Well, I've taken advice from many of you, here's a game. What do you think?

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/85387862083?tab=review

Please ignore the analysis moves in brackets, thanks!

who were you playing as?

6. Neg5 was a mistake. At that point you had taken a knight and lost a pawn. After dxc4, you've lost a bishop and a pawn and only taken a knight, so you're down material. Better was 6. Bd3; he will capture with dxe4, and then you can retake the pawn with your bishop.

11. g4 was unsound. Before that move, you could still castle kingside and have a pretty decent pawn wall for your king to hide behind. But after g4, that pawn wall is full of holes and will not provide as much protection for your king. That might be OK if you were in a position to castle long, but the queenside pawn structure is also pretty shattered. Playing g4 means your king has nowhere safe to hide. This might be OK later in the game, but when the queens and rooks are all on the board, king safety is pretty important.

12. Nxe5 fails tactically. It looks like the pawn is not protected, but Qd5 forks the rook and knight. Nice tactic by your opponent, though - well-spotted for that level. Doing more tactics puzzles would help you spot tactics like this more often. This tactic would have been impossible if your g-pawn was still on g2.

After that, your opponent coordinated his queen and bishops nicely to shoot through the holes in your king's pawn wall.

Good game by your opponent. Some tactical errors from you - I would recommend doing more tactics puzzles.

And one key strategic point - your kingside got shredded because you played g4. You want to keep your king well protected, and a pawn wall is a good way to do that. Try to keep the pawn structure relatively intact in front of your king until a number of pieces are traded off - especially the queens. Even playing h3 (or h6 as Black) can potentially give your opponent a target, although sometimes it's worth it to chase something away from g3 (or g6).

Also - if your opponent opens up his king, see if you can find a way to attack it.

King safety matters. Protect your king. The failure to do so is a big part of what cost you this game.

if white, then here are some moves that could be improved:

after 5. d5, Neg5 is a blunder because you hang both the bishop AND the knight. Bd3 is a better move as it keeps things equal.

11. g4 i dont like it because it really opens your king side, which can result in easy attacks on white and eventually checkmate. O-O would be okay.

12. Nxe5 is okay, but not the best because a. your king and queen are on the same file, and b. after the trade, its very easy to attack the white queen in the center of the board.

13. O-O leaves your king open, and loses a knight.

15. f4 goes for danger levels, but makes your king more vulnerable.

18. Qd2 is not bad, but black can play Bc4 and easily win in the trade.

hope this helps!

You made a mistake by not moving the king more! King is king!

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