Things happen quickly in blitz games, and they are often ended by a killing tactic.
The following game is a brutal example.
rajasthan - twagner
3 0 blitz, FICS, 2024
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.c3
Having sacrificed a piece, White returns to the "Quiet Game".
There are 2,400 games in The Database with this position, with White scoring 46%.
By comparison, there are about 38,000 games with 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bc5 4.Bxf7+, with White scoring 52% - suggesting that, comparatively, 5.c3 may not be the strongest path forward.
5...Qf6 6.d3
Quieter, yet.
6...d6 7.Qb3+ Qe6
Black responds too quickly: Let's exchange, shall we?
8.Ng5+
Oh.
8...Ke7 9.Nxe6 Bxe6 10.Qxb7 Rb8 11.Qxc6 Black resigned
A dive into The Database shows 304 games with White's Knight forking Black's King and Queen - and White scores 85%.
A tactic to remember.
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