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A lousy day weatherwise so a need for exciting chess at the tables. As Black I played this game. 1.e4 g6 2.d4 b6 3.c4 Bg7 4.e5 c5 5.Bf4 cxd4 6.Qxd4 Nc6 7.Qc3 d6 8.Nf3 g5 Those of you looking for the latest theoretical wrinkle should have left by now - this is street chess! 9.Bg3 g4 White backs up, Black keeps coming. 10.Nd4 Nxe5 11.Bxe5 Bxe5 12.g3 Bb7 13.Rg1 e6 14.Nd2 Qf6 15.N2b3 Qh6 The plan 16.a4 Qxh2 17.000 Qxg1 Plan achieved 18.Qe3 Nf6 19.Nd2 h5 20.Bd3 Qg2 21.Bf1 Qc6 The crowd is dispersing, must make it interesting again. 22.Nxc6 Bxc6 23.Qb3 Rc8 24.Bd3 Nd7 25.Be4 d5 The block 26.Bxd5!? exd5 27.Qe3 d4 28.Qg5 Bf6 29.Re1+ Kd8 Whose king will survive? 30.Qf5 Bxa4 31.Kb1 Rc5 32.Qf4 d3 33.Qe4 Bc2+ 34.Kc1 Ra5 Now Qa8 doesnt work. 35.Re3 Ra1+ 36.Nb1 Rxb1+ 37.Kd2 Rd1# 0-1 I miss the days in Toronto when this type of game would have money on the line making it even more exciting. Street chess - nothing like it.
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same with diagrams
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A lousy day weatherwise so a need for exciting chess at the tables. As Black I played this game.
1.e4 g6 2.d4 b6 3.c4 Bg7 4.e5 c5 5.Bf4 cxd4 6.Qxd4 Nc6 7.Qc3 d6 8.Nf3 g5
Those of you looking for the latest theoretical wrinkle should have left by now - this is street chess!
9.Bg3 g4 White backs up, Black keeps coming. 10.Nd4 Nxe5 11.Bxe5 Bxe5 12.g3 Bb7 13.Rg1 e6 14.Nd2 Qf6 15.N2b3 Qh6 The plan 16.a4 Qxh2 17.000 Qxg1
Plan achieved
18.Qe3 Nf6 19.Nd2 h5 20.Bd3 Qg2 21.Bf1 Qc6
The crowd is dispersing, must make it interesting again.
22.Nxc6 Bxc6 23.Qb3 Rc8 24.Bd3 Nd7 25.Be4 d5
The block
26.Bxd5!? exd5 27.Qe3 d4 28.Qg5 Bf6 29.Re1+ Kd8
Whose king will survive?
30.Qf5 Bxa4 31.Kb1 Rc5 32.Qf4 d3 33.Qe4 Bc2+ 34.Kc1 Ra5
Now Qa8 doesn't work.
35.Re3 Ra1+ 36.Nb1 Rxb1+ 37.Kd2 Rd1# 0-1
clean PGN
1. e4 g6 2. d4 b6 3. c4 Bg7 4. e5 c5 5. Bf4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qc3 d6 8. Nf3 g5 9. Bg3 g4 10. Nd4 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Bxe5 12. g3 Bb7 13. Rg1 e6 14. Nd2 Qf6 15. N2b3 Qh6 16. a4 Qxh2 17. O-O-O Qxg1 18. Qe3 Nf6 19. Nd2 h5 20. Bd3 Qg2 21. Bf1 Qc6 22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23. Qb3 Rc8 24. Bd3 Nd7 25. Be4 d5 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Qe3 d4 28. Qg5 Bf6 29. Re1+ Kd8 30. Qf5 Bxa4 31. Kb1 Rc5 32. Qf4 d3 33. Qe4 Bc2+ 34. Kc1 Ra5 35. Re3 Ra1+ 36. Nb1 Rxb1+ 37. Kd2 Rd1#
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Re: Street Chess - How to Create Excitement
Thanks Egidijus! I admit however that I am a computer hack. Are diagrams easy to make or quite involved?Comment
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Re: Street Chess - How to Create Excitement
Does not take too much time. Just include a plain PGN without comments to easy my task :)Originally posted by Hans Jung View PostComment
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Looks like a typical game from the book "Master vs Amateur", or was it "Amateur vs Master"?
