Me Against World!

14. Qxe5

2008-03-08T23:09:00.000-08:00

Moves so far: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. e5 Nd7 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Qe2 b5 11. Nf1 Bb7 12. h4 Ncxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Qxe5

13. - Nxe5

2008-03-08T23:07:00.001-08:00

Votes: 13. - Nxe5 2 votes.

13. Nxe5

2008-03-07T15:32:00.000-08:00

Moves so far: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. e5 Nd7 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Qe2 b5 11. Nf1 Bb7 12. h4 Ncxe5 13. Nxe5

12. - Ncxe5

2008-03-07T15:29:00.001-08:00

Votes: Total 7.

12. - Ncxe5 3 votes.
12. - h6 2 votes.
12. - b4 1 vote.
12. - Nd4 1 vote.

12. h4

2008-03-06T15:19:00.000-08:00

Moves so far: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. e5 Nd7 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Qe2 b5 11. Nf1 Bb7 12. h4

Black moves.

2008-03-06T15:11:00.001-08:00

Votes: Total 14.

11. - Bb7 3 votes.
11. - a5 2 votes.
11. - c4 2 votes.
11. - f6 2 votes.
11. - f5 2 votes.
11. - Ba6 1 vote.
11. - Nd4 1 vote.
Resign 1 vote.

Very close voting this time, as you can see.

11. Nf1

2008-03-05T12:36:00.000-08:00

Moves so far: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. e5 Nd7 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Qe2 b5 11. Nf1

World moves.

2008-03-05T12:13:00.001-08:00

Votes: Total 19.

10. - b5 9 votes
10. - b6 3 votes
10. - Nb4 3 votes
10. - d4 1 vote
10. - f6 1 vote
10. - h6 1 vote
10. - Nd4 1 vote

Vote for world´s next move!

2008-03-04T13:00:00.000-08:00

Moves so far: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. e5 Nd7 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Qe2

You can now easily vote for black´s next move by answering the poll on the left. In case you have already (or will) vote by email, please don´t make doublevote using the poll. Making vote using poll is preferred way, it´s easy, and you can also see which moves have been voted and how many times, if you wish! One day time to vote for every move. Thanks for everyone who participates!

10. Qe2

2008-03-03T13:10:00.000-08:00

Moves so far: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. e5 Nd7 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Qe2

9. - Qc7

2008-03-03T13:07:00.000-08:00

Two same votes, so third one would not make difference this time..

9. Re1

2008-03-03T10:24:00.000-08:00

Moves so far: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. e5 Nd7 9. Re1

Black moves - with surprise!

2008-03-03T10:06:00.000-08:00

There it is, surprise! Uhm, where, exactly? you may ask. Well, ok, maybe kidding little bit, but. This time world gave three votes. That counts as surprise right. =) Here they are:

8. - Nd7 (2 votes, www.ozchess.com.au, www.slowchess.com)
8. - Ne8 (1 vote, www.chessdiscussion.com)

Also two (!) mistakes concerning moves and diagram have been corrected, world has some careful voters =). And I gotta be careful when choosing my move, silly mistake like those could be costly...

8. e5

2008-03-02T23:27:00.000-08:00

Moves so far: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. e5

7. - 0-0

2008-03-02T23:06:00.000-08:00

Yet again, unanimous voting with 2 votes..

7. 0-0

2008-03-01T00:22:00.000-08:00

Moves so far: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. 0-0

Black moves.

2008-03-01T00:20:00.000-08:00

Again, two same votes.

White moves.

2008-02-29T01:06:00.000-08:00

And again, voters agreed ;) Moves so far: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2.

5. - Nc6

2008-02-29T00:57:00.000-08:00

This time both 2 voters agreed and voted same move. And you probably know where the votes came from =) Have to see if game attracts more interest when we get to unknown waters sometime near future...

Me moves.

2008-02-28T07:58:00.000-08:00

5. g3

Moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. g3

Black moves.

2008-02-28T07:30:00.000-08:00

4. - Nf6

Votes: 4. - Nf6 (1, www.chessdiscussion.com)
4. - Nc6 (1, www.slowchess.com)

Ok, since it seems now that two votes (or so) are coming in regular basis, I feel I gotta chance rules a bit. Because in this system first vote will always be the one that gets chosen, so from now on if there is a tie in votes, I will choose move randomly out of those votes. This way everyone can have true chance getting their move chosen, not just fastest voter, although being fast is appreciated make no mistake. On to my move...

White´s 4th move.

2008-02-27T01:12:00.000-08:00

4. Ngf3

All the moves: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3.

Black moves.

2008-02-27T01:02:00.000-08:00

3. - c5.

It seems, as if world votes one less on each move =P This time only two votes were received (well actually three, but one was not eligible) Votes:

3. - c5 (2, www.chessdiscussion.com, www.slowchess.com aka www.netchess.com)

Ok, let´s see if on the next move I will play against one opponent in the world..Well, hopefully after that I still get some player(s) to play against since trend would not be good ;) But, the world decides it, not me.

White moves

2008-02-26T03:36:00.000-08:00

3. Nd2

Moves thus far: 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2
If you are new to this game, and want to take part, just send me your move to meagwo@gmail.com.

Black´s second move

2008-02-26T03:17:00.000-08:00

2. - d5.

