Chess - Game 1: c-square - Callid

[Umandsf]

Nope, didn't go with the move I was thinking of, but maybe this was a better decision.

[Callid]

1.  Nb1-c3 / d7-d5
2.  e2-e4 / d5-d4
3.  Nc3-d5 / e7-e5
4.  c2-c3 / c7-c6
5.  Nd5-b4 / Bf8xb4
6.  c3xb4 / Ng8-f6
7.  Ng1-f3 / Bc8-g4
8.  Qd1-c2 / o-o
9.  Nf3xe5 / Tf8-e8
10. f2-f4 / Nb8-d7
11. Bf1-c4 (?)/ Nd7xe5
12. f4xe5 / Te8xe5
13. d2-d3 / b7-b5
14. Bc4-b3 / Qd8-d6
15. h2-h3 / Lg4-f5
16. o-o / Bf5xe4

A heroic sacrifice...

[c-square]

A heroic sacrifice...

As lovely as that bishop is, I have bigger fish to fry... 

1.  Nb1-c3 / d7-d5
2.  e2-e4 / d5-d4
3.  Nc3-d5 / e7-e5
4.  c2-c3 / c7-c6
5.  Nd5-b4 / Bf8xb4
6.  c3xb4 / Ng8-f6
7.  Ng1-f3 / Bc8-g4
8.  Qd1-c2 / o-o
9.  Nf3xe5 / Tf8-e8
10. f2-f4 / Nb8-d7
11. Bf1-c4 (?)/ Nd7xe5
12. f4xe5 / Te8xe5
13. d2-d3 / b7-b5
14. Bc4-b3 / Qd8-d6
15. h2-h3 / Lg4-f5
16. o-o / Bf5xe4
17. Bd2-f4 /

[sstimson]

Finally!

[c-square]

17. Bd2-f4 /

Oops.  I mean:

17. Bc1-f4 /

[Umandsf]

That was the move I was thinking. Nice pin.

[Callid]

Considering the material, the amount of pawns the difference increases is the same. I lose also only one pawn this way. (Rook = 5 pawns; Bishop = 3 Pawns. Rook - Pawn - Bishop = 1 Pawn; Bishop - 2 Panws = 1 Pawn)

1.  Nb1-c3 / d7-d5
2.  e2-e4 / d5-d4
3.  Nc3-d5 / e7-e5
4.  c2-c3 / c7-c6
5.  Nd5-b4 / Bf8xb4
6.  c3xb4 / Ng8-f6
7.  Ng1-f3 / Bc8-g4
8.  Qd1-c2 / o-o
9.  Nf3xe5 / Tf8-e8
10. f2-f4 / Nb8-d7
11. Bf1-c4 (?)/ Nd7xe5
12. f4xe5 / Te8xe5
13. d2-d3 / b7-b5
14. Bc4-b3 / Qd8-d6
15. h2-h3 / Lg4-f5
16. o-o / Bf5xe4
17. Bd2-f4 / Be4-d5

[c-square]

Considering the material, the amount of pawns the difference increases is the same. I lose also only one pawn this way. (Rook = 5 pawns; Bishop = 3 Pawns. Rook - Pawn - Bishop = 1 Pawn; Bishop - 2 Panws = 1 Pawn)

True enough.

That was the move I was thinking. Nice pin.

Thanks.  As Callid pointed out, it's just a 1 point advantage in the end, but every little bit counts.

1.  Nb1-c3 / d7-d5
2.  e2-e4 / d5-d4
3.  Nc3-d5 / e7-e5
4.  c2-c3 / c7-c6
5.  Nd5-b4 / Bf8xb4
6.  c3xb4 / Ng8-f6
7.  Ng1-f3 / Bc8-g4
8.  Qd1-c2 / o-o
9.  Nf3xe5 / Tf8-e8
10. f2-f4 / Nb8-d7
11. Bf1-c4 (?)/ Nd7xe5
12. f4xe5 / Te8xe5
13. d2-d3 / b7-b5
14. Bc4-b3 / Qd8-d6
15. h2-h3 / Lg4-f5
16. o-o / Bf5xe4
17. Bc1-f4 / Be4-d5
18. Bf4xe5 /

[Callid]

1.  Nb1-c3 / d7-d5
2.  e2-e4 / d5-d4
3.  Nc3-d5 / e7-e5
4.  c2-c3 / c7-c6
5.  Nd5-b4 / Bf8xb4
6.  c3xb4 / Ng8-f6
7.  Ng1-f3 / Bc8-g4
8.  Qd1-c2 / o-o
9.  Nf3xe5 / Tf8-e8
10. f2-f4 / Nb8-d7
11. Bf1-c4 (?)/ Nd7xe5
12. f4xe5 / Te8xe5
13. d2-d3 / b7-b5
14. Bc4-b3 / Qd8-d6
15. h2-h3 / Lg4-f5
16. o-o / Bf5xe4
17. Bc1-f4 / Be4-d5
18. Bf4xe5 / Dd6xe5

[c-square]

What's the notation for a rook?  I assumed "R", but it looks like you used "T" earlier.  If it is "T", why?

1.  Nb1-c3 / d7-d5
2.  e2-e4 / d5-d4
3.  Nc3-d5 / e7-e5
4.  c2-c3 / c7-c6
5.  Nd5-b4 / Bf8xb4
6.  c3xb4 / Ng8-f6
7.  Ng1-f3 / Bc8-g4
8.  Qd1-c2 / o-o
9.  Nf3xe5 / Tf8-e8
10. f2-f4 / Nb8-d7
11. Bf1-c4 (?)/ Nd7xe5
12. f4xe5 / Te8xe5
13. d2-d3 / b7-b5
14. Bc4-b3 / Qd8-d6
15. h2-h3 / Lg4-f5
16. o-o / Bf5xe4
17. Bc1-f4 / Be4-d5
18. Bf4xe5 / Dd6xe5
19. Ra1-e1 /

[Umandsf]

Probably T for Tower, but I see R used more often. This is turning out to be quite the game.

[Schillok]

Probably T for Tower, but I see R used more often. This is turning out to be quite the game.

Well, the detective inside me tells me it is "T" for "Turm", the German word for the rock chesspiece.
My evidence: in turn 15, when Callid wrote the move with Bishop (B) with "L" instead. That too is used in German notation and means "Läufer".

But yeah, in english you would use the "R" for rock.

[Umandsf]

Um, "rook," not "rock." :p

[Schillok]

Um, "rook," not "rock." :p

Indead... wow, since I only heard that word I was sure it would be "rock", like a stone. Didn't know it was written differently. 

[Callid]

Sorry...
I'm used to write with the German abbreviations, and sometimes use them unintenionally. I also used "D" (Dame) instead of Q, but noone noticed. And, athough I might be wrong, isn't rook pronounced like root and therefore different from rock?

1.  Nb1-c3 / d7-d5
2.  e2-e4 / d5-d4
3.  Nc3-d5 / e7-e5
4.  c2-c3 / c7-c6
5.  Nd5-b4 / Bf8xb4
6.  c3xb4 / Ng8-f6
7.  Ng1-f3 / Bc8-g4
8.  Qd1-c2 / o-o
9.  Nf3xe5 / Tf8-e8
10. f2-f4 / Nb8-d7
11. Bf1-c4 (?)/ Nd7xe5
12. f4xe5 / Re8xe5
13. d2-d3 / b7-b5
14. Bc4-b3 / Qd8-d6
15. h2-h3 / Bg4-f5
16. o-o / Bf5xe4
17. Bc1-f4 / Be4-d5
18. Bf4xe5 / Qd6xe5
19. Ra1-e1 / Qe5-d6