Checkmate...

[Lost Leopard Spot]

A4xC6 D7xC6
D2-E2 F8-E8
C2-C3 E6-E5
E2-D1 A8-A7
A1-C1 C6-D7
D4xE5 D6xE5
D1xD5 D7-H3
F1-E1 E8-D8
D5-E4 A7-D7
C3-C4 H7-H5
C4-C5 attaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack little fellah / ...H3-F5 (spirited little fecker isn't he, that prawn)

[thebish]

A4xC6 D7xC6
D2-E2 F8-E8
C2-C3 E6-E5
E2-D1 A8-A7
A1-C1 C6-D7
D4xE5 D6xE5
D1xD5 D7-H3
F1-E1 E8-D8
D5-E4 A7-D7
C3-C4 H7-H5
C4-C5 H3-F5

he's the little guy who went stir-crazy and went over the top on his own, fixed his bayonet and ran towards the barbed wire shouting chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarge!!

E4xE5

[Lost Leopard Spot]

A4xC6 D7xC6
D2-E2 F8-E8
C2-C3 E6-E5
E2-D1 A8-A7
A1-C1 C6-D7
D4xE5 D6xE5
D1xD5 D7-H3
F1-E1 E8-D8
D5-E4 A7-D7
C3-C4 H7-H5
C4-C5 H3-F5


E4xE5 ...oh bollox! F6-G6

[thebish]

A4xC6 D7xC6
D2-E2 F8-E8
C2-C3 E6-E5
E2-D1 A8-A7
A1-C1 C6-D7
D4xE5 D6xE5
D1xD5 D7-H3
F1-E1 E8-D8
D5-E4 A7-D7
C3-C4 H7-H5
C4-C5 H3-F5
E4xE5 F6-G6
F3-H4

[Montreal Wanderer]

A Queen exchange with MrKint. Feels like a partial concession on his part, still well under the cosh.

I think I'm about to go down a piece....

I did go down a piece having my Queen, rooks and a bishop forked six ways to Sunday (I hate knights). However, a desperation move may have equalized in material. I think it was Horace who said "Homer sometimes nods" and it may be that Kinty for once did not take the killer line. However, as we approach endgame, his pawns look better than mine.

[Montreal Wanderer]

A4xC6 D7xC6
D2-E2 F8-E8
C2-C3 E6-E5
E2-D1 A8-A7
A1-C1 C6-D7
D4xE5 D6xE5
D1xD5 D7-H3
F1-E1 E8-D8
D5-E4 A7-D7
C3-C4 H7-H5
C4-C5 H3-F5
E4xE5 F6-G6
F3-H4

Spotty may hate knights too.

[thebish]

A Queen exchange with MrKint. Feels like a partial concession on his part, still well under the cosh.

I think I'm about to go down a piece....

I did go down a piece having my Queen, rooks and a bishop forked six ways to Sunday (I hate knights). However, a desperation move may have equalized in material. I think it was Horace who said "Homer sometimes nods" and it may be that Kinty for once did not take the killer line. However, as we approach endgame, his pawns look better than mine.

if my game with kinty is anything to go by - he plays a cautious endgame. he is streets-ahead a better player than me - but i can't help thinking he could really have finished me off about 10 moves ago... or maybe he's just toying with me!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

A4xC6 D7xC6
D2-E2 F8-E8
C2-C3 E6-E5
E2-D1 A8-A7
A1-C1 C6-D7
D4xE5 D6xE5
D1xD5 D7-H3
F1-E1 E8-D8
D5-E4 A7-D7
C3-C4 H7-H5
C4-C5 H3-F5
E4xE5 F6-G6
F3-H4

Spotty may hate knights too.

Feckin right he does

.....and Resign. Cheers Bish, well played. I thought I had you, especially when you opened up that file, but I just couldn't get past the bloody knight blockage. I reckon that pawn deserves a VC too for courage above and beyond the call of duty.

[thebish]

bloody norah - i hardly deserved that!! that's a very early and un-necessary resignation!!

