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John Moore
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by John Moore » Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:35 pm
Simon Rogers wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:53 pm
Ian Thompson wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:06 pm
Simon Rogers wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 3:45 pm
It was the first time playing Brett. As white he played 1.h4, I panicked and played Nf6, as you can imagine, I lost quite quickly.
I was told by the controller after, the best reply is h5.
By what criteria? My computer reckons 1... Nf6 is the 3rd best move, after moving a central pawn 2 squares forward.
It reckons 1... h5 is the 16th best move, being better than only 1... Na6, 1... Nh6, 1... f6 and 1... g5.
It was 25 years ago.
I was 110 grade, the controller was 150 grade.
The guy was a bit of a strange character. He dropped out of the chess scene about 5 years later after a disagreement with some Poulton players. He then concentrated on his bridge.
Was he building one, Simon
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Simon Rogers
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by Simon Rogers » Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:42 pm
John Moore wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:35 pm
Simon Rogers wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:53 pm
Ian Thompson wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:06 pm
By what criteria? My computer reckons 1... Nf6 is the 3rd best move, after moving a central pawn 2 squares forward.
It reckons 1... h5 is the 16th best move, being better than only 1... Na6, 1... Nh6, 1... f6 and 1... g5.
It was 25 years ago.
I was 110 grade, the controller was 150 grade.
The guy was a bit of a strange character. He dropped out of the chess scene about 5 years later after a disagreement with some Poulton players. He then concentrated on his bridge.
Was he building one, Simon
I think he burned a lot of bridges.
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John Moore
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by John Moore » Sat Nov 21, 2020 9:04 am