Game Analysis

It's considered a chess classic. If you ask any chess player which book to read to learn attacking chess, they will very likely recommend it. I own a physical copy, and haven't read it yet, as I'm giving priority to Silman's work, which seems targetted for right where I'm at.

@Logando2805 I commented on your marvelous play, mainly just patting you in the back for a wonderful game, but I did make a few move suggestions as well. The comments that have "F" at the beginning are mine:

@ChessAnuj123 I fully annotated your game. Again, the comments with "F" at the beginning are mine:

I assume you were Black. It was a tragic game. Black did everything right, but wanted to continue the lively game when they could've dumbed it down to an easy win. White didn't see ahead, letting their bishop get trapped (a tactical mistake), and giving up a bishop for a knight, then doubling their pawns for no reason, and pushing d5, allowing Black dangerous play with the dark-squared bishop later on, as well as giving them good outposts for their pieces (positional mistakes).

Not sure if this is for me, but, if it is, I just have the book not any online course. I find books to be much more cost efficient.
I haven't finished the book, but so far so good.
The book is quite good if you are an attacking style player. It has a great collection of games and does a good job of showing thematic ideas. The main downside for me is that it is pretty dense, and I have a really hard time keeping up with Grandmaster level tactics sometimes. 
TLDR; Art of Attack in Chess is a great book for attackers. The main downside is that it is pretty advanced and doesn't usually take the time to walk you through the "simple" tactics.

@KiriyamaKazuo Thank you for your analysis! I'm glad you enjoyed the game and gave the book the respect it deserves! I haven't finished yet it so I wanted measure my reaction to it.

5. Be3 is the computer recommendation. It's less forcing than Qf3, which is the grandmasters' choice, but probably better.

During the game I realized 10. Nc3 was probably better. I chose the move 10. Bd2 because, if you don't take the b-pawn, I think placing the Queen in the right spot is quite difficult.

After my opponent blundered their queen, I relaxed a bit. I think this is what caused the 18. Nxf7 flub. At that point, I knew I'd won the game and got lazy. I will be more diligent in the future!

Thanks again, for your analysis! I'm sure Vukovic would be proud to see you analyzing without an engine!

Thank you for the information! It really helped me alot! Btw disclaimer: I was playing as White . It was completely chaos but luckily the opponent forgot he had a dark squared bishop . Again, thanks for the info!

Pretty proud of this game in the Smith-Morra. Strategically accurate.

@KiriyamaKazuo I play the Smith-Morra from both sides, so I decided to analyze your game as well. Your opponent wasted some valuable time in the opening, but I believe this is due to you taking them out of book very early. Well Done!! The comments beginning with "L:" are mine

Hi everyone! I'd like to share a tactic I found in a game within the 2025 Chess.com Daily Chess Championship. Since all the key moves have already been played, I can safely share it. What move do you think wins for Black? Does The Woodpecker method have that effect on me? @klippfiskkjerringa

@Sebu13 Very well-played, especially for a bullet game. Good display of both positional play and tactics. It's rare to see a windmill in an actual game, and that checkmate was beautiful.

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Thanks for the kind words man. You're such a positive influence on the forum.

Windmill is indeed very rare. Had I had enough time to properly evaluate the situation, I still probably would've went for it, just for the sake of getting to do it, even though it's completely unnecessary showboating and could be considered unsportsmanlike.

@Sebu13 Very nice game! Truly in the style of Alekhine

@certifiediavhmoment An instructive game in and of itself. Well done getting that close to beating someone that much higher-rated. I know nerves can do crazy things to a player in a tournament setting. Also, I assume you were low on time when you blundered the win in the end.

I added human comments, especially in case a beginner wants to go over it and doesn't understand what's going on, as it got really tactical. I also mentioned other alternatives, and some positional considerations on top of that. My comments start with "F:".

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/137568648223?tab=analysis

Not sure how I did with this game, even though i came out on top.

@Sans1600 Well played! Added full analysis here: