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No, not dat pawn*, I jus' blockin' advance of dat pawn.Quote:
Originally Posted by DreadedHermie
Guess I was getting ahead of ourselves and covering your KKN-4 square before you create a pawn chain to cover dat pawn.
Sorry.
You can still make a pawn chain, but it will cost you an extra move.
And until you get more fire power focussed on it, "dat pawn" is anything but safe.:)
* Kb5
W
I can move the pawn to K Kn4 and start my chain. Doesn't seem like you're enthusiastic over that project ATM, though.
Or, I could do a "half-castle" and get my rook over to K1. That sorta develops that piece, at least he's got a hole to get outta.
If I hadda pick I'd do the pawn. Just seems like you're tryin' to advise against it.
DH
I advise against the pawn move because I would immediately capture with my knight and threaten to fork the king and rook while stealing white's KBP.Quote:
Originally Posted by DreadedHermie
The rook move is advised, because you have a real problem with Black's passed pawn
So...?
W.
Immediately means 2 moves here, right?Quote:
I advise against the pawn move because I would immediately capture with my knight
So you are thinking that far ahead--that 2 moves is immediate...:eek:
Also not seeing how you intend to set up the fork. Sorry.:(
Um, no. Immediate means, as soon as you move the KknP, to White's Kkn4, Blacks Kkn at Black's KB3, will capture it.Quote:
Originally Posted by DreadedHermie
From white's Kkn4, the black knight can then threaten white's pawn at KB2.
That will force your rook or your King to waste a move! because an enemy knight at White's Kb2 attacks White's king and the rook at the same timefrom a "safe", unprotected), square.
That's only 4 move logic, of course and it depends on whites response.
If white moves the rook to K1, I'll discard that plan and look for other ways to pester and irritate until I have a substantial time advantage.
Then, just for fun, we can switch sides and see if I can recover the time advantage for white.
It will be instructive, and maybe even fun, yah?
Said it before, it's not the destination, it's the journey.:jointsmile:
So, go ahead, and cut this arrogant buggah to ribbons.
Ainokea.:D
Aloha nui,
W.
I have the feeling I'll be able to escape in a few days.
In the meantime, I'm being forced to (gasp)....w...o...r...k...:(
Weez, if switching sides makes this less mind-numbing for you, I'm game. Howsoever, this is the first time I've played with an actual "battle plan," and lame as it might be, I'm somewhat invested in white's cause at this point. So I'm happy to fight on from this perspective. This is just one match; it is the concepts that are important, so whatever. ;)
Rook to K1 it is!
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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie
A'ight!!
Perhaps it's best to play one's first games from the "ID" and then involve the ego as a driver.
It has little to do with the objective beauty of chess but is a powerful motivator to learn stratagy.
We will contend for space and time as involved adversaries on a field of battle then, (Just to get you "hooked" of course.)
Then, fair warning, I'll go all zen on ya and pull a Ronin :jointsmile:
So, Kb - Q3
Adds a protector to my King's pawn, (You had 2 attackers, now I have 2 defenders).
More importantly, it developes my bishop to a good square and allows a king's side castle.
Black now has 3 developed pieces and a pawn on an open file.
I intend to use this momentum to develop my other bishop and enable Queen's side castleing.
Black's king side castle is insecure, and would serve well as a bid for pawn promotion, but the Queen's quarters are a fortress and castling queen's side brings the Qr to an open file, (no pawns), which will gain another time advantage.
(There is little gain in denying your opponent the ability to castle unless you then castle to a positional advantage.)
That queen exchange early-on, has cost white the first move advantage and was pivotal for position as well.
Black is now in good shape and has gained 2 full moves.
Black's weakness is his center pawn's isolation from the pawn chain.
White has some pawn problems as well. The prime challenger for the center is white's Kbp, but it is stuck behind the King's knight and moving that knight again would lose even more "tempo". See?
To make matters worse, both it, and the Krp are un-defended, and will be extortion targets in the mid-game.
White needs to develop pieces very efficiently now if it is to survive 12 more moves.
Just tryin' to think out loud here.
Could all just be hot air, I'm pretty baked.:stoned:
Soon
W.
Sorry going so slow. I like to read your commentaries a few times and trace out the the power flow of the pieces. (Unfortunately, this is also how I have to interpret schematics. :i feel stupid:)
Anyway, looks like I will be forced to respond to a forking pawn unless I take the initiative.
So, B - K4.
Interesting move.
Positionally sound, as it does block the pawn but I would have brought some power to da party by developing another piece instead.
Your Queen's knight is idle and bringing it to B3 would have covered K4, (K2, Q5, Qkn5 and Qr4 as well)
As it is, the bishop has removed one of the pawns attackers by occlusion, (The rook).
