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Although we often think of chess as an intellectual endeavour of logic, it can sometimes be quite an emotional game. The game I played yesterday was a bit of an emotional rollercoster. I started well and felt smug as I was winning. Then a perceived blunder, led to some panic, and then a couple of actual blunders, and sadness and disappointment at myself. And then, elation when a new chance seems to come from nowhere leading to a nice checkmate!

This game is a good reminder that you can always blunder a completely winning position, but there is value to the notion of “never give up, never surrender“! The insight for me with this game is to have patience after a bad move – both perceived and real – and not to rush into further errors. I hope you enjoyed the video, and thanks for watching!

Game on chess.com: https://www.chess.com/game/live/32164201813

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2021.12.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "kecian"]
[Black "vitualis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "1072"]
[BlackElo "1175"]
[TimeControl "1800"]
[EndTime "22:51:04 PST"]
[Termination "vitualis won by checkmate"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Be2 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Bb5 O-O 8. Ne5 Nb4 9. e4 dxe4 10. a3 Nbd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Be2 c5 13. f3 c4 14. fxe4 Bxe4 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bh5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Qxb2 20. e6 fxe6 21. Qg4 Bf5 22. Qe2 Rae8 23. Bxe8 Rxe8 24. Rab1 Qxa3 25. Rxb7 g6 26. Qe5 Qf8 27. g4 Be4+ 28. Kg1 Qc5+ 29. Rf2 Re7 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. Qb8+ Kg7 32. Qe5+ Kh7 33. Rf1 Bxc2 34. Ra1 Qc5+ 35. Kg2 Be4+ 36. Kg3 Qe3+ 37. Kh4 g5+ 38. Kh5 Bg6# 0-1