Sicilian Defense

Day 20

Rating 1804

Puzzle Rush Score 38

Today I played one game to get my rating over 1800. I wanted to take a good look at the game seeing it was a small rating milestone, so I spent some time analyzing it.

I started the Climb To 2000 series with a rating of 1668. In 20 days my rating has increased by almost 150 points, which is great. It is however starting to become more of a grind and I am finding my opponents in the 1850-1900 range quite challenging to play against.

My rating may drop a bit before it gets higher again. I keep reminding myself that it is more important to continue learning than to worry about what my rating is. Something of even greater importance is to have fun and enjoy chess and growing my knowledge of the game.

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Blitz Game

This game was an interesting example of calculation. I had thought out and calculated a line that I believed was good. However, my calculation stopped after 3 moves and then on the 4th move my opponent had a move to stop me in my tracks. Luckily for me my opponent missed the move and I ended up with a winning position. It really shows though how its best to always calculate 1 extra move (or more if you have time and the position requires it).

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Blitz Game

In this game I get a win against an opponent with a rating of 1895, my “best win” on chess.com. We both made a few mistakes, but I was glad to spot a couple of nice moves and mate threats.

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Blitz Game

A nice short blitz game. This game shows why you do not want to let two rooks invade on the seventh rank.

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