Thanks KingsBlade!

I enjoyed your views on our game.

I will start my analysis right now and post it in a little bit.

I want to mention that after the game I did check it out with Fritz and to my surprise I was better pretty much the whole game. I didn't feel like it though, Stockton threw a lot my way and it took awhile to realize I could defend and how to do it, for a blitz game I also thought I was "toast" as KingsBlade put it. I got a bit lucky at the end with Stockton’s time trouble, and managed to win. During the game it was very hard to defend, though afterwards things were much clearer. This is the pressure caused by an attacking blitz game. So here are some of my views:

1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 dxe4
4. Nxe4 Bf5
5. Ng3 Bg6
6. h4 h6

The point of h4 is to force black to play h6, then maybe h5. Though h5 isn’t always required. This is because if white now plays Bd3 black has to take, which helps develop the white queen. If white didn’t play h4 and black h6 he doesn’t have to take the bishop, which helps white develop.

7. Nf3 Nd7

Nd7 stops whites Knight from entering the e5 square and attacking the bishop on g6.

8. Bd3 Bxd3

This is a forced exchange, which benefits white because he gets a good square for his queen.

9. Qxd3 e6

e6 intends to as soon as possible allow black to play Bd6 taking control of a powerful diagonal.

10. Bf4 Ngf6

Stockton then takes this diagonal away from black with Bf4.

11. c4 Be7

White takes control of the d5 square with c4 – taking away the powerful outpost which black would have if d5 was available for his Knights.

12. O-O-O O-O

Both white and black castle safely.

13. Kb1 Qa5

Kb1, tries to get the king away from danger. Perhaps premature, can’t be sure. Qa5 is the only try for black to gain activity, which he does on the queenside. Black would normally follow up with b5 and break open the queenside if possible.

14. c5 Nd5

A strategic blunder by white. Black now plants his Knight on d5 which is a great outpost as KingsBlade said. Also, this move defeats the whole purpose of c4 which takes control of d5. White has now wasted 2 moves and permanently weakened d5.

15. Bd2 Qc7

Bd2 taking the bishop out of harms way with tempo. Qc7 the only decent square for the queen.

16. Ne4 N7f6

N7f6, a bad move by black. White can now exchange the Knights and if white takes with the bishop g4 will be very strong. If black takes with the knight – preventing g4 - he simply loses time because he just moved the knight into the d5 square.

17. Neg5 b6

Neg5!? Theoretically bad move but good for blitz because it took me some time to adjust to the new environment. Black ignores white and tries to open the queenside with b6.

18. Rde1 bxc5

Rde1 going for the e file. But whites rooks would be better placed as follow: One on the c-file and one on the e-file. Rc1 should have been played first.

19. Rxe6 fxe6

Rxe6? This loses a pawns worth of material if white decides to take on f1 after 19… fxe6 Nxe6 (But again, not that bad in a blitz game. It puts pressure on white because the Knight is very active.)

20. Nxe6 Qb6

Qb6 is a blunder. The reasons are that after 20…Qb6 white can now play Qg6! and get back into the game. Qd7 was better because it helps guard g2(black simply moves the bishop out of the way).

21. Bxh6 Rf7

Another unsound(very good for blitz though) aggressive move by Stockton. Rf7 another defensive blunder by black. Because after 22. Ne5 black loses the exchange. If he tries 22…Rf1 - saving the knight - 23.Qg6 puts black in a lot of trouble.

22. Qg6 Bf8

Black manages to have just enough defenders.

23. Nfg5 Rb7

White brings another piece into the attack but this gives black time to build his own attack with Rb7. Also, Nfg5 blocks the black bishop from retreating to c1 to help defend.

24. b3 cxd4

b3 is now forced. Black captures the d pawn and opens new possibilities for his queen and Knight(although Nc3 immediately is probably better).

*** From this point on both players were in time trouble but I will still annotate***

25. Re1 Nc3+

Re1 is bad because it allows Nc3+. I did play this but I only did it for the check and because it would put some pressure on him in the time trouble.

26. Kc2 Ncd5

I moved the Knight back as I saw no attack but Nxa2 was possible and much better.

27. Nxf8 Rxf8

Nxf8 bad because it allows d3!! Starting a huge attack on whites king.

28. Re8 Qc5+

Re8 another bad move induced by time trouble. Allows Qc5+.

29. Kb2 Qc3+

30. Ka3 Qc1+

30…Rxb3+ mates in 2 rather than 3.

31. Ka4 Rb4+
32. Ka5 Qa3#
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Thanks for taking the time to play me Stockton. And thanks KingsBlade for putting some attention on this game, becuase of that I have learned a lot from it. Also, thanks to whoever takes the time to comment on the video and my analysis.

25. Re1 is an absolutely awful move. A better try I think is to play h5. then if you give me a tempo, like you did in the game i get to play Bxg7 and h6.

28. Re8?? just a blunder. I was overlooking all the tactics here. my position is hopeless and i was just swinging at air here. Really i was just hoping for Nxe8 Qh7#. but i was completely busted

The time is accurate.

25. h5 is a little slow and I would have seen its intentions. As I said Nc3+ is a good move and I didn't need to move it back lol, time trouble.

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That was the kind of game that makes chess exciting.

An exemplory example of cool defence, even if it felt hot(!), against a sacrificial attack. Given that white had Q+Nx2+B surrounding blacks king the defender covered everything brilliantly. I particularly liked Rb7 defending and attacking at the same time. Perhaps white had something but I couldn't see it. Worth analysing.

A very sharp game and great entertainment. Congratulations to Stockton too for his gung ho attitude.

Thanks to KB for posting.

nice game! thank you for presenting it here!

can i ask why black plays 11. b e7 and not b b4+? Maybe this is a dumb question.........probably.