The prep came up move for move and I still lost
Game three: I lost. The line from my prep appeared on the board move for move, which has not happened to me before, and then I got the move order wrong myself and handed the position back.
After the slip I gave a knight for activity. I thought I would get an insane bishop that picks up a couple of pawns on the way, because his structure is weak and exploitable. Then my queen went shopping on b2 and c2 and she never came home, and that is the move that lost the game. I played it out to mate. I always do.
Zesewitz is the nicest opponent I have had here. I bought him a beer afterwards and we sat down and went through the whole game together, and it turned out he had prepared off my 1.a4 game from last year, the joke one. He called my prep impressive. The whole family was lovely.
Still one point after three rounds.