The clock is ticking
As I understand the position
GrizwoldZed’s report on chess activities
Issue No 8
1/15/2025
The clock is ticking!
The Chess.com Daily Game chess tournament Report
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# My personal status: still running with the pack.
>>> I’m in 5th place now with a score of 15-5.
four players in my group are still playing, including me!
Commentary: I still have two games going on in this tournament. One of them is going badly. Yet I will play on. I’m obviously not moving on to the second round, but I have gained valuable experience. I currently have fifteen wins with five losses.
>> In all my losses I resigned and congratulated my opponent. All but one of my wins were by timeout. Why? I don’t get it.
=!!!= IDEA: Join a chess club. I’m playing a match (at 3rd board) in the Knights Chess club -vs- King’s Fury, which has already started. Join up if you want to play. There are lots of clubs to check out, and friends to be made from all over the world. Don’t miss out. I just joined another club.
=+= Online playing tips: Consider the time… on daily games don’t time out! Most OTB tournaments consider leaving without resigning in poor taste.
It’s bad chess etiquette. I will understand if you have online connection problems, though. It has happened to me as well.
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Portrait of HN Pillsbury
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My personal Training Logbook
I enter all of my chess games into my personal database and record all my thoughts and variations there. When the game is done, my analysis is nearly finished.
>> Of course, I play practice games with Bots and Fritz. I also would like to have practice matches with my online friends, say in a 20/20 format. Ideally, we would play a specific opening for practical experience. There is nothing like playing against a real human being!
>> I know that my study log looks like I spend a lot of time, but I’m an older, retired Math Professor who actually does have a lot of time on my hands. 😉 PS: I have a lot of chess books in my personal library. I plan on selling most of them before I pass on. Contact me if you’re interested.
Training Log:
1/13/25 30min Analyze games
1/13/25 60min study Master game Alekhine-Sterk, Budapest, 1922
1/13/25 30min Puzzles
1/13/25 30min study Master game Michelet-Kieseritzky, Paris, 1845
1/13/25 30min study Master endgame, K+Q vs K+R+P
1/13/25 Achieved Master rating (2206) in Puzzles!
1/14/25 60min study Master game Alekhine-Sterk, Budapest, 1922
1/14/25 60min Endgame lesson, Opposite-colored Bishops (Finegold)
1/14/25 60min study Master game Alekhine-Bogoljuboff,
Budapest, 1922
1/14/25 30min Analyze games from Daily Championship
1/14/25 30min study Master endgame, K+Q vs K+R+P
1/14/25 30min Endgame lesson, R+N -vs- R (Ivan Sokolov)
1/14/25 30min Endgame lesson, King activity (Romain Edouard)
1/14/25 30min study endgames, R+P vs R
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Recommended Reading
"The Art of Attack" by Vukovick
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Resources
(1) https://www.chess.com/home (number one best so far)
(2) https://www.zedwaldo.com/take-action/chess
(my other chess blog)
(3) https://theweekinchess.com/
(weekly update with thousands of free game downloads available)
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