I am playing in a four round G/90 tournament. One game a week on Wednesdays. I took a first round bye. Yesterday I played a great game but unfortunately lost on time.
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I missed many chances that would have led to a decisive advantage:
20. Bd4
22. cxd5
24. Qc2
and the beautiful 31. Bd3 +
I was looking forward to playing in the Northeastern Open in Neenah, but will not be able to do so due to scheduling conflicts. I decided to play in the Michigan Classs Tournament in Lansing Jan 13-14 instead.
I created another blog for my younger son.
What are you doing to combat your chronic time trouble?
ReplyDeleteWell it was G/90 and we were both short of time. Maybe I should not play in events that have a time control less than G/120.
ReplyDeleteI have a pretty good record when the time control is G/120 or more
90 minutes is long enough to play a game of chess if you manage your time appropriately. If you read your own posts, you will see "time trouble" crop up again and again. It's not a matter of the length of time control or whether your opponent was in trouble - it's how you meet the "deadline."
ReplyDeleteIn this game, Ivan spent a lot of time on move 31 (which left him only a few minutes in a sudden death time control) he missed the non-typical looking Bd3+ ...in a longer time control, he may have found it...
ReplyDeleteI thought you weren't going to play in very many tournaments anymore? I think playing so much is hindering your development...
ReplyDeleteDo you record the amount of time you spend on each move? Some of the Chronos clocks will do it for you.
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