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First blitz win in a rook vs knight game under time trouble



Hey guys, I think this is the first time in my memory where I've won a blitz game in time control with a rook against knight endgame.
I lost a pawn to a stupid miscalculation at move 22.d5 (Didnt see the rook takes rook check intermezzo)
but my opponent gave back the advantage by blundering with 27. Qb5
But I still had to win the endgame with R+3P vs N+3P. and I constantly had <10 seconds starting move 62 which also made me blunder a pawn at move 71 (But funnily enough the all knowing endgame engine says that is a massive blunder! Fair to say both me and my opponent wouldn't have realized this even in a classical game)
A beautiful zugzwang is at move 77 where black can only move knight and lose g7 :D
I am excited that I could cramp my opponent in time trouble with just a rook without getting forked and got the mate.

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