Fair time odds for this type of opponent would be 5:1 min, maybe 1:30 if you're not as nimble with your hands. This was a blitz game right?Comment
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Well Hugh what can I say. The game was pure entertainment and certainly pleased the spectators. If this was Toronto it would have been as you put it a 5 to 1 or 5 to 2 game. There was no clock on this game. Most of my opponents refuse to play me with the clock and most of the spectators wouldnt really understand the action (too fast). The game actually took about half an hour (definitely less than 5 minutes on my part, the rest for my opponent). If you want to appeal to the masses (promoting chess) this is the way to do it. I have a several regulars who want to play me speed chess every time they see me. One guy has been playing me for 8 years (now rated about 1800 CFC). I could beat him 10 or 20 straight and he would keep coming back. Finally he wins a game and disappears for a week and the word gets back that he is bragging about being better than the master. In my third year to make it clear I finally kept track in my stats book. Over 200 wins for me vs 2 for him and 8 draws. So whats the point? I think to encourage the crowds you have to play to their understanding and encourage them to play more and improve. Think about how it is in Toronto at the tables. There are 2 or 3 "good" boards with clock action on weekends but maybe a dozen to 16 games overall going at once. Speed chess at its best is definitely exciting but there are only a limited number of players who can compete with clock skill. The big wow at the tables is when someone (rarely) plays a blindfold speed game. That attracts people like flies but even tho any master can do it, few bother. You should come to Kitchener Hugh and play speed chess at the tables. The regulars would consider you a chess god.Comment
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Hi Hans;
Were some of your street players at the last Kitchener Tournament?
If they were, I'd like to congratulate them for giving it a shot and hopefully they will come back to future events. You guys in Kitchener always put on a nice event. Too bad I can't win the Big Trophy there. Maybe next time.:)
John R. BrownComment
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Hi John - Yes a couple of them are fairly regular tournament players now but most of them could be found in the Rotunda during the weekend playing casual chess or watching the analysis. I was surprised to see about 30 all told who overcame their shyness of anything to do with the inside of City Hall. I was expecting you to win your section - you seemed to be playing well but all the sections were toughly competitive.Comment
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i played Voloaca a couple of blindfold blitz games in ottawa a couple of years ago (i wasn't the blind one ;) ) the hardest part i found was blitzing and yelling out "e4!", "Nf3!", "Bb5!" he even corrected a few where I said Nc4 but really it was on c5 :)Originally posted by Hans Jung View PostComment
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The outdoor program started with a bang on Monday (well several bangs of pieces) at Kitchener City Hall. The provincial championships were finished on Sunday, the chess players were still keen and the weather was perfect, above 20C and no wind! - it was a holiday Monday. Tables were full and alot of chess was played. I started thew season with a 15-0 streak, obviously Im not as rusty as I thought. Good chess and good times from 2pm to at least 9pm.Comment
