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Hey everybody! After my somewhat disappointing result at the Dutch Junior Championships (3.5/9, TPR 1684) I've decided to mix up my opening repertoire a bit. Once again, I've played a few terrible games, just like in the Czech Open, and because of my impotence to blame myself for calculating badly, I blame my openings. I'm starting to get a little sick of Sicilians. For the past 2 years it has been pretty much the only opening I've played with both sides (with a little exception when I tried out the French a few times). I used to get away with it, but now, facing 1800-1900 or even higher rated players, every one of them has some sort of sideline (either with black or with white), which I just don't know well enough. In the last 2 tournaments (18 games) I've fallen victim to at least 3 opening traps in Sicilian sidelines I simply wasn't prepared for. I also still have trouble facing the English. Apart from an 1100 player at my club, who I beat, I have never even drawn a serious game with black against an English. I have tried reversed Sicilians, Anglo-Dutch defence, the Grünfeld... Nothing seems to work for me. The obvious answer is to stick with one opening and to use it more often in my games, and that's exactly what I plan on doing. I want to start experimenting with new openings, both with white and with black. My repertoire right now is: White: 1.e4 Sicilian: Open Caro-Kann: Advance variation with 4. g4 Scandinavian: 3. Nc3 and 4. d4 Pirc: Austrian attack French: Milner-Barry gambit 1...e5: Scotch Alekhine: 4-pawn attack Nimzowitch: I honestly have no idea. 2.d4 or something. Black: 1.e4: Sicilian Dragadorf 1.d4: Grünfeld (kingside fianchetto against everything, delay decision of ...d6 or ...d5) 1.c4: ??? 1.Nf3: Something KIDish Obviously I have more knowledge up my sleeve than that, I know some lines against the different sidelines. Anyway, even though I enjoyed playing Sicilians so much, as I said, I'm getting a little sick of it. In 18 games I think I played 11 or 12 Sicilians. I want to mix it up a little and get an entirely new opening repertoire. ...so why did I make this thread? Well, I was hoping one or some of you could help me in practising my new repertoire by playing some thematic unrated games with me. I'd appreciate it a lot.

I just played in the Czech Open E (U1800) group, and finished with 5.5/9, just like last year. In all 3 games I lost, I made a terrible blunder early on. I don't think it would have made a huge difference in the result, but it's still sad to play only a few good games in a tournament which could have been so much more... Anyway, I'll post the games here. From memory though - I don't have the scoresheets with me right now. I'll post some short analysis with the games, and you can play over them/analyze them yourself if you want. Round 1:

Just thought i would create this thread for anyone wanting to post any games for analysis. If you have any please post them here!

This is a forum for everyone that is playing in the June Invitational. When you finish a game feel free to post it here.

This saturday, June 9th, on my 17th birthday, I will be playing in a simul against no one less than Holland's #1 player GM Anish Giri! Ever since I started playing chess I've been a fan of his, and have been amazed by how well he plays (especially when you realize he's around my age!!), so I'm reaaaaaally excited!! :D :D Here's a potato.

At the chess club I'm a very nice and friendly person. If I lose, I'll offer my opponent a drink and ask him if he wants to analyze with me. On chess.com I try to always be nice and friendly to my opponent. I've never called anybody names, I've never accused anybody of cheating when they obviously didn't, et cetera. But what nobody knows is that offline I can be a raging monster sometimes. I just lost a game on live chess I should have won. I put so much energy into the endgame (which I normally don't, I usually just play casually on live chess), and when I realized I'd blundered it away, well... I slammed my laptop shut and nearly chopped it in half. When I opened it again it was restarting itself in safe mode... I tore 2 newspapers apart and I threw my mouse through the room. My cats fled in terror and still haven't come downstairs yet. Here is the game: As much as I hate to admit it, I'm a terribly sore loser... Anybody else want to confess to this? Or am I the only one...? :(

what are your opinions of the following. I feel it is good and logical.

hi! :)