[Event "2005 Standard Chess Dropout Tournament, Round 1"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2004.12.13"] [Round "-"] [White "Calypso"] [Black "Knightstar"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A30a"] [WhiteCountry "AUS"] [BlackCountry "ENG"] [WhiteElo "1266"] [WhiteRD "195"] [BlackElo "1657"] [BlackRD "95"] [GameID "6129"] 1. c4 { Calypso: Hi, how are you going? Good luck! } 1... c5 { Knightstar: Hello, nice to meet you, good luck to you also. } { Calypso: Thanks, I sure am going to need it! } 2. g3 { Knightstar: I hope so,lol. } 2... Nf6 { Calypso: lol...might be a very intersting game if we can both just rely on luck ;-) } 3. Bg2 { Knightstar: Where you from?, im in Liverpool, U.K. } 3... e6 { Calypso: I am in Bowral, a small country town about 2 hours south of Sydney, Australia. I hope to get over to the UK and have a look around. } 4. Nf3 { Knightstar: My neice returned not long ago, 12 months in Australia, backpacking, she loved it. } 4... Nc6 { Calypso: Sounds excellent! It is a great country to backpack around! } 5. b3 { Knightstar: Im ashamed to say, that at 51 years old, iv never left the U.K. but maybe theres still a chance. } 5... Be7 { Calypso: I am 21, and have only been to New Zealand, which is so close that I can't really call it going overseas ;-) } 6. Bb2 { Knightstar: My brother in laws, brother in law, lives in Wellington, my neice spent a few weeks there, and then some time in Fiji, before she went to Austrailia, i was so jealous!! } 6... Qc7 { Calypso: I can imagine, sounds like a terrific trip! } 7. O-O { Knightstar: What do you do for a living? } 7... O-O { Calypso: I have one more year (4th year) of a Mechatronic engineering degree to do. I am currently a student engineer with a company called Tyree Transformers, they make power distribution transformers for the electricty network over here. } { Calypso: What do you do? } 8. d3 { Knightstar: I had a heart attack a couple of years ago, then some more problems, so no work for me just yet, i was in business addmin. Im o.k. now, but if i lose a chess game, i may have another one, now its your move!! } 8... d5 { Calypso: Oh dear, that is not good at all. :-( Better not lose the chess game then! } 9. cxd5 { Knightstar: I try that line on most of my opponents, but they dont care!! } 9... exd5 { Calypso: I can certainly understand. My Grandpa had heart surgery but died a short while later of Kidney failure. They pumped too many drugs into him. } 10. d4 { Knightstar: Im on 9 tablets a day, plus a spray, when needed. When i get my monthly prescription from the chemist, i need help to carry them all!! } 10... b6 { Calypso: Wow, that definately can't be good! } { Calypso: Wow, that definately can't be good! } 11. e3 { Calypso: Ooops, I hit submit twice for the last comment... } { Knightstar: Im used to it by now, the few times iv been in hospital, its usually lots of needles instead, so im better off now! } 11... Bg4 { Calypso: I agree, I would much rather tablets than needles any day! } 12. Qd3 { Knightstar: Do you get jokes at you for being a student? If you say that here, we say "get a job, and work for a living"!! } 12... Rad8 { Calypso: Not really. Only if you turn into what we call over here a "professional student" where you just stay at uni for 10 or so years and get multiple degrees and don't do any work. If you are legitimately at uni getting a degree and working in the holiday breaks then people view that as a good thing. But yes, there is the whole student lifestyle thing where everyone thinks it is just all fun and no work, so there are plenty of jokes about that. :-) } 13. Nbd2 { Knightstar: My youngest daughter, 16, wants to go to unni, shes just started college doing media studies, and pschology, she gets her brains from me!! } 13... Rfe8 { Calypso: I have a few friends who are studying psychology and one who wants to do media studies, but she also wants to do art. Lots of decisions to make at that age! } 14. Rfe1 { Knightstar: Yes, decisions now, shape the rest of your life, the missus wants our daughter, never to have to rely on a man, she says they always let you down, i dont know whats she means!! } 14... Bh5 { Calypso: lol....hahahahaha, of course we would never let anyone down. It is just so hard to