The joy of change

A very late blog post this evening, due to technical issues. Spent a good part of the evening trying to get my new broadband connection to work, including nearly an hour on the phone to a polite tech support guy. While it turned out he was not able to help me in exactly the way I needed, he at least provided company while I eventually worked out the solution myself.
Of course sometimes chess is a bit like that as well. On certain days you feel that your role in the game is simply to provide your opponent with the chance to find all the good moves.


Moradiabadi,Elshan (2578) - Press,Shaun (2093) [C88]
39th Olympiad Men Khanty-Mansiysk RUS (1.38), 21.09.2010

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 d6 9. a4 Bb7 10. d3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nc3 b4 13. Ne2 Qd7 14. Ng3 g6 15. Bh6 Rfc8 16. Qd2 Ne8 17. Nh2 Ng7 18. f4 exf4 19. Qxf4 Ne6 20. Qf2 Bf8 21. Ng4 Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Rf1 1-0