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"SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT IF THEIR OPPONENT IS PLAYING A BEAUTIFUL GAME, ITS OK TO LOSE. I DON'T. YOU HAVE TO BE MERCILESS." ~ Magnus Carlsen

Yesterday, 4th February 2024, I had a winning streak of 7 games.

In one of the games I played against @ivlis23.

In this game, I was White and played the first move, 1. e4

Game 1

My opponent played e5, and soon we were playing the Italian Game. My opponent played 3.Nf6, the Two Knights Defense to which I responded with 4. d4, ignoring the threat to my e4 pawn.
By the Sixth Move, I had a good pawn structure. But of course, it was targeted by the knight and pawn.
On the 13th Move, I played g4. Another option was to play Nh4, which would prevent the bishop from protecting the knight and relieving me of stress. Unfortunately when I did play Nh4, it was a blunder and I lost that piece.
Leaving you to analyze the rest of the game, I'm jumping to move 26. My opponent gave up a rook for no reason, despite having a good fighting chance. I captured it, and they gave check. I moved and they captured the pawn on c2. But I had won the game. Look at the position for yourself, and try to find Mate in 2.

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Game 2

Explanation of Game 2 will be updated here on Saturday.