The lesson is to never give up even if you made a bad mistake. You have an opponent there, and he can make mistakes too.

good game!

Greg it is illegal I am in check.

CaptainZero forgive my Americanism. I should have used "one" instead of "you" but I am looking out over the Pacific not the Thames.

How about black 20. Qf2xN checkmate!

Captain Zorg, it is nice to know that you can play your way out of a mess. But better not to get into the mess!

 

I see you  are an island-dweller but if you are in London next month drop by Simpson's and check out Nigel Short in the Staunton Memorial and see if octogenarian Bob Wade can hold his own in a GM tournament!

Inspiring! what a brave fight

Sorry, cpatainzorg, but ...Bd6 is illegal as the bishop is pinned. So is castling, as the bishop at h6 covers f8.

Once one of my opponents fell in a trap alike as the one in your game but I made a blunder and my opponent almost beat me. We drew.

Indeed, chess is a fary tale of 1001 blunders. - tartakower.

 

I liked the commentary than the game.

Queen hungry, tasty snacks etc.

A good one - from worst to bad to better to the best.

A good lesson to remember, not to give up!  

 

I've been watching your games and wondering how to take somone off their e5

d4 black formation now I have a response. Thanks

my, my, the opponent got complacent and naive, causing him to lost it!

Perhaps I have lots of faith in myself, or maybe I'm a glutton for punishment, but I never resign... I always make my opponent get to checkmate to win.  I just scraped away with a draw due to stalemate in a game I played really well, but (should have) lost right at the end.  Sometimes it IS better to be lucky than good!

What a come back.  Well played and it was an interesting opening but the fact is that white brought his queen out early to clean off your pieces much to the fact that it is sometimes troubling.

One must remember the aim of the game, checkmate.  People sometimes get very greedy and lose the aim of it.  You opponent made some amateurish blunders and you were very lucky. 

I resigned many games similar as your situation. I give up hope too many times. I think I am lack of belief but you arent. I will remember your game next time. maybe it will work.

Wow. That was a crazy game.

That was a good one Eric, your opponent had you on the ropes alright, but it seems like something about you intimidated him, maybe your reputation. But that was a close call. I like those games were the losing opponent turns the tables around, I have been able to pull off a few of those stunts myself. Instructive posting.