[Event "CrazyHouse: 2006 Chess Variants Tournament, Round 3"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2006.04.28"] [Round "-"] [White "Archr"] [Black "aliwood"] [Result "1-0"] [Variant "crazyhouse"] [WhiteCountry "USA"] [BlackCountry "ENG"] [WhiteElo "1638"] [WhiteRD "207"] [BlackElo "1311"] [BlackRD "152"] [GameID "48368"] 1. e4 { Archr: Hello. In lieu of OTB , how about a cc crazyhouse? } 1... e5 { aliwood: I accept. Good chess! } { Archr: I was solid busy through Friday evening. I didn't even get a chance to pop to a library to see e-mail and the like. (Short free bits were after the library closed, etc.) I was figuring on connecting Saturday (though I was still unsure how) when at about 2 or 3 AM, I started wretching loudly with a 24-hour bug. My Saturday was spent sleeping, reading, and studying a chess book a bit. In fact, I walked down to the parlour to study chess for about a half hour and had to take a three hour nap. I felt to tired and weak; I felt like a *very* old man. } { Archr: When I got back, I was sooo behind in everything. I even lost on time on two other chess sites. (One has a arrangement for clocks and vacation time -- when I am done with my current games there, I will stop using that site.) And children's association football had already begun, so there was coaching, refereeing, parenting, and all that. } 2. Nf3 { Archr: Anyway, sorry I missed you. I will make it up by ruthlessly crushing you in this variant! (Um, what are the rules in crazyhouse?) } 2... Nc6 { aliwood: Aw poor you Archr, well, if you come back over I'll make sure my board and brewery are ready to serve. What are the rules? I have no idea! } 3. Nc3 { Archr: No idea?! That's crazy! } 3... Bb4 { aliwood: That's ok then! Association football??! You mean like we play over here? Wow! } 4. Bc4 { Archr: Yeah! We call it soccer, of course, but I wanted to avoid confusion. I am a serious children's soccer fan. } 4... Bxc3 { aliwood: I would guess it's a bit more child friendly than American football. Less physical contact, and all you need to play is a ball, you can make a goalpost from anything. } 5. dxc3 { Archr: Exactly! Am-football is too galdiatorial - and expensive! } 5... Nf6 6. Ng5 1-0