Artwork by the talented Mike Magnan
Karabakh International Chess Tournament B 2005 (2504 – Category 11)
1. Petrosian 2564 6.5
2. L’Ami 2541 6.5
3. Grigoriants 2539 6.5
4. Yegiazarian 2537 5.5
5. Galstian 2474 5.5
6. Tischbierek 2466 4.5
7. Chibukhchian 2397 3.5
8. Sveshnikov 2507 3
9. Lopez 2505 2.5
10. Lahno 2509 1.5 (3 draws, 6 losses, 0 win)
K. Lahno, one of the most talented young female chess players in the world today just recently completed the Karabakh International Chess Tournament in Armenia. She had a disastrous result scoring 3 draws, 6 losses and no win to finish in last place.
This is perhaps a very important part of growing pain. This is what I teach my students all the time. When you just played a very bad game or had a very bad start in a tournament, you have to forget about what already happened and focus on the next game. Take one game at the time! Otherwise, it can become an avalanche and the losses will start mounting.
This can be said about my sister’s performance in San Luis as well. I realize that it is easier said than done because we are human and we have feelings. But this is a must in chess.
I remember losing my first game in the 1996 Women’s World Championship to Xie Jun with the White pieces. I was devastated. I recuperated by taking a 17 and 19 move draw in the next two games to pull myself back together. I won game 4 then I went on to score 6.5 points in the next 8 games.
This is a very valuable lesson for all players. I hope Lahno can pull herself together to overcome this disastrous result. This is the test for any true champion. If she can overcome this, she may be on her way to a very promising career.
Apart from the knock-on effect of bad games, I’ve suffered from the knock-on effect of bad moves. Sad eh?
I tend to fall apart after making one bad move, and it is not uncommon. I get annoyed with myself (having built up a nice position for an hour or two, then one moments loss of concentration …Grrrr), loose the plot and then make even worse moves!
For example: http://www.christilling.de/chess/annoyed.htm
PS. Have you figured out how to publish games with these java boards yet?
All the best,
Chris
Chris, you’re the man I wanted to ask the same question. For some reason, I could not find your instruction last time. Could you please tell me again if it is not much trouble. I have chessbase and fritz but don’t know how to create those special diagrams. I only know how to create diagrams in text files for WORD.
Thanks!
Susan Polgar
http://www.PolgarChess.com
Here’s what I posted last time:
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Yea, well real easy actually.
I don’t have chessbase, only a ‘Fritz family’ playing programme (Shredder). But all I need to do is:
1) Save the game I want to annotate in a chessbase format file (I seem to remember pgn databases didn’t work so well) and, of course, make the desired text and variation annotations.
2) Then I go to the drop down menus at the top, and at the very left is (I think the English is) ‘File’. Then ‘Print’ and ‘Publish Game on Web’ (or something like that, I’m translating from the German). The dialogue box that then appears can all be ignored apart from the last tab: ‘publish’. Put your server details in, and hit OK!
I’m guessing that all of that will not be news to you. Perhaps the problem is that you are not sure what your server details are. If so, then if, for example, you want to publish a game on http://www.SusanPolgar.com, then (just to give you an idea of what to put in):
a. server address will likely be http://ftp.susanpolgar.com
b. sublist (German: Unterverzeichnis – the one under the server address) is where you wish to store the games (e.g. /homepage/published_games/)
c. The next two boxes are for your account name and password
I hope this helps. It would be great if you did manage to publish some of your games on the web like this, as it makes following annotations and playing though games so much easier, and I think more enjoyable. And so if you still have any problems, do ask someone to show you how to do it.
All the best,
Chris
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Hope it helps.
Susan, thank you for the advice. I have a hard time getting over a loss too.
Maca
This is so true. It’s hard to control your emotion after a loss. Thanks for the advice.
Henry
Susan, Why don’t you ask Chess Cafe’s Free Technical Support for Chess Base? I think Mig runs it, and I am sure he knows how to do whatever it is you are trying to do. Good luck, and keep up the terrific work!!