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Azathoth

Senior Member

Spain

Posts: 33

18 May 2012, 16:33:40

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

Sorry,but I was seriously ill. I don't know if I can even play... Sorry again!

albell

Senior Member

United Kingdom

Posts: 129

18 May 2012, 19:21:01

In reply to Grim

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

It's on a be grim Grim :-))))) cant wait.

Kingsfull

Founding Member

United States

Posts: 155

19 May 2012, 03:44:18

In reply to Azathoth

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

I hope you get better...

WizardNo1

Founding Member

United States

Posts: 504

19 May 2012, 07:26:41

In reply to Azathoth

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

Azathoft, we are all very sorry to hear this, and hope you have a complete reovery, and soon. You are a great asset to this Site and want you back playing at your usual impressive strength!

Wiz

Civilis

Senior Member

Netherlands

Posts: 73

19 May 2012, 11:22:05

In reply to WizardNo1

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

Civilis v/s Aztatoth is not yet underway...
He challenged me, but I declined as I was to have the white pieces.
I have chanllenged him anew, but no reply yet.

Civilis

Senior Member

Netherlands

Posts: 73

19 May 2012, 15:26:15

In reply to Civilis

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

Civilis - Azathoth is underway...

Azathoth

Senior Member

Spain

Posts: 33

19 May 2012, 15:29:37

In reply to Civilis

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

Thanks everybody... I hope to play fine for my team... Thanks again!

Bartvinnik

Senior Member

United States

Posts: 120

20 May 2012, 12:12:22

In reply to WizardNo1

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

The game Azathoth vs. Bartvinnik is now underway, so all my games are
now in progress.

Bartvinnik

DOORMAN

Founding Member

United States

Posts: 3105

22 May 2012, 14:36:39

In reply to Bartvinnik

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

Kastelka 0 Doorman 1

TrencherKnight

Founding Member

United States

Posts: 378

22 May 2012, 20:19:54

In reply to DOORMAN

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

Trencherknight 1/2 Blue 1/2

thornydevil

Senior Member

Australia

Posts: 2684

23 May 2012, 02:25:10

In reply to TrencherKnight

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

TrencherKnight v Blue.
White should have played on for a simple win.

Blue

Founding Member

Posts: 79

23 May 2012, 15:27:24

In reply to thornydevil

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

Did I miss the game being posted somewhere? There may have been mistakes in the game, but I'm pretty sure that was an inevitable draw at the end. Not that I haven't blown the end game before...

Blue

Grim

Founding Member

United States

Posts: 338

23 May 2012, 16:35:18

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

Here, let me post it for you. :)

It was easy to find. It's a game that ended the other day, with you and TK, and it was a draw ...

thornydevil

Senior Member

Australia

Posts: 2684

23 May 2012, 23:38:23

In reply to Grim

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/2k5/p1p5/P1K5/1P6/8/8 b KQkq - 0 1"]

%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
1... Kb6 2. Kd5 c4 3. bxc4 Ka6 4. Kc6 Ka7 5. Kb5

thornydevil

Senior Member

Australia

Posts: 2684

23 May 2012, 23:41:01

In reply to thornydevil

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

eitherway black is up the creek.

WizardNo1

Founding Member

United States

Posts: 504

24 May 2012, 07:49:22

In reply to thornydevil

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

The final position in the TrencherKnight vs. Blue game is, indeed, a
simple win for White. However, it could have been worse. I have had
three instances in my live tournament career in which my opponents
resigned won games!

Edited on 24 May 2012 at 07:51:28

Blue

Founding Member

Posts: 79

24 May 2012, 13:27:29

In reply to thornydevil

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/2k5/p1p5/P1K5/1P6/8/8 b KQkq - 0 59"]

%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
59... Kd6 60. Kb5 Kd5 61. Kxa5 Kc6 62. b4 cxb4 63. Kxb4 Kb6 64. a5+ Ka6

Hm... I had been looking at this, which I think results in a draw, but I see now that other variants may be less kind to black.

Grim

Founding Member

United States

Posts: 338

24 May 2012, 14:25:56

In reply to Blue

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

Yes, but 62. b4 isn't required play. Best play is 62. Ka6, paralleling the Black king and making room for the advancement of the A column pawn. If Black then wants to try for the B column pawn, he has to retreat to the D column, allowing White's K back into the B column, and forcing the same position where his A pawn can freely advance.

[Event "Challenge"]
[Site "Caissa's Web"]
[Date "2012.5.1"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TrencherKnight"]
[Black "Blue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "1822"]
[BlackELO "1780"]

%Created by Caissa's Web PGN Editor
%Display=999
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. d4 Bb6 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8.
Bxf4 h6 9. g4 Bg6 10. Qe2+ Ne7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Ne5 Bh7 13. h4 Ng6 14. Qh2
Nxf4 15. Qxf4 Nd7 16. g5 h5 17. Bb5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 a6 19. Bd3 Bg6 20. Qf3 Rb8
21. Ne4 Kh8 22. Ng3 Qe7 23. Nxh5 Bxd3 24. Rxd3 Qxe5 25. Nf4 Kh7 26. h5 Qxg5
27. Kb1 Bc5 28. h6 g6 29. Qe4 Rbe8 30. Qc4 Bd6 31. Qd4 Qe5 32. Qxe5 Rxe5 33.
Rf1 Kxh6 34. Rh3+ Kg7 35. Rfh1 Kf6 36. Nd3 Rxd5 37. Rf1+ Ke7 38. Re3+ Kd8 39.
Ref3 Rf5 40. Rxf5 gxf5 41. Rxf5 b6 42. Ne5 Bxe5 43. Rxe5 f5 44. Re3 c6 45. c4
f4 46. Rf3 Kd7 47. Kc2 Rf5 48. Kd3 Ra5 49. a3 Rf5 50. Ke4 Ke6 51. Rxf4 Rxf4+
52. Kxf4 Kd6 53. Ke4 Kc5 54. b3 a5 55. Kd3 b5 56. cxb5 Kxb5 57. Kc3 c5 58.
a4+ Kc6 59. Kc4 Kd6 60. Kb5 Kd5 61. Kxa5 Kc6 62. Ka6 Resigns 1-0

Blue

Founding Member

Posts: 79

24 May 2012, 18:59:50

In reply to Grim

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

Grim said:

Yes, but 62. b4 isn't required play

Which is why I said "but I see now that other variants may be less kind to black".

Grim

Founding Member

United States

Posts: 338

25 May 2012, 02:24:19

In reply to Blue

Re: NOVA 2012 Progress

Blue said:

Which is why I said

ah, missed that part. Bit of an understatement, but accurate. :)

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