Monthly Archives: November 2007

Team 45 45 T35 – Round 5

Capsule summary: Outplayed in the opening, misjudged the significance of a protected passed pawn, mismanaged the clock, and panicked unnecessarily in an almost even position. If I had held the draw, my team would have won the Round 5 match point. (See the end of the post for a replayable game board.) Let’s start with the [...]
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Which rules of chess offend you?

Although I’m not a big fan of blitz, I sometimes have a spurt of playing a lot of 2 5 games on ICC. I guess it’s when I need a change of pace. Most ICC players are polite and friendly, but every now and then you run into an exception. What puzzles me the [...]
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