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Apologies first for the week's delay I knew at the end of last month that another one would be beginning (apparently that's how the calendar works) but hadn't quite realized how late in the month it was and so Sunday, September 1st rather sneaked up on me!
This week's games are by John Isaac Torres-Piccio who is from Bacoor in Cavite province in the Phillipines and writes:
I'm 27 years old and just started playing chess again after a gap of about 7 years from when I played 2 seasons of NCAA during college for Colegio de San Juan de Letran. I am the eldest out of two I have one brother and have been married for almost 2 years.
Aside from chess I used to enjoy playing moba games [JS Multiplayer online battle arena for people out of touch like me] like dota [JS: Defense of the Ancients] and league of legends which helped me cope with the frustrations of losses played in the NCAA and also mobile legends.
I enjoy spending time with my family, watching movies, listening to Queen, Elton John, Red Hot Chili Peppers, playing with our dogs, visiting places, trying out new kinds of coffee, draft beer, wine and whisky, Formula1, cars and going on occasional road trips with my wife.
John sent me a number of games from Playchess. Normally I prefer just a couple (a nice win and vile loss) but there were a number of very interesting moments, so I'm presenting a selection in which very modestly, he has suffered more than triumphing. The notes are all mine.
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