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Sometimes, I just get lucky.
After moving my Bishop out, my opponent resigned, figuring I had mate in 2 moves. He obviously didn't see the block with the Queen. Or, wasn't willing to consider losing his Queen. Had he moved his Queen to block the check by my Bishop, he does stave off mate. But I get to start munching on all sorts of pieces.
A few years ago, this game would have been a loss for me. I would have freaked out over his Queen and Knight being in my front ranks. I would have mounted some sort of defense without considering a quick attack of my own.
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After moving my Bishop out, my opponent resigned, figuring I had mate in 2 moves. He obviously didn't see the block with the Queen. Or, wasn't willing to consider losing his Queen. Had he moved his Queen to block the check by my Bishop, he does stave off mate. But I get to start munching on all sorts of pieces.
A few years ago, this game would have been a loss for me. I would have freaked out over his Queen and Knight being in my front ranks. I would have mounted some sort of defense without considering a quick attack of my own.
This game is not yet finished. But, up to this point, I am pretty pleased with myself.
As it stands, I am going to be sitting pretty. I have three pawns to advance up the board, with my King leading the way. My willingness to sacrifice my Bishop for his Rook gives me a powerful advantage. No doubt, there were many other opportunities which both imado and myself missed.
Still, by taking away his Rook, I get the advantage. And in a situation like this, I believe my Knight is much more flexible, and thereby more powerful, than his Bishop.
Oh, and somehow, I just knew he'd fall for the fork between my bishop and my bottom pawn.
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As it stands, I am going to be sitting pretty. I have three pawns to advance up the board, with my King leading the way. My willingness to sacrifice my Bishop for his Rook gives me a powerful advantage. No doubt, there were many other opportunities which both imado and myself missed.
Still, by taking away his Rook, I get the advantage. And in a situation like this, I believe my Knight is much more flexible, and thereby more powerful, than his Bishop.
Oh, and somehow, I just knew he'd fall for the fork between my bishop and my bottom pawn.
It has been a while since I have published one of my games. This one is from earlier today. My opponent, khang, was keeping me muddled until move #18, when his pawn to g3 isolated his queen/rook combination on the h file. After my knight moved to f3, placing his King in check, khang decided simply to let the time run out. His only move to prevent checkmate was King to f2. But even then, it was going to be messy. He was already down a piece. I was pretty sure I would get a rook in a few moves. And his pawn on the e file.
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nytimes.comREYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) -- Bobby Fischer, the reclusive American chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died. He was 64.
Fischer died Thursday in a Reykjavik hospital, his spokesman, Gardar Sverrisson, said. There was no immediate word on the cause of death.
I am trying out a new chess game viewer. Unfortunately, it does not seem to fit into my center post column well. So, it's probably not going to be used.
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