tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post113861548223119327..comments2024-03-28T01:17:43.262+01:00Comments on Temposchlucker: Corus in retrospect.Temposchluckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1138985420625593662006-02-03T17:50:00.000+01:002006-02-03T17:50:00.000+01:00Good job. Well done. Congratulations!Good job. Well done. Congratulations!Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160555681387976338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1138715390789770832006-01-31T14:49:00.000+01:002006-01-31T14:49:00.000+01:00Takchess,thanks for the cheering.I haven't been in...Takchess,<BR/>thanks for the cheering.<BR/>I haven't been in trouble in a single game. I had the initiative in every game. Only blunders in two games costed me points. I'm glad I can pick up endgames again. Though there is still some work to do against blundering. If I can become as good in plan B as I am allready in plan A, I will make a major jump forwards. I allready started with the repetition of chapter 1 of SOPE (secrets of pawn endings). Boy, I enjoy that!Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1138714636626404562006-01-31T14:37:00.000+01:002006-01-31T14:37:00.000+01:00Nezha,being on a diet of bazillions sacrifices a d...Nezha,<BR/><BR/>being on a diet of bazillions sacrifices a day I spotted them quite automatically. I had to fight to the lazy option of eternal check though.<BR/>It took me 25 minutes for the first and 20 minutes for the second sacrifice to check all possible answers. What complicated matters was that it was the last game in a row so I was tired plus my head was not clear since my immune system was adapting to the latest viruses. Since we have no children we depend on tournaments for an update to the latest mutants:)Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1138711502047400582006-01-31T13:45:00.000+01:002006-01-31T13:45:00.000+01:00Well played Game with Nice Annotations. It sounds ...Well played Game with Nice Annotations. It sounds like we may see the return of secret of pawn endings blogs. Also nice to see that Nezha is still following along. It's nice to see your hard work has paid off.takchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700106696079445533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1138702157413463852006-01-31T11:09:00.000+01:002006-01-31T11:09:00.000+01:00congratulations tempo..(in japanese - omedetou goz...congratulations tempo..<BR/>(in japanese - omedetou gozaimasu.. =>)<BR/><BR/>The pirc sacrifice was good. i think your eyes widened a couple of time during this game when you spotted the sacrifices..Nezhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04594832036062169456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1138699969443516552006-01-31T10:32:00.000+01:002006-01-31T10:32:00.000+01:00Edwin, it is the dutch national rating.When I star...Edwin, <BR/>it is the dutch national rating.<BR/>When I started 8 years ago I got a rating of 1528. I hadn't played for 20 years. In my youth I had played some scholastic chess. The first 3 years I studied a lot, but didn't improve. Than I started tactics training and gained ca. 200 points in 2.5 years. Now I'm improving at a slow pace.Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1138699513712052592006-01-31T10:25:00.000+01:002006-01-31T10:25:00.000+01:00Bahus and Sancho,I was so busy with the games in m...Bahus and Sancho,<BR/><BR/>I was so busy with the games in my group and the games of my chess friends that I haven't paid much attention to the grandmasters. I heard that Topolov got the public price for two exchange sacrifices in one game.Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1138673555006544722006-01-31T03:12:00.000+01:002006-01-31T03:12:00.000+01:00How about your rating you refer to? Is it national...How about your rating you refer to? Is it national? or FIDE? Either way, it is a very nice official rating. How long did it take you to get to 1700?Edwin 'dutchdefence' Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127208752162296975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1138671996752996322006-01-31T02:46:00.000+01:002006-01-31T02:46:00.000+01:00Congratulations, and well done in the Pirc game.Congratulations, and well done in the Pirc game.King of the Spillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247301176423412523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1138665653329391822006-01-31T01:00:00.000+01:002006-01-31T01:00:00.000+01:00Nice job!The whole experience sounds like a party....Nice job!<BR/>The whole experience sounds like a party. Did you get to watch any of the GM games?Sancho Pawnzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568134805376131952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1138653594861136982006-01-30T21:39:00.000+01:002006-01-30T21:39:00.000+01:00Congrats on not only the great result, but in the ...Congrats on not only the great result, but in the manner in which you achieved it (sacs galore)!CelticDeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038723918435574366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1138631422040884612006-01-30T15:30:00.000+01:002006-01-30T15:30:00.000+01:00One more thing.. I agree fully with your point of ...One more thing.. I agree fully with your point of aggressive play. Have you checked any of the Topalev's games from Corus? <BR/><BR/><I>It looks a lot like chess, but the rules are slightly different. In this new variant, Topachess (tm), the rooks are worth slightly less than knights, which are worth slightly less than bishops. On the Lasker scale this would mean a rook is worth around two and three-quarter pawns. At least it would in normal chess, but in Topachess (tm) the pawns aren't worth much either and should be sacrificed early and often.<BR/><BR/>(<A HREF="http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2887" REL="nofollow">Mig Greengard, ChessBase</A>)</I><BR/><BR/>- bahusbahushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368405116520546407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1138630935114163612006-01-30T15:22:00.000+01:002006-01-30T15:22:00.000+01:00Congrats! Good result and great description of the...Congrats! Good result and great description of the event. I wish we'd have such tournaments near by... <BR/><BR/>Your 9th round game was very entertaining. If I had been Black I would have resigned after 29.Qxh7.<BR/><BR/>- bahusbahushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368405116520546407noreply@blogger.com