Saturday, May 19, 2012

Irving Ellner Memorial, Round 5

Goeller - Sherer, Irving Ellner Memorial 2012
White to play after 16...Nf8.


In the fifth round of the Irving Ellner Memorial at the Kenilworth Chess Club, I played young Max Sherer, against whom I had prepared to play into the Wade Variation of the Advance French.  I have annotated the game online.  I really enjoyed the position I got out of the opening, and I may finally have found the ideal anti-French weapon in the Advance.  However, I still struggled to stay focused on the game and playing for a win.  The player I wrote about in "My Unsporting Attitude Problem" again created a scene in the tournament hall that encouraged me to accept a draw in what was definitely a position worth playing out.  Clearly I have to work on my attitude and focus before the U.S. Amateur Championship later this month.

2 comments:

Michael Goeller said...

I think I may take up a petition to get that guy kicked out of the club. He definitely should not be allowed to play in the club championship.

Anonymous said...

You do have a club constitution. It is modeled upon the one Pete Cavaliere made for our club years ago when we had a similar situation.
Good luck,
Ed S.