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Training

• Tactics, Chess King Elementary 1 (30m)
• Puzzle Rush: 18
• Puzzle Streak: 16
• Chessable Reviews (30m)
  • Black Lion
  • Colle-Zukertort
• Game & Analysis

Game 23 – 16.03.2024 – W – win

• Accuracy 86.1%, 1300 rating
• 4. Developing the N with tempo is better (Nbd2) as is c4
• 6. See above, still the best moves
• 9. better to develop (Nd2)
• 10. Could have taken the free Ng4 with the Q (or Ne5)
• 16. Better to counterattack the Q with Nf3; d3 is best square for the B if retreat; Bg6 would lead to nice tactic if captured
• 18. Capturing the B with the pawn is better
• 22. f2 is a better square for the K than h2 (1.3 better)
• 23. Taking en passant is M9!

Game 24 – 16.03.2024 – B – win

• 8. Re8 better (to “manually castle”)
• 9. Kxe7, otherwise check on d5
• 12. Rd8 better
• 13. b6; Qd5
• 17. Taking the pawn on g5 is actually best
• 18. Still best to take the pawn (I wanted to immobilize the rook but g6 is bad for me)
• 20. Bf5 or g6 to lock in the pawn
• 21. Kg8 best defensive move
• b6 to free up the B

Training

• Tactics, Chess King Elementary 1 (30m)
• Chessable Reviews (60m)
  • Own Games (2)
  • Endgame Patterns (3)
  • Colle (3+overstudy)
  • Introduction to Chess Calculation (33)
• Game & Analysis

Game 22 – 15.03.2024 – B – win

• Accuracy 70.7%, rating 850
• 9. Blunders my B, opponent didn’t see it
• 11. Should have moved the B away to g5 in order to attack the Nd5 with c6
• 12. Bg5 or Ndc5
• 13. Nc5 to open attack on Q and move N up
• 14. Bf6 to escape the mate threat
• 17. Re8
• 26. Ne5 would have been best as we are relatively safe now and want to develop further
• 31. Nf3 would have been better
• 32. Rd8 → M8 (idea is to play e3 to lure the B away and the Rf8+
• 35. Rd3 is better
• Summary: One bad blunder with the B, being under constant attack was quite nerve wrecking

Training

• Tactics, Chess King Elementary 1 (30m)
• Chessable review (10m)
• Chessable Short & Sweet Colle-Zukertort System priority lines (30m)
• Chessable Introduction to Chess Calculation – Chapter 2 (45m)
• 2x Game & Analysis

Game 20 – 14.03.2024 – B – win

• 5. Inaccurate, Bf2, h7 or c6 are better
• 11. f6 is best (or h6) with the idea of long-castling
• Opponent resigned

Game 21 – 14.03.2024 – W – win

• 71.7% accuracy, 850 rating
• 6. Bb5 to pin the knight and not loose the pawn (take Nc6 if a6)
• 7. c3 is better
• 8. Pinning the N is still best
• 9. Nb3 or Bb3
• 12. Bad move, better Bb5+ or h3
• 16. Missed free pawn on g7 or Nc7+ (thought about this move but didn’t see my Q covers the square)
• 20. some better moves (b4) but trading is ok here
• 21. Blunder that loses the Nb5, better: b4, e4, Na7+
• 22. Rxd5 is quicker mate
• 26. Missed M2 but got M2