Losing in the worst way In my third club game I played a 1300 player. I got an advantage fairly quickly and I played, in general, a good game with perhaps only 1 or 2 inaccuracies. There was nothing to suggest that I wouldn't take the point home.... Read more »
The second game Last week I played my first club game. I got a winning position against a player rated 1630, but I managed to lose the game after a number of subsequent inaccuracies.This week I got my second game, against an opponent rated 1290. ... Read more »
Inaccurate Fireworks Sometimes I get taken away by this beautiful game and it may happen that I stay up longer than I should, playing on. I have found that this affects my ability to calculate, which should be no surprise. The game below falls in... Read more »
Taking that knight down Sometimes all it takes for white to get an attack is removing the black f6 knight from the scene. It may be a case of personal preference, but a nice way to do this can be with a rook. (A friend of mine has a particular li... Read more »
My first club game Below is my first game played OTB in a chess club. I played against the oldest member (apparantly 91 years old) who was rated around 1630. There was a very nice atmosphere, but I was still a bit tense. Maybe that would help exp... Read more »
How a good strategy can save a game In the game below I played a decent opening until I blundered away my e-pawn. Though I wasn't lost immediately I knew that in a quiet game this disadvantage could become rather troubling. After a moment of con... Read more »
Struggle in the Berlin Defense In this game I played black against the Ruy Lopez, and I decided to go with the Berlin Defense. Usually, that results in an early queen exchange and a relatively safe game for black. After an inaccuracy from my oppo... Read more »
Saving the game with one move - can you find it? My opponent played a poor opening, but just when I had to start cashing in I blundered into equality. From that equality I played some very aggressive moves that put me in a most troubling position... Read more »
Dealing with the Kings Gambit as BlackLet me start this blog post by admitting that I used to dislike the Kings Gambit. I never played it as white, but every time I encountered it as black my heart skipped a beat.That is because I have never been ... Read more »
A french game played against a good friend. Played on live chess 20 minutes with 10 sec. increments. I found the game very tense while playing, and I tried to annotate it properly with Fritz and the comments of my friend given through msn. In th... Read more »
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