8. dxe5 wouldn't work because of Nxe5 in response. If you play 8. Bxc6 first then 9. dxe5 does indeed win a piece (I believe).
10. Your bishop is threatened, but if you capture one of the pieces with your pawn, you will still be threatening another piece. So I'm not sure you need to retreat the bishop, although doing so looks ok - the pawn fork will remain. I think capturing their bishop is slightly better because if they take your bishop then you will win their pawn and if the want to move the knight it only has g8 which isn't a square it wants to go to.
13. You can take it I believe and win a pawn. If they take back you can take with your bishop and the knight can't recapture because it's pinned to the king.
20. I think you need to play Nxd4 or move the bishop to safety otherwise they have the 'removing the guard' tactic.
28. Perhaps moving your king so you're removing discovered checks is better.
Hello guys!
I've played chess for a couple of months. Have mostly solved tactics until now.
This post is part of a plan to start playing some more and to start posting games that I either lost or where I was unsure in a certain spot.
There are some spots in this game where I'm not sure about the most optimal move.
Also, I'd like to hear, if there's a point in the game, where I make a decisive mistake. Also, if it's possible to spot how I could improve my game.
Thanks for your time in advance! :)