Thanks for taking a look.
I really am just looking for answers to the questions I posted. No need to bother with a move-by-move analysis. I know your're busy.
If anyone else has some feedback, that would be great too.
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Jul 16, 2014
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Hi Kleelof, unfortunately I have not much time yet, so here just some short answers to your questions:
1. You played a very good opening and got a advantage out of it. Good job by you!
2.21...Bxe4 is a mistake. Not only that allows some complications but mainly because you gave away your dark squared bishopm, which was not only the most important defender of your king but also defended the dark squares in your camp. Later in the game your opponent completly outplayed you on those dark squares with moves like Bxh6, Qd4 that are all aiming straight into your camp. Once you gave up one of your bishops you always have to ask yourself whether the squares of this bishop are weak now and if this is a problem in the following game. In your game this really was the case. You got completly dominated on the dark squares, which wouldnt be happening after a simple move like 21...dxe5. So next time wait a second before you exchange a bishop and ask yourself about the consequences.
3. Here your position is practically already hard to defend but after 26...Nxe3 it is maybe simply lost. Nxe3 was a huge blunder, you cant leave a square like f7 that is so near to your king unprotected. You dont even need to calculate lines because when you allow a queen to enter your position on f7 it is in 99 % very bad for you. At least he will always have a perpetual check. Necessary and much better was the move 26... Qf6! which defends all weak squares around your king and prevents the important move e4 after which you can exchange the queens on d4. Now the threat might really be to take on e3, but even if this is not possible you still have not many problems with your queen on f6, which is a brilliant defender.
Hope I could at least help you a bit :).
Cheers, Till
27052003 wrote:
Everybody please help me analyse this your comments are greatly appreciated.
why did you play 34...kf5? Play re5 would be much better. after you take the pawn you have a slight avantage. 36... rxb5 got you killed.
Bd6 was a mistake, he blundered at the end, otherwise you would have lost. (Rxd6 or Nxd6)
Just to say thanks to Till for analysing a game with me the other day where I made the fatal error of pushing a pawn in front of the castled king unnecessarily. I was able to take advantage when my opponent made the same mistake in this game. Would be interested to hear any comments about the game.
Actually just realised he should have played 13. gxh3 Qg5 14 Qg4 and maybe he would have been winning?
Till_98 wrote:
Hi Kleelof, unfortunately I have not much time yet, so here just some short answers to your questions:
1. You played a very good opening and got a advantage out of it. Good job by you!
2.21...Bxe4 is a mistake. Not only that allows some complications but mainly because you gave away your dark squared bishopm, which was not only the most important defender of your king but also defended the dark squares in your camp. Later in the game your opponent completly outplayed you on those dark squares with moves like Bxh6, Qd4 that are all aiming straight into your camp. Once you gave up one of your bishops you always have to ask yourself whether the squares of this bishop are weak now and if this is a problem in the following game. In your game this really was the case. You got completly dominated on the dark squares, which wouldnt be happening after a simple move like 21...dxe5. So next time wait a second before you exchange a bishop and ask yourself about the consequences.
3. Here your position is practically already hard to defend but after 26...Nxe3 it is maybe simply lost. Nxe3 was a huge blunder, you cant leave a square like f7 that is so near to your king unprotected. You dont even need to calculate lines because when you allow a queen to enter your position on f7 it is in 99 % very bad for you. At least he will always have a perpetual check. Necessary and much better was the move 26... Qf6! which defends all weak squares around your king and prevents the important move e4 after which you can exchange the queens on d4. Now the threat might really be to take on e3, but even if this is not possible you still have not many problems with your queen on f6, which is a brilliant defender.
Hope I could at least help you a bit :).
Cheers, Till
Sorry for the slow response. Been very busy.
I did previously skim over your response and thought some about the bishop and defending that inner square on the king side.
Funny you mentioned the Qf6 move. I did consider that in the game but felt it was going to be too little too late. But now that you mention it and I've had time to look more closely at the position I see what you are saying.
Thank you very much for taking the time to look at my game. I hope to bet this guy one day and need all the guidance I can get.
I thought I'd post this game because it has two unique elements (I don't know the correct term but I call it the rook that begs to be taken, and a rook+king against bishop+king endgame) and a good message (don't give up when down!). Unforunately I had to leave at the end (it was close to 50 moves no progress rule I think anyway). Fun game!
This one was a crazy Online game I played. I did a royal screw up in a King's Gambit and went down an exchange, but a clever plan with a timely pawn sacrifice along with my opponent's unambitious play led to an interesting middle game where I kept sacrificing material to attack the black king, got into a position for a three fold repetition which my opponent decided not to allow, which followed a rook sacrifice by me which then allowed me to win the queen, and my opponent then allowed me to fork his king and one of his rooks, and resigned. Crazy game, lots of missed tactics and moves I expect!
Unforunately I can't give my analysis of the games right now, but I'll try to do that in the next day or two. Entertaining games in my opinion!
I have tried to analyse myself this game, but I bet I missed a lot of remarks. It would be great if someone could help me to spot my "thought process blunders", my way of understanding the game, etc. (though I understand that it can be difficult).
Interesting game its like 5.d3 Ruy Lopez mixed with Flohr-Zaitsev line. 6…Bd6 is a bad move which you could have taken advantage of.
As for an alternate 9th move, 9.c3 and 9.Nbd2 comes to mind. The move c3 gives an escape square for the Spanish Bishop in case of Na5, and covers d4 square. We do not have to rush the d4 move yet. 9.Nbd2 is the start of the maneuver b1-d2-f1-g3 the typical Ruy Lopez maneuver. The idea is to bring the knight to f5.
Your analysis of 12…Nxe4 is wrong. 12…Nxe4 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 (forced) 14.dxe4 and Black lost a piece for no compensation. 12.a4 is typical of Ruy Lopez, to attack the weak advanced queenside pawns.
13.d4 is rushed in my opinion. See my notes to move 9.
14.d5 isn’t really good because Black has …c6 which can chip away White’s centre.
I prefer 15.a4 or 15.Nbd2 to your move.
17.Qd3 falls for (as in the game) …Nf4. I would have played 17.h3 to prevent an eventual Qg4. You can deal with …Nf4 with Ne2 if the Queen is still on d1.
At move 21, it isn’t game over yet. You still had 21.Reb1
Aug 1, 2014
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#32
Hi guys I hadnt much time but I will try to do all those analysis in the next time :)
Really interested to hear comments on this slightly strange closed game - tactically i just lost it and perhaps lost patience and opened it up to my detriment.
sorry kleelof. I normally analysed the games in live chess, but I will analyse your game today or tomorrow. Cheers, Till :)