Chess Competition Preparations...

Alright, tomorrow I'm going to the Chess competition at UIAM, Gombak.
[ sigh ]
So, I'm going to have to wake up early...

Oh, apparently, Winnie's going too.
Forgot to mention that.
Sorry!

Anyway, I've done some preparations for tomorrow.
I've restudied all my Chess openings to determine which will suit my style of play best.
I've also studied the games of my favourite Chess players:
1. Paul Morphy
2. Adolf Anderssen

If you know who they are, then you probably know what their style of play is ( But if you don't, you could always just do a search on the internet ).
Yeah, I know solid, defensive gameplay is the key to winning Chess competitions. But I like to play Chess for the fun of it, you know.

I've always been inspired by famous Chess games, like the Opera Game, the Immortal Game and the Evergreen Game ( Again, if you don't know how these games played out, you can go and look it up ).
All these beautiful games involve flexible, powerful, and extremely flamboyant gameplay.
They're awesome compared to the boring, defense orientated-type games that are played more and more often nowadays.
Works of art in the Chess world...

However, I won't risk it in tomorrow's competition.
Because as we all know, in the modern world of Chess, wild, aggressive gameplay ( which is my bread and butter ), if not calculated properly, could be severely punished by accurately organised defense.
One tiny miscalculation in my attack, and it will all be over in a wink of an eye.

So I'm just going to stick to the basic, fundamental principles of good Chess play.
I'm gonna reserve my Morphy-Anderssen type gameplay for informal matches.
That's fine by me, I guess...

Speaking of which, I've refrained myself from using any gambit-type openings in the competition tomorrow, including my beloved King's Gambit.
However, if any of my opponents are bold enough to use a gambit AGAINST me, I won't hesitate to use a counter gambit instead!

Due to the competition tomorrow, I am forced to renew my list of Chess openings:
WHITE
1. Scotch Game
2. Philidor Defence ( 3. d4 Bg4 Variation )
3. Italian Game
4. Bishop's Opening

BLACK
1. Petrov Defence ( And maybe, the awesome "Petrov Trap"! )
2. Sicilian Defence ( Najdorf Variation )
3. Caro-Kann Defence
4. Albin Counter gambit / Falkbeer Counter gambit
5. Bishop's Opening

As you can see, I have refined my list of Black openings.
Point meaning, I've honed my defensive skills by quite a lot.

I owe a lot to the program "Chessmaster: Grandmaster Challenge".
It really helped me delve deeper into the world of professional Chess and significantly increased my understanding of the endgame, which is supposedly the part of the game where I am not that good.

Well, that being said, I think I've prepared myself well enough for the competition.
So, wish me luck for tomorrow!

Comment me, kay?

May the Force be with you...