GAME 2 OF SECOND SERIES

Ended up drawing as black in this second game. Think I threw away a win somewhere but I am too tired to look into it at the minute.

As I was black, I had the opportunity to play a defence learned from Nigel Davies coaching course.
I cannot give any more details,  as all the material on Nigel`s site is copyrighted.

Out of 7 Fritz rated games the score is now 5 to 2 in my favour.

Here is the link to Nigel Davies website. TIGER CHESS Online Training.

It is very disappointing not to win on the 12th day of all days, but a draw is better than a defeat!


Ecc 9:4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

GAME FROM LAST NIGHT

This was a game I played about 10.45pm last night. As you can see Fritz is set at a rating of 2290 in the Fritz rated play mode.

I don`t believe this is an accurate correlation with a human player. I suspect a human 2290 player would be much stronger.

Nevertheless, I have to thank Victor Bologan and his Fit for the French DVD for giving me an insight into playing against this version of the French defence.

Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

POOR MAGNUS, POOR TANIA, POOR HUMPY AND POOR ME!

Seems to be an out break of time loss.   Poor Magnus Carlsen lost a game on time just a few weeks ago, seemingly due to a misunderstanding about the time controls.

Now, two well-known female players have lost games due to similar reasons.

Must something to do with all the "Equality Laws."  If a male player looses on time then it is only fair for a female player to loose on time?

Back in January during the Gibraltar tournament I lost a game on time as well in sightly different circumstances.

Before the game I was able to look up available databases and found quite a few of my opponents games. So I was able to prepare well for the game.

There was a very good chance he would play Be7 on move 3 and g5 on move 8.

In my possession I have a Sam Collins DVD where he recommends meeting g5 with b4 on move 9 for white. He gives a very good overview of what to play for white.

It turns out this is how the actual game went.

Quite near the end of the game I was slightly ahead on time but my opponent accidentally knocked his own king over, so there was a little controversy.   

I think there is a possibility my opponent may have hit the clock when he knocked his king over so the controversy all took place while my clock was running. 

The arbiter saw what happened and came over and I said, "It is OK it was an accident, we will just play on." 

I never claimed the two extra minutes on the clock which I could have.

When I made move 48. Rxc8 my opponent said, "Your flag has fallen!"

So from now on there will be, "no more Mr Nice guy," If you knock your king over playing against me I will be insisting on my two minutes extra time! lol
The game is below. 

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I remember reading this poem years ago. A police officer found it in the pocket of someone who had just been shot dead.

“The clock of life is wound but once,
And no man has the power
To tell just when the hands will stop
At late or early hour.

To lose one's wealth is sad indeed,
To lose one's health is more,
To lose one's soul is such a loss
That no man can restore.

NOW is the only time you have,
So live, love, toil at will,
Place no faith in "TIME,"
For the Clock may soon be still.”  By Robert H Smith



Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

FRENCH DEFENCE

Here are some video looking at various aspects of the French Defence.

Isaiah 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: