Chess-forum.com vs. ChessForums.org (Correspondence Game)

[Meister]

ChessForums has decided on 1.e4. Good luck, mes amis.

[Meister]

And just in case you want my vote, I vote for 1...d5. ThiS candy.

[Meister]

What is the record for the most consecutive posts by one poster?

[Crossroad]

I think you are holding that record already Meister and you should get an avatar because that looks much better

So let me get this straight, you are playing on both sides now How should we now you are not secretly supporting only one side and just suggesting bad moves for the other side

I vote for 1...e5 classic stuff

[Tartajubow]

1…e5

I recommend playing this match the “Duliba Way”

For those that don’t know Edward Duliba recently attained the title of CC Grandmaster. In US CC competition he won the 1992 Golden Knights and finished fourth in the 1994 event, has played in and won two Absolutes, and played in five U.S. correspondence championships, winning one of them.

In an article in Chess Life he describes how play at that level. First he maintains that a really good opening database is an absolute must. Next you must play all your games using anti-computer strategy. Your aim is to survive the opening with a reasonably equal position and reach a middlegame where you just try to maintain equilibrium; don't try anything fancy.

You make your move to win in the ending because, as Duliba points out, that is where many players slack off. Correspondence success at the top level means you have to be just as eager to continue to fight after five years as you were on the first day.

While engine use is not allowed here, my experience has been that the same strategy works well in CC play regardless. As for the “anti-computer strategy” Duliba points out their strength is found in sharp well-researched openings, middlegames with aggressive, tactical play and they play perfectly in endgames of seven pieces or less due to tablebases. So you should play closed games where you don’t look for sharp lines but play to hold the position with a minimal advantage or disadvantage. Either one; it doesn't matter. Caro-Kann, Closed Ruy Lopez, and Queen’s Gambit Declined...those are good openign choices. In the middlegame, king safety is paramount. You’re not interested in positions where a single tactical slip could be fatal. Try to keep the game level and equal exchanges. Rarely should you castle on opposite sides.

[Crossroad]

We play 1...e5 then!

1.e4 e5 2.

[Meister]

ChessForums has decided on 2.Nf3.

Here goes the knight.

[Tartajubow]

My vote is for 2. ... Nc6
What else is there besides the Petrov but I don't know it very well.

[Crossroad]

I vote for 2. ... Nc6 as well!

Also we have a new feature on chess-forum.com! I set up a PGN-Viewer for this forum. This means there is a new PGN-Tag which you can use! You can find this new Tag when you click "Reply to Thread", "Go Advanced" and then on the right side in the tag-bar there is a new little icon which inserts the PGN-tags when you click on it. Of course you can also just create the [PGN]-tag manually.

Between the starting and the closing tag you can write a game in PGN format. The game will then be displayed on this forum in a PGN viewer
In another thread I will write a short manual (How to use it)!


This is our game so far:

[Event "Chess-Forum.com vs. ChessForums.org Correspondence Game"]
[Site "Chess-Forum.com"]
[Date "2010.06.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "ChessForum.org"]
[Black "Chess-Forum.com"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 *

[Tartajubow]

Very nice! BTW...where are the strong players for our side?!