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lucas92
Hi, I just want to show you off my first winning long play game. If you guys could help me how I could have played better, it would be very appreciated.
texaspete
Interesting game.
Novel response to 1. d5 by making a counter-sacrifice. Never seen that done before. Not sure it's that strong though.
I haven't got time to give detailed comments, but black defintely threw away the game - he had a forced mating sequence at at least one point in the game, and was on top throughout.
If 31. ...Rxe2, 32. Bxe2 Qxe2 mates for black. Or 32. Kf1 Qf2 mates. Or 32. Kd1 Rd2 33. Ke1 Qf2 mates.
You exploited this well!
General tips for you:
Move 6 and move 7 destroyed your kingside protection and created a lot of weaknesses which caused you problems throughout your game. 6. Ne2 would have been better I think. A wise lesson (at beginner level anyway) would be not to move your f-pawn early in the game.
9. exf6 would've given him similar weaknesses on his kingside (en passent rule)
15. why not take the bishop on f5?
GotGoose
When he play 2. d4 he transposed into the Blackmar-Deimer Gambit, an aggresive opening for white.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmar-Diemer_Gambit
I would have played 7. Nxf3 instead of 7. gxf3. Nxf3 avoids isolating the f pawn, and it prepares castling. 6. Ne2 looks OK here too.
KevZho
^Yeah, I do know. I'm just a beginner too. I'm learning right now. This site is really cool IMO. :)
Oh, and thanks for telling me how to do castling on computer. :)
hmcgrier
Once your kingside was in trouble did you consider moving your dark bishop and O-O-O?
Black had many opportunities to win but missed them. Here's a couple :
18 cxb7...Qh1+ followed by 19...Qxb7
28...Qg1 is mate
NM OmarCayenne
Nilesh021
grensley
chessfanforlife
good game tho......your opponent is really blind or really dumb
belringer
Nice Win!
I don't see why people are so mean? Comments like , "your opponent is really blind or really dumb" and "Black's underanalyzation is almost painful.", are just rude. He is new to chess and is still learning about the game.
lol
I'm obviously new to chess. It looks like my opponent was a real noob. lol
Hey, thanks for all those comments! I don't really mind that you say that I had lot of luck winning this.
^where?
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