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this is why we need a resign option...true that you may earn a stalemate, but it is unlikely.

Wow I even screw up the joke. No blood in my alcohol... *Sigh*

Note that those are supposed to be Ks not Qs. :P There's no alcohol in my blood, officer, I swear!

Well, I can make this game last a lot longer, but I will inevitably be beaten by two queens, a rook and a knight so... Qg6 Qh8 R8++

agreed.

That's the pleasure of finally playing against people around my skill level. You guys are good enough to challenge my long standing 'skills' and force me to evolve. Since I left high school, I've constantly used the king pawn open and responded in kind. I'm outside of my comfort zone by trying all this new stuff, so losing is to be expected, but my game is too single faceted to compete at a higher level without trying new things. :)

yes, you have to make mistakes so that they can be commited to memory. My opening versus Ironman was weak, and I knew what I was doing was unadvisable, but at least now I remember why.

Yeah. And I didn't. Suddenly I was desperately trying to not have my game unravel. Which it did, because from what I've seen, the DOWNSIDE of the sicilian is that if you put out any aggression and fail, your structure falls apart dramatically fast. Well, I'm still having fun experimenting in the sicilian, and I'm learning a hell of a lot about it, ahaha.

i saw that reverse trap you were talking about....sneaky indeed.

Ironman is Justin's friend.

Ironman is Justin's friend.

hehehe, yep, he's decent for sure, but coming in as an unknown can sometimes help.

Talk about not paying attention. You give me a gift and I don't notice.

He trapped my trap. Getting my ass kicked.

Indeed. are you playing this ironman guy? he seems to know what he is doing.

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1147066&kpage=1#reply12 that is the link...it happened on move 38-black, and apparently the whole building saw the mistake, but according to him he was in deep thought analyzing the end game, and didn't realize he missed that move until after he had won the game.

This game has the potential to last a very long time.

I was so used to your king being untouchable that I didn't notice I could put him in check. :P

hehehe...don't worry, I was watching the championship game for u-18 worlds, and Josh waitkins(spelling) did the same thing, except it was much more obvious than that.

Lol damn did NOT see that. And yes that would have given me the game. I was too focused on my hail mary checkmate.

well actually, I think it would have cost me the game maybe

yes, you could have but me in check to fork my knight.

You mean two moves ago? My queen couldn't GET to c5 last move.

I think you may have been able to force a draw with queen to c5 last move.

any ways sorry man I'm working early morning shift, so unfortunately we are on diff. scheds.

If I went for my trap I would have been safe lol.

ahh, I got lucky...my intention was to move the knight there, but I didn't see the queen fork till after wards.

Very nice trap.

few, he missed it....he had me out numbered in an exchange.

few, he missed it....he had me out numbered in an exchange.