TIME TROUBLE POSITION, HORRIBLE BLUNDER 3

Robert Lavery and myself had a very intriguing and enjoyable game last night. A very interesting position arose when I was in serious time trouble. Naturally I missed the key move!

The position is below. Black has just played Qxf4 pawn. It is now me to move.

I missed 1.QxR+  KxQ 2. Nh5+ forking the King and the queen.

Plus it was also possible to play 1.Nh5 threatening checkmate and forking the Queen.

Robert played well and I eventually lost the game on time.

There are a number of local players who seem to thrive while playing in time trouble, they seem to find strong moves with ease.

I am not one of them, playing very rapidly in time trouble is not my forte, I do not have the temperament for it!

In all the years playing chess, I have never had the dubious pleasure of suffering from time trouble, but it has really crept up on me over the past few years!

It is good to know the Devil will suffer from serious time trouble, that is when he, and his minions will make all their fatal mistakes!

Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

HORRIBLE BLUNDER 2

The position below arose in a game I played last week. I am black, Fritz is white and is playing at 2398 strength.
White has just played g5 g6, it is now black to play.

Over the years, I have read in many books, articles and seen in videos, the advice given, that is bad to move the pawns in front of your king. All this information was familiar to me.

However, it is quite different when a computer programme starts attacking your kingside with it`s advanced pawns in reality.

It is as if I became paralysed and transfixed by the danger of white`s attack, it rendered me incapable of analysing the situation correctly, in my bewildered state I failed to heed the advice I had come across over the years.

I was unable to assess the fact that black too had a possible ongoing attack. After the game Fritz analysis showed be the best way to continue, was to ignore white`s attack and reply with b5 b4!

To put it simply, I became bemused in the heat of battle and was unable to think correctly!

I wonder how many club players would be able to analyse the position above for black and play the b5 b4 move?

It would probably be easy for GMs and IMs to assess the situation precisely, but not so easy for many club players?

If I get time tomorrow I must post the game and how it went, I lost.

Then I will post the game showing how it could have and should have went if I had remained calm!

Isaiah 42:25 Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

HORRIBLE BLUNDER 1

Think I will do and ongoing series titled "Horrible Blunders."

A few moments ago I got this position in a Fritz rated game. Fritz rating is set at 2398, I am white and it was white to play.

I was quite happy with this position and I played g4. After such a horrible blunder there is only one thing I can do. Stop playing for the night, take the dog for a walk!

Most club players would be able to see black`s best move after white`s g4 move?

Ecc 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.