helping your fellow midwest players

From time to time I ask that you post an instructive games with your notes to help the group improve as well as improve yourself through constructive feedback.   I ask that everyone try to post your thoughts on the game in question regardless of your rating.  I had groups like this before in face to face group and the whole group rating went up including the top rated members.  Please tell me your thoughts about this idea.  I will try to post one a game a week that is completed and I ask that everyone else does the same or at least comment on the game of the week.   It will only take a little of your time and you do not have to give super-detailed notes (although I would love it), this is not meant to be free lessons just more cooperative sharing.

I like this ideal and concept.  I think it will only help us all.  I for one am always looking to get better.  Count me in 100%

ok here is your game.  just place your notes in a quote and I will comment soon after.

(these are my thought's in the game and my opinion's on what I should have done.)for move 17 I was trying to make a V pawn bind. for mov 3 I started the opening wrong. 23. I should have played Bb2.

 ok here is what i am thinking.  I am thinking you was trying to play the king's indian attack set up.  If this is the case the v-pawn shape you are referring to is made with the move 3. f4!?.  Now you are in a setup called the KIA/stonewall which is very hard for class players to make any headway against.  I am not an opening specialist (you can tell by my games) but playing 3 Nc3 and 4. Nf3 stops you from ever getting a playable v- formation.  So you chose the inferior pawn formation of h4-f2-d4 that is highly suspectable to sacarficies due to your king safety issues.  You had a chance to go back to a playable game with 6. Ne5!? Bd6 7. F4 if 6...Nxe5 7. de Nd7 8. f4 you has space and the opening edge.  6. 0-0?! seems reasonable but it is neglecting the center too soon as shown in my miniture that could be deadly. 9. Bxc6 was prob better than trading it on d3 for Black's "Bad Bishop" and the capture on c6 also allows Ne5 a very important idea in these setups. 20 NxN is prob leading to a quick draw but the move played is better for Black becasue his Knight is better than your Bishop that is trapped by his own pawn chain.  When trading minors you must always look at the remaining minors and determine who got the better minor piece on the board.  The rest of the game illistrates the point that the knight is clearly better than your bishop.  There were still a few mistakes but at this point the game is already over and pieces are just being moved.

my thoughts exactly william

Attacking with no right to Attack!  When your opponent plays the opening well and you don't have a lead in development or force you should not attack because you have not earned the right to attack as Barry attacks me the lower rated player (at that time) with unsound sacs. 

yeah that was not a smart thing to do attacking with the consequence of being down a major

I won my first tournament fast 30 unoffically.  I thought since I showed 2 games where I won, that I will show the only game of the tournament where I stumbled but managed somehow to draw.

wow, great save, and rubik is a strong chess.com tournament player.  so to salvage a draw against him was a good sign that you are riding high right now my friend. congrats.

ok here is the game you requested pls put your own notes about this game and I will follow up.

By move 3...Nc6 (I was surprised that he made that move but I though it was best to continue with my opening). On move 8.e4 (I was thinking of castling at first but went on ahead and played e4). For move 14.Bg4 (I mis calculated and I think I should have played 14.Ng5). 15.Qxe7 (blunder since my opponent is now ahead). 17.h3 (I didn't want his white squared bishop to come and threaten my Rook). 18.c4 (just trying to create a little pawn chain helping my passed pawn). 27.Bb1 (was to support my pawn chain). After 31.Qf8 and he resign but I wasn't going to capture his queen but play 32.Qg4+ and mate in 2

ok move 3 .... Nc6 is a common move in this position.  At this stage of the game you may get a little more from 8. 0-0 because you will have all your ducks in a row sort speaking and his counter trust e5 is not playable in a lot of the lines.  With that being said the instant 8. e4 has to be just as good.  By move 13 Black has gained a small edge and attacking chances due to fact he has more space and is fully developed.  14. Bg5?? this just loses a piece outright with nothing to show for it; not even a open file to attack on. 14 Ng5 or 14 Ne1 should be on your forethought.  14. Ng5 h6 15 Nh3 (interesting is 15. h4?! hg 16. hg with the idea of Qh4, and attacking on the h-file and maybe in some cases sacing the pawn on g6.  I would not recommend this plan but many players live and die by this h-file play in these types of positions where Black's pieces are on the queenside but this play takes super-accurate play from that point forward.  Also 15. Ne6 is available but that may just be losing a pawn in the long run who knows?) 15. Nh3 is a solid move planning to go to f4. 

19. .... Bg4?? Black has went crazy with his imaginary combination that returns the piece for nothing worth mentioning. 20...Rf6?? his idea is good if it did not hang another piece.  He is trying to attack along the h-file like I stated eariler and try the pawn push ....f3! 20...Rae8 or Bc7 and the position is only slight better for you.  Once that h-file idea came into his head he stuck with it at the cost of the king.  Nice way to clean up and finish the game off.

To recap allowing your knight on f3 to be taken was a serious error in judgement and you should always double check variations where you go down material to ensure that you have at least a draw or you should go back to the drawing board and start looking for moves that saves the piece.

pilsen chess house is closed until futher notice, including the popular friday night blitz

Why?

 Noise from the streets can bother some players and lighting is not as good as it could be and a few other housekeeping issues.  We should not be closed for long.  We will  host our Friday night blitz due to popular demand and my phone ringing off the hook.

I think that if you can find another location, because some people will be tempted not to enter the building because from the outside it looked to small (like an apartment building), and think it is not safe.

I heard that myth before but this is a very safe and diverse location and if I just moved it will just be fueling the myths about Chicago's neighborhoods.   As far as room we can sit 26 players without any trouble.  Thank you for you comment.