Originally posted by Duck Duck Goosehow come you played someone with such a low ranking compared to you?
Game 1124558
don't want to embarass him... but he should've played e6 instead of d6
My opponent is actually playing me quite well in our rematch--I may not be able to justify the pawn loss in the King's Gambit that I played, and if it goes to an endgame, I think I'm lost.
However, in the earlier KG he played against me, he evidently did not see the one followup move that supplied a curious finish:
Game 1134770
9 gxf leads to a difficult equality, I think.
Originally posted by CrawlIceVery pretty.
My opponent is actually playing me quite well in our rematch--I may not be able to justify the pawn loss in the King's Gambit that I played, and if it goes to an endgame, I think I'm lost.
However, in the earlier KG he played against me, he evidently did not see the one followup move that supplied a curious finish:
Game 1134770
9 gxf leads to a difficult equality, I think.
Originally posted by schakuhrThis is another reason why I think the ratings of players should be saved with the games, i.e., the games in the archives should show the players' ratings _as they were_ at the time the game concluded.
to answer your question for him: the game probably was started when he still had a rating of 1200.
Just my 2 cents. ;-)
Originally posted by villa68Neat! You wouldn't think there was enough material in play to force mate, yet there it is!
Game 1119925
first time i got a mate like this
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Originally posted by villa68Very pretty. I must try and remember this...
Game 1119925
first time i got a mate like this
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Originally posted by schakuhrGood grief! How long did you stare at Qxb2 before you decided to recapture?
Game 1072830
I guess even players rated above 2200 can make big blunders sometimes.