The slippery slope just turned to ice,
S!

That was a good game. Turned out to be a very non French opening, despite my tries to steer that way. Even play with dynamic diagonals for both players, until the queen went for the non edible pawn... Maybe white playing 7. KN2-KN4 is a bit early to start the pawns march against the black king? Now it never got any back up and was stranded alone, also after the capture it left a big hole in the white kings flank.

Here is the full game in decrypted notation... :) Let the crunch begin Skybird!

1. e4 e6
2. Nc3 d5
3. b3 Nf6
4. Bb2 dxe4
5. Nxe4 Be7
6. Qe2 O-O
7. g4 Nxe4
8. Qxe4 Bf6
9. Bd3 g6
10. O-O-O Bxb2+
11. Kxb2 Bd7
12. Qf4 e5
13. Qxe5 Bxg4
14. Be2 Re8
15. Qb5 Bd7
16. Qxb7 Bc6
17. Qb4 Bxh1
18. Bf3 Bxf3
19. Nxf3 Qf6+
20. d4 Qxf3
0-1

Up for another game?
How did you find the notation?

Sure, lets do one more. But I'm gone for tonight.

The notation isn't too bad when you get used to it. Its main drawback is, I think, that the same square on the board actually has two notations denoting it, depending on if you play black or white. Much better that one square is e4, rather than both K4 and K5. I guess the modern notation is a bit more efficient as well. 1. Nf3 is a bit more to the point than KN1-KB3. You now at once what kind of piece that is moving and you get the square in one go. But the main drawback is of course that using the old style is getting the player more and more isolated from modern books, talking chess, etc.

But it is handy to know the old stuff in case you want to read some good old dusty but classic book on chess. :cool:

cheers porphy