Chess Match: Shady Bill vs. Skybird - Page 5

Shady Bill · 10-10-22, 03:55 PM

I'm Eastern Standard time in the US, I believe that is GMT-5.

Skybird · 10-10-22, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shady Bill

7. Ne2

Ehem... the value of esotericism is overated...

I better stick with the proven traditions.

your move 7. Ng1-e2 my move 7. ... / O-O

Thats it for today. Good night.

mapuc · 10-10-22, 04:13 PM

I had to look that up O-O. After having read it I went back to look at the chessboard and saw what he had done-I knew you could do this I just didn't know they call it Castling

Here is what it says

Quote:

Simply put, castling is a special rule that allows your king to move two spaces to its right or left, while the rook on that side moves to the opposite side of the king. FIDE, the international organization governing the rules of chess, defines castling this way:

“This is a move of the king and either rook of the same color along the player’s first rank, counting as a single move of the king and executed as follows: the king is transferred from its original square two squares towards the rook on its original square, then that rook is transferred to the square the king has just crossed.”

Markus

Shady Bill · 10-10-22, 04:43 PM

Yea, there are two ways to castle; either kingside or queenside.

When players castle opposite sides, you often get very sharp, aggressive play, since pawns can be moved forward toward the enemy's king, without exposing your own king (referred to as "pawn storm").

I personally prefer more positional play and castle same side. It is slower, but it often leads to more congested positional play.

On a side note:

I can highly recommend the chess docu-short called "Street Games" (2009).
It's about a group of semi-homeless chess masters, who man the street boards in San Francisco. These are people who play chess to feed themselves. A bad move, means no food that evening. It gives chess playing a new meaning. It also depicts their struggles with homelessness and substance abuse. It is quite enlightening, how these people ended up on the streets, and why they seem to choose to stay there of their own will.

I bought it on Amazon for $2 or $3US.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1500950/

Shady Bill · 10-10-22, 09:03 PM

I know when my man of the cloth is no longer welcome. Time for a retreat...

8. Be3

I am having the horrid feeling as white, that I am behind a tempo. Or at least half a tempo. I want to castle, but I think this move has to come first to avoid trouble in the near future. d4 is becoming hot real estate. My initial extension of Bg5 was done thinking I would just force an exchange on the f6 square. Your Nd7 dealt with that threat quickly. I also decided that allowing you to easily open up the e file to your rook, even if this meant doubling up your pawns, would actually hurt me in the near future. But it is forcing me to play catch-up a little bit...

Shady Bill · 10-10-22, 09:36 PM

This is my chess set from Indonesia. The pieces are roughly carved and look extremely chaotic, which I love. I looked into these some more, though the board is nicely carved, these sets have little monetary value.

My favorite person Ezi reminds me that showing off is a perversion.

Aktungbby · 10-10-22, 10:49 PM

/\ to play with that set! I'd need two asperin... and an Aricept tablet!

and yes: U R off a tempo. I occasionally play those 'street masters' at 4th and Market on SF's mean streets. The rent for the table is cheap and it's more cordial than tournament chess where everyone is always slapping their clocks...highly distracting imho.

Skybird · 10-11-22, 06:02 AM

Evil wicked Hobbit you are - you have stolen Sauron's chess board!

Looks like demons from hell fighting the earth titans. Impressive looks.

Clergy in retreat, I like that, always. I'm in the lab. C U

Skybird · 10-11-22, 06:49 AM

From here on it starts to get complicated, I have 6 possible blips on my radar screen each leading to complex variations quite different from each other, but each of them has its worths and risks. Difficult, I will take longer time here.

After 8. Be3

Shady Bill · 10-11-22, 08:17 AM

@Skybird; No problem, take as much time as you want to

@Aktungbby; That is awesome you get to play there!! That must be a cool atmosphere. It is a great docu.
I love the triumphant ending where the guy trades all his chess tables and his entire chess business in the park for a bag of weed, a bottle of liquor and 300 bucks haha...absolutely wonderful.

