Reading the Opponent, my road to 1000

         My road to 1000 in rapid is not yet over, yet I am closing in on the number. At 970, I am closer than ever to reaching this goal of mine. The latest game in which featured this setup. I am hoping you can figure it out, before I continue.

        This position is a strange spot to be put in, but there are ways for black to easily win against white, who's king is open, and on a white square, ready for our white square bishop to attack. Before I reveal the move, feel free to tell me in the comments what you think. I'd be happy to talk to you about positioning, and see half of you prove me wrong about it's strength.

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This move may seem like it's ignoring the fact that my kings lack of safety, which it is, but I'm focused on creating a larger threat. Watch as he is put into mate with a simple line up of moves.

    He had no moves in this play if he wanted to keep pressure on my king. If he was to move downward with his king, I could've pinned his queen to his king, and gained a heavy advantage. His move to Kf3 was just speeding up the inevitable. He didn't have many choices in this position, and would lose his queen in most of them. While he could have taken my knight, it would have caused his bishop to be taken, and all pressure on the king be removed. He was out for blood, and wasn't worried about anything other than winning. The game could've been his, if he wasn't so focused on his assault . 

     My goal of 1000 by January 1st is still in my sights, and I plan to do another blog once reached. Thank you all for reading my last post. I'm so happy to see it reach 1000 views, and delighted to see it being so useful to beginners such as myself.Feel free to follow me, as I post as often as possible, and about topics that would interest your average player. Goodbye, and thank you for reading.