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deeper_insight 01-Jan-16, 19:38	TA's Q sac blitz games for 2016 Just a quick short one to start the New Year off with a bang.My 1200 rated opponent resigned in 16 moves.Again,if my opponent is 1200 rated,I have no idea in the opening if he is much stronger than 1200 or not.1200 is simply a number given to a player who has not played hardly any corresp games or none at all.But since the blitz room is unrated,not rated,then I will sacrifice my Q against any rating level...1200 or 2700!And yes,I have beaten 2400+ rated with my Q sac.Proof of that is in my other blitz thread if you are a disbeliever!Can't win(you may be thinking) against a 2200-2400 rated player being a Q down with only 1 pawn in return by move # 3?As I said before,what fairy tale books do you read?Or do you just look at the pictures? Now on to my first game: [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site gameknot.com/"] [Date "2016.01.01"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical-abyss"]2372 [Black "valli17"]1200 [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e6 2. Qh5 d6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4+ Be6 6. Bxe6+ Kxe6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4+ Kd7 9. Nc3 b6 10. Be3 a6 11. O-O-O c5 12. Nf5 Nf6 13. e5 Ng4 14. Nxd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6+ Ke7 16. Bg5+ 1-0 Absolute and relative skewers if you can find them....i'll leave that up to you.My e5 powerful pawn used as a pinwheel,making blacks d6 pawn useless and frozen.16 moves and my opponent threw in his towel....and that is with me having a final piece point value of 23 and my opponent having a piece value of 30.And he has his Q yet....but would have lost it on the next move. Not bad,if I do say so myself...and I am.Its not very often,at any opponent rating level that I win in 16 moves being a Q down in the opening. Again,this is just my first game in this 2016 thread.I will eventually illustrate Q sac wins against many rating levels from 1200 up to 2400+ as I did before in my other Q sac post/thread.Its a must for me!Why?To prove something,to instruct the overconfident and give them a "lesson".And of course,to squash the disbelievers and scoffers that pop up like weeds all throughout GK,in other clubs and forums.But I always have the LAST laugh!Again,this thread is about blitz,not the long corresp GK game.So,that talk about how they would beat me "if"they had hours or days to think about the moves....has no validity in this thread!!!!So put a clamp on that lip of yours,your statement has no logic in this thread! Later!
deeper_insight 02-Jan-16, 10:57	The smoking "chimneys" of doom.... Centralized Rooks with open e and d files with an open h file with enemy King placement is a classic and a very powerful style for white to pulverize black.Yes,this Q sac against a strong 1903 rated player was difficult for me however.Not because he was a massive challenge to me,but lately,time has been continually added to my opponents side.In this game,a full minute was added and this game had zero increment!I contacted GK about this matter,and a song and dance proceeded: Thank you for contacting us regarding this matter. What you are describing happens due to the so-called "lag". Because it takes time for the information to be sent from your computer to the GameKnot servers, and then to your opponent's computer, it might appear that the time is being "lost". Sometimes the lag can be as bad as several seconds, or even up to a minute on a bad cellphone connection. We try to automatically compensate for any measured lag, but we only credit up to 1 second per move, as otherwise this can be easily abused in someone's favor. The lag is completely out of our control, as it happens in transit between GameKnot servers and the user's computer, and not something that we can fix from our end. It is a common problem for internet games in general. Thank you for choosing GameKnot as your premier online chess battleground! I disagree with GK on this matter.Why?Because it never happened before and others are now complaining from the blitz room as well.But in any case I won this game.If the lag continues,even I am going to stay out of the blitz room until it is fixed.I see nothing wrong from my side.In any case,due to the added time on my opponents side,I barely won before timing out.I got my Q back,however and the game went smoothly after that. [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site gameknot.com/"] [Date "2016.01.02"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical-abyss"]2372 [Black "vanja3"]1903 [Result "1-0"]Opponent resigned with an upcoming mate in 1. 1. e4 e6 2. Qh5 Nf6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nf3 d6 6. d4 h6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O Rf8 9. c4 Nb6 10. Nc3 Kg8 11. Be3 Bd7 12. a4 a5 13. b3 Be8 14. Nd2 Bg6 15. Nde4 Nc6 16. Rad1 Nb4 17. Bg4 Qd7 18. d5 exd5 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20. exd6 cxd6 21. cxd5 Rac8 22. Rfe1 Nc2 23. Re2 Nxe3 24. Rxe3 Ne5 25. h3 Bg5 26. Nxg5 hxg5 27. Nb5 Rc2 28. Nxd6 Rfxf2 29. Rxe5 Rxg2+ 30. Kh1 Rh2+ 31. Kg1 Rcg2+ 32. Kf1 Bc2 33. Rd4 Bxb3 34. Re8+ Kh7 35. Nxb7 Ra2 36. Kg1 Rxh3 37. Nc5 Bc2 38. Re2 Rc3 39. d6 Ra1+ 40. Kh2 Rxc5 41. d7 Bxa4 42. d8=Q Bb3 43. Qe8 g4 44. Rxg4 Ra4 45. Qg6+ 1-0
redfoxrising 03-Jan-16, 17:09	Lag issues in Blitz When is bad I stay out of the games.. You can usually tell if you open and no move is being made by your opponent. Or they are trying to cheat, Yes they are only cheating themselves. That's all I have to say.
deeper_insight 04-Jan-16, 06:01	In my case Red,my opponents are moving fast,just like me and are not trying to cheat.What I am describing above is some kind of server time clock or internet connection problem which is adding time to my opponent blitz clock and taking away time on my side.My opponent is not stalling,cheating or anything else,nor am I.Its a technical problem and does not involve the actual players themselves.So,I am starting to actually lose games by timing-out because,when you lose up to a minute in a 5 minute game,its simply easy to time-out,especially with playing irregular games or Q sac games.If the problem is not fixed,I will never enter the GK blitz room again...and no more Q sac or strange games to show you guys!I may go to my other blitz chess site and extract those games and post here,but I prefer to use live GK games and post on GK.
