Anyway, White shouldn't have become so aggressive in the second half of the game in the first place. He's forgetting that he's king is open!

White may have a small edge after 31.Nf5 and Qe1, but I believe the draw is odds-on.

Gaito: I agree with the other kibitzers. In the following position:

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White blundered with 31.Nxg5?? Perhaps he might have been pressed by the clock and overlooked the check of the Black Queen on c1. After the correct move 31.Nf5+ the engines say that the ending would be about equal. For example: 35.Nf5+ Kd8 36.Qe1, etc. Genrich Chepukaitis (1935-2004) was exceedingly strong at Blitz and Bullet chess. He is the author of a very nice book about how to become good at Blitz. I have a copy of that book, it is very interesting and well written. He died in Lithuania (presumably of a stroke during the night) at the age of 68. In his book "Winning at Blitz, a fun guide to Blitz chess" he gave very useful advice on how to become stronger at quick chess, and included many hints, "personal secrets", excercises and a selection of some of his best games. He also gave useful hints on how to gain precious seconds in the clock, and advocated some bizarre openings, like 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5!? which gave him very good results in Blitz. According to Anatoly Karpov, Chepukaitis would have been world champion at Blitz when such a championship did not exist yet. In his book he even gave some funny advice, like how to play against an unknown opponent depending on his look: ("Red-haired opponents are risk takers, trusting and defenseless. Blond-haired adversaries are angry and crafty, while brunettes are unforgiving, creative and stubbborn")

WTHarvey: Creating a battery creates force.

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