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phbookworm
Ok, here is one of those games which I felt I lost on impulse.. by making one stupid move.
What I want to knew, apart from two obviosu stupid moves... where did I slipped off, and how could I have forced a win, when I think, I have an upper hand.
RainbowRising
Bf4??
Bg5!
sjonker
Seems like your move on 19 was bcause you didn't have a plan. An eagerness by me to grab a free pawn has often been my undoing.
Push the Efile pawn up to fork the and D pawn. Looks to me black has to make a choice to either degrade the kings defenses or move A file rook into defense. That makes the A&C pawns a much greater threat to promote.
NM OmarCayenne
You seem to be deriding many of your own moves (for example, the "stupid" 17 Nxd5 was perfectly fine, and 17 cd would've lost a piece to 17... Ba6), but by the 18th move you've built up an overwhelming position. I think 19 c5 was very strong...if then 19... bc 20 Ng5, the idea being that 20... Nxg5 21 Rxb8 wins the queen (21... Qxb8 22 Qg8+). Also if 20... d6 21 Bb5+ induces mayhem.
For that matter, even on your 21st move (when you're already a rook down) 21 Ng5 still unleashes some formidable threats. After 21... d6 22 c5 can follow. Black's scattered pieces are not well-disposed to cope with the onslaught from White's aggressively posted forces.
Hm.. yes, lack of planning has prompted the blunders. Thanks, e-pawn promotion sounds good, I do beelive that I did have peices to carry out atack on central king, if needed.
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Hm... These are quality moves. I wil keep them in mind, not that this pattenre occurs many times. But it did have good touch.
Bg5! Well, I think game would have gone:
7 .. Ke6 8. d5 (trying to exploit the centre wekaness of black) Nf6
Bg5 seems excellent move, but I cant find any way to exploit it. Can anyone tell em how to?
Skwerly
Yea, your "free pawn" cost a rook, and THEN you went on to trade down. Just look before you leap, my best advice.
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