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Always keep the pressure on!

Here is a game I played recently where very early on there was a lot going on. My opponent made a small mistake, and I seized my opportunity. Then I kept making good, human reasonable moves. Note that I didn’t say the best moves—just the ones I thought kept the pressure on the best. I even made a huge blunder that he could’ve won off of, but he didn’t see it. So always keep the pressure on!

I rather like the game.

http://en.lichess.org/OvgzhvgT/white#43
His "small mistake" was missing a mate in 2 :-D, your combination doesnt work because of this.
No, that wasn’t the small mistake I was talking about. I know my combination doesn’t work, but the point was that people don’t always seize opportunities because of pressure.
I understand what you mean.
But I do not agree. There are many variables, such as fatigue.
Of course one can play with these factors but are "the last resort".
View the move 31 this game http://es.lichess.org/hSYJYdZnVRvE
I did that on purpose (the game was already lost), but obviously no one would think it was a good move. I just thought my opponent would be attentive to his defense (as often happens). But I had so little time, that even so, I lost ... :-)

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