― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 18 April 2005 11:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― JuliaA (j_bdules), Thursday, 21 April 2005 18:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 21 April 2005 18:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Horse of Babylon's Butler (the pirate king), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Monday, 25 April 2005 18:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 25 April 2005 18:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 17:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― Sundar (sundar), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 18:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― JuliaA (j_bdules), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 18:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 19:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Horse of Babylon's Butler (the pirate king), Thursday, 28 April 2005 22:10 (nineteen years ago) link
I feel kinda closely matched by Casuistry, but he's been improving and I haven't, so it may no longer be the case.
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Thursday, 28 April 2005 22:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Friday, 29 April 2005 13:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Friday, 29 April 2005 13:57 (nineteen years ago) link
Jamie, have you played Julia yet?
― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 29 April 2005 15:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Horse of Babylon's Butler (the pirate king), Friday, 29 April 2005 16:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 29 April 2005 17:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 29 April 2005 20:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Si Carter (Si Carter), Saturday, 30 April 2005 11:59 (nineteen years ago) link
I'm enjoying chessops though.
Si Carter, what's your redhotpawn name?
― Sundar (sundar), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 03:25 (eighteen years ago) link
C'mon, bring it on, my RHP name is casuistry and I would like more games please!
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 06:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 16:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― Si Carter (Si Carter), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 16:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 16:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 17:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 17:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 18:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 18:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 18:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 20:45 (eighteen years ago) link
I think I just got lucky in the first game. My rating is down to 1311, Ken's is 1441.
― The Horse of Babylon's Butler (the pirate king), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 20:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Horse of Babylon's Butler (the pirate king), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 22:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sundar (sundar), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 02:56 (eighteen years ago) link
Zep, I was thinking if you did 43. Kf1 you would have been able to draw me (since I would have been wiggling my rook and king around to keep you in check) but I've been playing around with it and after 43. Kf1 Rf2 comes 44. ...Rxf5 and it should be possible to pluck off the rest of your pawns before (or, at worst, immediately after) they queen. And a rook is enough to mate. (Here's the game.)
(Beyond that, 6. f3 seems like it was an iffy move, even though it is superficially similar to what I did with 3. ...d6, but moving the d pawn helps my development and control of the center in ways that your f pawn only dreams about. 6. d3 seems like a much better choice there.)
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 09:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 09:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 10:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 10:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― $V£N! (blueski), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 13:18 (eighteen years ago) link
I have to say, I'm completely disappointed about the blunder that ended our last game, which was quite the game. I was curious how the rest of the game was going to wind out. I think I had a slight advatage of position and time but even a single rook is a menace and bishop + knight mates are arduous.
― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 5 May 2005 10:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― Si Carter (Si Carter), Friday, 6 May 2005 10:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Friday, 6 May 2005 11:37 (eighteen years ago) link
puzzleworth really ought to take the first win vs me now, only he can mess it up from this point. mmm, the sweet prospects of retirement awaits.
― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 14:22 (eighteen years ago) link
But I will try again at some point. You are my windmill, Ken, and I have my quixotic quest. Or something.
Soon I will be ready for another sally with GP.
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 20:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 20:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 21:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 11 May 2005 22:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― Goodbye Indian Summer (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 13 May 2005 03:06 (eighteen years ago) link