Chess This Christmas

I have been busy for several months and was able to forget about playing chess for quite sometime now. Today, I decided to participate a chess tournament in Capiz entitled “Brilyansi – Matira Matibay!“, an individual grand prix tournament conducted by Capiz Chess Association, Inc. in cooperation with Gaisano Market Place and some other sponsors of the said competition. I lasted only up to the 2nd round of the game and it only shows that I am really becoming rusty in playing the game. I’ve been absent for several months on the chess scene and since the game is a Blitz Tournament (15 minutes time control) my last game was a lost due to my chess clock’s flag fall.

However, despite that I was eliminated on the game I still enjoy it since it gives me a slight brain massage and