Dropped about 30 rating points last night with one of my "I'm so tired I can't see straight but I'm sure I can beat this computer 500 points ahead of me without actually thinking about my moves, oops I took 10 losses in five minutes" sessions. It's like a poker player on tilt. As long as it doesn't hurt my regular gmae, I guess it doesn't hurt anything. Rating drops are temporary, skills are forever.
Nothing extremely special about this game. It's a classic piece-activity win with a nice tactical shot to finish it.
I've got a baby asleep on my shoulder so I can't check the opening book right now.
[Event "ICC"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.09.23"]
[White "Sandia"]
[Black "KyleMayhugh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1389"]
[BlackElo "1338"]
[ECO "C23"]
[Opening "Bishop's opening"]
[TimeControl "1800+10"]
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Ne2 Qf6
Threatening that mate is a little silly, I think, but I really wanted to try putting on a little pressure for once as black.
5. f3 Nge7
6. Ng3 d6 7. Nh5 Qh4+ 8. Ng3 O-O 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6
11. Qe2 Nd4
Here's where the possibilities of tactics involving his king and queen and my knight and dark-squared bishop first came into play.
12. Qd2 Ng6
Fritz suggests Rxf3 here, which would have been a good move.
13. 0-0 Nxf3+
Game over. The best thing about this move is that I patiently thought out all the permutations even though I was sure it was a winner.
14. Kh1 Nxd2
D-oh! Mate in one missed: Qxh2#. I still miss so much.
15. Bxd2 Rxf1+
16. Rxf1 Rf8 17. Rxf8+ Kxf8
White resigns
0-1
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