Stinging like a bee and dancing like a butterfly...

[Carolus Rex]

1. e4 ... e5
2. Nf3 ... Nc6
3. d4 ... exd4
4. Nxd4 ... Nf6
5. Nxc6 ... bxc6
6. e5 ... Qe7
7. Qe2 ... Nd5
8. c4 ... Ba6

Carolus

[Carolus Rex]

A tale of a power hungry Bishop...

"As the Bishop arrived to the end of the known world, and could travel no further, he looked at its wilderness. Admired it. Terra Incognita it may be, he thought, but it will be tamed. Christianed. By me. And if that savage pawn at c4 refuses to convert, it will be Inquisition time!"

Carolus

[Carolus Rex]

This is a diplo game, right?

Carolus

[Julius Brenzaida]

Hmmm, can’t fnd the game, I think I saw it in a book by Lane that someone had lent me 2 or 3 years ago. As I didn’t pick the variation, my memory don’t help much farther than : e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 Bb4 Nxc6 bxc6 Bd3 d5 exd5 cxd5 O-O O-O Bg5 c6 (the standard starting position) and 11 Na4 with the idea c3 or c4, but it is not so great a plan ...

[Julius Brenzaida]

Originally posted by Carolus Rex
This is a diplo game, right?

Hell, I'll sure bet on you then, because I don't even know what a diplogame is

[Julius Brenzaida]

1 e4 ... e5
2 Nf3 ... Nc6
3 d4 ... exd4
4 Nxd4 ... Nf6
5 Nxc6 ... bxc6
6 e5 ... Qe7
7 Qe2 ... Nd5
8 c4 ... Ba6
9 b3

[Carolus Rex]

1. e4 ... e5
2. Nf3 ... Nc6
3. d4 ... exd4
4. Nxd4 ... Nf6
5. Nxc6 ... bxc6
6. e5 ... Qe7
7. Qe2 ... Nd5
8. c4 ... Ba6
9. b3 ... g6

Carolus

[Carolus Rex]

My next move may take a couple of days.

Tomorrow night, I'm going home to Sweden for Christmas, but since I'm afraid of flying (no, it has nothing to do with September 11th) I'll spend the following 18 hours on a train. So, maybe Thursday...

Carolus

[Carolus Rex]

"'Ah!' The Bishop was pleased that his might had paralysed the white pawn. 'So, at least, they are God fearing people', he chuckled. 'Maybe this is to our advantage and can be exploited somehow? But, what's this?' The Bishop's eye brows were hastily raised. 'Indeed, they have Bishops of their own? Will he come to the edge of the world too, taking a baptising shot at the Black Queen herself? If so, they may not be so easy to convert after all', the Bishop sighed. 'Heretics! They will join the dark side of the board or succumb to our mighty armies!'

Carolus

[Julius Brenzaida]

1 e4 ... e5
2 Nf3 ... Nc6
3 d4 ... exd4
4 Nxd4 ... Nf6
5 Nxc6 ... bxc6
6 e5 ... Qe7
7 Qe2 ... Nd5
8 c4 ... Ba6
9 b3 ... g6
10 Ba3

[Julius Brenzaida]

Well, happy traveling ! I like to travel in train !
And be in no hurry to play, this is no game of speed.
By the way, it looks like Ba3 was the move you expected, even if f4 and g3 are the most favored continuations

[Carolus Rex]

Originally posted by Julius Brenzaida
By the way, it looks like Ba3 was the move you expected, even if f4 and g3 are the most favored continuations

Yes, it was what I expected. Why? Because, of the variations you mention this is the one I hate the most! It's called Murphy's law, right?

Where will my poor Queen go?

Carolus

[Julius Brenzaida]

Psychological warfare at its best

[Julius Brenzaida]

Carolus, I’m going on holidays for a few days. I shall be back next friday.
Have a merry christmas in Swede.

[Carolus Rex]

1. e4 ... e5
2. Nf3 ... Nc6
3. d4 ... exd4
4. Nxd4 ... Nf6
5. Nxc6 ... bxc6
6. e5 ... Qe7
7. Qe2 ... Nd5
8. c4 ... Ba6
9. b3 ... g6
10. Ba3 ... Qg5

Carolus