tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post2770686227021755998..comments2024-01-29T14:44:29.902-05:00Comments on Castling Queen Side: 2009 US Open - Belated Friday ReportPollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-31188049729229566732009-08-11T07:19:29.657-04:002009-08-11T07:19:29.657-04:00One can only say that you played the endgame horri...One can only say that you played the endgame horrible. I wonder if exchanging the rooks and going for the h-pawn was the best idea in that position.<br /><br />In the position you had a choice to take the c- or a-pawn, it was better to take the a-pawn instead of the c-pawn since the a-pawn was a free pawn while the c-pawn still had to get past your d-pawn.From the patzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499383398575774704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-20164912481354050342009-08-10T20:20:23.376-04:002009-08-10T20:20:23.376-04:00Yay Mike Atkins!!!Yay Mike Atkins!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-47992337517541477552009-08-10T07:38:21.113-04:002009-08-10T07:38:21.113-04:00In that last diagram where you accepted the draw, ...In that last diagram where you accepted the draw, I think you did the right thing all things considered. In a long tournament where one isn't trying to go perfect in order to get a horde of cash (oh wait, I was thinking of poker. hehe) a strategically timed draw, when drained, is probably not a bad idea. Plus, you can socialize more that way. ;-)<br /><br />If I were White to play, I might try Rbd1, and if my opponent plays ...Bc3, then Nb4-c2-e3, but he has the bishop pair and it looks like detente to me.linuxguyonficshttp://linuxguyonfics.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-19522688083744472932009-08-10T06:54:38.505-04:002009-08-10T06:54:38.505-04:00In your round 1 game, 12...bxN puts the question t...In your round 1 game, 12...bxN puts the question to his bishop and practically hands you the initiative (bishop well placed on d7); the bishop trade took some of the spark out of your winning chances.<br /><br />Right, 18...bxc should be winning.<br /><br />25...RxR instead of Rxc, then 26...Rxa and he no longer has an outside passer, nice time to offer a draw if you want one. Even had you gotten in Rxc later on, allowing an outside passer is like playing with fire, IMHO.<br /><br />The king on e6, instead of simply playing ...e6; allowing your pawns to get wedged over there, trippy-looking.<br /><br />You could still play for weirdness at the end with 46...Kd5 followed by e5. Yeah, I'm sure Fritz would refute it somehow, but your opponent's name was not Fritz. ;-)linuxguyonficshttp://linuxguyonfics.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com