Brag: won my club's open tournament, getting my name on a sweet trophy that features many of the country's best players.
Variance: in the crucial last round game I played a remarkable opening, with sixteen consecutive half-moves by our respective desperado knights. I didn't find the right moment to break the symmetry and ended up in a lost, and still symmetrical position after move 15. My young FM opponent let the win slip, however, and I escaped with a draw and won the title in a blitz playoff.
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