I thought that my opponent's resignation was a little premature, so I looked again to see what I had missed. My queen, apparently! I have a blind spot for backward knight moves, but this is the first in a while. And how!
A very cogent example of the "mutual blindness" phenomenon- an another reason why my rating is unnaturally inflating again.
Originally posted by ketchuplover Please clarify. Who is white? Who resigned? tyia
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I was white. I recaptured with the bishop on f6 instead of my queen (the queen capture was part of the plan, and I don't know how I messed it up). The result was that my queen was hanging, and I should have lost.
Instead my opponent resigned! He missed that I had blundered. I think he did not realize that I had recaptured with the wrong piece, and had planned to resign the next move anyway.
Bottom line- we both deserved to lose, and I got away with a freebie. One I am sure to pay forward at some future date, I should add!
Originally posted by Paul Leggett I was white. I recaptured with the bishop on f6 instead of my queen (the queen capture was part of the plan, and I don't know how I messed it up). The result was that my queen was hanging, and I should have lost.
Instead my opponent resigned! He missed that I had blundered. I think he did not realize that I had recaptured with the wrong piece, an ...[text shortened]... and I got away with a freebie. One I am sure to pay forward at some future date, I should add!
You seem to hypnotize your opponents.
Revgard, for instance, appears to have missed 21. ... RxBg5 (or am I the one missing something there?). (I know we're not supposed to comment on running games, but the moment has passed.)
Originally posted by moonbus You seem to hypnotize your opponents.
Revgard, for instance, appears to have missed 21. ... RxBg5 (or am I the one missing something there?). (I know we're not supposed to comment on running games, but the moment has passed.)
I absolutely will not comment on a game in progress.
Originally posted by moonbus You seem to hypnotize your opponents.
Revgard, for instance, appears to have missed 21. ... RxBg5 (or am I the one missing something there?). (I know we're not supposed to comment on running games, but the moment has passed.)
That said, my rating inflation continues...
And you are now feeling very sleepy....you can barely keep your eyes open... just make a random move and hit "submit"... when you wake, you will not remember this thread at all....
Originally posted by Paul Leggett That said, my rating inflation continues...
And you are now feeling very sleepy....you can barely keep your eyes open... just make a random move and hit "submit"... when you wake, you will not remember this thread at all....