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! :)

Master tourney round 2: Solid game

Yesterday I played the postponed game from round 2. I played with an international master with black and decided to save energy for the coming games and played a fast draw.

Today I used 1 minute for the daily 5 checkmates. Have a great day! :)

Master tourney round 4: Sicilian blood

Yesterday I played a new idea the Sicilian defense against a young Norwegian player. I wanted to avoid his preparation. He got a good attack. I build up a nice defense on the dark squares, but I overlooked a nice rook sacrifice. He won 2 pawns. I posted a Ne5 strongly. Then he gave back a pawn for the queen exchange. I then started an attack on the queenside and won back another pawn. I entered a rook endgame a pawn up, but his passed pawn was strong enough to keep the balance. We played it out until only the two lone kings remained on the board.

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Master tourney round 3: Fantastic French

Yesterday my opponent played the French defense. I played the exchange variation with the aggressive c4 move to open up the position, because most of the french players like to play closed positions. Soon I got a great position and sacrificed a a bishop to destroy the king position. He moved his king in the center and defended very well. Later he started to counter-attack and won by a nice move.

Today I drew a 70-move game which ended with only kings on the board. He got an advantage in the middlegame. Then I created counterplay and saved the position. In the endgame I may have had some winning chances. I will post the game tomorrow. I used 1 minute for today's 5 checkmates. It was a long day :) I'm going to sleep. See you soon!

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