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Today I played a game of chess where I had a commanding lead. I played the Vienna game, and after some shuffling, got to a position where I was chasing the opponent’s king around. A mate seemed assured. However, this was a game where I figuratively snatched defeat from the jaws of victory with a spectacular blunder, and a brilliant move by my opponent!

In the heady enjoyment of an approaching win, it’s important to always keep tabs on the potential opponent mate threats. It only took only one move where I didn’t have my eye on the opponent’s pawn on a3 to result in a loss, and a stunning win for my opponent.

I hope you enjoyed this video, and thanks for watching!

Game on chess.com: https://www.chess.com/game/live/33530994161

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2021.12.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "vitualis"]
[Black "Masy77"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "1131"]
[BlackElo "1168"]
[TimeControl "1800"]
[EndTime "18:30:44 PST"]
[Termination "Masy77 won by checkmate"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d6 4. Bc4 exf4 5. Nf3 c6 6. d4 Bg4 7. Bxf4 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Qe2+ Be7 10. Bb5+ Nc6 11. O-O-O O-O 12. h3 Bf5 13. g4 Be6 14. g5 Nd7 15. h4 Qa5 16. Bd2 Bb4 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Kb1 Bxc3 19. Bxc3 Qb6 20. h5 Rfc8 21. h6 g6 22. Ne5 c5 23. Nxd7 Bxd7 24. Qe5 Kf8 25. Rhe1 Be6 26. Qg7+ Ke8 27. Qxh7 Kd7 28. Qg7 Rg8 29. Qe5 c4 30. Rf1 a5 31. Rf6 Qb5 32. Re1 Rae8 33. Qf4 a4 34. Rxf7+ Bxf7 35. Qxf7+ Kd8 36. Qf6+ Kc8 37. Re6 a3 38. Rc6+ Kb7 39. Re6 Ref8 40. Qe7+ Kc8 41. Rf6 Re8 42. Qf7 Re1+ 43. Bxe1 Qxb2# 0-1