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(Message started by: The_Jeh on Oct 5th, 2008, 12:18pm)

Title: Move 41
Post by The_Jeh on Oct 5th, 2008, 12:18pm
Chessandgo chooses 41g Ed3e Da3n Da4n Da5n. This is a move we had mentioned.

The move I had in mind at the conclusion of the last thread was 41s ef4w Hg4w dg3n ce6w.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by warren on Oct 5th, 2008, 9:14pm
Bomb suggests
 41b Hg4n ef4e rb5e rc8w
threatening to capture his horse in 1 move and delaying the capture of our northwest cat. That 41b seems to lead to us getting his horse for our dog, leaving us with two extra rabbit but with two cats instead of his dog and cat.


Title: Re: Move 41
Post by UruramTururam on Oct 6th, 2008, 12:02am
My initial thought was

41b Hg4n ef4e rb5e rc8e

- which turned out to be quite similar to the Bomb's proposal. For the last step I assumed we can make a better use of this rabbit in the center, far from the gold dog.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by warren on Oct 6th, 2008, 6:55am

on 10/06/08 at 00:02:24, UruramTururam wrote:
My initial thought was

41b Hg4n ef4e rb5e rc8e

- which turned out to be quite similar to the Bomb's proposal. For the last step I assumed we can make a better use of this rabbit in the center, far from the gold dog.

An annoying counter to your "initial thought" is

  42g Rd4wwn Da6n

threatening goal. Isn't it better to send our c8 rabbit west as in Bomb's suggestion to keep him from threatening goal?

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by warren on Oct 6th, 2008, 7:07am

on 10/05/08 at 12:18:42, The_Jeh wrote:
Chessandgo chooses 41g Ed3e Da3n Da4n Da5n. This is a move we had mentioned.

The move I had in mind at the conclusion of the last thread was 41s ef4w Hg4w dg3n ce6w.

Bomb suggests a rather unhuman tactical counter to your 41s:

  42g Ch3w Ee3e dg4nn Hf4e

That 42g  seems to allow gold to escape without further loss of material despite leaving gold's elephant on the trap protected only by a cat.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by Fritzlein on Oct 6th, 2008, 7:22am

on 10/05/08 at 12:18:42, The_Jeh wrote:
The move I had in mind at the conclusion of the last thread was 41s ef4w Hg4w dg3n ce6w.

On a first pass this move looks strong.

I don't want to trade our dog for his horse.  Yes, CRR for D is a material advantage for us, but less than I was hoping for, and with a tense endgame to be played thereafter.  I would not have advocated playing safe last move if I had thought we would have to trade horse for dog.  If we eventually decide we have nothing better than this trade, we'll have to look back and wonder where we went wrong.

Therefore I approve of the step dg3n so that we win the horse without losing our dog.  Note that 42g Ee3e Ef3e xxxx xxxx does not get chessandgo our dog for his horse, because we can answer with 42s Hf4n ee4e xxxx xxxx and get the free horse on 43s.

The down side of the dog retreat is that chessandgo's elephant is less firmly tied to the defense of the f3-trap.  Supposing that he leaves his elephant on e3 in response to our move (as I expect he would), then we can't split our capture of his horse into two moves with 42s Hf4n ee4e xxxx xxxx, because his elephant can advance up the e-file to save his horse, and we don't have the immediate counter of capturing his cat with our dog to create a huge goal threat.  In other words, this move is great for the control game because it is a serious threat to win a free horse, but bad for the racing game, as it may create situations where chessandgo can bail out with his elephant and win a goal race.

I would look first at 42g Ra2n Ra3n Ra4n Da6e.  The goal-in-one threat means that we can't take the horse, which means that we can't get halfway there either.  But using all four steps in the west with 42s rc8w rd5w rb5s rb4w might be adequate to insure that we can take his horse on 43s no matter what he tried to do in the west on 43g.

If instead chessandgo tries 42g Da6e Db6n cc7s Db7e, I am not sure that we can afford a defensive move.  His dog would be eyeing f7, from where it would nullify our threat to his horse.  Therefore I think we would have to take his horse on 42s in exchange for our cat, with the idea of using our elephant to put out the fire in the west on 43s.  We would be ahead by two clear rabbits with, I think, as nice an endgame as we can hope for.