redfoxrising 04-Jan-16, 19:57	Song and dance After re-reading GK's answer to the issue and they say they can only add 1 second credit per move. They claim if you play really fast you can abuse the results due to the additional time being added. I hope they come up with a better song and dance.
deeper_insight 05-Jan-16, 06:57	Yea.but the end result is that I am losing sometimes a minute and my opponent gains a minute.But,99.9999 % of the time,I move faster than my opponent due to my extreme experience and a professionally built custom gaming mouse designed specifically for blitz.Either way,its ridiculous,regardless of the explanations.And this crap has repeated at least 15 times. Time to leave the blitz area until things clear up.
baddeeds 06-Jan-16, 12:42	No matter how you slice it, the lectures were, exceptionally good. Believe it or not, a topic at WTWLTR club was brought up on what to do, if you lost your Q early. He asked if you should resign, or if there was a forced win, afterwards. And, I wound up showing him some of your threads on the sacs because it reminded me, of when I first started and resigned prematurely.
deeper_insight 09-Jan-16, 19:13	Its the little things in blitz you can learn,that can transpire.. ...into your regular GK corresp games.I always spot little tiny things that other miss on many rating levels.They suddenly appear in blitz games,but the same position many times will appear in my opponents regular GK corresp games.This is where fast blitz can also illustrate weak moves theory wise.One of the rules of thumb is to watch where you maneuver your Queen.Yes,developing your Q early is one mistake(well,for you guys anyway),and/or where you place your Q is equally important,if not more important.In the Q sacrifice game below,my 1200 rated opponent had it all....my Q,a decent advantageous position,fairly good pawn link control......then gave it all up in an instant by "allowing me" to capture his Q with a Q pin.After that,the playing field was evened out considerably.A bit of pawn counter punching and up the open file chimneys with my Rooks to a colorful mate in 35 moves. The lesson?It is basically unwise to develop your Q and keep it close to or next to your King....especially on an open or semi open file controlled by your opponent.In addition,open diagonals like in this game are a warning sign.This can lead to absolute skewers,relative skewers,pins and more.So,basically,having too much power right next to your King is highly unwise unless the files or diagonal "line of sight" zones are closed yet. [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site gameknot.com/"] [Date "2016.01.09"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical-abyss"]2372 [Black "bishopbill"]1200 [Result "1-0"]# 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Qe7 3. Qxh7 Rxh7 4. Nf3 d6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nd5 Qd8 7. d3 Bg4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Be3 Nge7 10. Nxe7 Bxe7 11. Be2 Qd7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. c4 Nb4 14. a3 Nc6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Bg4 f5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. exf5 Bf6 21. Rde1 Kd7 22. Re4 c5 23. b4 b6 24. f4 a5 25. Kc2 axb4 26. axb4 Ra8 27. g4 Ra2+ 28. Kb1 Ra3 29. g5 Be7 30. Kb2 Rxd3 31. Ra1 cxb4 32. Ra7+ Kc6 33. Rexe7 d5 34. Rac7+ Kd6 35. Red7# 1-0 chesstempo.com My beautiful,game changing Q pin on move #18 below.Later on,the "a" file and "e" file were opened by me to allow my evil Rooks to enter through blacks duel doorways to decimate. So fast blitz is a learning tool as well.No,no,no,do not fall into that cliche trap of..."well,this would not have happened if I had more time to think in a regular GK corresp game!" You are fooling yourself with that cookie cutter statement!I see so many of my lesser rated opponents making the SAME mistake in their regular corresp games.Now,this opponent has no corresp games on GK so far to date,but if he did,I practically guarantee that I would see similar if not exact midgame positional errors on his side. Again,this game represents another lesson in the theory department.Now,ask yourself.How on earth did TA get his Rooks all the way to blacks 7th rank and come from behind to attack and destroy him?Go through the game by copy/paste in the links I always provide and see for yourself. Not interested because it is a blitz game,not a regular corresp GK game?That is a huge mistake on your part!These things would not happen in your regular GK corresp games you are thinking?Possibly,but if your rating is under approx 1800,you are fooling yourself.It can and probably DOES happen to you on occasion....but it may have been a while ago and you forgot.
deeper_insight 16-Jan-16, 21:25	Deleted by deeper_insight on 16-Jan-16, 21:31.
deeper_insight 16-Jan-16, 21:31	Another daniel loss for himself... 1924 rated is pretty high.Its called "A"rated.Many players aspire to become "A" rated.This player aspires to keep losing to me,unfortunately for him.I would suggest he plays only 10 minute blitz,learn a bit,then move into faster time controls. His first mistake,or blunder if you want to label it that way was move #8.....c6.I immediately captured his very important central controlling e pawn.He wanted to make opening room for his Queen while overlooking protection for his central pawn.This borders on premature advancement with Q moves early in any game,blitz or long corresp.(excluding my early Q sac moves).Patience,opening defense,central board control and other factors must be dealt with first,before moving that lady out....that is,if you want to defeat a monster like me!I show no mercy for even the most subtle errors and will stomp on you like an ant,so please be careful grasshopper! Daniels second "error" was soon after on move # 11....Nxc2.Not sure why he made that wonderfully horrible move(wonderful for me,horrible for him).At this juncture I am gainiong my Q loss points back faster than greased light rays.Game is still closed,so riding yourself of your Knight(s) is a no no and is lesson #1 in the theory department.I have stressed this over and over in this club.Obviously Daniel has not read my comments or is utilizing the proper theories as an "A" rated player.But its only a 5 minute game your thinking and players will be more prone to make mistakes?Yes and no on that one!Even in a 5 minute game,if you know the game is closed and Knights are usually more valuable in a closed game than your Bishops,then 5 minutes does not matter...you simply do not make any moves that will endanger your more valuable knights.I don't care if the game was 2 minutes total time!Kapish? [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site gameknot.com/"] [Date "2016.01.16"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical-abyss"]2372 [Black "danieljacobson"]1924 [Result "1-0"]Opponent resigns before the big foot comes down from the clouds.... 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. Bc4+ Ke8 5. Nf3 Be7 6. d3 h6 7. Nc3 Nb4 8. Bb3 c6 9. Nxe5 d5 10. O-O Be6 11. a3 Nxc2 12. Bxc2 Nf6 13. Ng6 Rg8 14. e5 Nh7 15. d4 Kd7 16. Nxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxh7 Rgf8 18. Ne2 Bf5 19. Bxf5+ Rxf5 20. Nf4 Raf8 21. Ng6 Qf7 22. Nxf8+ Qxf8 23. Bd2 g5 24. f3 a6 25. Rae1 Ke6 26. b4 a5 27. Rc1 a4 28. b5 Qe8 29. bxc6 bxc6 30. Rc5 Qb8 31. Rxc6+ Kd7 32. Rfc1 Rf8 33. e6+ Ke7 34. Bb4+ Kf6 1-0 My move # 15 reinforces central pawn control on my side. Position after my move #21: Fork with his Q and Rook.Note all that illusory f file triple power,after 21....Qf7.More piece whittling down to equalization. Final position on move #35,with a mate in 7: Opponent resigns early,before MY foot stomps down.Wise to do so,indeed.Opening,midgame and endgame theory holds true for most opponents south of 2100,even in blitz.If you do not abide by the theory rules,you will lose against a player like me...time and time again.This is the second or third loss this opponent had against me.If we played a long corresp game instead of blitz,I extremely doubt that he would have pared much better.So,that excuse of time limits holds as much water with me as a bucket of water with machine gun holes in the bottom of the bucket.You do not need 2 hours or more to realize that moving your Q too early in the game or unwisely getting rid of your Knight in a yet closed game,is a brain dead way to think and play.You can realize your errors in a 1 minute game or in 5 seconds just as easily! I know it in a microsecond. Another mini lesson,blitz style.
