More painful but necessary work. I have fallen into the bad habit of not checking key losses very carefully but after the poor results from my last two tournaments, it is clear something has gone wrong and needs fixing.

Step one is find all the mistakes and then isolate the cause(s).

Gal-Yip

This was the first of two losses in my last tournament.

Queen’s Indian Defence

Art Pub Open June 2017

After 19.g4(Diagram)

How should Black defend the kingside?

After 19.g4

After 22..Kh8(Diagram)

Things have gone badly for Black and now it is White to play and win essentially.

After 22..Kh8