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In this game, I was very confident, for some reason. I felt I had bypassed the "opening" and I now know how to play directly into the middlegame. What I mean is that I am already so familiar with these Catalan positions that I'm already looking... | Read More
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In the last round of this tournament, I sought to play for a win right from the start. My opponent played an irregular opening, and I was much better in the middlegame. He managed to trade down into an endgame where I had no attack, but he was st... | Read More
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In this fourth round, I was ready for a slugfest against White, but he played a quieter positional line of the Sicilian. Perhaps I was lulled into security by knowing I had achieved full equality out of the opening, and I made a slow positional m... | Read More
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In the third round, I was finally able to use my beloved Catalan against an 1800+ player! Right out of the opening I regained my pawn and felt I was way better, but I didn't see a clear way through. After some innacurate and slow moves by my opp... | Read More
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In the second round, I faced an older player who played very unambitiously in the opening. Achieving sterile equality, I offered a draw before I nodded off to sleep. My opponent agreed.
Thoughts for next round:
I played the opening well as Black... | Read More
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In this game, I learned that the player with the OUTSIDE PASSED PAWN wins the King and pawn endgame! Good lesson ...
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