Battle of the J's
Here's a game where I got behind, but by using my queen to check the opposition into mistakes, I came back and took full advantage of every one of them.
Magnificent Valor
This game from the Magnificent Valor tournament shows how deadly it is to not trade queens when you're ahead. With a great pawn structure and better positioning, my opponent could not get our queens off the board. Looking at it again, 45. Qe7 w...
World League Warm-Ups
Here are a couple games I played in the America NE vs. England World League Warmup match. In the first, I make some early pawn mistakes that really cost me later, but not as dearly as moving the wrong rook later. in the second...
Equalizing Play
Here's another game I played in the Quick tournament, against a worthy opponent - split with him, and he will probably end up winning the tournament. Anyway, I definitely was in deep trouble early, but valiantly fought back with my bigge...
Gettin' Stomped On
The more I play, the more I find that the only reason I ever succeed is that my opponents do not see mistakes for what they are and exploit them. I make mistakes all the time, I almost never play the best game of chess. Here is w...
Rivalry Makes Chess Fun
I have a friendly rivalry with a player on Chess.com. He's a great guy, and he's better than me. Objectively, he will win 3 of 4 games played against me. That's fine with me, though. Those are the best games - t...