deeper_insight 30-Jan-16, 12:19	Lakerlarry drown in his own lake... Unusual Q sac game.I took his flank opening h5 pawn with my Q instead of his f7 pawn.Sure his rating is low compared to mine,basically no challenge.BUT,its interesting how a player like larry simply thinks that "pawn pushing"will somehow gain him just enough squeeze play to defeat me.No larry,not even with having my Q will your theory do.Notice throughout most of the opening,all he did for the most part is move his pawns.And then notice how I built up my defenses,center control and then advanced.My Rooks unfolded total dominance as many times I concentrate on with the d and e files totally open.This is massive power,indeed,which eventually mated him.Pawn pushing may sidestep me a bit and I am forced to juggle my pieces around his pawn islands a bit,but its no biggie,just takes me to 33 moves to mate instead of 22 moves!Just showing you lesser rated players that pawn pushing in the WRONG hands is usually a fatal way to play.Can I push pawns and win?Sure,but not how larry did it below.There is a technique with pushing pawns and then combining the push just at the right timing moment with major pieces...but that is another chapter.You can find those pawn pushing games that I won with in the "wall of death"game post somewhere else in this club.Compare my way of playing,then look at Larry's game below. If your up my Q in the opening,logic dictates that you move more than pawn after pawn,unless you want to drown in your own lake....lakerlarry!Sure,I know he probably means basketball Lakers,but then,probably does not necessarily mean absolutely,positively.He may like to fish in a lake,just as well!Ha ha. [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site gameknot.com/"] [Date "2016.01.30"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical-abyss"]2372 [Black "lakerlarry"]1381 [Result "1-0"]mate 1. e4 h5 2. Qxh5 Rxh5 3. d3 a5 4. Be2 Rh8 5. Nf3 a4 6. Nc3 f6 7. a3 g5 8. Be3 b6 9. O-O-O e5 10. h4 g4 11. Nd2 g3 12. fxg3 c6 13. d4 b5 14. dxe5 b4 15. Nc4 bxc3 16. Bb6 Qe7 17. Nd6+ Qxd6 18. exd6 Bh6+ 19. Kb1 cxb2 20. Kxb2 Ba6 21. c4 Bg7 22. Ka2 c5 23. Rd5 Nc6 24. Rxc5 f5 25. exf5 Nf6 26. Bf3 Nh5 27. Bxc6 dxc6 28. Rxc6 Kd7 29. Rc7+ Kxd6 30. Rd1+ Ke5 31. Rd5+ Ke4 32. Re7+ Be5 33. Rexe5# 1-0 Mate position on move # 33: Notice 3 fully open files(b,d and e) and the c and f file are semi open with my pawns in control.A rowboat with 8,000 machine gun holes in the bottom and no way to repair or pump out the incoming water....while a whirlpool surrounds larry's boat pulling him under. Pawn pushing against a senior master?You might as well put pig grease on your hand and put it in a big fish tank full of Piranha's.How long do you think your hand will survive?Next!
deeper_insight 30-Jan-16, 13:09	Want to see a senior master push pawns? Now,this is not a Q sac game,but I thought just once,i'd interject a quality pawn push game here so that you can compare my style to larry's above.Its in style with my wall of death games and I just played one in the blitz room to illustrate my point. Again,notice how I develop my pieces in the opening after my initial second rank pawn thrusts,then delay my continuing pawn thrusts until just the right moment,like spring loaded daggers. [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site gameknot.com/"] [Date "2016.01.30"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "dofu61"]1200 [Black "tactical-abyss"]2372 [Result "0-1"]mate 1. e4 h6 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 f6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bd3 d6 6. Be3 c6 7. Qe2 b6 8. a3 a6 9. h3 Ne7 10. g4 Nd7 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. Bf4 b5 13. Bg3 Bg7 14. e5 fxe5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Ne4 O-O 18. h4 c5 19. Qe3 c4 20. Be2 Bb7 21. Bf3 c3 22. b3 Qa5 23. Qxc3 Qxc3 24. Nxc3 Bxf3 25. Rde1 Rac8 26. Rhg1 Rxc3 27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Rxe5 Rfc8 29. Rxe6 Rxc2+ 30. Kb1 Kf7 31. Rxa6 Re2 32. Rb6 Be4+ 33. Ka1 Rcc2 34. Rxb5 Ra2# 0-1 chesstempo.com Position after move #11,and my patented wall of death: Notice above,the opposing Bishops vs Knights.A unique position with his Bishops on his 3rd rank and my Knights on my second rank.Not seen very often. Mate position on move # 34: Notice the open files and Rook domination,typical in my blitz games.So pawn pushing can work in the "right"hands,if you know how to proceed.Yes,I can dip my hand in that Piranha fish bowl,then proceed to squeeze the life out of those piranhas...then cook them up for a tasty tropical meal.If I do not like the taste,i'll give the fish to my cat. A mini lesson in pawn pushing within my Q sac thread.Now,back to my Q sac games! Yes,a 1200 player who has never played a regular GK corresp game,thus no corresp rating.But I heard that those players from Bosnia and Herzegovina are supposed to be strong players? Well,I hear all kinds of things on GK...even about me!If you believe everything you read on GK,then I kind of pity you,especially if it emanate's from those other clubs other than this one! I always speak truth and reality,not fairy tales.My gallows humor may appear strange,but their is always a "hidden message"within that humor which involves pure truth and a lesson to all.
