Round 3 of the Austin Chess Club Late Summer Swiss. I was playing black against an equally rated opponent and scored a point. The game itself was well fought and had many opportunities for me and my opponent to blunder the game away but we both played steady and I worked myself into a winning endgame. Best move on my part was a rook queen pin I managed with a bishop but it wasn't a game changer until the end by giving me an advantage of the more maneuverable rook versus a bishop.
This sets me up for a last round with some confidence that I am starting to see the board a bit and recognize some critical moves on the board. Still a long way to go until good chess is being played but its encouraging.
I've also been putting in a good bit of time on FICS and I think this is helping me to see some patterns and move in and around them. So a good thing and I'm wondering if it might not be better to look to ICC for a few more games as FICS can be slow at times.
So its late. I have an analysis almost complete and I need to learn how to use Chessflash or something like so I can post some board positions. Hopefully soon.
