I used to not do that well in the online speed chess (blitz) tournaments, but my results have been improving. Thanks to all the study I have done lately, plus some extra online practice, I felt somewhat confident going into this tournament. I started the tournament in 8th or 9th place, but finished third. I lost to two masters, but I think that I put up a good fight against the one who was really high rated. With my chess.com rating only 1745, I beat three higher rated players, two of which were in the 1800's and one in the 1900's. My chess.com blitz rating jumped up 32 points. I will be curious as to how this tournament will affect my USCF Online Blitz rating, but I won't know for a few days. (BTW, I think that the online ratings are at least 200 points below standard over the board ratings. This might not be true when you get up to high master, but I think that it is true at my level.)
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.04.05"]
[White "john2001plus"]
[Black "thefidebullet"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C20"]
[WhiteElo "1745"]
[BlackElo "1214"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Endtime "17:06:10 PDT"]
[Termination "john2001plus won by resignation"]
[CurrentPosition "r7/pbp5/5k2/4nQ2/4P3/2NP4/PPP2PP1/R3K3 b Q - 8 22"]
1.Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:50]} e5 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 2.Nxe5 {[%clk 0:02:48]} f6 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 3.e4 {[%clk 0:02:38]} fxe5 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 4.Qh5+ {[%clk 0:02:38]} Ke7 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 5.Qxe5+ {[%clk 0:02:38]} Kf7 {[%clk 0:02:58]} 6.Bc4+ {[%clk 0:02:40]} d5 {[%clk 0:02:59]} 7.Bxd5+ {[%clk 0:02:38]} Kg6 {[%clk 0:02:59]} 8.h4 {[%clk 0:02:32]} h5 {[%clk 0:01:20]} 9.Bxb7 {[%clk 0:02:29]} Bxb7 {[%clk 0:00:59]} 10.Qf5+ {[%clk 0:02:25]} Kh6 {[%clk 0:00:56]} 11.d3+ {[%clk 0:02:26]} g5 {[%clk 0:00:55]} 12.Bxg5+ {[%clk 0:02:19]} Qxg5 {[%clk 0:00:52]} 13.hxg5+ {[%clk 0:02:07]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:00:53]} 14.Qe5+ {[%clk 0:02:07]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:00:52]} 15.Rxh5+ {[%clk 0:02:06]} Nh6 {[%clk 0:00:48]} 16.gxh6 {[%clk 0:01:39]} Bxh6 {[%clk 0:00:32]} 17.Rxh6+ {[%clk 0:01:30]} Kxh6 {[%clk 0:00:32]} 18.Qxh8+ {[%clk 0:01:30]} Kg6 {[%clk 0:00:30]} 19.Qg8+ {[%clk 0:01:30]} Kf6 {[%clk 0:00:30]} 20.Nc3 {[%clk 0:01:22]} Nd7 {[%clk 0:00:25]} 21.Qh7 {[%clk 0:01:20]} Ne5 {[%clk 0:00:20]} 22.Qf5+ {[%clk 0:01:15]} 1-0
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.04.05"]