deeper_insight 31-Jan-16, 10:59	A quick Q sac and destroy game...11 moves. A rare Q sac game where I win in only 11 moves by early resignation from my opponent.He could have played on,but after my Q/R fork,I scared him off,even though the game was approx equalized at that point.I suppose my other Q sac wins against him in the past made his hands shake on his mouse?Who knows.Either way,approx 1500 rated is not actually weak.Its about average rating across the USA in non metropolis areas with players who do not belong to OTB chess clubs and have not had any or very little formal chess training,other than reading a few good chess books.See how much I can read into an opponent even before the game begins?No,no joke. I knew that a 1500 rated player would try to go in for a quick kill and usually with their Knight.So I set up a trap,and he fell right into it by trapping his own Knight...with 6....h6. By move # 11.Nf7 that was a Q/R fork and my opponent resigned early. Again giving my Q away with only 1 pawn in return(f7 pawn)on move #3 and then going on to win in 11 moves?????That is almost as rare as finding a 5 carat pink diamond on the floor over by the cabbage in your local grocery store!And I found it,kept it and cashed it in...in this thread to show you. Enjoy this quick game.The 800 million amp electrical storm and richter scale of 9 earthquake came and went directly over and under abeille,faster than he realized. Who is this nut case he must be thinking?Nut or diabolically clever?You decide. [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site gameknot.com/"] [Date "2016.01.31"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical-abyss"]2372 [Black "abeille"]1497 [Result "1-0" Opponent resigns early,move #11. 1. e4 d5 2. Qh5 Nf6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. e5 Ng4 5. Nf3 e6 6. d4 h6 7. h3 Nxe5 8. Nxe5+ Ke8 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. Bg6+ Ke7 11. Nf7
deeper_insight 08-Feb-16, 11:15	Nail biting Q sac game... I'll come back and make a few comments later.But this opponent of mine moved almost identically as fast as me(which is rare)even using my special tournament mouse.So,even though he had me in a mating net,I won with just one second left more on my side.How frustrating for HIM!!!All that power down the drain.I had to make sure my K was more centralized in the last few seconds to avoid edge or corner flank mates.This is where theory lacks in a 1500 rated player.Yet I commend him for keeping pace with me down to the extreme wire!74 moves in 5 minutes with zero increment?You can well imagine how fast the moves were going...like greased lightning! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site //gameknot.com/"] [Date "2016.02.08"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical-abyss"]2372 [Black "paramosha"]1552 [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 d6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. Bc4+ Be6 5. Bxe6+ Kxe6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d3 Be7 8. Bd2 Nf6 9. Ng5+ Kd7 10. Nf7 Qf8 11. Nxh8 Qxh8 12. Nc3 h6 13. O-O-O Nd4 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Rf8 16. Be3 Nc6 17. h3 a6 18. Rhf1 Kc8 19. Rd2 g5 20. Rdf2 Qg7 21. Kb1 Nh7 22. Rxf8+ Nxf8 23. Nd5 Nd7 24. Bd2 Nce5 25. Bc3 c6 26. Ne3 Bf6 27. Nf5 Qf8 28. Be1 h5 29. Bc3 g4 30. hxg4 Nxg4 31. Bd2 Kc7 32. Bb4 c5 33. Bd2 Qh8 34. Bf4 Nge5 35. Ne3 h4 36. Bh2 Qg7 37. Rf2 Ng4 38. Nf5 Nxf2 39. Bxd6+ Kc6 40. Nxg7 Bxg7 41. Be7 Ne5 42. Bxh4 Neg4 43. b3 Bd4 44. Kc1 Kd6 45. Kd2 Ke6 46. Ke2 b5 47. Bxf2 Nxf2 48. c3 Bxc3 49. Kxf2 Ke5 50. Ke2 Kf4 51. a4 Kg3 52. axb5 axb5 53. Ke3 Kxg2 54. e5 Bxe5 55. Kd2 Bd4 56. Ke2 b4 57. Ke1 Kf3 58. Kd1 Ke3 59. Ke1 Kxd3 60. Kd1 Kc3 61. Ke2 Kxb3 62. Kd3 Kb2 63. Ke4 b3 64. Kd5 Kc3 65. Kd6 b2 66. Kc6 b1=Q 67. Kd5 Qb3+ 68. Kd6 Kc4 69. Ke6 Qb6+ 70. Kf5 Qf6+ 71. Ke4 Qe5+ 72. Kf3 Kd3 73. Kg4 Qf6 74. Kg3 1-0
deeper_insight 08-Feb-16, 13:33	additional notes to the game directly above PGN viewer and fen with last position by move #74 related to game above. chesstempo.com Yes,I can see why some players hate blitz!All that power my opponent has,but timing out!(Do do not forget,however,I gave him my Q on move #3 as a sacrifice)....so the push for a quick win is more on HIS shoulders than mine....and you have only 5 minutes to do it!!Although,I pushed harder than him in this game,knowing all the secrets of "duck and weave".First,I punch,then run,he hits but misses,then I kick him in the groin and run again.He comes after me all exhausted with a powerful vengeance,but runs out of steam at the last second and drops. Then I sit back,catch my breath a bit,have a martini and laugh! Notice how I kept my K hovering around the center of the board until about 3 seconds left,then I started to move it a bit towards the corner.If you take 5 minutes and multiply by 60 seconds,that equals 300 seconds total.Then divide 74 moves into 300 seconds.That equals 4.05 seconds per move average.But many of the moves were really only 1 second on both sides and others were a bit more than 6 seconds for my opponent,but never more than 3 to 4 seconds for me.So what happens is that my opponent was behind in the last minute of the game,approx 20 seconds and then the catch up pressure for him was to make 1 to 2 second moves(approx) for the last minute.This makes for tactical errors and misjudgments in mating nets.If he had,say another 30 seconds,he could have even gone in for a second Queen! But in blitz its not only winning by mate,its winning by timing out your opponent when down material or tons of material....like the game above!Hey,fair is fair!I give you my Q on move # 3!What more can you ask for?So,some of you players brag and tell me that I will get crushed if I give up my Queen.Really????Again,let me use that saying I always use...."what fairy tale books do you read?Or are you listening to those other forums on GK that have all those other "know it all's"....who know nothing????Sure,if it was a 3 day per move game,but that does not apply here,now does it?So,do not bring up that subject...you would be trying to compare apples to washing machine gaskets. So,the bottom line is that it is harder than many or most realize to mate me being up tons of material in a 5 minute game.With ME it is EXTREMELY difficult!!!!!Proof?Its all over this thread and the game above!!!And no,its not all 1500+rated opponents like the game above either!!!! But even at a 1500 rating and 8 points ahead by move #3,that 1500 rated opponent should have been able to crush me with a bit more theory under his belt,including seeking out exchanges as much as possible. TA
