mhtraylor

Matthew Traylor
Mississippi, United States

Member Since: Jan 5, 2009
Last Login: Dec 19, 2009
Profile Views: 435
Points: 125

About Me:
Three losses from the 2009 Southern Mississippi Open: In the first round, my opponent played an irregular Queen Pawn opening that I was unfamiliar with, until he played ...c4 at which point I tried to transpose into the Chigorin Defense.  Unfortunately this did not allow the move order I would normally play in the Chigorin, and this caused me a great deal of discomfort with my position. The second round was much worse. I played (or rather, misplayed) the Scotch gambit as white.  Normally, after 4 ... d6 the game would transpose into a Philidor Defense with a favorable game for White. I, however, had forgotten this.  I never felt comfortable in this game.