Even tho I quit smoking recently, and I FUUUUUUCKING HATE IT, life has been pretty good in other areas for me.
For instance, my graph since I quit smoking:
not that bad eh (total brag but w/e)
And the ipod touch and book I ordered not to long ago also came in, but I don't have them in my hands just yet, so no pics/thoughts on that.
So I decided after goin up well over my goal today, to actually be satisfied for once
and take the rest of the day off.
I started it off by watchin a little bit of this vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
which after episode 4 of the tv series, I like alot --
(they save the goofing off, like they do ALOT of in Bleach, for after the credits -- and it's much better)
Once I caught up w/ what I had downloaded so far in the Stand Alone Complex series, I decided to take my mind back into the fray -- but not poker obviously
so CHESS was my choice!
Well...actually StarCraft was my first choice for today, but I spent like 20 minutes looking for my reg SC disk because it isn't loaded onto this laptop; I must of lost it in my last move  I'm currently screwed as far as BW goes
So chess it is!
I used to be into chess just as much if not more than I am into Poker. I never got to be really really good tho, but I did have ability.
I could play blind, knew a ton of opening theory, endgame strat, history etc, but it eventually turned into just a hobby, which I am now totally grateful for.
So I fired up my chess server, and sat down against a guest, for a 2 12 blitz game. Meaning we both start with 2 minutes, but for each move we do, we get 12 seconds added on.
I'm going to review this as I post it. I've not looked over it yet but I enjoyed this game alot and it's the only one I played so far. I'm white this game.
Me vs Guest
1. e4 e5
Standard
2. Nf3 Nf6
An interesting move, I don't run into the Petrov -- or Russian Defense -- against e4 much. But when I first started, I did employ this defense as one of my own. My reasoning: to take some initiative by hitting e4 as well as to stray from the well known and famous Ruy Lopez line. If I remember correctly, ppl generalize The Petrov as tending to be a bit on the boorish side...but it wasn't so much when I played it 
3. Nxe5 Qe7
Again, I'm no pro, and it's been forever since I did anything serious with this game. In fact the last time I spent even this much energy on a game would have to be 8+ years or so. In saying that, these are just my thoughts on the game, they won't be perfect, nor looked up, nor quoted.
This move is different than usual. This move tells me it is pretty safe to say I'm playing a human, and not a computer...which rocks. It also feels more on the novice side. However, fast games -- which I define as blitz and under for me -- was always something I was weak at, and this move could be done just to mix things up away from main line theory and beat me to a pulp in an unorthodox style, u know, just for fun....so I didn't let myself get overconfident yet.
4. d4 Nxe4
5. Bd3 d5
I moved on Bd3 rather fast, and in retrospect, I believe bc4 is much stronger, making d5 impossible atm, and attacking the f7 square. I noticed this right after I moved.
6. Qf3 c6
When black played c6 it made me go huh? I think this was played as an in between move, trying to trap me..
7. Bxe4 dxe4
..into taking the e pawn with my Queen. I can not play Qxe4 here because I would lose my knight due to an unprotected Queen once the knight has to move because of f6. So! We move forward..missing a trap
8. Qe2 Bf5
I decide to retreat my Queen to the best spot I could find and develop her, attacking and planning on eating my opponents now weak e pawn in just a matter of time. He decides to throw up some D for it.
9. Nc3 f6
My opponent decides to draw a line. With 9... f6 I must now decide and finalize a few things about my opening before I lose my head (or my knight). I won't get into a complete detail as to what I mean as this would get long winded. Lets just say here I ate up some time thinking about what to do with my king and what I wanted to do to his.
10. g4!? fxe5
I really only had two moves here. I could move the knight to safety on c4. I did not see anything wrong with that move. But to me, especially in this part of the game....this is where u always need a plan. I can tell/feel by now that my opponent is a solid player, he may not be a master, but he aint no complete chump either. If I play Nc4 what is my plan? What am I doing?
The best moves in this stage of the game generally speaking are moves ignoring ur opponents threat and creating your own BIGGER threat; you force him to play your game not you playing his, and with Nc4 it felt like I wasn't doing shit.
As I said before, I thought for awhile before playing this move, and made sure to the best of my ability that my ass was covered and my goals were met in doin such a move. The outcome in my analyzation within the timeframe I had was it looked like a gamble, but for the most part solid.
11. gxf5 exd4
Without getting into all the variations of what could of happened, this is the line/position I thought I would most likely be at with me playing g4. It looks at first glance like black has complete control of the game, but if you look for a little while, you will find plenty of leaks hehe
12. Qh5+ Kd7
This is one of the things I wanted. I wanted him to move his king, but not to safety by castling or some such. Playing g7 or Kd8 are two much worse moves that I would of loved for him to do. In looking at it, I think Qf7 would be blacks best move here. I'll let u decide, this is all just for fun anyhow 
13. Bg5 Qb4
development w/ tempo!
14. O-O-O Bd6
What is so awesome and what rarely happens is when something goes as planned. This was my plan and what I was striving for since g4! However, I have learned the hard way not to start dancing/celebrating/feeling good about this now. Execution is the hard part.
15. Qf7+ Kc8
The timing and correct order of attack is key, and I started slowly chewing up some of my time here, bit by bit
16. Nxe4 Rf8
17. Qe6+ Kc7
Solid moves, but nothing too clenching being done yet, it feels like it is coming together, but I need to do something now before he equalizes. (This was my thinking/thought process at this point in the game -- I believe he had over 2 minutes left, and me well under a minute)
18. Rxd4?!
 18. ... Qxd4
I saw something, it felt right, and I was running low on time. There was something here and I knew it, but I only had 10-15 seconds left. This is similar to pushing all in with air when u think it might even be good but your time bank is almost up so you can't think it through -- you got nothing left but your gut
19. Rd1 Qe5
20. Rxd6!!
 Qxe6
If your gonna do something, do it is my motto for Rxd6
21. fxe6 h6
h6 is a bad move on his part. I think he first saw Rf4, and it does look good at first glance, coinciding this with him wanting to keep the time pressure on me (I was under 20 seconds almost the whole 2nd half of the game) is why I think he did it, but then he realized that Rf4 was a really bad move with my e-pawn amongst other things
22. Bh4 Re8
he moves to my epawn threat
23. Bg3 Na6
I move my bishop for the double check threat (or greater) and he finally develops his knight and rook
24. Rd7+ Kb6
only place he should/could go
25. e7 Nc5
fun position to analyze, if this wasn't a quick game, it would be over from here
26. Bc7+ Kb5
I don't see nd6+ that would pretty much wrap up the game -- I got wrapped up in how to win the knight for free
27. c4+ Kxc4
28. b3+ Kb5
29. a4+ Nxa4
30. bxa4+ Kxa4
31. Nd6 b5
32. Nxe8 Rxe8
33. Bd6 black resigns
that about wraps up my game and LONG ASS blog
onto other things
fuck I need a cig~
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