deeper_insight 08-Feb-16, 16:48	Another quickee Q sac win by mate Just another win against one of those 1200 rated who refuse to enter the regular GK corresp arena.So,if they do not come to me,I go to them on THEIR TURF and destroy.Or is it my property?Who knows! 18 nice moves of destruction Bored at my wins?Then stay out of this thread!Want me to post some blitz losses?No problem,I will be working on that soon enough!But these 18 or less win moves are fascinating mini lessons in what to do on my side and NOT what to do on my opponents side....even to many degree's in your long corresp games.Blitz is just a speeded up version of long corresp games.The level of play may actually be stronger than your level of play in long corresp,depending upon the rating level of my opponent....compared to you,the reader.You know my rating level,so that stronger play level is already assumed.Did not think about it that way,now did you?Ahhhh...ha ! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site gameknot.com/"] [Date "2016.02.08"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical-abyss"]2372(terrible rating!When the heck will I reach 2500 again?) [Black "miranda36_2001"]1200 [Result "1-0"]Mate 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 d6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. Bc4+ Be6 5. Bxe6+ Kxe6 6. Nf3 h6 7. d4 Nf6 8. Nc3 c6 9. Be3 Be7 10. O-O Ng4 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Be3 Nbd7 14. a3 b5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Rfe1 Rhd8 17. Bg5 hxg5 18. Nxg5# 1-0 My opponent disconnected faster than his/her moves!A trick to play this person again(if desired) is to instantaneously without even more than a microsecond delay,click on a new game.Usually the GK computer brings forth the same player,even against their will!Its like..."i'm summoning you,commanding you to come back to my board for a second slaughter"!That is better than pressing the rematch button,which would probably be declined,especially after a quick disconnect from my opponent!And guess what?This game is the second Q sac game with my second win!!!!I simply forgot to copy and paste that first game...oh well! TA
deeper_insight 14-Feb-16, 14:41	Hmmmm...what the heck is your King doing on d4 as black? Yes,its only move # 13.....and my opponent rated at 1647 in corresp has his K on square d4! And I gave away my Q on move #3!!!When I figure that one out,I will have snatched the pebble from my own hand!(Remember the series Kung Fu?)That was one of the quotes in the opening of those episodes.Blitz does tell much about a player,even in 5 minutes!I have had 1200 rated players in blitz that know better to NOT move that King out like my opponent did in this game...and no,I did not make moves to force him to do that!Once his King was in my territory,all hell broke loose for him...as you can well expect from a 2500 rated player.(No,i'm only 2372 as of yet,but those who really know me,know what my rating was(2500+) just before I closed my last account not long ago.) So,enjoy the self made slaughter if you want to endure the pain and blood of my opponent....its up to you!Just place the game in the PGN viewer of the included chesstempo link and watch the game unfold either manually or by clicking on the autoplay. Just another mini lesson using blitz as my visual tools to show you.Want to move your King out early against me?Your survival rate would be the equivalent of jumping out of a spacecraft in raw space without an atmosphere or any type of protective spacesuit at -455 degree's F as recorded in deep space by scientists.Will coffee help then?Ha ha...no. So keep that Kingee back on your first rank!1647 is no beginner.But his name is:clown7. Was he really "clowning around",or simply going "against" one of the highest order's of chess theory in existence? Yes,perhaps I could get away with those silly antics,but that is me,not you or him!But my opponent went a full 27 moves,even with exposing his King like that.So,I have to give him "some"credit!!!Kudos for him,and a googolplex kudos for me.I gotta stop this bragging...ridiculous and insane!Ha ha ha! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site //gameknot.com/"] [Date "2016.02.14"] [Round "-"]5 min,zer increment [White "tactical-abyss"]2372 [Black "clown7"]1647 [Result "1-0"]Mate 1. e4 d5 2. Qh5 dxe4 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. Bc4+ Be6 5. Bxe6+ Kxe6 6. Nh3 Nf6 7. Ng5+ Kf5 8. Nf7 Qd5 9. Nxh8 g6 10. O-O Qg8 11. f3 Qxh8 12. fxe4+ Kxe4 13. Nc3+ Kd4 14. Nb5+ Kc5 15. Nxc7 e5 16. Nxa8 Nc6 17. d3 Bd6 18. c3 Qxa8 19. Be3+ Kd5 20. Rxf6 Ne7 21. c4+ Kc6 22. c5 Nd5 23. Rxd6+ Kb5 24. a4+ Kb4 25. Rxd5 b6 26. c6 Qxc6 27. Rxe5 Qd6 28. Rb5# 1-0 chesstempo.com Position after my opponents move of 13....Kd4: I think he lost that pebble from my hand!Oh well,you either love these little gems,hate them,never look at them or think they are ridiculous!Its your choice.But anyone playing blitz,no matter what your rating is should at least follow a few guidelines in theory!And moving your King to square d4 by move #13 is certainly not one of them!! How does that cliche go I use? Kapish???? TA
