How about f4e3? Pin that pawn. I like that better.
Fit's in with my plans, I change my vote for this round to f4e3.
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Fit's in with my plans, I change my vote for this round to f4e3.
How about f4e3? Pin that pawn. I like that better.
Fit's in with my plans, I change my vote for this round to f4e3.
How about f4e3? Pin that pawn. I like that better.
Thank you Sir, may I have another one.
You may.Actually, your argument is based on bullying, not logic of the game.
No, my insults are based on bullying. My arguments are based on the logic of the game, specifically the logic that a knight is worth more than a pawn (especially at this stage of the game), and a rook and knight combined are worth far more than a bishop. Do you really not see that?Irregardless, nobody else thinks your plan is sensible, and the majority vote is all that matters. We have five votes for h3 (Taras, scruffy scruffington, ErisDiscordia, boolberry, and myself), four votes for b3 (languagehasmeaning, dre1982, actmyname, and XMRpromotions), one vote for Nd2 (gotmilk_), one vote for e5 (abacus), one vote for Ng5 (jjacob), and one vote for Nxb5 (Timelord2067).
By your own counting, the four single votes are tied in second place so not a very clear majority...
...and there seems to be a flurry of late b3 votes voting you down.
I support playing b3 now. Lets try to slow down the attack of letsplayagame on the c file.
Thx, I think B3 does not apply pressure while H3 does limit his moves. Just my 2 cents, I'm probably wrong. 
b3 prevents a passed pawn on b5. h3 prevents... Ng5? You can wait until after black plays Ng5 instead of prophylactically defending against no concrete threat.
Just like untold earlier. We better defence for a real threat then a threat which isn't there. h3 is a good move but it can wait. First fix the problems on the queenside.
Thx, I think B3 does not apply pressure while H3 does limit his moves. Just my 2 cents, I'm probably wrong.
b3 prevents a passed pawn on b5. h3 prevents... Ng5? You can wait until after black plays Ng5 instead of prophylactically defending against no concrete threat.
Next chart coming in about 5-6 hours
damn.. we have a lot of weakpoints now.
that even a child can exploit.
well i think the "GM" have the advantage in here.
since he can read all of our discusion in this game.
and even 1 person saw the best move but the others,
cant see the objective of it. it will be useless
since this is a majority votes where common moves
are following with common thinkers.
like if ones says i want to move e4. well others will just follow it.
even its not the best move.
i cannot see now the real purpose of this game for the "GM".
well ima out here. Goodluck guys.
that even a child can exploit.
well i think the "GM" have the advantage in here.
since he can read all of our discusion in this game.
and even 1 person saw the best move but the others,
cant see the objective of it. it will be useless
since this is a majority votes where common moves
are following with common thinkers.
like if ones says i want to move e4. well others will just follow it.
even its not the best move.
i cannot see now the real purpose of this game for the "GM".
well ima out here. Goodluck guys.
I would say that if you have a move that is better than the consensus than you will have to explain why and get people to change their move to support your move. I am flexible and know that I cannot see far enough into this game to beat an expert let alone a GM.
Welcome to the game!
I personally voted for b3 but do see the point of h3. It may end up being the winning move based on recent voting trends
I personally voted for b3 but do see the point of h3. It may end up being the winning move based on recent voting trends
Thx, I think B3 does not apply pressure while H3 does limit his moves. Just my 2 cents, I'm probably wrong.
And I'd like to reiterate in this thread that letsplayagame should post what move he would have made so we can evaluate what we have done and learn.
H3 would be my move but I suck.
Welcome to the game!
I personally voted for b3 but do see the point of h3. It may end up being the winning move based on recent voting trends
H3 would be my move but I suck.
