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Well.... Ding, ding, ding..
NOT many people can say THIS... I'm the ONLY player in the entire tournament who did NOT earn a single point, not even a half point.
*****sigh*****
I fought hard though. I had very good games in almost every round.... | Read More
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Okieman888 is a friend whom I have played before and he always KILLS me (hehehe, don't they all?). Anyway, I thought I'd take a peek at this game to see what was going on.
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This is an especially painful loss for me.
I wasn't feeling well at ALL - physically I was fine. But I've had a very difficult time emotionally this week and I suppose one could say my heart wasn't in it. I really did try my best but I NEV... | Read More
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Round 2 - Cripes, another opponent whom I believe is about 477 points or so higher than me in rating? For Cripe's sake. How on EARTH am I going to do that? I was even mildly irritated that three rating points were at stake. "well," I t... | Read More
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Round 2 in the online tournament espuelando esp 1000-1250 #1 tournament for players rated 1,000 - 1,250. I got lucky in round 1 where my opponent timed out so I got the two wins. This time, the opponent seems to be on the ball and we actual... | Read More
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Alright, round 1 in Swiss 5. Out of 80 players, I'm ranked as (drum roll, please), 79th!! Wheeee!! I'm NOT at the bottom!! That said, the first round in Swiss is often against a player MUCH higher ranked (uh, yes... and I was irritated t... | Read More
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Got together with a new friend and made arrangements for a live game. I was VERY nervous because whitegs has a much higher online rating than I do; however, he told me he struggles a bit in live. Well, I do as well. I'm really bad about blow... | Read More
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More practice games with the husband. THIS time, I'm black. Dexter decided to practice blindfold "watching" again and I am glad because my goodness, I need practice in recording my games. Good Lord, I get so mixed up, especially when I'm bla... | Read More
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Well, well, well. What have we here? Holy cripes! It's a win! Usually my inner self is screaming that I wish my opponents would resign... this time, he actually did and I found myself disappointed! Niraj used to beat me all the time ea... | Read More
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So.... I think I'm a little different from most of the players here. I LEARNED how to play two dimensionally - that is, I really haven't played too much on a REAL board with real pieces. I find it extraordinarily difficult. I get confused ... | Read More