Always take the first pawn

 For myself, rapid chess is a lot more 'hit and hope' than standard chess. Although winning is still important, the path to victory is a lot looser, and often depends on who gets it right when short of time. Example no 1297 is below. I was looking for aggressive moves (21 ... Rd3) even if they weren't the soundest moves. But I guess pressure counts for something as while my opponent was hoovering up my stray pawns, my pieces ended where I wanted them to be. Nonetheless, the win was due to my opponent missing a threat or two, rather than his position become too hard to defend.

 

Madoc,James - Press,Shaun [C68]
Winter rapid, 01.07.2025