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I thought King's side fianchettos were for wimps, MtG? 
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July 30, 2003, 23:49
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They are, but unfortunately, they are mandatory in the closed Sicilian (2 Nc3), which is my variation of choice to avoid going down the "I know this obscure line of this subvariation of this variation of the Sicilian to the 23rd move, and you only know it to the 18th move, neener neener neener" path that black usually wants when black initiates the Sicilian.
Closed Sicilian is the only time I play K-side fianchettos.
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July 30, 2003, 23:51
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They are, but unfortunately, they are mandatory in the closed Sicilian (2 Nc3), which is my variation of choice to avoid going down the "I know this obscure line of this subvariation of this variation of the Sicilian to the 23rd move, and you only know it to the 18th move, neener neener neener" path that black usually wants when black initiates the Sicilian.
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July 30, 2003, 23:59
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1 e4 c5
2 Nc3 e6
3 g3 Nc6
4 Bg2 Nf6
5 d3 c4
6 d4 d5
7 e5 Nd7
8 Nce2 Be7
9 Nh3 h5
10 c3 b5
11 Nef4
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July 31, 2003, 00:02
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Note that he laughs, but he does not deny. 
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July 31, 2003, 00:21
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What !!!???
No commentators?? No 3D live coverage .... 
And who's that Italian bloke you're talking about, another DL??
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July 31, 2003, 00:22
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1 e4 c5
2 Nc3 e6
3 g3 Nc6
4 Bg2 Nf6
5 d3 c4
6 d4 d5
7 e5 Nd7
8 Nce2 Be7
9 Nh3 h5
10 c3 b5
11 Nef4 h4
I think I got something good going here. But its 12:20 now for me. I'm going to sleep.
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July 31, 2003, 00:24
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BTW, just out of curiosity, what do you do against the Queens Gambit? Decline, Accept, Slav Defense, or Scots Game?
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July 31, 2003, 00:28
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This game has the weirdest pawn structure I've ever seen.
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July 31, 2003, 00:37
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JW - depending on the strength and inclinations of my opponents, as black against d4 I played Queen's Indian, Benko or Grunfeld, in about that order of frequency.
I never play d4 as white.
Drake - I've seen far weirder. Tripled isolated pawns, two pairs of doubled pawns on adjacent columns, two pairs of isolated doubled pawns. You name it.
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July 31, 2003, 00:42
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1 e4 c5
2 Nc3 e6
3 g3 Nc6
4 Bg2 Nf6
5 d3 c4
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7 e5 Nd7
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9 Nh3 h5
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I think I've got something good going as well, but it's so infrequent that I play now that I don't remember which of the voices in my head to listen to.
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July 31, 2003, 02:16
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Here's the position as of my last move:
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July 31, 2003, 02:38
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Chess is an oversimplification of modern day tactical warfare.
Why does it not have biological weapons? Secret agents? Nukes? 
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July 31, 2003, 06:39
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Chess is an oversimplification of modern day tactical warfare.
Why does it not have biological weapons? Secret agents? Nukes?
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Maybe you wanna add some spells. For example "Slow" and "Frenzy".
On the game:Nice game. I hope and i think that Jaguar Warrior will win. He (She) (BTW, JW what's your gender?) have some troubles with knights but his (her) king is much safer.
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July 31, 2003, 10:16
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Muxec, it's not about the king here... JW is in a pretty solid situation otherwise, and I'm anxious to see the next move.
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July 31, 2003, 10:57
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I am male.
1 e4 c5
2 Nc3 e6
3 g3 Nc6
4 Bg2 Nf6
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6 d4 d5
7 e5 Nd7
8 Nce2 Be7
9 Nh3 h5
10 c3 b5
11 Nef4 h4
12 Qg4 g5
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July 31, 2003, 11:13
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Maybe you wanna add some spells. For example "Slow" and "Frenzy".
On the game:Nice game. I hope and i think that Jaguar Warrior will win. He (She) (BTW, JW what's your gender?) have some troubles with knights but his (her) king is much safer.
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Both kings are safe and sound until some blood is shed. And MtG passes up trades all the time, so it may be a while yet.
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July 31, 2003, 13:07
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Bleah, JW, what do you use to create those images? They're terrible...
And IMHO, you just missed a good chance...
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July 31, 2003, 13:38
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Ok, tell me at the end of the game.
I can see those images just fine, but if you want I'll use a larger board and better colors.
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July 31, 2003, 14:12
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Both kings are safe and sound until some blood is shed. And MtG passes up trades all the time, so it may be a while yet.
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I open lines when I want to, not when you want me to. 
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July 31, 2003, 14:16
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1 e4 c5
2 Nc3 e6
3 g3 Nc6
4 Bg2 Nf6
5 d3 c4
6 d4 d5
7 e5 Nd7
8 Nce2 Be7
9 Nh3 h5
10 c3 b5
11 Nef4 h4
12 Qg4 g5
13 Ng5
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July 31, 2003, 14:27
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Now the fun begins.  or   , whichever the case may be.
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July 31, 2003, 15:08
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1 e4 c5
2 Nc3 e6
3 g3 Nc6
4 Bg2 Nf6
5 d3 c4
6 d4 d5
7 e5 Nd7
8 Nce2 Be7
9 Nh3 h5
10 c3 b5
11 Nef4 h4
12 Qg4 g5
13 Ng5 Bg5
Here you go solver-
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July 31, 2003, 15:21
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1 e4 c5
2 Nc3 e6
3 g3 Nc6
4 Bg2 Nf6
5 d3 c4
6 d4 d5
7 e5 Nd7
8 Nce2 Be7
9 Nh3 h5
10 c3 b5
11 Nef4 h4
12 Qg4 g5
13 Ng5 Bg5
14 Ne6
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July 31, 2003, 15:45
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Go JW!
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July 31, 2003, 15:55
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Muxec, it's not about the king here... JW is in a pretty solid situation otherwise, and I'm anxious to see the next move.
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It's always about the king.
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July 31, 2003, 15:59
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I know, but many times games don't even go to the point where you declare checkmate, do they?
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July 31, 2003, 16:04
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No, but only because the side resigning sees the inevitability of it.
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July 31, 2003, 16:13
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Oh, fun stuff, MtG. Although maybe I'm missing a good play JW has...
...like that top-secret a6 technology.
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July 31, 2003, 17:21
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Oh, fun stuff, MtG. Although maybe I'm missing a good play JW has...
...like that top-secret a6 technology.
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There are some interesting possibilities. But closed openings, open openings, doesn't matter, I come to fight.
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