Herb Healy Update

I have decided not to whine, complain or being overly self critical about my recent Duke of Brunswick-like performance at the Herb Healy one day tournament.

Statistically I did what I was supposed to do . Lose to a 1900,a 1600 and a 1400 rated player. Winning only one match.

An overview.

My first match was against a 1900 player who played the bishop gambit as white. I don't mind losing but not by losing a piece in the first handfull of moves.....


My second match was a Smith Morra against a 1600 was perhaps my best game but my attack was uninspired. Not at all like it's portrayed in my Smith-Mora Book. 8)

My third match was I played a 2 knights against a 1400 player playing a guicco pianoisamo like opening. I miscalculated what I thought was a forced mate and ended down a rook. Later against a strong attack which should of led to an easy win, I equalized and won back a rook, a passed pawn and traded queens. I ended losing in the endgame against a more active king. This is the one that was in my grasp.

The fourth game I won a king gambit which I played fairly poorly at.

Perhaps my most interesting game was against a warmup game where I played a sharp Alapin Gambit against the French. I am learning to enjoy this gambit. Anyway more specifics later.


All in All a rather fun day.

Here is part of my game with Robert Oresick it continued on for a little while longer.

Paste game here
[Event "Herb Healy 40+5"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.01.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Takchess, Jim"]
[Black "Oresick, Robert "]

{431MB, Fritz10.ctg, D3YSNJ81} 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5.
Bc4 e6 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O Bd7 8. Qe2 Be7 9. Rd1 Nf6 10. e5 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12.
Qxe5 O-O 13. Rd3 Qb6 14. Bh6 Qxf2+ 15. Kxf2 Ng4+ 16. Kg1 Nxe5 17. Rg3 Ng6 18.
Bd2 Rac8 19. Bd3 Rfd8 20. Rd1 Bc6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Bf4 Rxd1+ 23. Nxd1 Bc5+ 24.
Ne3 Rd8 25. h3 Rd1+ 26. Kh2 Rd2 *