tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post1734742115937242665..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Above the promociĆ³n zoneTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-75975284804057002862007-03-31T18:15:00.000+01:002007-03-31T18:15:00.000+01:00It looks to my eyes like one of those games where ...It looks to my eyes like one of those games where the game 'goes on', if you know what I mean. A sort of tense, but mostly undramatic middlegame, for the most part.<BR/><BR/>I played an abysmal game on Thursday v a 158 - I barely got out of the opening and was lucky to draw in the end. I think if anyone saw it (which, they won't) they really would not worry about playing me...Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-1014682090053562132007-03-30T17:27:00.000+01:002007-03-30T17:27:00.000+01:00If that's you playing badly, I would not like to b...<I>If that's you playing badly, I would not like to be sat opposite you playing [well].</I><BR/><BR/>I dunno, Tom. Have a look at the position at move 12 (or, say, 18) and the position at move 29 and tell me who you think's made progress in that time.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-63909326856746085672007-03-29T22:00:00.000+01:002007-03-29T22:00:00.000+01:00Well congratulations anyway Justin.You won in the ...Well congratulations anyway Justin.<BR/><BR/>You won in the end - perhaps the best any of us can ever hope for!?<BR/><BR/>I agree with you too. Chess, at my level at least, is all about not losing for long enough to all yourself to win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-35310620006474296752007-03-29T17:06:00.000+01:002007-03-29T17:06:00.000+01:00Congratulations to you and the team Justin.If that...Congratulations to you and the team Justin.<BR/><BR/>If that's you playing badly, I would not like to be sat opposite you playing.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.com