I played my first two rounds today in the "18. Schweinfurter Stadtmeisterschaft". As my rating is not so good, my first game was against a higher rated player. I tried my best, but got a victim of my biggest weakness: finding a plan in a good but not tactical position:
If someone has a good idea, or a hint to improve my play, be free to post it.
I wont post my second game, as it was a too easy win.
First of all you played a strong game, and you had the advantage in the begining with whites weak pawn structure. You basiclly made 1 or 2 wrong moves against a strong player.
First thing: I played the black pieces :)
So I would be happy, if he takes my Knight, so I can play 13.Qb5:. I get rid of his bishop-pair and if he exchanges queens, my second rook has a open file.
Here is the commented version of my third game in this tourney. I lost again against a too strong player, but I think it's nice to look at it:
of course helpful comments would be nice.
Up to 21.e4 Blacks position is nice, the white bishop is quite bad.
Maybe 21.-g5!? with the idea of f5 to follow
The position started to get worse from the very moment, when the white
centerpawns became mobile!
Youn were driving his white bishop an the attacking diagonal and then you opened
it for him. Knf4 is already a mistake!
You did not anticipate tactics. Remember how you lost your knight - in the second game? Then there was the point where you had to resign because you would have lost your rook through a discovered check? Anticipate tactics! Otherwise, technically you are a good player who did well, even though you were heavily out-graded!
Yeah I agree, you seem to have a good grasp of position play, but tactics is an issue. I think you have, nevertheless, played excellently against really strong opponents.
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