| I saw both
winning lines but avoided them. My game was ruined by
self-doubt and/or hasty analysis. I know I felt the
pressure of the situation. In particular I was going to play 29 d6
& spent some time on that move - I guess I missed
the easy checkmates. If 29... cxd6 then
30 Bxf7+ Kf8 31 Qh8 mates since the rook is
defended by the d6 pawn. If 29... gxf5 then 30
Nf6+ Kf8 31 Rxf7 mate.
I also saw 30 Nxh7+ followed by removing my
queen from his knights attack via check after Kxe7
before taking his queen.
My intuition just told me 30 Rxf7+ was a
safe win. The problem was my 32 Qe5? move - for
some reason I thought his queen would be pinned??? after
he replied 32 Qxf6 and that he would have to
move his king after 33. Bxe6+. That was
a big blunder! And the computer transition to knight and
bishop vs rook is not what I would normally consider a
safe win even if the computer says +3. I would
much rather have found a clean win than bluffed my way
through another time scramble. notes by NM
Shawn Pealer
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