Thinking Not Required

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Thinking not required as a blog title about a chess game isn't always the best title depending if you were on the winning or losing side. However, as someone who knows the struggle of improving at chess, I would never intentionally insult someone else. The "thinking not required" title refers to the fact that I had spent a considerable amount of time on tactical patterns and I was able to see them in this game without much thought. The "thinking not required" has no correlation to my opponents play (as you can see he is rated in the 1500's and that is no pushover when it comes to chess).

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My name is David Blackwelder. I started playing tournament chess at the age of 22. I have worked my way from the 1200s to a peak rating of 1844 (December 2021). Those are my United States Chess Federation (USCF) ratings. My short-term goal is to reach a rating of 2000 which will earn me the Expert title. My long-term goal is to get the National Master (NM) title at a rating of 2200. As an adult they say it is near impossible, well I don't believe that. Therefore I am creating blogs and videos to help other adult players improve their chess. Thanks for following me!