Hello! I'd be glad to help you out.
First of all, when you played Rf1 to stop Bxf7+, you could have played 0-0, which 1. gets your kind to relative safety, and 2, defends the f7 square with the rook in the same manner as Rf1.
Secondly. Nf1 on move 12 was kinda useless. it takes away the possibilities of playing d4 in the future to kick away his bishop.
Third, it was realistically better to take with the f-pawn when it was move 17, or even trading off his powerful knight/bishop.
Next, Why did you play Rf2 to block his rook?! Funnily enough, Castling Queenside works, because:
1. It defends the bishop on b2 so you can use that knight to defend the one on e2
2. it gets the king out of the way of all his pieces.
Other than that, all you needed to realistically do was lock down the pathway to your king and you were fine in this game.
Any guidance?
Hello! I'd be glad to help you out.
First of all, when you played Rf1 to stop Bxf7+, you could have played 0-0, which 1. gets your kind to relative safety, and 2, defends the f7 square with the rook in the same manner as Rf1.
Secondly. Nf1 on move 12 was kinda useless. it takes away the possibilities of playing d4 in the future to kick away his bishop.
Third, it was realistically better to take with the f-pawn when it was move 17, or even trading off his powerful knight/bishop.
Next, Why did you play Rf2 to block his rook?! Funnily enough, Castling Queenside works, because:
1. It defends the bishop on b2 so you can use that knight to defend the one on e2
2. it gets the king out of the way of all his pieces.
Other than that, all you needed to realistically do was lock down the pathway to your king and you were fine in this game.
Hey, thanks for the quick reply. I was actually black in this game, however. I didn't realize I should have flipped the board. First post!
I think you played pretty strongly, I can't find anything to point out. Inevitably, though, someone like tygxc will come along and prove me wrong, and criticise at least half of your moves. Tis the law of chess.
When you insert your FEN/PGN, there will be a "flip board" option with the symbol of two arrows pointing in the opposite directions. It will be located to the right of the "White/Black to move" options, as well as under the pieces.
It is very weird to ask for help, and as an illustration show us a game where you absolutely crushed your opponent. Just play like this in every game.
I'm not sure what time control this is but its certainly not a sub 1000 game. That's for sure...You made a couple moves I probably wouldn't have made, but they were subtle. What time control are you trying to improve at?
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You learn more from a game you lost than from a game you won.
I'm not sure what time control this is but its certainly not a sub 1000 game. That's for sure...You made a couple moves I probably wouldn't have made, but they were subtle. What time control are you trying to improve at?
30 minutes, which may explain why it appears better than it really was. This is a new account of mine (created today)- I've played for a few months- and have been struggling to reach 500 Elo. I'm trying to figure out what I need to focus on to improve more.
It is very weird to ask for help, and as an illustration show us a game where you absolutely crushed your opponent. Just play like this in every game.
I often struggle to beat mid 400 elo players. I used this game as an example because it represents my style and was the last game I played. I'm learning all of this on my own, and because I am struggling to reach even 500 elo, I thought there would be something glaringly wrong about the way I play. Perhaps I am on the right track and just need to work on consistency?
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
Over the past couple months, I have tried to get serious about learning chess. I've watched some videos, tried to learn tactics, attempted to avoid hanging pieces, done puzzles etc. The problem is that I have never received real-life input from other, more experienced players, so I'm going about it a bit blind and by trial and error. Here's an example of my last game- I believe I did reasonably well for a beginner. Obviously, I made mistakes, but I'm not sure where to go about in improving or how to recognize these errors. If anyone with experience wants to take a look and give me some tips, it would be greatly appreciated.
EDIT: I am black in this game. Can't figure out how to flip the board for the post.