I was looking for an image of the little cards I would use in the 80s and early 90s. Not only did I find them, to my surprise they are still for sale. I assume they printed a million of these cards thinking mail via air carrier could never be surpassed. Now in some office, there are boxes stacked to the ceiling with these old cards.

If you buy a 1000 cards, you get 14% off oO. There are zero reviews though.

To my dismay, there was no live agent online but they did have an AI system that can answer your questions. I asked it about the cards, and who still buys them. And if I mailed the cards, how much postage would it require?

It had no idea what I was talking about though.

Skybird · 10-11-22, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shady Bill

8. Be3

your move 8. Bg5-e3 my move 8. ... / d6-d5

This was work and I am not really fully convinced of the outcome, but I spend the afternoon on this now and the rest of my life demands its rights, too, so somewhere oyu gotta make a decision and then call it a day. I also considered Rb8, h6, e5, even Qb6, but it seems it is all slowly, gently, almost unnoticably dropping the scale in Whites's favour within just 5, 6 more moves, very subtle. d5 is in principle possible I think, but maybe prematurely played.

I have no immediate worries, but really happy I am also not, I am too passive, still, lacking options. It should be different in the Pirc, that's why Black opts for it. However, White is far from an easy win with this.

Shady Bill · 10-11-22, 01:35 PM

Thanks for that move skybird. I will need to look at this a bit.

Everything inside my body is screaming for Nd2, the symmetry it creates in white's position is so delightful and it would actually serve a purpose.
I feel it almost demands to be played. But giving in to such sentiments would be insanity.

One of my favorite things in chess is when positions become full of tension.

Let me think a bit about this.

Shady Bill · 10-11-22, 04:24 PM

9. e5

This move is reminiscent of a drawbridge being lowered, creating a nice opening. Certainly going to decline that invitation at d5

I am going with this mainly because it forces your next move, but also creates nice mobility for my two holy-men. All that preaching...maybe it is time we send them to the front lines for some chaplain duty

There is one thing I fear right now; your bishop on g7.

Your knight and the drawbridge opening:

Skybird · 10-11-22, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shady Bill

9. e5

Expected.

your move 9. e4-e5 my move 9. ... / Nf6-e8

This was a day's work, its near midnight over here, so: good night.

Shady Bill · 10-11-22, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skybird

Expected.
your move 9. e4-e5 my move 9. ... / Nf6-e8

This was a day's work, its near midnight over here, so: good night.

Thanks Skybird

I am glad you are done for the evening and I have the rest of the night to calculate. My wife retired to bed early and I have arranged for a few cold beers. This is the first time I feel I have quite a few options, so now the calculating begins. There are many things to consider. Though castling queenside at this point would put me in your bishop's cross hairs, I have started considering the possibilities of this madness.

10-10-22, 09:03 PM	#65
Shady Bill Silent but not deadly Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Somewhere north of AN34 Posts: 171 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	8. Bg5-e3 I know when my man of the cloth is no longer welcome. Time for a retreat... 8. Be3 I am having the horrid feeling as white, that I am behind a tempo. Or at least half a tempo. I want to castle, but I think this move has to come first to avoid trouble in the near future. d4 is becoming hot real estate. My initial extension of Bg5 was done thinking I would just force an exchange on the f6 square. Your Nd7 dealt with that threat quickly. I also decided that allowing you to easily open up the e file to your rook, even if this meant doubling up your pawns, would actually hurt me in the near future. But it is forcing me to play catch-up a little bit... Last edited by Shady Bill; 10-10-22 at 09:21 PM.

10-10-22, 09:36 PM	#66
Shady Bill Silent but not deadly Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Somewhere north of AN34 Posts: 171 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Ezi says enough This is my chess set from Indonesia. The pieces are roughly carved and look extremely chaotic, which I love. I looked into these some more, though the board is nicely carved, these sets have little monetary value. My favorite person Ezi reminds me that showing off is a perversion.

