# 2010 SDMB Chess Championship
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [May 7, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681 "2010-05-07T21:18:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 6
### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/101 "2010-05-13T17:19:48Z")
> [@Malacandra](#):
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> You’re not done yet. The idea is that you’ll play other players with a similar record to yours as the competition goes on - that should give you some fairer match-ups.
ok.
that seems like uber cool.
can i get **FUBS**?
i’m going all in with a bishop, a rook and two pawns.
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### Author:  [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/102 "2010-05-13T18:07:16Z")
Anybody else on [Chess.com](http://Chess.com) can challenge me, if so desired. Dueling tunnel-vision players, maybe?
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/103 "2010-05-13T18:52:49Z")
> [@garygnu](#):
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> Anybody else on [Chess.com](http://Chess.com) can challenge me, if so desired. Dueling tunnel-vision players, maybe?
i’m there
your move
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### Author:  [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/104 "2010-05-13T20:03:06Z")
> [@peekercpa](#):
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> i’m there
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> your move
I’m on [Chess.com](http://Chess.com) as “bedgyro” and I just started a challenge game against your use name there. You may have challenged the jerk who took my user name before I got there.
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/105 "2010-05-13T20:28:25Z")
> [@garygnu](#):
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> I’m on [Chess.com](http://Chess.com) as “bedgyro” and I just started a challenge game against your use name there. You may have challenged the jerk who took my user name before I got there.
yeh, i did. but i am kicking your rear now.
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/106 "2010-05-13T20:35:29Z")
did i get it right?
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### Author:  [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/107 "2010-05-13T21:09:11Z")
Yeah, and now it’s YOUR move.
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/108 "2010-05-13T23:47:26Z")
btw, is this part of the “tourney” or are we just funning it?
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### Author:  [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/109 "2010-05-14T00:22:42Z")
Just funning it. We won’t have Rd 2 until all the matches from Rd 1 are over.
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### Author:  [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/110 "2010-05-14T01:09:53Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#):
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> The following is the **garygnu** - **Chessic Sense** game:
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> 1. b3, I think, is slightly inaccurate. It weakens c3 too much, and \*\*gary’s \*\*bishop doesn’t belong on b2 anyway. It goes to d3 where it lines up with Qd2 so White can play Bh6, trading off Black’s dragon bishop. It is fated to die in this manner in almost all dragon positions.
Before you go all oracle-like on poor **gary** , let me note that d3 and b3 have been played against the Sicilian even at the GM level, in a kind of queen’s indian reversed. As long as he doesn’t open up the center too early, that can play quite straightforwardly as a ‘Clamp’ position.
Of course, he did go and open up the center…
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/111 "2010-05-14T01:17:38Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#):
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> Just funning it. We won’t have Rd 2 until all the matches from Rd 1 are over.
ok, i would like to post our game here and get some commentary, however.
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### Author:  [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/112 "2010-05-14T03:50:16Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#):
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> Before you go all oracle-like on poor **gary** , let me note that d3 and b3 have been played against the Sicilian even at the GM level, in a kind of queen’s indian reversed. As long as he doesn’t open up the center too early, that can play quite straightforwardly as a ‘Clamp’ position.
>
> Of course, he did go and open up the center…
In a dragon position, with Black’s bishop on g7? I can’t imagine that there would be such a play in a closed sicilian game. Can you show a Sicilian game where Black has fianchettoed to g7 and White has played e4, d3, b3, and Bb2? I don’t ever recall seeing one. I know of a few that involve d4 cxd4 Nxd4 and then b3 w/ Bb2, but that’s usually in the Maroczy bind and black has played e6, not g6.
At any rate, I said _slightly_ inaccurate. It’s not like I gave it a ? or anything.
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### Author:  [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2010, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/113 "2010-05-14T07:29:41Z")
Oh no, wait, let’s hope when Harley Starshine meets Elan’s dad, she won’t go,
You are my father!
Here’s hoping Elan’s dad approves of Harley.
