Saturday, January 19

Brazilian Bending

He was a strong opponent. It was an attacking game with subtleties, at least for my standard of play. I played with great care and balance between attacking and defending. I took pride also in repeatedly frustrating my opponent with blocking him along the vulnerable a2-g8 diagonal, but alas he was slowly gaining advantage even if by infinitesimal bits. My Brazilian opponent was resilient and when his f pawn advanced, fear was looming and it was my darkest hour... yet the next moment my opponent got aggressive, perhaps a little over aggressive, and thus allowed me a chance to bring home the victory. Used the word Bending because of my final move before he resigned. It was like a Roberto Carlos outside-foot banana shot because my queen was checking his King before 'bending' to the left to knock out his pillar that was his f pawn! It is alright if you cannot visualize it; not everyone is imaginative :P Anyway, his resignation honestly surprised me, and surely made me happy enough to share this intense middle game that almost killed me.

Posted by 中国之星 at 2:27 AM

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Daily Chess Puzzle: Figure it Find it Finish it

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