A very early zugzwang!

Zugzwang: “Compulsion to move.” A German term referring to a situation in which a player would like to do nothing (pass), since any move will damage his game.

Well, in this case, my oponent spent most of the game in this situation. Pretty much everything after move 10!

Game 13 (23-03-2007) Division 5

My best game! until the next one..

A game for the Club Championship, against a 120+ rated oponent.
After a normal opening (rather clumsy on the black side) an underdeveloped oponent wasted valuable tempi by manouvering his queen and tempted his luck by castling long.

I think it represents my best game so far, look out for the cool knight sacrifice (19.Nb5) that can not be refuted! I also think that the timing of the sacrifice is quite unique, less chances of being effective if played sooner or later than the given moment.

More of my games.

Game 3 (5-12-2006) Division 6
Nice knight sacrifice, for two pawns, providing both much needed defence, and attacking prospects.




Game 1 (21/11/2006) Division 4

And the usual 1.f4 action. I'm a Bird opening addict! Moves 18-23 (23.Re5!) are a good example of creating advantage out of thin air.

A draw to remember!

Moro in time trouble (2 minutes on the clock) missed a chance for glory with:

38.Qd8+ Kg7 39.f6+ Kh6 40.Kh4!! Qxd4+ 41.g4 Qb4 42.Qf8! Qxf8 43.g5#

Nevermind, it's games like this that make him my favourite active player.

More 1. f4

Good queenside play.

And a good one..

Calculated, merciless attack!

A bad game..

Thinking only about attacking and creating complications does not pay off!

Littlethorpe Christmas QuickPlay 2

Turns out that I was joint 2nd, but with the best grading performance of 143!

Littlethorpe Chess Club Christmas Quick Play

The Littlethorpe Chess Club Christmas Quick Play took place last night at the plough, with 4 rounds of all moves in 15 minutes. Amazing performance for an unrated outsider such as myself, scoring 3 wins out of 4 games, including a win against a 145 BCF rated player. I think it was a joint 1st, had to leave before all games were finished, but I will get back to you on that.