Space Bandit wrote: I thought I'd make a move when I'd just woken up, this wasn't a very good idea. It's sheer luck that I've still got a playable position.

wake_up_bomb wrote:
It's made for an interesting ending anyway....

Space Bandit wrote: You're playing the openings much better now.

wake_up_bomb wrote:
Initially I was too eager to get straight into an attack. Obviously it doesn't work that often!

Abs is gonna be all over this thread soon if you two don't stop with that kinda talk.

oioioi wrote:
Bad bishop takes queen from behind etc fnaar fnaar

WUB I can't believe you managed to play yourself out of that I spent ages last night trying to figure your way out of it & just couldn't see one so well done for forcing a draw there!
Thought I was on for my first win as well there..... bastard!

Will have to take the next couple of games a bit more slowly have got loads of work to do.

Space Bandit wrote: I'm sure I missed a few wins earlier on, I'm pretty sure 54...c3 is a really bad move, and I also made one incredibly daft and complacent move, which nearly cost me. You played the endgame really well, I'm sure a grandmaster could win that ending for white, but It's extremely dangerous as you can easily lose as well. Knight and rook endings are really hard because you've constantly got to be aware of forks, I nearly managed that numerous times but you evaded them all.

wake_up_bomb wrote:
It is really difficult because 1 mistake will cost the game.... I was very mindful of the forks, until the one at the end which was unavoidable.
A knight v rook ending on their own would have been a bit different, but when there's pawns involved as well it limits what the king can do.
Another epic game anyway!

The other game was really messy & cramped... just couldn't get any moves together and once you pinned my knight to the queen anything I had going just fell apart!

WUB I can't believe you played that move & then I retreated.... that was checkmate! ffs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For some reason I had it my head that you'd obviously play G6.... which you should have!

I didn't see that at all. I obviously wasn't giving the position due attention. Castling was okay as well, it just looked dangerous, but not as dangerous as the move I made!

wake_up_bomb wrote:
I also didn't give it full attention coz the footy was about to start!
Back to square B2...

Didn't get a look in in the other game.... poor opening & it just got worse from there!
Think that's 9-0 to you and 2 draws now.

Space Bandit wrote: I won't move again then until United have ground out a 1-0 win. I decided to watch the City game.

wake_up_bomb wrote:
Sounds like a better game... can't believe Ashley Young, he's gonna get a right pasting for diving again!
Snide player, wish United would get rid.

If Young kicks another ball for United after tonight I'll be amazed. If Moyes is gonna make a stance here it is, and if he doesn't Young is gonna be booed by reds!

I only saw 30 seconds of Young and he looked useless!

wake_up_bomb wrote:
You saw all you needed to form that opinion.
I think Moyes has been quite fair so far in that he's given pretty much everybody a chance.... hopefully he'll start to cut out some deadwood now.

Ray Wilkins called Young's dive "pathetic" on Sky. Considering he's usually got more wood in his backside than the average fence that was quite a strong statement.

No chess today?

I need some distraction from this tedious work I'm doing, which is basically just jumping through the same hoop hundreds of times on a loop.

Space Bandit wrote: Sorry, I've been quite busy. I will try to make a move at some point.