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.