Nice one...really enjoyed your comment at the end ^^

I tried to talk more about what I think about the positions during the game. Of course I did some misevaluations and miscalculations due to the fact it was live analysis during a rapid game, but I hope it helps a bit too. Listening to you was much fun =)

gw

I learned a long time ago to be careful with "on-the-fly" analysis. It is very easy to miss stuff in the heat of battle. I try to stay somewhat nuetral with my comments (mainly because I don't know enought about chess theory), but still say what I am thinking because it is valuable to listen to your own thoughts (right or wrong) on the replay. I think posting my own personal games has really helped me "see" and understand "things" that I would never have learned without it. It is easier for me to "relate" to the games. I do find watching other peoples videos very entertaining and instructional, but I think dissecting my own game gives it the "HD effect" and sticks in the memory banks a little better.

Thanks Again and Good Game!

KB

I too thought you were getting mated Kingsblade, but when the game wouldn't have ended when he rook-checked you, you would have seen the knight then, but with such little time left, who knows. Very entertaining ending and always educational to hear your thoughts during a live game. Keep 'em coming, please.

BR

If you watch the whole video you will see that I do a quick analysis with crafty and after I move my King, he had mate with 40.Rh6, but with time trouble neither one of us saw it. He had premoved his rook to Ra4+ which was of course would not win with the knight block/check move. I guess moving my King into what appeared to be mate would be equal to commiting (chessic) suicide, so I froze up and I just couldn't do it! Blitz can be ugly, especially in time trouble :(

Thanks for watching and commenting!

KB :)