I just played this game in a blitz (on another site) and wanted to share it as it is one of the closest scrapes I have ever had...
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 o-o 8.Bd3 Be6 9.Qe2 Nc6 10.o-o-o Bf6 11.h3 Bxa2 12.g4 a5 13.g5 Bd7 14.h4 a4 15.h5 a3 16.g6 Bd5 17.h6 a2 18.gxh7+ Kh8 19.hxg7+ Kg7 20.Bh6+ Kh8 21.Bg7+ Kxg7 22.Qh6+ Kh8 23.Rhg1 a1=Q+ 24.Kd2 Qxd1+ 25.Kxd1 Bxf3+ 26.Kd2 Bf6 27.Rg8+ Rxg8 28.hxg8=Q+ Kxg8 29.Bh7+ Kh8 30.Bg6+ Kg8 31.Qh7+ Kf8 32.Qxf7 1-0
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Originally posted by schakuhrActually both sides made a few mistakes.
the final combination is pretty but black missed a couple of chances which would've left him a large amount of material up.
In this position, White missed a mate in 5:
20.h8Q+ Rxh8 21.Bh6+ Kg8 22.Rdg1+ Bg5 23.Rxg5+ Qxg5 24.Qxg5 mate.
Then on move 25...Ra1+ followed by Rxg1 is a simple win for Black.
After missing this, Black had a second chance on the following move with 26..Bg5+ 27.Rxg5 Qxg5 28.Qxg5 f6.
Black would have 2 rooks and a knight for the queen, which is far too much material and should be a trivial win.
But despite all the mistakes, it's a great blitz game.
Nah!
I dislike blitz beauties getting the treatment.
So what a quicker win was missed.
At blitz you see one idea and go for it.
Sometimes if you pause for a 'think' you suddenly see how much
trouble you are really in (or see ghost threats).
Let it stand on it's own and not disect it.
Blitz games like this are the 'pop songs' of the chess world.
Small 5 minute wonders.
T/chex it's still a good entertaining game.