Game 5: Me Vs Mirjam - 9/15/13 on Mindoku.com. 5 minute game.

First "blitz" game of LOA I've played.

1. c8-c6 a4-c2

2. c1xa3

This capture, although not recommended as a first move, is better than c1-f3.

…a2-d2

3. d1-f3

A gift for red, who misses it.

…a5-c5
A gift for black who misses it.

4. b1-b3 a7-d4
5. a3-e3

Another gift for red, a big one this time. If red played h6xe3, black has no immediate recapture. Black should have played g1xd4. It seems like both players were more concerned with getting their pieces centralized and connected quickly than finding the best move. Did I mention this was a 5 minute game?

…a6-c4.
6. f1-f4 c2xc6
7. b8-e5

Black has more options to connect in the center, but red has attacking possibilities from either side. (e.g.  h5xe5 or h5xf3)

…d2-d5
8. f8-f5 h7xf5
9. b3-c2 h6-f6
10. g8xd5! f5-d3
11. c2-e2
e8xe4 might have been better to play first, making a solid wall.

…h3-g2
12. e8xc6 h2xe2

h4-f2 might have been better, isolating the g1 piece, followed by d3-e4.

13. e1-g3 e2-c2
Intending c2-e4, but h4-h2 might be better, threatening c4xf4.

14 g1-h2 d4-a1
Preventing 15. d8-d4#, but black has another mate.

15. d8-c7#

Whoo-hoo! My first win since I started the blog!