The Final Game

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In the 5 years I have been playing tournament chess I have never been the last game to be finished. That ended tonight as this game went down to the final seconds. On my 40th move I only had 45 seconds left while my opponent had a little over 2 minutes. Luckily there was a 15 second increment which allowed me to hang on for the win. 

When you get towards the end of the game with White playing Qxe6, that is the final move that I was able to create after the game. However, the game actually went on for several moves after that when I was able to skewer his king and queen and allowed me to be able to queen first and with check at which point my opponent resigned. 

 

 

The final position is in puzzle form. I don't remember the moves leading up to the winning position but I do remember getting to this position. 



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My name is David Blackwelder. I started playing tournament chess at the age of 22. I have worked my way from the 1200s to a peak rating of 1844 (December 2021). Those are my United States Chess Federation (USCF) ratings. My short-term goal is to reach a rating of 2000 which will earn me the Expert title. My long-term goal is to get the National Master (NM) title at a rating of 2200. As an adult they say it is near impossible, well I don't believe that. Therefore I am creating blogs and videos to help other adult players improve their chess. Thanks for following me!