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Analyze my Blitz game?

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kgst000

I played a game recently that I think went pretty well, I think I am improving a lot, but I still think there were a lot of big holes (fortunately my opponant made some huge mistakes that I was able to exploit), but I'm hoping someone can give me tips on problems that I made and ways I can improve.

http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=453511364

I chose this game becuase it is one of the few where I don't think I made too many gaping errors so hopefully people can instruct me on the finer mistakes I made.

b3nnyhaha

15. Nxc8 saves the piece.
29. Rfc1 wins faster.
3. f3 wasn't necesarrily bad.. but Nc3 was probably better
 

AndyClifton

The "problem" with analyzing such a game is that you were a rook up very soon.  Only big mistakes could possibly alter the natural result of that one, and carping about anything smaller will most likely only seem to be nitpicking.

kgst000

Thanks, when I was going back through it I didn't think of 15. Nxc8 but that makes a lot of sense.

thomas_loiselle

well 14 Nb6+ is a bad move because you then have to trade with  Nxc8 to not lose your Bishop. You exchange your active piece against a useless one. Bb7 was better.

And I think you push your pawns too far ahead, it's then easier to slip behind it as he did with his Queen

Finally, castling wasn't the best ideas with his 3 pawns that were quite close. you managed to stop them but what if he played 26 Bh6?

kgst000
AndyClifton wrote:

The "problem" with analyzing such a game is that you were a rook up very soon.  Only big mistakes could possibly alter the natural result of that one, and carping about anything smaller will most likely only seem to be nitpicking.

OK yeah I see your point let me try to find a better one

kgst000

I've gone through all of my old games that I can access for the most part and the problem is that they pretty much all have very obvious errors that I can remedy on my own. Perhaps I need to wait until I am a little better, or play less Blitz?