Checkmate...

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Oh look, we're all symmetrical again



white to move (see previous page)...

[thebish]

I don't think you quite meant that totally illegal move, so I've amended it (in bold). If that isn't the actual move you meant we'll have to take it to FIDE for arbitration...
G1-F3 G8-F6
E2-E3 D7-D6
B1-C3 B8-C6
F1-C4 E7-E6
D2-D4 D6-D5
(C4-C3/D3) F8-D6

ohhh... I of course meant C4-B3

can we go back to there???

[Lost Leopard Spot]

I don't think you quite meant that totally illegal move, so I've amended it (in bold). If that isn't the actual move you meant we'll have to take it to FIDE for arbitration...
G1-F3 G8-F6
E2-E3 D7-D6
B1-C3 B8-C6
F1-C4 E7-E6
D2-D4 D6-D5
(C4-C3/D3) F8-D6

ohhh... I of course meant C4-B3

can we go back to there???

FIDE has ruled... No.
Oh go on then.

G1-F3 G8-F6
E2-E3 D7-D6
B1-C3 B8-C6
F1-C4 E7-E6
D2-D4 D6-D5
C4-B3 ... black to decide whther to stick or tardis//

[thebish]

^ you are very generous - you now have one withdraw-a-move-free card!!!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

stick.
G1-F3 G8-F6
E2-E3 D7-D6
B1-C3 B8-C6
F1-C4 E7-E6
D2-D4 D6-D5
C4-B3 F8-D6

[Lost Leopard Spot]

oops running late, back to dentist: the bugger's doing two sessions on my choppers. (he says spilling drink over his still numb lips).

[thebish]

enjoy the dentist!!

G1-F3 G8-F6
E2-E3 D7-D6
B1-C3 B8-C6
F1-C4 E7-E6
D2-D4 D6-D5
C4-B3 F8-D6
castles

[Montreal Wanderer]

Time for a piccy...


can't wait for Monty to tell me what my defence is called. If it turns out not to have a name, then I'm claiming naming rights and in response to the Reti opening that's a Reticent Defence!

If there is a name for it I'm afraid I don't know it. Your response was Reti but in that White's second move is always P-B4 - so you got out of the Reti system early when White advanced the King's pawn. This looks like some kind of four Knights game with the pawns in unusual spots.

[Montreal Wanderer]

Oh look, we're all symmetrical again



white to move (see previous page)...

This seems to be transforming into a Queen's Pawn opening without the P-QB4 on White's second move. It seems closest to the Queen's Bishop Game, where White develops the KB to B4. How long until Black tries the Queen side fianchetto?

[Lost Leopard Spot]

G1-F3 G8-F6
E2-E3 D7-D6
B1-C3 B8-C6
F1-C4 E7-E6
D2-D4 D6-D5
C4-B3 F8-D6
castles (O-O) likewise (O-O)

[Lost Leopard Spot]

This looks like some kind of four Knights game with the pawns in unusual spots.

How long until Black tries the Queen side fianchetto?

I'm glad the prawns are unusual.

I might, I might not (fianchetto)... depends.
actually, I was thinking of it in the next two moves... but shhhhh.

[thebish]

^ oooh - get you with your snazzy notation!!

[thebish]

G1-F3 G8-F6
E2-E3 D7-D6
B1-C3 B8-C6
F1-C4 E7-E6
D2-D4 D6-D5
C4-B3 F8-D6
castles (O-O) likewise (O-O)
C1-D2

[thebish]

teeth back in??

[Lost Leopard Spot]

slightly out of date by one bish move now ^
And all teeth accounted for, one on top heavily laden with precious metal and one on bottom radwelded or similar.

[thebish]

radwelded!!

[thebish]

this is a VERY long time for me not to have succumbed to taking summat....

[Lost Leopard Spot]

when I was playing kinty I could tell he was concentrating, being all quiet and ignoring any aside I made. You on the other hand, I can tell that if we were playing this face to face you'd be the sort of player to rabbit constantly, rabbit rabbit. rabbit.


G1-F3 G8-F6
E2-E3 D7-D6
B1-C3 B8-C6
F1-C4 E7-E6
D2-D4 D6-D5
C4-B3 F8-D6
(O-O) (O-O)
C1-D2 B7-B6

[thebish]

when I was playing kinty I could tell he was concentrating, being all quiet and ignoring any aside I made. You on the other hand, I can tell that if we were playing this face to face you'd be the sort of player to rabbit constantly, rabbit rabbit. rabbit.


G1-F3 G8-F6
E2-E3 D7-D6
B1-C3 B8-C6
F1-C4 E7-E6
D2-D4 D6-D5
C4-B3 F8-D6
(O-O) (O-O)
C1-D2 B7-B6

I'm simply hoping to distract you... Kasparov didn't like me endlessly chattering at him either....

[thebish]

hmm... b7-b6, you say... intriguing, sneaky, very clever.....