Blitz Blues : Take 1

Blitz....so many opinions and I have to say that I agree with most of them.

Blitz is nowhere near "real chess", but it is fun and very addictive, and because it often gives you a roller-coaster ride of winning,losing, winning, losing etc, it can be hard to give up !

Here's one from today, I'm Black...

Dutch ( well, at least from my viewpoint, not sure about White's ), and it's Bg5, but I am not afraid :)

I get out of that, but make a basic mistake,. Even though I 'see' the threat, I play the wrong move and go down a piece: its only move 16 !

It takes me until move 35, but I am back in it !

So, I am into an endgame...and quite honestly should have lost at this point, but it is blitz and a quick and wrong decision by White allows me to carry on...

..to reach the first offer of the rook, which I decline...

 Looking at this now, there is no reason to decline the exchange, but I remember thinking that my king should be nearer ? No idea why...

This next offer I accept...

 ..and yes, you are correct, the resulting exchange gives me the same position as the previous ( in endgame terms ) but I feel much better. My king is in front of his pawn...it is a draw !!

So, we go all the way to the 8th rank, but I know its a draw ...

 ..the last move ( of 76 !!).  My brain tells me its a draw, I know its a draw, but what do I play ? Of course, its blitz, so I play the wrong, Kg8 and lose...so very frustrating, but it is only blitz !

Ah, well, I enjoyed it.