Moscow is hardly weak. It just doesnt provide white any advantage. But equal position doesnt mean bad. Also I believe that your opponent blundered on move 13, simply Nd4 would keep position level.
Yes, 13.Nd4 is better than 13.h3.
HOWEVER - If you are White, and you have one move to keep the position level at move 13, and all other moves are bad, the opening was a complete failure for White.
Black should not equalize that easily!
@Airut In the game that you posted, white did not play the theoretically correct moves. Specifically, his move 9 was a wrong move order, as 9. Be3 is considered better. It prevents the tactic black is trying to go for with ...d5 because the knight on d4 will be defended.
weird.. I don't play e4 anymore altho I played it for some 20 years. Then I started playing d4, specifically the london system, and my rating is shooting up over 100 points in one year.
However, new openings isn't the only thing I do. I also use the chuzhakin system. I have no idea why I am winning. Today I was playing an 1927 ELO player and won relatively easily. I can honestly say I had no idea why.
Ok for example in chuzhakin its about creating hazardous situations for opponent as well as seeing and preventing hazardous situations for one self.
So I put my rook on seventh when I had the chance.. He didn't attack it but just left it there. The rook was attacking a piece on d7 but it was protected by the queen. Later I attacked it again with Bg4 and now he had to move it. With d7 out of the way f7 was attacked by the rook, so I play Qf3.. double attack. Then I attacked the other rook with Bf4( rook was on h6), and he played g5 with little thought. But it turns out I could just take g5. After he took again on g5 I had mate in five.
All my wins go like that. that is all I do. I go over the list, create hazards for opponent and try to prevent for me. Just feels weird if that is what wins for me. oO
Your Caro-Kann and French lines are terrible. Your Sicilian and 1...e5 lines are fine.