Thanks gp, I really enjoyed your analysis, it's great to see how to capitalize on mistakes and how to take advantage of a lead in development.
I'd definitely keep the games at this standard - these are the types of game that the majority of us play every day on the site and so (for me anyway) your analysis is much more instructive than analysing a GM game because I can put the ideas into practice.
I've found one of the most difficult things is to put someone away when I have a clear advantage or a big lead in development so this was really helpful.
I think everyone here likes your writing style, it's very original and entertaining! I wish you wrote a column in my newspaper or something... Anyway, your analysis of the game was fine, although personally I'd like to see you analyze some games of a slightly higher level once in a while. Also, although I liked your Introductory Thoughts and "Post of the Week" feature, I liked last week's post better because it had a loose theme. Maybe next week you could talk about your beloved Latvian Gambit, important concepts, favorite players, etc. Just my thoughts, I'll keep reading regardless!
Originally posted by DivGradCurl I think everyone here likes your writing style, it's very original and entertaining! I wish you wrote a column in my newspaper or something... Anyway, your analysis of the game was fine, although personally I'd like to see you analyze some games of a slightly higher level once in a while. Also, although I liked your Introductory Thoughts and "Post of the ...[text shortened]... important concepts, favorite players, etc. Just my thoughts, I'll keep reading regardless!
He does write Chandler Cornered! To Greenpawn, everything you ever post is gold, no need for feedback!
I thought the game choice and notes were excellent.
I also love the "prose, not variations" approach. A box can give me variations any time, but almost all the chess I learned came over the board or by words in books from players who are much better than me.
I also like that the complete game was given at the end. I'm not a big fan of positions from games where I can't see how the game got to that point.