Ep. 128: Boosting Your Chess Rating & Higher-Rated Opponents (Game Analysis #12)
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Ep. 128: Boosting Your Chess Rating & Higher-Rated Opponents (Game Analysis #12)

Beating or drawing higher-rated opponents stems from winning the psychological game, since attempting to outplay them based solely on chess skill usually fails. We also discuss the following:

  • Stop doing THIS and your rating will increase
  • Opening choices
  • Queenside castling: many forget to follow up with THIS move
  • Why the Queen's Indian Defense is so powerful at the club level
  • The "correct" time to consider offering a draw
  • Playing & directing in the same event

Game Referenced: 2013 vs. Neal (G/90;d10)

1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 Bb7 4. a3 e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 Be4 11. Nd2 Bb7 12. O-O-O d5 13. Kb1 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nd7
15. f3 c5 16. Nb3 Rac8 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Nf6 20. Rd2 Rfd8 21.
Rhd1 Rxd2 22. Qxd2 h6 23. e4 Qe6 24. Nc1 c4 25. Ne2 Qe5 26. Qd6 Qb5 27. Nc3 Qg5
28. e5 Qf5+ 29. Ka1 Ne8 30. Qd7 Qxd7 31. Rxd7 Nc7 32. Ne4 Ne6 33. Kb1 Rc7
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