Game of the Week
Keep it simple!
Welcome back to game of the week! As always, these are the ground rules:
Game of the Week is not a brilliancy prize. In fact, you’re more likely to have your game chosen if you share a loss. These often have more to teach us than our wins.
The player whose game is selected for Game of the Week will get a free month’s paid subscription. Just to sweeten the pot a little.
I will only consider submissions in the comments section of this post for Game of the Week. It’s just easier for me to have them all in one place.
As always, the video and Lichess Study analysis are available for everyone, but only paid subs can submit games.
On to the game! This week’s game comes from SK, and features some interesting techniques for restraining a pawn advance, as well as the problem with forcing moves.
On with the game!
Thank you, Nate! Just like the player, I recognised the need to stop e4 and came up with 15...Bb4 that doesn't work. It didn't occur to me to block with the rook. Physically blocking a piece isn't something that comes naturally to me. Food for thought.
I’m submitting an OTB game I played recently. We were the last ones at the club, playing for over 4 hours! I came out better out of the opening, but struggled to find the right middle game plan. The tables turned and I lost two pawns over time and eventually the game. It seems like I could have held the draw.
https://lichess.org/study/oyWCWcES/VdjRVdCH
https://lichess.org/study/9C1VYhkh/XVNlkLNm
Down but never out!