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When I started out with blitz, I used to prefer 5 minute games; at least OTB against real persons. In an average game of around 40-50 moves, you then would have to play about 8-10 moves per minute, or roughly 6-7 seconds per move. Of course, if you would be able to get the job done in less moves, you would have more time think. That is why it is very important, to get your opening play right; that is where you can gain time... A better option is the Fischer time keeping system: for each move you make, you earn a couple of seconds. In this game we play 5 minutes plus 10 seconds for every move... |
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bd7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nf5 Bxf5 10. exf5 Qd7 11. g4 h6
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some breed of the Philidor defense: all this was played in a matter of less than a minute; Black has reached a fully developed position, while White controls a big portion of the board at the cost of some development to be desired; my first hunch was to repair that, but Blacks' last - in fact weakening - move needed closer inspection... |
 
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12. Bf4
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had I looked a bit closer, I might have found the stronger f4! (threatens g5), Nh7, Nd5!, controling f6, and winning the opening... |
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12... Kh7 13. Bg3
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lingering on two thoughts, and preparing f4; already better was h4, with a much better result... |
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13... Rfe8 14. h3
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covering for g4, to be able to play the Queen; still stronger would have been f4, practically forcing g5... |
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14... Ng8 15. f4
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by now, f4 has lost its momentum... |
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15... Bf6
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a very sound reply; Whites' advantage has vanished... frustrated, I tried to break iron with my bare hands... |
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16. h4
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a terrible move; needed was Qd2, Bxc3, Qxc3, Nf6, and regroup... |
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16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Re3
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in a matter of moves, things got totally out of hand: Bg3 and c3 are under attack, Rf3 is met with Rae1, and the cavalry comes rolling in... so I decided to take drastic measures... |
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18. Qe1
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do not ever try this at home... |
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18... Rxe1 19. Rfxe1 Re8 20. Rab1 b6 21. Rxe8 Qxe8 22. Re1 Qd7 23. Be4 Kh8 24. g5 h5 25. g6 f6 26. Bd5
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a mistake: after Qxf5, I planned Bxg8, Kxg8, Re8 mate; but that will not work after Qxf5, Bxg8, Qxg6!, and two attacked Bishops... after Qxf5, Bxc6??, Qc5+, and all is over; so after Qxf5, we will have to play Be4 back losing an important pawn... |
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26... Na5
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a lucky moment for White; there will be no second chance... |
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27. Be6 Qd8 28. Kf2 b5 29. Ke3 Nc4+ 30. Kd4
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very brave, although this can never win: I was trying to reach some point, where I could safely play Re8 under cover of the Bishop, and somehow try and penetrate the King into Blacks position; but after a simple c5+, all these aspirations would be over... |
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30... Na3 31. Re2 c6 32. Bb3
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also here, after c5+, I would have been ready to resign... |
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32... a5 33. Kd3
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something of a gamble: best here is d5, if Black can find it... |
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33... a4 34. Be6 c5 35. Bf7 b4
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although still holding advantage, this move throws most of it out of the window; absolutely winning was Ne7!, killing all of Whites' opportunities... also c4+ would still be winning... |
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36. Re8
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no hesitation: Black has to give up the Queen... also after c4+, Kd2, Nb1+, Kc1, the only option is Qxe8 or mate... |
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36... Qxe8 37. Bxe8 Nb1
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Black is losing control: after still c4+, Kd2, Nb1+, Kc1, Nxc3, Be1, Nxa2, he can hold a very strong advantage... |
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38. cxb4 cxb4 39. Bxa4 Nc3 40. Bb3
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the tables have turned completely; suddenly White is winning... |
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40... Ne7 41. Kc4
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better works a3, Nxf5, Be1!, Ne2... |
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41... Nc6
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but Black refuses Nxf5... |
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