I'm glad I got the "Sunday Chess Uncle" to play using the clock -- it would help prepare him for his maiden tournament after decades of absence from chess very much!
Game 1: "Anti-Sicilian"
(Again, I goofed up the opening play, but I was never truly worse throughout the game)
Learning Points
- I like my decision making where exchanges are concerned. E.g. 14.Nxf6 instead of 14.Nxe7 was an improvement over my old self!
- Got to be a bit more careful and familiar with the opening phase.
- It is really possible to play against the Sicilian defence using a "quiet style". There is no need to fight fire with fire in the most open / dynamic fashion. Furthermore, because Black is likely to prefer an open fight, playing anti-Sicilian arguably takes Black players away from their comfort zone. See how Black was unable to deal with the slight squeeze and went berserk and collapsed on his own.
Game 2: "Handling Opening Gambit through its acceptance"
(I do believe that to truly refute a gambit, you need to accept it and show that there is inadequate compensation for the pawn.)
Learning Points
- On one hand, I need to grow more
ballscourage to accept the "gift" pawn on d5. On the other hand, the way I handled it was not that bad -- Black is simply better just that he missed out having a decisive advantage right from the start. - I like my consistent approach in denying counter-play from my opponent =)
Any comments / feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you again for your time and attention!
Yours sincerely
Ong Yujing
(aka. newbie_learner)
(aka. newbie_learner)
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