Vowing never to quit again

That's right you heard it first from me. I played the second day of the tournament I was in on Sunday, and ended up with a devastating loss that bruised my ego and forced me to quit the tourney. I can only voice how angry I was after I left not looking at the board correctly and hanging a bishop. Especially in a won match. It was a really bad situation and I almost threw the board. But that would have really been awful.

Thank god I didn't go that far. Worse yet was that the person that beat me did his best to consoul my anger... and I fell into that lull of thanking him and being foolish enough to give away my little secrets regarding the Torre Attack. At least he was gracious in his win. Thank you Logan for the cheering up though.

Again, I vow never to quit a tournamrnt again. And that's all I have to say on the matter.

There are three things I did learn over the experience however. Don't let inexperience hamper you playing the match. Just play the best you can. Use time more effectively and search the board for an answer. Lastly, always pay attention. The board always changes and if you don't look you can hang something that you shouldn't have.