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Warrior Chess: March 2011
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Friday, March 18, 2011. Posted by B.A. Friday, March 18, 2011. Tuesday, March 1, 2011. A sure sign of spring is. When the robins arrive in abundance. Posted by B.A. Tuesday, March 01, 2011. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). In Memory of William J. Adams. Our church, Crossroads of Marshall. Kids Chess and Go. A Beginner's Adventure in Chess. Jerry MacDonald's chess blog. Clint Prong's Chess Blog.
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Randy's Chess Blog: December 2007
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Sunday, December 23, 2007. I was playing a 5-minute game on ICC tonight. I had a winning endgame, but the problem was that I was down to 1 second on my clock (Yeah I know, I need to move faster), and my opponent had almost two minutes. No problem, I thought. I will just promote my pawn to a Queen and sacrifice it for the pawn on g6 and get a draw. In the picture above, I have just played 57. a7, and I premoved 58. a8=Q. When my opponent played 57.Ne6? Randy W. Ho. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Randy's Chess Blog: September 2012
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Wednesday, September 05, 2012. Carls Jr. G/20, Mesa, AZ, Sept 5, 2012. Miguel (2137) - Randy (2008). I decided to play the Najdorf and I actually got a decent position. However, when the position got complicated, I cracked under the pressure. This move came as a surprise and for some reason, I only considered Bc5 and not Bb6 or Ba7. My game went downhill in the next few moves. 21Bc5 22. Bg3 Qf5 23. Bd3 Qe6 24. Rde1 Bb6 25. Rxe3 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 d5. Lessons from the Game:. Stop cracking under pressure. Here,...
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Warrior Chess: January 2011
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Friday, January 21, 2011. Dec 17 I got to spend a few minutes with them. Then had them from Christmas Day thru Jan 2, 2011 and now it's back to every other weekend. :-) It's been absolutely AWESOME! They're loving it, too! Anyway, I'm just focusing on the boys. No girlfriends or activities that might interfere with them, etc. Just the boys, their well-being and happiness. :-). Posted by B.A. Friday, January 21, 2011. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). In Memory of William J. Adams. Kids Chess and Go.
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Warrior Chess: July 2012
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Monday, July 2, 2012. Isn't really so obvious to some. :-/. Posted by A Better Man. Monday, July 02, 2012. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). In Memory of William J. Adams. Our church, Crossroads of Marshall. Kids Chess and Go. A Beginner's Adventure in Chess. Jerry MacDonald's chess blog. Clint Prong's Chess Blog.
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Randy's Chess Blog: Allowed a Queen Sac
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012. Allowed a Queen Sac. Carls Jr G/20, Mesa, AZ, Nov 14, 2012. Matthew (1914) - Randy (2037). This game was in the last round and was for 1st place. I had 3/3 and my opponent had 2.5/3. 1 e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 Qe8. 9 Re1 h6 10. Bd2 Nh5 11. Qc1 Kh7 12. Na3 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Nb5. 15 Nxc7 e4 16. Nh4 Qf6 17. Nxa8 Qxh4 18. Be2. 19 Bxe3 f4 20. Bxh5 fxe3 21. Qxe3 Qxh5 22. Nc7 Rf7 23. Ne8. 24 Qxe7 Nxe7 25. Rxe7 1-0. Randy W. Ho.
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Randy's Chess Blog: Opening Preparation
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012. My win in Round 4 of the Phoenix Open was due to opening preparation. Here is the story. Back in September 2001, I played in the Universal Swiss in Warren, Michigan. In Round 2, I was paired against a master and this is how the game went. Aleksandar Stamnov (2244) - Randy Ho (1874). 1 e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Be2 e4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 exf3 11. Bxf3. Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, AZ. Nov 24, 2012. I intended to play 16. Rad1, ...
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Randy's Chess Blog: November 2012
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012. My win in Round 4 of the Phoenix Open was due to opening preparation. Here is the story. Back in September 2001, I played in the Universal Swiss in Warren, Michigan. In Round 2, I was paired against a master and this is how the game went. Aleksandar Stamnov (2244) - Randy Ho (1874). 1 e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Be2 e4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 exf3 11. Bxf3. Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, AZ. Nov 24, 2012. I intended to play 16. Rad1, ...
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Randy's Chess Blog: February 2006
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Sunday, February 26, 2006. Universal Winter Swiss - Day 2. I went 1-1 today, and ended up with 3 points. I tied for 2nd Place Expert and won a prize of $25. The good news is that I did not have any draws in this tournament. In Round 4, I had a tough game against Tom Manion. I was White in a Petroff Defense. He decided to defend the threat of checkmate in a very provocative way. Perhaps 32.Kf7 would have held the draw? Randy W. Ho. Saturday, February 25, 2006. Universal Winter Swiss - Day 1. This weekend,...
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Warrior Chess: November 2010
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Thursday, November 4, 2010. With the exception of a single supervised hour, it's been 270 days since my boys have seen their Daddy. 270 days since this father has seen or heard the voices of the little ones he loves so much. I am moving in two weeks. I finally found a house, praise God. A fixer-upper right smack dab on the water! I lucked-out big time. I've been very, very blessed, rather! Just wish I had a family to enjoy it all with. :-(. Posted by B.A. Thursday, November 04, 2010. Kids Chess and Go.
