Elysian Shadows

My round 1 vs Arti-Ravnos:

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2010.07.15"]
[White "Arti-Ravnos"]
[Black "SWinawer"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1200"]
[BlackElo "1839"]
[TimeControl "30|0"]
[Termination "SWinawer won by checkmate"]

1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.Bc4 a6 4.O-O b5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.e5 d5 7.exd6 Bxd6 8.Be4 Bb7 9.Bxc6+ Bxc6 10.d4 Qb6
11.Nc3 b4 12.Ne2 Bxf3 13.gxf3 Rd8 14.Qe1 cxd4 15.c3 bxc3 16.bxc3 dxc3 17.Qxc3 Nf6 18.Bg5 Be7 19.Rad1 O-O 20.Rxd8 Rxd8
21.Nf4 h6 22.Bh4 g5 23.Bg3 gxf4 24.Bxf4 Nd5 25.Qe5 Bd6 26.Qh5 Bxf4 27.Qh4 Bg5 28.Qg3 Nf4 29.Kh1 Qb5 30.Rg1 Ne2
31.Qg2 Nxg1 32.Qxg1 Qa4 33.Kg2 Rd1 34.Qxd1 Qxd1 35.a4 Bf4 36.h4 h5 37.a5 Kh8 38.Kh3 Qf1# 0-1

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2010.07.15"]
[White "JausAP"]
[Black "ginto8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1362"]
[BlackElo "1038"]
[TimeControl "30|0"]
[Termination "JausAP won by checkmate"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bd6 4.Bc4 c6 5.Nf3 b5 6.Nxb5 cxb5 7.Bxb5 a6 8.Ba4 Nxe4 9.Qd3 Ng5 10.Nxg5 Bb7
11.O-O f6 12.Nf3 a5 13.Re1 Bd5 14.Re3 Ra7 15.a3 Na6 16.b4 Qc8 17.c4 Bxc4 18.Qc3 Nc7 19.bxa5 Nd5 20.Qc2 Rxa5
21.Nd2 Qc6 22.Nxc4 Rxa4 23.Rb3 Bxa3 24.Raxa3 Rb4 25.Bd2 e5 26.Ra8+ Qxa8 27.Nd6+ Ke7 28.Qc5 Rc8 29.Nxc8+ Kd8 30.Bxb4 Nxb4
31.Rxb4 exd4 32.Kf1 d3 33.Rc4 d2 34.Qe7# 1-0

Hahah! GREAT GAMES!!

Ginto, you almost had it! If you did 30. ... Qa1 instead of recapturing with knight, looks like a win. ;p

Winawer, I'm impressed by your opening. I can tell you were planning on pressuring that white bishop from the start. Forcing it to retreat was nice--I think the d3 was maybe a very hindering move for white. ;p

Enjoyed them alot. I wish I could have spectated as they went on. I'll update the actual chart when I get home.

Aighty, my and avansc's game has been played! I really enjoyed it. Something about just calling it a "tournament" enhances the fun...Not to mention the extra time. Really allows you to enjoy the complexity of the game.

Thanks for that, avansc. Looking forward to a game when you're able to give your full attention!

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2010.07.15"]
[White "TheArce"]
[Black "avansc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1383"]
[BlackElo "1203"]
[TimeControl "30|0"]
[Termination "TheArce won by resignation"]

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Be3 Nc6 5.Bb5 a6 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.Nc3 b5 8.Bd3 Ng4 9.O-O O-O 10.a4 Nxe3
11.fxe3 b4 12.Nd5 e6 13.Nf4 f5 14.Bc4 Rf6 15.Ng5 Bh6 16.Ngxe6 Qe7 17.Nxc7+ Be6 18.Ncxe6 Rxe6 19.Nxe6 Bxe3+ 20.Kh1 Nxd4
21.Nxd4+ Kf8 22.exf5 Qe4 23.fxg6+ Kg7 24.Rf7+ Kxg6 25.Bd3 1-0

MDK + Eatcomics, you guys are up...

Ginto, available anytime you are. Hit me up in IRC or PM.

I won. The game

that wraps it up for round one.

commence two!

ginto, available when you are. ;p

I'd be in as well, but tldr the thread, so it might not be a real tournament or I am too late or smth xD

uhh...In English? ;p

Arce wrote:uhh...In English? ;p

Let me see if I can't translate this vocabulary potpourri.

Firzen wrote:I'd be in as well, but tldr the thread, so it might not be a real tournament or I am too late or smth xD

Firzen [english] wrote:I'd be willing to participate, but I didn't read the thread until just now. Perhaps if you aren't being too anal about tournament rules I would still be somehow able to join the festivities?

You're welcome.

Lol arse, even I understood that

I fucking didn't...

lol!

Yeah, sorry, since I've already made the chart and such, I think maybe you should hold off and jump in the next tournament.

Anyway, whenever you can, commence with round two.

My friend is the national champion for under 18 and is going for grand master soon want to play him? I can play but I am no where near as good as him.

I would love to, though I'm quite confident I won't put up much a challenge. :P

Winawer, on the other hand, I'd love to see. If you can get him to post here, that would be a lot of fun.