13. f4 exf4 14. rxf4 nc6 15. be2 (or something) b5 16. Qe1 g5 i think its fine from there
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JamesColeman wrote:
Yes. I suggest give up the Najdorf immediately.
Why?
JamesColeman wrote:
Because it's far too sophisticated an opening when you're totally lacking basic board vision and basically playing 'hope chess' especially given this game was at a time control of THREE DAYS PER MOVE. (No offence obviously)
My guess would be you've spent WAY too much time on openings thus far. In fact if you've spent ANY time on openings, it's too much.
Why not learn openings? Wouldn't basing your moves off sound analysis be less like "hope chess" than opening purely on intuition?
*based off one game (to be fair)
Thanks for the advice CM JamesColeman!
On 11 ... Bg4. White could play 14 f3 or Be2. Qe1 is an inferior option due to the line you point out. h6 is probably OK at move 10. Be6 may not necessarily be bad--the doubled pawns are sometimes useful in the center, though probably not here. (I'd be nervous about opening up the diagonal so early.) You might be able to make something of the half open f-file. I don't play this so I'm not familiar with the ins and outs, moves 6-10 appear to be a critical point, so you might want to see if you can find how master players have handled the postion at that stage. Your analysis is a good starting point. Ive found that it is useful to let things cool off a bit, then return to it, and see if your impressions change and you find new things. Appears that you need work on board vision. Trace the scope of all the pieces on every move. Soon that will become almost automatic and you won't drop things as much. I agree with CM Coleman. At this stage keep the openings simple, work on tactics, learn from every mistake you make, keep analyzing your games, play through annotated master games, and have fun!
Can you please tell me anything I missed and any suggestions?