Rating 1840
Puzzle Rush Score 28
Daily Study Today I played two rapid games and got my highest win on chess.com beating an opponent rated 2037. My opponent opened with 1.c4 which I don’t see too often, but have played against a number of times. The English positions tend to be quite solid. I know that there is the symmetrical variation and there are times when it can transpose into Queens Gambit territory. I played the King’s Indian Defense as I assumed my opponent wanted something positional and I wanted to create tactical chances. It was the right opening choice against this opponent and I managed to create complications and get a really nice position, winning time on the clock. I had calculated everything out and was feeling confident and then when I got to a moment that was winning I forgot to play the move I had prepared five moves earlier and missed my chance to gain a clear advantage. I then went on to blunder a piece and had a clearly losing position, but ended up winning due to the time advantage I had accrued. Here is the game.