Your move: 26.../Nb3-c5
My move: 27. f5xg6

I'd expected something else, actually.

Your move: 27. f5xg6
My move: 27.../h7xg6

Wanna mess with my Sith?

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Seems you are in need of advice...?! :know:

I'm still reflecting on this... I'll reply in another day or 2 (I've been studying a new opening).

Opening...? We are approaching (your) endgame...!

I would say you already need snookers.

:( awww slow play is setting a bad precedent.

Your move: 27.../h7xg6
Mine: 28. Bg1xc5

This is actually reasonably brisk for this type of format. In e-mail chess, for instance, 10 moves in 30 days is the normal time control.

FULL STOP, this move with caution - we have a difference in the move counter, I need to check it.

Done.

Your move: 29. Bg1xc5
My move: 29. d6xc5

Check your position and protocol, as I see it we are alreaedy in the 29th move.

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1.e2-e4 d7-d6 2.d2-d4 Sg8-f6 3.Sb1–c3 g7-g6 4.f2-f4 Lf8-g7 5.Sg1–f3 c7-c5 6.d4xc5 Dd8-a5 7.Lf1–d3 Da5xc5 8.Dd1–e2 Lc8-g4 9.Lc1–e3 Dc5-a5 10.0–0 0–0 11.h2-h3 Lg4xf3 12.De2xf3 Sb8-c6 13.a2-a3 Sf6-d7 14.Le3-d2 Da5-d8 15.Kg1–h1 Sd7-c5 16.Ta1–b1 e7-e6 17.g2-g4 Sc6-d4 18.Df3-g2 Sc5xd3 19.c2xd3 Ta8-c8 20.f4-f5 Sd4-b3 21.Ld2-e1 Lg7-e5 22.g4-g5 Dd8-b6 23.Le1–f2 Db6-a6 24.Tb1–d1 Le5xc3 25.b2xc3 Tc8xc3 26.Dg2-f3 e6-e5 27.Lf2-g1 Sb3-c5 28.f5xg6 h7xg6 29.Lg1xc5 d6xc5

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Having played several correspondence chess tournaments in the mid and late 80s, I must say that that time frame only rarely is used up. On average I experienced 3-4 days per reply for two simultaneous matches being played per opponent - but that already included my and his postcard travelling time. ;) Most of the time 2-3 postcards travelled the way per week. 3 days calculation time per move (plus postal time), or ten moves in 30 days calculation time, is only seldomly used.


P.S. Found the error, previous page, my last posting, 24th move. I numbered the eventual reply as 24th move as well, although it laready was move 25. From then on, the error was just copied over again and again. Increase your move counter by 1. We are in move 29.

You know what would be interesting. If after the game you guys go back and input commentary by editing, about what your strategy was after each move to explanin what your thinking was to make that move. Would be interesting to compare the too strategies and perspectives.

Already on the agenda. I use the Fritz user interface (with deactivated engine, of course) to log the move protocol and create the position diagrams, and I play all my plans and variations on two wooden boards, but on the monitor as well - by the latter all moves are recorded and all variations and sub-variations automatically are inserted into the main protocol, and are saved with it. That is not only a history of past thoughts, but also a written note on things I plan in the future if he does this or that expected move. Helps immensly to prevcent forgetting things, or to avopid mistakes. I am a little bit surprised myself, he said he estimates his playing power to be of around 1800 ELO, and I KNOW that at a board on the table, by tournament rules, I play significantly weaker then I do here. I have several old chess computers from the 80s that are ELO-rated relatively reliable, at 1500-1800 ELOs - I am very sure that we do better than 1800 ELOs in this match, I think it is clearly beyond 2000, although my 25th and his 26th moves were mistakes.

I will also go through the match by using my chess engines to analyse.

If we ever finish this one, I mean. :lol:

Your move: 29. d6xc5
My move 30. Rd1-d2

Your move: 30. Rd1-d2
My move: 30.../Da6xa3

I presume you meant to type Qa6xa3?

Yes, sorry. D is for "Dame" - the German term for Queen

30.../ Qa6xa3 it is.

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