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I am retiring from chess 4 now. Moving on to music, which is another "true love". God bless you all. | Read More
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I almost thought about naming this blog "A change of character & total meltdown". I think it will be evident why if/when you view the games.
I felt comfortable going into round 7 with a 4-2 score. I did go out of character in my play, ... | Read More
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I felt lucky being 3 and 2 going into the 6th round on Monday. I hoped that Sunday was the only "bad day" that I would have. In the 6th round, I faced a man from Indiana who visits Chicago to play chess when bigger tournaments are here. I ha... | Read More
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Sunday was a day of mistakes for me. I made two mistakes in my 4th round game: Not developing a plan an underestimating my opponents attack. I made one mistake in my 5th round game, and had it not been for time trouble, I would have lost the... | Read More
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It was a good day today. My third round opponent was also FIDE unrated. His USCF rating is 1935. He told me before the game that he teaches 45 students at a chess center that he opened in North Georgia. So here is a shout out to joe at h... | Read More
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Well, I got my first FIDE victory in round 2. My opponent looked to be 15 or 16. He was from Russia with a FIDE rating of 1808. My first round loss was to a FIDE 1779. Although there was a language barrier, we were able to do some post gam... | Read More
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Well I survived round 1, albeit with a loss. The game was exciting and its great to play OTB again! I had the white pieces and thought that I had an advantage in the opening and middlegame. I ran into time trouble at move 38 and what felt li... | Read More
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I am lucky that this event is being held in my state this year. I will be there although I am curious to see how I will hold up after the 3rd day. Here are the details ...
- an Official FIDE World Chess Championship! 9R-SS G/90 + 30/sec incre... | Read More
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For the first time, I decided to follow a tournament that I am not playing in, on chess.com. That being "+3000 Rating - 1st Tournament". I was a bit disappointed to learn that one of the players was removed for cheating. My luck, the first t... | Read More
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I have been in "Mike Tyson" mode today. Ready to fight no matter what. It's been successful for the most part. Unsucessful on one occassion. Being at home from work, sick with a cold, can be fun!
It amazes me that lower rated players move... | Read More