NW Open

My result from the tourney was 1.5/5 this weekend and I feared losing 7 matches in a row this year. Fortunately I broke the streak by the skin of my teeth. I have a lot to learm.

Rule one: Tactics, tactics, tactics.
Rule two: Learn the damn opening.
Rule three: Don't get greedy - You always lose.
Rule three (a): Sit on your damn hands until you are ready to move.
Rule four: Look at rules 1 through 3.


At least I know I can play an endgame.

Next lesson - Learn the Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation. I missed a huge tactical opening situation due to lack of experience and lost big time. Same thing goes with the Dutch Defence, but I not so much conerned with that one as it was a middlegame operation tactic I missed. That can be learned and corrected easily enough. Getting through the opening is more important especially if I want to be proficient at it.

Regardless, I'm satisfied with the result as I learned something from the losses. Which is actually a good thing. If it was due to stupidity than I would have been upset.

Anyway... onto the next match whenever that is.