Poly Chess Championship Game 2: MichaeltheGreat-Jaguar Warrior

[Drake Tungsten]

I thought King's side fianchettos were for wimps, MtG?

[MichaeltheGreat]

They are, but unfortunately, they are mandatory in the closed Sicilian (2 Nc3), which is my variation of choice to avoid going down the "I know this obscure line of this subvariation of this variation of the Sicilian to the 23rd move, and you only know it to the 18th move, neener neener neener" path that black usually wants when black initiates the Sicilian.

Closed Sicilian is the only time I play K-side fianchettos.

[Jaguar]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
They are, but unfortunately, they are mandatory in the closed Sicilian (2 Nc3), which is my variation of choice to avoid going down the "I know this obscure line of this subvariation of this variation of the Sicilian to the 23rd move, and you only know it to the 18th move, neener neener neener" path that black usually wants when black initiates the Sicilian.

[MichaeltheGreat]

1 e4 c5
2 Nc3 e6
3 g3 Nc6
4 Bg2 Nf6
5 d3 c4
6 d4 d5
7 e5 Nd7
8 Nce2 Be7
9 Nh3 h5
10 c3 b5
11 Nef4

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Jaguar Warrior

Note that he laughs, but he does not deny.

[alva]

What !!!???

No commentators?? No 3D live coverage ....

And who's that Italian bloke you're talking about, another DL??

[Jaguar]

1 e4 c5
2 Nc3 e6
3 g3 Nc6
4 Bg2 Nf6
5 d3 c4
6 d4 d5
7 e5 Nd7
8 Nce2 Be7
9 Nh3 h5
10 c3 b5
11 Nef4 h4

I think I got something good going here. But its 12:20 now for me. I'm going to sleep.

[Jaguar]

BTW, just out of curiosity, what do you do against the Queens Gambit? Decline, Accept, Slav Defense, or Scots Game?

[Drake Tungsten]

This game has the weirdest pawn structure I've ever seen.

[MichaeltheGreat]

JW - depending on the strength and inclinations of my opponents, as black against d4 I played Queen's Indian, Benko or Grunfeld, in about that order of frequency.

I never play d4 as white.

Drake - I've seen far weirder. Tripled isolated pawns, two pairs of doubled pawns on adjacent columns, two pairs of isolated doubled pawns. You name it.

[MichaeltheGreat]

1 e4 c5
2 Nc3 e6
3 g3 Nc6
4 Bg2 Nf6
5 d3 c4
6 d4 d5
7 e5 Nd7
8 Nce2 Be7
9 Nh3 h5
10 c3 b5
11 Nef4 h4
12 Qg4

I think I got something good going here.

I think I've got something good going as well, but it's so infrequent that I play now that I don't remember which of the voices in my head to listen to.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Here's the position as of my last move:

[Nubclear]

Chess is an oversimplification of modern day tactical warfare.

Why does it not have biological weapons? Secret agents? Nukes?

[muxec]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
Chess is an oversimplification of modern day tactical warfare.

Why does it not have biological weapons? Secret agents? Nukes?

Maybe you wanna add some spells. For example "Slow" and "Frenzy".


On the game:Nice game. I hope and i think that Jaguar Warrior will win. He (She) (BTW, JW what's your gender?) have some troubles with knights but his (her) king is much safer.

[Solver]

Muxec, it's not about the king here... JW is in a pretty solid situation otherwise, and I'm anxious to see the next move.