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In The Past – The Elusive 1000

Leave a Comment / In The Past, Junior Chess / September 23, 2021

Growing up playing junior chess tournaments in NSW was something that I really enjoyed. The top juniors in NSW had ratings over 1000 (different rating system to adult chess). My goal was to crack the 1000 mark and I came extremely close (from memory I managed to reach 969), but I never managed to cross 1000, even though I managed to score some wins against higher rated players. I can remember the first time I beat a 1000+ rated player and I was stoked! it felt like such an accomplishment. Years after I still remembered the type of position I won. I found my old scoresheet for the game and thought I would share it with you. Looking back over the game my opponent and I both made a number of errors, but I managed to hold on and found a winning move to turn the game around in an instant.

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My Game Against A GM

Recently I was having a look at a few games I had kept from when I was playing junior chess. I found a game I had played against GM Ian Rogers. He played a simultaneous match against all the competitors that played in the 2005 NSW Junior Championships. I am surprised at how well I went in the game and until I made a decisive blunder my position and ideas where quite good. I was only 15 at the time.