Sweet FA Chess

[Pickitt]

 

[GremioPower]

FRIENDLY




I thought I would let it slip away!

Rapid Chess • Anon. vs Anon.

Anon. plays Anon. in a casual Rapid (10+0) game of chess. Anon. won by checkmate after 40 moves. Click to replay, analyse, and discuss the game!

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Match 5
Gremio White
Pickitt Black

 

[GremioPower]

Thanks for the practice, Pickitt!

Have a great week, mate.

 

[Pickitt]

Huge choke

 

[Pickitt]

Thanks for the practice, Pickitt!

Have a great week, mate.

And yaself mate

 

[GremioPower]

ROUND 1 (13-26 September)

Aristotle Pickett def. Dav

GremioPower wdb. NinjaSwan

MWPP ? Electronic_Renaissance

PMBangers ? ImissFrosty

Zevon ? thewizardmelon

???

 

[GremioPower]

The a-h/1-8 notation is boring. I really prefer the classic one.

 

[Pickitt]

The a-h/1-8 notation is boring. I really prefer the classic one.

wtf does that mean

 

[GremioPower]

ROUND 2

I have no idea exactly where I screwed up, but I screwed up badly in the middle of the match against Dav. He won by Mate after 38 moves.

Rapid Chess • prsancho vs Anon.

prsancho (1500) plays Anon. in a casual Rapid (20+0) game of chess. Anon. won by checkmate after 39 moves. Click to replay, analyse, and discuss the game!

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Gremio White
Dav Black

 

[Dav]

ROUND 2

I have no idea exactly where I screwed up, but I screwed up badly in the middle of the match against Dav. He won by Mate after 38 moves.

Rapid Chess • prsancho vs Anon.

prsancho (1500) plays Anon. in a casual Rapid (20+0) game of chess. Anon. won by checkmate after 39 moves. Click to replay, analyse, and discuss the game!

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Gremio White
Dav Black

I had a chance to fork and take the Queen earlier and messed it up

 

[GremioPower]

wtf does that mean

If you move the white king's pawn to the fourth square, currently the notation is "e4" ('e' being the king's column).

I was used to write "p4r" (in English, "p-k4") – meaning "pawn to the king's fourth (4) square" (or "peão para a quarta (4) casa do rei"). Here:

Descriptive notation - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Pickitt]

If you move the white king's pawn to the fourth square, currently the notation is "e4" ('e' being the king's column).

I was used to write "p4r" (in English, "p-k4") – meaning "pawn to the fourth (4) square of the king" (or "peão para a quarta (4) casa do rei"). Here:

Descriptive notation - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

uh oh...I am not gonna go well in a tournament
Voce fala portugues como eu?

 

[GremioPower]

I had a chance to fork and take the Queen earlier and messed it up

I will need to review the match. Besides the rookie mistakes, I'm still losing concentration. When I get back, I'm all but already rooted.

 

[Dav]

I will need to review the match. Besides the rookie mistakes, I'm still losing concentration. When I get back, I'm all but already rooted.

I’m sorry I’ve got no real chess theory. Just play it safe, look for en prise, aim for strong diagonals and discovered checks

 

[GremioPower]

Voce fala portugues como eu?

Look at that! I never expect anyone to speak my mother tongue. You are really full of surprises!

Portuguese is my first language. I only started learning English when I was 11 [which was 30 years ago].

 

[GremioPower]

I’m sorry I’ve got no real chess theory. Just play it safe, look for en prise, aim for strong diagonals and discovered checks

I usually play defensively. When I was a kid, I would get the black whenever I had chance and play catenaccio chess. I've never learned how to attack.

 

[Dav]

I usually play defensively. When I was a kid, I would get the black whenever I had chance and play catenaccio chess. I've never learned how to attack.

I’m an absolute sucker for combination play, get myself into far too much trouble chasing the perfect mate sequence

 

[Pickitt]

Look at that! I never expect anyone to speak my mother tongue. You are really full of surprises!

Portuguese is my first language. I only started learning English when I was 11 [which was 30 years ago].

Sim eu faço haha, と学校からの日本人
I know a few

 

[GremioPower]

Língua Portuguesa
Olavo Bilac


Última flor do lácio, inculta e bela
És, a um tempo, esplendor e sepultura
Ouro nativo, que na ganga impura
A bruta mina entre os cascalhos vela

Amo-te assim, desconhecida e obscura
Tuba de alto clangor, lira singela
Que tens o trom e o silvo da procela
E o arrolo da saudade e da ternura

Amo o teu viço agreste e o teu aroma
De virgens selvas e de oceano largo
Amo-te, ó rude e doloroso idioma

Em que da voz materna ouvi: "meu filho"
E em que Camões chorou, no exílio amargo
O gênio sem ventura e o amor sem brilho
​

Some English translations (with introductory notes on the poem):

"Portuguese language", Olavo Bilac.

blog poesia tradução crítica leitura leituras

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Pickitt

 

[Pickitt]

Língua Portuguesa
Olavo Bilac


Última flor do lácio, inculta e bela
És, a um tempo, esplendor e sepultura
Ouro nativo, que na ganga impura
A bruta mina entre os cascalhos vela

Amo-te assim, desconhecida e obscura
Tuba de alto clangor, lira singela
Que tens o trom e o silvo da procela
E o arrolo da saudade e da ternura

Amo o teu viço agreste e o teu aroma
De virgens selvas e de oceano largo
Amo-te, ó rude e doloroso idioma

Em que da voz materna ouvi: "meu filho"
E em que camões chorou, no exílio amargo
O gênio sem ventura e o amor sem brilho
​

Some English translations (with introductory notes on the poem):

"Portuguese language", Olavo Bilac.

blog poesia tradução crítica leitura leituras

formasfixas.blogspot.com

Pickitt

oh nice, did you write that?

 

[GremioPower]

oh nice, did you write that?

I wish! This is from one of the greatest Brazilian poets in History.

I have just recorded myself reading it, though:



My Southwestern Gaucho accent may sound peculiar, because it is…

 

[GremioPower]

I’m an absolute sucker for combination play, get myself into far too much trouble chasing the perfect mate sequence

I could feel it in the end.

 

[GremioPower]

Sim eu faço haha, と学校からの日本人
I know a few

Mandarin/Cantonese/Japanese (it looks the latter), I have never studied any of them. I have studied German, English, and French. Unfortunately, I have completely forgotten German; and my French has regressed to a basic level.

I speak Spanish as well.

 

[Pickitt]

I wish! This is from one of the greatest Brazilian poets in History.

I have just recorded myself reading it, though:



My Southwestern Gaucho accent may sound peculiar, because it is…

I'm gonna read all your posts in that voice now haha
Is it supposed to be peculiar? I wouldn't know.

 

[thewizardmelon]

thewizardmelon sorry for the delay in getting this off the ground! I see you're about to play a friendly against Pickitt, if you're keen maybe we can play our game after that. Let me know when you're done and I'll send you an invite through

I’m keen mate let’s get a game going!