Today I went to a chess tournament in San Mateo,California in a hotel called Marriot. We got the whole second floor for ourselves. There was 9 games that were divided into groups. 4 of them were for the 800 rated people and the last 5 were for lower people including me who is in the 600s. I lost to a guy in the first round because I haven't did a tournament for years. The next 4 rounds I won because I felt more confident except the last facing a opponent who started chess at 3 years old. If you at least got 3 wins you might get a trophy and I got one but is the smallest trophy of all. When I was done playing one round I went to eat in the dining room which is in the second floor or go to play in the children's room. At lunch I ate hot dogs at the cafe which were really good. I felt really grateful because I had a chance to show my abilities and I did not really care if I lost. Also I felt really upset when my second opponet cheated when I was about to eat his queen and he put my pieces back starting from the previous move. I told him it is cheating and he was scared he would get in trouble so he put them back. It was quite a day
Not bad, Hender, since you are picking it up. You need to self-exam yourself to find out your own weaknesses (either about your chess techniques or about your emotional status in the game) so you can accumulate experiences for future tournaments. Work hard on your techniques, and be calm, focused, humble, persistent in the game. No matter who your rival is, you always think "he/she is good, but I can beat him/her". And always pray. By the way, you need to write your blog everyday; as I told you, there is always something to write, only if you pay attention to yourself.
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ReplyDeleteNice picture!! Congrats on your trophy! It must of been so fun and exciting to be in a tournament. Add oil (ga yau)!!