Comments on: My second chess tournament http://www.mythoughtspot.com/2006/09/14/my-second-chess-tournament/ A place to store my thoughts until I figure out what to do with them. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:23:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: My Thought Spot»Blog Archive » First three rounds down http://www.mythoughtspot.com/2006/09/14/my-second-chess-tournament/#comment-114 My Thought Spot»Blog Archive » First three rounds down Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:31:43 +0000 http://www.mythoughtspot.com/2006/09/14/my-second-chess-tournament/#comment-114 [...] Round 2 was against my team capitan from the last tournament. Daniel and I have played several times against one another in class. Daniel has always won. So, he had a psychological advantage going into the round this morning. He made an aggressive move early in the round putting one of his knights behind enemy lines. I knew it was a bold move for a reason, I just never could displace it or capture it. That ended up being my downfall. He sat there with that knight not really threatening me in any way, but always present. When it came time to finish the game, it was very obvious that he was in control from early on. If I get a chance to get my notation back from that game I will post it with comments. [...] [...] Round 2 was against my team capitan from the last tournament. Daniel and I have played several times against one another in class. Daniel has always won. So, he had a psychological advantage going into the round this morning. He made an aggressive move early in the round putting one of his knights behind enemy lines. I knew it was a bold move for a reason, I just never could displace it or capture it. That ended up being my downfall. He sat there with that knight not really threatening me in any way, but always present. When it came time to finish the game, it was very obvious that he was in control from early on. If I get a chance to get my notation back from that game I will post it with comments. [...]

]]> By: dpeach http://www.mythoughtspot.com/2006/09/14/my-second-chess-tournament/#comment-70 dpeach Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:24:23 +0000 http://www.mythoughtspot.com/2006/09/14/my-second-chess-tournament/#comment-70 “who knew that Chess had babes? Good looking and smart… that’s pretty intimidating” She is pretty isn’t she. You will like this Terry, she is a runner too. Episode 3 of her podcast she mentioned her 5K race she did in 22:24! That is a 7:12 pace. Not bad. She took first (in age group) in a 5K in Ft. Lauderdale in July. She was 2nd woman overall. There are some great photos at her site. http://kosteniuk.com/albums/fortlauderdale06/fortlauderdale06.html “who knew that Chess had babes? Good looking and smart… that’s pretty intimidating”

She is pretty isn’t she. You will like this Terry, she is a runner too. Episode 3 of her podcast she mentioned her 5K race she did in 22:24! That is a 7:12 pace. Not bad. She took first (in age group) in a 5K in Ft. Lauderdale in July. She was 2nd woman overall.

There are some great photos at her site. http://kosteniuk.com/albums/fortlauderdale06/fortlauderdale06.html

]]> By: Terry (planet3rry) http://www.mythoughtspot.com/2006/09/14/my-second-chess-tournament/#comment-68 Terry (planet3rry) Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:14:30 +0000 http://www.mythoughtspot.com/2006/09/14/my-second-chess-tournament/#comment-68 That's pretty darn cool. I can't play chess to save my life. I don't have the thinking strategy for this game. I think it's cool that the State is paying your son to learn chess. I am always about Learning and FREE learning at that! Good luck in your tournament. I am sure that you will do fine. who knew that Chess had babes? Good looking and smart... that's pretty intimidating That’s pretty darn cool. I can’t play chess to save my life. I don’t have the thinking strategy for this game. I think it’s cool that the State is paying your son to learn chess. I am always about Learning and FREE learning at that!

Good luck in your tournament. I am sure that you will do fine.

who knew that Chess had babes? Good looking and smart… that’s pretty intimidating

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