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Blunders beginners make!
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That's a much better game than mine..I used Damiano's Defense and eventually got my kingside demolished..But yes, Black had a lot of blunders, as you said.
Blunders, blunders, and blunders. Almost every game has them even the winner. Only the beginner has the more. I remember somebody said that the winner is the player who committed second to the last blunder.
3..Qe6 is a bad move, if equalizing was this easy as black everyone would play the scandinavian, you should have blocked with the bishop though.
8..Nb4 this can be answered by fxe6 since the knight won't escape from the corner and 2 pieces for a rook is an excelent trade
11.Ba6 was better keeping the advanced passed pawn
landix wrote:
Blunders, blunders, and blunders. Almost every game has them even the winner. Only the beginner has the more. I remember somebody said that the winner is the player who committed second to the last blunder.
This saying was contributed by Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956), one of the strong hypermodern Grandmasters. Apart from several opening lines which still bear his name, he is remembered for his witty remarks (called tartakowerisms by some fans), which always made a humourous but neverthe less true point.
About the game: Although it is often remrked that moving the queen out as the first piece is a mistake usually contributed to beginners, the moves 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 constitute the Scandinavian Defence, and 2...Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 (3...Qd6 has become fashionable recently) is its main line, which is supposed to be stronger than 2...Nf6, by the way. I can't see the following blunders as being especially typical for beginners, apart from being what they are: blunders.
main line is 4 Be2
Final-flash> 3...Qe6+ - Now the shocker..this move would have equalized and nullified my initial plan! I realized that he used his queen pretty well and she might cause problems later on..best was a trade off
After your inaccurate 4.Qe2, Black is closer to equality. 4...Qxe2+ 5.Bxe2 Nf6, and White still has the first move advantage, but that's not as important with the queens off, and the extra Be2 doesn't seem especially helpful.
4.Be2 is more accurate. You should look to gain time off the queen in future moves. Eg, if Black plays 4...Nc6?! you have 5.d4! threatening d4-d5. Also, with the queen on e6, Black has to develop slowly with a fianchetto whereas White is able to castle quickly.
i played according to my opponent's strength...my normal game wold have involved a higher lvl of play!
Yay, you beat a beginner. Why are you bragging? Help them to reach a higher level then you have something to brag about. When did chess stop being a gentleman's (gentlewoman's) game?
Long ago..when it became professional!
its just an analysis of a game marred with blunders..I just put it up for discussion..sorry
Final-flash wrote:
i played according to my opponent's strength...my normal game wold have involved a higher lvl of play!
It's always a good idea to play to your level of strength, not your opponents. Getting a little lazy based on your opponent's rating will eventually end in disaster. Make your best move every time and you won't ever have to say "I should have had that one".
liked it alot
nice game
I think, Final-flash's idea of putting up his game for open discussion is done with good intention. We could learn a lot from it. Sometime, when we play against a weaker opponent, we tends to be complacent in our moves (including myself). We takes things for granted and don't plan tactical game properly. Should his opponent was extra careful in his move, the result may not be in favour of Final-flash.
Though the rating difference is quite high and an upset was unlikely I stuck to a specific plan to execute my opponent in 16! Here is an analysis of the game..I hope i got everything right here..do post your comments..