It was time again. A year I've been hiding from the chess scene, studying tactics learning new openings, reading up on strategy. I feel the moment has come to return to the board and turn knowledge into precious SELO. It is the first round that I ...
I'm back at the board. This time my ambitions are more modest than previously. Instead of trying to crush the field I just want to play a solid tournament and win back a few rating points if possible. Game 1: Game 2: Game 3: Game 4: Game ...
Last round of the tournament and I got a victory at last. It was not the most thrilling game after my opponent already made a serious mistake three moves into the game but who cares. Most importantly, not finishing in last place after all.Here's t...
Also the third round did not bring the turn-around I needed. I didn't want a draw and got a loss instead. Another fail, but the master has failed more often than the novice has tried. So there is some hope for the future.
Round 2 has been played. I was hoping for a more positiv outcome this time and had a good start. But lost concentration and after that the game. Again... This is how it went: Up to a certain point it was an interesting game. New game, new luck ...
I'm back at the board, to crush them all. But... first round, first loss. What happened? See below. That's life, can't win them all. At least I got a bit wiser. Winning is good, but losing is even better, if you want to improve at chess.
I went to play my second tournament over the past weekend. The plan as usual: Crush them all and win the tournament 5/5. The reality however is, I finished second last with 0.5/4, watching Formula 1 instead of playing the last round. What went wro...
Here comes episode 3 of my St. Pauli Open report. After bitter losses in the second episode, I needed to change something. I started to analyse the games my opponents played in previous rounds to get an idea of the opening I will face over the boa...
In round 4 my gameplan was to play it safe in the opening and wait for blunders. I played it too safe though and missed the chance to cash in early. Instead my opponent got a good position and grinded me down. Round five was hard work again even...
Dear chessfriends, so I decided that it was time to start my career in tournament chess and chose the St. Pauli Open as my first event because it is supposed to have a nice and relaxed atmosphere. The first three rounds are over and I'm pretty m...
