Not grandmaster chess by any means. Full of inaccuracies on both sides but fun and full of excitement as chess should be.  Comments welcome and appreciated.

Unless you have a specific question, this belongs in the game showcase forum.

fantastic opening...but not good enought for the middle game.

very nice puzzle but too much to see...please comment :)thanks  lot

can this call "LOT of experience with tactics puzzles"?

TonightOnly wrote: Unless you have a specific question, this belongs in the game showcase forum.

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My main specifics questions would be, well, I'd just like to here people's comments on a better defense for black after my 23rd move and also how I could have better handled the endgame (instead of letting it drift into a drawn positon).   Thanks!

God2, care to elaborate re : middle game?  Also, your link doesn't work. 

can this call "LOT of experience with tactics puzzles"?

just try again.

will,I think you got the change to win if you play will in middle game since your material value is more

black should have gone e 6 on move 53

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young_roy123 wrote: black should have gone e 6 on move 53

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Ke6 loses the h pawn quickly.  51....Ke5 as per Narz comments was indeed necessary. Not preaching here as I am amazed at my own ability to misplay defined endgames.

 

Interesting game in general, and it is always good to see "experiments".  Hope to have something more constructive when I have more time.

At first, I didn't think much of your 24 exf6 ep as it permitted black to get more pieces active in his defense although you won the exchange. But then, I think 25 Bg5 wins.  Assume:

25 Bg5 Rf5 (I think his best as it blocks your queen)

26 Bxh6 g7xB

27 g4 Rg5

28 Rxh+ Kg8

29 Qh7+Kf8

30 Qh8+Rg8

31 Rf6+ BxR  aren't forced sacs fun!

32 QxB+ Rf7

33 Rd8+ Qe8 and you can play games with continued checks, but I don't think you have anything much better than

34 RxQe8+ KxR

35 Qxe6 and no matter what you have heard about 2 rooks being worth more than a queen, 3 connected passed pawns supported by your king should more than compensate.

I am often amazed at what I can overlook, but I believe I chose best moves for black.

25 Bg5 Rf7

26 Bxh gxB and I used to like Qg6 but I now think he gets out of it with Rh7 so now white's best would probably still lose.

27 Rxh+ Kg8 now Qg6 would clearly be an error so

28  Rd3 and getting out of it is tricky for black ... Rg7

29 Rg3 RxR

30 Qx h7+ K f8

31 hxR Ke8 and I think he gets clear. So I guess my attack does indeed fail.

 

I think my general point does indeed hold though, that when an oponents pieces are divided by center pawns, one can often sac a piece for a quick kill as you retain overwelming force against his king. Going back a move:

24 dR-d3 Kh7 (probably his best)

25 Qd2 and I really think you have him

 

 

actually ive already experienced that already