How Did I Win?? #1

http://chess.geniusprophecy.com/ How Did I Win?? is a series of my chess games where I swindle a win from totally losing positions.

In this game I am playing against Canadian International Master Valerian Adam (FIDE: 2407).

[Event "ICC 5 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.09.18"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Dinochess"]
[Black "toothfairy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black forfeits on time"]
[WhiteElo "2227"]
[BlackElo "2022"]
[Opening "Philidor: Hanham, Krause variation"]
[ECO "C41"]
[NIC "KP.08"]
[Time "23:36:10"]
[TimeControl "300+0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. O-O Qc7 6. a4 Be7 7. Nc3 Ngf6 8.
Re1 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. b3 Re8 11. Ba3 Nf8 12. Nh4 Ne6 13. d5 cxd5 14. Nxd5
Nxd5 15. exd5 Bxh4 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Bxd6 Qb6 18. Rxe5 Rad8 19. Bd3 Qxd6 20.
Re4 Bf6 21. Rb1 Bd5 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Qg4 Qe6 24. Qb4 a6 25. Qf4 Qe5 26.
Qb4 Qg5 27. Bf1 Be7 28. Qd4 Rd8 29. Qc3 Bc6 30. Re1 Bf6 31. Qb4 Qd2 32. Qxd2
Rxd2 33. Re2 Rxe2 34. Bxe2 Bc3 35. Bd3 Kf8 36. f3 Ke7 37. Kf2 Kd6 38. Ke3
Kc5 39. Bc4 f6 40. Kd3 Be1 41. Bf7 Kb4 42. Bg8 b5 43. axb5 Bxb5+ 44. c4 Bc6
45. Kc2 a5 46. Bf7 a4 47. bxa4 Bxa4+ 48. Kd3 Bb3 49. Ke2 Bc3 50. c5
{Black forfeits on time}
1-0

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ACF rating: 2200
FIDE rating: 2146

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[GeniusProphecy]

Yes, it's unusual. Sometimes players are much better at slower chess or vice versa.

[EcstaCiiCCChaK]

hahaha luccckkkyyy.

also, that player is extremely under-rated for an IM