}
32. Qxh7 d3
{
Push the thorn deeper into his side. Hoping to pick up some pawns or get some queen forks going.
}
33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qh4+ Kd7
{
Crafty says I should play for the draw and move back to the first rank. Who plays for a draw? I need to start learning and I miss quite a few of those problems in CT-Art.
}
35. Qf6
{
A mouse blunder. That is why I almost always play to mate. Shit happens, mouse slips, over confidence, regular errors.
}
{White resigns} 0-1
CD: I'm bad but not that bad! LOL.
Phorku, that's cool, I will try to put your comments into mine this evening.
dpj, I wasn't meaning anything by my question. I still do both, but it did look like a mouseslip to me. However, I know myself to still make "chess blindness" moves (more from mental tiredness toward the end of a game than simply making a careless move). I usually do that when I misread a combination (e.g., my 2nd round of the January Tornado tournament in Peoria, IL).
CD, I've blundered horribly before so it was an honest question. I blunder in play by email games so anythings possible with me!
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