Chessandgo may have other, stronger tries, but at the moment I think The_Jeh's move wins us H for C, resolving the mess of the last many moves into a fluid position where it is (finally) quite clear that we stand better.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by Fritzlein on Oct 6th, 2008, 7:23am

on 10/06/08 at 07:07:23, warren wrote:
Bomb suggests a rather unhuman tactical counter to your 41s:

  42g Ch3w Ee3e dg4n Hf4e

That 42g  seems to allow gold to escape without further loss of material despite leaving gold's elephant on the trap protected only by a cat.

Oh, dear.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by Janzert on Oct 6th, 2008, 9:00am
OpFor likes the same move as Bomb from depth 9 on till at least 15:

depth 15
time 39163
nodes 4558496223
qnodes 61287500
losing_moves 90
score 256
pv rc8w Hg4n ef4e rb5e w Rg1w Ee3n Ee4e Rh1w b rd5e re5s ce6s re4s w Ef4w re3w

Janzert

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by The_Jeh on Oct 6th, 2008, 9:03am

on 10/06/08 at 07:07:23, warren wrote:
Bomb suggests a rather unhuman tactical counter to your 41s:

  42g Ch3w Ee3e dg4nn Hf4e

That 42g  seems to allow gold to escape without further loss of material despite leaving gold's elephant on the trap protected only by a cat.


That is indeed unhuman. I had completely overlooked that possibility. However, it does not necessarily make me want to reject the move out of hand. For example:

42s ee4s ee3w rb5s rb4s

To lose material near c3 verges on fatal for c&g. Some choices he has are:

43g Hg4w Hf4w Rd4w Ef3w, to which we respond 43s ed3n He4n ed4e rb3s, and we win his horse after all, because responses to save it result in a forced goal for us, if I'm not mistaken. (Or if somehow it doesn't, we could just play dg5w instead of rb3s.)

43g Ef3n Ef4w Rd4w Da6s is easily thwarted by 43s rb3s ed3s Rc2n ed2w, 44g Rg1w Rf1w Re1w Rd1w, 44s Rc1e ec2s rd5e leads to a forced goal.

I'm  shaken by my own lack of perception compared to Bomb in this instance, but Bomb could still be misevaluating a move that is actually good if we look a few moves deeper.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by camelback on Oct 6th, 2008, 9:11am
How about this one. A possible goal threat.

41b rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w


Title: Re: Move 41
Post by RonWeasley on Oct 6th, 2008, 10:00am
I'm looking at

41b Hg4n ef4e rb5s ce6w

Gold must leave something to block our r on d5 so the gold E won't be too aggressive to save the H or advance the R on d4.  Gold is trying to create a west side goal threat.  Moving our r to b4 slows this down by creating our own additional goal threat.  Moving our c to d6 makes the f6 trap defensable.   The lack of mobility of the gold E keeps it from taking our dog while we secure the H.  If the gold E gets blockers by threatening a d-H exchange (and move the dog to evade), the E can defend the H but now we have a dog around either c3 or f3 with threatening rabbits and a better goal race.

For some of the other suggestions, I'm not seeing the advantage of the rc8e step.  It doesn't figure into any of my variations.  If anything, rc8w is more useful in the future to defend a west side goal threat.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by Fritzlein on Oct 6th, 2008, 10:23am
I'm not sure The_Jeh's line refutes warren's (Bomb's) refutation of The_Jeh's move.

42g Ch3w Ee3e dg4n Hf4e
42s ee4s ee3w rb5s rb4s
43g Da6s Da5s Da4s Ef3w

and we get a free rabbit, but it isn't immediately fatal to chessandgo because our attacking rabbit can be pushed back to b4 with a dog in front.  The question is how good for us strategically that position with CRRR for H is.

When using Bomb in the endgame, we should be aware that it overvalues the horse.  Right now, with H for CRR, Bomb thinks that Gold is ahead on material by +1, but if it trades horse for dog the material swings to -2, i.e. a two-rabbit advantage for Silver.  This is not a typo: to Bomb's material evaluator, horse for dog is a three-rabbit swing.

