This was a game played on rainy Sunday morning in Sydney. After having been in a losing position for most of the game with material disadvantage, and on the verge of being forced to give up some of my remaining pieces, the opponent blunders leaving me a bishop ahead in the endgame!
Never give up, never surrender! Don’t underestimate your opponent’s ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory!
Game on chess.com: https://www.chess.com/game/live/31190361197
[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.11.20"] [Round "?"] [White "vitualis"] [Black "LAR59"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C25"] [WhiteElo "1203"] [BlackElo "1194"] [TimeControl "1800"] [EndTime "16:17:45 PST"] [Termination "vitualis won by resignation"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Bc4 Bxc3 4. bxc3 Qf6 5. Qf3 d6 6. d4 Be6 7. d5 Bd7 8. Rb1 b6 9. Bb5 Ne7 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. Nh3 h6 12. c4 Qxf3 13. gxf3 g5 14. Be3 Ng6 15. Ke2 O-O 16. Nxg5 hxg5 17. Bxg5 f6 18. Be3 Nh4 19. Rbg1+ Kf7 20. Bh6 Rh8 21. Rg7+ Ke8 22. Be3 a5 23. Rhg1 Nf8 24. Rg8 Rxg8 25. Rxg8 Kf7 26. Rh8 Nhg6 27. Rh3 Nd7 28. Rh7+ Ke8 29. Rg7 Nh4 30. Rg8+ Nf8 31. Bh6 Ng6 32. h4 Kf7 33. Rg7+ Ke8 34. h5 Ne7 35. Be3 Kd7 36. h6 Ng6 37. f4 exf4 38. Bd4 Rh8 39. h7 Nf8 40. Bxf6 Rxh7 41. Bxe7 Ke8 42. Bxf8 Rxg7 43. Bxg7 Kd7 44. Kf3 c6 45. Kxf4 cxd5 46. cxd5 b5 47. c3 a4 48. Kg5 Ke7 49. Kg6 Ke8 50. f4 Ke7 51. f5 b4 52. cxb4 1-0
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