Right Idea, Wrong Execution

Like a biplane with one and a half wings, chess is very susceptible to a good idea spoiled by poor execution.

Playing Black against the Trompowsky, I knew I needed to liberate my position with a pawn break. While this was generally the right idea in the position, I was laser-focused on enabling a particular break -- i.e., e6-e5. This caused me to miss better options, as you will see below. Ultimately, I even missed a tactical counterblow by White that would bring the game to a quick and unfavorable finish. For me, I mean. It was a very pretty, even elegant finish from White's perspective!

But I can always turn lemons into lemonade by learning from my mistakes. Would you care to learn with me? Read on!