[Event "Chess960: One of 960-- A Fischer Random Tournament"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2004.08.21"] [Round "-"] [White "nasmichael"] [Black "j_carrillo_vii"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Variant "fischerandom"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rbbknqnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBBKNQNR w KQkq - 0 1"] [WhiteCountry "USA"] [BlackCountry "PUR"] [WhiteElo "1468"] [WhiteRD "125"] [BlackElo "1621"] [BlackRD "103"] [GameID "3406"] 1. Ngf3 { nasmichael: In your experiences, what is the toughest chess960 position to play as white? ...as black? } 1... d5 { j_carrillo_vii: to be honest, I don't keep track of how difficult any particular position is. Just play anyone I get, luck of the draw. You can check my club's finished games library at http://frcec.tripod.com for some complete games, which might help you identify tough patterns. } 2. e3 c6 3. d4 Ngf6 4. Qe2 Nd6 5. c3 Bg4 { j_carrillo_vii: Hi! Are you joining FRCEC? Give me your email address so that I can add you to our worldwide Fischerandom chessplayers database. } 6. Bd3 Nde4 7. Bd2 { nasmichael: I sent it to you in a private message. } 7... e6 { j_carrillo_vii: Yes thatnks. I added you to the clubs membership. I sent you an email asking you some additional info. (full name, year of birth, country...)At least give me your full name so that I can send you the PGN headers for our match for submiting the game scores after our games are finished. } 8. O-O-O Bc7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nd6 11. Nc2 Qe7 12. c4 { nasmichael: How has your week been going? } 12... dxc4 { j_carrillo_vii: not very good. My 1 year old baby has a stomach virus... Having terrible nights... keeping us up... } 13. Bxc4 { nasmichael: Sorry to hear that...I hope it is improving. } 13... Nxc4 { j_carrillo_vii: she is getting better. tomorrow is my 37 birthday! } 14. Qxc4 Qd6 15. Bb4 Qd5 16. Qxd5+ { nasmichael: Happy birthday to you! } 16... cxd5 17. Kb1 { nasmichael: I am sitting here, trying to catch up on my games, drinking a tasty can of Strawberry-Banana nectar and listening to some ambient music. After a hard day at work, unwinding is fun when one gets to do what he wants. [September 12, 2004] } 17... O-O-O { j_carrillo_vii: enjoy! I would put a bit of rum in it! :-) } 18. Rc1 Kb8 { nasmichael: Une idée magnifique ! } 19. Na3 Rd7 20. Nb5 Rc8 21. Rc3 a6 22. Na3 Bd6 23. Bxd6+ Rxd6 24. Rxc8+ Kxc8 25. Rc1+ Rc6= { j_carrillo_vii: draw?? } { Game Over: I will have to look at this again later, to see what I might have done! Thanks for the game. } 1/2-1/2