First Game Analysis

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michaelcmelton

Here is my first game analysis.  I would like input from the community.



GrantZierer

That is not the Ruy Lopez

6. Qg5 he can take your queen or your bishop

10. Nh6, Maybe a better square for the knight was e7

What time control was this?

michaelcmelton

I thought I annotated at Turn 6. What is Ruy Lopez, then? I must be mistaken, and it was 15|10

rolex575

Here's my analysis:

1. d4 d5 (classic queen's pawn opening) 2. Nf3 Nc6?! (the Ruy Lopez is with 1. e4, better was 2...Nf6) 3. g3 (looking to fianchetto the f1 bishop) e6?! (Bg4! is much better, e6 blocks your light-squared bishop behind your pawns) 4. Bg2 Bb4!? (now 5. c3!, better was Nf6 or Bd6, but your suggested move Qd6? is awful, delaying developpement of your f8 bishop)  5. Bd2 (probably as good as c3) a5? (Bxd2!) 6. a3?! (c3! or even Bxb4!?) Qg5??? (7. Nxg5!! Bxd2 8. Qxd2 +- with black down a queen) 7. O-O?? (bringing the King to safety, but the queen was UNPROTECTED) Qf6?! (or maybe Qd8, allowing the knight to f6) 8. Bxb4 axb4! (better than Nxb4) 9. Nbd2 bxa3!? 10. bxa3?! (Rxa3! forcing the exchange, White being ahead in developpement) Nh6?! (A better move was Ne7) 11. c3 O-O 12. Re1 (preparing a pawn push to take over the center, I guess) Na5? (giving away control of the center! Your knight was fine were it was) 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 (Rxe4!? was risky but it could have taken a bigger share of the middle) Ng4?? (you said it, you just lost your queen) 15. Nxf6+ gxf6!? (Nxf6 keeping the king's pawn cover intact) 16. Bh3 e5 17. Qa4 c6 18. Rab1 c5?! (b5 getting the queen away) 19. dxc5 Rd8 20. Bg2 Nh6 21. Nh4 Ng4 22. c6 Rb8 23. c7 Ra8?? (hanging the rook) 24. cxd4=Q+ Kg7 (forced) 25. Nf5+ Kg6 (forced) 26. Qxg4# 1-0


Overall a lack of opening knowledge and some blunders. (I"m trying to help you)

michaelcmelton

So constructive criticism being...?

tybrown366

I think you should pick one goal at a time.  I would suggest making it a goal in your next game to avoid blunders.  Just take an extra few seconds before making the move to make sure that you are not putting the piece in harm's way.  I think your game will improve a lot with just that one goal.

rolex575
michaelcmelton wrote:

So constructive criticism being...?

Now you see where you make mistakes so you know what to study/watchout for when you are playing.