deeper_insight 21-Feb-16, 10:20	Mr x-ray mind.... Gets,"x-rayed"by move #36 and resigns.I purposely custom designed this 5 minute game to show him "MY" x-ray attack on HIM.Theory dictates that a Rook on your opponents 7th rank in an endgame position is extremely powerful.In this case,the 6th rank proves even more deadly.Allowing me to get on the 6th and 7th rank of your back ranks with a Rook is to be avoided as much as eating scrambled eggs during an extremely severe sandstorm out in the open of the Sahara Desert,with no cover at all.Enjoy your eggs with more sand in it than eggs?Same with "allowing me"to take your Bishop on square h6 if you did not resign this game.Lucky you did resign,for your mate would have ensued in another minute or so. [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site //gameknot.com/"] [Date "2016.02.21"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical-abyss"]2373 [Black "mr_x-ray_mind"]1451 [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e6 2. Qh5 c6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. Nc3 Ne7 5. Nf3 d6 6. d4 Ng6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. O-O-O d5 10. h4 Bb4 11. h5 Ne7 12. Ng5+ Kg8 13. h6 g6 14. Ne2 Nf6 15. e5 Ng4 16. Nf4 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Nf5 18. Ngxe6 Bxe6 19. Nxe6 Qe7 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21. Ng7 Kf7 22. Rdf1 Kg6 23. Nxf5 Qe6 24. Ng7 Qg4 25. Rf6+ Kg5 26. Ne6+ Qxe6 27. Rxe6 Rae8 28. Rf6 Be7 29. Rf7 Kg6 30. Rg7+ Kf5 31. Rf1+ Ke6 32. Kd2 Ref8 33. Rxf8 Bxf8 34. Rxb7 a6 35. Rc7 Bxh6 36. Rxc6+ 1-0 Position by move #36: Notice,my point value advantage and killer x-ray position even after giving him my Q on move #3.All those point advantages on move #3 for my opponent...all to give it up like "dust in the wind" by move #36. No biggie against a 1400+for me.But another mini lesson to the observant ones who can see the devastation that can occur with a back rank Rook.Defend your back ranks,while exchanging major pieces early....and you will squash TA.Do I want you to squash me in blitz? Yes,and then you will have gained my pride for you.
deeper_insight 21-Feb-16, 10:45	The most severe case of x-ray attack... That I ever punished a blitz opponent,probably in my chess career...is below.I will not even micro annotate this one.If I do,I will have to shake my head in disbelief so many times that I will be forced to go to the chiropractor for 20 visits to get my neck back in place!Check it out for yourself with the chesstempo link.Don't know what an x-ray attack is?Start looking by mid to endgame and find out for yourself! The other point in this quick blitz game is "book".I played this game straight up with no funny stuff or sacrifices....just pure in book values.My opponent swayed out of book early and paid dearly for it starting already on move #4 and beyond.So what happens when your opponent plays out of book early?Usually,if you look carefully enough,you can spot weakness at the same time that you can exploit.It takes years of practice sometimes.But eventually memorizing lines and then finding your opponent goes against those lines(and he is say,below 1800 in rating)usually means that there is a weakness in HIS position somewhere!If not,then there would have been a good follow through book line to proceed with!None that you can find?Then he made a tactical or positional error...usually right at that point he went out of book! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site //gameknot.com/"] [Date "2016.02.21"] [Round "-"]5 minutes,ect [White "babalo"]1628 [Black "tactical-abyss"]2373 [Result "0-1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. h3 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 d4 8. Bg5 dxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc5 10. e4 Qc7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Bd3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. fxe3 Qxe3+ 16. Qe2 Qg3+ 17. Qf2 Qxd3 18. Qe2 Qg3+ 19. Qf2 Qxc3+ 20. Qd2 Qxa1+ 21. Qd1 Qxa2 22. Qd2 Qxc4 23. Qe2 Qc5 24. Qf2 Qc1+ 25. Ke2 Qxh1 26. g4 Rd8 27. g5 Qd1+ 28. Ke3 Qd3+ 29. Kf4 e5+ 30. Kxe5 Re8+ 31. Kf4 Re4# 0-1 chesstempo.com
deeper_insight 21-Feb-16, 10:48	Yes,the above game against babalo is not a Q sac game,but thought i'd interject this non Q sac game,just one time.
deeper_insight 21-Feb-16, 13:11	Horribly weak Q sac move....3.Qxh7... yet,one simple poisoned pawn "bait"after a bit of opponent piece whittling down,is all I need for a relatively fast "mate"! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site //gameknot.com/"] [Date "2016.02.21"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical-abyss"]2373 [Black "bishopbill"]1200 [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Qe7 3. Qxh7 Rxh7 4. d3 Qc5 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Qc6 7. d4 exd4 8. Bb5 dxe3 9. fxe3 Kd8 10. Bxc6 Nxc6 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Nxe5 Bxd1 14. Rxd1 Ke7 15. Nd5+ Ke6 16. Nf3 Rc8 17. Ng5+ Ke5 18. Nxf7+ Ke6 19. Ng5+ Ke5 20. Rf1 Rxh2 21. Rf5# 1-0 chesstempo.com Motto?When you find your Kingeeee thingeeeee in the middle of the board(e5),then you better look twice,before taking that stray pawn with your Rook on square h2!That is not only a poisoned pawn,but a pawn that glows with more radioactivity than the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in the Ukraine.Go ahead,touch that pawn and see what happens,I beg you!Sure,your only 1200 rated.But you will remain at 1200 for the next 7,000 years(if you become immortal)and you continue to play like you just did in this game!Ha ha!All those Knights of mine and more,and you simply take a stray pawn?Better move that Kingeeeee to safety,then go for a stray pawn!By the way...what is your King doing on Square e5 anyway?Yes,its move #17,but did I actually force you to move your King to square e5,or did you force yourself to make such a bad positional move?Answer:I had very little to do with your King move!Is this a basic lesson in theory with regards to your King moves when there are many pieces left on the board yet?You bet!Don't make the same mistakes! I show many lessons using fast blitz games,otherwise the lessons would come only every few months if I played unrated games at 2-3 day time limits (with 1200-1500),which,in my opinion,would yield close to the same results anyway,give or take!And this year,I have no time to do those things like I did a year or two ago.
