Move	Sean	Sacha
1	e4	e5
2	Nf3	Nc6
3	d3	Nf6
4	Nc3	Bb4
5	Be3	d5
6	exd5	Nxd5
7	Bd2	Bg4
8	Qe2?	o-o
9	h3	Bh5
10	g4	Bg6
11	Nxe5	Nxe5
12	Qxe5?	Re8 (pinning the queen; see position)

After 12. Qxe5

8	R	.	.	Q	.	R	K	.
7	P	P	P	.	.	P	P	P
6	.	.	.	.	.	.	B	.
5	.	.	.	N	q	.	.	.
4	.	B	.	.	.	.	p	.
3	.	.	n	p	.	.	.	p
2	p	p	p	b	.	p	.	.
1	r	.	.	.	k	b	.	r
.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
.	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
13	d4	Nxc3
14	a3	Rxe5
15	dxe5	Ne4? (easy counter)
16	Bd3?	Bxd2+
17	Kf1	Qd4
18	Bxe4	Bxe4
19	Rg2	Qc4#

Final position

8	R	.	.	.	.	.	K	.
7	P	P	P	.	.	P	P	P
6	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
5	.	.	.	.	p	.	.	.
4	.	.	Q	.	B	.	p	.
3	p	.	.	.	.	.	.	p
2	.	p	p	B	.	p	.	.
1	r	.	.	.	.	k	r	.
.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
.	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

ChessGames

The game started with 1. e4 e5

 *coke* oops :)
 *coke* Kf3 :)
 <sachac> Oh, Nf3.
 <sachac> Nc6.
 *coke* eh.. oh sorry.. im used to dutch notations.. it'd be Pf3, P for
        paard... horse :P
 <sachac> <laugh>
 *coke* d3
 <sachac> Bc5
 *coke* so when are you going to send the letter? :P
 <sachac> Soon. ;)
 *coke* g3
 *coke* how soon? :P
 <sachac> Someday. ;)
 *coke* tsk. in the next year, i guess? :P
 <sachac> h6
 <sachac> Likely.
 <sachac> <-- delinquent. ;)
 *coke* Bg2
 *coke* soon im going to have to grab a chessboard...
 <sachac> d6
 <sachac> Emacs is wonderful. ;) C-u M-x chess.
 *coke* bah you are cheating
 *coke* let me grab a board :P
 <sachac> Sure. =)
 *coke* so lets see.. what did we do...
 *coke* ok positions ready :P
 *coke* 0-0
 *coke* how long have you been playing chess?
 <sachac> Bg4
 <sachac> Oh, since I was a kid - just for kicks.
 *coke* hmm.. ok.. its been a while since i played chess...
 *coke* no worthy opponents in my friend circles :P
 <sachac> Worthy opponents! Should I be scared now? ;)
 *coke* *grin*
 *coke* i played provincial championships... but that was when i was 12...
 *coke* and school matches too...
 <sachac> Gack. Not only am I playing against a good chess player, I'm playing
          against a prodigy... ;)
 *coke* h3
 *coke* nah im not a prodigy...
 <sachac> Bh5
 *coke* my chess stuff must have been rusted...
 *coke* last ELO rating was 1600-1700 or something...
 *coke* but im sure it's been dropped...
 <sachac> I quiver in my boots. <grin> I'll learn much from this game, I'm
          sure. =)
 *coke* Nd2
 <sachac> d5
 *coke* c3
 <sachac> Nf6
 *coke* hehe you dont want to make the first beat either? :P
 <sachac> <innocent grin>
 *coke* Qb3 :)
 <sachac> Bb6
 * coke thinks this is going to be an interesting match
 <sachac> It shall certainly be very enlightening. =)
 *coke* ok here goes first :P
 *coke* Nxe5
 <sachac> Nxe5
 *coke* exd5    
 <sachac> Nxd3
 *coke* i saw that coming ;)
 *coke* Qb5+

Coke's excellent queen combination (Qb5+)

