6 blunders by move 7?!

Yesterday, I finished a game in the daily format where my opponent and I made almost 6 consecutive blunders in the opening! I have to admit, the daily format is not my favourite format. This is almost like correspondence chess where after a move, you have up to a few days, depending on the game settings, to make a response. What often ends up happening, however, is that I’ll get a notification on my phone or tablet to make the next move, usually when I’m in the middle of doing something else. So, I’ll just absentmindedly play a move, and will lose track of what my plan was. I imagine that perhaps the same was the case for my opponent.

Despite the fairly disastrous opening by both myself and my opponent, I think we ended up playing a fairly interesting game of chess with some interesting tactics! I love it when I successfully set a trap for the opponent queen. At the same time, tactical use of checks to get out of sticky situations can seem like magic!

I hope you enjoyed this video, and thanks for watching!

Originally published: https://adventuresofachessnoob.com/2022/01/25/6-blunders-by-move-7/