deeper_insight 28-Feb-16, 12:26	Even the lesser rated must endure and learn.... My very fast and devastating game against a 1398 rated player in the 5 minute GK blitz room. 10 moves till mate.Again,a rare type of Q sac game...winning in only 10 moves even though I gave away my Q on move #3! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site //gameknot.com/"] [Date "2016.02.28"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical-abyss"]2373 [Black "alwari"]1398 [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 d5 2. Qh5 Nf6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. e5 Ng4 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. d4 Bxc2 7. Be2 Bxb1 8. Ng5+ Kg8 9. Bxg4 h5 10. Be6# 1-0 I am not going to annotate these moves,no time now,lots to do on this Sunday.But you will see,if you look closely at this game,my opponent is going through a thinking process that would appear correct...but has flaws in it!Many trainers will use the process of "exchanging piece for piece"when "up" tons of point value material.That actually has validity in it,(I do it myself),but not without looking around at other potential threats on the board BEFORE you exchange,piece for piece!Maybe his trainer(if he has one)mentioned this,but he was overly enthusiastic about beating a high rated player with my Q booty and forgot to watch his own back?Probably.No,actually! He is in the process of taking all my pieces and then counterattacking my Bishop on move #9,not paying attention to my Knight,Bishop and his Kings out of place position....and out of place in a non irregular game....not good,even being a Q up on me.Perhaps artificial castling would have given him a chance.Its not irregular simply because I sacrificed my Q.Its actually a center counter defense(Scandinavian) that is used by many early learners. Take note,I mated him with my Bishop and Knight combo.And my opponent made no effort to develop more carefully and with restraint!See where his Rooks are by move #10,his b8 Knight not moved,my central dominance of the d4 and e5 pawns and my "no care"attitude of not taking his 6....Bxc2 piece back and his 7....Bxb1 back with mating net better moves instead? And also note,his Q never moved one bit.Its better to activate YOUR Q when MY Q is absent from the board!That would have theoretically been better in this game,instead of all that piece exchanging without much thought process of K safety in mind! Take serious note to position # 7: See how I am actually "down" a total of 26 points to his whopping 38 points "up"?That is more value in points than in the opening where he took my Q and all I got back was a pawn....giving me an 8 point value disadvantage. Motto?Do not take the bait so easily!!!!Do you think my major pieces were simply ripe for the taking?What was that in the Adam and Eve story about taking that apple?Now look at my rating above the blitz board....and think carefully before you go on a merry rampage to teach me that lesson for dumbly giving my Q away on move # 3! Dumb or diabolically clever on my part?Yes,its blitz,not 3 days a move.But then,do you automatically think that this player would have definitely avoided playing like he did and circumvented my mate simply because he had 3 days to think out every move? Answer:Don't bet your life on it or hold your breath!You'll turn blue and fall over fast! I see patterns in this opponents play,and he needs more study in theory,NOT MORE TIME TO THINK!!!!!See the difference???? Hmmmm....lesson over in 10 moves. TA
deeper_insight 28-Feb-16, 12:58	Final mate position with the 10 move mate post directly above: Mate position on move #10: All that material advantageous power of my opponent goes to waste.Hey,if you give a real Army bazooka to a 12 year old and he shoots it with the barrel pointing the wrong way with his family and friends behind him,that would not be a good thing,now would it?Same with my opponents pieces on the board!He pointed his guns at me and shot out a few of my major pieces,thinking he would possibly teach me a big lesson,maybe even going in for a few Queens to humiliate me further,perhaps later in the game? Theory of development,my friends,even with a 1400 rated player.Point that bazooka at me and pay the price....and pay for it quickly without mercy.And trust me,my opponent loss went so fast,his head spun around several times and he had no idea what the hell happened!!! Reality,just reality.And I use this game as a learning tool,not to make fun of the lesser rated,even though I use my gallows humor in my blitz threads and it may appear that way. My humor is a supplemental way of expressing myself to you as a "wake up and smell the coffee"routine! And the creme puffy learning approach,petting you on the back or head and saying,"oh well,that's ok,you did fine under the situation,better luck next time and read this book to improve"....is not going to work many times.Startling some players and readers into reality many times more.....does the job! Now,if I was this opponent of mine,I would go back and seriously investigate what the heck I did wrong!Or will he just leave the game,never check it again and move on to the next game in the blitz room?Trust me,he will move on and forget this devastating loss simply tossing it up to a loss against a strong opponent. Wrong way to think,indeed. TA
deeper_insight 19-Mar-16, 13:46	Cookie cutter remarks from beyond....Hey Alex,yes...you! gameknot.com Just another quick note at my scoffers and all those,like alex_ratchkov who either do not comprehend anything at all(but think they do) or try to paint a false picture of me with my Q sac games and other irregular games,ect. As the link above illustrates,there will always be those who have lack of insight(like alex)to understand what I have written time and time again.My blitz room is kind of my private domain with my gallows humor,double edged jokes,intentional bragging(yes,I stated that many times),alter ego and hidden or open lesson messages for others to decipher.That Q sac thread is simply on a different plane of thought compared to my other more serious threads/posts....so for Alex to try and ignore all the other things I mentioned and only tune in to the ego and bragging part(which I admit I do on PURPOSE as part of my "shock"treatment"and wake up and smell the coffee routine)"...that is,as I mentioned,is all part of those outside scoffers in other clubs who perpetually will try anything to twist my fun and lesson like games into something bad or wrong or not instructive enough.It is