Poor Master Bates, took you on single handed. Was doing well until he got excited and suffered from premature resignation ...on time.

G2 - My, yours was bigger the attack, that is

Surprisingly, he didn't cover himself with glory perhaps because he started to go blind towards the end.

BTW Zibbit, I had to laugh in the second game when you were attacking full force, you stumbled for a second there and said "What am I doing? Oh yeah". I've done that myself, calculated some line, got deep into it and completely lost my train of thought - sort of like looking for your car keys and you walk by them 10 times in the process. Not good in a blitz game though, but you managed to get back on track right away. Careful my friend, aging will not be so forgiving... *sigh*

@Kamus: Get your mind out of the gutter... I want to be alone for a while. Funny name for a chess player, huh? Master Bates, if he makes GM we'll have to give him plenty of room! I'm not a master, though I could use the handle Harry Palms. Or, like a kid I knew in school, Richard Head.

lol, on that note, I don't know if I ever told you guys. I once played against Robert Bator from Sweden. He is International Master Bator. I think he is trying to become Grand Master Bator. (true story)