Friday, 12 November 2010

ChessTweets: The first game is drawn

This is the first ChessTweets game in full. Overall it was a good experience and like old-fashioned correspondence chess but with shorter gaps. In tough positions I would set up a board and play through a few variations which I think is probably the best way of learning.

[Event "Game 2051: @pgallagher34 vs. @catfunt"]
[Site "http://chesstweets.com"]
[Date "2010.08.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "pgallagher34"]
[Black "catfunt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. g3 Bg7
4. Bg2 O-O
5. Nc3 d6
6. Nf3 c5
7. O-O Nc6
8. d5 Na5
9. Nd2 e5
10. a3 b6
11. b4 Nb7
12. e4 Ng4
13. Bf3 Nh6
14. Bg2 f5
15. Nf3 Ng4
16. h3 Nf6
17. Ng5 Qe7
18. Re1 Bd7
19. exf5 gxf5
20. Nb5 Rfc8
21. Ne6 Bxe6
22. dxe6 e4
23. Rb1 Qxe6
24. Qc2 d5
25. Bf4 Ne8
26. f3 cxb4
27. Rxb4 Nbd6
28. Bxd6 Nxd6
29. cxd5 Qg6
30. Qf2 exf3
31. Re6 Rc1+
32. Kh2 Ne4
33. Rxg6 Nxf2
34. Rxg7+ Kxg7
35. Bxf3 Rc2
36. Bg2 Rd2
37. Rf4 Kg6
38. Kg1 Ne4
39. g4 Rd1+
40. Rf1 Rxf1+
41. Kxf1 a6
42. Nc7 Ra7
43. gxf5+ Kxf5
44. Bxe4+ Ke5
45. d6 Kxd6
46. Ne8+ Ke6
47. Bf3 Rf7
48. Kg2 Re7
 49. Bg4+ Kd5
50. Nf6+ Kd4
51. Nd7
1/2-1/2

Final position: 51. Nd7 1/2-1/2

Thursday, 11 November 2010

Update: BBC v Home Office

[Event "22:42"]
[Site "Shredder for iPhone / iPod touch"]
[Date "2010.11.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keith Dunmore, Home Office"]
[Black "Paul, BBC"]
[WhiteElo "-"]
[BlackElo "1682"]
[ECO "E61"]
[Opening "King's Indian Defence"]
[Result "*"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bf4 d6 6. Qd2 Re8 7. e4 Nbd7 8. O-O-O
c5 9. e5 Nh5 10. exd6 Nxf4 11. dxe7 Rxe7 12. Qxf4 cxd4 13. Nd5 Nb6 14. Nxe7
Qxe7 15. Nxd4 Qc5 16. Nb3 Qf8 17. Qd6 Bh6 18. Kb1 Bf5 19. Ka1 Qe8 20. c5 Bf8
21. Qd2 Na4 22. Qe2 Qc6 23. Qb5 Bg7 24. Nd4 Rd8 25. Qxc6 bxc6 26. Bc4 Bxd4 27. Rd2
Nxb2 28. Rxb2 Bc3 29. Rc1 Bxb2 30. Kxb2 Rd2 31. Kc3 Rxf2 32. Rg1 Be6 33. a4
Rf4 34. Bxe6 fxe6 35. Kb3 Kf7 36. Rd1 Rf5 37. Rd7 Kf6 38. Kb4 a5 39. Kxa5 Rxc5
40. Kb6 Rd5 41. Rxh7 e5 42. a5 Rb5 43. Kxc6 Rxa5 *