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brettregan1

I consider my game to be 95 percent luck and 5 percent skill



brettregan1

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GAME OVER - Bulletboy26 vs. brettregan1 - brettregan1 won by checkmate (+15). Your new standard rating is 1293. Match Scores: Bulletboy26 [4.0] vs. brettregan1 [3.0]

imaslowlearner: Oh My

Bulletboy26: ?

imaslowlearner: pawn grabbing cost you the game

brettregan1: luck beats brains everytime

imaslowlearner: Bb6 or Qe2 covers the mating square

imaslowlearner: nice find though Brett

Bulletboy26: wasnt pawn grabbing

brettregan1: could of should of would of - - I was lucky he did not see what I was up to lucky

brettregan1: luck

imaslowlearner: Bxe5 was a pawn grab

Bulletboy26: i seen the mate threat but missed f2

brettregan1: I had enough pieces for checkmate I was lucky he did not see it

Bulletboy26: no be5 was to cover h2

brettregan1: what ?

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Bulletboy26: missed f2

imaslowlearner: N covered h2

Bulletboy26: bishop takes e5 was to stop the rook mate on h2

imaslowlearner: anyway, nice come from behind Brett for 3rd

brettregan1: I hate to say it but it was luck - - - notice that nothing attacks my knight? - - luck

Bulletboy26: yeah, well played

imaslowlearner: Rh2 wasn't mate

brettregan1: thank you - and you too - that was tough

Bulletboy26: so it wasnt lol

Bulletboy26: i just play king g1

imaslowlearner: or NxR

Bulletboy26: haha, or even that

Bulletboy26: seeing ghosts sadly

brettregan1: you had ever present "looming mate" it is tough to play while under the threat of " looming mate"

Bulletboy26: 2 in the morning last game

Bulletboy26: bb6 for me

brettregan1: well if you computer analyse this game - the computer will tell you - L U C K

Bulletboy26: you make your own luck!

brettregan1: and with out a queen - - - L U C K

Bulletboy26: you didnt have to loose the queen though

Bulletboy26: i assume it was a sack

brettregan1: I bet you 10 cents if we computer analyse this game - the computer final results will read - BLACK GOT LUCKY

Bulletboy26: well played anyway, take care

Bulletboy26 has left the chat.

brettregan1: thank you and you too - thanks for kind of " letting " me have the game -

brettregan1
brettregan1

So I could have won 10 cents - - - at move 18 Computer Said - LUCKY YOU and at move 31 Computer Said - LUCKY YOU 

waffllemaster

Yeah, lucky you didn't play like the computer wanted (in which case you just lose).  Instead you tried to create threats and hope for the best, and it worked out!