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Chronicles of a Late-Blooming Child Prodigy

I'm an unrelenting aficionado of Chess, Toastmasters and acoustic music (Celtic and Bluegrass--Turquoisegrass?). Audio and Video Blogging gives my visitors a chance to hear and see my triumvirate of interests in action. Cheers! --GT

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My recurring illusions of grandeur: (1) winning a state-level chess tournament, (2) winning the World Championship of Public Speaking, and (3) playing Flight of the Bumblebee on the guitar at the Annual Flatpicking Championship in Winfield, Kansas. Until then, I'll relish all three pursuits with the enthusiasm and fearlessness of a late-blooming child prodigy. :)

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Sneaky Little Checkmate

Here is a second interesting game played on the Internet Chess Club "Dos Hermanos VIII" blitz tournament. Some checkmates are easy to overlook---this one I pulled off while so low on materiel that I was resorting to the King for help:




A whole-board scan that answers the question, "is my King in immediate danger?" should be the mantra of every move. :)

"Get a Little Better Every Day!"

--GT

posted by Glenn Tolle | 8:26 PM

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Glenn, You missed 33 Rf6 checkmate! Pawnster

1:04 PM  
Blogger Glenn Tolle said...

Yep, my opponent missed that and 34.Rf6 as well, as a friend pointed out to me. With blitz time controls, Tartakower's Maxim is especially applicable: The winner is the guy who makes the next-to-the-last mistake! --GT

1:52 PM  

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