If instead of forcing that trade, we had the option to capture a rabbit for free, Bomb's material evaluation would swing to -1.  We get one point for the rabbit per se, and one extra point for the rabbit surplus in the endgame.

To my mind it's only slightly better to have CRR for D than to have CRRR for H, but in Bomb's material evaluation the former is much better.  Bomb really puts a premium on that horse.  Just so we are aware of the bias.

That said, Bomb did find a strong move I totally overlooked, so I definitely don't want to spurn its help.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by Janzert on Oct 6th, 2008, 10:25am
After

41s ef4w Hg4w dg3n ce6w
   42g Ch3w Ee3e dg4nn Hf4e
   .    42s ee4s ee3w rb5s rb4s

OpFor suggests

depth 15
time 2803
score 26
pv Ef3w Da6e Ee3n Rd4w b ed3s rb3s rd5s rh7s w Db6s Db5s Ee4s Db4s b rh6s dg5w

Janzert

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by The_Jeh on Oct 6th, 2008, 10:57am

on 10/06/08 at 10:23:58, Fritzlein wrote:
I'm not sure The_Jeh's line refutes warren's (Bomb's) refutation of The_Jeh's move.

42g Ch3w Ee3e dg4n Hf4e
42s ee4s ee3w rb5s rb4s
43g Da6s Da5s Da4s Ef3w

and we get a free rabbit, but it isn't immediately fatal to chessandgo because our attacking rabbit can be pushed back to b4 with a dog in front.


You're right. I can't think of any other lines, either.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by Janzert on Oct 6th, 2008, 11:55am

on 10/06/08 at 10:00:18, RonWeasley wrote:
I'm looking at

41b Hg4n ef4e rb5s ce6w


OpFor continues with:

depth 14
time 4361
score -271
pv Rd4e Re4n Re5e Hg5e b eg4w Rf5n Rf6x ef4n ef5e w Da6e Rg1w Db6s Rh1w b dg3n Ch3w

It also considered 42w Rd4e Re4n Re5e Hg5n at depth 13.

Janzert

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by Janzert on Oct 6th, 2008, 12:20pm
Current tree:

41s ef4w Hg4w dg3n ce6w
   42g Ch3w Ee3e dg4nn Hf4e
   .    42s ee4s ee3w rb5s rb4s
   .    .    43g Da6s Da5s Da4s Ef3w
   .    .    43g Hg4w Hf4w Rd4w Ef3w
   .    .    .    43s ed3n He4n ed4e rb3s
   .    .    43g Ef3n Ef4w Rd4w Da6s
   .    .    .    43s rb3s ed3s Rc2n ed2w
   .    .    .    .    44g Rg1w Rf1w Re1w Rd1w
   .    .    .    .    .    44s Rc1e ec2s rd5e
   .    .    43g Ef3n Ef4w Rd4w Da6e
   .    .    .    43b rb3s ed3s rd5s rh7s
   .    .    .    .    44w Db6s Db5s Ee4s Db4s
   42g Ra2n Ra3n Ra4n Da6e
   .    42s rc8w rd5w rb5s rb4w
   42g Da6e Db6n cc7s Db7e
41s Hg4n ef4e rb5s ce6w
   42g Rd4e Re4n Re5e Hg5e
   .    42b eg4w Rf5n Rf6x ef4n ef5e
41s Hg4n ef4e rb5e rc8w
   42g Rg1w Ee3n Ee4e Rh1w
   .    42s rd5e re5s ce6s re4s
41s Hg4n ef4e rb5e rc8e
   42g Rd4w Rc4w Rb4n Da6n
41s rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w

