Soccer: US vs England
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Bill Wheeler(left) on his way to going 3-0
There were 8 people in the top section ans I was the 3rd seed.
I finished 2-1=0 losing to Bill Wheeler in round 2.
Cross table here
I thought I played well until 23. Bxh5?? . I should have just brought the Knight back to e5 instead.
If you are still trying to reach 2000, you CANNOT be putting pieces en prise...
ReplyDeleteIMHO, White plays a lackluster opening, followed by brilliant middle-game tactic, and then for some reason tries to pursue the tactic once it is gone and no longer relevant.
ReplyDeleteIt makes me think that White is feeling in time-pressure and wants to end it right there somehow, but instead needs to be satisfied with positional pressure.
I don't understand why you didn't seem to pursue positional advantages more during this game than tactical advantages. I guess the fact that Black's king is exposed, but that is not necessarily the biggest feature in the position against a strong opponent.
If you win this game (heck, you are playing the White pieces after all) and go 3 out of 3, you could get a nice rating jump.
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ReplyDeletehere's a cool video of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GTKPnqhGl0&feature=plcp