Monday 12.07.09
Played G/15 game and drew against opponent rated 1826 in a winning position (I was up a minor piece), but opponent had counterplay and I was down to 4 1/2 minutes on the clock.
Tuesday 12.08.09
Reviewed game. Confirmed that position was won. Opponent made a tactical mistake where he lost the exchange. Focused study will revolve against playing this position against Rybka 3.
Wednesday 12.09.09
Played won position against Rybka and lost twice!!! I should have simplified the position, since I was up 3 pawns.
Thursday 12.10.09
Played standard game on ICC against opponent rated 1710 (I am currently rated 1780 with one more provisional game to go). Lost game due to tactical oversights.
Friday 12.11.09
Reviewed standard game. I played poorly, going from a better position to even and ultimately to a losing position. My first mistake was an exchange that gave my opponent lots of activity and counterplay even though I had a material advantage. It is interesting to note, how high Rybka evaluates activity giving it an evaluation of over 1/2 a pawn. I then fell victim to a removal of the guard / pin / deflection combination which netted my opponent my bishop. I kept on playing, and ultimately fell victim to a checkmate, which I totally missed. Focused study will revolve around doing extra tactics.
Saturday 12.12.09
Focused on doing tactics at chess.com instead of chesstempo. Noticed that the timer is not helping my solving…dropped approximately 100 rating points! I prefer solving the standard chesstempo tactics which allow me to take my time to find the right answer.
Sunday
Doing extra tactics solving at chess.com.
What is your nickname at chess.com?
@enis I’m chessbuzz on chess.com and ICC.