This time I made black´s move after 3 votes, since 4th vote would not have changed the result. So far world´s voters have been few, but loyal, thanks guys you make all the difference =)

Votes:

2. - d5 (2, www.schemingmind.com, www.chessdiscussion.com)
2. - c5 (1, www.slowchess.com)

Your turn again, World.

2008-02-25T09:28:00.001-08:00

Moves so far: 1. e4 e6 2. d3. Your moves are again much welcomed, and I will post your move and votes as I get them, so you dictate very much how fast this game will go on =)

Black moves!

2008-02-25T08:54:00.000-08:00

Alright. I think it is time to get this game rolling, since already one day has passed from the beginning, and some votes have been sent. Not as much as could be, but things can always grow =)

Black chose the french defense! Here are all the votes and from where they came from.

1. -e6 (2 votes, www.redhotpawn.com, www.schemingmind.com)
1. -c5 (2 votes, www.chessdiscussion.com, www.slowchess.com)

Notice that because of tied votes, first vote decided the move. Thank you all! As you can tell, world has been bit silent so far, so your votes are very much appreciated! I will post my next move soon.

Let the game begin! My first move.

2008-02-24T08:31:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the game! My first move is 1. e4. It is your turn! Please use my emailadress to give me your move: meagwo@gmail.com. If you wish, your move is the only required info you need to put in the message! However, I hope you tell me also from which site you got into this little experiment, so you can represent it! This you need to do only once, if you use same adress, I will take care of rest. Also, you don´t naturally need to participate in every move, if you do not wish. You can make moves as you wish when it´s your turn to move! Only your first suggestion is included, naturally. So, just bookmark this page and join the game, thank you all!

It´s me against the chessworld!

2008-02-24T08:08:00.000-08:00

Hello, dear visitor. This blog came out of idea, of me playing chess, but against whom and where? You know there are SO many places these days to play in. Well, so I got this idea - I will start playing chess! Uhm, you say, wasn´t this your idea in the first place? Yes! But, I don´t have to choose my opponent, let them choose me! And what does this mean? It means simply, that you will be making the moves against me. Yes, you all out there, anyone, and from anywhere. To lead you right to it (and for me to get playing ;)), the idea is that I will make my moves, and after that, you will tell me what is your move, by sending email to me, and out of all your combined moves, the one that is most popular, will get choosed. As simple as that! Also, by this way, I will see which of the numerous chessplaces in the net is the most active one, so little test there! And I have serious idea of starting playing on the site, that I get most moves from. I am looking forward nice and exciting game. You may ask who I am? Maybe later from me later, but I am 29-year old chess enthusiast and gamelover. I am no Kasparov, but not a true novice either, so we should have fun game I am sure! So, to make this simple, few things in a nutshell for you:

1. I will play white (in this first game, at least), and make the first move as you will see soon!
2. You will be playing black. Please use email, to send me your move, moves received otherways will not count. This is because I want Your individual moves, not moves of group of people or spammoves etc. Please use PGN, which means standard chess move notation. Here is example from the famous game of the century! Enjoy by all means.

[Event "chp"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Byrne, D."]
[Black "Fischer, R."]
[Result "0-1"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 O-O 5.Bf4 d5 6.Qb3 dxc4 7.Qxc4 c6 8.e4 Nbd7 9.Rd1 Nb6 10.Qc5 Bg4 11.Bg5 Na4 12.Qa3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Nxe4 14.Bxe7 Qb6 15.Bc4 Nxc3 16.Bc5 Rfe8+ 17.Kf1 Be6 18.Bxb6 Bxc4+ 19.Kg1 Ne2+ 20.Kf1 Nxd4+ 21.Kg1 Ne2+ 22.Kf1 Nc3+ 23.Kg1 axb6 24.Qb4 Ra4 25.Qxb6 Nxd1 26.h3 Rxa2 27.Kh2 Nxf2 28.Re1 Rxe1 29.Qd8+ Bf8 30.Nxe1 Bd5 31.Nf3 Ne4 32.Qb8 b5 33.h4 h5 34.Ne5 Kg7 35.Kg1 Bc5+ 36.Kf1 Ng3+ 37.Ke1 Bb4+ 38.Kd1 Bb3+ 39.Kc1 Ne2+ 40.Kb1 Nc3+ 41.Kc1 Rc2+ 0-1

You don´t have to type all the moves, it is enough to send me Your next move! For instance 5.-d5. Or just d5 would do also. Very easy!

3. After Ive received enough moves from all of you (it may vary, I don´t have idea how many that would be, just enough, not 1 or 2 though, hopefully as many as possible!), I will make a move for you! Which is, the move you have voted most. And also after every move, I will publish some stats about your suggestions. That way You can see how your movesuggestion did among others. Also some data about where did I get moves from, will be told, so you can keep your chessplace´s or forum´s flag high!

4. Then it is my move again! This goes on, until the game is over :) Also, I will make move as I am ready, and put it in here. Time may vary, but sooner than later.

5. Also, please always make Your move, not your computer´s, or from anyone else, but Your own move, that is what I am interested in. Also notice that please do not comment the game while it is going, not with anyone else, or to me, because I don´t want anything to affect the game, I would think you agree!

6. Good game and thank you! :)