Robert

Super cool!😎

Depends on the game, much more difficult i there is crazy time trouble at some point

This one I find very hard to evaluate. cxd4 exd4 I think is good for black, but if cxd4 Nxd4 e5 its hard to say if those pawns are strong or weak. I think I would play Nc6, where I think dxc5 is fine for black.

Let me try. Qf3 Ng8 Qg3 g6 Nxh6 Nxh6 Qh4 looks good for white

Kf1**

e4 e5 exf4 Bc4 Qh4+ Kh1 the Bishop’s gambit is not great objectively but its decent and who would have thought its a respectable strategy to be walking around with the king like that

The knight and bishop working together to cover both color complexes is a nice pattern!😄

Yes because I think after a3 Qxb2 Na4 Qc7 Qxc7 Bxc7 Nb6 Rd8 Nxc6 bxc6 Bc7 the rook is trapped

Lucky for me someone else solved it by now😄

e3 fxe3 Qxg3+ Kd2 Qf2+ Kd3 Ba6+ c4 Bxc4+ Kxc4 Qc2+ Kb5 h3+ Kxb6 Qc7# well probably something went wrong and there are a lot of moves I didnt consider but anyway this is my suggestion

And after Qh4 I think there will be a repition with Kg7

Maybe Qg4 g6 Qh4+ Kg7 Qh7+ Kf6 and the black king escapes

With white I would play Qg4 Rh8 Nxf7+ Kh7 Qh5+ Kg8 Qxh8 Kxf7 Qxa8 and white has 2 pawns and a rook against two minor pieces. Sooo its equal?

It helps to know that the fun move is also the best😄

Well..I’ll go with yeeeees

Is it Nc4!

I’ve been useing mostly lichess last couple of years for the sole reason that the game analysis is free

Great tread! I always have trouble when thinking about what to do after Bxh7 Kxh7 Ng5+ Kg6

When I think about it, it makes sense that there should be something there. If you just know that there should be something and also know what that something is, that is just good intuition in my mind

Impressive stuff! In blitz I would play Rbd1 without thinking

Bxh6 gxh6 Qxh6 Nf5 Qg5+ and we win the rook back. Bxh6 gxh6 Qxh6 Rf8 Bh7+ Kh8 Bg6+ Kg8 Qg7# also if black dosent pay attention we are threatening Bh7+ Kh8 Bg6+ Kg8 Qh7+ Kf8 Qf7#. Nice one! But did you find it in blitz?

I used to love 15+10, nowdays I feel like I learn a lot from 10+5. In general I like the rapid time control for this purpose

What you need is a good nemesis. Something like my is the beat *that* guy😉

Looks like some good christmas reading

That’s a good point! I love studying chess tho. I just rarely feel like I have time. Although clearly I have plenty of time if I for example cut out the bullet

Lets just say lichess told me I play way too much chess. Maybe my new years resolution for 2025 should be to tone down the playing and read more books

I have never «seen» the board in my head, still somehow I can play blindfold without makeing illegal moves if I focus.

I is quite common I think. Only thing to do is to take a break and come back to it when you feel like

Ba7 Ba1 Kb1 Bc3 Kc2 Ba1 Bd4!

Another English and Ding pressing for the win!