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Chess Lessons from Makoto [Alan/Public]
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Post by Makoto on Nov 15, 2018 11:11:38 GMT
Mako_02: Don't worry so much about it. It's a simple mistake in a game that you're learning. You need to make mistakes if you're going to be any good at it. Furthermore it's not a catastrophic blunder either.
DevilDeuce: Not like you're playin' for money or anything. Like what I found out in my first game I was learning @_@
Mako_02: Anyway, from here I will castle. In the opening, you want to bring out as many pieces as you can toward the middle of the board. Note that my knight and bishop have moved from their starting squares, yet you have only moved pawns so far. You will likely want to change that soon.
1. P-e4, P-c5 2. N-f3, P-g6 3. P-c3, P-b5 4. Bxb5, P-a5 5. O-O
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Post by Alan Pantell on Nov 15, 2018 21:13:38 GMT
Wafcake63: Alright, then! Wafcake63: N-f6. Wafcake63: (And... thank you.)
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Post by Makoto on Nov 18, 2018 11:11:31 GMT
Mako_02: Alright, good work, you're fighting back. My e4 pawn is undefended, meaning I'll have to respond to your attack. So, I'll do so by defending with my rook.
1. P-e4, P-c5 2. N-f3, P-g6 3. P-c3, P-b5 4. Bxb5, P-a5 5. O-O, N-f6 6. R-e1
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Post by Alan Pantell on Nov 18, 2018 13:17:29 GMT
Wafcake63: Ah, I see. Wafcake63: "Defending," more often then not, means discouraging capture, rather than outright preventing it. Wafcake63: Noted. Wafcake63: B-h6.
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Post by Makoto on Nov 20, 2018 5:49:53 GMT
Mako_02: Well then. Alan my dear, I'm going to now teach you another lesson in chess - Double Attacks. I will now move my pawn to initiate one. I move to d4, like so.
In doing so, not only does my d4 pawn attack your undefended c5 pawn, my c1 bishop attacks your undefended h6 bishop. Not to worry though, since the same pieces are attacking each other, you're quite free to capture first if you so choose. Be careful though in how you approach this.
1. P-e4, P-c5 2. N-f3, P-g6 3. P-c3, P-b5 4. Bxb5, P-a5 5. O-O, N-f6 6. R-e1, B-h6 7. P-d4
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Post by Alan Pantell on Nov 20, 2018 6:38:46 GMT
Wafcake63: Uh... careful. Right. I promise I'll be as "careful" as I possibly can. Wafcake63: I considered a few different possibilities, and how they might play out, but... beyond a few turns, I have trouble seeing the potential results. In lieu of a proper means of attaining "carefulness..." Wafcake63: Uh... Wafcake63: P-g5. Wafcake63: Meat shield deployed. Wafcake63: I don't feel like that's a phrase you hear from people who are winning at chess
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Post by Makoto on Nov 20, 2018 9:16:08 GMT
Mako_02: Hmm, well, you've only defended against one threat, leaving me free to carry out my other. Which I do so, capturing your c5 pawn with my d4.
Mako_02: Your better option there would have been to exchange pieces - by capturing my bishop on c1, you would have forced me to recapture with my queen, then allowing you to deal with my threat on d4. Sometimes the best form of defense is to attack, so to say. Furthermore, your g5 pawn is now attacked twice but defended only once, so I could win that next.
1. P-e4, P-c5 2. N-f3, P-g6 3. P-c3, P-b5 4. Bxb5, P-a5 5. O-O, N-f6 6. R-e1, B-h6 7. P-d4, P-g5 8. Pxc5
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Post by Alan Pantell on Nov 20, 2018 14:15:33 GMT
Wafcake63: Mmm. Hindsight is 20/20. Wafcake63: Embarrassingly, I believe I got too overly suspicious, despite my opponent being nothing but well-intentioned. Wafcake63: Your suggestion that I am free to capture first struck me as an attempt to get me to do so, and that it was. Wafcake63: What I failed to remember, absorbed in my own attempts at strategizing, is that you are teaching me how to play, so any attempts on your end to push me towards a specific action are made because it would be a good action to take. Misdirection only hurts us both. Wafcake63: For someone so intent on seeing the good in others, it was quite an act of cynicism. Wafcake63: That said, I can make no promises that the mistake will not be repeated. Wafcake63: But I am rambling. Now for my move. Wafcake63: I'm tempted to explain my thought processes as I decide on moves, to help identify problem areas, since this is for learning purposes. Wafcake63: With that in mind, if the mistake ever does get repeated, I'd rather it not happen on the very next turn. Therefore, I think I'll deal with the problem you specifically pointed out. Wafcake63: R-g8.
