How I Robbed $675 From CCA

As you probably know, I have blogged about my tournaments before, under the heading "How I Robbed Blah Blah Blah". Last weekend, I went to Connecticut for the CCA (Continental Chess Association) Tournament: Eastern Open

This Tournament has 5 rounds, with a Time Control of 40/80 SD 30 d30. Which translates to: 80 Minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by an additional 30 minutes, with a 30-second delay for the entire game. Anyways, let's get to see the games.

Round 1:

An interesting game with ups and downs, but the most important thing here is I got the dub!

*WARNING THE NEXT GAME IS ONE OF THE WORST CHESS GAME EVER PLAYED

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Round 2:

A Very Very Bad game from BOTH players...

Round 3:

I am pretty happy about this game.

Round 4:

Probably the cleanest game for the entire tournament. I scored 96% according to Chess.com Game Review!

Round 5:

Apparently a 99% game by Chess.com Game Review, although I felt like I played 80%.

Reflections

1. "When I think I am smart, I am actually being stupid" -Esben Lund (Round 2)

2. Be extra careful and look for fortresses in winning endgames.

3. Do not be superficial when evaluating positions; be concrete as well.

4. Put in more effort when calculating.

RESULTS:

Congratulations! You have made it the end! Any questions, comments, feel free to leave it below.

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