Can you pay attention to a chess match while listening to music?
Channel: Chess Maou
Date: 2023-01-21

His two Rooks didn't work well together... take a break and chill w/ me as I play a quick game 😎
Session Playlist: 🔂 ▶ 🎵 "Back to Reality" by YNKE 🎵 "Love Yourself" by Duce Williams 🎵 "Hold Me Down" by Oliver Michael 🎵

Each player has only five minutes ⏲ 5 min ⏲ to play all their moves!

Blitz Chess Match w/ Two Rooks versus Two Rooks Endgame—Pawn Structure and Open File Control was the key to winning.

What's your take on my game?

I shared what was going through my mind and saved my play-by-play comments as chapter headings below ⬇

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00:00
Very Beginning

00:02
START MATCH

00:23
He castles Queen-side!  I'm gonna have to actually think during this game... castling that way is my biggest weakness  :-/

05:01
Gonna at least take control of that open file since I'm already down two pawns

06:51
Make a run for it little guy!

07:03
Gonna take his pawn so he doesn't get a Queen, b/c I know he can't stop me from promoting since his Rooks are in a bad position...

07:12
Booyah!  Blocked you w/ my protected Rook—This is the turning point of the game—at this point I knew I had the game in the bag and would win!

07:25
Now his Rook is scrambling around the board trying to be useful

07:40
I missed the take when his Rook landed on b2!  Aw well, my Queen will get him later; only a matter of time

07:53
Two Queens!

08:30
This is where HE realizes that he can't win (I realized that awhile ago), and resigns respectfully without letting his clock run down ♟💥


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Play through the game yourself, or download the PGN here:
https://www.chess.com/game/live/67231163647

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