While Blitz games are a mixed bag at best they are (like boxing) at least fun to watch. The Norway tournament had a blitz event at the start, and this resulted in at least one talked about game (Carlsen v Caruana 1-0). However I did spot a couple of other interesting games including the following one. Agdestein went the pawn hack against Svidler but ended up in a position that reminds me of a Nimzowitsch game (I forget which one). Then Agdestein looked for salvation with the exchange of queens but instead had his king dragged up to board, and into mate!
Agdestein,Simen (2628) - Svidler,Peter (2753) [A40]
No Logo Norway Chess 2014 Blitz (6.3), 02.06.2014
1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 Nc6 4. Ne2 e5 5. d5 Nd4 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O d6 9. f4 Nf6 10. e5 Ng4 11. e6 Qh4 12. h3 Ne3 13. Bxe3 dxe3 14. exf7+ Kxf7 15. Nc3 Re8 16. Qf3 Kg8 17. Kh2 Bd7 18. Rae1 Bd4 19. Nd1 Re7 20. Re2 Rae8 21. Nc3 Rf8 22. Qg3 Qxg3+ 23. Kxg3 g5 24. f5 Be5+ 25. Kg4 h5+ 26. Kxg5 Rg7+ 27. Kh4 Bf6+ 28. Kxh5 Be8+ 29. Kh6 Rh7# 0-1
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