 | The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. |
My rating did not change today, but I fought well against worthy opponents. I've been reading Predator at the Chessboard: The Queen Fork as a supplement to help me improve my tactics.
About the photo: Duel at Ganyru is a classic about Miyamoto Musashi, whom some say was the greatest swordsman of all time.
Win: reggiegeary(1639)-likesforests(1484)
1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. e4 Bg7 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Nc3 Qa5 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. h3 Qh5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Bxh3 11. gxh3 Qxh3 12. Nh2 f5 13. Rc1 Bxc3 14. dxc3 Rg8+ 15. Bg4 fxg4 16. Qd3 g3 17. Nf3 g2 18. Nh2 gxf1=Q# 0-1
A beautiful miniature! I'm very proud from 10...Bxh3 onwards.
Draw: likesforests(1499)-Freidenker(1463)
1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. e4 Be7 6. Nf3 a6 7. e5 Ng4 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. h3 Ngxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. O-O O-O 12. f4 Nc6 13. d3 Nd4 14. Qd1 Rb8 15. Ne2 Bf6 16. Rb1 b6 17. Kh1 Bb7 18. Be3 Bxg2+ 19. Kxg2 Qc6+ 20. Kh2 Nf3+ 21. Rxf3 Qxf3 22. Qd2 d5 23. Ng1 Qh5 24. g4 Qh4 25. Bf2 Qh6 26. g5 Bxg5 27. fxg5 Qg6 28. cxd5 exd5 29. Re1 d4 30. Bg3 Rbe8 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. h4 Re3 33. b4 Rxd3 34. Qe1 Re3 35. Qd2 h6 36. bxc5 bxc5 37. Qc1 hxg5 38. Qxc5 gxh4 39. Qc8+ Kh7 40. Qh3 Rxg3 41. Qxh4+ Kg8 42. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 43. Kxg3 d3 44. Nf3 f6 45. Kf4 Kf7 46. Ke3 Ke6 47. Kxd3 Kf5 48. Ke3 g5 49. Nd4+ Kg4 50. Ne6 f5 51. Kf2 f4 52. a4 a5 53. Kg2 f3+ 54. Kf2 Kf5 55. Nxg5 Kxg5 56. Kxf3 Kf5 57. Ke3 Ke5 58. Kd3 Kd5 59. Kc3 Kc5 60. Kb3 Kb6 1/2-1/2
7.e5 was a tactical error and 12.f4 a strategic error. I was down a pawn and the exchange, but I fought like the tiger and drew.
Loss: Freidenker(1464)-likesforests(1498)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Be2 d5 8. Qc2 Bf5 9. d3 Nb4 10. Qd2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Nxd3+ 12. Bxd3 Bxd3 13. Ne5 Bf5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. O-O Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Rad1 f6 18. Nf3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 f5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. e4 f4 22. Rd5 Rxd5 23. exd5 g5 24. Re1 Rb8 25. Rxe7+ Kg6 26. Kf1 h6 27. Ke2 Kf6 28. Re6+ Kg7 29. Kd3 b5 30. cxb5 Rxb5 31. Kc4 Rb2 32. d6 Kf7 33. Rxh6 Rxa2 34. Kxc5 Rc2+ 35. Kd5 Rxf2 36. Rh7+ Kg6 37. Rxa7 Rxf3 38. d7 Kf6 39. d8=Q+ Kf5 40. Rf7+ Kg4 41. Qe7 Rf2 42. Rh7 Rd2+ 43. Kc4 Kf3 44. Rh3+ Kg2 45. Rd3 Rxd3 46. Qe2+ Kh3 47. Kxd3 g4 48. Ke4 g3 49. hxg3 Kxg3 50. Qf3+ Kh2 51. Qxf4+ 1-0
I was winning until a hung a pawn with 24...Rb8. I lost the draw with the blunder 38...Kf6. This is why I need better tactics.
4 comments:
posting 86, how sweet the joy!
congratulations! dk
Sometimes, you hit the mouse seemedly instantly, and it's just 'there'! What other CTS handle are you using? I would love to compete at the World Open or Curacao against top players like GM Seirawan, but like yourself, I want to make class A first.
Tuesday:
7f/85s = 92 @ 92.39%,
1329 elo // 7,637 tries
I'm on-track to reach 1350 with high accuracy when I have 10,000 tries on Chess Tactics Server.
very good! 1350 and 86.0% or more like 87%.0% or 89.0%? of course, our old tries are a drag on percentile, or pull it down... in your case, far less so. at 10,000 i was around 82%.
topy has brass cahones, for sure. love the man.
this is the only time in a LONG time i raised my percentile so much yet fell in numberical ranking, lots of new persons in our percentage area...
i was #157 the other day, i think it was at 84.7 or 84.8 and now im 84.9+ and #162!
what is the difference? im here to stay, others come and go and us regulars are 'all in'. to use phrase of WPT.
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