Chess

[Sian]

both of my games feel rather even all things considered ... although i'm up a pawn as white, and feel a bit tight as black

[Gustaran]

Turns out my opponent did not really understand Queen endgames, so we are up 5-1 now.

[MJW (ya that one)]

Thanks guys

Why the quick draws MJW?

I offered a draws as a psychological trick because my opponent had a higher rating than me and I wanted to make him feel silly for continuing in slightly inferior positions. But he stopped my evil plan by actually accepting... At least Gunstaran pulled out a win somehow so we are up 5-1. Don't blow it lower boards...

Do any of you have thoughts about the game were I had white final position after ...QxP QxQ RxQ Rd7 Rc8 ?

[MJW (ya that one)]

Rego failed to win a piece by 7. BxN and black cannot recapture.

[Gustaran]

Do any of you have thoughts about the game were I had white final position after ...QxP QxQ RxQ Rd7 Rc8 ?

I think the position is equal and the computer thinks so as well. The big problem is that your h-pawn is very weak, you can not really activate your second rook without losing that pawn. If the pawn structure on your kingside was intact it would be a different story...

[pindicator]

Turns out my opponent did not really understand Queen endgames, so we are up 5-1 now.

Wow, he really went passive after getting the better position. Way to pull it out Gustaran!

[Gustaran]

Wow, he really went passive after getting the better position. Way to pull it out Gustaran!

It actually was a rather poor game by me.

10.Nc3 was an opening mistake by my opponent (theory is 10.Bd3, 10.exf6 or 10.b5) and instead of 10...Nxe3 I should have interjected 10..fxe5 first:

10...fxe5 11.dxe5 Sxe3 12.fxe3 Dxe3+ 13.Se2 Sxb4 14.axb4 Lxb4+ 15.Sd2 0–0 and White can resign.

Of course this is not totally forced but I should be able to at least get a free pawn. There you see a problem with relying on theory you don't really understand: It's obvious when your opponent has played a bad move, but you might not know how to punish it.

[uberfish]

Both you and your opponent didn't know the theory so it cancels out Well played later in the game Gustaran

[Sian]

okay ... i'm done ... lost as black (I got hemmed in and my pieces were overloaded, and when the smoke cleared i was the opponent was up 2 pawns, 3 of them passed, with little chance of my stopping them) ... and won as White, in a pretty interesting game, which i would love a bit of comments on

http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=74526258 ... won a pawn early on (in which might be called a gambit since i was behind in development for some time) and after mutual knight threats on our queens i managed to nick a minor officer

[MJW (ya that one)]

Good, the bottom two boards just need a single draw/win and we win the match...