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Here's a game where I got behind, but by using my queen to check the opposition into mistakes, I came back and took full advantage of every one of them. | Read More
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This game from the Magnificent Valor tournament shows how deadly it is to not trade queens when you're ahead. With a great pawn structure and better positioning, my opponent could not get our queens off the board. Looking at it again, 45. Qe7... | Read More
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Here are a couple games I played in the America NE vs. England World League Warmup match. In the first, I make some early pawn mistakes that really cost me later, but not as dearly as moving the wrong rook later.
in the sec... | Read More
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Here's another game I played in the Quick tournament, against a worthy opponent - split with him, and he will probably end up winning the tournament. Anyway, I definitely was in deep trouble early, but valiantly fought back with my bigge... | Read More
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The more I play, the more I find that the only reason I ever succeed is that my opponents do not see mistakes for what they are and exploit them. I make mistakes all the time, I almost never play the best game of chess. Here is w... | Read More
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I have a friendly rivalry with a player on Chess.com. He's a great guy, and he's better than me. Objectively, he will win 3 of 4 games played against me. That's fine with me, though. Those are the best games - t... | Read More