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Date: 12 Jan 2008 00:01:28
From: David Richerby
Subject: An amusing game
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This game was played recently on a web correspondence server I play
on. White is one of the strongest players on the site; Black is not.
The final position is a thing of great beauty.
Dave.
[Event "Challenge game"]
[Site "http://www.queenalice.com/game.php?id=327904"]
[Round "-"]
[Date "2008.01.11"]
[White "GambitShark"]
[Black "danniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 Bd6 3.c4 b6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 c5 6.d5 e5 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3
d6 9.Qg3 g6 10.Bd3 h6 11.Ne2 Nf6 12.Qh4 Bg4 13.f3 g5 14.Bxg5 Nbd7
15.fxg4 Qe7 16.O-O O-O-O 17.Bxf6 Qe6 18.Bxd8 Rxd8 19.Rf5 Rg8 20. Raf1
Rf8 21.Qh5 Qg6 22.Qxg6 fxg6 23.Rxf8+ Nxf8 24.Rxf8+ Kd7 25.Rg8 a5
26.Rxg6 a4 27.Rxh6 Kc7 28.Re6 Kd7 29.g5 b5 30.cxb5 Kc7 31.Nc3 Kb6
32. Nxa4+ Ka5 33.Nc3 Kb6 34.Rxd6+ Kc7 35.Rc6+ Kb7 36.d6 Ka7 37.Rxc5
Kb7 38.Rxe5 Kc8 39.a4 Kd7 40.Rd5 Kd8 41.e5 Kc8 42.e6 Kd8 43.g6 Kc8
44.a5 Kb8 45.b6 Kb7 46.b4 Kc8 47.a6 Kb8 48.h4 Kc8 49.Rc5+ Kd8 50.h5
Ke8 51. h6 Kd8 52.g7 Ke8 53.h7 Kd8 54.Rc8+ Kxc8 55.h8=N Kd8 56.g8=N
Kc8 57.g4 Kd8 58.Nf6 Kc8 59.g5 Kd8 60.g6 Kc8 61.g7 Kd8 62.g8=N Kc8
63.a7 Kd8 64.a8=N Kc8 65.e7 Kb8 66.Nc7 Kc8 67.e8=N Kd8 68.b5 Kc8
69.Na4 Kd8 70.Nf7+ Kc8 71.Bf5+ Kb7 72.Bc8+ Kxc8 73.d7+ Kb7 74.d8=N+
Kb8 75.Ngh6 Kc8 76.Nf5 Kb8 77.Nc5 Kc8 78.Nde6 Kb8 79.Ne5 Kc8 80.Ned6+
Kb8 81.Ncd5 Ka8 82.Kf2 Kb8 83.Ndc4 Kc8 84.Ned4 Kb8 85.Nb4 Ka8 86.Nbd5
Kb8 87.Nc7 Kc8 88.N5a6 Kb7 89.Ke3 Kc8 90.Na5 Kd8 91.Nh7 Kc8 92.b7+ Kd8
93.Nd5 Ke8 94.b8=N Kd8 95.b6 Kc8 96.Ng5 Kd8 97.Nf4 Kc8 98.Nh5 Kd8
99.b7 Ke8 100. Nbc6 Kf8 101.Nc5 Ke8 102.Nb5 Kf8 103.b8=N Ke8 104.Nba6
Kf8 105.Nab4 Ke8 106.Nd5 Kf8 107.Nac4 Ke8 108.Nbc7+ Kf8 109.Ncd6 Kg8
110.N7e6 Kh8 111.Ncd7 Kg8 112.Ncd8 Kh8 113.Ndc6 Kg8 114.Kf4 Kh8
115.Ngf3 Kh7 116. Kg5 Kg8 117.Kh6 Kh8 118.Nfg5 Kg8 119.Ncd4 Kh8
120.Ne2 Kg8 121.N2f4 Kh8 122.Nfg6+ Kg8 123.N7f6# 1-0
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David Richerby Aluminium Spoon (TM): it's like a
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ piece of cutlery that's really light!
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Date: 12 Jan 2008 00:52:54
From: Offramp
Subject: Re: An amusing game
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On Jan 12, 12:01 am, David Richerby <[email protected] >
wrote:
> This game was played recently on a web correspondence server I play
> on. White is one of the strongest players on the site; Black is not.
> The final position is a thing of great beauty.
>
> Dave.
