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khan

It's a long game, can anyone tell me where I went wrong? 

 


Loomis

You need to bring your minor pieces (knights and bishops) off the back rank. You make too many pawn moves to start when you should be getting your pieces into the action. Then you make too many queen moves.

 

Moving your pawns to c3 and f3 just takes away the possibility of putting your knights on those squares. These are good squares for the knights, which you have trouble getting into the game later. 

 

Despite all of this, your opponent plays just as bad and even hands over some material so by move 9 you are winning. (8. ... Qd8?? your opponent should play 8. ... Rc8 saving his pieces.)

 

15. Bd3 followed by Ne2 and castling kingside might be a way to consolidate your material advantage. 


fenexgold

(38)white to move, i would have played Nxe6.

dalmatinac
You think 38.Nxe3, he couldn't because of check
dalmatinac
Loomis wrote:

You need to bring your minor pieces (knights and bishops) off the back rank. You make too many pawn moves to start when you should be getting your pieces into the action. Then you make too many queen moves.

 

Moving your pawns to c3 and f3 just takes away the possibility of putting your knights on those squares. These are good squares for the knights, which you have trouble getting into the game later. 

 

Despite all of this, your opponent plays just as bad and even hands over some material so by move 9 you are winning. (8. ... Qd8?? your opponent should play 8. ... Rc8 saving his pieces.)

 

15. Bd3 followed by Ne2 and castling kingside might be a way to consolidate your material advantage. 


 Agreed


khan
I couldn't have asked for more! thanks! btw we had weeks between our moves, so both of us couldn't keep track of our strategies.
silentfilmstar13
dalmatinac wrote: You think 38.Nxe3, he couldn't because of check

I think he meant 39.Nxf6.

123snap
Your mistake is actualy 17.   Bxa4 rather 17.   Nd5 wins B or N and R for a Rook.
ProteusIQ
I think my advice to you is learn how to maintain your pawn structure! I have lost many games because I did not keep my pawn structure in a good order! Work on your pawn structure and you will be really good!
lljtam
Loomis wrote:

You need to bring your minor pieces (knights and bishops) off the back rank. You make too many pawn moves to start when you should be getting your pieces into the action. Then you make too many queen moves.

 

Moving your pawns to c3 and f3 just takes away the possibility of putting your knights on those squares. These are good squares for the knights, which you have trouble getting into the game later. 

 

Despite all of this, your opponent plays just as bad and even hands over some material so by move 9 you are winning. (8. ... Qd8?? your opponent should play 8. ... Rc8 saving his pieces.)

 

15. Bd3 followed by Ne2 and castling kingside might be a way to consolidate your material advantage. 


Your question and the response by Loomis helped me. Thanks to all.