Gameroom Chess Tourney?

[glyphz]

Duel with Seamus has ended in my favor, 2-0
http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=10732823

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Defining moment in this game, IMO, happened after the Q-R skewer (9. ... Bg4 10. Qg3 Bxd1 11. Kxd1).

Noticed that defending both e and g pawns from Seamus' queen was impossible, but after a while realized that '#. Qxg7' was a death trap. (my queen met a similar fate during Game 2 against pevergreen)

Defended e pawn w/ '11. ... Qd6' and hoped...

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(with fingers crossed on both hands)

...he would notice the 'dangling' g pawn but not the trap.

The trap was sprung on move 14 and completed at 16, at the expense of g pawn and K-Rook, and I was able to ride the momentum the rest of the way

GG, good sir

[cambovenzi]

1st Game against xiahou went as planned.

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1. e4 c5
2. Nc3 Nc6
3. Bc4 e6
4. Qf3 Nf6
5. e5 Nxe5
6. Qe2 Nxc4
7. Qxc4 d5
8. Qb5+ Bd7
9. Qxb7 Rb8
10. Qxa7 d4
11. Nce2 Bc6
12. Nf3 Ra8
13. Ne5 Rxa7
14. Nxc6 Qa8
15. Nxa7 Qxg2
16. Rg1 Qb7
17. c3 d3
18. Nf4 Qe4+
19. Kd1 c4
20. Re1 Qf3+
21. Ne2 Ng4

White Resigns

http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=10774619
CamBovenzi wins by Resignation

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Duel with Seamus has ended in my favor, 2-0
http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=10732823

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Defining moment in this game, IMO, happened after the Q-R skewer (9. ... Bg4 10. Qg3 Bxd1 11. Kxd1).

Noticed that defending both e and g pawns from Seamus' queen was impossible, but after a while realized that '#. Qxg7' was a death trap. (my queen met a similar fate during Game 2 against pevergreen)

Defended e pawn w/ '11. ... Qd6' and hoped...

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

(with fingers crossed on both hands)

...he would notice the 'dangling' g pawn but not the trap.

The trap was sprung on move 14 and completed at 16, at the expense of g pawn and K-Rook, and I was able to ride the momentum the rest of the way

GG, good sir

Losing the Queen (I saw the trap one move late) not only put me at a power disadvantage, but the timing and placement put me behind the curve the rest of the game. I struggled on, but my efforts only increased his costs, G never let me change the power metric back to even. My only consolation is that a better player defeated me in this game, and did not beat AND embarrass me as in our first confrontation. Congratulations.

[Prince Cobra]

Losing the Queen (I saw the trap one move late) not only put me at a power disadvantage, but the timing and placement put me behind the curve the rest of the game. I struggled on, but my efforts only increased his costs, G never let me change the power metric back to even. My only consolation is that a better player defeated me in this game, and did not beat AND embarrass me as in our first confrontation. Congratulations.

Glyphz is a specialist in taking other people Queens :p

Seamus, when shall we start the last of the First Round games?

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Glyphz is a specialist in taking other people Queens :p

Seamus, when shall we start the last of the First Round games?

Any within group games are "fair game." Good summary posted earlier. Afraid I'm a bit distracted with work now to be as assiduous as it deserves. Also frustrated at the slow pace of finding/engaging my group opponents.

[glyphz]

Also frustrated at the slow pace of finding/engaging my group opponents.

Yeah. Twas a hassle. After game 1 and the beginning of game 2 happened within 2 days, it took around 10 days before we met each other online again... Tedious, yes, but better than having the 'chess clock'