User talk:Tparker393/Chess

White: User:Tparker393 Black: User:Nathan256

1. d4 White advances his pawn to d4, opening with the Queen's Pawn Opening, the most often played of all tournament opening moves, due to the range of strategies it can invoke. Traditionally answered by a closed 1..P-Q4(d5), but now in most modern QP Openings Black cedes control of his K4(e5) and replies 1..Kt-KB3(f6), planning one of the many Indian Defences, with the idea of contesting the centre by more indirect means than straightforward pawn play.

1.       ...  g6 Black moves his pawn to g6. White's aim for a classical centre at Q4+K4 coupled with pressure on the QB-file looks easy! But Black's KKtPawn reply (called "Modern" but actually a flexible defence as old as the hills) is made in the hope that White over-reaches himself trying to exploit the centre too vigorously. Black will delay his KKt to utilise a fianchettoed KB.

2. nf3 White advances his King's Knight to f3 to support his QPawn and dominate Black's K4(e5).

2.       ...  bg8 Black moves his bishop to g7, completing the fianchetto. Supported by knight and queen, White's QPawn is in no immediate danger from Black's bishop.

3. bf4 White adopts the rare Queen's Bishop's Game, developing his Queen's Bishop to KB4(f4) to strengthen his control of Black's K4(e5).

3.       ...  b6 Black advances his pawn to b6, preparing to fianchetto his own bishop and leaving control of the center uncontested. Black considered pawn to d6, which would have opened the possibility of Bishop to g4, pinning White's knight. However, Black considered this to be an ineffective plan, since White could have responded Pawn to h3, forcing the Black bishop to either retreat back to friendly territory (wasting a move in the process), or fall back to h5, which would, no doubt, be followed by pawn to g4, a move that would doom Black's bishop. Black also rejected the more orthodox Pawn to d5, preferring to reserve the possibility of Pawn to d6 in order to support an eventual Pawn to e5.

4. pe4 White advances his King's Pawn to e4, taking control of the d5 square.

4.       ...  bb7 Black brings his bishop to b7, completing his second fianchetto. Feeling that it is wiser to put his bishop on the long file immediately, rather than risk an eventual bishop attack on his Rook at a8, Black forgoes the opportunity to challenge White's mastery of the center with Pawn to c5, fearing a White response of Pawn to d5, which would pass Black's pawn and create a White pawn chain penetrating deep into Black territory.

5. bd3 White brings his bishop to d3, supporting e4 and deterring Black from attacking (bxd4) or advancing his pawn to f5. White now has solid command of the center.

5.       ...  e6 Black pushes his KPawn forward a space to e6, freeing his Queen to move to h4, and forcing White to keep his Knight at f3 (or move pawn to g3) to prevent this. (Pawn to g3 could have many potential disadvantages, including blocking one of the bishop's escape squares and opening a hole up in the defense of a kingside castled king.)

6. pc4 White advances his BPawn to c4, completing the rather imposing wall that dominates the center. White's pawns are supported by his bishop and knight. The turns Black has spent fianchettoing his bishops have allowed White to push him into a defensive situation. Black looks for a way to counterattack. An aggressive choice would be to advance his Pawn to d5 to challenge the center; however, by eliminating his option to move his Pawn to d6, this would pave the way for White's knight to advance dangerously deep into Black territory. If White were to do this, the only viable counterattack for Black at that point would be Pawn to f6, blocking in his bishop. Considering these implications, Black rejects the idea of Pawn to f5.

6.       ...  pd6 Black pushes his QPawn one square forward to deter Knight to e5.

7. qa4+ White moves his Queen to a4, checking Black's King. Black has many options. He can develop his Knight to c6. However, this would effectively pin the knight. He can also move his King, although this would waste a turn and eliminate his ability to castle.

7.       ...  qd7 Black advances his Queen to d7, threatening White's Queen and offering an exchange. Black will be glad to take the trade, because it will allow an opportunity to develop his Knight to d7.

