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Team Tournament Time

Post by iamachessstudent » Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:29 pm

Hey all

Our Chess Club is about to start a Team Match tournament with 3 other Teams..
the way it works is pretty simple...
It is a match play tournament 10 boards versus 10 boards and each board will play 1 game with each color...total of 2 games per match...Highest score overall takes 1st place and etc for prizes.;

20 maximum points per match, with the the tournament being an all play all...Board prizes (1) will be awarded with each match..best game, innovation, attack or just the prettiest game ).

I will be posting my games to any 1 interested as well as prize games..I will prolly do it privately since I don't expect too much interest here But I wanted to get the word out at the least), but if you'd like to follow, message me here or e mail me and I will make sure u have the games, lightly annotated, ASAP

Thanks and wish me luck,.I am board 3 for our Team !

Joshua

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by islanderfan » Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:52 pm

will try it Josh if you want.

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by ecperreault » Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:59 pm

Why privately.
Post your games and comments.
Everybody likes it when even ONE person enjoys seeing a game they played. Well, this is a GREAT opportunity to share your games.
Post 'em!
Can't possibly be any worse than the rubbish Brian and I play :P

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by iamachessstudent » Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:57 pm

Thanks,'
but you know how I feel about that
I have posted in this forum before bout lack of participation or giving a damn
I love some of the guys but its not worth going to the trouble and caring and getting totall ynada for feedback
so ill do it privately more than likely...or at most q game or 2 maxx
Ty tho :)

Jshua

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by cliff » Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:34 pm

I'd certainly enjoy seeing some of your games, Josh! So email or post them here. Either is fine for me!

Thanks and GOOD LUCK, JOSH!

:)

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by iamachessstudent » Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:26 am

TY guys :)
I will let you know as it goes, starts this Saturday and Sunday so you will be told :)


joshua

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by cmulligan » Thu Apr 12, 2012 1:16 pm

Good luck & have fun! :D

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by iamachessstudent » Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:30 pm

Well, this Saturday is round one of the Team Club Match Tournament we have going on..

4 clubs total. 10 boards each - board against board - 2 games ( 1 with each color)

I have board 3 for my club and will be posting the moves here after the weekend is over...some with comments and analysis or just comments...
Thanks for the good wishes and I look forward to sharing :)

Joshua

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by iamachessstudent » Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:58 pm

Hello all!

Just getting back home and going through this weekend's games I played for the the Team Championships...things went pretty well as we won our match by a score of 12-8; our lower boards 8-10 really won the Match as the top 5 boards besides my score were all even...many times in a Team competition you need those lower boards and ours came through nicely! Our 8,9, and 10 boards each won their matches 1.5-0.5 giving us 4.5-1.5 on those boards and i also won 1.5-0.5 and out Team won , good good stuff :)

Here are both my games, I did not analyze nuch, but I recognized and commented at points that did jump out at me..more to come later....Thanks for the time :)

Game 1 TeamTournament Board3 Game 1

Hal Evans - Joshua

Sicilian Defense, Grivas Variation


1. e4, c5;
2. Nf3, Nc6;
3. d4, cxd4;
4. Nxd4, Qb6
I had already decided I was not going to play my usual Sveshnikov or Kaslishnikov...I had studied the Grivas allot in the months and years past and am comfortable with it, and in such a short match, that meant the most to me.
5. Nb3, e6;
6. Be3, Qc7;
7. Nc3, Nf6;
8. Qd2, Bb4;

9.f3, 0-0 Following one of the main lines in which black relies on his counter play on the Q-side.
10. 0-0-0, a6;
11.a3 !? rather novel here but good,as White decides to "put the question to the Bishop", I decicded to retreat it, tho I see nothing wrong with exchanging it on c3 as well.
11...Be7;
12.h4, d6 controlling the c5 square.
13. h5, h6 securing g5 but i like 13..b5!? also, tho it is much sharper.
14. g4 +- White has some Kside pressure 14...Nh7;
15. f4, Na5 15..b5 now is no better as 16. Bg2 gives White lots of play
16. g5 driving home on the Kside, my position is very shaky here, but White has used over an hour and 1/2 of his initial 2 hours...
16...Nb3+;
17.cxb3, b5? a clear mistake but I was playing on my opponent's time pressure already...
18. Kb1 and here 18.gxh6!? looks real powerful... 18...Bb7
19. gxh6, gxh6;
20. f5 again good but I was really worried about 20. Bd4!? 20...Ng5;
21. Rg1, Kh7;
22.Bxg5( 22. Qd3!?)...Bxg5 I felt like I had breathing room now and White had 15 minutes for his next 16 moves!
23. Qxd6 bailing out... 23...Qxd6=
24.Rxd6, Bf4
25. Rd1 (Rd7 was better), ...Rad8;
26. Rxd8, Rxd8;
27 f6 (27. fxe6!? held out more hope I believe), ...Bg5! Now I have a threat or 2...
28.e5, Bf3;
29. Be2? A time pressure blunder 29.Ka2 is what I thought was best; 29...Bxe2_+
30. Nxe2, Rd2 ( I missed 30...Rd5 with clear advantage)
31. Nc3=-, Rh2
32. Ne4, Rxh5
33. Rg4 (33.a4! maybe?! )...Rh1 !
34. Kc2, Rh2;
35.Kc3, Rh3+
36. Kb4, Kg6-+

37. Nd6, Rh4
White Resigns

A fun game, mistakes, but it was still fun :)
I like winning a match game with Black, that way I can feel much freer when I am playing White!