8	R	.	.	Q	K	.	.	R
7	P	P	P	.	.	P	P	.
6	.	B	.	.	.	N	.	P
5	.	q	.	p	.	.	.	B
4	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
3	.	.	p	N	.	.	p	p
2	p	p	.	n	.	p	b	.
1	r	.	b	.	.	r	k	.
.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
.	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

 <sachac> Indeed. Very pretty.
 *coke* yea i was lucky i saw the queen combi...
 *coke* just found that out a minute ago...
 <sachac> Oh well, no sense in wasting more than I should.
 <sachac> Qd7
 *coke* Qxd3
 <sachac> o-o-o
 *coke* good
 *coke* i was about to say "i'd do a rochade quickly if i were you" :P
 <sachac> (Not knowing what a rochade is - must brush up on terms and be more
          careful! - I guess at least I'm not disappointing you so. ;) )
 *coke* um.. o-o or o-o-o is a rochade...
 *coke* i dont know if there is an english term..
 <sachac> castling.
 *coke* ah ok :)
 *coke* in dutch it is rochade..
 *coke* must be a french word
 *coke* anyway, im going to free my bishop.... Nc4
 <sachac> Rhe8, which may or may not be a foolish move...
 *coke* pretty foolish..
 <sachac> Oh well, that is life - and I will learn much from the way you take
          advantage of this.
 *coke* well im not going to waste my queen for yours...
 <sachac> Your lookahead must still be pretty good; I can't see that.
 *coke* im still evaluating the decision whether to move my pawn or not
 *coke* if i dont move it you'll beat it and i'll waste my queen anyway
 *coke* if i move it, i can decide to take another way later on and save my
        queen...
 *coke* so i'll just move it :P
 *coke* d6 :)
 <sachac> Be2, which you no doubt have planned for and which will be refuted
          without much worry.

After my bishop fork of Be2.

8	.	.	K	R	R	.	.	.
7	P	P	P	Q	.	P	P	.
6	.	B	.	p	.	N	.	P
5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
4	.	.	n	.	.	.	.	.
3	.	.	p	q	.	.	p	p
2	p	p	.	.	B	p	b	.
1	r	.	b	.	.	r	k	.
.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
.	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

 *coke* ack. i didnt see that...
 * sachac whistles innocently.
 * coke sighs
 *coke* lets see
 <sachac> I'm sure you'll find a brilliant way out of it.
 *coke* cant find one..
 *coke* well lets sacrifice my rook...
 *coke* Qd2
 <sachac> Bxc4 and your rook lives...
 *coke* you have evil plans with me, torturing me like this!
 <sachac> Whaaa? <innocent grin>
 *coke* Rd1 *frown*
 <sachac> Re2
 *coke* evil evil evil :P
 *coke* total evilness :P
 *coke* but nice playing
 <sachac> As if you wouldn't have done something even eviler. ;b
 * coke tries to be evil too
 *coke* dxc7 *covers eyes*
 <sachac> I wonder what would happen if I played Rxd2.
 *coke* me too
 <sachac> That was probably not the best move.
 <sachac> Scratch that - that was _definitely_ not the best move, but it stands
          as played.
 * sachac sighs.
 *coke* you said "if" so i dont consider it a move...
 <sachac> So in a fit of insanity, I will play Qxc7 instead.
 <sachac> Qxc7.
 *coke* okay
 *coke* you dont want to lose the queen, it seems...
 <sachac> No, that line of play just clearly Does Not Make Sense. ;)
 *coke* this whole game does not make sense anymore anyway ;)
 *coke* it started fine until the first piece was beat...
 <sachac> This game does too make sense. 
 <sachac> Whaaa? And whose fault was that? ;b
 *coke* yea, mine :P
 *coke* well i am going for it...
 *coke* Qxd8+
 *coke* <-- brave
 <sachac> Qxd8 (duh)
 <sachac> <-- no choice
 <sachac> And then you'll do a Rxd8+ and then I'll think about what to do next,
          right? ;)
 *coke* well i have a choice not to beat your queen...
 *coke* but i dont see another smart getaway
 *coke* Bxb2 would be stupid
 *coke* and i cant do anything much with my other bishop
 *coke* and the rook on a1 is just... immobile...
 <sachac> Hmmm. Well.
 *coke* so i'll just go for it... Rxd8
 *coke* you'll do Bxd8 i suppose...
 <sachac> Actually, your Bxb7 would've probably netted you a free pawn...
 *coke* you'd beat my bishop with your king anyway
 <sachac> Oh, right, good point, the bishop was still there.
 *coke* so bad exchange
 *coke* yea
 <sachac> Yeah, I guess Bxd8 is okay.
 *coke* so... you've got a knight more than me...
 <sachac> Odds that can easily change.
 *coke* i better move my bishop before you start getting dangerous on my
        baseline :P
 <sachac> You've an extra pawn, which is somewhat more important.
 *coke* im going to collect pawns now :)
 *coke* and you can do the same on my 2nd line
 *coke* Be3
 <sachac> Bb6
 *coke* odd move...
 <sachac> I'm kinda attached to my pawns, thank you. ;)
 *coke* you could have grabbed my pawn oooh b6..
 *coke* i thought b5 :P
 <sachac> So not so odd. Whew!
 * coke finds something!
 *coke* Bf1 :D
 <sachac> Oh man, here it comes.
 *coke* you got nowhere to go baby :P
 *coke* you cant protect your bishop either
 <sachac> Now I'm so dead... <laugh>
 * coke thinks it was rather good to block your rook's way to e4...
 *coke* well, grab the damn pawn ;)
 <sachac> Out of sheer lunacy - and to try something completely weird...
 * coke waits patiently
 <sachac> ... Rxe3.
 * sachac waits for coke's jaw to drop at mindnumbingly crazy move.
 <example>

