More blunders and some good stuff

Hello!

After playing what I consider to be a good game in round 3, I play a game with many twists and turns in round 4 that involves quite a few mistakes. In my defense, it was at 9:00 a.m. This was part of why I ended up drifting into a worse position... but then I woke up and started finding nice ideas in what I consider a lost position. However, when given the opportunity to draw by force, I decide to play on in a misguided hope of winning the game. My stubbornness bears fruit when my opponent blunders into a mate in one, but then, in time trouble, I miss it. My mind was thinking, "Just get the draw" at this point, leading me to miss it. Please help me analyze this complicated effort.

Thanks,

chessman

Now I see why Fischer hated this thing!

Yes, it is...

Quiet interesting game!

Thanks chessman1504!

Yeah, it was pretty quiet. Maybe some rudimentary opening study could help someone like me, with these tendencies for quiet games with White. I think having a solid repertoire with Black is okay, but with White, I should get better positions than I do. I have to applaud my opponent. Before gaining the advantage, he played very very well in my opinion.

You seem you neeed to have higher rating than you have now ;)

Yeah, my rating was a year old. My USCF has gone up to 1585 after this one tournament! :)

Awesome!

Very interesting game.

He could have put you in check with 18... bh2+

isayoldboy wrote:

Very interesting game.

He could have put you in check with 18... bh2+

Well, yes, but I'm not sure it accomplishes anything for him.

Bh2 gives nothing cause bishop should run back because of g3 move

Respectfully disagree. When the bishop does run back to d6, which I guess is the only viable square, white will exchange bishops, which will result in a much more open board for black. ie he will be using his space more effectively, will untangle his pieces faster. kinda sharp?

Please convince me I am wrong lol

I am still an amateur, but I think black should have played 4... Nxd5 instead of 4... exd5.

After...

4. exd5 nxd5

5. nxd5 qxd5

...black is a tempo up with total control of the center and all the initiative.

That line is a common enough one in the chesstempo database. Devastating.