Chess Chess - BigFooty chess club Tournaments on Chess.com (PRIZES!)

[baz_machine]

I've got no games on if anyone wants a game Chipmunk

 

[Chipmunk]

I've got no games on if anyone wants a game Chipmunk

Join the BigFooty club match if you have time

Young Australian Chess Players Club vs BigFooty

Friendly battle of Australian clubs!

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[samFFC]

Join the BigFooty club match if you have time

Young Australian Chess Players Club vs BigFooty

Friendly battle of Australian clubs!

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20 a side already - amazing!

 

[Schulzenfest]

Played and held on, no change to ladder positions.

While I'm here I'll challenge Bjchan13

Chipmunk

Aaaaaand Bjchan13 embarrasses me with checkmate after barely 10 minutes. Oh well.

 

[Bjchan13]

Aaaaaand Bjchan13 embarrasses me with checkmate after barely 10 minutes. Oh well.

Sorry mate, you kept giving pieces away!

 

[Schulzenfest]

Sorry mate, you kept giving pieces away!

I don't play against fianchetto bishops often. At least that game gave me a fantastic education as to what not to do next time

 

[11kgm]

No longer "in progress". I held on in both.
Also, I'm currently playing 11kgm . He's refusing to submit!

I am embodying the Anzac spirit

 

[RalfM]

Schulzenfest, just a reminder of my challenge from yesterday

Schulzenfest, are you up for a game?

(Att: Chipmunk, 13 vs 10)

Ralf

and

it seems I can't challenge you based on your chess.com settings though, so you might have to put it through.

https://www.chess.com/member/rmuhlberger

R

 

[Schulzenfest]

Schulzenfest, just a reminder of my challenge from yesterday



and

Sorry I must've missed that. I'll send it through now.

 

[MWPP]

Well played grumbleguts

 

[iluvparis]

I'll challenge Cruyff14 if he is available

 

[Jaymin]

Chipmunk Just an update, im up to 5th now on the ladder and the two in progress games I won.

Happy to play anyone above or below me?

 

[Cruyff14]

I'll challenge Cruyff14 if he is available

Sure

 

[grumbleguts]

Has anyone seen a 'brilliant' move given by the chess.com computer? Would love to see one. Anti Septic played a rip-snorter in our current match at move 19. I will be interested to see what the computer thinks of it, but I clapped.

Yes.

This one as an example.

 

[grumbleguts]

I beat mwerps, who is mwrp something on here. He challenged me... (But he only had an 890 odd rating...) I felt bad and gave him a knight.

 

[baz_machine]

samFFC or Schulzenfest

Available for a game from below?

 

[Schulzenfest]

samFFC or Schulzenfest

Available for a game from below?

Already in one ATM, sorry

 

[CursingFijian]

Chipmunk Just an update, im up to 5th now on the ladder and the two in progress games I won.

Happy to play anyone above or below me?

If I’m in range I’m happy to try my hand again.

 

[Anti Septic]

I am embodying the Anzac spirit

I’ll say! Despite being a knight up, I’ve had to defend mating threats, advanced pawns, etc. It’s taken me to move 57 to get a pawn over half way!

 

[pickler_mz]

att'n Chipmunk

I'm not sure where I'm supposed to be on the ladder. I have two games listed as current, against BJChan and Cursing Fijian, but I lost them both a couple of days ago. Anyone think they might be in range and available??? Above or below.

I beat a couple of randoms, so emboldened I'm on the comeback trail.

 

[Chipmunk]

att'n Chipmunk

I'm not sure where I'm supposed to be on the ladder. I have two games listed as current, against BJChan and Cursing Fijian, but I lost them both a couple of days ago. Anyone think they might be in range and available??? Above or below.

I beat a couple of randoms, so emboldened I'm on the comeback trail.

Thanks - the CursingFijian game puts him above you so that puts you #10.

 

[samFFC]

Chipmunk
My only current game is against Hawkage.
The other two are finished. No move in the ladder.

baz_machine can't replay you within the same game but happy to be your next up (assuming I lose to Hawkage haha!)
Alternatively happy to play a friendly.

 

[samFFC]

Does any one have a specific opening or tactic that they wanted to discuss?

I'm quite interested in the Closed Sicilian and Ruy Lopez openings. Basic I know!

Another of interest (for more fun!) is this crazy opening - the Cochrane Gambit. Basically as white you sacrifice your knight to collect a couple of pawns and to bring out the black king into a dangerous position. It's far from a classic opening but can shock people a little:

 

[eth-dog]

Does any one have a specific opening or tactic that they wanted to discuss?

I'm quite interested in the Closed Sicilian and Ruy Lopez openings. Basic I know!

Another of interest (for more fun!) is this crazy opening - the Cochrane Gambit. Basically as white you sacrifice your knight to collect a couple of pawns and to bring out the black king into a dangerous position. It's far from a classic opening but can shock people a little:

You can still get in a somewhat castled position from there though, not sure it's worth it.

 

[samFFC]

You can still get in a somewhat castled position from there though, not sure it's worth it.

Yup I tried a couple of times against highly ranked players in tournaments, but they understood exactly that and got the king protected.

For example this game: https://www.chess.com/daily/game/262661158