My insane Rxe3.

8|  .|.|K|.|.|.|.|.
7|  P|P|.|.|.|P|P|.
6|  .|B|.|.|.|N|.|P
5|  .|.|.|.|.|.|.|.
4|  .|.|B|.|.|.|.|.
3|  .|.|p|.|R|.|p|p
2|  p|p|.|.|.|p|.|.
1|  r|.|.|.|.|b|k|.
.|  -|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
.|  a|b|c|d|e|f|g|h

<example>
 *coke* well well...
 *coke* thats something...
 <sachac> It's an insane thing and no doubt you will beat me quite handily with
          yon rook.
 *coke* im going for your thing..
 <sachac> But it will be an interesting game... <grin>
 *coke* no, my king is a bit in the corner, and you can make a checkmate with
        your two bishops
 *coke* but i'll go for it and see what happens...
 <sachac> Not going to happen any time soon - not with your very scary rook!
 *coke* the rook cant do much
 *coke* but here it goes.... fxe3
 <sachac> And naturally Bxe3
 <sachac> +, by the way.
 *coke* indeed
 *coke* and as naturally, Kg2
 *coke* and so naturally, Bd5+
 *coke* and your bishop is saved
 <sachac> Yeah, yeah, Bd5+ and all that, but now Kh2 and then I'll have to
          think of what happens next.
 *coke* indeed...
 *coke* whats next? :)
 <sachac> Kd7, I suppose.
 *coke* some knight magic?
 *coke* you suppose?
 <sachac> Yes; it's hard to make the knight dance around your king. ;)
 *coke* well, Ne4 could
 *coke* 've been sopmething
 *coke* but then i'd play Re1..
 *coke* but it is Rd1 now :)
 <sachac> And now Ke6
 *coke* b3
 *coke* what is your ELO btw?
 *coke* because your playing scares me :P
 <sachac> I'd never bothered to get rated.
 *coke* i see
 <sachac> Ke5, which is probably sheer folly.
 *coke* hmmm
 *coke* i expected you to Bf2...
 *coke* but Ke5 would be coming yea..
 *coke* anyway..
 *coke* c4 :)
 * coke thinks "is sacha going Kc3?"
 <sachac> Bc6
 <sachac> Bit of a jump, that. ;) Can't quite reach it from here.
 *coke* hmm odddd...
 *coke* you can..
 <sachac> I was surprised you didn't continue with Re1, though.
 *coke* eh..
 *coke* wait
 *coke* i think the moves are wrong..
 *coke* Ke5? from where?
 *coke* your knight was on f6..
 <sachac> K is the king.
 *coke* OOOH
 *coke* bah
 *coke* what have i done?? :P
 *coke* i hate english notation ;P
 <sachac> Whaaaa? It's the standard. ;) Have we got our boards mixed up, then?
 *coke* no its ok now, put the knight back and the king on e5...
 *coke* Re1 now..
 <sachac> Ke4
 * coke gets something to eat.. :)
 *coke* you cant play that
 *coke* Rxe4 you die :P
 <sachac> For some reason I have a B on e3.