[White "kstorn"]
[Black "john2001plus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "1948"]
[BlackElo "1746"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Endtime "17:17:46 PDT"]
[Termination "john2001plus won by checkmate"]
[CurrentPosition "r5k1/pb5p/1p6/2p1p3/1PPp4/P7/3QP3/R1R1K1q1 w - - 2 32"]
1.d4 {[%clk 0:03:02]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:03:00]} 2.c4 {[%clk 0:03:03]} e6 {[%clk 0:02:59]} 3.Nf3 {[%clk 0:03:03]} Bb4+ {[%clk 0:02:56]} 4.Nbd2 {[%clk 0:03:04]} b6 {[%clk 0:02:55]} 5.g3 {[%clk 0:03:04]} Bb7 {[%clk 0:02:56]} 6.Bg2 {[%clk 0:03:05]} O-O {[%clk 0:02:55]} 7.O-O {[%clk 0:03:05]} d5 {[%clk 0:02:38]} 8.Ne5 {[%clk 0:02:50]} Nbd7 {[%clk 0:02:32]} 9.a3 {[%clk 0:02:25]} Bd6 {[%clk 0:02:28]} 10.Ndf3 {[%clk 0:02:09]} Bxe5 {[%clk 0:02:24]} 11.Nxe5 {[%clk 0:02:07]} Nxe5 {[%clk 0:02:18]} 12.dxe5 {[%clk 0:02:09]} Ne4 {[%clk 0:02:04]} 13.f3 {[%clk 0:01:56]} Nc5 {[%clk 0:02:03]} 14.b4 {[%clk 0:01:56]} Nd7 {[%clk 0:02:03]} 15.f4 {[%clk 0:01:50]} c6 {[%clk 0:02:02]} 16.Bb2 {[%clk 0:01:43]} f6 {[%clk 0:02:02]} 17.exf6 {[%clk 0:01:36]} Nxf6 {[%clk 0:02:04]} 18.Be5 {[%clk 0:01:31]} Ng4 {[%clk 0:02:02]} 19.Qd4 {[%clk 0:00:21]} c5 {[%clk 0:01:53]} 20.Qb2 {[%clk 0:00:13]} Ne3 {[%clk 0:01:39]} 21.Rfc1 {[%clk 0:00:13]} Nxg2 {[%clk 0:01:38]} 22.Kxg2 {[%clk 0:00:13]} d4+ {[%clk 0:01:25]} 23.Kf2 {[%clk 0:00:14]} g5 {[%clk 0:01:24]} 24.Qc2 {[%clk 0:00:12]} gxf4 {[%clk 0:01:23]} 25.gxf4 {[%clk 0:00:13]} Qh4+ {[%clk 0:01:22]} 26.Kg1 {[%clk 0:00:14]} Qg4+ {[%clk 0:01:18]} 27.Kf2 {[%clk 0:00:15]} Rxf4+ {[%clk 0:01:15]} 28.Bxf4 {[%clk 0:00:13]} Qxf4+ {[%clk 0:01:15]} 29.Ke1 {[%clk 0:00:14]} Qxh2 {[%clk 0:01:02]} 30.Qd3 {[%clk 0:00:12]} e5 {[%clk 0:00:50]} 31.Qd2 {[%clk 0:00:10]} Qg1# {[%clk 0:00:42]} 0-1
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.04.05"]
[White "john2001plus"]
[Black "jasrom"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "1758"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Endtime "17:29:19 PDT"]
[Termination "jasrom won by resignation"]
[CurrentPosition "8/8/7p/6p1/1p2pkP1/1P6/4K3/8 w - - 4 48"]
1.Nf3 {[%clk 0:03:02]} e6 {[%clk 0:03:00]} 2.d4 {[%clk 0:03:02]} d5 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 3.c4 {[%clk 0:03:03]} c6 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 4.e3 {[%clk 0:03:03]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 5.Nc3 {[%clk 0:03:05]} Nbd7 {[%clk 0:03:03]} 6.Bd3 {[%clk 0:03:06]} dxc4 {[%clk 0:03:04]} 7.Bxc4 {[%clk 0:03:07]} b5 {[%clk 0:03:06]} 8.Be2 {[%clk 0:03:07]} a6 {[%clk 0:03:07]} 9.O-O {[%clk 0:03:07]} Bb7 {[%clk 0:03:08]} 10.e4 {[%clk 0:03:08]} b4 {[%clk 0:03:03]} 11.e5 {[%clk 0:03:08]} Nd5 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 12.Ne4 {[%clk 0:03:07]} h6 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 13.Qc2 {[%clk 0:02:50]} Qb6 {[%clk 0:03:00]} 14.Be3 {[%clk 0:02:49]} Nxe3 {[%clk 0:02:44]} 15.fxe3 {[%clk 0:02:51]} c5 {[%clk 0:02:45]} 16.Ned2 {[%clk 0:02:23]} cxd4 {[%clk 0:02:40]} 17.Nc4 {[%clk 0:02:21]} Qc7 {[%clk 0:02:22]} 18.Rac1 {[%clk 0:02:05]} dxe3 {[%clk 0:01:54]} 19.Nd6+ {[%clk 0:02:05]} Bxd6 {[%clk 0:01:54]} 20.Qxc7 {[%clk 0:02:06]} Bxc7 {[%clk 0:01:55]} 21.Rxc7 {[%clk 0:02:07]} Bd5 {[%clk 0:01:52]} 22.Bxa6 {[%clk 0:01:59]} O-O {[%clk 0:01:26]} 23.Bc4 {[%clk 0:01:39]} Nb6 {[%clk 0:01:20]} 24.Bxd5 {[%clk 0:01:31]} Nxd5 {[%clk 0:01:20]} 25.Rb7 {[%clk 0:01:24]} Rxa2 {[%clk 0:01:22]} 26.b3 {[%clk 0:01:23]} Rc8 {[%clk 0:01:10]} 27.Nd4 {[%clk 0:01:22]} e2 {[%clk 0:00:57]} 28.Re1 {[%clk 0:01:14]} Nf4 {[%clk 0:00:56]} 29.g3 {[%clk 0:01:11]} Nd3 {[%clk 0:00:40]} 30.Rxe2 {[%clk 0:01:12]} Rc1+ {[%clk 0:00:21]} 31.Kg2 {[%clk 0:01:05]} Rxe2+ {[%clk 0:00:18]} 32.Nxe2 {[%clk 0:01:06]} Rc2 {[%clk 0:00:19]} 33.Kf1 {[%clk 0:01:00]} Rb2 {[%clk 0:00:19]} 34.Nd4 {[%clk 0:00:58]} Rxh2 {[%clk 0:00:16]} 35.Rb8+ {[%clk 0:00:45]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:00:17]} 36.Rf8 {[%clk 0:00:46]} Rf2+ {[%clk 0:00:17]} 37.Kg1 {[%clk 0:00:46]} Kg6 {[%clk 0:00:18]} 38.Nxe6 {[%clk 0:00:43]} fxe6 {[%clk 0:00:14]} 39.Rxf2 {[%clk 0:00:42]} Nxf2 {[%clk 0:00:16]} 40.Kxf2 {[%clk 0:00:44]} Kf5 {[%clk 0:00:17]} 41.Ke3 {[%clk 0:00:42]} Kxe5 {[%clk 0:00:19]} 42.Kd3 {[%clk 0:00:43]} Kd5 {[%clk 0:00:20]} 43.Ke3 {[%clk 0:00:43]} g5 {[%clk 0:00:21]} 44.g4 {[%clk 0:00:43]} e5 {[%clk 0:00:20]} 45.Kd3 {[%clk 0:00:44]} e4+ {[%clk 0:00:21]} 46.Ke3 {[%clk 0:00:45]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:00:23]} 47.Ke2 {[%clk 0:00:46]} Kf4 {[%clk 0:00:25]} 0-1
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.04.05"]
[White "wiseone22"]
[Black "john2001plus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1858"]
[BlackElo "1758"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Endtime "17:37:29 PDT"]
[Termination "john2001plus won by resignation"]
[CurrentPosition "7r/1pkb1p1p/4pP2/3p4/1P6/4B3/1r1n2PP/1B3RK1 b - - 3 26"]
