My Chess Tournament
Spent the day at a chess tournament. Played 4 games total. Won 2, lost 1, Drew 1. Lost 3 rating points. Right now my rating is exactly at 1700. Would have won my last game. Had a Knight up right out of the opening. Nursed that advantage throughout the game. Came down to an endgame with King + pawns versus me with King, pawns + Knight. Easily won, but I was under time pressure. Wandered into a stalemate. Ruined my whole day.
Here is the game I lost. It was against a master level player. I still don't know what exactly happened.
In the game, I'm playing the black pieces.
3 comments:
Pretty simple Jack, Maroczy bind, you got too greedy on the queen side and gave him too much play, and then material.
My problem, is still I don't know what I should have done better. Not taking that pawn. But what instead?
Jack, 14....bxc4 allows the White Bishop excellant position,
15....Bxb2 gives up the open B file and costs material. That is the two biggest errors I can see. But a person at Master strength does not need much more. Now this is from a patzer. LOL.
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