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Another fun game

Submitted by rileyriley on Sun May 10, 2009 10:20am.

There's some calculation in this game, but it mostly only goes a couple of moves deep.  It was a really fun game with a lot of dramatic swings up and down - I'm proud of it!  Check out the move list for some variations I've illustrated. Read more »

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Don't resign; make it complicated!

Submitted by rileyriley on Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:29pm.

This is a game on a 5|3 clock full of blunders.  I make the first bad one, losing a knight.   Instead of resigning, my strategy is to set up a complicated set of dependencies and hope for mistakes from my opponent.  On a short clock, a situati... Read more »

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A lucky queen trap

Submitted by rileyriley on Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:04pm.

This game got really aggressive right away.  I make a blunder, but in a twist of luck it turns out to be a great trap.   Read more »

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A surprising victory!

Submitted by rileyriley on Wed Apr 8, 2009 12:31pm.

I make a series of blunders in the beginning of this game, but manage to win with a little aggression (and luck)!  This game was played with 7-minute clocks.     The interesting thing to me here is that though I'm down in material, my piec... Read more »

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A lot of calculation

Submitted by rileyriley on Sun Apr 5, 2009 6:28pm.

This is a game I'm pretty proud of.  It was correspondence and I spent a lot of time on each turn, calculating more than I usually do.  It was pretty tight the whole game, and comes down to an exciting finish! Read more »

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A fun game with lots of crazy sacrificing!

Submitted by rileyriley on Sun Apr 5, 2009 9:10am.

This first game has a bunch of exciting (risky / stupid) queen dancing.  I sacrifice a bishop for two pawns and have a lot of initiative, but can't quite pull it off.  We had five-minute clocks.  I'm pretty happy with the play given the short t... Read more »

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