[Event "Chess960: Tournament of the Champions"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2009.04.30"] [Round "-"] [White "Robert Pallett"] [Black "QuantumLoop"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Variant "fischerandom"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nnbrqbkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NNBRQBKR w KQkq - 0 1"] [WhiteCountry "ENG"] [BlackCountry "CAN"] [WhiteElo "2196"] [WhiteRD "79"] [BlackElo "2058"] [BlackRD "87"] [GameID "202518"] { Robert Pallett: Hi , my friend ! The lure of playing the No.1 player again has proved too much temptation . Here's hoping for another two enjoyable games . Good luck ! :) } { QuantumLoop: Good to see you decided to play.I hope this is not full emersion baptism.I fear there may be a drowning :-). } 1. d4 { Robert Pallett: You will be fine . Just enjoy yourself ! Last year I challenged the top ten players on Schemingmind simultaneously . I lost to eight of them but my two victories were oh so sweet , and I learnt so much :)from playing them . Invaluable } 1... d5 { QuantumLoop: You are right...game on! :-) } 2. g3 Nb6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. O-O Nc6 5. Bf4 Qd7 6. Nc3 e6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Bxe4 Bh3 9. Nb3 Bxf1 { QuantumLoop: Not sure you have enough for the rook but the play will be quite tricky...or I have missed something :-).Interesting and unexpected. } 10. Qxf1 { Robert Pallett: I just love interesting positions . Que sere sera :) } 10... Bd6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nc5 Qc8 13. Nxb7 Qxb7 14. Qb5 a6 15. Qxc6 Qxc6 16. Bxc6 Bb4 17. Ne2 Nd5 18. c4 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Rd6 20. Ba4 c5 21. Nc1 Ba5 22. Nb3 Bb6 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. dxc5 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Rb8 26. c6 Kf8 27. a3 a5 28. Ba4 Ke7 29. Bb5= Kd6 { QuantumLoop: Lets play on a bit. } 30. Kf2 { Robert Pallett: Absolutely no problem ! Indeed that is what I was expecting you to say . I did promise an interesting position and we now have it. Good luck :) } 30... Kc7 { QuantumLoop: I enjoy endgames and this one looked a good candidate to play out.Have fun and GL } 31. h3 Rd8 32. Ke2 g5 33. b4 axb4 34. axb4 Ra8 35. Kd3 { Robert Pallett: Mmm ! You are certainly playing this game too well for my liking :) } 35... Ra3+ { QuantumLoop: :) } 36. Kd4 h6 37. h4 f6 { QuantumLoop: It is my intention to withdraw from the KO tourney and to resign my last 2 ongoing games.Apologies to those who were anticipating a game and to my opponents who have invested time in our current game.I want to take a break until the fall.I am certain? we will meet again.Thanks to all concerned } 38. hxg5= { Robert Pallett: Hi ! I am sorry to hear that you are going to resign your games and take a break . I fully understand because that is exactly what I am doing as well ! I am happy to agree a draw in this game and I hope that we may play each other again in the fall when we are both refreshed . Good luck and best wishes until then . Robert :) } { Game Over: Hi Robert.Enjoy your summer.I look forward to battle next fall with a little luck.All the best Andrew } 1/2-1/2