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The outdoor program has been blessed with good weather thru the month of June. However its been quiet because most of the regulars are busy enjoying the World Cup. July kicks off with street activity on King Street (our main street) and the giant pieces are one of the most visible activities. The street will be closed to traffic for activities for 11 straight days! Today at lunch time I was handling the giant pieces and a voice said hello. I turned and almost dropped from shock - it was Jan Teplitsky! Hadnt seen him in years and he was working for the last two months less than 100 feet away from me!!! Im glad he said hello and you never know who comes out of the woodwork!Comment
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We've had a long run of good weather (two weeks) and there has been lots of action at the chess tables. Yesterday I had an interesting game. White: Chris R who comes one day every couple of weeks when he gets a break at work. He needs his chess fix and likes to challenge me. 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5! Benko Gambit - this is street chess and we need action. 4.Qc2 meek but he knows my reputation 4...bxc4 5.Qxc4 Ba6 (free pawn) 6.Qxc5 e6 7.Qc2 Nxd5 8.a3 (better safe than sorry) 8... Nc6 9.Nf3 Rc8 10.e4??! My trash talk has goaded him to action! 10...Ndb4 11.Qd2 Rc2?!? (11...Nc2+ just cleans up but the spectators are gathering and I want excitement!) 12.Qd4 Rxc1+ 13.Kd2 (Yup 4 pieces hanging) 13...Nd3 (Whats going on???) 14.exd5 e5 15.Nxe5 Qg5+ 16.f4 Nxf4 17.Qe3 Be7 18.Nf3 Nxd5!! (have you ever seen such an idea?? - eyes are popping and jaws are dropping) 19.Nxg5 Nxe3 (White must be winning - nope!) 20.Kxc1 Bxf1 and here the tension is too much and White blunders with 21.Nd2 (better and expected was 21.Ne4 Bxg2 22.Re1 Bxe4 23.Rxe3 Bg5) Anyways drew quite a crowd and got people talking and discussing (and dissing). Nothing like street chess!!Comment
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Originally posted by Hans Jung View Post
Hans, you must have meant 10...Ncb4, not 10...Ndb4 where the Black Rook can't get to c2.
Also, 17.Qe3 should be marked as a blunder. After 17.Nf3, Stockfish has White up +3.71 on a 26-ply search:
17.Nf3 Ne2+ 18.Nxg5 Nxd4 19.Kxc1 Bxf1 20.Rxf1 Be7 21.Nxf7 O-O 22.Nd2 Rxf7 23.Rxf7 Kxf7 24.Kd1 Bg5 25.Ne4 Bf4 26.g3 Be5 27.Nd2 Ke7 28.Rc1 Kd8 29.Nc4 Bf6 30.Nd6 a6 31.b4 Ke7
Since 17.Nf3 is that strong, 16... Nxf4 is also a blunder. Here's what Stockfish recommends with a score of 0.00 (again, 26-ply search depth):
16.... Qf6 17.Nf3 Qd6 18.Rg1 Rxf1 19.Rxf1 Be7 20.Nc3 O-O 21.Ne5 Nxe5 22.fxe5 Qh6+ 23.Kc2 Bxf1 24.Rxf1 Qxh2 25.Qxa7 Qxg2+ 26.Qf2 Qg6+ 27.Qf5 Qg2+ 28.Rf2 Qg1 29.Re2 Rd8 30.Rf2 Rf8
The move 16... Nxf4? is Stockfish's number 2 ranked move but changes the score from 0.00 to the aforementioned +3.71 variation.
Also, 18... Nxd5 which you mark with two exclams is actually the only good move according to Stockfish: a full Pawn stronger than the only other decent move, 18... Nxg2 which gives a roughly even game (and everything else for Black leaves White clearly winning).
So it looks like the key to the game was the blunder 16... Nxf4? which prompted the counter-blunder 17. Qe3?Only the rushing is heard...
Onward flies the bird.Comment
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Yes I did mean 10...Ncxb4. Also after 17.Nf3 Ne2+ 19.Nxg5 Nxd4 20.Kxc1 Bxf1 21.Rxf1 Nb3+ wins the rook in the corner although I see that the knight gets trapped. Anyways that was far too deep for my opponent and the tactics were too much for him. I accomplished my goal of exciting attacking chess and insane tactics which inspired the crowd. If I had wanted to play "accurate" I would have played the mundane but correct 11...Nc2+ but there would have been no excitement left in the game.Comment
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Re: Street Chess - How to Create Excitement
This 2009 short (14:19) film about street chess in Washington Square might amuse a few.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-3r3UAMz48Comment
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