Board 3
Game 2
Joshua- Hal Evans

After winning the first game, I felt very stess free and good...I can play how I want and take a draw at anytime, winning my mini match for the Team..You play much better when you feel the stress is off :)

Dutch Defense

1. d4 My standard f5 the Dutch Defense showing Black's aggressive intenstions, tho Hal does play this allot..
2. c4, Nf6
3. g3, e6

4. Bg2, c6 the Stoneewall...grrrrrr
5. Nc3, d5
6. cxd5, cxd5
7. Bg5, Be7
8. e3, 0-0

9. Nge2 Im playing carefully, so if black wants a win back,he will have to take the risks, not me ! 9...Nb4( and here 9...Qb6 is good for early equality).
10. Bxe7, Qxe7;
11. h3, Nf6
12. 0-0, Nc6;
13. Nf4, Bd7;

14. a3 consilidating the B4 square 14...a6 and he controls the b5 square
15. Rb1, Rab8;
16. b4, b5;

In this type of position, its going to take a mistake or worse to give one side or the other an advantage..I had used almost 50 minutes, Hal had used 1 hour and 10 minutes up until now...
17. Nh5, Rbc8 (and after thinking almost 15 minutes Hal missed the only chance to attempt to make life miserable for me with 17...Ne4!? and if 18. Nxe4, fxe4; 19. Nf4 than Black has a small edge...but after his missed chance I played)...
18.Nxf6+! (=), Qxf6;
19. Ne2 I offered a DRAW and after some thought Hal accepted!

1/2-1/2

Match score: 1.5-0.5

I hope you enjoyed this break-down,and please feel free to comment, ask, correct or whatever else is on your mind.,Id appreciate it!
Have a great night:)

joshua

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by ecperreault » Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:52 pm

iamachessstudent wrote:Hello all!
...
37. Nd6, Rh4
White Resigns
A fun game, mistakes, but it was still fun :)
I like winning a match game with Black, that way I can feel much freer when I am playing White!
joshua
Joshua,
I awaited your reports with great expectations. I found the game was very interesting and surprising !
The play by Black was exceptionally unusual starting with 4... Qb6!? It takes a cool-handed player who is not afraid to travel down tangled paths which always lead to wildly over-grown fields at the edges of dark forests.
The Zapper Memorial was named for just that type of person! Since playing through quite a few of Mr Jones (Zapper) games, I have likened his style a little like my own at times. I have become known as a player here who enjoys the unusual Openings at times and I have found a game where Mr Jones (Zapper) played a game vs (Amikhlin) which concluded as a Draw, using this very same uncommon 'Grivas Variation'.
It ended in a very nice Draw.
Joshua, it is a great honor to players when another player tries to emulate their style.
Good luck in the further Match Games.

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by islanderfan » Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:59 pm

Draw? Have I taught you nothing??!!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by iamachessstudent » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:26 am

thanks Charles:)
That means a lot to me

and I KNOW BRIAN, but sometimes a Draw is just fine lol

Next round of games this weekend and Ill put them up
TY for everything and good chess:)

Joshua

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by cmulligan » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:57 am

Draws!?!? BAH! A true WARRIOR is always willing to FIGHT to the DEATH for nothing less than total VICTORY!! Until you are BURNING your victims home,RAVISHING his livestock & STEALING his women(...or is that the other way around...I get confused sometimes...),you are NOTHING!!! That said,I'm usually happy with draws... :P :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by cmulligan » Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:38 am

Oops! Was having so much fun talking junk I forgot to mention the important fact that I enjoyed the games! :D Particularly the Dutch. I'm actually in the process of revamping my opening selection & The Dutch is my 1st choice against 1.d4.Used to play it all the time as a kid(the Stonewall,in fact),but haven't touched it in years.Looking forward to re-learning it.Seeing it in action is a fun way to get started with that.

Oh,a minor correction as well. I believe you show a 9...Nb4 that was supposed to be 9...Ne4. :D

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by ecperreault » Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:46 pm

Who's Charles?

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by iamachessstudent » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:17 pm

LOL
Ugh no one,l I got my names and mails confused...
my bad
Im glad every one is enjoying and yes the Dutch is a pain for me...there are so many ways to face it but allot give black just a good game...
It can be hard to choose a plan of attack for White...

Joshua

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Re: Team Tournament Time

Post by ecperreault » Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:33 pm

Joshua,
I have sent you a 'PRIVATE' message about a 'Zapper Idea'
Brian, it's PRIVATE' !!! That means 'no peeking'. I think your one of those types that just can't resist looking into places where you need not. Like, Christmas Gifts BEFORE the 25th, knot holes in wooden fences, keyholes ...
PRIVATE ! Message.

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