Heya all!
Sorry for the delay between posts.
I have been pretty busy lately and haven’t had as much time to play chess and blog as I would like too.
Without playing much this last month I have noticed my brain seems to be sizzled and the few games I have played online have been rather miserable!
So I have the chess blues.
I think this is something that is quite easy to get in chess and other sports when you feel your letting yourself down, after falling victim to a few defeats. I do however think it is important to put those blues aside and get back to enjoying the game and learning from the mistakes you made, even if they are very obvious ones.
The following game shows how easily it is to drop the ball after securing a solid advantage by falling into a back rank mate.
This next game shows the unpredictable nature of blitz as I drop my Rook by accident only to realise that by doing so I have trapped the opponents King and I am able to force mate.
It was nice to have a bit of luck with this one as it came after a few losses!