find reliable men these days!...lol... ;-) (Never the less, not a bad precaution to take I would think, being independant and able to support yourself) } 15. dxc5 { Knightstar: Well, new years eve tonight, which means a hangover tomorrow! The weather though is great, a little cold, but dry. Those scenes from indonesia are terrible, dont know how they will get over it all, it will be years and years, when mother nature gets angry, theres nothing you can do about it. } 15... bxc5 { Calypso: Hope you had a good new years! I was so tired after work that I couldn't stay awake, had to go to sleep. It was a great evening weather wise though. I agree, the tsunami disaster is terrible. The images we are seeing on our news here are pretty shocking. It makes you realise how we are so small and helpless and not in control of our lives really. } 16. Rac1 { Knightstar: Yes, new years eve went great, im feeling o.k. now!! We are very lucky in the u.k. Plenty of rain, and cold, but the only bad stuff weather wise, we see, is on t.v., I dread to think what the final death toll will be. } 16... Bg6 { Calypso: Sounds good! Yes, me too. It sure is absolutely terrible, the loss of life. I had to work on Monday, the new years day public holiday here in Australia which wasn't too good. But the pay was very good, double time and half. :-) } 17. Qb5 { Knightstar: if we work on a bank holiday, its treble time, or double time, plus a days holiday, but yours is not too bad, some employers expect to work for normal, and be grateful you have a job! } 17... Rb8 { Calypso: Oh excellent! I sure am very lucky to have such a great job very close to home! } 18. Qa4 { Knightstar: What is it your doing, while your finishing unni? The best job these days is a sportsmans, even the average ones seem well payed. } 18... Nb4 { Calypso: I am working on installing and running a robot for welding. I work for a company called Tyree Transformers, they make power distribution transformers for the electricity network. I agree about being a sportsman! They seem to get paid heaps more than they are worth! } 19. Be5 { Knightstar: Wow! a robot! sounds like "Terminator"!! You can send it looking for me before i announce mate in one!! } 19... Bd6 20. Bxf6 { Calypso: It is a real pain at the moment. We had a major failure of a motor on one of the welding tables associated with the robot last night. Have spent the whole day trying to fix it. Eventually sorted out a new motor to be installed tomorrow. You are in a pretty good position, better than me I think, so I wouldn't be surprised if you could get mate in only a few moves ;-) } { Knightstar: I think this is a very interesting game, and position. I think its still pretty even, if i have a slight advantage, its space, but a good engineer would sort that out!! } 20... gxf6 21. Re2 { Calypso: I seem to have a lot of games where I box myself in or group too many pieces causing lots of trouble for me later in the game. Something I must work on overcoming. } { Knightstar: I must admit i usually come off worse in a closed position, i prefer an open game, so i can concentrate on one line of play, any more gives me a headache. } 21... Rb6 22. Qxe8+ { Calypso: I am with you on that one! I almost missed that move... } { Knightstar: What happened there?!! I totally missed it!! Oh well, its not as if its the first time! Im a strong finisher anyway, i hope!! } 22... Kg7 23. a3 { Calypso: I think moving your castle left your other castle unprotected. I almost missed it too! } { Knightstar: Well, they say the best form of defence is attack, so lets go for it, nothing to lose now. } 23... Nd3 24. Rc3 Bf5 25. e4 dxe4 26. Nxe4 { Calypso: I agree, there often comes a point where you just say it is all or nothing and go for it! Good fun! } { Knightstar: Yes, in my position, thats all you can do, but as you say, its usually good fun! } 26... Bd7 27. Nxd6 Rxd6 28. Qe3 Bb5 29. Rd2 Re6 30. Rxc5 { Calypso: Good move! } { Knightstar: Its looking worse by the day, but god loves a trier!! } 30... Qe7 31. Qd4 { Calypso: I think you are doing pretty good! Now in a better position than me! } { Knightstar: this is getting complicated, requires alot of thought, not my favorite pastime!! } 31... Nxc5 32. Qg4+ Kf8 33. Nd4 Re1+ 34. Bf1 Bxf1 35. Nf5 Bh3# 0-1