This was a nice game against Tyrrhenus I think we were both fairly evenly matched, I think I made a few blunders and could have played the endgame better. Any comments from others would be useful.
3. I had intended to play a version of the Ruy Lopez here but your knight move threw me. I noticed that I could go into the four knights game and took that option. Was that your plan? Or did you have a defence you were going to play if I went with the Ruy Lopez?
5. Decided to play the standard book move and castle here.
6. As you were attacking my knight decided to go for exchange rather than retreat.
7. Chance for me to grab a pawn from the centre.
8. Attack your bishop to see what your response will be.
9. Another exchange I'm still up a pawn but now have doubled up pawns on same file as you this could be interesting!!
10. Exchange of Queens only option for me and brings my castle nicely into play.
With your knight grabbing my pawn we are now equal.
11.Bring my bishop out that both castles can now come into play, also looking at Bishop possibly capturing pawn on c7
Think you have a similar idea?
12. Setting up for bishop to catch a pawn or Knight to move to threaten castle on a8.
13. Your castle has prevented my bishop capture of your pawn therefore move knight for possible capture of pawn.
14. I think you have similar attacking plans possibly?
15. Move my bishop to safety.
16. See opportunity to grab that pawn finally. Puts me a pawn ahead in game.
17. Hoping to double up castles on same file and use knight to capture both your castles and put your king in trouble.
18. Knight to safety and covering my advanced castle.
19. My castle vulnerable here so have to take pawn first time in game I am a major piece down.
20. Decide to grab another pawn here hoping my pawn numbers and structure will be useful in endgame.
21. Advance another pawn and attack your knight.
22. Your move here helped me in exchange
23. Try to attack your bishop
24. Move my rook to safety
25. Get my rooks back onto same file
26. Getting ready to attack bishop on a4 or pawn a6 but lost a pawn in process.
27. Not sure why I moved this, possible better to move pawn from b4?
28. You now have both rooks on the same file decide to grab pawn and threaten your bishop.
29. Move King to safety
30. Try and attack your bishop again
31. We'll see if you will exchange rooks.
32. Worried about my king being checkmated so decide to exchange rooks.
33. Chase your bishop again
34. Want to get ready to advance my pawn on the a file
35. Trying to get your rook onto the a file
36. As the a file pawn is blocked going to try and advance b file
38. After a bit of a stalemate decide to try something different, maybe I should have just continued moving between files to see what you would have done?
39. Still looking to advance a pawn
40. Hoping with this move to capture one of your pieces or to advance my pawn.
43. Decide to go for exchange and try and get promotion with pawn on b file
45. Need to bring my king over to capture your bishop.
48. Don't think I'm going to succeed in promoting pawn on b file due to your king's location so advance another
49. I still have a chance with b pawn so advance my king in his direction
51. Advance another pawn as looks like will not be able to save b file pawn
52. Once this pawn was captured I think I'd lost the game.
54. Trying to stop you advancing pawn
55. I should have taken your pawn here that was a blunder by me I was trying to clear a route for my remaining pawn. Once your pawn moved forward it was a lost game for me.
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