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Annotated by jotheblackqueen (1200): Hi Everyone!
As my coach, Ionadowman would attest, I am an absolute tiger for punishment! I am addicted to playing the big boys. I guess it is because I feel there is everything to gain and little to lose so that is the upside of being the underdog. I am playing in a MT called Jo against The Titans which consists of myself, 3 masters and 1 grandmaster! Sadly, I did not get off to a very… |
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Annotated by 9422m (1200): E4 or d4 are my only choices as White. I am comfortable with either and do take time to look into the history of my opponent to see which way to go. Black is trying the Ruy Lopez against me. I have a surprise since I learned chess from my father who won every time I tried the Ruy. The King's Gambit. The King's Gambit Accepted. This is my favorite although I could have done Bc4.... Black… |
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Annotated by pikket (1986): The king's gambit isn't an opening I regularly assay. Without giving too much away, it isn't really my style - all those wild complications... Nevertheless, if you're going to play it you may as well do so aggressively and 4. h4 is fairly aggressive - without being 100% committal. By forcing Black to advance his g-pawn, White hopes to pick up the weakened f-pawn later. A useful… |
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Annotated by jutterback (1379): I am playing Black with a rating of 1563 and White has a rating about 200 points higher than me. I was able to force White to resign the game in 10 moves, and I am rather proud of that. In this game, White plays the Kings Gambit and Black accepts. White sends a foot soldier forward two spaces. Monkey see. Monkey do. White plays the Kings Gambit. Black accepts. The white horse decides to come … |
