Speelman's Agony #79

by Jonathan Speelman
7/2/2018 – Jonathan annotates Jonathan...Rubeck that is, a math teacher from North London. And by the by — Jon can always use more material from readers. If your games are selected for the Agony column, not only will you get free detailed commentary of your games by one of chess’s great authors and instructors, and former world no. 4 player, but you also win a free three-month ChessBase Premium Account!

Fritz 16 - He just wants to play! Fritz 16 - He just wants to play!

Fritz 16 is looking forward to playing with you, and you're certain to have a great deal of fun with him too. Tense games and even well-fought victories await you with "Easy play" and "Assisted analysis" modes.

More...

A-level Agony

This weeks pair of games are by Jonathan Rubeck who writes:

RubeckI am a forty-three year old A-Level Maths teacher from Barnet [in North London].

I learnt chess at an early age but I have only been playing seriously for a few years now. My current policy is to play in the highest rating section in long-play tournaments so I was outgraded heavily in both these games. My opponents did not play what they were supposed to according to the online videos that I use to prepare my openings and so I was making it up as I went along from about move three in both cases.

The game that I won I managed to chip away a couple of pawns and then was astounded to see my opponent resign (he would not have done so had he known about my propensity to throw away won endgames).

The game I lost I let my advantage slip away in the middle game and then blundered in time trouble (less than five minutes left with no increment) and I stopped writing down the moves well before I was checkmated.

We start with the Agony (all annotations are mine, so no need for 'JS').

 

Click or tap the second game in the game list below the board to switch


Komodo 12

In computer chess there is no getting past Komodo, a two-time ICGA Computer World Chess Champion. Find out how Komodo can take your game to the next level!


Submit your games and win free Premium!

Did you enjoy the column and instructive analysis by GM Jonathan Speelman? Do you wish you could have a world-renowned grandmaster analyzing your play? You can!

To submit your games just upload a PGN or ChessBase file, along with your name and e-mail address. Send one success story (Ecstasy) and one loss (Agony).

Tell why you chose them, where or when they were played. Please also include your email address, so Jon can reply, and preferably a photo of yourself for our article.

If your game is selected Jon will contact you personally, and not only will you get free detailed commentary of your games by one of chess’s great authors and instructors, and former world no. 4 player, but you also win a free three-month ChessBase Premium Account!

A three-month Premium subscription to ChessBase Account means you get:

  • Premium access to the Playchess server with ratings, simuls, lectures, and live commentary of top games
  • Access to all Web apps with no restrictions, such as the Cloud database, and more!
  • Full access to the Video archive, which not only includes all the past lectures by Daniel King, Simon Williams and others, but also a large number of full ChessBase products you would normally need to buy in the ChessBase Shop but that you can view for free as a Premium subscriber.

See also:


Jonathan Speelman, born in 1956, studied mathematics but became a professional chess player in 1977. He was a member of the English Olympic team from 1980–2006 and three times British Champion. He played twice in Candidates Tournaments, reaching the semi-final in 1989. He twice seconded a World Championship challenger: Nigel Short and then Viswanathan Anand against Garry Kasparov in London 1993 and New York 1995.

Discuss

Rules for reader comments

 
 

Not registered yet? Register