[Event "Chess960: Levon Aronian"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2008.02.29"] [Round "-"] [White "Robert Pallett"] [Black "heuschrecke"] [Result "1-0"] [Variant "fischerandom"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nbbqrknr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NBBQRKNR w KQkq - 0 1"] [WhiteCountry "ENG"] [BlackCountry "GER"] [WhiteElo "2208"] [WhiteRD "70"] [BlackElo "2252"] [BlackRD "97"] [GameID "143984"] 1. e4 { Robert Pallett: Hi , Hansjurgen . I hope that we have two good games . Good luck ! :) 29/02/08 . } 1... d5 { heuschrecke: Hello Robert, I like this variant more and more. From the very beginning no books, no databases and no theory available - just you and your brain. Allright, lets get ready to rumble:-) } 2. e5 { Robert Pallett: Yes. I agree . I only started playing last summer , and it has been difficult to find top players to play against until recently , hence my apparent reluctance to join initially . I simply do not know how good I am , but I have a feeling that I soon will !! Best wishes . :) } 2... c5 { heuschrecke: When finished with the Bc4 line in the Sicilian - might take some more weeks - I will stop and do something else closely related to the 960 - see my private message. } 3. d4 { Robert Pallett: Wow ! That is a HUGE undertaking , Hansjurgen . Good luck ! :) } 3... b6 { heuschrecke: It is, but I hope it's worth the time and efforts I am going to spend on it. } 4. Ne2 { Robert Pallett: It will be greatly appreciated by other SchemingMind members ,and it should encourage more players to try Chess 960 . :) } 4... e6 { heuschrecke: That's my main motive: to encourage members to play 960 and to give them some hints of how to handle the starting positions some of which being really bizarre and complex. } 5. c3 Ne7 6. f4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 { heuschrecke: A move, a move my kingdom for a move! } 7... h5 8. Bd3 { Robert Pallett: I just cannot believe that this starting position appears to favour White so quickly , and we both used different lines of play ! :) } 8... g6 { heuschrecke: I don't know why. I'll come back to that position later that year:-). BTW we both will meet soon again twice in that ladder tourney as I have two easy wins against my opponent. But if that position reappears on my screen once again against you I hopefully play with the white pieces. } 9. O-O { Robert Pallett: You forget , though , that , if you have White in one game , I will have White in the other ! :) } { Robert Pallett: My 86 years-old father is seriously ill and I need to be with him at this time . I will make moves as and when I am able to concentrate properly . } 9... Nc7 10. Qe2 h4 11. Nac2 h3 12. g4 Qd7 13. Rf3 Bb7 14. Qf1 O-O-O 15. Rxh3 Rxh3 16. Qxh3 Ba6 17. b3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Kb7 19. Nf3 Na6 20. Ng5 Nc5 21. Qf3 Nc6 22. Be3 Qe7 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 { heuschrecke: Working on the GE not much time to play though. } 24... Bc7 25. h3 Na6 { heuschrecke: Doesn't look very elegant moving to and fro - but it's up to you to do something against:-) } 26. Kh2 { Robert Pallett: I will do my best ! :) } 26... Nb8 27. h4 Nc6 28. Bf2 Kb8 29. c4 Kb7 30. Rd1 dxc4 31. Rxd8 Bxd8 32. bxc4 Qf8 33. Ne4 Be7 34. h5 gxh5 35. gxh5 { heuschrecke: BTW I added a subline to the Grand Prix Attack where White plays 3.Nc3 instead of exd. Concerning the other game I left a comment there. } 35... Kc7 36. Kh3 { Robert Pallett: Hi ! I have just proof-read the sub-line . :) } { heuschrecke: Thanks Robert. } 36... Qh6 37. c5 Qh7 38. cxb6+ axb6 39. a4 Qf5+ 40. Kg3 Nb4 41. Nc3 { heuschrecke: You deserve this one:-) } { Robert Pallett: Thanks , Hansjurgen ! It was a long wait for my revenge ! Best wishes . Robert . :) 17/07/08 . } 1-0