tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post3585299293274994205..comments2024-01-29T14:44:29.902-05:00Comments on Castling Queen Side: Washington State Class - Day 1Pollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-2805395108526486832008-12-10T16:01:00.000-05:002008-12-10T16:01:00.000-05:00Lane: Thanks for dropping by. It was fun game eve...Lane: Thanks for dropping by. It was fun game even though I ended out on the short end of the stick. It was certainly better and more fun then my next two rounds.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-89473570029725998492008-12-03T22:09:00.000-05:002008-12-03T22:09:00.000-05:00I was the opponent in that second game. Yeah, tha...I was the opponent in that second game. Yeah, that game was hectic at the end. We both had no time left.<BR/><BR/>Tanc: I wasn't planning on playing F5 unless she castled King's side. I have a lot of experience with the King's Indian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-89036605849418266332008-12-01T23:46:00.000-05:002008-12-01T23:46:00.000-05:00Tanc: Thanks for your suggestions. I'll have to l...Tanc: Thanks for your suggestions. I'll have to look at them a little closer when I'm not so tired. This game wasn't any different then others I've had, except I countered his f5 with my f4. That may not have been such a good idea. The time limit in this game was G/60 with a 5 second delay. You don't accumulate time if you use less then 5 seconds on a move. Some tournaments in the US are starting use the G/90 30 second increment. I think that will be better for me.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-88140811295107903832008-12-01T13:32:00.000-05:002008-12-01T13:32:00.000-05:00Hi polly,A few things about your 2nd game:1. I wou...Hi polly,<BR/><BR/>A few things about your 2nd game:<BR/><BR/>1. I would not have played 5. f4 in that situation. I would probably either play:<BR/><BR/>a) 5. d4 to strike back and gain space in the center when Black does something like this followed by 6. e4! to undermine the f5 pawn. <BR/><BR/>b) 5. d3 to activate the dark square bishop with ideas of Nf3 and Bg5 and Qc1, giving the game a more Catalan flavour. Black has dark square weaknesses and is a little tender on the king side. The problem with 4... f4 is that it severely weakens the g5 square. Black is also very susceptible to h4 pawn pushes.<BR/><BR/>As a KID player, the typical f4 pawn push in the beginning is premature if the center is not locked up IMHO. <BR/><BR/>9. Rd1 is a move I do not like. The rook is perfectly fine where it is. <BR/><BR/>A couple of interesting tries here.<BR/><BR/>I'm quite tempted by fxe5 followed by Bd2, Qc1 with ideas of Bg5/Bh6 to remove that dark square bishop. His dark square bishop is more valuable than yours, after all and once that bishop disappears, black's king will start to feel drafty. ;)<BR/><BR/>Other plans? Rb1 and a minority attack looks plausible as well. <BR/><BR/>I get the feeling from this game that you were taken out of your prep and it upset your normal play?<BR/><BR/>Don't be too hard on yourself. <BR/><BR/>90 min KO + 30s is not that bad once you consider that in some tournaments I played this year, it was 90min KO + 30min sudden death - which was even worse - blunder city, here I come. :)<BR/><BR/>Best of luck for the remainder of your tournament. :)tanchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10248501580728956514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-50252243165271809162008-12-01T12:57:00.000-05:002008-12-01T12:57:00.000-05:00Tempo: I get about 10 - 12 hours out of charge. I...Tempo: I get about 10 - 12 hours out of charge. I played the entire first day on one charge, and then recharged for the next day. I probably could have gotten both games in on the next day, but I hate running out of juice in the middle of a game. That has happened a couple of times.<BR/><BR/>CT: You are not being harsh. You speak truth. My play sucked in round two. It also sucked in rounds three and four. Sunday was better. I had two hard fought draws.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-43225842387623865522008-12-01T01:07:00.000-05:002008-12-01T01:07:00.000-05:00It may sound harsh but in that second game i found...It may sound harsh but in that second game i found that you played badly. Sometimes just hopping and running around with your knight or bishop without real plan. It seems as you are a two-sided player. With a plan, like in the first game you play stronger and make more acurate moves while without a plan, like in second game, it seems as if you just move pieces and hope for the best.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, transition into a new time control is hard. I even find all other timecontrols other then 2h/40moves + 1h KO very difficult to adjust to especially that new fide tempo 90 minutes KO + 30 seconds added per move starting from move one. I dont know what it is but with that fide tempo i find one can never know how much time one has. So sometimes i play to quickly and have to pay the price.From the patzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499383398575774704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-84846355416643448842008-11-30T18:39:00.000-05:002008-11-30T18:39:00.000-05:00How often do you have to charge your Monroi?How often do you have to charge your Monroi?Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.com