[Event "Chess960: Levon Aronian"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2008.02.29"] [Round "-"] [White "heuschrecke"] [Black "Robert Pallett"] [Result "1-0"] [Variant "fischerandom"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nbbqrknr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NBBQRKNR w KQkq - 0 1"] [WhiteCountry "GER"] [BlackCountry "ENG"] [WhiteElo "2308"] [WhiteRD "110"] [BlackElo "2153"] [BlackRD "87"] [GameID "143988"] 1. d4 { heuschrecke: I bet Austin the promotion of the B-Team. So don't disappoint me:-) } 1... d5 { Robert Pallett: I think that we are strong enough as a team to gain promotion . :) } 2. c3 { heuschrecke: Of coure you are, that's why Austin didn't accept the bet. } 2... c6 { Robert Pallett: :) } 3. e4 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Nb3 O-O 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nc5 Qc7 10. g4 Bg6 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. Nd3 Qc8 13. Kg2 Bd6 14. Nfe5 e6 15. h4 Qd8 { Robert Pallett: I do not like the way this game is going already ! :( } { heuschrecke: LOL... and the same with me, concerning the other game:-( } 16. h5 gxh5 17. g5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Ng4 19. Nxg4 Qd5+ 20. Kg3 hxg4 21. Qxg4 f5 { Robert Pallett: I am only going through the motions to make the number of moves taken look more respectable ! :) } 22. Qh5 { heuschrecke: I know.And the game is not yet lost for you. There's a IM in my CL-group B2 where I am playing with my own team the "Chess Rubbers2. He played the Budapest against me and was completely over- and outplayed. Now he's lost and done and - keeps his time going and going. He has half a year on his clock imagine how long he can delay until resigning:-( And that's what I can't understand but have to respect as well. } 22... f4+ { Robert Pallett: If this were the only game we are playing , I would have already resigned . I am only continuing to distract you slightly from the other game ! Personally , I have little time or respect for an opponent as you describe . I have never had a problem with resigning a lost game . I see it as good manners to do so . Maybe he is hoping that you fall off your mountain bike in the Alps !! } { Robert Pallett: You have just taken 28 days holiday ! Have a great holiday wherever you are going . Best wishes . :) } 23. Bxf4 { heuschrecke: Robert I am not on vacation but need more time for the CL-games of our 1st team + final annotations of the actual Bc4-line in the Dragon + beginning with the job we have been talking about. I will soon announce the finishing of that Bc4-line in our group forum and then ask you to check as usual. } { Robert Pallett: OK , Hansjurgen . No problem with the checking of GE annotations . Make sure that you do not exhaust yourself ! :) } 23... Qf5 24. Rh4 { heuschrecke: I won't, because I still like what I do and nobody is pressing me. The 960 stuff will be quite a new experience for me. } 24... Nd5 25. Re5 { 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 . } 25... Nxf4 { heuschrecke: So let's wait until you're back and all the very best for your father. } 26. Qh8+ { heuschrecke: How is your father Robert?I very much hope he has no pains. I actually have finished the 50 first positions. Could you as usual proof-read them, but if you still don't have the time, nobody is of greater importance than your family! } 26... Kf7 { Robert Pallett: Hi , Hansjurgen . Happy Easter ! My father is much better now, thank you , but he is 86 years-old ...I have only proof-read the first five positions so far , but I will spend a morning next week and catch up. No problem . Once I have proof-read a position , I am drawing a line under your annotations . This will enable us both to know where I have reached ! Best wishes . :) } 27. Rxf5+ { heuschrecke: Thanks Robert, you're help is invaluable. Your father is only 20 years older than me! But my son doesn't play chess and never will. He actually prepares his college exam (Abitur) and will then spend some months perhaps in England to learn English and look around a bit because he want s to become something like a computer scientist in system engineering. But we still don't know where he could stay in England, perhaps Austin has an idea. } 27... exf5 28. Qxf8+ Rxf8 29. Kxf4 Ke6 30. Rh7 Rg8 { Robert Pallett: When you know exactly what your son wishes to do , please let me know in a Private Message and I will see if I can help . When does he want to come to England , for how long , and in which town does he want to stay ?:) } 31. Rh3 { heuschrecke: Thanks for your offer, he will first pass his exam as he can't bear something else in mind for the moment:-)I will let you know then. } { Game Over: This is now a straight-forward win , and I will not insult you by making you play it out . Well played . I shall now have to redeem myself in the other game . :) Best wishes . } 1-0