# Chess training game between glee and dead cat

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-training-game-between-glee-and-dead-cat/844066>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [November 27, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-training-game-between-glee-and-dead-cat/844066 "2019-11-27T14:24:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 4

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-training-game-between-glee-and-dead-cat/844066/61 "2020-01-28T00:01:51Z")

</div>

Dead Cat v Glee  
White Black

1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Bd3 dxe4
4. Bxe4 Nf6
5. Qd3 Nxe4
6. Qxe4 Qd5
7. Nd2 Qxe4+
8. Nxe4 b6
9. Nf3 Bb7
10. Ned2 c5
11. O-O Nd7
12. b3 Be7
13. Bb2 Bf6
14. Rfe1 O-O-O
15. Ne4 Bxe4
16. Rxe4 cxd4
17. Bxd4 Nc5
18. Rf4 Bxd4
19. Rxd4 Rxd4
20. Nxd4 Kb7
21. Rd1 Rd8
22. Rd2 e5
23. Nf3 Rxd2
24. Nxd2 Kc6
25. Nc4 Kd5
26. Kf1 f6
27. Ke2 Kd4
28. Nd6 Kc3
29. Kd1 a6
30. a4 g6
31. f3 f5
32. Nc4 Nxa4
33. Nxe5 Nc5
34. g4 Ne6
35. gxf5 gxf5
36. Nc6 Nd4
37. Nxd4 Kxd4
38. Kd2 a5
39. c3+ Kd5

Game position here.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-training-game-between-glee-and-dead-cat/844066/62 "2020-01-28T06:52:55Z")

</div>

Dead Cat v Glee  
White Black

1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Bd3 dxe4
4. Bxe4 Nf6
5. Qd3 Nxe4
6. Qxe4 Qd5
7. Nd2 Qxe4+
8. Nxe4 b6
9. Nf3 Bb7
10. Ned2 c5
11. O-O Nd7
12. b3 Be7
13. Bb2 Bf6
14. Rfe1 O-O-O
15. Ne4 Bxe4
16. Rxe4 cxd4
17. Bxd4 Nc5
18. Rf4 Bxd4
19. Rxd4 Rxd4
20. Nxd4 Kb7
21. Rd1 Rd8
22. Rd2 e5
23. Nf3 Rxd2
24. Nxd2 Kc6
25. Nc4 Kd5
26. Kf1 f6
27. Ke2 Kd4
28. Nd6 Kc3
29. Kd1 a6
30. a4 g6
31. f3 f5
32. Nc4 Nxa4
33. Nxe5 Nc5
34. g4 Ne6
35. gxf5 gxf5
36. Nc6 Nd4
37. Nxd4 Kxd4
38. Kd2 a5
39. c3+ Kd5
40. Kd3

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-training-game-between-glee-and-dead-cat/844066/63 "2020-01-28T10:14:54Z")

</div>

Dead Cat v Glee  
White Black

1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Bd3 dxe4
4. Bxe4 Nf6
5. Qd3 Nxe4
6. Qxe4 Qd5
7. Nd2 Qxe4+
8. Nxe4 b6
9. Nf3 Bb7
10. Ned2 c5
11. O-O Nd7
12. b3 Be7
13. Bb2 Bf6
14. Rfe1 O-O-O
15. Ne4 Bxe4
16. Rxe4 cxd4
17. Bxd4 Nc5
18. Rf4 Bxd4
19. Rxd4 Rxd4
20. Nxd4 Kb7
21. Rd1 Rd8
22. Rd2 e5
23. Nf3 Rxd2
24. Nxd2 Kc6
25. Nc4 Kd5
26. Kf1 f6
27. Ke2 Kd4
28. Nd6 Kc3
29. Kd1 a6
30. a4 g6
31. f3 f5
32. Nc4 Nxa4
33. Nxe5 Nc5
34. g4 Ne6
35. gxf5 gxf5
36. Nc6 Nd4
37. Nxd4 Kxd4
38. Kd2 a5
39. c3+ Kd5
40. Kd3 b5

Game position here.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-training-game-between-glee-and-dead-cat/844066/64 "2020-01-28T13:09:36Z")

</div>

And with that, it’s time to resign - I can’t prevent Black from playing a4, which will result in him getting a passed pawn that my king has to deal with - and while I’m doing that, he’ll take my c-pawn and then obtain a winning position on the other side of the board before my king can get across. Good game!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-training-game-between-glee-and-dead-cat/844066/65 "2020-01-28T13:38:46Z")

</div>

Dead Cat is right to resign (and has explained in general why.)

For anyone interested, one way the game could finish would be:

1. b4 a5
2. Kd2 Kc4
3. Kc2 a3
4. f4 a2
5. Kb2 a1=Q+
6. Kxa1 Kxc3
7. Ka2 Kxb4
8. Kb2 Kc4
9. Kc2 Kd4
10. Kb3 Ke4
11. Kb4 Kxf4
12. Kxb5 Ke3

and Black’s f-pawn soon queens.

I’ll put comments in the accompanying thread\* - it was an instructive game!

- here.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-training-game-between-glee-and-dead-cat/844066.md?page=3)