The Joy of Winning a Tough Game - 2

My winning streak against the Level 4 Personality of NagaSkaki continues. Now it is 2/2.

Obviously, it is not as easy as the previous level. I get very fatigued after about twenty-five moves, and my brain shuts down for the day after the game. But I am sure this level will help me improve from where I am.



Suggestions are welcome.

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Many thanks.
Prady.
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The Joy of Winning a Tough Game

My mind is comfortably numb after this 30 min game against the Level 4 Personality of software NagaSkaki. I had only 30 seconds on my clock when the game ended in my favour. My brain is in no condition to play another game today.



I think I got lucky. Let me know whatever you guys think.

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Many thanks.
Prady.
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Sweet Victory Kills My Losing Streak

In the last couple of weeks I'd been playing miserably. Terribly bad form. I even lost easily won games from winning positions.

After what seemed to be forever, a little clarity of mind seems to have returned. I enjoyed this game.

Suggestions for improvement are always welcome.
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Many thanks.
Prady.
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Don't Try This!

I believe I have hit a new low with this game!

This post is a perfect example of how to lose a winning game.

The title says it all. You don't want to play like this. Trust me... It really hurts.

I'm posting this as a reminder to myself. You may refer this when you want to refresh your memory about how not to play. But don't dwell too much on it, because bad style is infectious.

You've been forewarned. Here goes...



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Many thanks.
Prady.
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My K-p Game!

During the last several months I had concentrated on gaining a bit of experience with positional play, and had therefore only played Reti/KIA/Q-p systems as White.

My opponent had mostly been the Level 3 Personality of the software NagaSkaki, against which I saw some consistent improvement in my game over the period.

Today, a friend who was going through my PGNs gave me a bit of an advice: "You have become comfortable with this level, so now you are not learning anything new. If you really want to improve further, either move on to the next level, or try a different style against the current level."

That made sense. So today I tried my hand at a K-p opening against Level 3, and I sweetly surprised myself with a victory!

I am not sure if I played well or not (that is for better players to tell me), but I enjoyed this open game a bit more than my closed games; I could see more targets; there was more danger; I took more risks...

But hey, a win is a win!




Do let me know what I could have done better.

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Many thanks.
Prady.
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