Hi everyone! I'd like to share a tactic I found in a game within the 2025 Chess.com Daily Chess Championship. Since all the key moves have already been played, I can safely share it. What move do you think wins for Black? Does The Woodpecker method have that effect on me? @klippfiskkjerringa
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Mar 28, 2025
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#263
I wanted to try annotating a game for the first time. I'm sorry for the choice of game, it's just a random unrated bullet game. I don't know the rating of the opponent, but it's probably not all that high.
I wanted to annotate this game, because, in my opinion, it shows the difference between good and not so good development of the pieces. I took my time, but got a very nice position for all of my pieces. My opponent on the other hand made a lot of moves with their knights, to little avail. In the end the attack played itself, because of the discrepancy in the development of the pieces between each side. I'm playing black.
Mar 28, 2025
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#264
@Sebu13 Very well-played, especially for a bullet game. Good display of both positional play and tactics. It's rare to see a windmill in an actual game, and that checkmate was beautiful.
Mar 28, 2025
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#270
KiriyamaKazuo wrote:
@Sebu13 Very well-played, especially for a bullet game. Good display of both positional play and tactics. It's rare to see a windmill in an actual game, and that checkmate was beautiful.
Thanks for the kind words man. You're such a positive influence on the forum.
Windmill is indeed very rare. Had I had enough time to properly evaluate the situation, I still probably would've went for it, just for the sake of getting to do it, even though it's completely unnecessary showboating and could be considered unsportsmanlike.
Mar 29, 2025
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#272
Recently I joined the chess team and was quickly promoted to board 3 after quickly beating the players on the lower boards. With our board 2 missing in action, I was quickly forced to play a 2000 ECF rated opponent (lichess ratings are inaccurate). I managed to get the lead and a winning position with M-5. Then I didn't see the bishop and lost. Well done me.
P.S. I'm 1400 ECF.
Well massive choke.
Mar 29, 2025
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#273
@certifiediavhmoment An instructive game in and of itself. Well done getting that close to beating someone that much higher-rated. I know nerves can do crazy things to a player in a tournament setting. Also, I assume you were low on time when you blundered the win in the end.
I added human comments, especially in case a beginner wants to go over it and doesn't understand what's going on, as it got really tactical. I also mentioned other alternatives, and some positional considerations on top of that. My comments start with "F:".
Mar 29, 2025
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#274
https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/137568648223?tab=analysis
Not sure how I did with this game, even though i came out on top.
Mar 29, 2025
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#276
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@Sans1600 Well played! Added full analysis here:
Thanks! Some of this was pure dumb luck, I think...
Mar 30, 2025
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#277
I tried playing c4 for the first time OTB against an opponent with 200 rating more than me. Last time he had played Nc3 and I noticed he played c6 and d5 vs. c4 and I like the slav structure as white so that is why I decided to play it. All the variations except the first one was analyzed by me without computer. Then I double checked it with computer and removed the variations and evaluations that was wrong. After 22... Ba6 apparently I need to go 23.Bxb4 Rfc8 24.h4 h5 25.Ba3 Rb1 before taking on a7 with the queen (ratings were rounded to nearest 10)
Mar 30, 2025
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#278
@Gothenburgess Interesting game. The first big mistake happened for either not realizing that giving up two rooks for a queen is rarely a good trade, or maybe not visualizing that after ...B x N, Q x B, the queen would no longer guard the rook, allowing the beneficial trade by your opponent.
After that, it was still not over if you hadn't allowed your opponent to bring more pieces into the attack. Bxb4 one move earlier, not just getting a pawn back, but preventing the other knight from jumping in, was far more resilient.
A good example of tying down the opponent to the defense of the king until everything falls apart.
Mar 30, 2025
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#279
Hi everyone, I played this game in an OTB FIDE-rated tournament. It was a 60+30 time control, and I was in the U1800 section. My rating is just above 1500, and my opponent was 1750. I was black, and feel as though I had "rating phobia", where I wasn't aggressive enough because I was scared my opponent would crush all my threats. Any comments on the game, and how to "fix" my problem with rating?
Mar 30, 2025
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#280
wrote:
Hi everyone, I played this game in an OTB FIDE-rated tournament. It was a 60+30 time control, and I was in the U1800 section. My rating is just above 1500, and my opponent was 1750. I was black, and feel as though I had "rating phobia", where I wasn't aggressive enough because I was scared my opponent would crush all my threats. Any comments on the game, and how to "fix" my problem with rating?
You played the opening well. I think it is better to try to double opponents pawns than take a worthless knight on d2 that was doing nothing. Not using the engine playing Qf6 would have been more precise, but I can understand if you missed f3 so try to think about opponents one move defense as well. You had kings on opposite sides you should try not play on the side of your king as those pawns are dangerous.
@KiriyamaKazuo I play the Smith-Morra from both sides, so I decided to analyze your game as well. Your opponent wasted some valuable time in the opening, but I believe this is due to you taking them out of book very early. Well Done!! The comments beginning with "L:" are mine