[Event "CT Class 1 #180"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2022.01.04"] [Round "-"] [White "William Lindberg"] [Black "frankly"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C68n"] [WhiteCountry "USA"] [BlackCountry "ENG"] [WhiteElo "2469"] [WhiteRD "66"] [BlackElo "2568"] [BlackRD "85"] [GameID "719175"] 1. e4 { William Lindberg: It's been a while. Bill } 1... e5 { frankly: happy new year i have been playing a lot of games in the iccf } { William Lindberg: That would explain it. } 2. Nf3 Nc6 { frankly: how are you doing yourself } 3. Bb5 a6 { William Lindberg: Good, my wife and I got booster just before Christmas. We're feeling fine and getting ready for some cold weather. Yesterday was -9C. How are you doing with all the COVID? } 4. Bxc6 dxc6 { frankly: we both got our boosters i was not good for a few weeks we had 14c on new years day the warmest ever i was told to put the wife into a care home not yet she still knows me } { William Lindberg: I know from experience with my parents that it is very hard to decide when they should go into a care facility. } 5. O-O Bg4 { frankly: she is into music i got all daniel odonnel dvds } { William Lindberg: Perhaps the music calms her. } 6. d3 Qd6 { frankly: she sings along with him sometimes he was one of the singers in the ryman 3 hours } { William Lindberg: I'm sure that is what she remembers. } 7. h3 Bd7 { frankly: when i go out i still wear a mask in buildings } { William Lindberg: We also wear a mask where ever we go, even though we have been boosted. } 8. Nbd2 f6 { frankly: we just had a new lidl build near us so iam able to do the shoping in half an hour } { William Lindberg: That's good, you don't have to leave your wife by herself for long. } 9. d4 exd4 { frankly: do you play chess in the iccf } { William Lindberg: Test, I started in the 1990's. Snail mail. } 10. Nc4 Qe6 { frankly: we are getting told not to wear a mast i am not changing } { William Lindberg: We always wear a mask. The no vaxers don't. They are the ones in the hospital with COVID and dieing. } 11. Qxd4 c5 12. Qc3 Bb5 { frankly: what sports do you like i like most sports } { William Lindberg: I like ice hockey. Both my grandsons play. The oldest plays in an adult league, my youngest is in high school and plays on the high school team. I have been watching them and going to hockey games around Connecticut for about 15 years. I also like curling in the Olympics. It's sort of like chess on ice. } 13. b3 Bxc4 { frankly: ice hockey is too quick for tv i like curling same has bowls } { William Lindberg: The Olympics are in a few days. I'll be watching the curling and hockey. } 14. bxc4 Bd6 15. Bb2 Ne7 { frankly: the games are early in the morning we have got off to agood start in mixed curling } { William Lindberg: Unfortunately the mixed matches are at 1 or 2 in the morning. } 16. e5 fxe5 17. Nxe5 O-O-O 18. Rae1 Nf5 { frankly: are you enjoying the games } { William Lindberg: No, most of the events I want to watch the NBC network is showing them on their Peacock stream which you have to pay for. I'm already paying a lot for cable stations, I'm not paying more for streaming. } 19. Qf3 Rhe8 20. Nd3 Qg6 21. Qg4 Qf7 22. Qf3 { frankly: i am going to enjoy the curling this weekend } 22... Qg6 { William Lindberg: I am going to enjoy watching my grandsons play hockey. } 23. Qg4 Qf7 24. Qf3= 1/2-1/2