I have just gone down and then back to 1150 for the past hour
When your opponent refuses to quit

our boy Viznik playing d4 o____o
Oh yeah forgot to mention!!!!! First ever queens gambit game!!! Whaaat!
not really queens gambit because opponent didn't play d5 but still a good game

Wait what is gxf3? is it just me (and that i'm improving) or is qxf3 waaay better, because it doesn't open the g-file for an attack on your king?

Wait what is gxf3? is it just me (and that i'm improving) or is qxf3 waaay better, because it doesn't open the g-file for an attack on your king?
I think it is, but viz probably had some idea in mind

Wait what is gxf3? is it just me (and that i'm improving) or is qxf3 waaay better, because it doesn't open the g-file for an attack on your king?
Yes it does, it really weakens your king safety, but if I take Qxf3 then I will lose my bishop on d3 after black plays Nxd3.
The bishop trade done by black there is a great example of a “good trade”, where black trades a piece and forces me to weaken my structure, severely damaging my king safety. But qxf3 is worse because I blunder a bishop.
im blind af, idk how I didn't see that

Wait what is gxf3? is it just me (and that i'm improving) or is qxf3 waaay better, because it doesn't open the g-file for an attack on your king?
Yes it does, it really weakens your king safety, but if I take Qxf3 then I will lose my bishop on d3 after black plays Nxd3.
The bishop trade done by black there is a great example of a “good trade”, where black trades a piece and forces me to weaken my structure, severely damaging my king safety. But qxf3 is worse because I blunder a bishop.
oof how did i not see that
Also 1227 pog, the race against @garbagem8 to 1300 is back in contention! Eeeeeeeeee
Edit: also forgot to mention this is my first ever queens gambit game although my opponent played something totally different, I just went with it anyway LOL