Janzert

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by warren on Oct 6th, 2008, 8:28pm

on 10/06/08 at 10:00:18, RonWeasley wrote:
I'm looking at

41b Hg4n ef4e rb5s ce6w

I like the extra goal threats. That's currently my favorite 41b.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by Fritzlein on Oct 7th, 2008, 12:26am

on 10/06/08 at 10:00:18, RonWeasley wrote:
I'm looking at

41b Hg4n ef4e rb5s ce6w

After
41s Hg4n ef4e ce6w rb5s
42g Da6s Da5e Rg1w Rf1n

Bomb is happy to take the horse for dog trade and declare victory, but after

42s Hg5w eg4n Hf5n Hf6x eg5w
43g Ee3e Ef3n dg3w df3x Ef4w

It seems that we lose another rabbit, the indirect effect of making it vulnerable with rb5s.  But I assume from the commentary


Quote:
The lack of mobility of the gold E keeps it from taking our dog while we secure the H.  If the gold E gets blockers by threatening a d-H exchange (and move the dog to evade), the E can defend the H but now we have a dog around either c3 or f3 with threatening rabbits and a better goal race.

that we shouldn't accept the trade of dog for horse.  So how should the dog evade?  I guess something like

42s dg3s dg2e rh7s rd5e

looks pretty good.  So I am in favor of Ron's move so far.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by UruramTururam on Oct 7th, 2008, 4:24am

on 10/06/08 at 06:55:52, warren wrote:
  42g Rd4wwn Da6n


Really, this would force us to defend. It's better to have initiative on our side.

I like the look of the Camelback's proposal. Any possible continuation?

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by warren on Oct 7th, 2008, 6:08am

on 10/06/08 at 09:11:17, camelback wrote:
How about this one. A possible goal threat.

41b rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w

I think that move is too slow and therefore lets his dog rescue his horse. For example:

41b rf7s rf6s rf5w ce6w
42w Da6n Da7e cc7e Db7e
42b ef4s Hg4w Hf4n ef3n
43w cd7n Dc7e Dd7e De7s

Update: oops, my above continuation is not for the 41b camelback posted. I'll have to investigate your 41b more to have an opinion.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by camelback on Oct 7th, 2008, 6:19am
Hi warren,

I was planning for goal threat by advancing rabbits, since there is very little defense. I have the following lines.

41b rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42w Rh1n rh4n Ch3n Hg4n
42b ef4e rf5s re5s rh7s
43w re4n Ee3n rf4n Ee4e
43b re5s cd6e ce6s re4s
44w Ef4w re3w Ee4s Rg1w
44b rf5s rf4s rf3s ce5s

-----
41b rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42w Da6e Db6n cc7s Db7e
42b cc6w Hg4n ef4e rf5s

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by Janzert on Oct 7th, 2008, 3:01pm
I ran opfor after

41s Hg4n ef4e rb5e rc8w
   42g Rg1w Ee3n Ee4e Rh1w
   .    42s rd5e re5s ce6s re4s

to see if it could find a refutation

depth 15
time 22134
nodes 2333603212
qnodes 124024877
losing_moves 3246
score -617
pv Rg1n Rh1n Da6e Db6s b eg5w Hh5w Rg2w dg3s w Db5n Db6n cc7s Db7e

So it just keeps looking worse for c&g in that line the deeper opfor goes.

Janzert

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by warren on Oct 7th, 2008, 8:41pm

on 10/07/08 at 06:19:07, camelback wrote:
Hi warren,

I was planning for goal threat by advancing rabbits, since there is very little defense. I have the following lines.

41b rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42w Rh1n rh4n Ch3n Hg4n
42b ef4e rf5s re5s rh7s
43w re4n Ee3n rf4n Ee4e
43b re5s cd6e ce6s re4s
44w Ef4w re3w Ee4s Rg1w
44b rf5s rf4s rf3s ce5s

-----
41b rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42w Da6e Db6n cc7s Db7e
42b cc6w Hg4n ef4e rf5s

Camelback's 41s rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w is my current favorite. It doesn't look good at first because it delays our capture of the horse for a turn, but once we follow through with the horse threat it seems to leave us in a better position than after RW's 41s Hg4n ef4e rb5s ce6w .

Put another way, however C&G responds to Camelback's 41s it seems we'll be in a better position to make threats against his horse and goal than we are now.

Can anyone find a good 42g to counter Camelback's 41s?