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Post by Makoto on Nov 24, 2018 18:30:43 GMT
Mako_02: That is correct. I'm not trying to trick you here, I'm simply telling you the consequences as I see them of your moves. I'm not infallible myself, so you may come up with a brilliant move that I didn't consider, but, frankly, from a new player, that's highly unlikely. Mako_02: Now then, from your latest move, it's an interesting one, aiming your rook at my King, but, the consequences of doing so, you are no longer able to castle on the kingside. And you should also note that my e1 rook and my b5 bishop are aiming at your King in return. So, for this turn, I move my pawn to e5.
1. P-e4, P-c5 2. N-f3, P-g6 3. P-c3, P-b5 4. Bxb5, P-a5 5. O-O, N-f6 6. R-e1, B-h6 7. P-d4, P-g5 8. Pxc5, R-g8 9. P-e5
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Post by Alan Pantell on Nov 25, 2018 17:52:34 GMT
Wafcake63: I don't have any comments this time around, so... Wafcake63: R-g6.
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Post by Makoto on Nov 26, 2018 10:19:47 GMT
Mako_02: Oh dear... that really wasn't a good move. You should have moved your Knight out of the way of my attack, since a pawn capturing a Knight is a clear advantage to me. But, oh well, I hope you'll remember this decision in the future.
Mako_02: I capture your knight with my e pawn like so.
1. P-e4, P-c5 2. N-f3, P-g6 3. P-c3, P-b5 4. Bxb5, P-a5 5. O-O, N-f6 6. R-e1, B-h6 7. P-d4, P-g5 8. Pxc5, R-g8 9. P-e5, R-g6 10. Pxf6
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Post by Alan Pantell on Nov 26, 2018 12:30:50 GMT
Wafcake63: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFuuugh, calm down, Alan. Wafcake63: As is standard procedure, I can no longer remember why I ever thought that would be a halfway decent idea in the first place. Wafcake63: Next move. Wafcake63: Time to die on this rook-moving hill. Wafcake63: R-f6. Wafcake63: Read 'em - I'll weep.
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Post by Makoto on Nov 26, 2018 12:39:59 GMT
Mako_02: Logical move there, but, I'm afraid, the consequences continue. I capture your g5 pawn with my knight like so.
1. P-e4, P-c5 2. N-f3, P-g6 3. P-c3, P-b5 4. Bxb5, P-a5 5. O-O, N-f6 6. R-e1, B-h6 7. P-d4, P-g5 8. Pxc5, R-g8 9. P-e5, R-g6 10. Pxf6, Rxf6 11. Nxg5
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Post by Alan Pantell on Nov 26, 2018 12:49:40 GMT
Wafcake63: K-f8. Wafcake63: But don't let my immediate decision trick you into thinking I'm sure of myself at all.
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Post by Makoto on Nov 26, 2018 13:00:14 GMT
Mako_02: Oh dear... well, I suppose it's best time I educate you in another chess tactic. This move I'm about to make, my Knight will attack two of your pieces at once, forcing you to respond to one threat while being unable to deal with the other.
Mako_02: For beginners, this can be a tricky thing to predict, but it is a live and dangerous part of chess in all games, so long as pieces remain on the board. Knights are the easiest to pull it off, since they cannot be blocked, but other pieces can easily perform it.
Mako_02: So then. I have my knight capture your h7 pawn, which is check. You must move your King now.
1. P-e4, P-c5 2. N-f3, P-g6 3. P-c3, P-b5 4. Bxb5, P-a5 5. O-O, N-f6 6. R-e1, B-h6 7. P-d4, P-g5 8. Pxc5, R-g8 9. P-e5, R-g6 10. Pxf6, Rxf6 11. Nxg5, Kf8 12. Nxh7+
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