Good game!
Missed a mating net.... thrice.
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Jan 6, 2019
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sougataghosh wrote:
But you still found the fastest mate!
....only if he made not-the-best moves
Jan 6, 2019
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batgirl wrote:
sougataghosh wrote:
But you still found the fastest mate!
....only if he made not-the-best moves
Yeah, but.... a win's a win 
Gg!
Jan 6, 2019
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CupOfTheorem wrote:
I'm never confident enough to play any sort of gambit. Good game!
I only play blitz anymore. I love gambits - trading material for tempo. In blitz, the investment is minimal so winning or losing isn't a big deal. Having fun is, however.
The wonderful member Spektrowki who usually writes about Soviet chess and who has helped me a lot over the years understanding those times, just published in his blog a clever game he won : https://www.chess.com/blog/Spektrowski/channeling-my-inner-tal .
He adds that playing blitz is a time to be adventurous. I agree with him.
Jan 9, 2019
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I love the King’s Gambit! I used to get my pieces handed to me from either side so I avoided it like the plague. But I tried it on a lark a few months ago and for some reason I’m getting many enjoyable, playable, complex games out of it with exiting wins (and losses ha!)
It’s easy to miss a lot of winning (and losing) moves but there are still many winning lines to choose from. And sometimes hunting for and finding the win for a few moves while your opponent tries to avoid it makes a more satisfying win! Very nice win! I’m sure it was as enjoyable to play as it was to watch. Nail-biter!
It’s easy to miss a lot of winning (and losing) moves but there are still many winning lines to choose from. And sometimes hunting for and finding the win for a few moves while your opponent tries to avoid it makes a more satisfying win! Very nice win! I’m sure it was as enjoyable to play as it was to watch. Nail-biter!
I played this 3/0 game. I won mainly because my opponent allowed a pawn fork. But I'm posting it here because a computer analysis demonstrates how I missed forced mate three times. I took a different route that apparently wasn't forced... though I think my advantage was great enough to allow me some wiggle room. To be honest, I don't believe I'd had ever found the forced line under blitz time controls.