Solid

When possible, I save every chess game I play & send it thru the computer chess program, Fritz version 10. Every one of them - win, lose, or draw. Fritz will analyze the game according to some adjustable parameters that are set & provide feedback in the form of comments, better moves and/or continuations. The term used for this process is "annofritzing". When the analysis is finished, the game is said to have been annofritzed instead of "annotated" or commented on. It's a very useful process in becoming a better player and most serious players are well aware of it.

A key here is to have Fritz analyze ONLY my moves.

My personal goal is to see that Fritz adds little to NOTHING to the games I play. In other words - seeing that it hasn't recommended anything better than what I've done means the computer agrees with my moves as being very solid. To do that, I have to play very good chess. If I see Fritz has added recommendations, then I'm missing those particular things and not playing to the computer program's top-level standards.

On average, I'll play one or two of these "perfect" games out of 20 or so played. Much of the reason those games are perfect is because the opponents make it easier although there are a few that stand out as exceptional. Which is motivating - like in golf. The average Joe makes enough good shots to keep him excited & playing more.

Anyway, having just returned to chess again I was suprised to play the following game. I hate to associate the word, luck, with chess but I wasn't feeling comfortable with the early endgame. Here it is -



Black resigns after queening the pawn is inevitable.