tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post2246235222486543726..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: DroughtTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-53349607273247095372007-04-27T19:14:00.000+01:002007-04-27T19:14:00.000+01:00*WARHEIT*I shall insist on an x-ray of all the lig...*WARHEIT*<BR/>I shall insist on an x-ray of all the light fittings next time I visit the club.<BR/><BR/>*MICHAEL*<BR/>I suspect there might be a correlation there but possibly not a causal one. I'll have a look at my post count over the weekend.<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear your a fan of the blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-15049463695615256852007-04-27T18:43:00.000+01:002007-04-27T18:43:00.000+01:00You know if that's a general pattern Michael, the ...You know if that's a general pattern Michael, the Knights Errant are in big trouble.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-21061994626046560002007-04-27T17:09:00.000+01:002007-04-27T17:09:00.000+01:00As a fan of your blog, I hesitate to suggest this:...As a fan of your blog, I hesitate to suggest this: but does your decline in play somehow coincide with your increase in writing online? <BR/>:-)Michael Goellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14512012158305281566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-25721446657864914112007-04-27T16:53:00.000+01:002007-04-27T16:53:00.000+01:00Whatever you do, do not try to address the problem...Whatever you do, do <I>not</I> try to address the problem by changing your opening repetoire.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-77101719609830046552007-04-27T14:47:00.000+01:002007-04-27T14:47:00.000+01:00Now I feel clever :) But the bad news is, I don't ...Now I feel clever :) But the bad news is, I don't know the remedy. Still - I look forward to a longer reply from ya.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-62233522992102699222007-04-27T14:37:00.000+01:002007-04-27T14:37:00.000+01:00Justin,I don't remember that game specifically but...Justin,<BR/><BR/>I don't remember that game specifically but it sounds like the sort of thing I'd do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-8411303533847798342007-04-27T14:35:00.000+01:002007-04-27T14:35:00.000+01:00Swift reply because I'm at work:-actually the core...Swift reply because I'm at work:-<BR/><BR/>actually the core of what you're saying is incredibly accurate. I'm suprised how much of that came out from a couple of blitz games and some analysis.<BR/><BR/>I'll respond in more depth later but thanks for your feedback.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-5346624894630109502007-04-27T14:34:00.000+01:002007-04-27T14:34:00.000+01:00Also see last year's adjournment agreed drawn in a...Also see last year's adjournment agreed drawn in a position where I thought you were likely winning!ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-41693733669202551802007-04-27T13:25:00.000+01:002007-04-27T13:25:00.000+01:00Ok, I think you over-rate your opponent's attacks ...Ok, I think you over-rate your opponent's attacks and threats, and in response to them possibly panic a bit - or at least decide too quickly to 'change something' in reply.<BR/><BR/>For instance, I felt that in response to your opponent's Nc5, you rushed the decision to play ..Bxc5 - which is a huge structural concession for the sake of removing one active piece. Or during our Najdorf game where you had an attack - you started blundering your own material in a way you hadn't in any of the other games: perhaps because you knew you were attacking, you over-rated your own chances? Or during that first French game, where I sacrificed a piece to play f5-f6, ..g7-g5 looked very panicy in reply; I think the calm and more logical ..g7-g6 would have been safer, although perhaps you were still winning after both (I realise time was a key factor here too.) Or during the postmortem of my game, you seemed to think if white tried a standard King's Indian Attack in the final position (f4-f5, g4-g5, etc) he would have good attacking chances - you actually suggested a potential mate from it - and didn't seem to quite believe me when I said he wouldn't, because he didn't have enough material left.<BR/><BR/>All these moments to me from one night add up to a pattern . . . So you think I am right? If so, I wonder why this might be?<BR/><BR/>It might be because you don't have a very attack-orientated repertoire, playing the Reti with white and French with black - so when attacks do come along, you find it harder to evaluate them? It might be because (guessing) you were on the receiving end of a particularly vicious attack, and haven't quite 'recovered'? But I am getting ahead of myself - I could easily be wrong, maybe you had an 'off night' in these ways, or something . . .Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-64935669780347021152007-04-27T08:54:00.000+01:002007-04-27T08:54:00.000+01:00TOM:go for it. I'd rather hear the truth than not...TOM:<BR/>go for it. I'd rather hear the truth than not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-29497680782936478272007-04-27T07:45:00.000+01:002007-04-27T07:45:00.000+01:00Has Ben Goldacre tried arguing the point with Jim ...Has Ben Goldacre tried arguing the point with Jim Plaskett?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-87249989405588571002007-04-27T01:30:00.000+01:002007-04-27T01:30:00.000+01:00The problem is obviously secretly placed mind-cont...The problem is obviously <B>secretly placed mind-control ray generators</B> at the new venue. You're a test subject...HM's Govt. has been working on this for over 20 years at the secret facility at...dammit, I had found it all on a website but now it's gone. More PROOF of the conspiracy!Robert Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-63479827628626468932007-04-26T23:44:00.000+01:002007-04-26T23:44:00.000+01:00I study my results according to varying criteria t...I study my results according to varying criteria too, but using grading performance more than W:1/2:L sequences (since 1:1:0 can be worse than .5:.5:0 depending on opponents grades, etc.) There are certain clear results that come about for me from this, it's true. And it could well be that the change of home venue has 'spooked' you in some way that will fade soon enough.<BR/><BR/>However! Based on our two postmortems and blitz games on Tuesdays, I have quite a strong chessy opinion on where you are going wrong at the board. Do you want to hear it? It's no conspiracy...Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.com