Was it luck?

Game 6305189

I had a really good game here. At least I thought so. I'm starting to wonder if I didn't just get lucky. Thought I would get some good feedback on it here. The En Passant in the opening is intentional to open up my D file.

Originally posted by Eric LeFavour
Game 6305189

I had a really good game here. At least I thought so. I'm starting to wonder if I didn't just get lucky. Thought I would get some good feedback on it here. The En Passant in the opening is intentional to open up my D file.

Originally posted by ThinkOfOne
Well, you were rather fortunate that your opponent didn't realize that you left your Queen hanging on move 13.

Also, your opponent missed the somewhat obvious 8...e4, which wins a piece.
You could also have won a piece with 13.Nxd6. Your opponent cannot recapture with Qxd6??, because you can then win his queen with Bxh7+

So yes, you got lucky. However, the final position is cute.

The worse you are, the more luck is involved. You may get lucky and have your idea actually be a good one. You may get lucky and see a tactic you wouldn't normally see. You may get lucky in that your opponent doesn't take advantage of an obvious blunder on your part.