Finally! No more post graduate medical exams!

I can finally concentrate a little more on chess.

Guess what? I’ve decided to sign up for the National Qualifiers in my country just to try my hand at seeing whether I can qualify to play for the National Championship.

I’ve come to a point in my chess journey to recognise that ELO is a reflection of your chess strength. If you’re strong, you’re strong. Whether you play kids/adults, it doesn’t matter.

Chess is chess. I think on any day, even an amateur can scalp a GM.

For my chess training during this period, I”m going to basically focus on mainly middle/endgames and concentrate on solidifying my opening lines adding a mixture of variety here and there just to keep my opponents guessing.

My chess training plan is simple:

1. to keep things fun and engaging
2. to keep things simple
3. to keep at it (consistent)

I have decided to resume my old practice of playing 1-2 rapid games a day with post game analysis and annotations afterwards. Here’s the game I played yesterday. The turning point was when my opponent allowed my king to centralised with great activity in the endgame as compared to his own passive king. Winning games in late middlegames/endgames are off great importance to me as this area is probably the area which I need to improve the most.

I can’t believe how fast time flies. In less then 6 months, I’ll be 40 years old. 

Chess has been a good friend. Memories of great victories and horrible defeats.

Kudos to this game for giving me a lifetime of entertainment.