not designed as a purely learning and instructive class on what to do or not to do.Its an illustration(as I mentioned many times previously) to prove that many players have a misconception or overconfidence in the game when up vast amounts of material,like my Q.I am not in that blitz thread to get back to my opponents and create a class to tell them the details of their errors,but to illustrate to others looking at the game from outside of that game.... patterns,speed control,traps,x-rays and other methods they may attempt to copy off of me to improve in blitz.It is up to the "analyzer"to pick out and study my moves,not for me to further instruct.My other posts,not my blitz or strange irregular posts are more designed for instruction.Kapish Alex?No,I doubt it,so I will not elaborate with someone like alex for 4 main reasons.But since this is not as blitz site,I am not going to purely concentrate on those avenues.As mentioned,my club needs to concentrate more on long time controls and corresp....not blitz. So,that Q sac thread is kind of my private win win zone to illustrate to others that,yes,I am one of the best in the world(3-4 and 5 minute blitz) and I love to prove it.Bragging is not unhealthy or bad,especially if I admit ahead of time(as I have)that is what to expect!And from the messages I receive in the blitz room(like dummy or i'm going to crush you),my humorous comeback and "brag" is to be expected!Again,something Alex's brain cannot fathom. Those blitz games do show a strong message to others how they need to centrally control the board more,how to control pawn storms,what not to exchange and many others lessons.But I am not in that thread to purely teach and that was never my intention,nor should it be. Again,Alex and others will always indirectly condemn me with my sacrifice threads...but like the Sun rising the next day.....he like others are in that "cookie cutter"zone that I anticipate and have received for years....long before Alex was even born.Again,if Alex played me in blitz his chances of survival are next to zero.Is that a brag?Absolutely,and i'm proud of my Q sac brags!Put that in your pipe and smoke it Alex.But please,do not "choke"from all that smoke coming out of your ears! TA
deeper_insight 25-Mar-16, 21:21	Watch out what is above you on that cliff!Ouch! So,putting aside my comments from the post above,lets illustrate another Q sac game below against an 1819 rated player.I kind of weigh in ahead of time what I need to do relative to a player rating vs the time controls in a blitz game. If my opponent here was,say,2000 rated,I would have set up some more complex closed positional traps and then applied my one-two punch on both the King and Q side to run down a 2000 rated players time a bit to think more deeply.What occurs then is that as his clock approaches much closer to zero,he rushes to finish his moves making psychological blunders that he probably would not make in a 3 day per move game.But he is in my playing field with blitz,so that is a different world,my friends! As to my 1800+ opponent below,my strategy is to actually "open up"the game more and to apply any form of pin,quick forked Knight attack or ex-ray attack that I can develop.In the game below,I did all 3! [Event "GameKnot Blitz"] [Site //gameknot.com/"] [Date "2016.03.25"] [Round "-"]5 min,zero increment [White "tactical-abyss"]2376 [Black "valjom"]1819 [Result "1-0"]Mate 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Qxf7+ Kxf7 4. Bc4+ Ke8 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5 Na5 9. Bb5+ c6 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Bd3 e4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bd7 14. d4 Be7 15. Nd2 Be6 16. Nf3 Bd5 17. Re1 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Qd5 19. Re5 Qc4 20. Bg5 Nb7 21. Rxe7+ Kf8 22. Rxb7 h6 23. Be3 Re8 24. Ne5 Qxc2 25. Rxa7 Kg8 26. b4 Kh7 27. Rc1 Qb2 28. Rxc6 Rxe5 29. dxe5 Qe2 30. Rxh6+ Kg8 31. Ra8+ Kf7 32. e6+ Ke7 33. Bc5# 1-0 Ok.Its interesting,right after my move #3 how valjom will pause for a few seconds.He was either thinking...who is this nut to give away his Q or is this some kind of new trap?Or perhaps he,like others are thinking about leaving the game for either me being a beginner or a fool for doing such a ridiculous thing like sacing my Q on move #3. Hmmmmm.Yes,ridiculous enough to begin a series of ex-rays,pins,forks and more from moves 19 thru 31 that are a pure rain shower of destruction.On move # 19 alone,that ex-ray attack on blacks Knight with blacks centrally and misplaced Q of his begs to be attacked.If only he kept his Q in the background and let his other pieces do the walking for him.That is the difference between an 1800 rated and say,a 2100 rated player who knows that the power of the Q can work against you if it is placed too prematurely in the center and open to attack. Move #19 below illustrates the ex-ray on blacks Knight: But instead of taking blacks Knight,I have a stronger plan(move #20),one that complicates and creates a pin/skewer and a few more problems for black that burns his time up like lit gasoline on a wax candle: One more Rook attack in coordination with my other Rook,spells the doom factor below(move #30): Take a retro note that by move 22,the playing field was already balanced and even point wise.At that moment,I play full force,no fooling around.For I have gained my sacrificial loss back and need to now focus on my "wake up and smell the coffee"reality check for this player. So,just a few checks and balances,a few skewers and Q attacks did the trick.More defensive play,even with being up material is the lesson through this game today! Being too aggressive without checking your overall position is like going to the base of a cliff with a high powered machine gun with armor piercing bullets and being confident of your destructive powers,then suddenly looking up and seeing the cliff lined up with 100 soldiers pointing their lesser powerful guns at you from all angles and in addition,a thousand 3 ton boulders come raining down on you from above....and you have no place to hide.So all that power you have will cost you your life.This game was no different! My opponent congratulated me for the win,instead of calling me some name in the book that the "other"club on GK likes to create about me.So,my opponent has gained my full respect and when I see him in the blitz arena again,will play him straight up and with a style he is most comfortable with.Hopefully,he will defeat me. TA

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