 <sachac> What the heck.
 *coke* hmm that moved to c5?
 *coke* oh duh... other Bc6..
 *coke* sorry.. back back..
 *coke* ok lets see
 *coke* back to when you moved the B to c6...
 *coke* i have pawns on a2, b3, c4, g6 and h6...
 *coke* rook on d1, bishop on f1, and king on h2...
 <sachac> Err, you have them on g3 and h3.
 *coke* er.. yea g3 and h3..
 *coke* i was thinking black side somehow :P
 *coke* and you?
 *coke* how are your pieces?
 <sachac> Yeah. Pawns on a7, b7, f7, g7, h6.
 *coke* yep
 <sachac> Bishop on c6, bishop on e3.
 *coke* bishops on c6 and e3
 *coke* king on e5 and knight on f6...
 <sachac> Yep. This board seems kinda dodgy, though.
 *coke* ok..
 *coke* my move after your Bc6...
 *coke* lessee..
 <sachac> Was Re1.
 *coke* yea.. and still is..
 *coke* and you go Ke4...
 <sachac> ... and I do _not_ get eaten by the rook... ;)
 <sachac> (at least, not yet)
 *coke* ok ok :)
 *coke* Bg2+
 *coke* want a toast hamcheese too? :P
 <sachac> Kd4.
 <sachac> No, I don't think my nerves can take it... ;)
 *coke* haha food is good for the brains :P
 *coke* i am going to ruin your pawn setup...
 *coke* Bxc6
 <sachac> Naturally, bxc6
 *coke* now i feel relieved.. my king is a bit safer against one bishop...
 <sachac> You have a bloody rook! ;)
 *coke* a4 :)
 <sachac> You know how much easier it is to plan with one of those?
 <sachac> Ne4
 *coke* yea but im starting to wonder how you lost your rooks...
 <sachac> You ate them, remember? ;)
 <sachac> Chess is a zero-sum game - they don't just disappear off to a
          vacation in the Bahamas.
 *coke* b4 :)
 *coke* yea ok ok but i wonder how :P
 <sachac> Kd3, once again folly.
 *coke* i see what you are trying to do...
 <sachac> Great! I'm working on gut feel. ;)
 <sachac> And I have this horrible suspicion you'll queen this game.
 *coke* c5 :)
 *coke* thats why i ruined your pawn setup :)
 *coke* cause mine is a nice threesome ;)
 <sachac> Bd2, naturally.
 *coke* mmm toast with hamcheese and tomato ketchup
 *coke* ultimate brain food
 *coke* nice.
 *coke* Rd1
 <sachac> Nc3
 *coke* indeed, i'd do that too :)
 <sachac> I'm glad you approve.
 *coke* but i found a way...
 *coke* Rxd2+
 <sachac> Naturally, Kxd2 and a mad hope that I'll find a way to stop you from
          queening.
 *coke* i don't think you will ;)
 *coke* b5
 *coke* or you'll have to impress me...
 <sachac> Let's see how it plays.
 <sachac> cxb5
 *coke* ok you impressed me :P
 <sachac> Wha? That was one move!

