2016 ATAR Notes Chess Tournament

[brenden]

Qazser and specter both played a4 in the opening -- why is this? Is this a traditional opening? What does it achieve?

[RuiAce]

Qazser and specter both played a4 in the opening -- why is this? Is this a traditional opening? What does it achieve?

Not sure for Specter because I've never seen that line before (I was playing a pretty famous opening)

There was no really studied opening with qaszer though so a4 was mostly intended just to put pressure on the queenside and potentially open up threats with the rook on a1. If that pawn got to a3 things would've been very icky.

[HighTide]

Qazser and specter both played a4 in the opening -- why is this? Is this a traditional opening? What does it achieve?

It's said that if you play a4, you can set the game up for victory. But, at the same time, there are many possibilities which can occur after the first move is played, and so not really sure how effective it actually is. Pretty rare seeing this move played first -- usually people tend to control the center. There's a link here

Edit: Turns out it's called the Ware Opening

[RuiAce]

It's said that if you play a4, you can set the game up for victory. But, at the same time, there are many possibilities which can occur after the first move is played, and so not really sure how effective it actually is. Pretty rare seeing this move played first -- usually people tend to control the center. There's a link here

Edit: Turns out it's called the Ware Opening

That article is cute.

[Litigator]

Qazser and specter both played a4 in the opening -- why is this? Is this a traditional opening? What does it achieve?

I played a4 because it stops the b5 pawn push from enemy.

Stopping the b5 pawn push is important because if i would like to develop my bishop out into c5, b5 pushes it back, then opponent gains a tempo and can even push it further and kick out my c3 knight which causes my e4 pawn to drop.

[Sine]

lichess : ANSine

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[qazser]

lichess : ANSine

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Ready Now?

[Sine]

Ready Now?

yeah alright I'm lousy though 

[qazser]

yeah alright I'm lousy though 

https://lichess.org/vLg9GAkN


Click the link

[qazser]

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/vLg9GAkN"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[White "MarcusAng"]
[Black "ANSine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1114"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+5"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Opening "Russian Game: Damiano Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 { C42 Russian Game: Damiano Variation } 4. Qf3 Nc6 5. Qxf7# { Black is checkmated } 1-0

Qazser 1 - Sine 0


Um, that was kinda quick. Should have played Nf6 . GG though, had to go

[qazser]

If anyone's up for a game:

https://lichess.org/hDWg1yFM

[qazser]

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/hDWg1yFM"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[White "MarcusAng"]
[Black "Anonymous"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "600+5"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Opening "Scotch Game: Mieses Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 { C45 Scotch Game: Mieses Variation } Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qe6 11. Qe4 f6 12. f4 Bc5 13. Bd3 fxe5 14. fxe5 O-O-O 15. Bf4 Rhf8 16. O-O-O h6 17. Be3 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bxa6+ Qxa6 20. Qg4+ Kb7 21. Bxc5 Rfe8 22. Rd2 Rxe5 23. Rb2+ Ka8 24. Qxg7 Rde8 25. Qxc7 Re1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kc2 Qa4+ 28. Rb3 Qxa2+ 29. Rb2 Qa4+ 30. Rb3 Qe4+ 31. Kb2 Rb1+ 32. Ka3 Ra1+ 33. Kb2 { White resigns } 0-1


Qazser 0 - Specter 1


Went uber greedy to go up 5 points, missed Mate in 9 whoops. gg though

[RuiAce]

25. Qxc7

Oh boy. Didn't you realise that batteries are dangerous lol
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Anyone want a game at night?

[brenden]

Oh boy. Didn't you realise that batteries are dangerous lol
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Anyone want a game at night?

I'll play!

[RuiAce]

I'll play!

https://lichess.org/3Z1h9OsM