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One Good Game: How I Outplayed A Player Rated 500 Higher Than Me

First in the "One Good Game" series!

Hello, Larry back again.
As the title says, today I will be reviewing my best blitz win.
My rating was 1370, comparing to my opponent's 1900.
Here's the position!


https://lichess.org/jKMsfkaW


Pretty solid opening in my opinion. (See full analysis for details).


On move 13, we have pretty much declared war on each other.
After ... b4?! I play Na4?! Not wanting to open up my king from the h-file after axb4 axb4 threatening my knight, but I didn't see Nb1, blocking the king from attack on the 1st rank.


On move 19, my opponent played ... e5?? blunder, allowing me to play: g5 hxg5, fxg5 Be7,and g6!, ripping open my opponent's defense, as ...f6 is impossible because of the bishop on b3.
...Be6,gxf7+ Rxf7?? allowing me to take his bishop and rook in exchange for a bishop.


Move 29, Qxb3?? sacrificing his queen for my bishop, my opponent resigned on cxb3.


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