Here i present a game played in rapid time control.The game shows how dangerous can be for black to hold on to that extra pawn.Annotated. Mind that mistakes and imprecisions were made by both sides. Read more »
Here is game against a strong opponent, my friend David.Some bad decisions by white give black pieces some initiative and eventually collapses following some tactics.Game annotated for tomorrow. Read more »
I feel my playing level has reached a standstill development, for the past months i feel no real improvements therefore i commit myself to some measures: 1)Do 1h of tactics EVERYDAY 2)Take note of all the moves in long games,review them and anno... Read more »
This game happened (did it?) in 1983 in a weekend tournament in Holland,It s Traxler Counterattack, a very wild game, best i ve seen, no doubt.Fact is i did my researches and there is no evidence of both Mr Van de Loo or Mr Hessling existence.Anyo... Read more »
Here is a game against a very good friend of mine, and a skilled player also who often defeats me.I play as black Read more »
This game is good just to see how the importance of having more pieces over the board, does not necessary leads to advantage if u can t use them.In endgame i sacrfice some more pawns to lure the king to the center and he grabs the lure.Hope ... Read more »
This is a game which went particularly well for me, yet at the end i m forced to accept draw due to lack of time Read more »
Hope this help something for people struggling with their game.Just some advices 1)Study a couple of openings and their variants, it s no use to know many openings if you can t deal with their many options.Master a couple of them and pr... Read more »
This is a game i recently did on flyordie.com.Because of knight sacrifice black has to play the whole game in very bad position and most of the time defending, white despite loosing some momentum at the end manages a win.This games show how import... Read more »
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