1.e4 {[%clk 0:03:02]} e6 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 2.d4 {[%clk 0:03:02]} d5 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 3.e5 {[%clk 0:02:54]} c5 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 4.c3 {[%clk 0:02:53]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:03:03]} 5.f4 {[%clk 0:02:54]} Qb6 {[%clk 0:02:46]} 6.Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:52]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:02:43]} 7.Qb3 {[%clk 0:02:41]} Na5 {[%clk 0:02:40]} 8.Qxb6 {[%clk 0:02:41]} axb6 {[%clk 0:02:42]} 9.Bd3 {[%clk 0:02:30]} Nb3 {[%clk 0:02:39]} 10.axb3 {[%clk 0:02:18]} Rxa1 {[%clk 0:02:38]} 11.O-O {[%clk 0:02:12]} cxd4 {[%clk 0:02:34]} 12.Nxd4 {[%clk 0:02:06]} Ne7 {[%clk 0:02:30]} 13.Na3 {[%clk 0:02:02]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:30]} 14.Ndc2 {[%clk 0:02:02]} Ra2 {[%clk 0:02:23]} 15.Nb5 {[%clk 0:01:55]} Na5 {[%clk 0:02:02]} 16.Nb4 {[%clk 0:01:33]} Bxb4 {[%clk 0:01:45]} 17.cxb4 {[%clk 0:01:27]} Nxb3 {[%clk 0:01:41]} 18.Nd6+ {[%clk 0:01:27]} Ke7 {[%clk 0:01:42]} 19.Be3 {[%clk 0:01:16]} Rxb2 {[%clk 0:01:34]} 20.Bxb6 {[%clk 0:01:13]} Rd2 {[%clk 0:01:22]} 21.Bb1 {[%clk 0:00:59]} Rb2 {[%clk 0:01:14]} 22.f5 {[%clk 0:00:56]} Nd2 {[%clk 0:01:07]} 23.f6+ {[%clk 0:00:49]} gxf6 {[%clk 0:01:07]} 24.exf6+ {[%clk 0:00:30]} Kxd6 {[%clk 0:01:05]} 25.Bc5+ {[%clk 0:00:31]} Kc7 {[%clk 0:01:03]} 26.Be3 {[%clk 0:00:21]} 0-1
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.04.05"]
[White "DavidForthoffer"]
[Black "john2001plus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E22"]
[WhiteElo "2048"]
[BlackElo "1768"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Endtime "17:45:53 PDT"]
[Termination "DavidForthoffer won by resignation"]
[CurrentPosition "2r1k2r/4qppp/Pp2pn2/1Q1p4/3P4/5NP1/P2bPPBP/R4RK1 b k - 0 18"]
1.d4 {[%clk 0:03:02]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:59]} 2.c4 {[%clk 0:03:03]} e6 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 3.Nc3 {[%clk 0:03:04]} Bb4 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 4.Qb3 {[%clk 0:03:05]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:46]} 5.Nf3 {[%clk 0:03:06]} b6 {[%clk 0:02:44]} 6.g3 {[%clk 0:03:05]} Bb7 {[%clk 0:02:45]} 7.Bg2 {[%clk 0:03:03]} Qe7 {[%clk 0:02:42]} 8.O-O {[%clk 0:03:03]} Na5 {[%clk 0:02:42]} 9.Qc2 {[%clk 0:02:59]} Nxc4 {[%clk 0:02:34]} 10.Nb5 {[%clk 0:02:55]} d5 {[%clk 0:01:47]} 11.b3 {[%clk 0:02:52]} c6 {[%clk 0:01:33]} 12.bxc4 {[%clk 0:02:53]} cxb5 {[%clk 0:01:34]} 13.cxb5 {[%clk 0:02:55]} Rc8 {[%clk 0:01:30]} 14.Qa4 {[%clk 0:02:53]} a5 {[%clk 0:01:13]} 15.bxa6+ {[%clk 0:02:50]} Bc6 {[%clk 0:01:13]} 16.Qb3 {[%clk 0:02:41]} Bb5 {[%clk 0:01:06]} 17.Bd2 {[%clk 0:02:40]} Bxd2 {[%clk 0:00:24]} 18.Qxb5+ {[%clk 0:02:38]} 1-0
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.04.05"]
[White "john2001plus"]
[Black "Javachip3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "1765"]
[BlackElo "1510"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Endtime "17:55:23 PDT"]
