how to look real stupid by playing with a rook down against a GM in the US
Championship.

Event "United States Championship 2006"]
[Site "San Diego USA"]
[Date "2006.03.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cottrell, K"]
[Black "Schneider, D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1663"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "United States"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nd2 Qa5 5.Qb3 bxc4 6.Qxc4 Ba6 7.Qb3 c4 8.
Qf3 Nxd5 9.e4 Nb4 10.Qd1 N8c6 11.Ngf3 Rb8 12.a3 c3 13.Nb3 cxb2 14.
Nxa5 bxa1=Q 15.Nb3 Qc3+ 16.Qd2 Nc2+ 17.Kd1 Qxb3 18.Qxc2 Qxc2+ 19.Kxc2
Bxf1 20.Rxf1 e5 21.Bb2 f6 22.Nd2 Bc5 23.f4 exf4 24.Rxf4 Be3 25.Rg4
Bxd2 26.Rxg7 Be3 27.Bxf6 Bd4 28.Bxd4 Nxd4+ 29.Kd3 Ne6 30.Rg4 Ke7 31.
Kc4 Rhc8+ 32.Kd3 Rb3+ 33.Kd2 Rf8 34.Kc2 Nd4+ 35.Kd2 Rf2+ 36.Ke1 Re2+
37.Kd1 Rb1# 0-1

John J. wrote:
how to look real stupid by playing with a rook down against a GM in
the US Championship.

At least IM Schneider (not actually a GM yet, even given the 2500+
rating) probably didn't have to think too hard about the rest of the
game. The real problem here is that, in the event of a tie-break,
Schneider will be severely penalized for having played a low-rated
player who isn't going to win any games.

But don't be too hard on Cottrell -- I'd be nervous as hell if I were
a 1700 playing in a national championship, probably playing an IM for
the first time in a serious game.


[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "United States"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

(BTW, Those headers shouldn't be there as the US Championship isn't a
team competition.)


Dave.

--
David Richerby Indelible Atlas (TM): it's like a map
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ of the world but it can't be erased!

Why nervous? She has nothing to lose. I don't think I'd be nervous.

She had a lost game by the 8th move. A rook down by the 18th.

In my very first game of my very first tournament I played an I.M.(the World
Junior Champion, no less) and, if I remember correctly, I lost a piece on
move 20 and immediately resigned. That was back in 1967. I was nervous.


"David Richerby" wrote in message
...
John J. wrote:
how to look real stupid by playing with a rook down against a GM in
the US Championship.

At least IM Schneider (not actually a GM yet, even given the 2500+
rating) probably didn't have to think too hard about the rest of the
game. The real problem here is that, in the event of a tie-break,
Schneider will be severely penalized for having played a low-rated
player who isn't going to win any games.

But don't be too hard on Cottrell -- I'd be nervous as hell if I were
a 1700 playing in a national championship, probably playing an IM for
the first time in a serious game.


[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackTeam "United States"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

(BTW, Those headers shouldn't be there as the US Championship isn't a
team competition.)


Dave.

--
David Richerby Indelible Atlas (TM): it's like a
map
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ of the world but it can't be
erased!

John J. wrote:
how to look real stupid by playing with a rook down against a GM in the US
Championship.

Quit picking on the girl.

Poor little girl.

It's just a rediculous situation made worse by this player's behavior and
the stupid selection process.

I bet there is more to this than meets the eye. She qualified through the
National Open where it seemed that no other female bothered to register for
the US Champ.

It stinks.

"Taylor Kingston" wrote in message
ups.com...

John J. wrote:
how to look real stupid by playing with a rook down against a GM in the
US
Championship.

Quit picking on the girl.

John J. wrote:
Poor little girl.

It's just a rediculous situation made worse by this player's behavior and
the stupid selection process.

I bet there is more to this than meets the eye. She qualified through the
National Open where it seemed that no other female bothered to register for
the US Champ.

It stinks.

I would agree there seems to be a flaw in the selection process for
the US Ch, and we may question the lady's wisdom in entering the
tournament (though not her courage). But I think it's in poor taste to
ridicule her play here publicly. Most of us would look just as bad in
that situation.

I certainly wouldn't continue to play a game against a GM after I lost a
piece. You know as well as I do that to do so is embarassing. I would say
the same things if it were a man.

"Taylor Kingston" wrote in message
oups.com...

John J. wrote:
Poor little girl.

It's just a rediculous situation made worse by this player's behavior and
the stupid selection process.

I bet there is more to this than meets the eye. She qualified through the
National Open where it seemed that no other female bothered to register
for
the US Champ.

It stinks.

I would agree there seems to be a flaw in the selection process for
the US Ch, and we may question the lady's wisdom in entering the
tournament (though not her courage). But I think it's in poor taste to
ridicule her play here publicly. Most of us would look just as bad in
that situation.

In article ,
"John J." wrote:

how to look real stupid by playing with a rook down against a GM in the US
Championship.


How about "Gee, there's a problem with the selection process for the US
Championship" instead of calling someone stupid in a public forum?
Considering who you're calling stupid and how you call hear a "poor
little girl" later, it makes you look like a misogynist. And a jerk.

--Harold Buck


"Hubris always wins in the end. The Greeks taught us that."

-Homer J. Simpson

John J. wrote:
I certainly wouldn't continue to play a game against a GM after I
lost a piece. You know as well as I do that to do so is embarassing.

We already know that. Stating it repeatedly doesn't help to make the
world a better place. Just drop it already.


Dave.

--
David Richerby Hungry Game (TM): it's like a family
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ board game but it'll eat you!

How about learning to read Harold.

I never called her stupid.

The problem is not only with the selection process, it's with the player.

"Harold Buck" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"John J." wrote:

how to look real stupid by playing with a rook down against a GM in the
US
Championship.


How about "Gee, there's a problem with the selection process for the US
Championship" instead of calling someone stupid in a public forum?
Considering who you're calling stupid and how you call hear a "poor
little girl" later, it makes you look like a misogynist. And a jerk.

--Harold Buck


"Hubris always wins in the end. The Greeks taught us that."

-Homer J. Simpson