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Subject: Re: A short but dynamic game with CM8000's Lacey

Author: Sune Larsson

Date: 01:15:51 02/23/01

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On February 22, 2001 at 22:52:05, Marcus Ray wrote:

>
>The recent discussion reg. CM8000's Lacey inspired me to play some blitz with
>her. A really volatile game.... I managed to get her within 3 mins - my clock
>read 2:59 at the end

 That's right Marcus, just give that chick what she deserves. She doesn't really
 play chess but merely moves with a blitzering speed. She can use 2 seconds for
 a whole game. One can just wait for her to hang pieces all over the place. But
 playing her at 2-3 min level is still a challenge...;)

 Sune
>
>My playing style is generally very conservative  - initially I play a really
>closed game and wait for tiny slip-ups after which I raise the tempo and
>exchange furiously to transpose ASAP to the end game.
>However, the smell of blood in this game was too strong for me to settle for
>anything less than an all out slaughter :)
>
>(9 mins/game)
>[White] Me
>[Black] Lacey [CM8000 Rating 1308 on my PIII-500]
>
>1.e3 e5
>2.d4 d6
>3.c3 Nf6
>4.f3 Be6
>5.e4 Nc6 --------- In keeping with her limited vision.
>6.d5 Nxd5 ---------How is that OK even at a 2 ply depth?
>7.exd5 Qh4+
>8.g3 Qf6
>9.dxc6 bxc6
>10.b3 0-0-0 -------Castling to her shattered Qside (esp. when she has an intact
>Kside), was perhaps not as obvious as her other errors but the biggest in my
>opinion!
>11.Be3 Kb8
>12.Qd2 Be7
>13.Ba6 d5
>14.c4 dxc4
>15.Qa5 cxb3
>16.axb3 Bxb3 -------- moves into mate!
>17.Bxa7+ Ka8
>18.Qxc7 Bb4+
>19.Kf2 Rb8
>20.Bxb8 Bc5+
>21.Kg2 Qxf3+
>22.Kxf3 Bd5+
>23.Ke2 Bf3+
>24.Kxf3 e4+
>25.Kxe4 Re8+
>26.Kf4 Be3+
>27.Kf3 Rxb8
>28.Bb7# ------ She managed to give me ***eight*** suicidal checks to prolong the
>game!
> - her fate was sealed right after 16...Bxb3



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