OTB versus a much stronger player.

I would do plenty of tactics problems during the week and then take the day before the game completely off. I find a break of a day or two where i don't look at a chess board can often sharpen my eye when i come back to it. Beware burn out. You're not going to improve your game significantly in a couple of days.

A question from someone who knows nothing about chess clubs: Are you responsible for making your own list of moves, or is there a third party who is responsible for that? Are the games recorded on video so a judge can check for illegal moves? "Hey, his knight can't go from c3 to e5."

You both keep a record of the game yourselves.

Originally posted by Fat Lady


So, the lesson to learn from this one is that white bishops go to c4 for a reason - to attack f7!

To paraphrase plopzilla, the good thing about the Scando is that your get to know on move two if your opponent can play chess!

Originally posted by Paul Leggett
Ratings and results are incidental. When I read about your life leading up to the game, I recognized the passion of someone who wants to [b]play.

Dewi, you are a chess player.

We play sick, we play broke, we play tired, we play where it's hot, cold, loud, whatever. We win or we lose, but every game ends with a re-set of the pieces and the start of another one.

Carry on![/b]