The diagrammed position is from a game I played recently. At this stage of the game I was pretty pleased, as I was playing White. I decided to follow the plan of mating Black down the h file by utilising Rf3-h3, it was just a question of how to do it. After considering 6 different moves I decided on 19.Qh6 Now while this looks good, the question I should be asking is "Is it really good?". I guess in a practical sense, if it helps me win the game then it is good, but this may rely on my opponent missing the strongest reply. The game continued 19. ... Qb6 20.Rf3 Again I looked at a couple of alternatives but decided that following my plan was the best. The game rapidly concluded with 20. ... c4+ 21.Bf2 Qxb2 22.Rh3 Ng5 23.Qg7#
So a win for me, but on further investigation both myself and my opponent missed a saving line for him, which would have turned a win into an uphill struggle for me. Under those circumstances can such a win be truly satisfying? Or do you happily take the point and use it as a lesson for the next game?
2 comments:
Why take a 'glass half-full' view on life. A win is a win is a win.
No doubt some would complain on winning X-Lotto that it wasn't a jackpot draw.
For fuck sake! Chess has nothing at all to to with your opponent. Every game is against yourself.
Win and be happy you didn't literally kill. Loose and be happy that you didn't literally die. Chess is only a bloody (good) a game. Like football, like flirting, like office politics, chess is only a game. Unimportant other than for the pleasure of *finding out more about your self* and others.
Of course, you might not like what you find, but if you are a decent and moral being, what you find will not be "bad."
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