After I impressed coke:

8	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
7	P	.	.	.	.	P	P	.
6	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	P
5	.	P	p	.	.	.	.	.
4	p	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
3	.	.	N	.	.	.	p	p
2	.	.	.	K	.	.	.	k
1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
.	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

 *coke* well, lets see..
 *coke* c6...
 * coke covers his eyes
 <sachac> Nd5, of course.
 *coke* oh well
 *coke* why?
 <sachac> To stop you from pushing it forward.
 *coke* you could've done Nxa4 and then go to b6 to cover the c8 spot...
 <sachac> Oh, whoops.
 *coke* and that would've gained you one pawn too
 <sachac> You know, you have an excellent point - but it stays as played.
          <sigh>
 <sachac> (And a really cute pawn at that.)
 *coke* you can be so girlish sometimes :P
 <sachac> Hey, even girls can like two unopposed pawns. ;)
 *coke* er.. where did your king stand?
 <sachac> My king is on d2.
 *coke* i accidentally pushed it over
 *coke* ok thanks
 *coke* so i did axb5...
 *coke* and i hate your pawn on a7 :P
 * coke growls at your knight
 <sachac> And I do a Nc7...
 * coke growls some more :P
 <sachac> Hey, better late than never, right? ;)
 *coke* heh
 *coke* lets see what i can do on the right front.. although i think your a
        pawn is going to queen
 *coke* h4 :P
 *coke* im playing on an onyx chessboard btw...
 *coke* wanna see? :P
 <sachac> Ke3
 <sachac> I'm playing inside Emacs. ;)
 <sachac> Oooh, onyx.
 *coke* Kh3
 *coke* yea mum bought it for me from Turkey..
 <sachac> Kf3
 *coke* you are going to eat my pawns.. my poooor pawns...
 *coke* b6
 *coke* and of course axb6...
 <sachac> Of course.
 *coke* and of course h5
 * coke shrugs
 *coke* i should give up eh?
 <sachac> g5; you can take it if you want.
 *coke* well im not sure if thats smart but im dead already, anyway...
 *coke* hxg6... how do you note that anyway?
 *coke* it goes to g6 but it takes the g5 pawn..
 <sachac> So naturally fxg6
 *coke* is it ok if i give up? :P
 <sachac> I guess you may, if you want to.
 *coke* i dont think theres much i can do
 *coke* your b pawn is going to queen
 *coke* and one of your gh pawns is going to queen too
 *coke* its hopeless for me :P
 <sachac> I greatly enjoyed the game; the opening and the middle game were very
          instructive. (Must watch out for those combos!)
 *coke* indeed.. it put me to some surprises as well
 *coke* we are going to play another one soonish, ok? :)
 <sachac> I was shaking like a leaf in the wind. <laugh> That's the reason why
          I didn't really join a lot of tournaments - the adrenalin overwhelms
          my nerves. <impish grin>
 *coke* tell you what, i had exactly the same when i play in tournaments...
 *coke* i used to shake a lot too hehe
 <sachac> Why is that? <laugh> You'd think that such a sedentary game...

Final position when coke resigned:

8	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
7	.	.	N	.	.	.	.	.
6	.	P	p	.	.	.	P	P
5	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
4	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
3	.	.	.	.	.	K	p	k
2	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
.	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

ChessGames:8

Very delicate and dangerous endgame. He outwitted me with a clever maneuver. Way cool!

Chess is catharsis. After tension, relaxation. =)

Move	W (Martin)	B (Sacha)
1	e4	e5
2	Nf3	Nc6
3	Nc3	Bb4
4	Nd5	Ba5
5	c3	Nf6
6	b4	Nxd5
7	exd5	e4
8	dxc6	exf3
9	bxa5	Qe7+
10	Be2	fxe2
11	Qxe2	Qxe7+
12	Kxe2	dxe6
13	Ba3	Be6
14	d4	b6
15	Bb4	Kd7
16	Rhb1	Bc4+
17	Ke3	Rhe8+
18	Kf4	Re2
19	Rd1	Rxf2
20	Kg3	Rxa2
21	Kf4	Rxg2
22	Ke5	Rxh2
23	d5	Re8+
24	Kf4	c5
25	axb6	axb6
26	Kg3	Ree2
27	Kf3	Rd2
28	Ke4	Bxd5+
29	Ke5	cxb4
30	cxb4	f6+
31	Kf5	Be6+
32	Ke4	Kc6
33	Rab1	Rxd1
34	Rxd1	Rh4+
35	Kd3	Rxb4
36	Rc1+	Kd6
37	Kc3	Rc4+
38	resign	...

