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My Titled Tuesday (1)

My Titled Tuesday (1)

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Have you ever wanted to play the "Titled Tuesday" but don't have a title? Well, from my point of view, I kind of treated "Titled Tuesdays" Badly. Don't know what I mean by that? Don't worry, you will see...

The Titled Tuesday is an official prize money event on chess.com open for any titled players. There are two Titled Tuesdays every Tuesday (Obviously), one in the Morning, one in the afternoon. The tournament consists of 11 Round Swiss, with a time Control of 3+1. If you're a Titled player, I'm sure you're familiar with this. Even if you're not a Titled player, you can still play the UNtitled Tuesday! You can find more information on the Chess.com/events page.

Ok, Lets go to the games:

Round 1:

A shame that I didn't convert the winning advantage and lost.
Round 2:
After losing 2 winning positions in a row, I questioned my existence. However, it is a mark of great players to put the past behind them and start over. This is exactly what I did, however I did not recover just yet.
Round 3:
A disappointing game, if my opponent had not blundered, I would have lost. sad.png
Round 4:
Probably the cleanest game of the entire tournament.
Round 5:
Another throw!?!?!?!? That's a record for me grin.png
Round 6:
Round 7:
Yey
Round 8:
Thankfully I didn't throw this game.
Round 9:
Throw Counter: 4
Round 10:
Kewl, despite almost getting flagged, I saved the game.
Round 11:
Throw Counter: 5
Reflections
And that is IT! I did finish the tournament with 5.5/11, no plus or minus score.
Some things I learned:
1. Throwing games is definitely one of the things I have to improve. Out of the 11 games, I threw 5! 
2. I think spending too much time in the beginning puts in a time disadvantage as well. 
3. Panicking in positions doesn't help me at all. happy.png

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

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