tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post2489017150177879373..comments2024-01-29T14:44:29.902-05:00Comments on Castling Queen Side: Not The New York Knights: Round 2Pollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-67678264811209902932007-11-12T16:47:00.000-05:002007-11-12T16:47:00.000-05:00*Nods head in empathy.* Although the last time so...*Nods head in empathy.* Although the last time something like that happened, I was about to win a Pawn on move 9. (????) Which meant there was obviously still a ton of game left, so it made no sense...<BR/><BR/>Glenn: or "My head a splode."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-24719616163048792632007-11-12T12:02:00.000-05:002007-11-12T12:02:00.000-05:00I think the annoying thing about the whole episode...I think the annoying thing about the whole episode is this is the sort of things that I tell my students not to do. I know about about sitting on the hands, double checking everything, taking one's time. I guess it's the old "do as I say, not what I do." Now I have to do as I say. LOLPollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-35560615950700519582007-11-12T04:00:00.000-05:002007-11-12T04:00:00.000-05:00When that happens to me I say "my head exploded." ...When that happens to me I say "my head exploded." To help prevent that I literally sit on my hands (they will pick up the pieces and move them unless restrained, at times), if time on the clock allows.<BR/><BR/>Breathe deep. There is a temptation to blitz/slam out the winning move but ... relax. Take your time. Analyze. Calculate. Double-check.<BR/><BR/>Fantasies about savoring the victory later are usually a sign that my head is not in the game.Glenn Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098720545929557126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-54133078384206706172007-11-12T01:58:00.000-05:002007-11-12T01:58:00.000-05:00I too f'd up games like that so i can imagine the ...I too f'd up games like that so i can imagine the rage. I hope you calmed down a bit by now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com