Which side would you rather play?
I should put it to the "site ideas" section to have a function on this forum to make voting polls,
so you can simply select an answer and then we can see clear results... a debate for another day, perhaps.
Anyway, I have been playing some good games vs. user
@Shaun12
and can say I have learnt something from each game.
As it stands I am minus 1 with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses.
I've already shown one of the losses, so today of course I'm showing the win 🙂
I play Black.... so you can probably guess which side I prefer.
[Event "Challenge"] [Site "http://www.redhotpawn.com"] [Date "2017.01.03"] [EndDate "2017.02.13"] [Round "?"] [White "Shaun12"] [Black "64squaresofpain"] [WhiteRating "1849"] [BlackRating "1853"] [WhiteElo "1849"] [BlackElo "1853"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "12028565"] 1. d4 Ng8f6 2. Ng1f3 g6 3. Bc1f4 Bf8g7 4. e3 d6 {The standard continuation for this opening here is 5.Be2 then both sides castle} 5. c4 {But we are not standard players} 5... Nf6h5 6. Bf4g5 h6 7. Bg5h4 g5 8. Nf3d2 Nh5f6 9. Bh4g3 Bc8f5 10. f3 Bf5g6 {I often like to have both Bishops "fianchetto'd" on the same side like this, but usually on the Queen side} 11. Nb1c3 c6 12. Ra1c1 Nb8d7 {I also like to keep my opponent guessing where I will be castling my King.... makes for some interesting games} 13. e4 Qd8b6 14. Nd2b3 c5 {Just aiming to open the centre up, however White may be gaining tempo with 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Nxc5 Qxc5 17.Qa4+} 15. Bg3f2 O-O 16. e5 {? Continued neglect of piece development will soon cost White... 16.Be2 (as per move 5) was better} 16... dxe5 17. dxe5 {? This can simply be taken, whereas dxc5 could not... now the e-file has been fully opened at the White King's peril} 17... Nd7xe5 18. Bf2xc5 {(note, if instead Nxc5 then Qxb2 is good)} 18... Qb6e6 19. Ke1f2 Ra8d8 {Always wise to bring all available resources into an attack} 20. Qd1e1 Bg6d3 {White cannot capture due to the Knight fork} 21. Nb3d4 {? Although this move looks natural (I for one expected it) it loses the game to a neat tactical continuation} 21... Nf6g4 {! - Point being that after fxg4 there is Nxg4+ and Bxd4 is to follow} 22. Kf2g1 Rd8xd4 {! - If Bxd4 then Black has another sac with Nxf3+ and once again Bxd4 comes with a strong attack..... best is fxg4, however Rxc4 and White still struggles} 23. Bf1xd3 {This makes things easier, Black can now be a full piece up (that poor Rook on h1)} 23... Rd4xd3 24. Qe1e4 {Again fxg4 was better, but the position is lost regardless} 24... b6 25. Bc5xe7 Qe6xe7 26. Rc1e1 {Perhaps White wanted me to see and play Qc5+ leading to mate} 26... Ne5xf3 {But I didn't see it straight away, as had my eye on this sac for several moves} 27. gxf3 Qe7c5 28. Kg1g2 Qc5f2 29. Kg2h3 Rd3xf3 30. Qe4xf3 {White graciously obliges the mate in one (Kxg4 also led to mate, but not as quick)} 30... Qf2xf3 0-1
All thoughts, comments and criticisms welcome 🙂