This is an exciting Kings Gambit declined that I recently played with Tamerlan5. I annotated it with the aid of Fritz10. Curious to hear any thoughts! Read more »
This is an exciting game that I played with a recent friend on chess.com. I am sure I made some inaccuracies here and there and I'd be happy to hear comments. (especially on strategy - I have used an engine to look for important tactics here). Read more »
This is one unlikely survival story. I play against the Kings Gambit which I don't know well. Initially I do ok but the pressure makes me crack in the middlegame. In fact, I'm lost during various stages of the game - in a few instances the winning... Read more »
Here I will post the annotated games from the online chess tournament I'm currently in. G01 Not the brightest gem I have ever played. I was lucky to equalize after an opening with some serious blunders. After equalizing I got some chances to att... Read more »
This is a leisure game played over a couple of days in New York, 2009, between me and a strong Dutch player rated approx. 2300 elo. It should be noted that he did not play his usual Sicilian, allowing me to play the Italian game - the opening sy... Read more »
A neat over the board (OTB) game between me and a good friend. My friend played white and stumbled a bit in the opening with 7. e4?. I handled that wll until I played 16. ..a6?, giving away the advantage. It shortly returned after white playing 1... Read more »
Recently, I visited the (currently still ongoing) Corus chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, together with a friend also listend on this site. Living in the Netherlands, I was curious to see these Grandmaster in real life. The event was very accessi... Read more »
The second game between me and Prooz. This time we played with the 15 10 time controls, which allowed is enough time to conclude the game - by a narrow margin. I do feel that I play faster against other players. I think that is due to the fact tha... Read more »
In these posts I will blog about my games with Prooz, a friend and fellow chessplayer. Here you will find our first game on the chess.com live servers. We both value time, and with only 10 minutes I do run out of seconds. It should be noted howeve... Read more »
This is the first example of two games were time trouble was an issue, though I won the second one. The game is pure tactical fireworks in the Italian, but sadly I couldn't finish the won position in the end. Annotated with Chessmaster X. Read more »
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