You have now invested 2 moves in that bishop, so If I were to force a trade with a black bishop or knight that has only moved once, it will cost white even more tempo.
Remember, it's about time more than space.
B - Q2
Gets my bishop off the back rank, double-covers my knight, and allows casteling to either side, which will link my rooks.
Black is now approximately 3 moves ahead of white and down a pawn.:)
No worry about takin' your time to move, but you gotta quit giving tempo away. :D
Run the game backwards and forwards until the concepts just jump out at ya.
(I usually take a snapshot of the board and then play both sides a few moves into the future to form a strategy and get a "feel" for the balance of forces.)
Aloha
Weeze
This'll help. :thumbsup:Quote:
Run the game backwards and forwards until the concepts just jump out at ya.
(I usually take a snapshot of the board and then play both sides a few moves into the future to form a strategy and get a "feel" for the balance of forces.)
Sorry to be AWOL, been outta town on another big "emergency" project. Be done after the 4th if I'm not blown up in a fireworks-related mishap. :D
Heighdy ho! neighbor. W
Okay, I'm back. What an ordeal. Feel like a truck hit me.
Whatever devious attack I was planning is long forgotten. So, QKn -QB3.
I moved the board back to the coffee table so a dog might start assisting again. Please let me know if pieces migrate illegally. Damn illegal migrants! :cool:
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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie
Allright!
Best move for white!
Da knight takes flight,
an' joins da fight.
I'll get my QB out to Q2.
QB - Q2
Not the best place for her but at least she's off the back rank.
You forgot da plan?
Do what I do when I run off to another room and forget why before I get dere.
I backtrack looking for ragged edges of my derailed train of thought.
Works, sometimes.:)
This is an opportunity point.
Your next move is cricket-el.:D
Think it through, plan it well.
I pondered long, but cannot see
Whutchoo plan ta do to me?
Da Wary Weeze.:S1:
Unfortunately for me, you already had that piece there. :( (Last move you made.)
I'd post a pic of the board but mine has been upset by migratory waterfowl. :eek: And to think, last time I blamed my poor doggie. :o
This poor creature apparently crash-landed onto the chessboard. :sadcrying To the serfs in Weezard's kingdom, it probably looked like a portly dragon crushing the castle. :eek:
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Perhaps he was blinded somehow. It appears his eyes are missing...:detective1:
Oh!
O-O-O
Castle, Queen's side.
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Foiled by the proverbial duck blind, eh?
So, now, whutchu gonna do?
Bumfuzzled Weeze:stoned:
B - K3
Thanks for explaining your thinking in the castling scenario. I had just thought of it as a defensive move to hide the king. (duh) I see now that where you put the rook can be more significant, and that castling has excellent offensive potential.
Excellent!
That move completes the opening and we enter mid-game.
Now I'll cash in a little time advantage and annoy your knight.
B - Qkn5
On the surface, that is.
But, what is black really up to here?
Moved his bishop into enemy territory, for what?
To pin a knight?
So it seems.
But, some times a move is more about where a piece was.
(This music is not just notes, it's as much the spaces between the notes as it is their juxtaposition, yah?)
Study this position for a while and it will become obvious.
If not,:stoned: feel free to ask, before you move.:cool:
Good to have ya back.
Weeze.
Too quiet round here.
You must be up to something.:D
Weeze
A hint of things to come;
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Aloha,
W.
Sorry, Brah.
Can't get my BP under control. The pharmaceuticals are too much--making me pass out / zard mental function only. Trying to cut back without BP spiking too high. Swinging one way, then t'other. Least I'm still a swinger.
I saw the little duck though. (Had to refer to the photo to reset the board after more dog attention.)
Be back soon, when I can think straight. Or think gay, who's picky at this point. ;) Thought I had it figured out today but it got away from me again. :(
O. I. C., you think there's a way out.:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by DreadedHermie
That could well be,
but.
Black needs one move.
White needs three.:D
Just screwin' with ya.
A li'l "trash talk.:rastasmoke:
White could still prevail.
Black jus' ate some P-nut budder cookies.
(Recipe on demand)
And chugged a pint and a half of stale pale ale.
Baked!
Weeze
Okay, back to the game. Gotta reset my board again (mutts) and see if my old plan still looks good. Things were a little fuzzy around the edges for awhile there.
Meanwhile, I need to whip up another light (5 reds / 1 blue), jes' 'cos tha's all I got and I is poor now. :( Ratio seems about right...did you like 10+2 or was that just a show of force?
Does this blue look acceptable to you? The lens is centered on the flex-pcb, but the emitters are not. One emitter seems like the very tippy-corner is barely even under the lens. Should I use it, or bitch about QC and try to get it replaced? I've never seen one this far off-kilter...:wtf:
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Okay, where that bishop "was" was between your rook and my king. With that bishop out' the way you can snag my pawn with impugnity with your other bishop, forcing me to move my king out of check. Is that what you were getting at?Quote:
But, some times a move is more about where a piece was.
