While I lean towards the Morphy/Blackburne style of game (rapid development, central control, tactical finish), such games often contain things you want to teach (mating attacks), and some things you want to avoid for now (giving up material).
Today I played the kind of game that falls into this category. I was quite pleased by the finish, which demonstrates some nice tactics, but it did depend on a little bit of generosity from my opponent. In initially declining to take on f7 in the Traxler, he gave me a couple of free moves. Eventually he decided that he should take on f7, but this only played into my hands. It turns out I also missed 12. ... Nxh2! but if I had played it, I may not have ended the game in the way I was looking for.
Not Me - Me
Street Chess Canberra, 18.05.2013
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 h6 7. Nxf7 Rxf7 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Nc3 d6 10. Kh1 Kg8 11. f4 Ng4 12. Qf3 Qh4 13. h3 Nd4 14. Qd1 Qg3 15. hxg4 Qh4+ 16. Kg1 Nf3# 0-1
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