Most Difficult (Won) Game

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Avatar of LeotheLion402

This is my most difficult game so far... I felt like I was hanging on by my fingernails and barely scraped the win... Good opponent. Smile

Tell me what you think!

-Leo

Avatar of Shakaali

Sometimes saving an inferior position feels even better than crushing victory, doesn't itSmile.

I just poin out one thing about the game. White badly exposes his king during the first 5 moves (3. e4?, 5 f3?) and black could punish this by simple tactic 6... Qh4+ 7. Kf1 Bxg4 8. Qe1 Bh3+ 9. Nxh3 Qxh3+ when black has won a pawn but more importantly also maintains a strong attack against the white monarch.

Avatar of LeotheLion402

Shakaali-

You're right. I was happy with how I salvaged the win from a worse position after 17...O-O-O?, even if it was because my opponent made a mistake. Turnabout is fair play. And in a higher level situation, I would not have been able to come back from that bad position. But I did and that's why I enjoy chess.

I agree with you about Qh4+, but I don't see why white would have played Qe1. Wouldn't Ne2 be better? Either way, it's yet another opportunity I missed. Wink

Thanks for the feedback.

-Leo

Avatar of Shakaali

6... Qh4+ 7. Kf1 Bxg4 8. Ne2 Bc5! 9. d4 (what else?) Bxd4 -+.

Avatar of Gambitknight

Crushing line Shakaali.

Avatar of LeotheLion402

All right, I see it now. Thanks very much! I'll look for opportunities like that in the future. Smile

-Leo

Avatar of deadlychesskiller

LEO nice game. That was an amazing queen checkmate at the end. Anyway wat is farmboy's rating? Glad to meet u, Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Smile