>
> [Event "Challenge game"]
> [Site "http://www.queenalice.com/game.php?id=327904"]
> [Round "-"]
> [Date "2008.01.11"]
> [White "GambitShark"]
> [Black "danniel"]
> [Result "1-0"]
>
> 1.e4 e6 2.d4 Bd6 3.c4 b6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 c5 6.d5 e5 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3
> d6 9.Qg3 g6 10.Bd3 h6 11.Ne2 Nf6 12.Qh4 Bg4 13.f3 g5 14.Bxg5 Nbd7
> 15.fxg4 Qe7 16.O-O O-O-O 17.Bxf6 Qe6 18.Bxd8 Rxd8 19.Rf5 Rg8 20. Raf1
> Rf8 21.Qh5 Qg6 22.Qxg6 fxg6 23.Rxf8+ Nxf8 24.Rxf8+ Kd7 25.Rg8 a5
> 26.Rxg6 a4 27.Rxh6 Kc7 28.Re6 Kd7 29.g5 b5 30.cxb5 Kc7 31.Nc3 Kb6
> 32. Nxa4+ Ka5 33.Nc3 Kb6 34.Rxd6+ Kc7 35.Rc6+ Kb7 36.d6 Ka7 37.Rxc5
> Kb7 38.Rxe5 Kc8 39.a4 Kd7 40.Rd5 Kd8 41.e5 Kc8 42.e6 Kd8 43.g6 Kc8
> 44.a5 Kb8 45.b6 Kb7 46.b4 Kc8 47.a6 Kb8 48.h4 Kc8 49.Rc5+ Kd8 50.h5
> Ke8 51. h6 Kd8 52.g7 Ke8 53.h7 Kd8 54.Rc8+ Kxc8 55.h8=N Kd8 56.g8=N
> Kc8 57.g4 Kd8 58.Nf6 Kc8 59.g5 Kd8 60.g6 Kc8 61.g7 Kd8 62.g8=N Kc8
> 63.a7 Kd8 64.a8=N Kc8 65.e7 Kb8 66.Nc7 Kc8 67.e8=N Kd8 68.b5 Kc8
> 69.Na4 Kd8 70.Nf7+ Kc8 71.Bf5+ Kb7 72.Bc8+ Kxc8 73.d7+ Kb7 74.d8=N+
> Kb8 75.Ngh6 Kc8 76.Nf5 Kb8 77.Nc5 Kc8 78.Nde6 Kb8 79.Ne5 Kc8 80.Ned6+
> Kb8 81.Ncd5 Ka8 82.Kf2 Kb8 83.Ndc4 Kc8 84.Ned4 Kb8 85.Nb4 Ka8 86.Nbd5
> Kb8 87.Nc7 Kc8 88.N5a6 Kb7 89.Ke3 Kc8 90.Na5 Kd8 91.Nh7 Kc8 92.b7+ Kd8
> 93.Nd5 Ke8 94.b8=N Kd8 95.b6 Kc8 96.Ng5 Kd8 97.Nf4 Kc8 98.Nh5 Kd8
> 99.b7 Ke8 100. Nbc6 Kf8 101.Nc5 Ke8 102.Nb5 Kf8 103.b8=N Ke8 104.Nba6
> Kf8 105.Nab4 Ke8 106.Nd5 Kf8 107.Nac4 Ke8 108.Nbc7+ Kf8 109.Ncd6 Kg8
> 110.N7e6 Kh8 111.Ncd7 Kg8 112.Ncd8 Kh8 113.Ndc6 Kg8 114.Kf4 Kh8
> 115.Ngf3 Kh7 116. Kg5 Kg8 117.Kh6 Kh8 118.Nfg5 Kg8 119.Ncd4 Kh8
> 120.Ne2 Kg8 121.N2f4 Kh8 122.Nfg6+ Kg8 123.N7f6# 1-0
>
> --
> David Richerby Aluminium Spoon (TM): it's like awww.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ piece of cutlery that's really light!
Weird final position with 9 knights or whatever. I suppose the hardest
bit was avoiding the scored of stalemates that were lurking all over
the place.
I always feel a bit sorry for the loser in games like these. He is
made to look a bit of a Washington General.
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Date: 13 Jan 2008 00:14:47
From: Offramp
Subject: Re: An amusing game
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On Jan 12, 11:39 pm, David Richerby <[email protected] >
wrote:
> Offramp <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I always feel a bit sorry for the loser in games like these. He is
> > made to look a bit of a Washington General.
>
> I don't, much. He could reasonably have resigned on move 14 (out of
> 123), when he dropped a piece. Or on move 17 when he dropped another
> one. Or on move 18, when he dropped the exchange. Or on move 21 when
> he fell for a tactical sequence that cost him a knight. Or on move 24
> when that sequence was completed. Or on move 38, when he lost his
> last pawn and the position became KRNB+8P vs K.
If he was playing just for stalemate he deserved it. If he is such a
beginner that he wasn't aware one could resign then ... I suppose he
also deserved it.
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Date: 12 Jan 2008 23:39:14
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: An amusing game
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Offramp <[email protected] > wrote:
> I always feel a bit sorry for the loser in games like these. He is
> made to look a bit of a Washington General.
I don't, much. He could reasonably have resigned on move 14 (out of
123), when he dropped a piece. Or on move 17 when he dropped another
one. Or on move 18, when he dropped the exchange. Or on move 21 when
he fell for a tactical sequence that cost him a knight. Or on move 24
when that sequence was completed. Or on move 38, when he lost his
last pawn and the position became KRNB+8P vs K.
Dave.
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www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ soothing hand lotion but it's huge!
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