02 Aug '19 17:28>
Greetings players and fellow patzers 🙂
Well, my sharking ends as I report on the last Minor-section tournament I may ever play.
New gradings were done very recently and my new ECF rating is 149.
This tournament was capped at 135 rating... my rating at the time was 130.
The usual: 5 rounds, 90 mins + 30s increment.
I played this exact same tournament last year and managed 3.5pts out of 5.
I was very confident I'd do better this time, even other players were tipping me as favourite.
No pressure then...
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Game 1 - John Merry (116) vs Zak Tomlinson (130)
We start with a Ruy Lopez, which I usually play with comfort but not perfect by any means.
I allowed my pawns to double towards the centre, which can be solid in many cases.
Last year in Telford, I lost in round 1... will I make amends this time?
A disappointing start for me... but I didn't feel too bad because my opponent played very well!
John Merry
Inaccuracies - 1
Mistakes - 1
Blunders - 0
Average centipawn loss - 19
Zak Tomlinson
Inaccuracies - 2
Mistakes - 2
Blunders - 2
Average centipawn loss - 55
Well, my sharking ends as I report on the last Minor-section tournament I may ever play.
New gradings were done very recently and my new ECF rating is 149.
This tournament was capped at 135 rating... my rating at the time was 130.
The usual: 5 rounds, 90 mins + 30s increment.
I played this exact same tournament last year and managed 3.5pts out of 5.
I was very confident I'd do better this time, even other players were tipping me as favourite.
No pressure then...
--------------------------
Game 1 - John Merry (116) vs Zak Tomlinson (130)
We start with a Ruy Lopez, which I usually play with comfort but not perfect by any means.
I allowed my pawns to double towards the centre, which can be solid in many cases.
Last year in Telford, I lost in round 1... will I make amends this time?
A disappointing start for me... but I didn't feel too bad because my opponent played very well!
John Merry
Inaccuracies - 1
Mistakes - 1
Blunders - 0
Average centipawn loss - 19
Zak Tomlinson
Inaccuracies - 2
Mistakes - 2
Blunders - 2
Average centipawn loss - 55