NCC vs SKK. Game Review

Morgan Muchoki vs Lothar Weimer

I severely miss played the opening in first game but hanged on long enough to miraculously equalize. I didn’t feel comfortable in the final position and because running out of time to think about it I chose a draw by repeating moves.

In first game I came out quite well, but then I didn’t follow up consistently enough. The opening was a London system. In the middle game I gave a pawn for activity, but then didn’t find the best solution and later even made a mistake in a losing position. My opponent could have continued playing to win.

I also miss played the opening in second game. But I found it hard to believe that I was slightly better after move 13. In move 16 I sacrified my f- pawn afraid of my opponent would castle kingside and get to my king first.

In second game (Dutch Defense) I came out of the opening with a big positional advantage. To get some counterplay, my opponent gave up a pawn in the middle game, but I was on the verge of victory for a long time. It wasn’t until late in the rook endgame that I screwed it up to a draw.

Nisha Bhavsar vs Tomas Reschka

I agree with Tomas analysis. For a moment I did think I was losing my first game because I captured his rook instead of his queen. I think I would have had a better position if I took the queen. I thought I’d go for the draw because giving him any chances of checking me will be a disadvantage for me and I’d allow his king to escape

The first game was a closed Sicilian. It developed into a normal game and I became a little impatient because I was the big favorite based on the rating difference. Then I was able to weaken her king and thought I had a winning position. However, Nisha’s very strong moves allowed her to save herself with perpetual check.

The second game, he attacked me from all sides. I was helpless. Also, I took alot of time in the second game. I would have lost on time also. Both were good games, I appreciate Tomas feedback

In the second game, she played the Budapest Gambit. With the white pieces it was more easy for me and I was gradually able to dominate the board. I want to tell Nisha played really well especially in the first game.

Mercy Thiga vs Christian Mayr

In second game, I made a mistake on move 10. I should have played castle. My idea of allowing white to capture my knight then I capture their rook was actually flawed! If white proceeded capturing my knight they end up winning more material and eventually capture my rook back in the consequent moves with their light squared bishop but white played Qd2. I had fun playing with Christian! Thank you for organizing this match looking forward to more tournaments with Kriegshaber Schach Klub

Solid opening from both sides. Small mistakes in the early stage of the middle games defined the outcome of the two parties. For chess and many other competitive sports there is a simple strategy to win: “Make one mistake less than your opponent”. This was the strategy I followed. Playing it safely and being fortunate enough that Mercy made two small errors paved the way for my wins. Nevertheless it were interesting and exciting matches which I enjoyed. I want to thank Mercy and the organizers for this friendly match between two continents.w

Arthur Keya vs Nicolas Kreisberger

My strategy with white was to just reach a safe endgame where maybe I can push for something. The first game with white was nostalgic. I used to be a 1d4 player back in 2020 when I started playing the game and my opponent’s countergambit used to feature in those early games. Recently ( for 2+ years) I play more of 1e4.., so facing that defense forced me to try and remember how to survive. I played the opening well, was up one pawn in the middlegame but erroneously rushed to the endgame with opposite colored bishop. My opponent fought well and the game eventually ended in a draw

Before and while playing the two games, I didn‘t have a real strategy, I just wanted to play my openings and wanted to test how good I can play without having a big training session before the game. When beginning the first round, I was pretty happy to see that my opponent played the Queen‘s Gambit to which I answered the Albin counter gambit. After my opponent had thought for a relative long time, I thought I would get an advantage because of the unknowing of my opponent. To my surprise this wasn‘t the case at all. My opponent almost always played the best or book move which led to a pawn advantage which I was happy to defend correct and leading to a long time draw.

My strategy with black, I just wanted to survive the opening and get a playable middlegame. The opening was disastrous on my end. I tried to survive and ended up defending a passed pawn. I then made the mistake of trying to keep more pieces on the board by not exchanging rooks before moving my bishop in the later middlegame; which was a mistake. My opponent then correctly captured the undefended pawn with his menace of a knight (the knight later paralyses my pieces for many moves) I kept giving him problems though, but he always had an answer. Eventually, I managed to get two pawns for the exchange but his active Rook and King at the end made it difficult to make progress. It ended in a draw too.

Starting the second round, I tried not to be this prejudiced and just play, which actually went very good. After my opponent played the Sicilian defense, I got a very comfortable position and was able to get a slight but seeable advantage. Unfortunatley you don‘t play chess alone but rather with a partner who can defend all your attacks. That‘s why I wasn‘t able to turn the game into a win but rather into a draw. All in all I was really happy with two draws. (My opponent defended and attacked really well, so I wasn‘t able to get anything but a draw)