International Chess Association (ICA)

[TheNewGuy]

Match Report Card

Link: (URL link to game)
White: (PT forum username, TerraRating before match completion)
Black: (PT forum username, TerraRating before match completion)

Result: (White win/black win/draw)

PGN/match commentary/notes:

[Crewe McKinnon]

My chess.com username for the Radical Republican Party is RRP101

[TheNewGuy]

My chess.com username for the Radical Republican Party is RRP101

I've sent you a challenge, if you're up for one

[redoct]

Antoni Penkala reporting in for Valruzia: http://www.chess.com/members/view/valruzia

What time controls are we using?

[Crewe McKinnon]

My chess.com username for the Radical Republican Party is RRP101

I've sent you a challenge, if you're up for one

Ready for one

[TheNewGuy]

Antoni Penkala reporting in for Valruzia: http://www.chess.com/members/view/valruzia

What time controls are we using?

I'll add you and send you a challenge soon, I prefer slower games (3 days/turn) but tend to move much more quickly than that. I think that ought to be left to negotiation. So long as both sides agree, it can count.

[redoct]

Oh I was thinking more along the lines of 10/20 minute games. I'm not really a fan of turn-based games; too easy to cheat.

I'm in live right now if anyone wants a game.

EDIT: sorry by turn-based I mean non-live, facepalmed when I read that back - obviously by nature its a turn-based game

[redoct]

So first games in the book! (ratings will still need to be calculated as I haven't got a clue how to go about doing it)
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White: redoct
Black: TheNewGuy

Result: White win

PGN/match commentary/notes:

1.d4Nf6
2.c4d5
3.Nc3e6
4.Bg5h6
5.Bh4g5
6.Bg3Bg7
7.e3Ne4
8.Nxe4dxe4
9.c5O-O
10.f3exf3
11.Nxf3f5
12.Bc4f4
13.Bf2Nc6
14.O-OKh8
15.a3e5
16.b4exd4
17.exd4Bg4
18.Rc1Nxd4
19.Bxd4Bxd4+
20.Kh1Qf6
21.Qb3c6
22.Nxd4Qxd4
23.Rc2Rae8
24.Qd3Qxd3
25.Bxd3Re3
26.Rd2Rfe8
27.h3Bh5
28.Kh2g4
29.hxg4Bxg4
30.Rxf4Bh5
31.Rh4R8e5
32.g4Bf7
33.Rxh6+Kg7
34.Rh4Be6
35.Kg2Kf6
36.Rh7Bxg4
37.Rxb7Rg5
38.Kf2Rf3+
39.Ke1Re5+
40.Be2Rfe3
41.Rd6+Kf5
42.Rf7+Kg5
43.Rg7+Kh4
44.Rh6+Kg3
45.Rxg4#

This was a really close game! Very balanced even until the end.

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White: TheNewGuy
Black: redoct

Result: Black win

1.e4c5
2.Nf3d6
3.Bb5+Nc6
4.O-ONf6
5.Ba4Nxe4
6.d3Nf6
7.Nc3a6
8.Bxc6+bxc6
9.b3Bg4
10.h3Bh5
11.g4Nxg4
12.hxg4Bxg4
13.Bg5h6
14.Bh4Qc7
15.Bg3e5
16.Qe1Be7
17.Bh4Bxf3
18.Bxe7Qxe7
19.Qe3O-O
20.Qxf3f5
21.Rae1f4
22.Qxc6f3
23.Nd5Qg5+
24.Kh2Qg2#

Quite liked the knight for two pawns exchange (which ended up paying off) but mistakes on both sides made this a quick one

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Look forward to playing again soon

[TheNewGuy]

Updated with those two brutal losses on my part :'( Vrn Vrnsrmko Vrn starts out with a couple of heartbreakers.

Good games, redoct! I'm not used to / at my best in quick games like that, so that'll be my excuse.

APPARENTLY FIDE doesn't allow ratings to fall below 1000, so everyone will have their lower limit there. Congrats redoct, new leader!

[redoct]

Why don't you set the ratings at GM level (2700) for RP purposes? Anyway, great games - nothing brutal about it at all. First game was extremely balanced throughout and the second was just a mess all around!