I'm guest725. Torre is a Women's International (WIM) Master from Brazil. We played this 5/0 game at 1:30am EST. I lost on time, but I had her in a mating net - mate-in-2. I think it must have been a late night for her because her play is lackadaisical. Blitz isn't about playing the best move, but about playing good moves quickly and hopefully avoiding blunders. Fortunately for me, she made more errors than I did. But it does feel good to almost win from a master, even in blitz
1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.Bb5
d6
playing black against the ruy lopez is not my favorite thing
4.Bxc6+
bxc6
5.d4
exd4
6.Nxd4
Bb7
7.Nc3
Nf6
8.Qf3
Be7
9.e5
Nd5
10.Nxd5
cxd5
11.exd6
Bxd6
12.Qe3+
Qe7
13.Qxe7+
Bxe7
14.Nf5
Bf6
15.0-0
0-0
white's play is pretty tame, but the exchange var. of the ruy is usually looking for an endgame advantage anyway
16.Re1
Rae8
17.Bf4
Bxb2
18.Rxe8
Rxe8
now, white has a deadly back rank weakness that she discovers too late
19.Rb1
Re2
20.h3
Rxc2
21.Ne7+
Kf8
22.Re1
Bd4
23.Be3
Bxe3
24.Rxe3
d4
25.Rd3
Kxe7
there's the blunder! who's protecting the knight now?
26.Rxd4
c5
27.Rd3
Rxa2
28.Rc3
Kd6
29.f4
Bd5
29...Rxg2 is probably better
30.Rg3
c4
31.Rxg7
c3
32.Rxh7
c2
33.Kh2
c1Q
34.Kg3
Rxg2+
35.Kh4
Qe1+
36.Kh5
36...Bf3+, 37. Kh6 Qh4# or Qe6# guest725 forfeits on time [36.Kh5
Bf3+
37.Kh6
(37.Kh6
Qe6#
) 37...Qh4#
] 1-0