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chessblood
My evans gambit game. Angry at myself for losing the winning position.
champ_weller
Well i am not an amazing player but i play the italian game and the evans gambit so ill try and help out
first on move 6 instead of playing Bb2 the main line is 6)c3, Ba5,7)d4 and then eventually playing Qb3 attacking f7
Move 10 i dont like a3 your allowing black to play Bc5 with tempo attacking the queen and the f2 pawn
Instead Of Qh5+ i like Qf7+ it cuts the board off from black and really cramps the position
On move 22 instead of Rae1 you could play Qf7+ and won a pawn
I feel like on move 27 you spent to much time chasing his bishop which ultimatly lost you a rook and a knight
but thats just what i see and i am not a great player at all lol but you should add me as a friend i like playing the italian game i think we would be good partners.
satxusa
I'm no GM but, you played the opening OK.. I think 18. Qf3 + seems better it leads to mate in to or a Mating Net that encomasses a complete massacre of Blacks army (incl'd the queen).
DrSpudnik
You seem to have lost the thread after getting your opponent in a completely busted position with a ton of material. These clowns who play 3. ... h6 or 3... a6 deserve to get creamed. I have a few games in the archive and they always get what they have coming.
chapablanca2000
You need to always ask yourself if all your pieces are gainfully employed. And how you can get rid of your opponent's best pieces. After 24...Rc8, your knight isn't doing much, and Black's bishops are allowing him to put up a lot of resistance. At the moment, your rook on f1 doesn't have too many prospects, so I would have left in alone for the moment and played 25. Nd5 (threatening Rxc7 - notice that, if black did nothing, White is threatening 26. Rxc7+ Rxc7 26. Qxc7+ Kxd5 27. Qb7+, winning an exchange.) Then if 25...Ra7, 26. Ne3 will get rid of the pesky Bishop on f5. and with the bishop pair gone, it will be easier for your rooks to find good squares.
Also, after 26...Bb2, you didn't have to lose a piece. 27. Qd4+ defends your knight and allows you to trade pieces. If 27...c5, 28. Na4+ ba 29. Qxb2 again gets rid of the bishop pair.
In positions like that, it's also a good idea to even give up the exchange in order to get rid of the bishop pair.
EdwardT2
Don't be mad at yourself, dude. This is a learning opportunity.
"Adaptation ... improvisation ... but your problem is not your technique."
At move 5 you demonstrate the ability to recognize you can use the Evans Gambit concept to gain tempo and strengthen your center 5.b4!? Bxb4 but instead of the more usual 6.c3! Ba5 (usually) 7.d4 you went for the DSB onto b2 which is not bad of itself, but unusual.
Move 10 you have the opportunity to win a piece with 10.Bxg8! discovering an attack on the b4 bishop. {loose pieces drop} This is a common tactic in the Giuoco Piano style openings - usually there is a pawn on f7 and you play Bxf7+ forcing a king move while you pick up the b4 bishop (or knight).
At move 12, I agree with Champ Weller that Qf7+ would be better. You could then pick up the loose g7 and f6 pawns or continue attacking the misplaced king.
Move 16 and the following are a great example of why you have what it takes to win this game. You rescue your queen on move 18 with a check while Black's queen remains en prise. At this stage you were winning the game and had a good initiative. I DO like satxusa's suggestion of 18.Qf3+ which does the same but additionally prevents the Black king's escape to c6 (he'd probably go to e6 instead where you could follow with Re1+ and still pick up the queen).
It's probably at move 26 where things start to go a little wrong. Putting the R on the black square (a1) allows Black to counter with the Bb2 move and the initiative swings the other way. You'd have probably done better with 26.Na4+ where 26...bxa4 leads to mate in 2 and 26...Ka5 lets you make your Ra1 move with impunity now. The b2 square is protected by your knight.
(eg. 26.Na4+ Ka5 27.Ra1 c6 28.Qb3 and if 28...bxa4 29.Rxa3 pinning the pawn and 30.Rxa4# to follow)
Once you're on the back foot, your opponent keeps jabbing away at your pieces forcing you to move until he gets to spring a mate on you. Chapablanca's idea of 27.Qc4+ protecting the knight gives you an extra move to save your rook is excellent. You could still win from here.
So use the ideas and learn. Next time you play, you'll have more ideas and tactics to use. Learn how important it is to have the initiative. Calculate their responses. You prod - they jump. You prod - they jump. Usually much easier to calculate than a defensive game.
Get an opening book and learn your way through Giuoco Piano and Evans Gambit ... or if you don't like books, do a search and play through some grandmaster games. Get the pgn and print them out and play them over the board so your eyes and hands get used to looking for the same things, and moving the same way.
Then when you face your next opponent, sit on your hands. Sit on them and think think think it through.
galileo182
I'm pretty confident that your move 12. Qh5+ could have been improved with Qf7+.
Thanks EdwardT2, your response is very helpful.
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