Ending on a High Note

This will be the last post of 2015 on this site. This has been a rollercoaster year for chess around the world and it has also been a wild ride for me as I continue to work on improving my game. 2014 concluded with my online ELO rating sitting at just around 900. This year I am excited to end on a high note sitting at 1100 with a peak rating of 1170 in early December! It is incredible how much work goes into just a few hundred ELO points but the reward of persevering through unnerving losing streaks and perilous blunders is well worth it.

2014finals

2014 was a hard year for me because it was a time of major transition. I moved from Ohio to Texas that year and was still very green when it came to learning the nuances of chess education.

2015finals

2015 was much more rewarding in that I managed to find a rhythm and method that works for studying, analyzing, and integrating my game experiences into future play. Here is the final game I am playing this year so that I can focus on my family during the New Year’s holiday. From the Campfire Chess family to yours, I wish you a very Happy New Year and much joy and chess success! See you in 2016!

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[Event “Internet Chess”]

[Site “Chess.com”]

[Date “2015.12.28”]

[Round “?”]

[White “AmishHacker”]

[Black “Internet Opponent”]

[Result “1-0”]

[ECO “B30”]

[WhiteElo “1100”]

[BlackElo “1078”]

[PlyCount “49”]

[EventDate “2015.??.??”]

[EventType “game”]

[EventCountry “USA”]

[Source “Campfire Chess”]

[SourceDate “2014.10.11”]

[TimeControl “15”]

 

  1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 c5 4. d3 Nc6 5. Nc3 h6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Be3 Be6 8. Nh4

Bxc4 9. dxc4 Be7 10. Nf5 O-O 11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. Nxh6+ Kh7 13. Nf5 Rh8 14. Qf3

Kg8 15. Qg3+ Kf8 16. Qg7+ Ke8 17. Qxh8+ Kd7 18. Qh3 Bf8 19. Nxd6+ Kxd6 20.

Rad1+ Nd4 21. Nb5+ Kc6 22. Nxd4+ cxd4 23. c3 Qb6 24. cxd4 exd4 25. Qf5 {

AmishHacker won by resignation} 1-0

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