Chessmo

I blog about my chess journey at: https://www.chess.com/blog/kevinptaylor

From 2012 to 2017 I pursued aggressive adult improvement (starting at 43). I recorded my journey as I gained over 400 rating points over two years, peaking at 1753 USCF in 2015. Since then, I have changed careers but still like to play competitive OTB.

My first Master draw. 

This game was annotated by my (then) coach, FM Carl Boor.

My first Expert scalp.

This game was annotated by GM Nigel Davies, on his site Tiger Chess.

My favorite game played to date.

I didn't play perfectly but I was able to calculate that if I sacrificed my passed pawn I would get either a second queen or mate. This game led to going 4/4 in the tournament to win first place and also pushed me over the 1500 USCF level.