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CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! 😌♟️🎵

After work this evening, I decided to chillax and play 15-20 minutes of rapid games while having a small glass of pastis. The first game was was breezy game of my favourite opening, the Vienna Gambit Accepted, of which I’m pleased to say I CRUSHED! 😏

By the second game, buoyed by the easy win from the first match, and starting to be affected by the pastis (😅), I make a couple of ridiculous blunders in the match – errors that I see immediately after making it! However, in casual games, this just adds to the fun as they fuel motivation to play better and try to turn things around! I manage to get back to equality in the endgame, and a blunder on the part of my opponent allows me to capture an unloseable position. Perhaps it’s a bit petty, but I do delight in safely under-promoting to win. 😈 Good game, GG!

Game 1: https://www.chess.com/analysis/library/2MZEmLFzNJ
Game 2: https://www.chess.com/analysis/library/24Pzuv2bNv

[Event "Noob vs Noob UNPLUGGED #3"]
[Date "2024.09.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "vitualis"]
[Black "Random Noob"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 $2 {[%c_effect
f4;square;f4;type;Mistake;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
4. e5 $1 {[%c_effect
e5;square;e5;type;GreatFind;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
4... Ng8 5. Nf3 d6 6. d4 d5 $2 {[%c_effect
d5;square;d5;type;Mistake;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
7. Bxf4 Nc6 8. Bb5 Bb4 $2 {[%c_effect
b4;square;b4;type;Mistake;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
g8e7;keyPressed;none;from;g8;opacity;0.8;to;e7;persistent;false][%c_highlight
e7;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;e7;persistent;false]} 9. Bxc6+ $6
{[%c_effect
c6;square;c6;type;Inaccuracy;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
e1g1;keyPressed;none;from;e1;opacity;0.8;to;g1;persistent;false][%c_highlight
g1;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;g1;persistent;false]} 9... bxc6 10. O-O
Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne7 12. Bg5 $2 {[%c_effect
g5;square;g5;type;Mistake;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
f4c1;keyPressed;none;from;f4;opacity;0.8;to;c1;persistent;false,c1a3;keyPressed;none;from;c1;opacity;0.8;to;a3;persistent;false,a3e7;keyPressed;none;from;a3;opacity;0.8;to;e7;persistent;false]}
12... f6 $4 {[%c_effect
f6;square;f6;type;Blunder;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
h7h6;keyPressed;none;from;h7;opacity;0.8;to;h6;persistent;false][%c_highlight
h6;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;h6;persistent;false]} 13. exf6 gxf6 14.
Bxf6 Rf8 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Re1 Be6 17. Ne5 Qd6 18. Qh5+ Bf7 $4 {[%c_effect
f7;square;f7;type;Blunder;path;null;size;100%2525;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_highlight
f7;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;f7;persistent;false,d8;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;d8;persistent;false][%c_arrow
e8d8;keyPressed;none;from;e8;opacity;0.8;to;d8;persistent;false]} 19. Nxf7+
{[%c_effect g1;square;g1;type;Winner]} 1-0

