tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post2261766689349679235..comments2024-01-29T14:44:29.902-05:00Comments on Castling Queen Side: NY State Woman's Championship - Rd. 2Pollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-33586706253609988772009-06-07T06:58:30.065-04:002009-06-07T06:58:30.065-04:00Needless to say, I too was lmao when I saw that pi...Needless to say, I too was lmao when I saw that pic and read that intro. Great pic and description!<br /><br />Wow, you were trying to play this game very fine, worrying about pawn structure innuendos.<br /><br />It seems like you got down on yourself for taking the pawn. I didn't follow your attack at first, but it was high class up til your first blunder. Her ..d5! was right on, though.<br /><br />I would take that position as White after ...Nxc,bxN...RxB, then you could play Rfe1 for example RxR RxR Be6 Qxb and you are up a pawn at least, it seems. <br /><br />Point being, either way, no matter how she plays it, you could exploit her disjointed development and back-rank still undeveloped. She should not have played a tricky trade like that, and got her development off-kilter, but it probably threw you off because you are more used to "trusting" higher-rated players.<br /><br />Your notes are really good.<br /><br />Against her rating, I think piece development issues were the big-thing more than fine points like pawn-structure. <br /><br />If you get caught up thinking of them as little Russian geniuses, it will mess with your confidence, which directly affects results; you are clearly the better player, IMHO.<br /><br />If you had wanted to, I think you could have played without the e4 strategy and let her come at you first more. Like Tigran Petrosian once said something like "I try to allow my opponent to come up with a plan, after all it's sure to be a bad one." ;-)linuxguyhttp://linuxguyonfics.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-8304476324001830982009-06-06T10:04:04.416-04:002009-06-06T10:04:04.416-04:00Tiger: I think if she continues to work on her gam...Tiger: I think if she continues to work on her game, and plays more tournaments like this she'll improve quickly. NYC area kids have that advanatge. Lots of excellent teachers, and lots of strong tournaments to choose from. Kids don't have to leave NYC to get the chance to play players who out rate them by 200+ points. Just show up for any open tournament at the Marshall.<br /><br />BDK & ES: Staying calm in the face of adversity over the board can be very difficult at times. So many factors come into play. I think I was just mentally fried after having squeeze every little ounce of energy and thought to win that ending in the previous round against a much lower rated opponent.<br /><br />Wang: I've lost to my share of old guys. They have the patience that sometimes kids lack.<br /><br />Anon: Elizabeth Vicary thinks.....? Or do I need to go to her blog and find out?Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-19110095555407491272009-06-05T20:19:28.499-04:002009-06-05T20:19:28.499-04:00Elizabeth Vicary seems to thinkElizabeth Vicary seems to thinkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-78376725754798294462009-06-05T17:07:32.610-04:002009-06-05T17:07:32.610-04:00"I should have paid more attention to the fac..."I should have paid more attention to the fact that her last name had 11 letters in it, and only 2 of them were vowels."<br /><br />I died when I read this Polly. Yes in the Tri-state area you have to be wary of thses folks, although the kids are dangerous, be very wary of older gentlemen with no rating at all. That is sadness waiting to happen if you don't play your best.<br /><br />I did something similar awhile back, except I was up a piece and it took me 4 moves before I realized it :Dwanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12810798413949148423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-4515019656323693282009-06-05T12:33:33.081-04:002009-06-05T12:33:33.081-04:00I did a similar thing in the most recent event I p...I did a similar thing in the most recent event I played in. My opponent 'sacrificed' a bishop around move 8, but got it back a couple moves later with a pawn fork of two of my pieces.<br /><br />I forgot that he had already given up a piece, and played the rest of the game in desperation mode, thinking that I was down a piece when I wasn't. <br /><br />When I got home and played over the game, I was horrified to discover that if I had kept my wits about me, my position was still better than his, even after giving the piece back, and that there was no need to have started making desperado attacks.es_trickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511350526999060149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-26127967631805393192009-06-05T12:05:23.433-04:002009-06-05T12:05:23.433-04:00Holy cow that is intense. If the consonant to vowe...Holy cow that is intense. If the consonant to vowel ratio is greater than 10, they probably are good at chess.<br /><br />I often have the experience (on both sides) of mistakes coming in avalanches. I make one mistake, and then get all flustered, and then they just start coming at a higher rate. Recently I've been a little better about calming down and trying to make them earn the point.Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-68173949944811518202009-06-05T03:31:17.632-04:002009-06-05T03:31:17.632-04:00She plays well for her age. I am sure that if she ...She plays well for her age. I am sure that if she keeps playing chess she will be a name we will hear of in the future.From the patzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499383398575774704noreply@blogger.com