Mirandela Open 2022 - Round 2
tags: [chess]
TL&DR: The second round of the Mirandela Open 2022 went horribly. Beyond reason, and in pure emotion, failure was short of disaster. Drama for everyone, given and sold.
There would have been a time for such a word.
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
– William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
Results
Mirandela Open 2022 - General Results
Number of rounds: 9
+ 2 - 4 = 3
Points: 3.5 / 9
Balance: -2
Rating Change: 12.4
Round 2
Date: 2022-08-18 14:30
Result: 0
Rating Change: -1.6
Opponent
Sarabando, Rodrigo Andias
Fide ID: 1950010
Playing as: white
The Game
All games can be found here
Another game, another loss, can’t say too much about this game. As a deranged idiot, I went back on what I was trying to do. From move 3, I was blitzing, anxious and desperate to leave the playing hall.
It was the worst experience for me, since the last game of the last tournament I played, which was pretty nasty. I got mated in 15 moves in the aforementioned game, in this at least I held on for 34 moves, before resigning.
The thought passed through my mind of Curt Von Bardeleben the game. This means to leave, without saying a word to anyone. Better judgement came above insanity.
Aftermath
The overall feeling is of a profound frustration. From the start the odds were obviously against me, I just hated how I played. Above all the act of playing quickly.
Yesterday was a pretty solid game compared to this piece of things, that I played. My thoughts go to that Macbeth soliloquy which deepens my existential chess angst. It’s beautiful nevertheless.
Stating the fact, there 7 rounds to go.
EDITED:
- 2023-06-02 23:52:30 +0000
- Change location of EDITED
- 2022-08-22 14:11:33 +0100
- Edited results section
- 2022-08-21 23:44:04 +0100
- Added chess board