Why you should never give up.
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raxLA Chess Club Saturday Swiss, 9/18/04
Round 4, Board 3, Open Section
White: Me, rating 1236
Black: K--- V---, rating 2009
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O
8. Be2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Nxe4 10. Bxe5?? Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qa5+ 12. c3 Qxe5 13. O-O d5
14. Bf3 Bf5 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. Qa4 a6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Qa5 Bg6 19. g3 Qf6
20. Bg2 Qxf2+ 21. Kh1 Nf6 22. Rf1 Qxb2 23. c4 dxc4?? 24. Rxd8 1-0
I was going over old games instead of doing work (Yes, Virginia, I really am a workaholic, but at least I am not working _all_ of Christmas day) and I just had to share this one. It was exciting; they had already written down that I had lost on the pairings chart and started distributing prizes based on the assumed outcome of the game. I don't feel totally like I deserve this win, but I played my best and didn't give up, and it worked out. My rating is probably going to go up a lot due to this game; a string of clerical errors causes me to currently have one of three ratings depending on whom you ask when, and I hope to get that fixed soon. If you believe one source, I am a 1628, which somehow I disbelieve. Oh, and I came in second in the U1400 in the American Open in November. Despite playing, in retrospect, horribly. I was told by a grandmaster who was leching on me: "You are an attacking player! But you do not attack. You are an attacking player but you are afraid to attack! You must attack!" I think he was right, so I am now studying _The Art Of Attack In Chess_ by Vukovic. We will see how that goes.
You should all come to this: http://www.hbfoundation.org/gcc/index.shtml Nagle and I are going to go. I am in training; I believe that I can win the U1600 section with concerted effort in the next five months. You can help me train by playing chess with me on AIM, zephyr, or yahoo chess! Or in person! I will teach you things!
-r.
Round 4, Board 3, Open Section
White: Me, rating 1236
Black: K--- V---, rating 2009
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O
8. Be2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Nxe4 10. Bxe5?? Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qa5+ 12. c3 Qxe5 13. O-O d5
14. Bf3 Bf5 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. Qa4 a6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Qa5 Bg6 19. g3 Qf6
20. Bg2 Qxf2+ 21. Kh1 Nf6 22. Rf1 Qxb2 23. c4 dxc4?? 24. Rxd8 1-0
I was going over old games instead of doing work (Yes, Virginia, I really am a workaholic, but at least I am not working _all_ of Christmas day) and I just had to share this one. It was exciting; they had already written down that I had lost on the pairings chart and started distributing prizes based on the assumed outcome of the game. I don't feel totally like I deserve this win, but I played my best and didn't give up, and it worked out. My rating is probably going to go up a lot due to this game; a string of clerical errors causes me to currently have one of three ratings depending on whom you ask when, and I hope to get that fixed soon. If you believe one source, I am a 1628, which somehow I disbelieve. Oh, and I came in second in the U1400 in the American Open in November. Despite playing, in retrospect, horribly. I was told by a grandmaster who was leching on me: "You are an attacking player! But you do not attack. You are an attacking player but you are afraid to attack! You must attack!" I think he was right, so I am now studying _The Art Of Attack In Chess_ by Vukovic. We will see how that goes.
You should all come to this: http://www.hbfoundation.org/gcc/index.shtml Nagle and I are going to go. I am in training; I believe that I can win the U1600 section with concerted effort in the next five months. You can help me train by playing chess with me on AIM, zephyr, or yahoo chess! Or in person! I will teach you things!
-r.
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Date: 2004-12-25 11:53 pm (UTC)also, you and your clerical errors.