Chess Match: Shady Bill vs. Skybird

[mapuc]

A little funny chess related limerick

Me and I play chess together
In the effort to be better
Before meeting a real pro
It became a real blow

Markus

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by mapuc

A little funny chess related limerick

Me and I play chess together
In the effort to be better
Before meeting a real pro
It became a real blow

Markus

Scherzkeks!

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Gorpet

Oh yes that's what Old Joe Biden and The Bull Putin are playing. From earth to orbit.Three layers and it will be Dynamic for sure. Who will in the end will call Checkmate?

Originally Posted by Skybird

^ Drop that stuff elsewhere, not here.

Yes, try to stay on topic.

[Shady Bill]

Hey Skybird, sorry I couldn't post yesterday. Had some family dealings. It is funny with modern day "instant connection" via internet, waiting 1 day seems like forever. Let me think about this 45 min and i will post reply. Your setup is awesome oO

I feel uneasy that I haven't moved many* of my pieces yet, but I feel I did make a semi decent move-order, though it was not a strict traditional opening.

The Pirc is a very strong defense indeed, but it has to be played very precisely or it becomes a mess.




EDIT: many not any

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Shady Bill

Hey Skybird, sorry I couldn't post yesterday. Had some family dealings. It is funny with modern day "instant connection" via internet, waiting 1 day seems like forever. Let me think about this 45 min and i will post reply. Your setup is awesome oO

I feel uneasy that I haven't moved any of my pieces yet, but I feel I did make a semi decent move-order, though it was not a strict traditional opening.

The Pirc is a very strong defense indeed, but it has to be played very precisely or it becomes a mess.

All is good, no worries.

I did not mean to criticise or mock your moves in my past comment, I wanted to express that I am perplexed a bit. Variations with f4 are a common line in the Pirc and probably the most aggressive return for White, c4 also is a common line, but both together and this early is unusual, and then not even moving them to the 4th but 3rd line only is really exotic. I am very sure I have never seen this. You wanted to get out of theory, you said earlier, seems you got your will, kind of.

[Shady Bill]

6. Bd3

Originally Posted by Skybird

Fun on a sunny but boring sunday: this is my working garage.

Those 3D visuals work very well, I use them often when occaisonally playing against the PC. As one can see, the board perspective is quite comparable, so is the size of squares and pieces (the real board has 5cm squares and pieces in tournament height, and they are heavy). If I run a match, I would have notation window on and off via keyboard command if need be. In engine-off mode like currently I can click and hold and move pieces like on a real board via mouse. I do not like playing via 2D diagrams - the big contra for me to play on mobile devices. Call me exccentric. I am.
On the right rim you can see my ally, aide and little spy who helps me out by whispering me moves. I never play without some nuts in my pockets.

When i played CC tournaments, I even made notes on paper for ideas and v ariations, becasue over the weeks and mmotnhs and wiht playing upt to a dozen matches simulatenously one could lose track of things. By the end of the match I often had 20-30 pages per match.

Yea I also prefer 3D view from the downview. Especially if I can easily see the enemy's side of things. You seemed to have solved that with your nice setup


By ordering f3, I took the opening theory manual, and chucked it out the window. Strong players like yourself hate two things 1) unexpected moves and 2) the ensuing unpredictable chaos.



You are castling kingside, and don't expect sharp counter play from a queenside castled position, I am shoring up central defenses and get ready for a good ol' slugfest Skybird

[Shady Bill]

Originally Posted by Skybird

All is good, no worries.

I did not mean to criticise or mock your moves in my past comment, I wanted to express that I am perplexed a bit. Variations with f4 are a common line in the Pirc and probably the most aggressive return for White, c4 also is a common line, but both together and this early is unusual, and then not even moving them to the 4th but 3rd line only is really exotic. I am very sure I have never seen this. You wanted to get out of theory, you said earlier, seems you got your will, kind of.

Never have to worry about hurting my feelings, this is war Skybird


"Hurt feelings" is also a modern day luxury. We had no room for it when I was a young man.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Shady Bill

6. Bd3

your move 6. Bf1-d3 my move 6. ... / c7-c5

By ordering f3, I took the opening theory manual, and chucked it out the window. Strong players like yourself hate two things 1) unexpected moves and 2) the ensuing unpredictable chaos.

Probably you did, but every move the opponent does must be counter-calculated by me anyway, so this way I only start earlier with the process. I do not see it as unpredictable chaos, but undetermined openess.

BTW, "strong" I am only when comparing myself to a weaker player. When comparing myself to a stronger player, then I am the one described as "weak". Its all relative. This forum has had several tens of thousands of visitors and members over the past 20+ years, most of them do not care for general topics or playing chess here. I am quite certain that there would be quite some chessies amongst them who would eat me alive if they would care to participate: because the laws of probability always apply.

You are castling kingside, and don't expect sharp counter play from a queenside castled position, I am shoring up central defenses and get ready for a good ol' slugfest Skybird

Not really, the motives you describe are common in the Pirc Defence. Thats why I opted for c5 instead of e5, which was the other possibility, and not necessarily the worse one it would have been, maybe. Playing O-O already now is playable as well, I think, but I learned that Black often is better off in the Pirc when using his tempi for other purposes as long as he must not castle. Its okay to castle in time (and not later...) But going over the flank for your center is - well, "pirc-ier". In other variations there also is the option to play c6, with the idea to later on prevent white doing a long casteling. Obviously I do not want to let you getting into a marching-through in the centre. If that was your plan, forget it.



Hm, I better shut up now. Enemy is listening.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Shady Bill

Never have to worry about hurting my feelings, this is war Skybird

"Hurt feelings" is also a modern day luxury. We had no room for it when I was a young man.

I later realised that my comment yesterday could be taken in a queer way, as lecturing. At least if the receiver got off the bed with the wrong foot first that morning. That was not the intention, I just was perplexed.

[mapuc]

I open yt and this was what yt gave me as a proposal to watch.

Never heard of this type of chess before



Markus

[Shady Bill]

Originally Posted by mapuc

I open yt and this was what yt gave me as a proposal to watch.
Never heard of this type of chess before
Markus

That looks insane rofl Pretty looking setup i must say

[Shady Bill]

Originally Posted by Skybird

I later realised that my comment yesterday could be taken in a queer way, as lecturing. At least if the receiver got off the bed with the wrong foot first that morning. That was not the intention, I just was perplexed.

Haha no problem there, I have had much worse said about my chess playing


So of course the obvious, semi-sane next move would be 7. Ne2...but what a drab move that is...


lol...i am considering 7. Qa4?

(using "?" meaning "questionable move" chess notation)


What a wonderful pin that is. You just told me you want to wait on castling? This would render the black knight on d7 useless until you do so. But my gut tells me the more quiet Ne2 is the correct move.

I have not yet decided on my next move. Please give me an hour or so to consider my options. Starting to have to calculate now.

[Shady Bill]

To my delight, close examination revealed one of 8 ears remaining.








The set-up.

[Shady Bill]

7. Ne2


EDIT: I am aware in picture of my chess board set up above, the move order is not yet caught up.

[Skybird]

Got your move, but want to check some esoteric ideas I have on mind before doing the probably obvious move. Not sure about a reply before I go to bed.

What time zone are you in? GMT related, I mean? GMT -6 to -9, I assume? Germany is +1.

Your chess set reminds me of one I once had, a PVC board like yours but with dark brown instead of black squares, and the black figures dark brown as well. Pretty much what you find in chess clubs over here (or simple wood pieces of the Bundesform, I think internationally they are called modern form, like on my PC monitor on the page before).