Originally posted by gambit3
Does the GM think on his turn or does he blitz it? Is play a move when I am here a way to even the playing field when playing multiple games?
The player giving the simul should be able to recognise each postion
10 moves in and recall what he was up too. (I think that is what you are asking.)
In my case it was easy. I was attacking on all boards, gambits being the order of the day.
(I always took White, I always played 1.e4, I always sacced something in the first
6 or 7 moves.). Get them all defending was my motto.
Playing 1.e4 meant I usually had some double or treble games going on.
Much easier for me and harder for the slow thinkers as I cam round faster.
I think in my time I gave about 15 of things. I never came away with a
clean sheet. I always lost a couple.
I played 125 once (Inverkeithen 1984) winning 122 drawing 3 losing 1.
The loss was an Evans Gambit to a member of the Galashields Chess Club.
(you never forget your losses.) He said I had beaten him the year before.
(I say again you never forget your losses.) 🙂
I recall about 5 years back someone in Bells told me I played them in a simul.
"I know, I remember you, If you had played 10...Bf8 then my Knight sac on f6
does not work."
Of course I made up the moves on the spot and the fact I remembered him
but his face was a picture. "Wow! you can remember me and the game from 30 years ago."
Ruxton was in stitches.
I then added: "You wore a yellow tee-shirt and jeans cut off at the knee."
Then he knew I was playing a gag. But it got me a pint.