Hi all.
Today I have an analysis of a game I played against my father.
The opening is the Advance Caro-Kann. I played it reasonably well, as there were a few different moves played by father. I made a few poor choices though, not completely understanding the positional elements of the game.
Here is a rapid game that I have annotated.
I gain an advantage in the game, but make a number of inaccurate moves that lead to unnecessary complications that need to be solved.
One of the themes of the game is my hesitance to play active moves in the position.
It has been more than a week and I haven’t posted any blog entries. I think I may need to rethink my idea of weekly posting as it seems more beneficial to my own chess improvement (and more interesting for readers) if I try and post more frequently.
Today I worked on The Chess Newsletter and the January issue has been sent out. If you haven’t already done so make sure you subscribe. You can check it out and read it online too.
I managed to beat my high score on Survival Puzzle Rush today with 51. I have definitely noticed a slight improvement in my ability to spot tactics since starting in September.
Here is a game that I played against my dad. He is rated much lower than I am, but I found this game to be instructive.
Giving Up On Weekly Posts Read More »
I enjoy changing it up and doing things in new ways. This year I am going to keep track of my progress weekly rather than daily. Each week I will post various things I did / learnt during my study. I will also share my annotated games.
Study Moments I spent a bit of time working on openings this week (something I don’t often do). I have been creating a “Study” using Lichess with a focus on Caro-Kann lines. I am still far from having a clear understanding of the opening and that is okay. Actually that is part of the enjoyment, as I feel like I am learning many new ideas. Putting those ideas into practice is the tricky part.