Chess thread

[Elmo]

After turning off the computer and heading to bed, something has clicked in my head that, being white, I probably need to do something else to get this game started.

After long and thoughtful consideration, I'm going to drop a bombshell with my first move.

(move 2) Hm. I like horses.
(move 4) I dunno, I'll just toss that in there. Sorry for the delay.
(move 10) This is yet again not strictly the best move I can think of, but the most fun. I cannot abide the stagnant variety of chess, probably one of the reasons I'm not likely to ever play it seriously. Check.
(move 13) Buckle your seatbelts...
(move 14) Eh. I submitted a move, but I'd like to take it back - I've done one of those things where I realised it was a bit silly a few minutes after I submitted it. It was 14. Qh5. Is that okay? I can't think it matters much if you haven't actually seen it yet. If it's okay, then 14. Qf3 instead.
(move 15) Cheers.
(move 16) Checkmate. I think I should do the decent thing and offer you a takeback, if you want.

[White Elmo][Black Snix] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bd6 4. Bb5 a5 5. Pd3 c6 6. Bc4 b5 7. Bg5 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Re8 10. Bxf7 Kh8 11. Ng4 d6 12. Bxe8 Qxe8 13. Nxf6 Qe7 14. Qf3 Nd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Qf8 I guess we play ping-pong with editing our posts?
Everyone: Is it okay to put pieces out on a board and then test out possible moves? Or is it like over-the-board, you can only stare at the current position?

[Snix]

great Elmo (haha, that shouldn't get old fast) you were suppose to be white anyways..

[mith]

~bump~

[Garnasha]

sorry for the wait, look at newbie 479 if you wonder what kept me. [edit]Talking about ongoing games = not kosher.[/edit] That or bubka is a grandmaster able to pull a really unique opening.

[mith]

6. ...Bg7

[Andycyca]

There are 4 games running:

Elmo vs Snix
Tylerj vs Garnasha
bubka vs. mith
Garnasha vs mith

Maybe in the near future it would be terrific to have a chess tournament here on MS. I'll have to ask you guys (mith, bubka, Garnasha, Tylerj, Elmo and Snix),

would you mind me keeping track of your chess score from now on?

I won't be selling it to anyone, it'll be publicly accesible on the wiki...

[TylerJ]

I wouldn't mind

[mith]

I've run chess tournaments on the GL before, and would be happy to do one here. (We've had a knockout or two here actually, but I didn't participate as I disliked the format.)

[Snix]

i don't care if you keep track of my scores

[Elmo]

It's zero. I don't mean it's zero because I haven't won any games, I mean you can just write zero and forget about it and that'll keep track of it fine. But, sure!

[TylerJ]

You actually start out with points if I remember right.

[Garnasha]

you mean elo-rating? I'm somewhere round 1060.

[mith]

7. ...Nc6

[Garnasha]

What's your elo-rating, mith? Ohw and 8. Bb5

[mith]

Dunno. Elo isn't very useful for a small number of rated games anyway.

8. ...Bd7

[Garnasha]

You don't play a lot of rated stuff then? I guess this will become a game of activity vs. age. Bxc6.

[mith]

9. ...Bxc6

I haven't played at all in a while.

[Garnasha]

10. Qf3

So what was your rating last time you played?

[mith]

10. ...Nxe4

I never really played rated games much. I mostly used to play face-to-face, or on forums.

[Garnasha]

11. Nxe4
Ahh, here the game gets interesting.

You never played in a chess club?

[mith]

11. ...Bxd4

We didn't have one at the school I went to... thought about starting one, but never did.

When I taught a few years ago, I got my students playing chess regularly. But I was significantly better than all of them.

[Garnasha]

12. Bh6

My chess club isn't linked to school. I go to the chess club in the neighbourhood centre, at least that's what it roughly translates to, every friday evening.

[mith]

12. ...Bxb2

[Garnasha]

13. Rd1

[mith]

13. ...Qa5+