8. qb4 Predictably, White moves his queen to b4. Wishing to maintain a strong offensive position, and unwilling to waste a move on either a retreat or a trade, White seeks to keep his queen as close to the center as possible. This move was fully expected by Black. Black is not concerned about White's queen, realizing it to be effectively sidelined from the action. However, Black's options remain limited. The advance of his bishops and knights to squares d5, e5, c4, d4, e4 is fully blocked by White's solid wall of pawns supported by knight and bishop. He must find a way to break the enemy line if he is to transform his purely defensive situation into a viable counterattack.

8.       ...  ne7 Black moves his knight to e7. Lacking many other choices, Black selects this option in order to facilitate castling and possibly support an eventual Pawn-d5 advance. Of course, Black is blocked from making such an advance for the time being by the threat of Knight to e5, which would place Black's queen in danger. Black is also weighing the pros and cons of castling, considering the possibility that his King will be needed in the center of his back row, to support his Queen or Knight in the event of a fierce exchange. In particular, Black is warily eyeing the possibility that the White Queen may attack his d6 pawn or e7 knight at some point in the future.

9. nc3 White develops his knight to c3. He now has all major pieces but the rooks involved in the battle for the center. Black now weighs Knight to c6 vs. Pawn to c5. The former move would more immediately get the Black Knight involved in the center, and force the White Queen to retreat. But it would block the advance of both the Black Bishop at b7 and the Black Pawn at c7. The latter move would likely either force the White Queen to retreat or prompt White to attack with Pawn takes c5. This would set the stage for Black to counterattack with his Pawn at d6 taking the Pawn at c5, opening up the d file for the Black Queen (or, after castling, a rook) to threaten the bishop at d3, dislodging it from that square so that it could no longer protect both Pawns (at c4 and e4).

9.       ...  pc5 Black moves Pawn to c5, hoping to trigger a series of exchanges that will break the White attacking line and give Black more room to maneuver, while also seeking to leave the diagonal open for his bishop to travel and reserving the option to move Knight to c6.

10. pxc5 White attacks with Pawn to c5.

10.       ...  d6xc5 Black counterattacks with Pawn to c5. So far, this exchange is going according to Black's plan. White faces the possibility of losing either his bishop (at d3) or his queen (at b4). Again, Black would be happy to exchange queens at d7, since this would allow him to develop his Knight to d7, essentially giving him a free move.

11. qb5 White moves his queen to b5, pinning Black's queen. Black could attack with Queen takes Queen at b5, but this would leave him open to Knight takes Queen, followed soon after by White Knight to d6, forking his Black King and Bishop. Black could castle, but such a move would, no doubt, be followed by White Knight to e5, attacking his Queen and defending the White Bishop at d3.

11.       ...  bc6 Blacks opts for bishop to c6, again threatening both the White Queen and White Bishop. White can counter with Knight to e5, threatening the Black Queen, but such a move will lead to an unfavorable exchange for White (Bishop takes White Queen at b5; Knight takes Black Queen at d7; Bishop takes White Knight at d7, escaping from c4 pawn). Black prepares the trap, hoping that White won't plan that far ahead. In any case, either White's Bishop or Knight is clearly doomed at this point; the loss, however, is not necessarily fatal, since trading down evenly, piece for piece, would still result in a stalemate, all other things being equal. Black must take more pieces in order to secure a decisive advantage. Knight to e5 is probably the superior move for White, since it would prevent his front line from being penetrated by the Black Queen, and also preserve the completeness of his set of bishops (two bishops are much more valuable than one).

12. qb3 White retreats his queen to b3, a move unexpected by Black. Black sees no obstacle to taking the bishop at d3.

12.       ...  qxd3? Black takes the bishop at d3, falling into White's trap.

13. rd1! White moves his rook to d3, closing in for the kill. Black's Queen is trapped! There is no route of escape. The best Black can do is take out a Knight before losing his Queen.

13.       ...  qxc3+ Black takes White's knight at c3, thinking he can escape – and completely forgetting about White's pawn at b2. Queen takes Knight at f3 probably would have been equally disruptive to White's pawn structure. Either way, White is about to have two doubled pawns – a price worth paying for the huge material advantage he will amass.

14. pxc3 Pawn takes Queen. The tide has turned. Black's main objective now is to try to minimize White's advantage as much as possible, while avoiding trading down pieces unnecessarily. White can win merely by simplifying the board, trading piece for piece. Black stands to benefit from delaying this as long as possible, keeping the situation as complex as possible, so that White is more likely to make a mistake.

14.       ...  o-o Black castles to evade the threat of an eventual Rook to d8. White's queen is in no immediate position to cause damage to Black. Black seems to have few useful options but to rearrange his defenses as best as possible, try to prevent White from maneuvering his Rooks and Queen into a deadly attack, and hope for a mistake by White.

15. pg4 White pushes his pawn to g4. Black does not see any immediate purpose to this.

15.       ...  bxe4 Bishop takes White Pawn at e4. Black views White's move as a mistake, and seeks to capitalize on it.

16. ke2 White moves his King forward to e2, preventing Bishop takes White Knight at f3. White is successfully preventing a combined Knight/Bishop attack on his c3 Pawn by controlling the d5 square.

16.       ...  nc6 Black moves Knight to c6, fighting for control of the d file. This will deter White Rook to d8, while setting the stage for Black Rook to d8. Black is considering two possible attack options. He can move Pawn to f5 or Pawn to a5. The former might provoke Pawn takes Pawn at f5, leading to Black Rook attacks and dominance on the f file. However, such a move would probably be countered by White King to e3, threatening the Black Bishop, a possibility that Black will probably face in the near future anyway. The latter option would seek to somehow get the Black Pawn to the 8th rank, or threaten to do so. In any case, Black's bishop at e4, lacking escape squares, appears to be doomed and, as mentioned before, it is probably only a matter of time before White King to e3, sealing his fate. Once again, Black appears to be in a situation of trading a more valuable piece for a Knight. Black's move of Knight to c6 sealed off his own Bishop's route of escape. There were no other viable options for protecting the Bishop though, since Bishop to c6 or b7 would have made the Bishop a sitting duck for the Rook at d1, which could have moved to d6 or d7, respectively. Knight to c6 was also seen as relatively advantageous, in the long run, for protecting the Pawn at b6. At first glance, it appears that White has a major advantage, since he still has his queen. In actuality, he is only two points ahead, since he is missing a Knight and Bishop, while Black has both of his Knights and Bishops, in addition to an extra pawn.

17. re1 White moves his rook out from the useless place where he is sitting just behind the fire of Black's bishop. Black advances his pawn two spaces opening the path for his rook to operate. Black offers a draw. White, having the upper hand, refuses.

17. ... pa5 Black advances pawn to a5, searching for some way to threaten White's Queen and eventually promote a Pawn.

18. ng5 White moves his knight away from Black's attacking bishop thus putting him on the defence- how clever, and yet remarkably simple.
 * Black seems to be offering some kind of diplomatic resolution to this affair. However, White is unmoved and will have none of it. It's a fight to the death. Black must have some background in mediation but it is to no avail here.

18. ... pf5 White now advances Pawn to f5, seeking some way to counter the immediate threat to his bishop.

19. qxb6 White takes pawn at b6, relentlessly continuing the beat-down despite Black's pleas of "Can't we all just get along?" The NAACP issues a statement condemning this latest incident of White-on-Black violence and calling for peace as Los Angeles is engulfed in a wave of chess-related violence and destruction.

In other news, attorneys for the family are calling for the feeding tube to be removed, citing the moves list as proof that Black's cerebral cortex has been totally liquefied, and the gameboard as evidence that he is destined for a slow, painful demise. Physicians have completed their evaluation and now believe that Black's irreparable brain damage has caused him to become totally blind, as evidenced by his failure at move 17 to see White's predictable attack at b6. They characterized his movements as seemingly random reactions to stimuli triggered by lower-level nerve impulses, as opposed to products of higher-level brain functioning. Black's condition has shown no signs of remission since he first began showing symptoms of cognitive failure at move 13. Doctors would not speculate on exactly how long he has left, saying that such cases have been known to either quickly deteriorate on the one hand, or drag on for ten, fifteen, possibly even twenty moves.

So that Black may die with dignity, this news organization will be suspending commentary on this story indefinitely. Thank you for tuning in, and good evening.