Good job! 
BTW, the first game of the World Championship match Carlsen-Karjakin starts in ~7 hours!
BTW, the first game of the World Championship match Carlsen-Karjakin starts in ~7 hours!
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It was a good match too. I watched the stream that ChessNetwork did, where he commentated on the game as it played and explored possible gambits and future moves. I'd highly recommend it for anyone like me who isn't a full student of the game to get a lot of that just looking at the moves.
November 15th, 2016, 14:33
(This post was last modified: November 15th, 2016, 14:34 by Gustaran.)
Game 4 is on the way.
GMs Peter Svidler and Eric Hansen are commentating on Chess24: https://chess24.com/de/watch/live-tourna...2016/1/1/4 German and Spanish commentary is available as well.
Just had a very enjoyable game. Having lost 0-3 to this higher-rated opponent in 5 min blitz, I got my own back in the fourth game:
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. O-O c5 9. Nb3 Qc7 10. f4 Ne7 11. Nc3 Ng6  Looks like a semi-normal French, but he sacrificed a pawn to open the position. 12. f5 Nxe5 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Nxd5  16...exd5 17. Qxd5 O-O-O 18. Rf7  I was slightly concerned at this point but managed to find a solution after ~30 seconds thought 18...Kb8 19. Nxc5 Bc8  At this point everything looked safe. A little tactical skirmishing then ensued: 20. Qb3+ Qb6 21. Kh1 Rhf8 22. Rxf8 Rxf8 23. Qd5 Bc7 24. b4 Qd6 25. Qh5 h6 26. Rd1 Rf5  And then he allowed me a pretty ending 27. Ne4 Qe5 28. Qh4 Rf4 29. Qg3 Qxe4 30. h3 Rh4 31. Kg1 Bxg3 32. Rf1 Qe3+ 33. Kh1 Rxh3+ 34. gxh3 Bb7+ 35. Rf3 Bxf3# 0-1 
Nice. Defending against a sacrificial attack can be nerve-wracking. Was 19.. Bc8 an only move? Pretty sure I would have blundered into mate there.
Watching Carlsen play Karjakin has also been nerve-wracking. I'm cautiously optimistic now after game 10.
I have to run.
November 26th, 2016, 10:12
(This post was last modified: November 26th, 2016, 10:14 by ipecac.)
 Quote: Nice. Defending against a sacrificial attack can be nerve-wracking. Thanks! I was taken aback by the knight sacrifice, but I didn't feel that I had blundered beforehand or that the position was objectively worse for me, so I wasn't too worried. And the adrenaline rush is part of the fun, especially when you defend successfully with counter-tactics and win! Quote: Was 19.. Bc8 an only move? I haven't run the game through an engine yet, but 19...Bc8 is probably the only move after 18...Kb8 19 Nxc5. 18...Bd4+ may also work and is a possible alternative to 18...Kb8 but I'm not sure. I was planning on playing it until I determined that there seemed to be no more danger after 18...Kb8 19 Nxc5 Bc8. (November 26th, 2016, 09:49)novice Wrote: Watching Carlsen play Karjakin has also been nerve-wracking. I'm cautiously optimistic now after game 10. I've been sorta cheering for Carlsen this time through too, since I don't have a nationalistic interest either way. Looking like we might more to the quick games depending on how today goes. This series is definitely rekindling my love for the game, been working through a lot of tactics and losing quite a few online matches trying to shake off the rust.
Carlsen-Karjakin tie-breaker is live right now! Follow a livestream on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ecaDYWXoZc Quote:Standings: 6 : 6 after 12 games. The championship will be decided today via tie breakers in the following order: |
