At my club this week I played against someone rated about 50 points above me. I made a tactical error in the opening, resulting in me losing a piece for two pawns. But my opponent was left with two isolated pawns, so it was still a game.
My opponent took plenty of time with his moves until my inaccuracy. But then, inexplicably, he started making his moves very quickly, seemingly without much reflection. I have no idea why. He had plenty of time left, much more than I did. Maybe he thought his position was easily won and didn’t require much thought.
Whatever the reason, he stopped giving his moves full attention. After another half dozen moves, I regained the piece, and so I was two pawns up, both passed! But he didn’t slow down even then, and a few moves later he lost another piece.
The rest of the game was easy for me, but I didn’t stop thinking carefully about each move.
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Bad time management loses a game – for my opponent
At my club this week I played against someone rated about 50 points above me. I made a tactical error in the opening, resulting in me losing a piece for two pawns. But my opponent was left with two isolated pawns, so it was still a game.
My opponent took plenty of time with his moves until my inaccuracy. But then, inexplicably, he started making his moves very quickly, seemingly without much reflection. I have no idea why. He had plenty of time left, much more than I did. Maybe he thought his position was easily won and didn’t require much thought.
Whatever the reason, he stopped giving his moves full attention. After another half dozen moves, I regained the piece, and so I was two pawns up, both passed! But he didn’t slow down even then, and a few moves later he lost another piece.
The rest of the game was easy for me, but I didn’t stop thinking carefully about each move.