This was a timed game I played at chess.com, which is part of why I made a mega blunder at the beginning, as black. I had thirty total minutes, yes, but still. Thanks to all the "sac" threads on RHP lately, I came back up with this:
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rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
1.d4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bf5 4.Bd3 Bxd3 5.Qxd3 {And here's my blunder:} e6 .Qb5+ { Because didn't secure my queen-side, I'm in for a world of hurt.} 6...c6 7.Qxb7 Nbd7 8.Qxc6 Rc8 9.Qa4 Be7 10.Ne5 O-O 11.Nxd7 Nxd7 12.c3 e5 13.Qxa7 exd4 14.Qxd4 Nf6 15.O-O {After all that carnage, I can finally start to build an attack, on the center.} Rc4 16.Qd3 Ne4 17.Nd2 Nxd2 18.Bxd2 Bh4 19.g3 { Now for the sac. } 19...Qf6 20.gxh4 Rg4+ 21.Kh1 Qf3# *
You're absolutely right. But being a timed game, I guess I choked. This is only my second OTB in about five years, and I guess I have to get used to timed games again.
Actually, I also played two Chess960 games, but I don't think that really counts.
OTB = Over The Board, i.e. played against a real-life opponent with a real-life chess set on a real-life chessboard. I think you're taking OTB to mean non-correspondence chess time control.
Originally posted by Fat Lady OTB = Over The Board, i.e. played against a real-life opponent with a real-life chess set on a real-life chessboard. I think you're taking OTB to mean non-correspondence chess time control.
Thanks for letting me know. I saw other posters using OTB for non-correspondence, and thought that was correct; but I always thought it was strange. I'll refrain from using "OTB" when not playing face-to-face over a real board.
OTB cmeback with bishop sac
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