tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.comments2013-01-03T20:20:30.289-06:00Jeremy's Chess AdventuresJeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055372089204849973noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-26895142817922757932013-01-03T20:20:30.289-06:002013-01-03T20:20:30.289-06:00My name is Brian Myers Son of the late Hugh Myers....My name is Brian Myers Son of the late Hugh Myers. If you or anyone is interested in his Chess Bulletins They can contact me @ tan9168@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-17111218380151520852011-06-28T07:17:56.088-05:002011-06-28T07:17:56.088-05:00Yes, that is the technically accurate way to play ...Yes, that is the technically accurate way to play it. By the point I had made the decision to play Nxd6 I had already envisioned what was played despite its flaws and I was darned if I was going to do something not-flashy at that point. :)Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055372089204849973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-70026233554398031282011-06-28T00:04:21.759-05:002011-06-28T00:04:21.759-05:00A great illustration of how piece activity and ini...A great illustration of how piece activity and initiative can often be more important than material. Black suffers from the horrible knight on a6 and two inactive rooks. I would have taken on d6 but might have continued the pressure on the queen side (after Qxa4) with either Bb6 or Nb7 with the plan of Rd8, trading off the rooks and utilizing the connected passed pawns since that is the major Nate Rentmeesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959295772238449465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-60649753894650930092011-06-20T07:23:08.234-05:002011-06-20T07:23:08.234-05:00There is certainly nothing wrong with taking the t...There is certainly nothing wrong with taking the time to strengthen the position with something like b3. I actually hadn't thought of that during the game. I guess I was concerned that I was weakening c3 too much, but with the knight on b5 it looks safe enough. Also, then our errant knight on a5 can come back to c4 if it is in danger.<br /><br />I like b3. It is a nice, cautious approach.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055372089204849973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-66049668357141606502011-06-19T23:53:42.317-05:002011-06-19T23:53:42.317-05:00It took me forever to figure out the "move&qu...It took me forever to figure out the "move" h4 to g5 (just to give you a baseline estimate of my lack of chess skills!)<br /><br />In my caveman approach, I would go after the d6 pawn. To snatch it right away does not work (?) but maybe preparing something like moving b3 and aim for the pawn or a little more space and structure queenside?BRF Fågelsångenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303373959787978980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-24954245506481301942011-06-19T19:06:23.682-05:002011-06-19T19:06:23.682-05:00That is certainly a viable plan.
As one who loves...That is certainly a viable plan.<br /><br />As one who loves throwing the kingside pawns, it is definitely enticing.<br /><br />The queenside is slightly more volatile than it appears since there is the matter of the knight on a5 being slightly out of place and could potentially be in some danger if we immediately go in guns blazing on the kingside.<br /><br />Not that we wouldn't take care Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055372089204849973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-56069408539011035752011-06-19T15:54:28.123-05:002011-06-19T15:54:28.123-05:00At first glance, I think the queen side is under c...At first glance, I think the queen side is under control and that makes me want to play h4-g5Hank Anzishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480992607757364540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-67409739277221531992011-06-09T07:14:53.477-05:002011-06-09T07:14:53.477-05:00The answer to position 1:
1. Rh5+!!
This leads d...The answer to position 1:<br /><br />1. Rh5+!!<br /><br />This leads directly to mate.<br /><br />1. ...gxh5 (or ...Kg8)<br />2. Qg7#<br /><br />Now try position 2!Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055372089204849973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-61494689429037922482011-05-27T22:07:40.292-05:002011-05-27T22:07:40.292-05:00I knew if I changed your link on my blog to say (i...I knew if I changed your link on my blog to say (inactive), you would start blogging again! I knew it!Hank Anzishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480992607757364540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-83041066358855483542011-01-31T21:38:19.977-06:002011-01-31T21:38:19.977-06:00I'm proud of you. Good luck. Treat her well. I...I'm proud of you. Good luck. Treat her well. I saw it and smiled. I am so happy you're happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-2817992098886352010-08-05T05:46:39.724-05:002010-08-05T05:46:39.724-05:00You should be writing more not less if you have so...You should be writing more not less if you have some extra time on your hands. IMO, you are a very talented annotator and writer and should be practicing more. Just try not to pick any fights with published authors and you'll do fine ;-)Hank Anzishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480992607757364540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-43145642272247579152010-07-28T06:03:38.007-05:002010-07-28T06:03:38.007-05:00I think it is a very cool game how White' posi...I think it is a very cool game how White' position just falls apart like that.Hank Anzishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480992607757364540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-71247354044614685912010-07-16T12:36:50.818-05:002010-07-16T12:36:50.818-05:00Interesting topic. I remember learning this lesso...Interesting topic. I remember learning this lesson the hard way all too many times.Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-30305286021914686412010-07-01T14:13:28.964-05:002010-07-01T14:13:28.964-05:00I think it was computer pairings.I think it was computer pairings.Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-79928137197400363562010-06-25T16:07:00.181-05:002010-06-25T16:07:00.181-05:00Didn't look like there were any upsets in roun...Didn't look like there were any upsets in round 1. Was the TD using a computer or just flipping coins?Hank Anzishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480992607757364540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-28333334533236042012010-06-24T18:37:25.849-05:002010-06-24T18:37:25.849-05:00I would assume I had to play Goffstein since color...I would assume I had to play Goffstein since colors were crazy. Aside from that there was no reason I should have had to have played him in round 2. I was 6 of 13 with one point after the first round, so it really does confuse me.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055372089204849973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-11211713795513994922010-06-23T13:33:36.851-05:002010-06-23T13:33:36.851-05:00I remember you playing Jiahua in Ankeny in 2008 an...I remember you playing Jiahua in Ankeny in 2008 and telling me he was going to be really good. How come you had to play goffstein in round 2?Hank Anzishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480992607757364540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-62526085398466314022010-04-11T16:09:37.343-05:002010-04-11T16:09:37.343-05:00HankAnzis is right that they wrote some great book...HankAnzis is right that they wrote some great books. "The Fireside Book of Chess" (Reinfeld and Chernev), "1000 Best Short Games of Chess" (Chernev), "A Treasury of Chess Lore" (Reinfeld), and "All About Chess" (Horowitz), among others, are also memorable.Frederick Rhinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728232939607408071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-72500318261830351122010-04-09T15:11:57.492-05:002010-04-09T15:11:57.492-05:00What's going on? No newer chess books at the l...What's going on? No newer chess books at the library? Can't find your copy of 'Analyse du jeu des Échecs' by Philidor?<br /><br /> I'd like to see an example of what you like and what you don't like.Hank Anzishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480992607757364540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-92021167538923539012010-03-23T23:24:17.972-05:002010-03-23T23:24:17.972-05:00Nice video. Good tactical alertness and making th...Nice video. Good tactical alertness and making the most of your chances. I also enjoyed the nice touch of writing Qe2# in afterwards. I didn't see the mate in one until that came up. But then again it's a well-known fact that the only mates I see are in about 3-4, no shorter or longer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695773574954971407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-25447559532806159502010-03-08T20:52:37.296-06:002010-03-08T20:52:37.296-06:00Reinfeld, Horowitz, and Chernev were seminal chess...Reinfeld, Horowitz, and Chernev were seminal chess authors. Almost every book and DVD that is written is an evolution of these authors. Compare Reinfeld's The Complete Chessplayer with the Alburt series and you'll see what I mean.Hank Anzishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480992607757364540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-89183683679977489102010-03-02T17:59:55.822-06:002010-03-02T17:59:55.822-06:00Nice game. I like how the pieces support each oth...Nice game. I like how the pieces support each other for a sort of unusual mating pattern in the end.<br /><br />I did a quick database search and noticed that Kasparov himself did the c3 approach when faced with the Hyper-accelerated Dragon (2...g6), although the only time he faced it was an online blitz game that somehow still made it into my database. As for 5...d5, I guess the reasoning is Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-90784115844072047902010-02-23T20:08:19.177-06:002010-02-23T20:08:19.177-06:00thanks for sharing the game. I am extremely famil...thanks for sharing the game. I am extremely familiar with that line as black as I studied/played that variation in college (before Fritz). George's mistake was e6; after which, he is definitely worse and might be lost. The problem with e6 is that black's pieces become disjointed with 1/2 the pieces on the q side and the other half on k side and primarily on the back rank.<br /><br />Iftimcenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05618026601628158814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-69975653808648690942010-02-09T18:33:28.832-06:002010-02-09T18:33:28.832-06:00By the way, I've annotated the Madison vs. Wor...By the way, I've annotated the Madison vs. World game at http://brokenpawn1.blogspot.comHank Anzishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480992607757364540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3887191351773950193.post-35728626498747998072010-02-04T17:01:14.801-06:002010-02-04T17:01:14.801-06:00I think I may have figured out how to make the vid...I think I may have figured out how to make the video look better by tweaking the video capture settings, so hopefully the next one will be crisp.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055372089204849973noreply@blogger.com