I don't know why he thought for so long here.
I was not playing good for I never play good at blitz.
I played to a draw on another blitz game where i missed a winning move.
1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 c5 {Preparing a queen move to give the king d8} 3.d5 h6 4.Bh4 g5 {The trapper is trapped. 4. ... Qa5+ may also work.} 5.e3 Qa5+ {The bishop falls ... even after} 6.b4 Qxb4+ 7.c3 Qxh4
Interesting game. Since I have returned to OTB play I have been caught in some opening traps because I do not remember my openings that I once memorized. Here I can just look them up and follow a line that I think looks good. Except on blitz. Not enough time to be looking up openings.
I would not have gotten in that first trap anyway, since I usually try to develop at least one knight first before any other piece. I still do not know what happened to my opponent on my blitz game, because it seems like he was satisfied with being a pawn up and quit playing with over 4 minutes left on the clock. I just kept waiting and waiting until his clock went to zero. I was not given a win though, so he might have gotten disconnected from the internet. This was only my second blitz game so I am not sure how it works.
"The most interesting man in the world" wins chess matches by simply psyching out his opponents with his glorious presence so badly they can't make a single move.
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 d6 6.exd6 Qxd6 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Nc3 Bg4 9.Be2 O-O-O 10.O-O Nf4 {This looked pretty good at the time. I tried to come up with an idea to use the d4 pawn as bait, and then hoped he took it.} 11.Bb5 {Bxc6 is the idea (Qxc6 Bxf4). This also attempts to preserve the white squared bishop. If 11. ... Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Nxd4 13.Qxf4 since there is no fork on e2.} Nxd4 12.Qxd4 {The trap idea - 12. ...Qxd4 13.Nxd4 Rxd4 14.Be3 going after the f4 knights protection. This seems to win an exchange. All of my tricks turn out because of the semi-loose knight on f4.} Bxf3 13.Qxf4 {I'm just a piece ahead now.} Qxf4 14.Bxf4 Bc6 15.Rac1 e6 16.Be3 a6 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.Ne4 {Attacking c6 and heading for ...} Kb7 19.Ng5 Rd7 20.Rfd1 Rc7 21.Bf4 Re7 22.Rd8 {Rb8 idea just spring to mind now.} f6 23.Rb8+ {This took a while, and I only had around 35 seconds here.} Ka7 24.Rb3 {More bait ... If he grabs it this time, he's mated.} fxg5 25.Be3+ Ka8 26.Rxc6 {Mate from two directions} Ra7 27.Rc8# {ppcb checkmated} 1-0
Originally posted by paulbuchmanfromfics Rather than just start a new thread, I'll just throw one more 3 minute game in here. I like the finish to this one.
3 Minute Game / Unrated
This one was played around 6 AM after an all nighter, so forgive the minor errors by me.
That was great. I even liked the start idea for the Sicilian defense that sort of turned into something looking like a delayed Alekhine defense. I don't think I would have a chance against you a 3-minute blitz for you are just to tricky with your traps. I would have fell right in to that trap for sure just like I do in my OTB games.
Originally posted by RJHinds That was great. I even liked the start idea for the Sicilian defense that sort of turned into something looking like a delayed Alekhine defense. I don't think I would have a chance against you a 3-minute blitz for you are just to tricky with your traps. I would have fell right in to that trap for sure just like I do in my OTB games.
Thanks
Sometimes, I pull off a good one. Other times, I'll make silly mistakes too.
Like they say, "Some days chicken ... some days feathers". 🙂
You really got him in a bind after he overlooked your knight fork. It looks like things just went from bad to worse and he couldn't do anything right to stop it. He needed a couple traps and tricks up his sleeve, but was unable to conjure them up.
5 min Blitz game on RHP
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