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Newcastle Open – Round 6

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.

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Rapid Game

Second rapid game against CGK. In this game I open with the Albin Counter Gambit and make a few mistakes in the opening and find myself on the backfoot for the majority of the game. In these quick games there is plenty of opportunity to claw your way back and place pressure on your opponent to make the best moves by hurting them on the clock. This is an example where this is the case.