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by camelback on Oct 8th, 2008, 8:08am
A good counter for c&g and the following response would be
42w Ee3n Ee4s re5s Rg1w
42b cd6s rc8e rd8s rd7s

I think this could force c&g bring back dog for defense, so position needs further analysis.


Title: Re: Move 41
Post by RonWeasley on Oct 8th, 2008, 8:59am
Here's a full continuation for my suggested move:

41s Hg4n ef4e rb5s ce6w
42g Rg1w Da6e Db6s Rh1n
42s dg3s Hg5n eg4n rc8w
43g Rd4e Re4e Rf4n Ee3n
43s Hg6e eg5n cd6e rb8s
44g Ee4n ce6n Ee5n Db5e
44s ce7w cd7s rd5s rd4e
45g Dc5e Dd5e De5w re4n
45s dg2n Rh2w rb4s rb3s
46g Dd5s Dd4s Dd3e Rf1e
46s cc7s cc6s rb7s cc5w
47g cd6n Ee6w Ed6s Ed5w
47s eg6w ef6e Rf5n Rf6x cd7w
48g cb5s Ec5w Rg2e
48s eg6w Hh6w ef6s Hg6w Hf6x
49g cb4s Eb5s cb3e cc3x Eb4s
49s ef5s ef4s ef3s De3e Df3x
50g Eb3e rb2n Ec3e rb3e rc3x
50s dg3n Ch3w Cg3w Cf3x dg4s
51g Rc2n Rc3n Rc4e Rb1n
51s rh4s dg3s re5s re4s
52g Rd4n Rd5e Re5n Re6n
52s cc7e ef2n re3s ef3x re2s

Here's one of the camelback variations:

41s rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42g Ee3n Ee4s re5s Rg1w
42s rf5w Hg4n ef4e re4e
43g Ee3n rf4n Ee4e Rf1n
43s dg3s Ch3w rh4s rc8w
44g rf5n rf6x Ef4n Hg5e Hh5s
44s Cg3w eg4s rh3s eg3e
45g Rd4e Re4e Rf4e Rg4n
45s Rf2w Cf3x dg2w rh2w rg2s

Here's another:

41s rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42g Rh1n rh4n Ch3n Hg4n
42s ef4e rf5s rf4s rf3s
43g Ee3s rf2e Ee2e Da6e
43s cd6s Rd4w cd5s re5s
44g Rc2e Rb1n Rb2e
44s cd4s Rd2s cd3s re4s
45g Rc4e Rd4e Re4n Re5n
45s re3s re2s

So I think both moves win.  Camelback's appears to win quicker.  While these aren't likely the best variations, they show a lot of the relevant themes.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by Fritzlein on Oct 8th, 2008, 9:59am

on 10/08/08 at 08:59:15, RonWeasley wrote:
Camelback's appears to win quicker.

Wow you have it down for goal in five or six moves?  I didn't know we were winning by that much...  I can't wait to analyze our crushing attack.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by camelback on Oct 8th, 2008, 7:53pm
Ron its amazing to see, you sorted out all. Certainly you mastered all the tricks from Hogwarts   ;D ;D

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by warren on Oct 9th, 2008, 7:10am
I'm ready to voice vote for camelback's
41s rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by RonWeasley on Oct 9th, 2008, 7:28am
Based on my posted analysis, I also support

41s f7s rf6s rd5e ce6w

But please be careful.  Just because I gave out lines that go to goal, doesn't mean the Slytherins are going to cooperate.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by UruramTururam on Oct 9th, 2008, 7:42am
I'm for that move too.

Btw I thought that C&G is from Ravenclaw...

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by Fritzlein on Oct 9th, 2008, 10:00am

on 10/08/08 at 08:59:15, RonWeasley wrote:
Here's one of the camelback variations:

41s rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42g Ee3n Ee4s re5s Rg1w
42s rf5w Hg4n ef4e re4e
43g Ee3n rf4n Ee4e Rf1n

It seems chessandgo can offer more resistance with
43g Ee3n rf4n Ee4e Da6e
after which
43s dg3s Ch3w rh4s rc8w
can be met by
44g Ef4s rf5s Ef3s rf4s rf3x
with a few defensive resources remaining for Gold.


