tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post888922074727787433..comments2024-02-22T13:53:00.516-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Spiegel's blog: Vicary - Eng plus some super high quality USCS photosElizabeth Vicaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-70397528635264232722009-07-22T10:36:36.688-04:002009-07-22T10:36:36.688-04:00whats a chess base?whats a chess base?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-86777207687056477932009-07-22T07:07:29.625-04:002009-07-22T07:07:29.625-04:00chessbase!
to get the pictures, just go to "s...chessbase!<br />to get the pictures, just go to "save position"Elizabeth Vicaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-65934703987679341852009-07-22T04:11:20.057-04:002009-07-22T04:11:20.057-04:00what chess program are you usingwhat chess program are you usingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-19647609693112659502009-07-21T21:51:51.195-04:002009-07-21T21:51:51.195-04:00Excellent pictures!Excellent pictures!Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-15878245040162505072009-07-21T03:41:08.965-04:002009-07-21T03:41:08.965-04:00Once again Elizabeth, your commentary is worthy of...Once again Elizabeth, your commentary is worthy of praise, even though the game is flawed. I find your general thought process to be very instructive. Maybe that's because I recently misplayed a similar position from the black side, or because it's refreshing to read real world stuff like "oh shit, my bishop is trapped", or both. <br /><br />One of the silly silicon sisters likes 11...Nh5 12. Bh6 e5 13. b3 Be6 14. Ne2 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 f6 16. Qe3, etc. & shows black slightly better the whole way. Me too, I think black is fine if he keeps his bishop on g7 or trades on h6.<br /><br />In the game, after 12. Bh6 black can just stay there & wait for white to take on g7 after which black looks like he can hold even if he has to play Rf8 or Rh8 at some point. Meanwhile black can give his pieces a little more breathing room with e7-e5 & f7-f5 (after moving the Nf6 maybe to e8) which either activates the light squared bishop or allows expansion with f5-f4. After e7-e5, black also has d6-d5 available because white can't then respond with e4-e5.<br /><br />13...Ne8 is probably worthy of consideration.<br /><br />19... Bb7<br />19...f6<br />19...e5<br />all seem better than 19...Nc7<br /><br />30...Qh5 (threatening 31...Rg3) 31.Nf3 Bf6, then black's plan would involve Bb7, Rg8-g4 & Rb8-g8 after which it could get interesting. <br /><br />Another (lame) idea is to put the dark squared bishop on c3 temporarily & trade off the f5 pawn to open things up for the light squared bishop, but that seems to allow white to get feisty on the king's side.<br /><br />There's some more interesting stuff later on, but it's 3:33 AM & I'm tired.<br /><br />The pictures are excellent & I also agree with Anon July 20, 2009 8:43 PM.ATH2044https://www.blogger.com/profile/17280456328464770493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-3477765369034919292009-07-20T20:43:15.828-04:002009-07-20T20:43:15.828-04:00Liz, you are a nice girl.Liz, you are a nice girl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-24617860070055713152009-07-20T16:15:31.552-04:002009-07-20T16:15:31.552-04:00For the record, I am your defeated foe.For the record, I am your defeated foe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-9138838516890584012009-07-20T16:07:05.002-04:002009-07-20T16:07:05.002-04:00For the record, 11... e5 12 Bh6 Bxh6 13 Qh6 Nh5! l...For the record, 11... e5 12 Bh6 Bxh6 13 Qh6 Nh5! looks pretty good to me and quite far from losing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-1178399506139720722009-07-20T13:05:55.838-04:002009-07-20T13:05:55.838-04:00Nice sequel to "I slime a child"Nice sequel to "I slime a child"es_trickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511350526999060149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-39473679399789151682009-07-20T10:13:15.497-04:002009-07-20T10:13:15.497-04:00I find your commentary on the way you "love t...I find your commentary on the way you "love to play ...Bxh6 whenever possible" as quite amusing. Since in this game, it loses.<br /><br />But in all seriousness (!), I must agree that it can be pretty gosh-darn tedious to try to comprehend the position, and I often don't bother, preferring to make a sandwich or watch TV, or both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-33566145049720321942009-07-20T04:48:10.794-04:002009-07-20T04:48:10.794-04:00I find your commentary on "the way 1900s play...I find your commentary on "the way 1900s play" as quite amusing. I've actually rambled on a bit at my club about the way people religiously waste several moves to desperately attempt to trade off black's dark squared bishop.<br /><br />My opinion is that white should try to win and not simply trade pieces. Modern practice seems to indicate this plan is insufficient to win and I love to play ...Bxh6 whenever possible to punish those who regurgitate moves without bothering to comprehend the position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-40692650760655107482009-07-19T21:58:54.240-04:002009-07-19T21:58:54.240-04:00what chess program is that you have or use that yo...what chess program is that you have or use that you always present these games onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com