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[Event "cooldrool vs. lcv91"] [Site " Chess.com"] [Date "Jul 6, 2015"] [White "cooldrool"] [Black "lcv91"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1038"] [BlackElo "983"] [TimeControl "1 in 0 day"] [Termination "cooldrool won by resignation"] 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qa4 a6 5. Be3 b5 6. Qb3 f6 7. Nf3 Nh6 8. h3 Bb4+ 9. c3 Bd6 10. Bd3 f5 11. exf5 Qf6 12. Qc2 Nxf5 13. Bxf5 g6 14. Bg4 h5 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Qe7+ 17. Be2 Rf8 18. O-O c5 19. Re1 cxd4 20. f4 Bxf4 21. Na3 Qd6 22. Bxh5+ Kf7 23. Bxg6+ Kg7 24. Bd3 Bh2+ 25. Kh1 Qg3 26. Re7+ Rf7 27. Rae1 Bb7 28. Rxf7+ Kxf7 29. Rf1+ Ke8 30. Qe2+ Kd8 31. Rf8+ Kc7 32. Bxb5 Rxf8 33. Qc4+ Kd6 34. Qxd4+ Ke7 35. Qxd7+ Kf6 36. Qd4+ Kg6 37. Qb6+ Rf6 38. Be8+ Kf5 39. Qxb7 Ke5 40. Qe7+ Re6 41. Qc7+ Kf6 42. Qf7+ Kg5 43. Qxe6 Kf4 44. Qc4+ Ke5 45. Qxa6 Ke4 46. Qe2+ Kf4 47. b4 Qe3 48. Qc4+ Qe4 49. Qxe4+ Kxe4 50. c4 Kd4 0-1 I have been playing chess for some time and was quite good but began to lose (a consequtive 16 record times. :p) in blitz playing in the Ruy Lopez and d4 openings . however since I've used the english and this e4 e5 d4 style ive been winning often. Can you recommend from a quick analysis of this game in which areas I am good for my level and where i really need a lot of improvement? :)

Charetter115

I started analyzing this but I gave up around move 25. You made a lot of mistakes, at a quick glance, I'd say more than half of your moves were inaccurate. All of that should be easy to improve by studying some tactics though. Your openings and endgames weren't perfect but there really isn't much need for you to improve them yet. Also, this should be in the game analysis forum.

Sqod

Normally, games to be analyzed go into the Analysis subforum.

P.S.--

Yes, many mistakes on both sides. Let me try out a checklist I just started this morning. A "+" indicates that that particular error was made by the player being assessed, in this case White...

CHECKLIST OF VIOLATIONS OF HEURISTICS

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Was the opening passive / second rate (versus strong / aggressive / top notch)?
Examples of passive openings:
WHITE IS PASSIVE
+ Center Game: 1. e4 e5 2. d4
o Scotch Game: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
o Vienna Game: 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3
o Van't Kruijs Opening: 1. e3
o Hungarian Opening: 1. g3
BLACK IS PASSIVE
o Philidor's Defense: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6
o Scandinavian Defense: 1. e4 d5
o Nimzowitsch's Defense: 1. e4 Nc6
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Was the opening faulty / very weak?
Examples of faulty openings:
o Damiano's Defense: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6 3. Nxe5 fxe5??
o Philidor's Defense: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6. 3. d4 Bg4?!
o Petroff's Defense: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4?!

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Did the player fail to advance a center pawn two squares when it would have been better to do so?
()
Did the player move the same unit twice in the opening?
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Was the player unfamiliar with unit placement for this opening?
Examples:
o Blocking the c-pawn by N-QB3 in a d-pawn opening.
o White placing his queen on the half-open c-file in a Sicilian Defense?
o Black allowing c4 in a Sicilian Defense.

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Was the player unfamiliar with unit placement for this opening?
(+)
Does the queen get chased off, resulting in the loss of a tempo?
(+)
Was the queen developed too soon, before the minor pieces?
(+)
Did the player put a knight on the rim?
Examples:
+ White erred, queenside: Na3
o White erred, kingside: Nh3
o Black erred, queenside: ...Na6
o White erred, kingside: ...Nh3

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Did the player fail to castle early enough, in a position where castling was important?
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Did the player allow himself to get "queen slapped", resulting in loss of castling privilege in a risky position?
Examples:
o White erred: ...Qxd1+ Kxd1
o Black erred: Qxd8+ ...Kxd8
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Did the player play B-N5 only to get the bishop chased off by P-B3?
Examples:
o White erred, queenside: Bb5 ...c6
o White erred, kingside: Bg5 ...f6
o Black erred, queenside: ...Bb4 c3
o Black erred, kingside: ...Bg4 f3
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Did the player overlook a mating combination?
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Did the player overlook the win of material?
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Did the player get a piece trapped?
(+)
Did the player fail to take advantage of weak moves or errors (positional or tactical)?
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