I just sent Eljanov a Tweet. Lets see if he responds:
https://twitter.com/XMRpromotions/status/647070684808478721
https://twitter.com/XMRpromotions/status/647070684808478721
I did the queries , here are the candidates:
2816 Veselin Topalov
2814 Hikaru Nakamura
2808 Fabiano Caruana
2793 Anish Giri
2784 Dmitry Jakovenko
2782 Liren Ding
2777 Vladimir Kramnik
2773 Wesley So
2771 Alexander Grischuk
2765 Levon Aronian
2762 Sergey Karjakin
2758 Evgeny Tomashevsky
2744 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
2742 Michael Adams
2741 Radoslaw Wojtaszek
2738 Teimour Radjabov
2737 Pendyala Harikrishna
2736 Shakhrivar Mamedyarov*
2734 Yi Wei
2732 Leinier Dominguez Perez
2728 David Navara
2727 Peter Svidler
2726 Vassily Ivanchuk
2725 Nikita Vitiugov
2721 Yangyi Yu
2720 Dmitry Andreikin
2717 Pavel Eljanov
2712 Hao Wang
2707 Peter Leko
2705 Ian Nepomniachtchi
2700 Anton Korobov
* Maimdiarove's name is butchered horribly all the time and the correct spelling is unknown
I feel like Nakamura would be the bitcoin contender on this list. I don't know if that's our secret grandmaster, but I can hope , here are the candidates:2816 Veselin Topalov
2814 Hikaru Nakamura
2808 Fabiano Caruana
2793 Anish Giri
2784 Dmitry Jakovenko
2782 Liren Ding
2777 Vladimir Kramnik
2773 Wesley So
2771 Alexander Grischuk
2765 Levon Aronian
2762 Sergey Karjakin
2758 Evgeny Tomashevsky
2744 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
2742 Michael Adams
2741 Radoslaw Wojtaszek
2738 Teimour Radjabov
2737 Pendyala Harikrishna
2736 Shakhrivar Mamedyarov*
2734 Yi Wei
2732 Leinier Dominguez Perez
2728 David Navara
2727 Peter Svidler
2726 Vassily Ivanchuk
2725 Nikita Vitiugov
2721 Yangyi Yu
2720 Dmitry Andreikin
2717 Pavel Eljanov
2712 Hao Wang
2707 Peter Leko
2705 Ian Nepomniachtchi
2700 Anton Korobov
* Maimdiarove's name is butchered horribly all the time and the correct spelling is unknown
Instead of Nakamura why not his opponent live right now?
http://en.chessbase.com/post/interview-with-pavel-eljanov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Eljanov
Nakamura vs Eljanov started 30 min ago
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/baku-world-cup-2015#live
Some evidence:
http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2015-worldcup/04-3-Jakovenko_Dmitry-Eljanov_Pavel (look at first 6 moves and compare to our game)
Exact same opening today in Nakamura vs Eljanov except he played Bd7 instead of Nbd7 on move 5?
If he afraid Nakamura is reading this thread and getting all his ideas (and switched his 5th move to throw him off)?
Will many GMs start following this thread now?
WTF!
Some of you guys also follow the World Chess Cup?
There are some very nice games already be played an there will also be a lot of nice games. I follow the games by Chessbomb.
There are some very nice games already be played an there will also be a lot of nice games. I follow the games by Chessbomb.
I am watching it. OP is playing in it! We don't know who he is but he has provided a few clues
ow nice. And who do you think it is? OP still playing at the last 16?
Your guess is as good as mine. These are the clues I have seen so far
1. He is not Magnus Carlsen:
I am not Ed Trice.
3. He is not Bruzón Batista (impossible per #4)
It also looks like our esteemed opponent does not wish to confirm or deny that he is Bruzón Batista. I figured I was right.
I prefer not to confirm or deny every guess or I may reveal myself quickly. However I can deny in this case since I already provided a clue that eliminated him as a possibility (based on current ratings):
4. Rated over 2700
OP, are you a GM, IM, ranked on 2700chess, etc?