Wish more folks understood that concept...*sigh*Quote:
(This music is not just notes, it's as much the spaces between the notes as it is their juxtaposition, yah?)
Anyway, B-KKn5 looks good to me.
Hermie
If it's the only blue emitter, I'd bitch about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by DreadedHermie
So, decided on a move yet?
W.
Not sure why that looks good to you.Quote:
Originally Posted by DreadedHermie
But if you want to do that black will play B X P CHECK!
Just as you predicted.
Aloha,
W.
#%$^#&*#!!
Saw the thread, didn't know that was the light. Not surprising; my 6+2 is handily kicking the Procyon's butt, and I had been pretty impressed by the Pcyon.Quote:
Grew fatter buds indoors under that light than I did outdoors, under sunlight.
Check your "Crunchypants" thread.
Leapfrogging posts again. Maybe I called the wrong square. Lemme check.
Yeah, I forgot about that already :stoned:
Lemme recornsider. Was thinkin' before about just retreating the king a space but that seemed awfully passive considering my tempo problems.
Looks like I'm gonna lose an extra pawn or whatever a rook-minus-bishop equals on any upcoming exchanges. :asskick:
Now that you see the power of check by discovery, lets back up a couple moves .Quote:
Originally Posted by DreadedHermie
Instead of B -kn5, try B - Q2.
That will un-pin your Qkn, save your pawn, cancel the Check threat.
And give you a strong defensive position.
Downside?
It costs some time, putting white 4 moves behind.
But, if white can last through the mid game there's still a shot.:)
What say you?
Weeze
Sorry, more excitement around here. Still waiting to hear from the vendor on my blue led, so I went ahead and built another light with just the 5 reds while I'm waiting. Sorry for the delays; this game is prolly going slower that yer last snail-mail match. I'll move tonight, I promise...
I check your contributions to the other threads periodically. You are a very gracious and poised fellow, even with all your "deficiencies!" :D:S2::hippy:
Okay, I'll try it. I thought B-Kkn5 could harass your knight and rook a little, but you can solve that problem with a pawn. This is a stronger defensive position for sure. But I've got a lot invested in those bishops! :(Quote:
Instead of B -kn5, try B - Q2.
Moved the board back to my desk, out of wagging tail and snuffling snout range. I can't change seats and play the other side of the board in here, but the pieces don't move themselves around, either. Big chunky carved pieces suddenly make sense to me, as do those little "travel" sets with pegs on the bottoms of the pieces and holes in the board (if they still make 'em.)
Your move at last,
Hermie
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Originally Posted by DreadedHermie
So, whuddaya t'ink?
Weeze
I is not that dense... last week, maybe, but I is better now. :D This board came folded into quarters, not bisected as usual. It may as well be painted onto a sheet, as far as moving it goes. To add to the thrills, all the lightweight, poorly balanced pieces have radiused bases to insure easy tippability.Quote:
Lift board straight up 9.7"
Rotate 180 degrees clockwise.
Lessee...here's a perfect size piece of glass I can back the board with. Just need to weight the bases of the pieces a little... Now, where's that depleted uranium I had layin' around??
But I digress. :D Rook takes Knight.
Is the Ducky of Doom eyeballing my boldest pawn?
Indeed!Quote:
Originally Posted by DreadedHermie
B X P
Now Li'l Ducky has big plans!
No forget that 'zards is tree dimensional.:jointsmile:
Good to have you back.
I can be a tad more forthcoming now that the wife has her "blue card". I am now in full compliance with count and amount.:cool:
I'll e-mail ya with details.
But, it ain't easy on the amount side,
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gotta gift a lot.:D
Life is tough, yah?
Aloha,
Weeze
Sorry, I don't get it. :oQuote:
No forget that 'zards is tree dimensional.
Are you speaking Solder again, you showoff, you?
If you are having problems with your leds (looks like you are; there's sparkly white stuff all over your buds) here's a spectral chart that may help you out. I'm basing my next light on it! :thumbsup:
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Rook to QB4.
Congratulations on the card. Eager to hear about it.
Hmmm,
Way to go, big gun.
King's rook to King 1.
Be some blood shed 'fore it's done.
Gettin' ready to annoy you with an isolated pawn.
Got our ducks inna row, we attack at dawn!
Then I'm gonna take off my shoes, climb a tree, and learn to play the flute.
(Beats finding a bunch of guys that dress alike and following them around).:smokin:
Badly bent by bake-off,:stoned:
Weeze
Pawn - QR2
:stoned:
Hermie
Good one!
White got some tempo back.
Forward, to the rear!
B - Q3
<grumble grumble>:D
Weeze on da run.