[Event "CT Class 3 #366"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2020.11.02"] [Round "-"] [White "kenneth m day"] [Black "Clive Everill"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12v"] [WhiteCountry "USA"] [BlackCountry "CZE"] [WhiteElo "1707"] [WhiteRD "52"] [BlackElo "1772"] [BlackRD "59"] [GameID "461649"] 1. e4 { kenneth m day: Hello Clive, good to play again. } 1... c6 { Clive Everill: hello again, Kenneth - all the best :) Good to be playing you again! } 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6 { Clive Everill: so, how are you finding life in the US these days? Strange days, difficult times... } 5. g4 { kenneth m day: The virus is out of control, and politically we are so divided. Our election system is so screwed up every state does it differently so people have a hard time figuring out who won. To me it is obvious we needed a change in leadership. With our electoral college system the minority can rule does that make any kind of sense in a supposed democracy? } { Clive Everill: from my point of view, across the water, it makes no sense at all. However, division is a common theme across the world - Britain & Brexit, and even in other countries - people are divided on all sorts of issues these days. I'm not sure democracy really works - if the result doesn't go one group's way, they protest, and so the saga continues...a vicious circle! } 5... Bd7 6. h3 e6 7. Nf3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Ne7 9. Bd3 c5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 c4 12. Be2 Nbc6 13. Qd2 O-O-O 14. Ng5 Rdf8 15. O-O h6 16. Nf3 Ng6 17. Rfb1 f5 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. b3 cxb3 20. Rxb3 Qc7 21. Ne5 Ngxe5 22. dxe5 Rf7 23. Qe3 Kb8 24. Rab1 Bc8 25. a4 Rhf8 26. f3 Rd8 27. Rd1 Rfd7 28. Bd4 Nxd4 29. Rxd4 Qxc2 30. Rd2 Qc6 31. Bb5 Qc1+ 32. Kg2 Rc7 33. Rdb2 Qxe3 34. Rxe3 d4 35. Re4 d3 36. Rd2 Rc2 37. Rxc2 dxc2 38. Rc4 Rd2+ 39. Kg3 a6 40. Rc3 axb5 41. axb5 b6 42. h4 Bd7 43. Kf4 Bxb5 { kenneth m day: Thanks for the game Clive, Happy New Year! } { Clive Everill: thanks, Kenneth :) And a very happy new year to you too :)! } 0-1