10-10-22, 10:49 PM	#67
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,012 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	/\ to play with that set! I'd need two asperin... and an Aricept tablet! and yes: U R off a tempo. I occasionally play those 'street masters' at 4th and Market on SF's mean streets. The rent for the table is cheap and it's more cordial than tournament chess where everyone is always slapping their clocks...highly distracting imho. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

10-11-22, 06:02 AM	#68
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,629 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Evil wicked Hobbit you are - you have stolen Sauron's chess board! Looks like demons from hell fighting the earth titans. Impressive looks. Clergy in retreat, I like that, always. I'm in the lab. C U __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

10-11-22, 06:49 AM	#69
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,629 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	From here on it starts to get complicated, I have 6 possible blips on my radar screen each leading to complex variations quite different from each other, but each of them has its worths and risks. Difficult, I will take longer time here. After 8. Be3 __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

10-10-22, 03:55 PM	#61
Shady Bill Silent but not deadly Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Somewhere north of AN34 Posts: 171 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I'm Eastern Standard time in the US, I believe that is GMT-5.

10-10-22, 04:43 PM	#64
Shady Bill Silent but not deadly Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Somewhere north of AN34 Posts: 171 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Yea, there are two ways to castle; either kingside or queenside. When players castle opposite sides, you often get very sharp, aggressive play, since pawns can be moved forward toward the enemy's king, without exposing your own king (referred to as "pawn storm"). I personally prefer more positional play and castle same side. It is slower, but it often leads to more congested positional play. On a side note: I can highly recommend the chess docu-short called "Street Games" (2009). It's about a group of semi-homeless chess masters, who man the street boards in San Francisco. These are people who play chess to feed themselves. A bad move, means no food that evening. It gives chess playing a new meaning. It also depicts their struggles with homelessness and substance abuse. It is quite enlightening, how these people ended up on the streets, and why they seem to choose to stay there of their own will. I bought it on Amazon for $2 or $3US. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1500950/

10-11-22, 08:17 AM	#70
Shady Bill Silent but not deadly Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Somewhere north of AN34 Posts: 171 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	@Skybird; No problem, take as much time as you want to @Aktungbby; That is awesome you get to play there!! That must be a cool atmosphere. It is a great docu. I love the triumphant ending where the guy trades all his chess tables and his entire chess business in the park for a bag of weed, a bottle of liquor and 300 bucks haha...absolutely wonderful. I was looking for an image of the little cards I would use in the 80s and early 90s. Not only did I find them, to my surprise they are still for sale. I assume they printed a million of these cards thinking mail via air carrier could never be surpassed. Now in some office, there are boxes stacked to the ceiling with these old cards. If you buy a 1000 cards, you get 14% off oO. There are zero reviews though. To my dismay, there was no live agent online but they did have an AI system that can answer your questions. I asked it about the cards, and who still buys them. And if I mailed the cards, how much postage would it require? It had no idea what I was talking about though.

10-11-22, 01:35 PM	#72
Shady Bill Silent but not deadly Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Somewhere north of AN34 Posts: 171 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Move 8 black Thanks for that move skybird. I will need to look at this a bit. Everything inside my body is screaming for Nd2, the symmetry it creates in white's position is so delightful and it would actually serve a purpose. I feel it almost demands to be played. But giving in to such sentiments would be insanity. One of my favorite things in chess is when positions become full of tension. Let me think a bit about this.

10-11-22, 04:24 PM	#73
Shady Bill Silent but not deadly Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Somewhere north of AN34 Posts: 171 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	9. e4-e5 9. e5 This move is reminiscent of a drawbridge being lowered, creating a nice opening. Certainly going to decline that invitation at d5 I am going with this mainly because it forces your next move, but also creates nice mobility for my two holy-men. All that preaching...maybe it is time we send them to the front lines for some chaplain duty There is one thing I fear right now; your bishop on g7. Your knight and the drawbridge opening: