This is a game I played on www.stansco.com in which I was black.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Nf6 7. Nd5 Be7 8. d3 o-o 9. o-o Nd4 10. Qd1 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 c6 12. Bb3 Nxb3 13. axb3 d5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Re1 Bd6 16. c4 d4 17. b4 Re8 18. Qb3 b6 19. Re4 f5 20. Re1 Kh8 21. Bd2 Qh4 22. Qd1 g5 23. Qf3 f4 24. c5 Bc7 25. cxb6 Bxb6 26. Rxe5 Rg8 27. Qg4 Qxg4 28. hxg4 h6 29. Re7 Rg7 30. Rae1 Rxe7 31. Rxe7 Rc8 32. Re2 Rc2 33. b3 Rb2 34. Kh2 Rxb3 35. Re6 Kg7 36. f3 Rxd3 37. Be1 Re3 38. Rxe3 fxe3 39. Kg1 Kg6 40. Kf1 d3 41. Bc3 h5 42. Ke1 Bc7 43. b5 Bg3+ 44. Kd1 hxg4 45. fxg4 Kf7 46. Bb4 Ke6 47. Ba5 Kd5 48. Bc3 Kc4 49. Ba5 Kb3 50. Bd2 exd2 51. Kxd2 Kc4 52. b6 Bf4+ 53. Kd1 Kc3??
53...axb6!! instead of Kc3?? would sealed my victory
I just got caught up in the emotion & excitement of having a higher rated player beat for the first time in ten tries.
Kc3?? was a purely emotional move; I was so into what I was doing that ...axb6!! was overlooked :'(:'(:'(
Here's my question: How do you guys deal with you emotions during a game, especially if you're in a winning position such as I was?
I wish I was a Vulcan😉 lol
Glen
