The_Ghostess_Lola wrote:
Well, I just won a legitimate 2279 player five minutes ago....so I'm really happy. I mean, doesn't that count for something ?
Lola, really? So, your opponent blunder a piece and you win on a blunder. Players I played I have to earn my win and I don't have a big ego to post my wins. I have only posted two games, one a Evans gambit and the other Queen's gambit declined. Your opponent has a good solid understanding of chess,he outplay you in the opening and early middlegame and unfortunately he blunder a piece. You play so bad you give back the piece 26.Bh2 ?? is a blunder, your oppponent had a simple and little pawn move 26...g3! wins back the piece. At the end you miss mate 36.Qxg7 mate instead of 36.Rxg7. Sorry your opponent is not 2279 otb strength, I am not sure maybe a strong 1900 elo or a low 2000 elo. He is not a bad player, much better player than "greedypawneater"; he at least has chess understanding. Your opening is "coffeehouse", since you are a woman that is a lot softer than what I would normally use. Your opponent in all your games had a commmanding positions and in the last game it must been a yawn and he let his guard down and blunder; that is the danger in playing against weak players, it is too easy and thinking you can do anything to win.
(anhominid attack)
agree