tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post6468503691875252187..comments2024-01-29T14:44:29.902-05:00Comments on Castling Queen Side: Time Pressure Fun and GamesPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-89262301120620436572009-10-16T15:24:16.059-04:002009-10-16T15:24:16.059-04:00LEP: I guess the Mascot prefers time scrambles ove...LEP: I guess the Mascot prefers time scrambles over egg scrambles. :-) I like the "man game", but I'm a wuss I like my digital clock with delay.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-22319055478453848722009-10-15T11:00:07.856-04:002009-10-15T11:00:07.856-04:00Like LinuxGuy, I'm in awe of your notation ski...Like LinuxGuy, I'm in awe of your notation skills. Sure a Monroi is faster than pencil and paper but you've got to be mad fast as well! Congratulations on pulling off the draw. I'm surprised you missed the stalemate but "5 seconds" explains everything and it's always easier for the crowd to see than the players under time and point pressure!likesforestshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363355892919115087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-83283862822579009332009-10-14T14:11:53.305-04:002009-10-14T14:11:53.305-04:00Time scrambles really get the testosterone flowing...Time scrambles really get the testosterone flowing. Now this is what we call <a href="http://reassembler.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/play-like-men/" rel="nofollow">"man chess"</a>!<br /><br />I keep reading your opponent's name as "Marty Taliban". Evidence sleep is needed.Liquid Egg Producthttp://www.liquideggproduct.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-72646826044268160702009-10-12T10:34:26.998-04:002009-10-12T10:34:26.998-04:00Linux: He actually had over 5 minutes left when th...Linux: He actually had over 5 minutes left when the game ended. Just like our previous two games, he got tentative and overly nervous. Some players seem to get more nervous about the opponent's time pressure even if they have plenty of time.<br /><br />In a position like that where Black should be able to win, the pressure is not on me. What's the worst that's going to happen? I'll lose on time in game that I probably should have lost earlier.<br /><br />If had been writing moves on a paper score sheet I would have never been able to keep score. As it was at then end I had stopped inputting, and then when he spent a few minutes on one of his last moves I caught up.<br /><br />Linux: After I messed up the easy perpetual earlier in the position, he should be able to block the checks with the knight and be able to get his king in. He has to force my king off h1 so that he can promote. In the analysis afterward we felt that the timing of his move h2 was wrong. It's not an easy win for black with a rook pawn, but there should be one.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-822469092334349602009-10-12T00:49:34.599-04:002009-10-12T00:49:34.599-04:00Probably there is a win for black but he may not r...Probably there is a win for black but he may not run away from the pawn side of the board with his king and must block the checks with his knight. To know for sure i have to look longer at the game but helas i dont have time at the moment (work and preparing my chess lessons on sunday and some ICS study) prevents me from doing so. But i guess Fritz or Rybka can help here.From the patzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499383398575774704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-8429385519514621732009-10-11T20:18:57.642-04:002009-10-11T20:18:57.642-04:00That's where the advantage of a Monroi comes i...That's where the advantage of a Monroi comes in. I've seen kids make the move on one of those in < 1 second. Kids can do that so fast, it's like a western movie where I didn't even see the gun drawn.LinuxGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764940044950170053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-12457799106043407892009-10-11T20:14:56.646-04:002009-10-11T20:14:56.646-04:0063... Kf3 64.Ra8 (else ...Kf2) Ne4 should win. I ...63... Kf3 64.Ra8 (else ...Kf2) Ne4 should win. I don't know how many seconds he had left, but with 5 second delay, a minute should be enough. If the other player can't handle that, then you deserve the draw. Good job!<br /><br />I'm amazed that you can notate that fast!! I'm too slow with that, always been a slow writer no less, and it becomes illegible for me.LinuxGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764940044950170053noreply@blogger.com