I played this game vs GM Stojanovic (2574) yesterday. I think I played a good game, but failed to win because I was low on time and made a horrible mistake - thus blundering back the material I had won earlier. Feel free to leave any comments.
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If i read the board correctly: 30 Rd2+ may have been better. If he follows Ke1 the discovered check on Rc2 wins his queen. If he follows Kf1 then Rd1 followed by Qe1#.
Indeed! I didn't have time to check that during the game. I only focused on the plan ...Qh1+ - Kg4 g6 - with the threat of Qh5#. Well spotted!
Someone else recently posted about how winning because of time is a win and the guy who loses has no right to say, "oh come on I had a win if it wasn't for the clock" ... and yeah, okay, that's true, but still, looking at this game, how can anyone say anything other than:
"oh come on I had a win if it wasn't for the clock!!!!"
You played great until time pressure and the excitement of beating the pants off a GM got to you.
Really good job... and when you publish your memoirs just cut the game off at move 27... 0-1, and say that he resigned when you forked his rook, which a generous GM might have done.
Thx for the comments. This was my first OTB simul ever, and when I saw I was winning my heart started pounding like crazy. I bet that didn't help either.
I played him again yesterday, but made an error in the opening, and he never let me get into the game after that. Tonight is another chance (he plays three simuls during his stay here in Trondheim - prior to a tournament starting on saturday) - so I hope I at least will give him a match.
After the simul he will also give a lecture on the accelerated dragon, so that might be fun. Yesterday he lectured about Cambridge Springs - a solid opening with some venom. Fun stuff.
How come you had a clock on a simul?
It was a clocksimul. We could make a move when we were ready, not having to wait until he came to our board.
Good playing, i thought u were gonna get caked after 13. Bh7+ LOL, good recover :P
wow very good game man! I believe on move 31 after Kf1 you had a mating net with Qd1+ Kf2 Bxh4+ g3 or Bg3, either one and then Rd2 mate. But man, I know what its like playing in a simul and having all that pressure! But when I played against GM Charbonneau in a simul I was down a pawn. We know for sure you shouldve won that game but its still a huge accomplishment to be beating up a GM like that. keep it up bud! Great game to watch!
tonydal wrote:
If only I'd said that...
hi i think on move 32 after g3 qxb2 and wins
Robinrabulan wrote:
hi i think on move 32 after g3 qxb2 and wins
Almost anything wins when I'm rook up Thing is; I didn't - but I'm over it now
xLoserx wrote:
Robinrabulan wrote:
hi i think on move 32 after g3 qxb2 and wins
Almost anything wins when I'm rook up Thing is; I didn't - but I'm over it now
Lol he was Serbian wasnt he?
His last name surely says hes serb.. just wondering.
Yes, he is Serbian - and a very nice person.
Him in red (not the back of my head in front).
xLoserx wrote:
Yes, he is Serbian - and a very nice person.
Him in red (not the back of my head in front).
Thanks for the pic! Nice to know how he looks like.. and you :P
It sucks how you have to be black (every1 in the simul).. but its only fair :P
You played a greatr game, made some blunders, but other then that you did great, you should be proud :)
Thanks - but it was awful to lose like that. Stojanovic told us before the simul that we could choose what colour we would like to play - white or black.
xLoserx wrote:
Thanks - but it was awful to lose like that. Stojanovic told us before the simul that we could choose what colour we would like to play - white or black.
Thats very nice of him!
That being said.. WHY THE F**K DID YOU CHOOSE BLACK?!!?
lol jk, i wouldav chose black as well out of respect.