I'm pretty rusty

[Event "ICC 15 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2012.04.21"]
[Round "-"]
[White "carbal"]
[Black "whiskeytown"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1567"]
[BlackElo "1590"]
[Opening "Scandinavian (center counter) defense"]
[ECO "B01"]
[NIC "VO.17"]
[Time "15:13:00"]
[TimeControl "900+0"]

1. e4 {0:14:55} d5 {0:14:57} 2. exd5 {0:14:51} Qxd5 {0:14:55} 3. d4
{0:14:50} c6 {0:14:43} 4. Nf3 {0:14:46} Nf6 {0:14:39} 5. Be2 {0:14:45} e6
{0:14:36} 6. O-O {0:14:41} Be7 {0:14:27} 7. c4 {0:14:40} Qd8 {0:13:45} 8.
Nc3 {0:14:37} O-O {0:13:43} 9. Bg5 {0:14:35} Nbd7 {0:13:39} 10. Ne5
{0:14:29} Nxe5 {0:12:26} 11. dxe5 {0:14:25} Nd7 {0:11:56} 12. Bxe7 {0:14:11}
Qxe7 {0:11:53} 13. f4 {0:14:01} Rd8 {0:11:40} 14. Qe1 {0:13:47} Nb6
{0:10:31} 15. Qf2 {0:13:33} Rd2 {0:09:54} 16. Ne4 {0:13:26} Rxb2 {0:09:39}
17. Rad1 {0:13:22} Nxc4 {0:09:10} 18. Rfe1 {0:12:26} b6 {0:07:13} 19. Qd4
{0:12:19} h6 {0:06:51} 20. Bxc4 {0:12:15} Rb4 {0:06:32} 21. Qd8+ {0:12:10}
Qxd8 {0:06:31} 22. Rxd8+ {0:12:07} Kh7 {0:06:30} 23. Nd6 {0:12:02} Bb7
{0:04:54} 24. Bd3+ {0:11:50} g6 {0:04:51} 25. Rxa8 {0:11:46} Bxa8 {0:04:49}
26. Nxf7 {0:11:43} c5 {0:04:46} 27. g3 {0:11:17} c4 {0:04:38} 28. Be4
{0:11:15} c3 {0:04:22} 29. Rc1 {0:11:06} Bxe4 {0:04:19} 30. Rxc3 {0:11:02}
Rb1+ {0:03:58} 31. Kf2 {0:10:59} Rb2+ {0:03:50} 32. Ke3 {0:10:58} Bf5
{0:03:43} 33. Rc7 {0:10:51} Rxh2 {0:03:21} 34. Rxa7 {0:10:39} Kg7 {0:03:08}
35. Nd6+ {0:10:25} Kf8 {0:03:06} 36. Rf7+ {0:10:18} Kg8 {0:03:01} 37. a4
{0:10:09} Ra2 {0:02:55} 38. Ra7 {0:10:03} Ra3+ {0:02:53} 39. Kd4 {0:09:58}
Rxg3 {0:02:51} 40. Nc4 {0:09:53} Rg4 {0:02:45} 41. Nxb6 {0:09:47} Rxf4+
{0:02:43} 42. Kc5 {0:09:46} g5 {0:02:30} 43. a5 {0:09:43} g4 {0:02:28} 44.
Rd7 {0:09:36} Be4 {0:02:10} 45. Rd4 {0:09:28} g3 {0:02:06} 46. Rd1 {0:09:16}
g2 {0:02:00} 47. Rg1 {0:09:13} Rf1 {0:01:57} 48. Rxg2+ {0:09:04} Bxg2
{0:01:55} 49. Nc4 {0:08:58} Rd1 {0:01:48} 50. a6 {0:08:56} Rd5+ {0:01:43}
51. Kb6 {0:08:53} h5 {0:01:38} 52. Nd6 {0:08:50} Kf8 {0:01:30} 53. Nb7
{0:08:46} Ke7 {0:01:20} 54. a7 {0:08:44} Rb5+ {0:01:12} 55. Kxb5 {0:08:31}
Bxb7 {0:01:11} 56. Kb6 {0:08:26} Bf3 {0:01:08} 57. Kc7 {0:08:23} h4
{0:01:07} {White resigns} 0-1

after d4 instead of nc3 in the Scandinavian, you can play Nc6 which transposes to the Nimzowitsch defence. Also playable is e5. The idea is that you can attack the d4 pawn so that nc3 is met by Qxd4.

54...Rb5+ nice!
gl with the cisco exams,
sometimes it looks like they're trying to put you off but atually they're just genuinely friendly - am sure I don't need to tell you that =)
hope you don't stayt away too long =)

Damn everybody got them cats!

mine aren't so bad but once in a while he hops up for a petdown

RB