here is an example of what i am talking aboutSteve B wrote:
and at nearly 60 I can say I have gotten worse as I grow older
I would mark the start of my decline at just around 50
went from playing third board for my University team(in my early 20's) ...to becoming bored with the game today..
well not bored exactly .. more like.. impatient
I don't even play long games against my computers anymore
nothing slower then game/30..usually game in 5 or 10
from a game i played this morning against the Novag Super Conny(5 Mhz)
i achieved this position as Black after 66 moves
[fen]8/7R/8/8/1r6/2p1k3/2Kp4/8 w - - 7 4[/fen]
an easy win...played continued
67.Re7+ Re4 68.Rh7 Rd4 69.Rh1 d1=Q+ 70.Rxd1 Rxd1 71.Kxd1 Kd3 *
FINAL POSITION
[fen]8/8/8/8/8/2pk4/8/3K4 w - - 0 1[/fen]
Here the Conny Expert Resigned
accumulated clock times:
Conny 7 min.22Sec.
Me 5 min.51Sec.
now heres the kicker..Conny was playing on its lowest level..level 1..5 sec avg. per move
years ago i would consider this a shallow victory
but TODAY...it makes no difference at all too me
i get just as much satisfaction today beating it at its lowest level then i would have had years ago beating it at 40/2
A Win Is A Win Regards
Steve