Chess game: Lazlo vs. glee

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Alright glee, I found my chessboard, pumped my psyche up and am ready to duel!
Be gentle!

Lazlo glee

  1. e2-e4

Comments would be appreciated, especially on openings. I’m starting with the only opening I know.

Cheerleading is encouraged. :smiley:

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Okay, It looks like Malacandra is going to fill in since glee’s already playng two games. I find the short notation Mindwander is using to be a bit confusing, so let’s stick with the longer style like in the Edward the Head thread.

Lazlo Malacandra

  1. e2-e4
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Here we go then:

Lazlo Malacandra

  1. e2-e4 e7-e5

Mal mirrors White’s opening move. There are a good many opening lines in which both sides push the king’s pawn two squares… let’s see what Lazlo feels like.

(Long algebraic is just fine with me. I’m way short of glee’s standard, but I can match him for notational fluency!)

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Lazlo Malacandra

  1. e2-e4 e7-e5
  2. Ng1-f3

Well, e2-e4 is the only opening move I know, so I just usually wing it from there. :smiley: I like getting my Horsies out early.

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And why not? 2. Ng1-f3 has a long and distinguished pedigree. The bookies made it a slightly odds-on favourite. :slight_smile:

The attack on Black’s e-pawn isn’t hugely significant yet; if it was still White’s move and he took it, Black could play …Qe7 and win it back. However, there is nothing much better than this:
Lazlo Malacandra

  1. e2-e4 e7-e5
  2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6

Defending the pawn, and leaving White a choice of ways to continue.

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Lazlo Malacandra

  1. e2-e4 e7-e5
  2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
  3. Nb1-c3

One of the most common comments I get is, “I’ve never seen anyone do that before.” Let’s see how long it takes before you at least think it. :wink:

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No, my comment this time is “How very 19th century”, 'cos we’re headed for the good old Four Knights Game here. :smiley:

Lazlo Malacandra

  1. e2-e4 e7-e5
  2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
  3. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6

Lazlo’s third move was unincisive, but by no means bad. The 4NG can be dull, though. Question is, who’s going to break the symmetry, and how?

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Lazlo Malacandra

  1. e2-e4 e7-e5
  2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
  3. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
  4. g2-g3

I don’t like confrontation. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Well I’ll answer my own question by breaking the symmetry:

Lazlo Malacandra

  1. e2-e4 e7-e5
  2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
  3. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
  4. g2-g3 Bf8-b4

Don’t like confrontation? Many a respectable chess player has prospered by avoiding same. On the other hand, we need to toss in a little confrontation to please the crowd. Here you go.

There’s be a short delay while I go off to my church choir practice… so make your next move a goodie, Lazlo.

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Hmm. Quite the pickle now. If I move that knight or allow it to be taken, that leaves you open for Nf6xe4. But are you the type that will sacrifice a bishop for a horsie?

Lazlo Malacandra

  1. e2-e4 e7-e5
  2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
  3. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
  4. g2-g3 Bf8-b4
  5. Bf1-d3

I’ll be gone for a few hours myself as I have some errands to run. I’ll see you later!

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Five moves and no captures yet? phhhh

:goes to watch paint dry:

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Lazlo-

Why not Nc3-d5?

At worst you would be able to trade knights with black leaving his king side weak b/c of two pawns on the same file?

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I recently saw this ultimate confrontation from your very position:

  1. e2-e4 e7-e5

  2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6

  3. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6

  4. g2-g3

  5. … Nf6xe4?!

  6. Nc3xe4 d7-d5

  7. Nb1-c3 d5-d4

  8. Nc3-e4 f7-f5

  9. Ne4-g5 e5-e4

  10. Bf1-c4 e4xf3
    10, Bc4-f7+

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Heh. I wasn’t after quite that much confrontation, glee.

treis, after 5. Nc3-d5 and 6. Nxf6+ I could retake with the Queen. No doubled pawns and I’ve three pieces out to White’s one.

By playing 5. Bf1-d3, my illustrious opponent has removed a lot of the point from his previous move (4. g2-g3). Also the bish on d3 is blocking the d-pawn and has reduced itself to being a “big pawn” for now. Not a losing disadvantage so far but there was probably better. The immediate threat of …Bxc3 and …Nxe4 wasn’t huge - White had Qe2, chasing the Knight away and winning the pawn back.

Now what to do…
Lazlo Malacandra

  1. e2-e4 e7-e5
  2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
  3. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
  4. g2-g3 Bf8-b4
  5. Bf1-d3 d7-d6

Let’s let the other Bishop out.

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Yeah, I thought about that while I was running my errands. I should’ve moved d2-d3. A good many games I end up with messed up pawn positions. I need to study some openings.
Lazlo Malacandra

  1. e2-e4 e7-e5
  2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
  3. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
  4. g2-g3 Bf8-b4
  5. Bf1-d3 d7-d6
  6. a2-a3

Let’s see what flogging the bishop does.

scrambles off to find another chessboard to play glee’s example

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I decline to rise to such a cheap feed line. :smiley:

  1. d3 would have fitted in with the plan to put the bishop on g2, but tied the knight down for a move or two (because it could not move without exposing the King to check: a pin). But then the game’s all about choice, accepting one disadvantage for the sake of a counterbalancing advantage. I don’t particularly want to trade Bishop for Knight at this stage so I’ll have to move it somewhere else:
    Lazlo Malacandra
  2. e2-e4 e7-e5
  3. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
  4. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
  5. g2-g3 Bf8-b4
  6. Bf1-d3 d7-d6
  7. a2-a3 Bb4-a5

That’s me done for tonight (11pm local time). Catch you later!

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glee: I’m a bit confused at move 6. The knight was already moved out in move 3. :confused:

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I think that should be: 6. Ne4-c3.

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Hrm. I’m going to regret moving that bishop to d3. Is it a huge disadvantage to castle kingside without the bishop at g2?

Lazlo Malacandra

  1. e2-e4 e7-e5
  2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
  3. Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
  4. g2-g3 Bf8-b4
  5. Bf1-d3 d7-d6
  6. a2-a3 Bb4-a5
  7. Qd1-e2

Have a good night!

On preview. Thanks for the clarification on move 6.

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Sorry about that. :o

What Malacandra said! :cool: