Friday, December 23, 2011

Small Achievements

It has been a while since I have posted.  It seems like I have more time during the holiday season then the rest of the year.  I guess this is why so few players become Masters after they reach the age of 30, life just gets in the way. 

Well, even though life gets in the way, I have been able to play few games and work my way up to a Class B player.  Given, a low Class B player but a Class B none the less.  I have had a few very good tournaments that have allowed me to reach this step on my way to becoming an expert including two wins to a 2100 but I still find it very very hard to defeat or draw a 1950 - 2050 player.  My weakness seems to have been shifting from my poor opening selection (which is still weak but decent for now) to tactics and miscalculations in the middle game.

Give those flaws I was able to find a few really good move combinations in a game this past week.  Here I am playing Kevin Geiss.  He is a newer player who has come a long way in the past few months of playing.  In the three games that we have played (each with me having the black pieces) we have fought to the end game and in two cases, I was able to control the final piece trade only when my pawns were in a much stronger position. 

Here is the game that I would like to show.  Now I have not hit this game with a computer so this is just some personal review so feel free to comment on what you think.


2011 Early Winter Swiss, Waukesha, WI
Geiss, Kevin (1193) vs. Carerros, Charles (1653), Game 90
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4e6
3.b3c5
4.Ba3Nc6
5.e3b6
6.Bb2Nf6
7.Nbd2Qc7
8.Bd3Bd6
9.dxc5bxc5
10.Bxf6gxf6
11.e4d4
12.Nc4Bf4
13.O-ONe5
14.Nfxe5fxe5
15.Qh5h6
16.Kh1Ba6
17.h4Bxc4
18.Bxc4Qd7
19.Rad1O-O-O
20.g3Bg5
21.hxg5hxg5
22.Qxh8Rxh8+
23.Kg2Qc6
24.f3f5
25.Rde1f4
26.g4Qb6
27.Re2Kd7
28.Rb1Qa5
29.a4Qc3
30.Rd1a5
31.Rf2Qe3
32.Re2Qc3
33.Rf2Rh4
34.Re2Rxg4+
35.fxg4f3+
36.Kf2fxe2
37.Bxe2Qxc2
38.Ke1Qxb3
39.Bb5+Ke7
40.Kd2Qe3+
 
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Sunday, January 9, 2011

The First Game of the Year

Hey Everyone,

I hope all had a good holiday season.  But not that all the presents are opened, family time had and everyone has returned back to their normal lives it is time to get back to chess.  Last week saw the first round of the 2011 Winter Swiss and as the first tournament of the year, I played the first ever Bird's Opening as White.  If you have read any of my other posts you will know that I have once again altered my openning selection including the Bird Opening.  I will only play this as White this year so hopefully I will be able to quickly learn the ins and outs of it.

I have my game listed below with my thoughts included.  I did not go through it with a computer yet becuase I find it important to look at the game and try to remember what I was thinking so that is what I did here.  I'm sure there is a lot that I missed but then this is how one learns.

If you have any feedback on my game, please let me know.  I hope you enjoy it.






2011 Winter Swiss, Waukesha, WI
Carerros, Charles (1688) vs. Sankrithi, Ashwin (945)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.f4d5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.e3Bf5
4.b3e6
5.Bb2Nf6
6.Nh4Be4
7.d3Bg6
8.Nd2Bd6
9.Qe2Qe7
10.O-O-OO-O-O
11.g3Bh5
12.Nhf3Rhe8
13.h3Bxf3
14.Qxf3h6
15.Kb1e5
16.Qf2g5
17.fxg5hxg5
18.Qf5+Kb8
19.g4Nd7
20.Bg2Nb6
21.Rdf1Rd7
22.Rf2Rf8
23.Rhf1a6
24.Nf3f6
25.Nxg5fxg5
26.Qxf8+Qxf8
27.Rxf8+Bxf8
28.Rxf8+Ka7
29.Rf5Rg7
30.Bxe5Nxe5
31.Rxe5c6
32.c4dxc4
33.bxc4Na4
34.Kc2Nb6
35.Rf5Nd7
36.e4b6
37.e5Nxe5
38.Rxe5c5
39.Re8b5
40.cxb5axb5
41.Ra8+Kb6
42.Rb8+Ka5
43.Kb3Rg6
44.Rc8c4+
45.dxc4bxc4+
46.Kxc4Ka4
47.Ra8+Ra6
48.Rxa6#
 


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