Game 21 was against silencehunter (game 3 of our series). I started my attack early ... unfortunately, the game ended early when my attack had no meat or supporting pieces or extra squares (do you ever wish there were 9th rank or an "i" file ... for your knight to jump to?)
Things were going so well in the opening ... especially when I played a4. I could see the queen and rook flying down the side - chasing the king. The white bishop providing sniper support ... it was a fantastic plan!!
But, not ... my opponent had to hunker down ... didn't take the knight ... developed his pieces.
Then I found myself floundering ... things weren't falling into place and by move 20 it was over. My pieces were getting slaughtered - I sent them to battle un-supported.
Patience is what I needed here. I had a 2nd knight and a 2nd rook that were still sitting on the sidelines. I should have brought them into the game.
The rubber match is next week as we are all tied up now.
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