The dance of the knights

I played a simul yesterday where I won 4 and drew 2 games and today I won 6 games and got 1 draw. I have very little time, because I am preparing for a chess course. I will fly to Germany to teach a group and play in the team championship. 

I show only a small game, where the knights are really enjoyed the game. Hope you will enjoy it too! 

Starting rating: 2533
Best rating: 2533
Current rating: 2462 

Difference from the last day: +4
Games played: 13
Overall result: 5-8
Time used for games: 1 hour 13 minutes
Puzzles solved: 350

Simul time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Simul result: 15-2 

Time used for puzzles: 1 hour 6 minutes
Time used for all studies: 1 hour 51 minutes

A small simul

I played a simul with 15 minutes time control against 4 players. I like to play simuls. I give possibility for many players to play with a master and also it gives me good challenge.

I played 2 nice games.

This game was a good example how to make a good pawn exchange to make weak pawn for the opponent. I played a2-a4 to exchange pawns and then a6 was a good target. I won it and then the endgame was easy. I created a passed pawn and pushed it.

In this game the king were on the opposite side. I made a pawn storm to exchange pawns to open files to attack the king. Later I was able to make a winning attack on the dark squares.

Starting rating: 2533
Best rating: 2533
Current rating: 2462 

Difference from the last day: +4
Games played: 13
Overall result: 5-8
Time used for games: 1 hour 13 minutes
Puzzles solved: 350

Simul time: 45 minutes

Simul result: 3.5-0.5Time used for puzzles: 1 hour 6 minutes
Time used for all studies: 1 hour 51 minutes

First day in the heaven

Today is the first day, when I improved my rating. Good feeling :) I was  very busy today. I only solved 3 (35-37) puzzles from the 1001 combinations book in 5 minutes. Then played 3 games in 18 minutes.


In the 1st game, I played against a strong player and the game was fairly balanced, we got only 2 kings left at the end.

In the 2nd game I played again against the queen pawn opening and this time I played better and got a fine position, but when I was a pawn up I blundered a checkmate.

Then in the 3rd game I won against the sicilian dragon in a long game. This is my 2nd victory against the dragon from 2 games. Do I have the support of Saint Michael? :)

Starting rating: 2533
Best rating: 2533
Current rating: 2462 

Difference from the last day: +4
Games played: 13
Overall result: 5-8
Time used for games: 1 hour 13 minutes
Puzzles solved: 350
Time used for puzzles: 1 hour 6 minutes
Time used for all studies: 1 hour 6 minutes

I wish you a great day! 

Hard start

Starting rating: 2533
Best rating: 2533
Current rating: 2458
Games played: 10
Overall result: 3.5-6.5
Time used for games: 55 minutes
Puzzles solved: 347
Time used for puzzles: 1 hour 1 minutes
Time used for all studies: 1 hour 1 minutes


I solved other 20 combinations (15-34) from Reinfeld 1001 combinations in 32 minutes. I started to solve combinations yesterday after a very long break and I find it very hard. I try to do it step by step. I try to find the solution and if I did not find in 5 minutes, then I look the solution.

Then I decided to play 30 minutes. I played 28 minutes. Once I waited 2 minutes to get an opponent and I solved a combination.

I continued to lose in the first 2 games. First I faced the Nimzovich defense and we went to scandinavian defense. I got the better position, but then I allowed to open up the h-file, where he mated me.

In the next game I lost again against  the Trompovsky. This time I got an extra pawn and then a winning position, but then I lost on time

After 4 loses I played a mini match of 4 games and won 2.5-1.5 against the 1988 World under-18 champion and 1993 British champion Michael Hennigan International Master.

I gave a pretty checkmate with 2 bishops. I wish you like it too :)

14 combinations and 0-2

I solved 14 combinations (1-14) in 14 minutes from the 1001 combinations book from Fred Reinfeld, then I played 2 games in 10 minutes and lost both of them. The first was a queen pawn opening where he played early a4 and I made a mistake in the development, I really need to check that opening. In the 2nd game, I sacrificed a knight and then an exchange, but I forgot a defend against the checkmate. I needed to come back with the knight to e4 and push up the g- and h-pawns instead.

Current rating is 2496 after 4 games, overall result is 1-3.

313 checkmates, 1-1 in games

I solved 306 1 move checmate and 7 2 moves checkmate from the Polgar book in about 15 minutes. Then I played 2 games. I lost the first against a turkish interational master in the trompovsky with black. I want to review the line we played tomorrow. I got fine position, but I could not go forward and lost in time pressure.

Then I played with white against the sicilian dragon. He played a rare line and I got a better position when I overlooked a fork. I got a pawn for a knight and wanted to win an other. He defended it intead of castle and I was able to open the position with a bishop sacrifice. I wish you enjoy it :)

Current rating is 2527 after 2 games.

3000 in ICC blitz rating

Hello :) We met long time ago, I had a long break in blog writing. I hope to post daily from now. I wish you get some good ideas and enjoy to read it :)

I set up a the goal to get rated 3000 in blitz on ICC. My current blitz rating is 2533 in 08.02.2011 and my best blitz rating was 2922 in 29.02.2004. I plan to solve combinations from the Chess combination book from Laszlo Polgar and then play same amount of time. I plan 30 minutes of combinations and then 30 minutes of playing. I wish you also great games! Ciao! :)