Title: Re: Move 41
Post by Fritzlein on Oct 9th, 2008, 10:09am
If chessandgo chooses a more bland defense to camelback's attack, let's say

41s rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42g Rg1w Rf1n Da6e Rh1n

do we still expect to force goal, or do we fall back on accepting H for d trade, or do we have a way to win the H outright?

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by camelback on Oct 9th, 2008, 11:39am
Fritz,

Here are my responses, at most we will trade a r for H. I think Ron can still find forced goal with his magic wand.

41b rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42w Rg1w Rf1n Da6e Rh1n
42b Hg4n ef4e rf5s re5s
43w Ee3e rf4n Ef3n Rd4n
43b dg3s Ch3w rh4s rc8w
44w Ef4s rf5s Ef3w rf4s rf3x
44b Hg5w eg4n eg5s eg4w

-----

41b rf7s rf6s ce6w rd5e
42w Ee3n Ee4s re5s Rg1w
42b rf5w Hg4n ef4e re4e
43w Ee3n rf4n Ee4e Da6e
43b dg3s Ch3w rh4s rc8w
44w Ef4s rf5s Ef3s rf4s rf3x
44b Hg5w eg4n eg5s eg4w

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by RonWeasley on Oct 9th, 2008, 12:55pm

on 10/09/08 at 10:09:10, Fritzlein wrote:
If chessandgo chooses a more bland defense to camelback's attack, let's say

41s rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42g Rg1w Rf1n Da6e Rh1n

do we still expect to force goal, or do we fall back on accepting H for d trade, or do we have a way to win the H outright?


Here's the best I could find.  Essentially, we take the horse without giving up the dog.  The won endgame takes a while, like a jdb puzzle.

41s rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42g Rg1w Rf1n Da6e Rh1n
42s Hg4n ef4e rf5s re5s
43g Ra2n Ra3n Ra4n Ra5n
43s rc8w dg3w df3e Rf2n
44g Db6n cc7e Db7e Rc2w
44s cd6s cd5w rb5s rb4s
45g Rb1w Dc7w Db7s Db6s
45s rb8s cd7s cd6s cc5s
46g Db5n Db6s rb7s Db5s
46s ra8s cd5n Rd4n re4w
47g cc4n Db4e Ra1n Ra2n
47s Hg5w eg4n Hf5n Hf6x eg5w
48g Dc4w rb3e rc3x Db4s Rb2e
48s dg3s Rf3e Rg3n dg2n
49g Ee3s Ee2e Db3e Dc3e
49s ef5w ee5s rd4w ee4w
50g Ef2e dg3w Eg2n Ra3e
50s rg8s df3s rc4w cc5w
51g Rc2w Rb2w rh4n Ch3n
51s Dd3s ed4s rf4w re4s
52g Rg4w Eg3w re3n Ef3w
52s rb4e cb5s Rb3e Rc3x cb4s
53g Ee3s Dd2w Dc2s Ch4w
53s ed3e ee3e ef3e Rf4s Rf3x
54g Ee2n df2w Dc1n Ra2n
54s Cg4w eg3n Cf4n eg4w
55g Rh2n de2s Ee3s Ee2e
55s re4w Cf5n Cf6x ef4n rh5s
56g Dc2e Dd2n rd4e Dd3n
56s ef5s re4s re3w de1n
57g rd3e Dd4s Dd3s
57s rc4s rc3s cb3s rc2s

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by camelback on Oct 9th, 2008, 1:29pm
Ron, 50s has a goal ;)

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by Fritzlein on Oct 9th, 2008, 4:31pm

on 10/09/08 at 11:39:13, camelback wrote:
Here are my responses, at most we will trade a r for H. I think Ron can still find forced goal with his magic wand.

