[Event "Benedict Chess: Benedict!"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2005.12.25"] [Round "-"] [White "lemme howdt"] [Black "grenv"] [Result "0-1"] [Variant "benedict"] [WhiteCountry "USA"] [BlackCountry "NZL"] [WhiteElo "1600"] [WhiteRD "65"] [BlackElo "1898"] [BlackRD "142"] [GameID "34219"] 1. e3 e6 2. Qe2 Ne7 3. b3 c6 4. Bb2 Rg8 5. Qd3 c5 6. b4 b6 7. Bf6 c4 { grenv: Is it my imagination or does white have a big advantage in this game? I wonder if there's a proven win? } 8. Be2 { lemme howdt: it seems to me that white has a huge advantage, but after about 30 games - it doesn't look like it in my personal results. } 8... Nc6 { grenv: Not enough games probably, and I don't know the game well enough. Could be just an illusion. } 9. Qe4 { lemme howdt: i can get the stats from austin and do some regressions - i have already played with the atomic stats } 9... Bb7 { grenv: I have played a lot of Atomic and don't think white has an overwhelming advantage (I used to think so...). However I've seen some Atomic960 positions that are pretty much a forced win for white. } 10. Qd5 { lemme howdt: i like all the variants, because the newbies start on a fairly even keel to the old veterans - one 10 person tourney is enough to learn the game strategy. applying game strategy is one of my fields of interest. } 10... b3 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Nb4 Qc8 13. Qd4 Qd8 14. Nc6 { lemme howdt: you held this one together as black much better than i usually do. } 14... Rc8 { grenv: i feel i'm beating my head against a wall though, lol. } 15. Nf5 d6 16. Qc5 Qc7 17. Bd8 Kd7 18. Nf3 Ke8 19. Ne7 Qb7 20. Qb5 Qc7 21. Nd4 d5 22. Ne5 Qc5 23. c3 Nc6 24. Kf1 Qa3 25. Bd1 { lemme howdt: this is the energizer bunny of benedict games } 25... Nf5 { grenv: it's been a great game! I think i have to win next turn though. } 26. e7 { lemme howdt: have to agree - did i miss a win that you saw earlier? } 26... e2 { grenv: I didn't see a win for you. 21.Nd4 was possibly a mistake though Perhaps 21.Qc5 Qd7 (to prevent 22.d7) 22.Ne5 would have been good enough? } 0-1