tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post8583909300023911385..comments2024-01-29T13:41:11.764-05:00Comments on Blunder Prone .... Imagination, Inspiration and Improvement: Thinking during the Opening.BlunderPronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08316158004635698398noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-57389257869230152082011-03-24T11:23:17.414-05:002011-03-24T11:23:17.414-05:00My impression of the second game is that you were ...My impression of the second game is that you were playing solid positional chess at a high level, and your opponent was looking for tactical shots the whole way.<br /><br />The first game, that was nice how you saw that sequence, but he blundered the piece by not recapturing the knight. You likely win his advanced pawn and the game though just because your f4 idea of shutting out his knight(!) <br /><br />Black should have prepared ...d4 with ..Nf8 or ..f6 first, but on ..f6, Qh5 is worth looking at.LinuxGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764940044950170053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23075362.post-28503130411325376502011-03-22T22:27:39.720-05:002011-03-22T22:27:39.720-05:00Those were some nice tactical wins. I am going ba...Those were some nice tactical wins. I am going back over tactics again, as it had been too long and I was beginning to miss too many simple tactics.<br /><br />It's like another part of the brain. I get tired at first studying tactics (studying openings is the most tiring, I find), but then I get warmed up and used to the sacrificial concepts.<br /><br />It's hard to believe that tactical play can dis-improve and get rusty, but it sort of can. Kids can spot most tactics, but older players are usually better at what I call "lock-down" chess.<br /><br />If I can play the tactics part right, I should be okay.LinuxGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764940044950170053noreply@blogger.com