I beat a master last night! Here's the game. I was black, against the 4th highest rated active player in Georgia (rating = 2240)
http://www.chessvideos.tv/chess-game-replayer.php?id=45423

He started to get a good attack against me. He was trying to pin my knight to my rook, plus he had a hint of a bishop attack across the long diagonal to my other rook.

However I let him go for the attack and in the meantime I lined up several pieces on his king (moves 9-14). I let him have my rook. By the time he realized what I was doing, he had no chance.

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It should be the sort of game I'm good at, but I actually kinda suck at Chess. Congratulations.

Btw, is it pretty common for top players to suicide their Queens away like that?

EDIT: You know, thinking about it, maybe that's why I always sucked. I would always avoid losing pieces at all costs unless there was no other way (check) or I simply didn't notice something, even if it meant backtracking pieces and stuff. Admittedly, I've not exactly played it since I was a kid except for the one built into Windows Vista/7 a couple times. Too defensive, no aggression.

It wasn't suicide of the queen, we traded queen for queen.

Whether or not they decide to swap queens really depends on the board. I think he decided after queen swapping then he can pin my knight to my rook. I didnt really care about queen swap either way, but I did like the idea of my Bishop attacking his pawn on f2. Plus I wanted to avoid the pawn fork he was threatening.

If I did 9. Knight takes pawn...he was surely going to do Queen d5 and win a piece.

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I'm uber at chess whisp I could take you on easily!

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here's a soundtrack for your next game

the top chess player in america is named Hikaru Nakamura
is that video about him?

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lol maybe

nicely done.

that's funny whisp that almost the same move I did to my friend when he thought he was winning and I ended up traping his king and he lost. lol

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Just won $500 in a chess tournament That puts me at over $1000 in less than one month.

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awesome whisp and now where damn payment you owe me?

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Fuck the lap. I say you go full time Chess Pro whisp!

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and here's Whisp's Chest

Kioko I think you just uncover yarr's picture.

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haha, I would totally do that, but I dont have a hairy enough chest.

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Then quit letting your wife shave it off.

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I was invited to represent Georgia at the 39th World Open of chess in Philadelphia. If I win I get $18,000. Second place is $9000, 3rd is $5000 and so on. I'm going. It's June 30-July 4.

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lol whisp thats awesome. You better keep us posted. I assume youll post updates on Facebook too.

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Woah dude haha, GL!!

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NEAT-O! (with thumbs up like an moron copying Jim Carrey)

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Am I not cool enough to be your facebook friend Yarr?

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Not when you dont send me an invite asshole. I'll be first to admit my facebook is boring. I never post.

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i did pretty well
won won won drew won drew lost lost drew
so 5.5 points out of 9
against people rated a lot higher than me
no money prize tho
if i had won those ones i lost, i'd be first

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Congrats, whisp! That's quite an achievement. haha. I'm terrible at chess.

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Way to go whisp!

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