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Yesterday I played a wild chaotic game. My opponent played the Zhuravlev Countergambit, and we had opposite sides castling. This resulted in many missed opportunies and low accuracy for both of us. However, these madcapped games are also incredibly fun!

The learning I took out of this game is that it’s important to carefully look for checks and mates. My instincts were correct that I had a winning position with my queen, rook, and passed pawn, but I let those opportunities slip away, even missing a mate in 1.

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

Game on chess.com: https://www.chess.com/game/live/33534020545

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2021.12.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "vitualis"]
[Black "hartekamp"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "1139"]
[BlackElo "1144"]
[TimeControl "1800"]
[EndTime "19:06:33 PST"]
[Termination "vitualis won by resignation"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Bc4 Bxc3 4. bxc3 d6 5. d3 h6 6. f4 Qf6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. O-O Nd7 9. h3 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 O-O-O 11. Rb1 g6 12. Bd5 c6 13. Bc4 Nb6 14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Qe7 17. Qb4 Rd7 18. Re1 f6 19. a4 g5 20. f5 h5 21. a5 a6 22. Qb6 Kb8 23. Qxa6 Rc7 24. Qb6 c5 25. a6 Rc6 26. a7+ Ka8 27. Qa5 Ra6 28. Qb5 cxd4 29. Bd2 g4 30. Ra1 gxh3 31. Rxa6 bxa6 32. Qc6+ Qb7 33. Qxb7+ Kxb7 34. gxh3 Ne7 35. Bf4 Rg8+ 36. Kh2 Kxa7 37. Bxd6 Nc6 38. Bc5+ Kb7 39. Rb1+ Kc7 40. Bb6+ Kd6 41. Rc1 Re8 42. Re1 Re5 43. c3 Rb5 44. Bxd4 Rb2+ 45. Kg3 Rb3 46. Kh4 a5 47. Rd1 Kc7 48. Bxf6 a4 49. c4 a3 50. Kxh5 Rxh3+ 51. Kg4 Re3 52. Kf4 Rb3 53. Ra1 Kd6 54. e5+ Kc5 55. e6 Kxc4 56. e7 Nxe7 57. Bxe7 1-0