[Event "Noob vs Noob UNPLUGGED #3"]
[Date "2024.09.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "vitualis"]
[Black "Random Noob"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qe5+ 4. Qe2 $6 {[%c_effect
e2;square;e2;type;Inaccuracy;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
4... f6 $2 {[%c_effect
f6;square;f6;type;Mistake;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
5. Qxe5 $1 {[%c_effect
e5;square;e5;type;GreatFind;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
5... fxe5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nd5 $6 {[%c_effect
d5;square;d5;type;Inaccuracy;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
f1b5;keyPressed;none;from;f1;opacity;0.8;to;b5;persistent;false][%c_highlight
b5;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;b5;persistent;false]} 7... Kd7 8. Bb5 a6 $6
{[%c_effect
a6;square;a6;type;Inaccuracy;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Nc3 Ke6 11. d4 $6 {[%c_effect
d4;square;d4;type;Inaccuracy;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
b2b3;keyPressed;none;from;b2;opacity;0.8;to;b3;persistent;false][%c_highlight
b3;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;b3;persistent;false]} 11... exd4 12. Nxd4+
Kd6 13. Bf4+ e5 14. Nf5+ $4 {[%c_effect
f5;square;f5;type;Blunder;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
f4g3;keyPressed;none;from;f4;opacity;0.8;to;g3;persistent;false][%c_highlight
g3;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;g3;persistent;false] The pawn was pinned $1}
14... Ke6 $1 {[%c_effect
e6;square;e6;type;GreatFind;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
15. Nxg7+ Bxg7 16. Bg3 h5 17. h4 e4 $6 {[%c_effect
e4;square;e4;type;Inaccuracy;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
18. O-O-O $6 {[%c_effect
c1;square;c1;type;Inaccuracy;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
c3e4;keyPressed;none;from;c3;opacity;0.8;to;e4;persistent;false][%c_highlight
e4;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;e4;persistent;false] Ha... The engine
actually thinks Nxe4 is best $1} 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 Kf5 20. Bxc7 Nf6 21. f3 Ne8 $2
{[%c_effect
e8;square;e8;type;Mistake;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
22. Ba5 $2 {[%c_effect
a5;square;a5;type;Mistake;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
f3e4;keyPressed;none;from;f3;opacity;0.8;to;e4;persistent;false][%c_highlight
e4;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;e4;persistent;false]} 22... exf3 23. gxf3
Kf4 $2 {[%c_effect
f4;square;f4;type;Mistake;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
c8e6;keyPressed;none;from;c8;opacity;0.8;to;e6;persistent;false][%c_highlight
e6;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;e6;persistent;false]} 24. Rd8 $1 {[%c_effect
d8;square;d8;type;GreatFind;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
24... Kxf3 $2 {[%c_effect
f3;square;f3;type;Mistake;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
25. Rf1+ $9 {[%c_effect
f1;square;f1;type;Miss;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
h1g1;keyPressed;none;from;h1;opacity;0.8;to;g1;persistent;false][%c_highlight
g1;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;g1;persistent;false]} 25... Ke2 $4
{[%c_effect
e2;square;e2;type;Blunder;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]
This hangs a [+M2] but I didn't see Rdd1} 26. Rg1 $9 {[%c_effect
g1;square;g1;type;Miss;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
(26. Rdd1 c5 27. Rde1#) 26... Rf8 $6 {[%c_effect
f8;square;f8;type;Inaccuracy;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
a8b8;keyPressed;none;from;a8;opacity;0.8;to;b8;persistent;false][%c_highlight
b8;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;b8;persistent;false]} 27. Kb2 $9
{[%c_effect
b2;square;b2;type;Miss;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
d8d2;keyPressed;none;from;d8;opacity;0.8;to;d2;persistent;false][%c_highlight
d2;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;d2;persistent;false]} 27... Rb8+ $6
{[%c_effect
b8;square;b8;type;Inaccuracy;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
28. Bb4 $4  {[%c_arrow
b2c1;keyPressed;none;from;b2;opacity;0.8;to;c1;persistent;false][%c_highlight
c1;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;c1;persistent;false][%c_effect
b4;square;b4;type;Blunder;path;null;size;100%2525;animated;false;persistent;true]}
28... c5 29. a3 $4 {[%c_effect
a3;square;a3;type;Blunder;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
b2c1;keyPressed;none;from;b2;opacity;0.8;to;c1;persistent;false][%c_highlight
c1;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;c1;persistent;false]} 29... cxb4 30. cxb4
a5 31. Rg5 axb4 32. axb4 $6 {[%c_effect
b4;square;b4;type;Inaccuracy;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
a3a4;keyPressed;none;from;a3;opacity;0.8;to;a4;persistent;false][%c_highlight
a4;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;a4;persistent;false]} 32... Rxb4+ 33. Kc3
Rxh4 34. Rxc8 Rh3+ 35. Kb2 Rff3 $4 {[%c_effect
f3;square;f3;type;Blunder;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true][%c_arrow
h5h4;keyPressed;none;from;h5;opacity;0.8;to;h4;persistent;false][%c_highlight
h4;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;h4;persistent;false] Complex position -
Black miscalculated, and hangs their knight. This brings the game back to
equality.} 36. Re5+ $1 {[%c_effect
e5;square;e5;type;GreatFind;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
36... Kf2 37. Rcxe8 Rb3+ $4 {[%c_effect
b3;square;b3;type;Blunder;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]
I think Black panicked...} 38. cxb3 h4 39. Rh8 Kg1 40. Rg5+ Kh2 $6 {[%c_effect
h2;square;h2;type;Inaccuracy;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
41. Rg4 Rf3 42. Rgxh4+ Kg3 43. Rc4 $6 {[%c_effect
c4;square;c4;type;Inaccuracy;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
43... Rf2+ 44. Ka3 Kf3 $6 {[%c_effect
f3;square;f3;type;Inaccuracy;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
45. Rf8+ Ke2 46. Rxf2+ Kxf2 47. b4 Ke3 48. b5 Kd3 49. Kb3 Ke3 50. b6 Kd2 51. b7
Kd3 52. b8=R {Maximum disrespect... $1} 52... Ke3 53. Rd8 Ke2 54. Rc7 Ke1 $6
{[%c_effect
e1;square;e1;type;Inaccuracy;path;null;size;100%25;animated;false;persistent;true]}
55. Re7+ Kf2 56. Rf8+ Kg3 57. Rg7+ Kh4 58. Rh8# {[%c_effect
b3;square;b3;type;Winner,h4;square;h4;type;CheckmateBlack] Good game, GG $1} 1-0