tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149344953623106289.post3386602151528964218..comments2010-11-11T02:02:50.314-05:00Comments on Miami Sharks Blog: Sharks vs. Knockouts RecapMiami Sharkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05133117952504388288noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149344953623106289.post-49888134929282852062008-10-26T17:42:00.000-04:002008-10-26T17:42:00.000-04:00Nice USCL match wrapup!I agree with your assessmen...Nice USCL match wrapup!<BR/>I agree with your assessment that Becerra wasn't simply "lucky" to have beaten Joel. There are certain cases where I will most certainly claim that "luck" was involved in the outcome of a game (for example finding a critical move at the end of a line without seeing it at the beginning of the line), but I don't consider one's opponent not seeing a winning move in the midst of serious time trouble to be "lucky" in the strictest sense.<BR/>I'm constantly amazed by Becerra's opening prep. Nxc5 hadn't been played since 1955(!). The usual line apparently goes 10...Bb7 11. Qxe5+ Qe7<BR/><BR/>I feel bad about the one-sided result on board 2. Like Matan says, I think Dean was looking for a refutation of Qe2 which is new to that particular position but not a totally new idea. I think, with the advantage of hindsight, that Dean should play the typical and fairly obvious 22...Bf4! I'm guessing that in the game continuation Dean thought he would have at least a draw after 25...Qc1+. Optically it's still very hard for me to believe that white gets out of the checks, but after 26.Ke2 Qb2+ Kd1 there's unfortunately nothing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827141121327698206noreply@blogger.com