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30 Sep '08 01:23I should be embarrassed to post this, but it is a wee bit entertaining. After my abysmal play, I was almost angry at my opponent for letting me get the draw. Even so, it was the biggest upset Saturday morning.
30 Sep '08 01:353 editsOriginally posted by Wulebgrmaybe your opponent was just lucky and you slightly underperformed
I should be embarrassed to post this, but it is a wee bit entertaining. After my abysmal play, I was almost angry at my opponent for letting me get the draw. Even so, it was the biggest upset Saturday morning.
[pgn][Event "Eastern Open"][Site "River City"][Date "2008.09.27"][Round "1"][White "Wulebgr"][Black "Underachiever"][Result "1/2-1/2"][ECO "A35"][W 0. h4+ Kf6 51. Nd5+ Ke5 52. Nxe3 dxe3 53. Kxe3 f4+ 54. Kf3 1/2-1/2[/pgn]
01 Oct '08 00:50Originally posted by EmLaskerI made my first eight moves in under a minute. Moves 7 and 8 were gross blunders. To have drawn the game after that point reveals why my opponent's rating stays in the weak C range despite constant chess study.
maybe your opponent was just lucky and you slightly underperformed
01 Oct '08 01:10Originally posted by WulebgrMove 7 is OK. Its move 8 that doesn't work. Rb1 and d4 don't go together. After Rb1, play d3 and aim for b4. After 7 Rb1, play, in some order, d3, a3, and Bd2 to get a fairly normal position. Or d3, Ne1 and Nc2.
I made my first eight moves in under a minute. Moves 7 and 8 were gross blunders. To have drawn the game after that point reveals why my opponent's rating stays in the weak C range despite constant chess study.
01 Oct '08 08:38Originally posted by WulebgrI think you're too harsh on your opponent with that comment. with that rating difference, you should even be able to afford pawn handicaps, and besides, a pawn advantage in the opening is hardly decisive at the club level. (maybe for correspondence it is, but OTB, there are still many mistakes to be made).
I made my first eight moves in under a minute. Moves 7 and 8 were gross blunders. To have drawn the game after that point reveals why my opponent's rating stays in the weak C range despite constant chess study.
01 Oct '08 14:36Originally posted by diskamylA pawn advantage and the initiative (with Black) after eight moves is usually decisive among the club players I face from D and up, and nearly always for B and up.
I think you're too harsh on your opponent with that comment. with that rating difference, you should even be able to afford pawn handicaps, and besides, a pawn advantage in the opening is hardly decisive at the club level. (maybe for correspondence it is, but OTB, there are still many mistakes to be made).
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