[Event "Makruk (Thai Chess): The Thai Prince"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2013.08.05"] [Round "-"] [White "kenneth m day"] [Black "ramalam"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Variant "makruk"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/8/pppppppp/8/8/PPPPPPPP/8/RNBKQBNR w - - 0 1"] [WhiteCountry "USA"] [BlackCountry "AUS"] [WhiteElo "1469"] [WhiteRD "134"] [BlackElo "1444"] [BlackRD "140"] [GameID "335873"] 1. f4 { kenneth m day: Hello ramalam, good luck good games } 1... Ne7 { ramalam: Hi , nice to meet you. Good luck. } 2. Nf3 c5 3. d4 Nd7 4. Nbd2 Qc7 5. Bc2 d5 6. e4 Qd6 7. Qf2 Bf7 8. Be2 Bc7 9. Bcd3 Bc6 10. Qe3 Kf8 11. Kc2 Kg7 12. c4 Rac8 13. e5 fxe5 { ramalam: Hmm , think I might come off second best in this skirmish. } 14. fxe5 Qc7 15. Rhf1 b5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Qd4 Nd7 18. Kb2 bxc4 19. bxc4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Bd5 21. Bc5 a5 22. a4 Rb8+ 23. Kc3 Rhc8 24. Rfc1 Qb6 25. Kd3 Qxc5 26. Qxc5 Nxc5+ 27. Ke3 Nf5+ 28. Kf2 Ne4+ 29. Nxe4 Bxe4 30. Nd2 h5 31. Nxe4 Nd4 32. Be3 Nb3 { ramalam: I'm going away for about a month with my work , so my move replies will slow down, sorry. } 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. Rb1 Rc2+ 35. Ke1 Nc5 36. Nxc5 Rxc5 37. Be4 Rc4 38. Bd3 Rxa4 39. Ke2 h4 40. g4 Rf4 41. Ke3 g5 42. Rb5 a4 43. Ra5 Rb4 44. Bc2 Bg6 45. Ra7+ Bf7 46. Kd3 Rb5 47. Rxa4 Rxe5 48. Rc4 Rd5+ 49. Ke4 Bf6 50. Rc7+ Kg6 51. Bc3 Be5+ 52. Ke3 Rd1 53. Rc5 Re1+ 54. Kd2 Re4 55. Kd3 Re1 56. Bd2 Rh1 57. Rxe5 Rxh3+ 58. Kc2 Kf6 59. Ra5 Rh2 { ramalam: This is my last game , how about you? } 60. Ra3 h3 61. Rf3+ Kg6 62. Kd3 Qxg4 63. Rg3 Rh3 64. Rxh3 Qxh3 { ramalam: I'm not sure but, now that our Rooks have gone , I think we are in the Drawn game category? } 65. Ke4 Kf6 66. Be3 { ramalam: Up to you , but I think it should end in a draw? } 66... Qg4 67. Bf2 Qf5+= { ramalam: I'm offering , it's up to you ? } 68. Kd4 e5+ 69. Kd5 Qe6+ 70. Kc4 Kf5= { ramalam: I really think this is a draw? } 71. Kd3 g4 72. Bg3 { kenneth m day: This may well end up drawn, however the Bishop can mate with just the King so I would like to play on for a few more moves } 72... e4+ { ramalam: Sorry , my mistake , for some reason I thought King and Bishop was a lack of force. } { ramalam: Let's see how it pans out . } 73. Ke3 Qd5 74. Bf4+ Kf6 { ramalam: Nice move. } 75. Kd4 e3+ 76. Bxe3 Qe6 77. Bf4 Qf5 78. Bg3 Kg5 79. Ke5 { ramalam: I'm fairly sure you've got me now. Would you prefer me to resign , or play it out for the end game experience? } 79... Qg6 80. Bf4+ { kenneth m day: I`ve never played as many moves in Makruk } 80... Kh4 { ramalam: Ok ...so does that mean you want me to play on? } 81. Kf6 g3 82. Bg5+ { kenneth m day: The crazy thing is when u offered to resign I was ready to concede the draw. I have very little experience with Makruk. I know it`s kind of annoying to play out a game u have no chance to win. If u don`t mind I`d like to see if I can win the darn thing. There is still a chance from your side to hold the draw!? } 82... Kh5 { ramalam: That's ok , we'll keep going . } 83. Bxg6+ Kg4 84. Bf5+ Kf3 85. Ke5 Ke3 86. Be4= { kenneth m day: I don`t think I can do it. Thanks for indulging me the opportunity. } { ramalam: That's alright,interesting to see how difficult it is to force a win! I'm not strong enough to see how you could've played any better to force a win. } { kenneth m day: I know I Needed To get my King & bishop On my side of the board & force your king up the board to the edge. the B so much stronger moving forward cause of the move straight ahead. } { ramalam: Yes, I think you're right. I really need to put some effort into learning more about this game. } 1/2-1/2