Yes I am a GM and ranked on that list. 5. He won round 1 in Baku
Quote from: letsplayagame link=topic=1148538.msg12409552#msg12409552
Another small hint regarding my identity. I won my round 1 match in Baku:
[url
Another small hint regarding my identity. I won my round 1 match in Baku:
[url
http://www.bakuworldcup2015.com/[/url]
I don't plan to announce my results from my round 2 match because that would significantly narrow down the number of people I could be.
I don't plan to announce my results from my round 2 match because that would significantly narrow down the number of people I could be.
We don't know how he did in round 2 or 3 but most (maybe all?) people rated over 2700 were paired down in round 2 implying he had a >50% chance of advancing past round 2.
6. He is not Viswanathan Anand because he decided not to play in Baku
7. He is not Gata Kampsky (upset in round 1) but his current rating is below 2700 anyway (impossible per #4). From the top of my head I am not aware of any more major upsets of people in round 1 or people over 2700 who did not show up (aside from Carlsen and Anand already mentioned).
8. He is not satoshi (we don't know if Satoshi is a chess player or not but it would be funny if letsplayagame and satoshi played each other and were unaware of each others identities):
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3lj2t9/long_term_goal_promoting_bitcoin_usage_for/cv757pc
If I am right it means that letsplayagame (Eljanov) just took out world #2 Nakamura (won yesterday and drew today to win 1.5-.5) and has advanced to the World Cup Semi Finals
http://www.bakuworldcup2015.com/content/26
damn.. we have a lot of weakpoints now.
that even a child can exploit.
well i think the "GM" have the advantage in here.
since he can read all of our discusion in this game.
and even 1 person saw the best move but the others,
cant see the objective of it. it will be useless
since this is a majority votes where common moves
are following with common thinkers.
like if ones says i want to move e4. well others will just follow it.
even its not the best move.
i cannot see now the real purpose of this game for the "GM".
well ima out here. Goodluck guys.
that even a child can exploit.
well i think the "GM" have the advantage in here.
since he can read all of our discusion in this game.
and even 1 person saw the best move but the others,
cant see the objective of it. it will be useless
since this is a majority votes where common moves
are following with common thinkers.
like if ones says i want to move e4. well others will just follow it.
even its not the best move.
i cannot see now the real purpose of this game for the "GM".
well ima out here. Goodluck guys.
Black may have an advantage but the game is far from over!
Why not try harder to help if you have better ideas?
Thank you Sir, may I have another one.
You may.Actually, your argument is based on bullying, not logic of the game.
No, my insults are based on bullying. My arguments are based on the logic of the game, specifically the logic that a knight is worth more than a pawn (especially at this stage of the game), and a rook and knight combined are worth far more than a bishop. Do you really not see that?Irregardless, nobody else thinks your plan is sensible, and the majority vote is all that matters. We have five votes for h3 (Taras, scruffy scruffington, ErisDiscordia, boolberry, and myself), four votes for b3 (languagehasmeaning, dre1982, actmyname, and XMRpromotions), one vote for Nd2 (gotmilk_), one vote for e5 (abacus), one vote for Ng5 (jjacob), and one vote for Nxb5 (Timelord2067).