[Montreal Wanderer]

The trouble with the endgame is that kinty has studied it and considers it now one of the stronger elements of his play, while I have no clue as to what to do. We each have two rooks and seven pawns, but his rooks are attacking while mine have to defend. I'm trying to limit their movement but if I lose a pawn....

[Montreal Wanderer]

Actually I think kinty could win whether he was white or black in our game - right now my goal is to get to 30 moves and beat Spotty's record.... Of course, the other two game going on may have already eclipsed that. We move slowly because of time zones. I have no plan...

[thebish]

The trouble with the endgame is that kinty has studied it and considers it now one of the stronger elements of his play, while I have no clue as to what to do. We each have two rooks and seven pawns, but his rooks are attacking while mine have to defend. I'm trying to limit their movement but if I lose a pawn....

resign now - he'll pick you off - have some dignity!

[Montreal Wanderer]

A4xC6 D7xC6
D2-E2 F8-E8
C2-C3 E6-E5
E2-D1 A8-A7
A1-C1 C6-D7
D4xE5 D6xE5
D1xD5 D7-H3
F1-E1 E8-D8
D5-E4 A7-D7
C3-C4 H7-H5
C4-C5 H3-F5
E4xE5 F6-G6
F3-H4

Spotty may hate knights too.

Feckin right he does

.....and Resign. Cheers Bish, well played. I thought I had you, especially when you opened up that file, but I just couldn't get past the bloody knight blockage. I reckon that pawn deserves a VC too for courage above and beyond the call of duty.

Just out of curiosity, Spotty, how does G6-E6 work? You may not lose a piece. If he exchanges Queens you take with the bishop. If he takes with the knight you get the Q for free. If he takes with the Queen (best)you exchange and then advance your rook to d5 and gain a pawn at least, possibly getting a passed pawn.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Sorry got called into a meeting...
I think I panicked, maybe. I'll have to look at it tonight.

BIsh. You know that withdraw one move for free, can I use it on the resignation? (sorry to piss about).

[thebish]

Sorry got called into a meeting...
I think I panicked, maybe. I'll have to look at it tonight.

BIsh. You know that withdraw one move for free, can I use it on the resignation? (sorry to piss about).

of course you can! but it wasn't the deal to play against a tag team!!

Monty should go into chess coaching - he's ace!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Sorry got called into a meeting...
I think I panicked, maybe. I'll have to look at it tonight.

BIsh. You know that withdraw one move for free, can I use it on the resignation? (sorry to piss about).

of course you can! but it wasn't the deal to play against a tag team!!

Monty should go into chess coaching - he's ace!

Haven't got a board in front of me, but, if I can offer something better or as good or, even, slightly inferior, then I'll do that instead of Monty's suggestion...

[thebish]

Sorry got called into a meeting...
I think I panicked, maybe. I'll have to look at it tonight.

BIsh. You know that withdraw one move for free, can I use it on the resignation? (sorry to piss about).

of course you can! but it wasn't the deal to play against a tag team!!

Monty should go into chess coaching - he's ace!

Haven't got a board in front of me, but, if I can offer something better or as good or, even, slightly inferior, then I'll do that instead of Monty's suggestion...

no - you can have monty's suggestion - it contains within it a lurking fatal flaw!

[thebish]

I've just resigned the kinty game - most of it was spent with me running away - he is a far superior player to me!!! anyway - I made him wait 54 moves!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Hasta la vista bishbaby.

(PS If I'da known that the number of moves would be statistically significant in overcoming the kinty effect, I might not have resigned. But I've got RCD: Resignatory Compulsion Disorder...)

[Montreal Wanderer]

Sorry got called into a meeting...
I think I panicked, maybe. I'll have to look at it tonight.

BIsh. You know that withdraw one move for free, can I use it on the resignation? (sorry to piss about).

of course you can! but it wasn't the deal to play against a tag team!!

Monty should go into chess coaching - he's ace!

Haven't got a board in front of me, but, if I can offer something better or as good or, even, slightly inferior, then I'll do that instead of Monty's suggestion...

I wouldn't bother - you'll still be down material - I was just wondering why you resigned so quickly - I can accept panicking - I've done that a bit against Kinty. RCD I'm not so sure about.