How do I play in a LOW level tournament?
30 Jul '10 13:27Hi PureRWandB
I just noticed this. Thank you.
If anyone wants proof that the attacker and more enterprsing player
wins at the lower levels then this is it. an excellent example.
I would have thought twice before giving up my white squared Bishop
without a fight. This pawn strcutire.
Kind of indicates your KB is going to be a better working piece than his QB.
But am not going to clutter up or influence your style with mere details.
Chooping the C6 Knight cut out this Knight's influence on the centre.
So what do I know?
Someone correctly mentioned chopping the b-pawn instead of castles
was a blunder. I agree but it's what was this lad was all about.
Look again at the game.
His King was under pressure and so he sent off his Bishop to nick
the a-pawn and the c-pawn.
Another way to go was in this positon.
You nicked the d-pawn. 26.Nxd5
A King - pinned piece then look for ways of piling on the pressure.
26.Nh4 Looks good. He cannopt take it, his back rank hangs.
(me and my traps - though this one is OK)
I know what I'm talking about when on the subject of pins.
I still hold the worlds record
(outside the field of composition and confirmed by the BCM)
that in an actual OTB game I mated my opponent...
G.Chandler - R.Kynoch Edinburgh Club Champiohsip 1981.
...when 3 pieces (all King-pinned) could have captured the mating piece.
Here is the complete game.
(Well I looked at one of yours, you can look at one of mine) 😉
Boy was I good then. What a chess player, what an artist. 😉
Your move was just as good, by then his game needs a blunder by you.
Good game, carrying on doing what ever it is you are doing.
Try not (yet) to fall into 'I must get an opening book trap.'
Wait till you are facing 1900+ players on a regualr basis
then you will need a style suiting opening as a guide. (not a crutch).
meanwhile play with the freedom and the unshackled mind and do your own
thing. You will learn by playing where your pieces go in the opening.
And now this.
Black has just played the illegal 34.....Be8-c6.
OK you were down to 30 seconds.
But if it happens again, and I've actually done this.
Don't react right away.
STOP
Look at the board. Is there anyway you can take advantage of the illegal move?
If not then stop the clocks, put up a hand and get the TD.
Remember if it can be done legally, the piece that was moved is still under
the touch-move rule and the TD will enforce this.
Thus taking away this responpsibilty from you.
Better him and the TD arguing than you and him.
But only get the TD after you have looked to see if you can profit from it.
You are now in a win-win situation, if you screw it up, call the TD BEFORE the
game ends and say an illegal move was made (keep your score sheet up to date)
and the positon will be re-constrcuted.😉
I know me and the win with the hopless Rook on g7 is cushy and quick to spot.
(would have made it hard to stick into a DB though).
I would have ignored Bc6 queened the pawn.
Black has just played the illegal 34.....Be8-c6. So 35. e8=Q+
I just noticed this. Thank you.
If anyone wants proof that the attacker and more enterprsing player
wins at the lower levels then this is it. an excellent example.
I would have thought twice before giving up my white squared Bishop
without a fight. This pawn strcutire.
Kind of indicates your KB is going to be a better working piece than his QB.
But am not going to clutter up or influence your style with mere details.
Chooping the C6 Knight cut out this Knight's influence on the centre.
So what do I know?
Someone correctly mentioned chopping the b-pawn instead of castles
was a blunder. I agree but it's what was this lad was all about.
Look again at the game.
His King was under pressure and so he sent off his Bishop to nick
the a-pawn and the c-pawn.
Another way to go was in this positon.
You nicked the d-pawn. 26.Nxd5
A King - pinned piece then look for ways of piling on the pressure.
26.Nh4 Looks good. He cannopt take it, his back rank hangs.
(me and my traps - though this one is OK)
I know what I'm talking about when on the subject of pins.
I still hold the worlds record
(outside the field of composition and confirmed by the BCM)
that in an actual OTB game I mated my opponent...
G.Chandler - R.Kynoch Edinburgh Club Champiohsip 1981.
...when 3 pieces (all King-pinned) could have captured the mating piece.
Here is the complete game.
(Well I looked at one of yours, you can look at one of mine) 😉
Boy was I good then. What a chess player, what an artist. 😉
Your move was just as good, by then his game needs a blunder by you.
Good game, carrying on doing what ever it is you are doing.
Try not (yet) to fall into 'I must get an opening book trap.'
Wait till you are facing 1900+ players on a regualr basis
then you will need a style suiting opening as a guide. (not a crutch).
meanwhile play with the freedom and the unshackled mind and do your own
thing. You will learn by playing where your pieces go in the opening.
And now this.
Black has just played the illegal 34.....Be8-c6.
OK you were down to 30 seconds.
But if it happens again, and I've actually done this.
Don't react right away.
STOP
Look at the board. Is there anyway you can take advantage of the illegal move?
If not then stop the clocks, put up a hand and get the TD.
Remember if it can be done legally, the piece that was moved is still under
the touch-move rule and the TD will enforce this.
Thus taking away this responpsibilty from you.
Better him and the TD arguing than you and him.
But only get the TD after you have looked to see if you can profit from it.
You are now in a win-win situation, if you screw it up, call the TD BEFORE the
game ends and say an illegal move was made (keep your score sheet up to date)
and the positon will be re-constrcuted.😉
I know me and the win with the hopless Rook on g7 is cushy and quick to spot.
(would have made it hard to stick into a DB though).
I would have ignored Bc6 queened the pawn.
Black has just played the illegal 34.....Be8-c6. So 35. e8=Q+
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