New Win!

Hey! I just beat a 1901 player! I'm a lowly 1700! Exciting game, with initiative playing a key factor, in my opinion. For some reason, I started to think about what I would need to do if I was using the Silman thinking process, and initiative was the biggest concern.

I'll come back and annotate it tomorrow. Boy, what a fun game.

[Event "FICS rated standard game"]
[Site "FICS, San Jose, California USA"]
[Date "2006.03.26"]
[Time "21:33:00"]
[Round "-"]
[White "generalkaia"]
[Black "NN"]
[WhiteElo "1696"]
[BlackElo "1901"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Mode "ICS"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O
8. Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. O-O-O Rfc8 12. h4 Ne5 13. g4 Rxc3 14. Qxc3
Qxc3 15. bxc3 b5 16. h5 Rc8 17. Kb2 Nxf3 18. Nxf3 Bxg4 19. Rdf1 Nxe4 20. Bxf7+
Kf8 21. Ng5 Bxc3+ 22. Kb3 Ng3 23. Be6+ Nxf1 24. Rxf1+ Bf6 25. Bxc8 Bxc8
26. Nxh7+ Kg7 27. Nxf6 exf6 28. h6+ Kf7 29. Bd4 Bf5 30. h7 Kg7 31. Rh1
{Black resigns} 1-0

Winning Streak (Again)

Well, I have finally had time to play some chess again. I haven't done any studying at all, but I have noticed that my openings are getting much better. I remember lines now many moves in, which is encouraging. It's helping me to set up better positions, putting me in good hands for the middlegame. As soon as APs are over, I should be able to play more chess and get some studying in. Until then, my presence will be limited.

My Problem With Thought Processes

As Blue Devil has posted about his thought process recently (see his post here), I thought it would be appropriate to talk about my one big problem with applying thought processes. It comes down to this: I can't apply the process every move. I am able to apply the process for a few moves, but then I revert to my previous way of playing. Does anyone have any tips on how to apply the though process throughout the game? I would love any feedback on the topic. Thanks.