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GOTW #6: Elements of Style

GOTW #6: Elements of Style

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Hello, chess.com! My name is HTP, and welcome back to another Game of the Week. 

Style. The concept of a chess style always struck me as rather ridiculous, at least, at my level. There's an old saying from at least one chess.com member that goes, "Your strategy is blundering." I myself am a very feverent adherent to this strategy!

If I did have to describe it, though, I'd have to say that I play positionally. Pawn structures and control of open files is where I'm home. King hunts? Please. I couldn't do Greco's sacrifice if it was handed to me on a platter by an amateur French Defense player.

Lately, though, I've been reconsidering. Why leave the two things separate from each other? Positional play that leads into an attack? It's like Fischer said. "Tactics flow from a superior position,"right?

Is this week's game an example of that? No. It's more an example of chaotic blitz play, but I hope you'll enjoy it anyway.

Fun fact: I had 94% accuracy in this game according to my engine. Not half bad considering I only had three minutes on my clock, and spent only a few seconds on each move. 
Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed, review, blah, blah, blah. Does anyone even look at this bottom part anymore, or do you just skip it? After all, I say basically say the same thing every time. Maybe I should copy/paste it from now on or something. 
See you next time!