Sunday, April 09, 2006
Circle 5, Step 4 Complete
I spent some extra time this weekend to get to the end. I am really getting the sense that I will need circle 8 or at least some review on the ~500 problems in this Step.
I want to mention a funny thing I saw on the ICC. I was observing two 2100+ players in a 15/0 game. It was a perpetual draw position that Black (who was behind a pawn) had gotten into, but he left that perpetual to go into another type of perpetual where if his opponent defended wrong, it would turn into checkmate. With 4 minutes left, White got into a "quick move" mode, moved into this other perpetual position with chances, and then failed to see that Black blundered into a mate in 5 and achieved his draw. DOH!
This type of thing is fundamentally something that I never think of; when I am down materially and see a perpetual, I will go for it and offer a draw. At first I thought not heading towards the unambiguous draw would be ungentlemanly, but I now think that it is demanding that your opponent bring his "A" defense to the board.
Ok, it is devious too :-).
I want to mention a funny thing I saw on the ICC. I was observing two 2100+ players in a 15/0 game. It was a perpetual draw position that Black (who was behind a pawn) had gotten into, but he left that perpetual to go into another type of perpetual where if his opponent defended wrong, it would turn into checkmate. With 4 minutes left, White got into a "quick move" mode, moved into this other perpetual position with chances, and then failed to see that Black blundered into a mate in 5 and achieved his draw. DOH!
This type of thing is fundamentally something that I never think of; when I am down materially and see a perpetual, I will go for it and offer a draw. At first I thought not heading towards the unambiguous draw would be ungentlemanly, but I now think that it is demanding that your opponent bring his "A" defense to the board.
Ok, it is devious too :-).
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TCT Results | Circle 1 | Circle 2 | Circle 3 | Circle 4 | Circle 5 | Circle 6 | Circle 7 |
| Step 1 | 97% | 99% | 99% | 100%r | |||
| Step 2 | 93% | 96% | 95% | 97% | 96% | 99% | 100% |
| Step 3 | 93% | 97% | 97% | 96% | 96% | 98% | 99% |
| Step 4 | 80% | 86% | 90% | 92% | 89% | ||
| Step 5 | 74% | 77% | 83% | 87% |
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>>Heck, haven't you resigned in a winning position before? I know I have!
Yikes!
>Can't wait 'til you celebrate the final lap!
Any month now!
Yikes!
>Can't wait 'til you celebrate the final lap!
Any month now!
We invested gw2 goldsome extra period the other day to reach the tip. I am genuinely receiving the impression i always will be needing group of friends 8 or otherwise many assessment on the ~500 issues within Diablo 3 itemsthis Step.
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