Chess Game 7: Callid - Xcommando

[sstimson]

By the way Queen Side might have been better, but can not yet tell you why.

[Tanner-kun]

By the way Queen Side might have been better, but can not yet tell you why.

If I had done queens side he would have moved Qe4-a1 and I would be in check mate.

[sstimson]

Your right, you'd need an in between move

[Callid]

01. d2-d4 / Nb8-c6
02. e2-e4 / e7-e6
03. c2-c4 (!?) / Bf8-b4+
04. Bc1-d2 / Qd8-h4 (!)
05. Bd2xb4 / Nc6xb4 (?)
06. Nb1-c3 / Ng8-f6
07. Ng1-f3 / Qh4-h6
08. Bf1-d3 / b7-b6
09. a2-a3 / Nb4xd3
10. Qd1xd3 / Bc8-a6
11. e4-e5 /  Nf6-g4 (?)
12. Qd3-e4 (!) / O-O
13. Nc3-b5 /

[Tanner-kun]

01. d2-d4 / Nb8-c6
02. e2-e4 / e7-e6
03. c2-c4 (!?) / Bf8-b4+
04. Bc1-d2 / Qd8-h4 (!)
05. Bd2xb4 / Nc6xb4 (?)
06. Nb1-c3 / Ng8-f6
07. Ng1-f3 / Qh4-h6
08. Bf1-d3 / b7-b6
09. a2-a3 / Nb4xd3
10. Qd1xd3 / Bc8-a6
11. e4-e5 /  Nf6-g4 (?)
12. Qd3-e4 (!) / O-O
13. Nc3-b5 / Kg4-f6

[Callid]

01. d2-d4 / Nb8-c6
02. e2-e4 / e7-e6
03. c2-c4 (!?) / Bf8-b4+
04. Bc1-d2 / Qd8-h4 (!)
05. Bd2xb4 / Nc6xb4 (?)
06. Nb1-c3 / Ng8-f6
07. Ng1-f3 / Qh4-h6
08. Bf1-d3 / b7-b6
09. a2-a3 / Nb4xd3
10. Qd1xd3 / Bc8-a6
11. e4-e5 /  Nf6-g4 (?)
12. Qd3-e4 (!) / O-O
13. Nc3-b5 / Ng4-f6
14. e5xf6

And a knight is still abbreviated N

[Tanner-kun]

01. d2-d4 / Nb8-c6
02. e2-e4 / e7-e6
03. c2-c4 (!?) / Bf8-b4+
04. Bc1-d2 / Qd8-h4 (!)
05. Bd2xb4 / Nc6xb4 (?)
06. Nb1-c3 / Ng8-f6
07. Ng1-f3 / Qh4-h6
08. Bf1-d3 / b7-b6
09. a2-a3 / Nb4xd3
10. Qd1xd3 / Bc8-a6
11. e4-e5 /  Nf6-g4 (?)
12. Qd3-e4 (!) / O-O
13. Nc3-b5 / Ng4-f6
14. e5xf6 /  Qh6-f6

[Edogawa4869]

*trying to understand the notation* ..... *is dizzy*

[c-square]

01. d2-d4 / Nb8-c6
02. e2-e4 / e7-e6
03. c2-c4 (!?) / Bf8-b4+
04. Bc1-d2 / Qd8-h4 (!)
05. Bd2xb4 / Nc6xb4 (?)
06. Nb1-c3 / Ng8-f6
07. Ng1-f3 / Qh4-h6
08. Bf1-d3 / b7-b6
09. a2-a3 / Nb4xd3
10. Qd1xd3 / Bc8-a6
11. e4-e5 /  Nf6-g4 (?)
12. Qd3-e4 (!) / O-O
13. Nc3-b5 / Kg4-f6

Interesting game...  I think a better move might have been:

Spoiler:

f7-f5


Even if Callid then uses en passant e5xf6, Ng4xf6 would save the knight and threaten the white queen.

I'm not sure why Callid didn't take the free knight on the move before this...

