My chess tournament- Part 11

Hi people of chess.com!  A few weeks ago I attended a local tournament on  Labor Day weekend. Twenty-one points underrated, I decided to participate in the X Section (2000-2199) and play up. Many people decided to play up like me, so there weren't many people above 2100. 

In the first round I played someone relatively easy, but I slipped and let my opponent get the advantage. He should have won, but after a serious blunder on his part we were equal again but I soon won after inaccurate play. Here's the game:

That actually took a pretty long time because my opponent gave a good fight.

The next round I played someone stronger, but I was black again! That's unusual for a second round. My opponent played some inaccuracies in the opening and I successfully opened up a file so I had lots of counterplay. I missed two chances for a win and ironically, in the end my opponent crashed through with devastating effect. A game that I should have won but ended up losing. Here's the game:

I should have been careful and seen what my opponent was intending. The win would have been mine had I been more patient and careful in the end.

The next day I played unarguably the most disappointing game of the tournament. I was completely winning because my opponent didn't fight back and went into an endgame where I was not careful enough and got my opponent counter chances and I soon lost. Here's the game:

Wow. I blew it. Better be careful next time! I have 1.0/3.

Next I played a rather easy opponent. Chose a passive setup against my opening that I've actually seen before, then blundered a piece and decided to play on xD. Here's the game:

That boosted my confidence. I have 2.0 out of 4.
In the next game I played someone who started an attack early and got the advantage, but under time pressure (him more than me) we reached an imbalance when time control was reached. I didn't play that well and my opponent was winning, clearly. But then, he made a HUGE blunder, turning it from +4 to -4. It was a crazy line that I didn't see. But I stupidly missed a checkmate by my opponent after a sneaky move. Even though I lost, it was one of the craziest games I ever played! And I almost won. Here's the game:

Wow! What a game! I have 2.0/5.

In the last round I played someone provisional. Having little experience he played much too quickly, and I have to admit I was a little intimidated but he made a fatal blunder and lost quite quickly. Here's the game:

He definitely didn't play like the 2050's I'm used to.

I finished with a decent score 3.0 out of 6. I dropped by one point to 1978. 

By playing in this tournament I learned to be patient and careful- to see the REAL intention of what my opponents are trying to do.

Thanks for reading!

Nice attack in the first game.

The second game was cool. :)

I saw the third game while you were playing, i thought you were winning...

I  skipped the fourth game XD

The fifth game was lol

Nice sixth game.

@nragunat Thanks

Well, you did alright, the 5th game variation was really hard to see, don't be angry over missing that.

in the blue variation 38 Kf7, you accidently wrote Black is helpless, even though white is helpless, just pointing that out. Anyway at least you learned something, unlike me, who thinks he is a tactical wizard but misses a simple fork or capture.. *sigh*

thanks! That's why you need to go over the problems you missed. Only then it will really stick. 

Great openings! Your round 6 game was well played.

In the last game why doesn't 13. Bxc3 work also?

my openings aren't great. Thanks!

thanks!

yeap. I should avoid complications. 

because then b4 comes with tempo. But I'm still winning either way. Plus, I wanted to eye the h6 knight because I was planning to take it so I can cripple black's pawns and checkmate him.

Great games! :)

@NM JMB2010 Thanks!

It's strange. I play all of your openings in 1 minute games, and I usually get very quick wins. Great oPenings!

Nah, it's garbage.