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/114 "2010-05-14T18:41:23Z")
1.e4 e5
2.Nc3 c5
3.Bc4 Nf6
4.d3 Nc6
5.Bg5 d6
6.Nd5 Be7
7.Nf3 O-O
8.O-O Bg4
9.h3 Be6
10.Bh4 Qd7
11.Bg3 Na5
12.Ng5 Nxe4
13.Nxe4 Nxc4
14.dxc4 f5
15.Nec3 f4
16.Bh2 a6
17.Ne4 Rae8
18.a4 Qc6
19.Qh5 h6
20.g4 Bf7
21.Qf5 g6
22.Nef6+ Kh8
23.Qd3 Bxf6
24.Nxf6 Re6
25.Nd5 Rg8
26.Rae1 h5
27.gxh5 gxh5+
28.Bg3 Reg6
29.Qf5 R6g7
30.b3 h4
31.Nf6 Bg6
32.Qe6 Qc8
33.Qxd6 Rd8
34.Qxe5 Bxc2
35.Qh5+ Bh7
36.Qxh4 fxg3
37.fxg3 Rf8
38.Re5 Qc6
39.Nxh7 Rxf1+
40.Kxf1 Qf3+
41.Kg1 Rxg3+
42.Kh2 Qg2#
ok this was a little more on my skill level with bedgyro.
comments are welcom but please be gentle.
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/115 "2010-05-14T18:45:49Z")
oh, and i was white and lost again.
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/116 "2010-05-14T18:47:24Z")
and as a warning for those of you are a little experienced. you may want to get drunk before you read that game.
either that or a big spleef.
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### Author:  [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/117 "2010-05-14T18:53:57Z")
[Here is **peekercpa** ’s and my game](http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=31403901#).
I’ll put the moves in a spoiler box because we went 42 turns. **peekercpa** is white, “bedgyro” is me and I’m playing black. I see on preview he’s already posted the moves.
1. e4 e5
2. Nc3 c5
3. Bc4 Nf6
4. d3 Nc6
5. Bg5 d6
6. Nd5 Be7
7. Nf3 O-O
8. O-O Bg4
9. h3 Be6
10. Bh4 Qd7
11. Bg3 Na5
12. Ng5 Nxe4
13. Nxe4 Nxc4
14. dxc4 f5
15. Nec3 f4
16. Bh2 a6
17. Ne4 Rae8
18. a4 Qc6
19. Qh5 h6
20. g4 Bf7
21. Qf5 g6
22. Nef6+ Kh8
23. Qd3 Bxf6
24. Nxf6 Re6
25. Nd5 Rg8
26. Rae1 h5
27. gxh5 gxh5+
28. Bg3 Reg6
29. Qf5 R6g7
30. b3 h4
31. Nf6 Bg6
32. Qe6 Qc8
33. Qxd6 Rd8
34. Qxe5 Bxc2
35. Qh5+ Bh7
36. Qxh4 fxg3
37. fxg3 Rf8
38. Re5 Qc6
39. Nxh7 Rxf1+
40. Kxf1 Qf3+
41. Kg1 Rxg3+
42. Kh2 Qg2#
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### Author:  [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/118 "2010-05-14T19:05:14Z")
Fairly early on, I gave up pieces for position. I’ll admit I made some missteps that better players would have exploited. I felt fine with my defensive set-up, even with the queen and the knights running around. When I started losing pawns to his queen, it actually opened the board up for my counter-attack when he left me unchecked (39. Nxh7).
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### Author:  [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/119 "2010-05-14T19:37:53Z")
yeh, i don’t get the whole material for position type of strategy.
i was just hoping to get a rook for a knight.
didn’t turn out very well.
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### Author:  [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-sdmb-chess-championship/538681/120 "2010-05-14T19:46:17Z")
> [@garygnu](#):
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> Fairly early on, I gave up pieces for position. I’ll admit I made some missteps that better players would have exploited. I felt fine with my defensive set-up, even with the queen and the knights running around. When I started losing pawns to his queen, it actually opened the board up for my counter-attack when he left me unchecked (39. Nxh7).
Quick Question, how far ahead did you see your victory? I’m assuming it was 39, but had you seen it earlier. To be honest, I didn’t see it coming until your 40.
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