41b rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42w Rg1w Rf1n Da6e Rh1n
42b Hg4n ef4e rf5s re5s
43w Ee3e rf4n Ef3n Rd4n
43b dg3s Ch3w rh4s rc8w
44w Ef4s rf5s Ef3w rf4s rf3x
44b Hg5w eg4n eg5s eg4w

That's a nice tactic to hold his horse on f5 with our elephant on f4.  However, the advanced rabbit can actually get in the way of that in some lines.  For example:

41s rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42g Rg1w Rf1n Da6e Rh1n
42s Hg4n ef4e rf5s re5s
43g re4n Ee3n rf4n Ee4e
43s dg3s Ch3w rh4s re5s
44g Ef4s Rf2w Re2n Ef3s

But then this line convinced me

41s rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42g Rg1w Rf1n Da6e Rh1n
42s Hg4n ef4e rf5s re5s
43g re4n Ee3n rf4n Ee4e
43s dg3s Ch3w rh4s rc8w
44g rf5n rf6x Ef4n Ef5s re5e
44s dg2s Rh2w eg4e rh3s

with goal to follow

Is the Silver e-rabbit more useful on e5, to unfreeze f5, or on e4 to threaten goal?

41s rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42g Rg1w Rf1n Da6e Rh1n
42s Hg4n ef4e rf5s re5s
43g Ee3e rf4n Ee4n Ra3n
43s Hg5n eg4n rf5w re4s

and we do get the horse for only a rabbit.

Since Ron has covered the possible Gold counter-attack, and the Gold defense looks mostly hopeless, I guess I'm finally on board for camelback's move in the continuing voice vote.  I'm ready to move if everyone else is too.

As if I needed another reminder that my endgame instincts are poor, I originally thought advancing the f7-rabbit to f5 would not be threatening enough, and would allow chessandgo time to consolidate, when in fact it ties him down and makes our advantage clearer.  I hope this kind of analysis eventually helps me repair the big hole in my game.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by The_Jeh on Oct 9th, 2008, 7:29pm
Camelback's move is sagacious. Just casually playing out follow-up moves, everything just seems to naturally and swiftly flow in our favor. I'm behind this move if for no other reason than that I want to see Chessandgo's response.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by Janzert on Oct 9th, 2008, 8:17pm
I'm fine with camelback's move as well.

Janzert

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by Soter on Oct 10th, 2008, 1:04am
I concur. I'd like to see Camelback's move played.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by RonWeasley on Oct 10th, 2008, 3:53am
TheMob has spoken.  At least enough of it.  I shall play:

41s rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by RonWeasley on Oct 10th, 2008, 3:59am

on 10/09/08 at 07:42:54, UruramTururam wrote:
Btw I thought that C&G is from Ravenclaw...


I think anybody who plays as well as chessandgo or Fritzlein is not only a wizard, but uses dark magic and illegal spells.  Slytherins both.

I think maybe Adanac is a Ravenclaw.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by 99of9 on Oct 10th, 2008, 4:14am
Have we considered the reply:
41b rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42w Rg1w Rf1n Da6e Ra2n

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by RonWeasley on Oct 10th, 2008, 5:33am

on 10/10/08 at 04:14:42, 99of9 wrote:
Have we considered the reply:
41b rf7s rf6s rd5e ce6w
42w Rg1w Rf1n Da6e Ra2n


Looks to me like this would transpose into one of the other variations we've considered, but I'm fully expecting chessandgo to pull some potion out, confuse our rabbits and get the advantage again.

Title: Re: Move 41
Post by warren on Oct 10th, 2008, 6:07am

on 10/10/08 at 03:59:35, RonWeasley wrote:
I think anybody who plays as well as chessandgo or Fritzlein is not only a wizard, but uses dark magic and illegal spells.  Slytherins both.

If I recall correctly your namesake once played a high-stakes game of chess in a dungeon that Dumbledore called "the best game of chess Hogwarts has ever seen". Your conclusion that F and C&G are necessarily Slytherins is dubious.


Title: Re: Move 41
Post by RonWeasley on Oct 10th, 2008, 6:52am

on 10/10/08 at 06:07:55, warren wrote:
If I recall correctly your namesake once played a high-stakes game of chess in a dungeon that Dumbledore called "the best game of chess Hogwarts has ever seen". Your conclusion that F and C&G are necessarily Slytherins is dubious.


Namesake?  What namesake?



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