I checkmated without seeing it !!

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notmtwain
ChessPreventAging wrote:
 

You got lucky. White was winning until 23 Nf5. If he had played 23 Qg4, you would have had to sacrifice your rook just to avoid immediate mate.

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Ik, that's why I was like FUCK YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Sqod

I'll throw out just one tip that applies to the first weak move I saw, and it's a tip that applies to very many chess openings, so it should be very helpful: When White plays c3 in preparation for d4, it's a little too slow and it also prevents White from playing Nc3 for a while (which would ordinarily prevent ...d5), so usually the best move for Black is the *immediate* ...d5 to exploit the slowness and inability of White to play Nc3 to chase away Black's queen after ...Qxd5.

Here are some examples: