# Anybody For A Game Of Chess? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 28, 2000, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517 "2000-01-28T22:43:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/61 "2000-02-04T19:43:00Z")
1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 f5 13.0-0 fxe4 14.c4 Nf6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0-0 18.dxe6 Qd4 19.Qc2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qe5 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/62 "2000-02-04T19:50:00Z")
Cabbage: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 f5 13.0-0 fxe4 14.c4 Nf6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0-0 18.dxe6 Qd4 19.Qc2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.f4 ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/63 "2000-02-04T20:30:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 f5 13.0-0 fxe4 14.c4 Nf6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0-0 8.dxe6 Qd4 19.Qc2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.f4 Qd4+ ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/64 "2000-02-04T20:42:00Z")
Cabbage: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 f5 13.0-0 fxe4 14.c4 Nf6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0-0 8.dxe6 Qd4 19.Qc2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.f4 Qd4+ 22.Kh1 ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/65 "2000-02-04T20:58:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 f5 13.0-0 fxe4 14.c4 Nf6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0-0 18.dxe6 Qd4 19.Qc2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.f4 Qd4+ 22.Kh1 Rde8 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/66 "2000-02-04T21:05:00Z")
Cabbage: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 f5 13.0-0 fxe4 14.c4 Nf6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0-0 18.dxe6 Qd4 19.Qc2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.f4 Qd4+ 22.Kh1 Rde8 23.Rad1 ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/67 "2000-02-04T21:57:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 f5 13.0-0 fxe4 14.c4 Nf6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0-0 18.dxe6 Qd4 19.Qc2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.f4 Qd4+ 22.Kh1 Rde8 23.Rad1 Bxf4 ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2000, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/68 "2000-02-04T22:05:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 f5 13.0-0 fxe4 14.c4 Nf6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0-0 18.dxe6 Qd4 19.Qc2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.f4 Qd4+ 22.Kh1 Rde8 23.Rad1 Bxf4 ---
**Author:** ![APB9999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@APB9999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APB9999)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2000, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/69 "2000-02-05T00:13:00Z")
Hey guys, what’s going on in - OOPS! (Trips into table, scattering virtual chess pieces everywhere.) ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2000, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/70 "2000-02-05T00:25:00Z")
Cabbage: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 f5 13.0-0 fxe4 14.c4 Nf6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0-0 18.dxe6 Qd4 19.Qc2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.f4 Qd4+ 22.Kh1 Rde8 23.Rad1 Bxf4 24.Rxd4 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2000, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/71 "2000-02-05T00:30:00Z")
[The virtual pieces mysteriously and spontaneously regenerate. There is no a priori reason to assume that these words were written by some entity that is external to the web site. Words just appear. That’s what words do in Virtualand. Fantasies about humans who type them are virtual delusions and religion myths.] ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2000, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/72 "2000-02-05T05:01:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 f5 13.0-0 fxe4 14.c4 Nf6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0-0 18.dxe6 Qd4 19.Qc2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.f4 Qd4+ 22.Kh1 Rde8 23.Rad1 Bxf4 24.Rxd4 cxd4 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2000, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/73 "2000-02-05T16:37:00Z")
Cabbage: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 f5 13.0-0 fxe4 14.c4 Nf6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0-0 18.dxe6 Qd4 19.Qc2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.f4 Qd4+ 22.Kh1 Rde8 23.Rad1 Bxf4 24.Rxd4 cxd4 25.Bxf4 ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2000, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/74 "2000-02-06T00:25:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 f5 13.0-0 fxe4 14.c4 Nf6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0-0 18.dxe6 Qd4 19.Qc2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.f4 Qd4+ 22.Kh1 Rde8 23.Rad1 Bxf4 24.Rxd4 cxd4 25.Bxf4 Rxe6 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2000, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/75 "2000-02-06T01:35:00Z")
Cabbage: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 f5 13.0-0 fxe4 14.c4 Nf6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0-0 18.dxe6 Qd4 19.Qc2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.f4 Qd4+ 22.Kh1 Rde8 23.Rad1 Bxf4 24.Rxd4 cxd4 25.Bxf4 Rxe6 26.Qd3 ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2000, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/76 "2000-02-06T03:05:00Z")
Lib: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 f5 13.0-0 fxe4 14.c4 Nf6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0-0 18.dxe6 Qd4 19.Qc2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.f4 Qd4+ 22.Kh1 Rde8 23.Rad1 Bxf4 24.Rxd4 cxd4 25.Bxf4 Rxe6 26.Qd3 Rhe8 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2000, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/77 "2000-02-07T06:04:00Z")
Cabbage: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 Qb6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 Qd6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qe2 f5 13.0-0 fxe4 14.c4 Nf6 15.Nc3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0-0 18.dxe6 Qd4 19.Qc2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.f4 Qd4+ 22.Kh1 Rde8 23.Rad1 Bxf4 24.Rxd4 cxd4 25.Bxf4 Rxe6 26.Qd3 Rhe8 27.Qxd4 ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2000, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/78 "2000-02-06T23:06:00Z")
Lib, I resign. You had me on the run ever since a few moves into the game; you really played a great game! By all means, let me know if you ever want to play another (though I can’t say how much competition I’ll be for you). ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2000, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/79 "2000-02-06T23:44:00Z")
Cabbage: Thanks. I very much enjoyed the game. You had a bit of bad luck in the opening, and recovery was problematic. It happens to the best of us. I think your resignation is appropriate. Here, the very best Black can do is 27…b6. He must stop the white queen from checking on c5, because 28.Qc5+ leads to mate in just a couple of moves. After 27…b6, though, White will simply play 28.Kg1, which eliminates the nasty backrank mate that Black held out hope for. But actually, 26.Qd3! was the final nail. The real beauty of it was that a move by Black to protect his d-pawn, like 26…Rhd8, would have been met with 27.Qh3!, which eventually either wins Black’s rook or checkmates Black. I thought you put up a good fight. Your 18…Qd4! was a really sharp move. Even though you were down a pawn, you would have had some chances with a passed pawn if I had traded queens. You forced me momentarily into a defensive mode. And remember, that good sharp move of yours is what sent me rushing for a board! If you like, we can play another. You be White this time. This is an enjoyable venue. We can take our time. There’s no hurry. It’s just pals playin’ a game. ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2000, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517/80 "2000-02-08T00:52:00Z")
Thanks for your comments! I’d love to play another game, I’ll go ahead and start another thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-for-a-game-of-chess/13517.md?page=3)