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dennismoore 
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 Posted: March 10 2012 at 12:03 |
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Hey guys, just found this thread. I've been getting really into chess lately and I'd love to play with some PA folk. My handle on chess.com is VanVanVan99 if anyone's interested.  |
I don't see you on chess.com by the name VanVanVan99 ?
Edited by dennismoore - March 10 2012 at 12:04
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 12:13 |
refugee wrote:
Check mate in two moves. Beautiful.
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It's definitely loads more satisfying to get a checkmate by getting somebody's pieces stuck in a useless spot
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refugee
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 13:59 |
TheGazzardian wrote:
Colin just gave me his queen in what doesn't even seem to be a trade. I suspect he has some master plan where I'm now in a position where he can checkmate me; it'll take some very aware playing to make sure that doesn't happen.
EDIT: Dang, I thought I explored the possibilities enough in my mind that I had a plan that would keep me alive. I missed one of his possible moves, and that's the one he was planning. |
It was a trade. He gave his queen to you in exchange for your king.
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 15:05 |
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TheGazzardian
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 15:12 |
refugee wrote:
TheGazzardian wrote:
Colin just gave me his queen in what doesn't even seem to be a trade. I suspect he has some master plan where I'm now in a position where he can checkmate me; it'll take some very aware playing to make sure that doesn't happen.
EDIT: Dang, I thought I explored the possibilities enough in my mind that I had a plan that would keep me alive. I missed one of his possible moves, and that's the one he was planning. |
It was a trade. He gave his queen to you in exchange for your king.
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I don't know why, but that seems incredibly sad to me for some reason.
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VanVanVan
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Posted: March 12 2012 at 18:30 |
dennismoore wrote:
VanVanVan wrote:
Hey guys, just found this thread. I've been getting really into chess lately and I'd love to play with some PA folk. My handle on chess.com is VanVanVan99 if anyone's interested. |
I don't see you on chess.com by the name VanVanVan99 ?
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Hm.  It looks like some people have been having trouble with the search function, and I'd guess that's the case since that's the correct spelling and whatnot. What's your handle? I can see if I can find you instead.
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Ricochet
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Posted: March 13 2012 at 18:01 |
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Mate in 15 against VanVan and I presume he abandoned hope, because my final move could have been parried (even if at the expense of the Queen).
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Negoba
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Posted: March 15 2012 at 13:30 |
Hard fought melee in my rematch with Rico.
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You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.
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VanVanVan
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Posted: March 15 2012 at 13:45 |
Ricochet wrote:
Mate in 15 against VanVan and I presume he abandoned hope, because my final move could have been parried (even if at the expense of the Queen).
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More a matter of me shaking the rust off, I think.  Good game mate.
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"The meaning of life is to give life meaning."-Arjen Lucassen
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 20:25 |
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I think Negoba finally made a mistake in our game
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refugee
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Posted: March 22 2012 at 11:22 |
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Colin and Vomps, I wonder what would have happened if
10. Bxg5
Now it’s far too late for that, of course (otherwise I wouldn’t have asked), but I’m curious how Vomps would have responded.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
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Vompatti
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Posted: March 22 2012 at 11:37 |
refugee wrote:
Colin and Vomps, I wonder what would have happened if
10. Bxg5
Now it’s far too late for that, of course (otherwise I wouldn’t have asked), but I’m curious how Vomps would have responded.
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-- Bh6, probably.
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refugee
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Posted: March 22 2012 at 11:54 |
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I thought about that one. I guess Colin’s next move would have been either Bxf6 or Bxh6, followed by Nd6+, forcing you to move the king. I’m not good enough to see what would have happened next. Anyway, it’s an exciting game, and nothing’s settled yet.
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
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Vompatti
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Posted: March 22 2012 at 12:18 |
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Who are you on chess.com? I don't think you're on my list.
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refugee
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Posted: March 22 2012 at 12:31 |
I’m not there, and I doubt that I ever will be. I like to watch. 
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He say nothing is quite what it seems;
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Vompatti
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Posted: March 22 2012 at 12:36 |
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: March 22 2012 at 14:18 |
refugee wrote:
Colin and Vomps, I wonder what would have happened if
10. Bxg5
Now it’s far too late for that, of course (otherwise I wouldn’t have asked), but I’m curious how Vomps would have responded.
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I was seriously considering that, but decided it was more important to get my queen to work
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Vompatti
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Posted: March 22 2012 at 16:42 |
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: March 22 2012 at 16:50 |
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not really
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Posted: March 22 2012 at 16:55 |
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But you'll probably waste some moves moving it around.
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