Move	W(Martin)	B(Sacha)
1	e4	e5
2	d4	exd4
3	Qxd4	Nc6
4	Qc4	Nf6
5	Bd3	d5
6	Qc3	dxe4
7	Bxe4	Bb4
8	Bd2	Bxc3
9	Nxc3	Nxe4
10	Nxe4	Nd4
11	o-o-o	Bf4
12	Re1	o-o
13	Nf3	Re8
14	Bd3	Re4
15	Nd4	Rxd4
16	Bxd4	Qxd4
17	Rd1	Qxf2
18	Rd2	Qxd2 to make the game interesting
19	Kxd2	g5
20	h4	g5
21	g3	h8
22	Rf1	Bg6
23	Ke3	Kf8
24	Rf4	c6
25	c4	Ke7
26	Rd4	Re8
27	Kf4	Rd8
28	Rxd8	Kxd8
29	Ke5	Kc7
30	b4	Kb6
31	c5	Kb5
32	a3	a5
33	Kd4	axb4
34	axb4	Kxb4
35	resign	...

1	e4	e5
2	Nf3	d6
3	d4	Bg5
4	h6	Bh5
5	dxe5	Bxf3
6	gxf3	dxe5
7	Qxd8+	Kd8
8	f4	Nc6
9	fxe5	Nxe5
10	f4	Bb4+?
11	c3	Nc6
12	cxb4	Nxb4
13	Bd2	Nc2+
14	Ke2	Na1
15	Kd3	Ke7
16	Nc3	Rd8+
17	Nd5+	Kd6
18	Bb4+	c5
19	Ba5	b6
20	Bc3	f6
21	Kd2	Ne7
22	Bc4	Kc6
23	Rxa1	b5
24	Kd3?	bxc4+
25	Kxc4	Nxd5
26	exd5+	Rxd5
27	b4	Re8
28	b5+	Kd6
29	Rb1	Re4+
30	Kb3	Rd3
31	Rc1	Kd5
32	a4	Rh3
33	Rd1+	Ke6
34	a5	Rb4+
35	Ka3?	Rxc3+
36	Ka2	Rxb5
37	Rf1?	Rc4
38	f5+	Ke5
39	a6?	Ra4++

1	e4	e5
2	Bc4	Nf6
3	d3	d5
4	exd5	Nxd5
5	Nc3	Bb5
6	Bd2	Be6
7	Nf3	Nd7?
8	Nxd5	Bxd5
9	Bxb4	e4?
10	Bxd5	exf3
11	Qxf3	Nb6?
12	Qf7++	-

2003.12.09	White (Martin)	Black (Sacha)
1	e4	e5
2	Bc4	Nf6
3	d3	d5
4	exd5	Nxd5
5	Qh5	Nc6
6	Nc3	Be6
7	Bg5	Nf6
8	o-o-o	Nxh5
9	Bxd8	Rxd8
10	d4?	Bxc4
11	b3	exd4
12	Nb5?	Bxb5
13	c4	Ba3+
14	Kc2	Nb4+
15	Kb1	Bc6
16	Nf3	Be4+
17	Ka1	Nc2+
18	Kb1	Ne3+
19	Ka1	Nxd1
20	Rxd1	d3
21	Re1	Nf6
22	Ng5	o-o
23	Nxe4	Nxe4
24	Rxe4?	d2
25	resign	-

No way to prevent ... d1 (Q or R,++).