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Australian Chess Championship round 5...
Hippo to the rescue 🙂 This morning I faced my highest rated opponent so far and played my first decent game, without oversight or blunder, or rather none that I am aware of. I cannot use my engine {stockfish} anymore because my laptop keeps shutting down when I do. Time for a new one soon.Watch the dance of the knights. I guess 12.Ne1 allow [...]
Australian Chess Championship round 4
When it rains it pours. Gene has been a regular customer of mine but today he was not buying. I liked my position from the opening and tried to get too much out of the position. My first chance at a subatancial advantage came at move 12 when I should have played Bb5. This had occurred to me and I did not see a good reason for not playing it. [...]
Australian Championship rounds 2+3
Today’s games were entertaining if nothing else. I got a nice position from the opening in the morning but impulsively played 18.Qf3, the move I had planned against 17….f6, missing the simple 18….Be6. Instead 18.e6 should wrap up without counterplay. If Laurent had found 25…Kh8 with the idea 26. gh6 Be5!! or the compu [...]
Australian Chess Championship round 1
This year we are contesting the national championship in the south of Melbourne in a suburb called Noble park. How it got it’s name is a mystery to me but there are some bright spots. Never have I seen so many Asian restaurants in one area. I feel like I am in Petaling street, Kuala Lumpur…..out of tourist season.
The venue is a [...]
Queensland Inter-school’s Chess...
After many years of coming second, Churchie finally won the Inter-schools and goes through to the final. As usual the competition was quite tense and was not clear until the final round. In the end Churchie cruised home with a two point margin. Full results here.
The Junior competition was just as hard fought with Robertson State Sch [...]
South Island Championship/Nelson Open...
Just a quick report today, the Internet is painfully slow and some stupid automatic update stole most of my remaining data.
The players below won some section prizes. The ceremony started early as some people had to get to the airport.
Quentin “bony chicken” Johnson, who won the upset prize by beating yours truly, got the So [...]
South Island Championship/Nelson Open...
Today was a nice sunny day for a change. Nelson, I am told is the sunniest town in New Zealand but I guess they are getting all their rainfall this week. I went for a long walk to recover from my morning round but more about that later. This is the Maitai river. I always thought a Maitai was some sort of alcoholic beverage.
At the end of [...]
South Island Championship/Nelson Open...
Before we get to the games I would like to announce that Doubleroo is going to be presenting a new award. It will be called the “Wonderful Human Being” award for incredible kindness to me. Instead of useless tin medals, wine or chocolate will be presented.
The first winner is Kaye Duncan, co-owner of the Carmel Court Motel. Bec [...]
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