[Tanner-kun]

01. d2-d4 / Nb8-c6
02. e2-e4 / e7-e6
03. c2-c4 (!?) / Bf8-b4+
04. Bc1-d2 / Qd8-h4 (!)
05. Bd2xb4 / Nc6xb4 (?)
06. Nb1-c3 / Ng8-f6
07. Ng1-f3 / Qh4-h6
08. Bf1-d3 / b7-b6
09. a2-a3 / Nb4xd3
10. Qd1xd3 / Bc8-a6
11. e4-e5 /  Nf6-g4 (?)
12. Qd3-e4 (!) / O-O
13. Nc3-b5 / Kg4-f6

Interesting game...  I think a better move might have been:

Spoiler:

f7-f5


Even if Callid then uses en passant e5xf6, Ng4xf6 would save the knight and threaten the white queen.

I'm not sure why Callid didn't take the free knight on the move before this...

That does seem better. I need to start taking more time to think about my moves.

[sstimson]

01. d2-d4 / Nb8-c6
02. e2-e4 / e7-e6
03. c2-c4 (!?) / Bf8-b4+
04. Bc1-d2 / Qd8-h4 (!)
05. Bd2xb4 / Nc6xb4 (?)
06. Nb1-c3 / Ng8-f6
07. Ng1-f3 / Qh4-h6
08. Bf1-d3 / b7-b6
09. a2-a3 / Nb4xd3
10. Qd1xd3 / Bc8-a6
11. e4-e5 /  Nf6-g4 (?)
12. Qd3-e4 (!) / O-O
13. Nc3-b5 / Kg4-f6

Interesting game...  I think a better move might have been:

Spoiler:

f7-f5


Even if Callid then uses en passant e5xf6, Ng4xf6 would save the knight and threaten the white queen.

I'm not sure why Callid didn't take the free knight on the move before this...

Ok but after e5xf6, g4xf6, Qe4-e3, what do you suggest next?

[Callid]

01. d2-d4 / Nb8-c6
02. e2-e4 / e7-e6
03. c2-c4 (!?) / Bf8-b4+
04. Bc1-d2 / Qd8-h4 (!)
05. Bd2xb4 / Nc6xb4 (?)
06. Nb1-c3 / Ng8-f6
07. Ng1-f3 / Qh4-h6
08. Bf1-d3 / b7-b6
09. a2-a3 / Nb4xd3
10. Qd1xd3 / Bc8-a6
11. e4-e5 /  Nf6-g4 (?)
12. Qd3-e4 (!) / O-O
13. Nc3-b5 / Ng4-f6
14. e5xf6 /  Qh6-f6
15. Nb5xc7 /



@ c-square:
o.O
I didn't see that
Perhaps I shouldn't play in the middle of the night...

[c-square]

Interesting game...  I think a better move might have been:

Spoiler:

f7-f5


Even if Callid then uses en passant e5xf6, Ng4xf6 would save the knight and threaten the white queen.

I'm not sure why Callid didn't take the free knight on the move before this...

Ok but after e5xf6, g4xf6, Qe4-e3, what do you suggest next?

Here's the updated board after the moves you mentioned:



My suggestion for black from here would be:

Spoiler:

First to do a queen trade, though it's an optional move.  The thing about initiating the queen trade is that you get to keep the initiative afterward, and it moves white's f2 pawn making his position a little less secure after he castles.  If you let white start the queen trade, then it really messes up black's pawns that are protecting his king.

The more important move, though, is Ba6xb5.  It eliminates the fork but also trades your bishop for a knight.  With this cluttered board, knights are worth much more than bishops, as there's just more room for them to move.

Finally, you could go Nf6-g4 to threaten a pawn and give your rook some space to move, and you've got yourself a pretty strong board position:

[sstimson]

@c-Square

Spoiler:

e1-e2 Protect pawn and get ready for f3 to e5 threating the important pawn at d3 and also getting ready for h2-h3 and h1-f1

@Xcommando back to move 10 should mave gone to b7 instead of a6. because of that move your rook at a1 is likely going to be open for attack on the long diagonal. so getting a pawn to c6 is very important then a queen side castle for more space for the king and rook at a1 out of danger

[Callid]

Interesting game...  I think a better move might have been:

Spoiler:

f7-f5


Even if Callid then uses en passant e5xf6, Ng4xf6 would save the knight and threaten the white queen.

I'm not sure why Callid didn't take the free knight on the move before this...

Ok but after e5xf6, g4xf6, Qe4-e3, what do you suggest next?

Why Qe3?
I'd prefer either Qe5 or, probably better, Qh4!