Tuesday, 12 August 2025

1616: Still Climbing

 At last I played a game with zero blunders but in which my opponent blundered in time pressure.


I now have a ranking of 1616 which I'm happy about.


Here is a link to the game with a screenshot showing my opponent's fatal mistake. Black with 1:31 left on his clock failed to see that my Knight could take his Queen and so promptly resigned.

A Comedy Of Errors

While I may have reached my highest official rating of 1628 on Lichess playing 10 + 5 , it's not because of my good play. My latest game...