Another missed win (Riga open championship: 7th round)

After missed win in previous round I though that it`s impossible to play worse. I did mistake. In this game I missed easy win in 7th move. Take a look at this position:

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My opponent has played 7.Re1?? and I responded with 7...Bc5?? Both of us missed elementary 7...e4! and White should lose Knight for 2 pawns - 8.dxe4 dxe4 9.Nh4 g5 or 8.Nh4 g5. The funniest thing is that i considered 6..e4 in previous move, but did not make it as Knight could retire to e8. Weather conditions (last days there was intense heat, more than +30, in Riga) really AFFECTS our play. Now I can understand how Lasker did feel during his match vs. Capablanca in Havana, 1921.

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