Yeah the Fried Liver is one of the most popular openings that you just have to have a response ready to neutralize it.
I play the Sicilian and use to see the Bowdler Attack quite a bit but had a response ready and coasted thru the games fairly stress free.
Yeah the Fried Liver is one of the most popular openings that you just have to have a response ready to neutralize it.
I play the Sicilian and use to see the Bowdler Attack quite a bit but had a response ready and coasted thru the games fairly stress free.
This wasn't the fried liver though. I believe this was the Noa Gambit Is what my opponent played as white. I already know how to counter the fried liver attack. Lol
I will be darn!
Nf3 and Bc4 set-up to me is the Italian, Fried Liver and Bowdler Attack all wrapped in one to me haha
Congratulations on this post. This shows that you are growing as a player. Analyzing your lost games is the key to improvement.
In this game we can see that your opponent played an unsound opening and this put you into unfamiliar territory early into the game. It can be more frustrating to lose when your opponent begins with a dubious opening, but these can often still be dangerous.
What was the time control and how much time was left when you resigned. Even though it was a losing position, it might have been worth playing on at least a few more moves.
To piggyback off what KevinOSh wrote, this is a great post. Posting a loss and owning it is very difficult for a lot of people. Doing post mortems like this is how you get better, good job man.
If I could add a few things.
* On move 5 where did you get that it's -2.4? I got -1.4 using stockfish 15.1 at depth 37+
* On move 9 you wrote that the king should've gone to g8 on this opening and this position. I would think that Kg8 would be the move on any type of position that is similar not just this one. When your king is out in the open you don't want to bring it to the center. Only time you would violate this rule is if precise calculation calls for it. In addition, there is tension between the D and E pawn with potential for the file to become open (which is exactly what happened) so you wouldn't want to place your king in the line of fire and those principles apply to many positions not just this one
Anyways, great post!
Hello all!
So I had a thought today. One of my biggest problems in chess is accepting failure. Being too animated or emotional (angry) after a loss and subsequently not confronting the mistakes that caused me to lose the game. This hinders learning and is not a mentality that is conducive to the game. Therefore, Ive decided to begin a series of posts here in the forum where I post games I have lost and go through them. My thought process, What I learned, and how I plan to improve my play should I see that particular position again
With all that being said, let's dive into the first game.
I feel the big take away from this, is that if you feel an opening is trash, know why. The proper response gives an advantage to black in this game had I simply stuck to the best moves which I knew but for some reason decided to not play here.
Anyway, as I get batter at analyzing these are sure to become more detailed. I hope you enjoy this first entry.
Any and all feedback is welcomed. Good vibes to everyone. 🙏