In my final round of the Newcastle open I was up against Toby Coates from Newcastle. Toby is a strong player and a great guy so I was glad to play him in the last round of the tournament.
I opened with the Albin Counter Gambit but found myself struggling to gain anything from the opening and had to tread very carefully as I watched my clock go down very quickly.
I have found it hard to stay focused during my last round games at recent tournaments. I get quite tired by the end of a tournament and I am ready for a break and tend to try for more aggressive lines to finish the game quickly but I have not had much success yet!
I did learn a lot from this game though as it showed some obvious holes in my opening theory.