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Some chess games can be exciting. Some can be anxiety provoking. Some can be puzzling. I would describe that the game I played today as smooth, relaxing, and zen.

Sometimes, a game just works out. Ideas play out, and no errors or blunders occur. And a move, that I did think was okay, serendipitously was even rated as “brilliant!”. Today was a good day for chess for me, though it’s important not to mistake luck with ability! I hope you enjoyed this video, and thanks for watching!

Game on chess.com: https://www.chess.com/game/live/33438596399

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2021.12.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Woomera1"]
[Black "vitualis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1006"]
[BlackElo "1155"]
[TimeControl "1800"]
[EndTime "16:31:25 PST"]
[Termination "vitualis won by resignation"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. h3 h5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Ne5 Nb4 7. c3 Nc2+ 8. Kd2 Nxa1 9. Na3 Ne4+ 10. Ke2 g5 11. Bh2 e6 12. Qxa1 Bxa3 13. bxa3 O-O 14. f3 Nd6 15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4 Bh7 17. f4 f6 18. Nf3 Ne4 19. fxg5 Nxg5 20. Bf4 Nxf3 21. Kxf3 e5 22. dxe5 fxe5 23. c4 Be4+ 24. Kg3 Bxh1 25. Bxe5 Rf3+ 26. Kh2 Qh4+ 27. Kg1 Raf8 28. Be2 Qf2+ 29. Kxh1 Rh3+ 30. Bh2 0-1