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Don't block the way for bishops

The cart of a sluggish peasant blocked the path of the bishop, who was in a hurry to go to war. The result is the death of almost all the army and the capture of the king.
@ujcn
Well you played very nice moves like Rook a7, bishop f6, Its a hard long sequence to understand the f and the h files after the pawn push to f5 because of a knight trade and possible danger on h7...

It's 13 moves long, (dark squares, g7...)
If he takes with bishop on move 23 your opponent
seems to be ok, as there are two pawns e6 and g6
protecting the pawn push to f5 but these are inaccurate thoughts with no concrete analysis, just a glimpse almost no calculation of my part.
I guess that is the difference between stronger players compared to weaker ones, they do calculate a lot when is needed and they can calculate a long sequence instead of going with "intuition".
@BlindfoldedNewbie #6
I don’t know if strong players can calculate a combination of 13 or more moves in such a short period of time, but every time after my opponent’s move, I used the opportunity given to me, counting on one or two moves ahead. Only computer analysis allowed me to understand what actually happened during the game. For me, when I was playing the time got tighter and I acted quickly, like a thief who steals apples. Thank you for your comment.
#ujcn
I forgot it was blitz and I guessed you calculated
like 4 or 5 moves as maximum there but the idea remains.
Sometimes in chess patterns seem to coincide and add with one each other creating a long sequence.
About that.
@BlindfoldedNewbie
Now let's try to figure out what is the reason for Black's unexpected loss. Black acted from general considerations and took the white bishop with a pawn in the center, but did not take into account the fact that the white pieces were dangerously hanging over the black king's fortress. If they had captured the bishop not with a pawn, bishop or rook, then the pawn would have remained in place and then the f5 breakthrough with such a deadly force would not have passed. Black will simply take the pawn - e:f. In this game Black could not take the f5-pawn, because he would have to reveal his king.
@Rishan001 The story about the bishop hurrying to war I came up with to attract attention.

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