well...I finally got uscf membership...so after competing in a club tournament I thought I would share a game from it that I played...It was my first win from the tournament...let me know any mistakes that I didn't annotate or some better things I could have done...

I have several 1200's and 1400's in my club. 

They do not play this badly.

You must not play chess in the real world much.

I noticed the blockage of my queen after I moved it but I felt the need to add support to my pawn...I suppose I didn't need to

on my 5th move...I don't know what I was thinking, after looking at it later I saw my mistake

on the rook comment...during the match I didn't have any sense to move the bishop until way later in the game...

yeah my opening was awful...sadly though I haven't been playing too well my past games as uscf member (a total of 11) and my estimated rank is actually 750 (yikes!) hopefully the next few games will go smoother...and also, is it 25 games that you need to play to get an official rating?

Your online rating means crap to me.

No 1200-1400+ plays this badly in the opening at my local club.

I only see this kind of play from players rated around 700-800+.

I dont see how ppl give this guy 1200-1400 rating....hes more like a 750-800

Maybe at your club. I played an 800+ and the manager analyzed the game. We found no hanging pieces, no random sacs, and only a few blunders that lost the game.

Honestly, you should try playing chess outside of the internet.

Yereslov is just a troll. This is the 4th thread that I see him trolling so just ignore him.

1. As noted, the trades on f2 are great for White. The king is quite secure. Black has traded off his only developed pieces, including his dark-squared bishop, the piece best able to exploit a weakened f2.
2. On move 14, don't think of it as "losing" your knight. In exchange for the knight, you get a whole rook. Further, Black needs at least three tempi to recapture on a8, at which point he will still be down a piece. Quite a bargain!
3. If several players at your club are playing the Petroff, by all means, look up some lines! No need to book up too much, but looking at some standard lines for an hour or two should help avoid moves like 3. Bd3. In addition, the Petroff offers a few interesting gambits for White.

I'd say 750 is pretty accurate. However, we all start somewhere, and at that level, a few tweaks can pay big dividends.

"Trolling" doesn't exist.

It's a subjective term.

It's more of an insult than anything else.

lol all this debate over what the guy's level is

i know! i feel so flattered, lol...even after already saying what my rating was they're still debating...it seems as if a debate is innevitable here at chess.com no matter what the thread may be about

true dat :P

I dont know why a weaker player is trying to correct a stronger player. Whether that guy played like 800 or 1200 or 1400, It still doesnt change the fact that he needs to learn to develop his pieces effectively. 3. Bd3 is a big mistake.

Perhaps the chess community is a bit too hung up on ratings. The important thing is that you're playing OTB. I started in January 2010 after playing some turn-based chess online. I learned much more playing OTB than I ever did playing via computer.

So enjoy it. Study some, try your best each game, and the rating will take care of itself.

You know you can just look up your rating at uschess.org, right?

But overall, nice game. Haha

He already posted it (#6).