#18 Ram-bo LXVI

It took me a while to get the games done for this post.  Not only were these one of those sets of games with strange material imbalances (rounds 2 and 3 feature me playing a R vs B+N), but I had an uneasy feeling that I was missing something.  I went through these games quite a bit before I finally figured out what was bothering me.  As you will see, I had the opprotunity to score a decisive advantage in round 3 within 5 moves and the first few times I went over that game, I just skimmed through the opening.  Of course, I am still a novice, so there are a lot of tactical oversights in these games from both sides, but these games ended up being trickier than normal.

 

Also, it is rare for a person to play consecutive rated games against one opponent (outside of a double RR or match format).  I played Steve in the last round of the previous tournament and would face him again in round 1 this time.  Same color and same result.

 

 

 

Round 1, Game #50

 

Round 2, Game #51

 

Round 3, Game #52