[Termination "john2001plus won by resignation"]
[CurrentPosition "2rq1rk1/p3bp1p/Qp4p1/4P3/1P2BB2/P3P3/5PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 19"]
1.Nf3 {[%clk 0:03:02]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:03:00]} 2.d4 {[%clk 0:03:02]} e6 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 3.c4 {[%clk 0:03:04]} b6 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 4.a3 {[%clk 0:03:04]} Bb7 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 5.Nc3 {[%clk 0:03:05]} Be7 {[%clk 0:03:04]} 6.Bf4 {[%clk 0:03:00]} d5 {[%clk 0:03:04]} 7.e3 {[%clk 0:03:01]} O-O {[%clk 0:03:04]} 8.Bd3 {[%clk 0:03:01]} Nbd7 {[%clk 0:03:05]} 9.O-O {[%clk 0:03:01]} c5 {[%clk 0:03:06]} 10.cxd5 {[%clk 0:02:56]} exd5 {[%clk 0:03:04]} 11.Ne5 {[%clk 0:02:51]} c4 {[%clk 0:03:04]} 12.Bf5 {[%clk 0:02:46]} Nxe5 {[%clk 0:02:41]} 13.dxe5 {[%clk 0:02:31]} Nd7 {[%clk 0:02:42]} 14.Nxd5 {[%clk 0:02:24]} Bxd5 {[%clk 0:02:33]} 15.Qxd5 {[%clk 0:02:26]} Nc5 {[%clk 0:02:28]} 16.Qxc4 {[%clk 0:02:15]} g6 {[%clk 0:02:22]} 17.b4 {[%clk 0:01:59]} Na6 {[%clk 0:02:11]} 18.Be4 {[%clk 0:01:54]} Rc8 {[%clk 0:02:09]} 19.Qxa6 {[%clk 0:01:54]} 1-0
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2017.04.05"]
[White "john2001plus"]
[Black "safetyorsurprise"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D93"]
[WhiteElo "1768"]
[BlackElo "1800+"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Endtime "18:06:15 PDT"]
[Termination "john2001plus won by resignation"]
[CurrentPosition "r2r4/pR1np1kp/5pp1/3P4/3N4/4P3/P2K1PPP/7R b - - 2 19"]
1.Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:43]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:56]} 2.d4 {[%clk 0:02:43]} g6 {[%clk 0:02:54]} 3.c4 {[%clk 0:02:44]} Bg7 {[%clk 0:02:51]} 4.Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:46]} d5 {[%clk 0:02:44]} 5.Bf4 {[%clk 0:02:33]} O-O {[%clk 0:02:43]} 6.e3 {[%clk 0:02:33]} c5 {[%clk 0:02:43]} 7.cxd5 {[%clk 0:02:33]} Nxd5 {[%clk 0:02:43]} 8.Be5 {[%clk 0:02:30]} Nxc3 {[%clk 0:02:31]} 9.bxc3 {[%clk 0:02:30]} cxd4 {[%clk 0:02:25]} 10.cxd4 {[%clk 0:02:26]} Qa5+ {[%clk 0:02:15]} 11.Qd2 {[%clk 0:02:26]} Qxd2+ {[%clk 0:02:12]} 12.Kxd2 {[%clk 0:02:28]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:06]} 13.Bxg7 {[%clk 0:02:27]} Kxg7 {[%clk 0:02:06]} 14.Bb5 {[%clk 0:02:27]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:01:51]} 15.Rab1 {[%clk 0:02:19]} f6 {[%clk 0:01:44]} 16.d5 {[%clk 0:02:17]} Ne5 {[%clk 0:01:23]} 17.Bxd7 {[%clk 0:02:10]} Nxd7 {[%clk 0:01:18]} 18.Rxb7 {[%clk 0:02:09]} Rfd8 {[%clk 0:01:17]} 19.Nd4 {[%clk 0:02:08]} 1-0
