I've been taking more time finding my moves these days, with the hope that the resulting improvement in my play will shorten the game and lessen my need for those tick-tocks anyway. There is always the risk, though, of burning time, and not finding anything special...
perrypawnpusher - blackflower
blitz, FICS, 2010
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6
The Semi-Italian Opening.
4.0-0 Bc5 5.Bxf7+
The Semi-Italian Jerome Gambit.
5...Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.Qh5+
This is the 32nd time that I have played this move here, and my record to date is 29-0-3, but this is the first time that I have noticed that 7.d4 might be stronger...
7...Ng6 8.Qd5+ Kf8 9.Qxc5+ N8e7
Adding to his development, but I think 9...d6 10.Qe3 Nf6 was the better way to do that.
10.f4
This is a bit stronger than 10.Nc3 b6 11.Qe3 Bb7 12.f4 d5 13.f5 d4 14.fxg6+ Kg8 15.Qf4 dxc3 16.Qf7 checkmate, perrypawnpusher - sarBear, blitz, FICS, 2009.
10...b6 11.Qe3
Made reflexively, but the Queen was probably better placed at h5.
11...Kf7
12.f5 Ne5 13.d4 Ng4
Harassing the Queen is irresistible; but going to c6 was wiser.
14.Qg3 h5 15.h3 Nf6 16.e5
16...Nxf5
Probably a miscalculation. Better was the return of the piece with 16...d5 17.exf6 gxf6 when Black is only a pawn down.
17.Rxf5 d6 18.Rf2 dxe5 19.dxe5 Qd4
Black will soon be rid of the annoying "Jerome pawns," but he also will be a piece down.
20.exf6 gxf6 21.Nc3 Rg8 22.Qf3 Be6 23.Qxh5+ Ke7
Black is now in serious trouble. Lucky for him, I was feeling some time pressure.
24.Qh7+ Bf7 25.Qd3
I figured that an exchange of Queens would simplify the position, reduce Black's counter-attacking chances, and help me think quicker. If I had been able to find the much stronger 25.Bh6, threatening Re1+ followed by Rd1, winning the Queen, that would have been a solution to my time trouble.
25...Qc5
Maintaining the pin. Exchanging was better.
26.Qe4+ Be6
27.Be3 Qh5 28.Qf3
Another crass attempt at exchanging Queens, when 28.Bd4 should not have been too hard to find. With more time, I probably would have found it.
28...f5
Well, that solves everything. Black protects his f-pawn and neglects his Queen.
29.Qxh5 Black resigned
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