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Annotated by daveyr18 (1200): The Birds opening. One I come across once in a while and one that does throw me a little. However I had little to fear this time round. I decided upon a d5 and fight for the centre... The usual suspects start appearing.. I did consider Nd7 but decided to put my knight on c6 instead, as Bg5 wasn't an immediate threat so I had time to play h6 if g5 needed covering. As it turned out this was a… |
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Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): Bird's Opening. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird's_Opening The most common reply. Black may challenge White's plan to control e5 immediately by playing From's Gambit (1...e5). However, the From's Gambit is notoriously double edged and should only be played after significant study, and black has to be ready for a transposition to the King's Gambit with 2. e4. This is considered the main line… |
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Annotated by yoshark (1409): Freddy's at it once again with a slight variation of the previous opening from the annotation Project I. Up to move 7 for white is forced. With Nxg4 the only logical continuance. Followed up by Be6+ to regain the knight so I'll focus passed that point. Black ops to move back to a safer looking position than the c6 square. I wanted to repeat that last move in order to attempt to … |
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Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): Hi everyone!
After dropping 6 points to Yoshark after conceding yet another unnecessary Low Draw late this afternoon, things worked out fine for The Beginner at 1146 GMT. One little pawn move and then a few moves later I ended up delivering checkmate! This victory almost cancelled out the points lost from the Low Draw in the Yoshark game so not such a bad day after all. This is the… |
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Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): Hi everyone!
I thought I would put this game in with the Knights Coaching Project which is very similar to the opening you Knights Guys are studying at the moment. Now, hands up how many of you feel nice and secure after giving a check? Do I have a large show of hands here? I think so! Well, mostly some checks are OK but there are others that can and will lead to your detriment. Amatzia… |
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Annotated by toiletduck1 (1200): The 4th of my games against the Italian stallion chess_o. The 3rd was a slaughter. This 1 not so much, but contains a nice combination. (game info on previous page) Bird's opening (A03) named after the 19th century English master Henry Bird, probably just comes outside the bracket of the most popular opening moves: e4, d4, c4, Nf3 and g3. They all try and contribute to control of the Centre… |
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Annotated by yoshark (1409): This game consisted of a relentless attack force of minor pieces and rooks. I had lots of fun playing this game and Joanne did well to solve many of the puzzle; but makes the final mistake on move 22. Qxa2??
Freddy's adaptation to the original annotation project with g7 instead of c5. Black seems to gain a slight edge in possible development; making whites win much more… |
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Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): Hi everyone!
About 48 hours after getting Freddied again I had a more pleasant surprise from Gameknot as I woke up this morning. I had set up two conditional moves, both of them led to my opponent copping Old Matey and my opponent had played into one of them. I may ask you, the Inquest Jury, to spot the other one and e-mail me the answer on a postcard. This is the Annotations Project Part… |
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Annotated by 8ballphoenix (1600): Having been soundly beaten by Daddyk as black, after dropping my queen rather too easily, in a game I believe he will shortly be annotating, it was time to seek revenge with the white pieces. Prior to starting this tournament, I felt that with the 3 point advantage, and the queen, Black really should be able to win, however, as the games have progressed, I have found myself doing better with… |
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Annotated by untateve (1200): Greetings, this represents my 10th game against freddy (easy19) and his last game in this tourney. While, as I expected, I did not win, I was able to make freddy work a bit in this game. The action begins at move 8. I did not want freddy to hide his King away. I wanted it out in the open. I was relatively certain he wouldn't allow a 3-fold repetition. All standard moves … |
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Annotated by onnin (1200): Never underestimate your opponent by their rating. I've been there, done that, and also become a victim. The Bird Opening Move....... this kind of opening are seldomly used by top
rated players. But who knows what contains in this "Bird". The natural answer which is usually created to fight for the center squares. Preventing the e5 thrust from the opponent. This move helps black to neutralize… |
