Originally posted by @64squaresofpainSo that's that.
[b]Game 5 - Zak Tomlinson (105) vs Julian Hawthorne (119)
Sitting on board 3 in the final round,
I needed a full point to have a chance of winning something substantial, if at all.
What did the tense final round have in store for me?
[pgn][Event "Manchester Congress"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.9.19"] [Round "5"] [White "Zak Tomlinson"] [B ...[text shortened]... ither game won, we would have had to split the money 4 ways or even 5 ways... lucky lucky lucky![/b]
Anybody who says there is virtually no luck in chess has clearly not played enough over the board!
I agree, it's amazing what hangs on a few seconds and a small piece of luck. This is why I left OTB years ago to focus on correspondence chess, it used to tear me up inside to carefully build up a winning position then lose the game because the clock didn't allow enough time to see I was open to mate in 2 or 3, or some cheapo like a skewer, fork or nasty double attack. To make matters worse, I then had then politely shake the hand of the urchin I genuinely wanted to destroy with a pick axe to the back of his head. I much prefer to click on a "resign" button and move on.
Originally posted by @64squaresofpainSo that's that.
[b]Game 5 - Zak Tomlinson (105) vs Julian Hawthorne (119)
Sitting on board 3 in the final round,
I needed a full point to have a chance of winning something substantial, if at all.
What did the tense final round have in store for me?
[pgn][Event "Manchester Congress"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.9.19"] [Round "5"] [White "Zak Tomlinson"] [B ...[text shortened]... ither game won, we would have had to split the money 4 ways or even 5 ways... lucky lucky lucky![/b]
Anybody who says there is virtually no luck in chess has clearly not played enough over the board!
I agree, it's amazing what hangs on a few seconds and a small piece of luck. This is why I left OTB years ago to focus on correspondence chess, it used to tear me up inside to carefully build up a winning position then lose the game because the clock didn't allow enough time to see I was open to mate in 2 or 3, or some cheapo like a skewer, fork or nasty double attack. To make matters worse, I then had then politely shake the hand of the urchin I genuinely wanted to destroy with a pick axe to the back of his head. I much prefer to click on a "resign" button and move on.
Originally posted by @64squaresofpainAnybody who says there is virtually no luck in chess has clearly not played enough over the board!
[b]Game 5 - Zak Tomlinson (105) vs Julian Hawthorne (119)
Sitting on board 3 in the final round,
I needed a full point to have a chance of winning something substantial, if at all.
What did the tense final round have in store for me?
[pgn][Event "Manchester Congress"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.9.19"] [Round "5"] [White "Zak Tomlinson"] [B ...[text shortened]... ither game won, we would have had to split the money 4 ways or even 5 ways... lucky lucky lucky![/b]
I agree, it's amazing what hangs on a few seconds and a small piece of luck. This is why I left OTB years ago to focus on correspondence chess, it used to tear me up inside to carefully build up a winning position then lose the game because the clock didn't allow enough time to see I was open to mate in 2 or 3, or some cheapo like a skewer, fork or nasty double attack. To make matters worse, I then had then politely shake the hand of the urchin I genuinely wanted to destroy with a pick axe to the back of his head. I much prefer to click on a "resign" button and move on.
