10 Minutes "Blunder."

Sort:
ClavierCavalier

Alright, I suck at chess, but it gets worse.  Today I decided to play a 10 minute game for once.  We got to a position that I had a 2 pawn advantage.  The game makes me wonder when does a move goes from neutral, to bad, to a blunder.  Obviously dropping a piece is a blunder, but how about something that is technically equal?  I'll start where they started dropping pawns.

Looking at this position, white is clearly 2 pawns ahead.  It's doubled pawns, though.  The board is very open, so there are a lot of potential checks.  At this speed, I expect to draw.  Black then plays a move that actually doesn't lose material, but makes the ending so simple that I spend less than a minute of my time to win.  The move?  25... Qe6+.

This seemingly equal move made the game so simple that all chances of drawing through annoying checks and winning by time were out of the question.  Therefore, does it count as a blunder?

Here is the rest of the game:



Easy.

WeisseSchachlade

Piano, you don't suck you're GOOD.  And you're the fanciest guy I know to boot :3 <3's

I take it you haven't been feeling like playing too many games fur a while?  Is you being on a losing streak why?  Mmmaybe it will help you out to beat my fancy tail again, you know how bad I am.  But my head's been out of the game fur a while too so mmmaybe if we take it easy and just go say 5 to 7 days purr move?

LoveYouSoMuch
ClavierCavalier wrote:
Black then plays a move that actually doesn't lose material, but makes the ending so simple that I spend less than a minute of my time to win.  The move?  25... Qe6+.
This seemingly equal move made the game so simple that all chances of drawing through annoying checks and winning by time were out of the question.  Therefore, does it count as a blunder?

yes definitely

ClavierCavalier

Kitty, I haven't been playing much at all.  I haven't even been doing tactics puzzles any more.  Any ways, when did I say I was terrible?  Compared to a 1600+ I am.

WeisseSchachlade

Well you've been playing as long as I has but you're way better fur having only played that long. You're like a 28 year old Piano?

Mrrr speaking of pianos I got to play a little baby sized red one in a toy shop when I went out fur my birthday! Did you look like that when you were a baby? Were you sold at a toy store when you were just a two year old little baby piano about my age?

ClavierCavalier

Yeah, don't touch those.  They have rabies.

Scottrf

Qe6 is definitely a blunder. From a queen endgame that might be a bit tricky with all the checks to a basic pawn endgame.

ClavierCavalier

This is a baby piano:

This is an adult:

ClavierCavalier

Since you'll probably ask...

This is mama:

This is pa:

ClavierCavalier
Scottrf wrote:

Qe6 is definitely a blunder. From a queen endgame that might be a bit tricky with all the checks to a basic pawn endgame.

Thanks.

Thanks to LoveYouSoMuch, as well.

WeisseSchachlade

Mruh mroh, good thing I had my rrrabies shot.

I thought daddy was an elephant? I mean, the keys are made with elephant teeth rrright? Or is elephant the grrranddaddy?

tanjerr
WeisseSchachlade wrote:

Mruh mroh, good thing I had my rrrabies shot.

I thought daddy was an elephant? I mean, the keys are made with elephant teeth rrright? Or is elephant the grrranddaddy?

The elephant is me... owch my teeth that are not there still hurt...

WeisseSchachlade

HAI ELEPHANT!!!

tanjerr

HAI CAT

ClavierCavalier

They don't use ivory in countries that actually observe endangered species.  In the US, it's illegal.  I've read of people buying antique pianos in Europe then having the ivory ripped off and destroyed by customs when they bring it back to the US.  Makes absolutely no sense!

WeisseSchachlade

Mrrr I know if the elephant is dead fur a long time it makes no difference! What do they make then with now? Better be something that is not cruel and still FANCY!