tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post3841080035654367214..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Club Tournament: Report, Photographs, and - a Spiral StaircaseTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-33988860743839469082008-01-26T11:12:00.000+00:002008-01-26T11:12:00.000+00:00Shame I missed it. Was this an oversight, or somet...Shame I missed it. Was this an oversight, or something more profound (?!) i.e. a failure to adjust to a change in trend ( as Yermolinsky puts it in Road to Chess Improvement ) ?<BR/>Not that reading his book has improved mine - my problem not his!<BR/>Martin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-90498463776198325652008-01-26T09:52:00.000+00:002008-01-26T09:52:00.000+00:00I didn't have an inkling that the move was plausib...I didn't have an inkling that the move was plausible during the game. I played Kf1 to - I thought - rule out any funny busines with the knight...Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-91893156893997272472008-01-26T07:57:00.000+00:002008-01-26T07:57:00.000+00:00God, how embarrassing. I looked at the capture but...God, how embarrassing. I looked at the capture but for some reason (perhaps because I started looking at an f3 capture followed by a check) I was looking for different follow-ups to the simple rook capture.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-23396036297074487162008-01-25T22:39:00.000+00:002008-01-25T22:39:00.000+00:0032...Nxb3 wins I believe a pawn...32...Nxb3 wins I believe a pawn...Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-63673344748590707282008-01-25T17:11:00.000+00:002008-01-25T17:11:00.000+00:00I'm defeated by this tactic.I'm defeated by this tactic.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-17533878299448777482008-01-25T14:17:00.000+00:002008-01-25T14:17:00.000+00:00I should also have said:-In his report, Stan was t...I should also have said:-<BR/><BR/>In his report, Stan was too modest to say he was one of those library players who gave a regular club member (me) a very good game in round 1.<BR/><BR/>Stan totally outplayed me in the opening and middle game but unfortunately for him he ran short of time and blundered towards the end.<BR/><BR/>I was very lucky to win that one.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-298302782091414382008-01-25T14:14:00.000+00:002008-01-25T14:14:00.000+00:00Grinding is as grinding does.I wouldn't say grind ...Grinding is as grinding does.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't say grind and grin are mutually exclusive.<BR/><BR/>I aspire to be able to grind my opponent into the ground Karpov style ... nurse a small advantage to a full point without allowing any counter-chances. Never manage though.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-71815720958756887062008-01-25T11:47:00.000+00:002008-01-25T11:47:00.000+00:00Thanks! I kept telling myself it's not what's remo...Thanks! I kept telling myself it's not what's removed from the board that matters, but what's left on it...<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, black missed a tactic on move 32 which would have given him the advantage, I think...Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-55080970986227704942008-01-25T11:35:00.000+00:002008-01-25T11:35:00.000+00:00I'm impressed by the way you systematically wiped ...I'm impressed by the way you systematically wiped out your outpost at d5 - very original strategy.<BR/><BR/>Has Martin given up the Taimanov then?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.com