I did the queries , here are the candidates:
2816 Veselin Topalov
2814 Hikaru Nakamura
2808 Fabiano Caruana
2793 Anish Giri
2784 Dmitry Jakovenko
2782 Liren Ding
2777 Vladimir Kramnik
2773 Wesley So
2771 Alexander Grischuk
2765 Levon Aronian
2762 Sergey Karjakin
2758 Evgeny Tomashevsky
2744 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
2742 Michael Adams
2741 Radoslaw Wojtaszek
2738 Teimour Radjabov
2737 Pendyala Harikrishna
2736 Shakhrivar Mamedyarov*
2734 Yi Wei
2732 Leinier Dominguez Perez
2728 David Navara
2727 Peter Svidler
2726 Vassily Ivanchuk
2725 Nikita Vitiugov
2721 Yangyi Yu
2720 Dmitry Andreikin
2717 Pavel Eljanov
2712 Hao Wang
2707 Peter Leko
2705 Ian Nepomniachtchi
2700 Anton Korobov
* Maimdiarove's name is butchered horribly all the time and the correct spelling is unknown
I feel like Nakamura would be the bitcoin contender on this list. I don't know if that's our secret grandmaster, but I can hope , here are the candidates:2816 Veselin Topalov
2814 Hikaru Nakamura
2808 Fabiano Caruana
2793 Anish Giri
2784 Dmitry Jakovenko
2782 Liren Ding
2777 Vladimir Kramnik
2773 Wesley So
2771 Alexander Grischuk
2765 Levon Aronian
2762 Sergey Karjakin
2758 Evgeny Tomashevsky
2744 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
2742 Michael Adams
2741 Radoslaw Wojtaszek
2738 Teimour Radjabov
2737 Pendyala Harikrishna
2736 Shakhrivar Mamedyarov*
2734 Yi Wei
2732 Leinier Dominguez Perez
2728 David Navara
2727 Peter Svidler
2726 Vassily Ivanchuk
2725 Nikita Vitiugov
2721 Yangyi Yu
2720 Dmitry Andreikin
2717 Pavel Eljanov
2712 Hao Wang
2707 Peter Leko
2705 Ian Nepomniachtchi
2700 Anton Korobov
* Maimdiarove's name is butchered horribly all the time and the correct spelling is unknown
Instead of Nakamura why not his opponent live right now?
http://en.chessbase.com/post/interview-with-pavel-eljanov
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Eljanov
Nakamura vs Eljanov started 30 min ago
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/baku-world-cup-2015#live
Some evidence:
http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2015-worldcup/04-3-Jakovenko_Dmitry-Eljanov_Pavel (look at first 6 moves and compare to our game)
Exact same opening today in Nakamura vs Eljanov except he played Bd7 instead of Nbd7 on move 5?
If he afraid Nakamura is reading this thread and getting all his ideas (and switched his 5th move to throw him off)?
Will many GMs start following this thread now?
WTF!
I can confirm that Nxb5 will lose the knight for one pawn (along with the game).
No, no, no. You're not "thinking ahead". 16. Nxb5 axb5 is a cunning sacrifice to allow 17. a6 Bxa6 18. Rxa6 Qxa6. Losing the rook and knight for a bishop is a good idea because it "leaves the queen exposed on her own". 
Timelord2067 is either a troll or doesn't know actually how to play chess.Thank you Sir, may I have another one.
Actually, your argument is based on bullying, not logic of the game.
Knight takes pawn on b5 thank you.
damn.. we have a lot of weakpoints now.
that even a child can exploit.
well i think the "GM" have the advantage in here.
since he can read all of our discusion in this game.
and even 1 person saw the best move but the others,
cant see the objective of it. it will be useless
since this is a majority votes where common moves
are following with common thinkers.
like if ones says i want to move e4. well others will just follow it.
even its not the best move.
i cannot see now the real purpose of this game for the "GM".
well ima out here. Goodluck guys.
that even a child can exploit.
well i think the "GM" have the advantage in here.
since he can read all of our discusion in this game.
and even 1 person saw the best move but the others,
cant see the objective of it. it will be useless
since this is a majority votes where common moves
are following with common thinkers.
like if ones says i want to move e4. well others will just follow it.
even its not the best move.
i cannot see now the real purpose of this game for the "GM".
well ima out here. Goodluck guys.
I like 16. h3. Keeps the Black knight away from g4 for 17. Be3.
Please cast my ballot for 16. h3 also
h3 is such a waste move at this time. The knight just don't do anything special at g4. If you plays it, then just attack it.
I like 16. h3. Keeps the Black knight away from g4 for 17. Be3.
Please cast my ballot for 16. h3 also
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