Blitz Chess
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GM Conrad Holt (FIDE 2547: https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?e...) is renowned for his opening preparation, and here he surprises me with a tricky Slav sideline, 8.Qd2!?. The idea is to hold up ...e7-e5, but after 8...g6 9.f3 I should have now ventured 9...e5!. As played, an interesting middlegame ensues where I'm temporarily up two pawns but White possesses a devastating pair of bishops.