Creative Defense and Counter Attack

I recently played a blitz game with many sharp positions that forced me to respond creatively. Unfortunately, I lost the game on time. However, I hope the positions can are helpful to others looking for ways to defend against attacks.

Very interesting play for a blitz game! I thought 21 Ng5 was a great move. The concept appears to be quite sound actually -- you get a key tempo with Qxb7 in order to get your rook to f7, and that teamwork on the 7th rank is especially problematic for black -- he has to block with ...Be7, but now it can't guard d6 anymore!