tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post273863754369274576..comments2024-01-29T13:41:11.764-05:00Comments on Blunder Prone .... Imagination, Inspiration and Improvement: Good Grief: A failed ExperimentBlunderPronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316158004635698398noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-41296640303885184532008-09-16T17:27:00.000-05:002008-09-16T17:27:00.000-05:00Dude,don't feel bad I suck worse than you do. nice...Dude,<BR/>don't feel bad I suck worse than you do. nice description of insanity. that's what I do with my neighbor. we play 2x a week and he beats me every time. doesn't matter how I open, what dfense I use. I'm the one that could use the help. I have read, done puzzles, quizzes, played online, and am no better than 2 years ago, help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-89951330356217195152007-07-04T14:48:00.000-05:002007-07-04T14:48:00.000-05:00I don't see a sickness. Egads how pessimistic.To m...I don't see a sickness. Egads how pessimistic.<BR/><BR/>To me it looks like the ebb and flow of chess progress. Growing pains. Ups and downs. Waxing and waning of motivation, self-confidence, and skills. All part of the learning curve.Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-49317667073338041422007-07-03T08:22:00.000-05:002007-07-03T08:22:00.000-05:00Thanks for the encouraging words.Yesterday I had a...Thanks for the encouraging words.<BR/><BR/>Yesterday I had an epiphany. Being rated 1650 in an under 1800 section, all my games except 2 I was playing higher rated opponents. I am actually scoring where my rating is. I stopped thinking I needed to perform better for the money, for the knights, for those "watching" etc. Rather I was in this for my own behalf. <BR/><BR/>The awareness I gained is how I am losing. Its as if I realized I was at sea with a very leaky boat. I plug one hole and I discovered another. <BR/><BR/>Risky tactics has been a hole I've been trying to plug. It reared its ugly head this weakened. The impact it made, I hope secures the plug a little longer. <BR/><BR/>The next hole I wasn't aware of, is trying too hard to make the game dynamic by knowingly taking the opening out of the main line when I really don't know what I am doing. I seemed to have plugged that hole.<BR/><BR/>Poor positional play is a BIG hole. In two of my games I castled queen side when all indicators were screaming otherwise. But I still did it. This is a pattern. I showed Jorge one of my games from the club where I did the same. The filler in this whole has been set, I hope it takes hold.<BR/><BR/>Still struggling with the openings and endgames are teh other gaping holes. As for the opening, I am really trying NOT to do the memory game ( old hole) but I still do tend to rely on piece position by rote. Like Sometimes the bishop is to go to f4 rather than g5. <BR/><BR/>Oh well, I am rested. Dusted off. Banged out the dents in my armour. fed my horse and hopping back on. This knight rides into a another day of battle.<BR/><BR/>tenaciously,<BR/><BR/>BPBlunderPronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316158004635698398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-81811731459001322832007-07-03T06:56:00.000-05:002007-07-03T06:56:00.000-05:00I have fallen victime twice in the last two tourna...I have fallen victime twice in the last two tournaments to painful in between moves. Now when I start analyzing a "brilliant" tactical move or sacrifice I calculate all the way through and then before I make move 1 I stop and look for any in between moves. Not that it always works but it's happening to me less often.<BR/><BR/>Good luck and as HardDaysKnight said, take what the opponent gives you.wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12810798413949148423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-72615458952395599472007-07-03T01:14:00.000-05:002007-07-03T01:14:00.000-05:00Let me just add my own, "I feel your pain, man" to...Let me just add my own, "I feel your pain, man" to the rest. I mean, seriously, who among us doesn't know what you're going through? We all do.<BR/><BR/>My guess is that you're trying too hard: too many hopes, too much pressure, and of course, you might just be too tired. <BR/><BR/>Don't worry about it; just take what your opponent gives you in the remaining games. <BR/><BR/>Hang in there!HardDaysKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17667299526072374735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-30859565032279711922007-07-02T23:16:00.000-05:002007-07-02T23:16:00.000-05:00I feel for you man. There is a sickness here with...I feel for you man. There is a sickness here with the knights. It seems to be universal. I don't see a lot of <I>yee ha</I> going on lately.<BR/><BR/>There is, has to be, something to learn about what is going on. Here at home we are taking a bit of an intentional break. I am hoping that whatever malaise that is going on will end. That joy, excitement, and winning shall return. <BR/><BR/>Good luck in your last few rounds!! I am trying to send good vibes.hisbestfriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713960560378854865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-56205204488139340052007-07-02T23:00:00.000-05:002007-07-02T23:00:00.000-05:00Hang in there George. We've all seen you hit your ...Hang in there George. We've all seen you hit your stride at the club. You've got the stuff. Sounds like you're just taking your lumps at the worst time.<BR/><BR/>Remember to enjoy the GMs playing - Shabalov had a blockbuster of a game this evening, and Ibragimov's play was pretty interesting too.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584937147356736683noreply@blogger.com