tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post7140310955668416309..comments2024-03-06T11:42:14.387-08:00Comments on Chess Skills: Playing TiredJames Stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-73915340387186766612017-03-20T06:57:56.748-07:002017-03-20T06:57:56.748-07:00Thanks Todd! You are my most devoted reader and yo...Thanks Todd! You are my most devoted reader and your comments are always helpful. <br /><br />I wake up at 4:45; I don't get up that early most mornings. For several months, my wife's alarm was set for 5:00, so I got up then. It's set for 6:00 now, but a barking dog or two forces us out of bed by 5:30 most mornings. Then the routine--make coffee, feed the dogs, check the day's FB posts for Wigglin' Home Boxer Rescue, and solve some chess problems.<br /><br />I did think about keeping the rook on a8 and shoving the passed pawn forward, but did not want to allow my opponent to be able to do the same with his 2:1 majority on the center files.<br /><br />FM Jim Maki also applauded the practical 35...Re3. I have mixed feelings, swayed one way by pragmatic simple chess and the other by a quest for perfection in technical endings.James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-25886751919354659012017-03-20T05:29:30.460-07:002017-03-20T05:29:30.460-07:00Dang dude, you get up at 4:45 every day? No wonder...Dang dude, you get up at 4:45 every day? No wonder you manage so much content on this blog.<br /><br />I think the reason both players missed Qa2 is actually an intuition problem. After ...Rac8, White has three loose pawns. This should just look wrong, and prompt you to look for tactics on the queenside. <br /><br />Also, Black's plan in that position is to jam the a-pawn down the board, in order to gain space and distract White's pieces. So we should never move that a8 rook in the first place. I feel from your notes that you didn't consider this plan too seriously. <br /><br />I wouldn't be too concerned about playing 35...Re3 instead of 35...Re2. It clearly wins on the spot, seems fine to just play it. Todd Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678958123728884949noreply@blogger.com