5. ... d6 (instead of 5. ... 0-0) was worth looking at, to see if he bites with 6. 0-0.
Annotated loss #4-A true tactical brawl!
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Apr 10, 2014
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#3
achja wrote:
13...Ng6?? 14.Qxg6! because of the Bc4 pointing at f7 and your king on g8.
Oh, this is true! It seems like someone who blunders even during analysis needs to work more on tactics, eh 
Apr 10, 2014
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#4
blueemu wrote:
5. ... d6 (instead of 5. ... 0-0) was worth looking at, to see if he bites with 6. 0-0.
That is a classical game, right? From Steinitz or Anderssen?
Apr 10, 2014
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#6
Eren_jaeger wrote:
9...b6 was a very strange move, and white seemed to miss 10. b4. 10. dxc5?? I just dont like the plain pawn sacrifice on e5 and after 11...Bb7?? Black is much worse. The biggest miss is easily 14. Qxg6. With the pawn pinned that knight is hanging. Another mistake on 17...Qd6. After A lot of mistakes on both sides it comes down to a pretty equal position and on move 38...Nf4 decides the game. Better was Qf4+ and repetition. Nf4 was not only too slow but it cuts communication between queen and rook andbecause the g5 pawn was hanging checkmate was unavoidable.
Yes, as mentioned in the notes, 10.dxc5?? just hangs a pawn. Could you elaborate on what specifically makes 17...Qd6 bad? I'm sure it's not exactly good, but I need clarification.
EDIT: Oh, it appears my comment on hanging a pawn wasn't saved. Well, at least it had a question mark.
Apr 10, 2014
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#7
Personally, I think your first mistake was 5. ... 0-0.
Not necessarily because of that attacking line that I gave above, but just on general principles. It's far too early to commit your King, especially since White's King is still on e1 and he has already played 5. h3, supporting a potential K-side Pawn rush.
After the game continuation of 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. h3 0-0, what would you have done if White had simply played d3, left his King on e1 while he developed his Queen and c1-Bishop, then castled Queen-side and played g4, Rook-to-the-g-file and g5?
Apr 10, 2014
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#8
achja wrote:
chessman1504 wrote:
achja wrote:
13...Ng6?? 14.Qxg6! because of the Bc4 pointing at f7 and your king on g8.
Oh, this is true! It seems like someone who blunders even during analysis needs to work more on tactics, eh
hehe, indeed, good point !
As homework I'll give you this game below, so that you will never forget about the move Qg6!
Neat game! Here is a game that involved some mating ideas with a dastardly knight as opposed to queen on g6!
Apr 10, 2014
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#9
Eren_jaeger wrote:
Looking back on it, it may not be as bad as i originally thought, although it still allows white to just take on h6 then after queen takes, white takes the knight and is significantly better
You, sir, are correct! Well don't I look silly! Such is life, I guess 
Apr 10, 2014
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#10
blueemu wrote:
Personally, I think your first mistake was 5. ... 0-0.
Not necessarily because of that attacking line that I gave above, but just on general principles. It's far too early to commit your King, especially since White's King is still on e1 and he has already played 5. h3, supporting a potential K-side Pawn rush.
After the game continuation of 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. h3 0-0, what would you have done if White had simply played d3, left his King on e1 while he developed his Queen and c1-Bishop, then castled Queen-side and played g4, Rook-to-the-g-file and g5?
I'm not really sure. I'd imagine I'd push h6 at some point and try my best during that period of preparation on White's part to organize play on the queenside. Exactly how this would occur is beyond me at this moment...
Apr 10, 2014
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#11
achja wrote:
chessman1504 wrote:
Here is a game that involved some mating ideas with a dastardly knight as opposed to queen on g6!
Aha, so you do know already about square g6
That's an entertaining game of yours with a pretty finish. Nice !
Thanks! I was proud of it because it reminded me, in some small way of this Fischer game:
It is also the first miniature I played in a bit of time.
Great game! Wonderful annotations! Keep up the good work!
Apr 11, 2014
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#13
sycophantastic wrote:
Great game! Wonderful annotations! Keep up the good work!
Thank you! Hopefully I'll learn to calculate more accurately in future games. I think that is where I'm truly weak. Yes, I have no positional chess skills, but neither do my opponents! Usually, the person who calculates better at my level is the one who ends up victorious.
Apr 12, 2014
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#14
chessman1504 wrote:
achja wrote:
chessman1504 wrote:
achja wrote:
13...Ng6?? 14.Qxg6! because of the Bc4 pointing at f7 and your king on g8.
Oh, this is true! It seems like someone who blunders even during analysis needs to work more on tactics, eh
hehe, indeed, good point !
As homework I'll give you this game below, so that you will never forget about the move Qg6!
Neat game! Here is a game that involved some mating ideas with a dastardly knight as opposed to queen on g6!
Something I missed while analyzing possible finishes to this game is that, in my main line, 27.Ng6+ is mate after 27.Kxf7 Rxf6#. The analysis has been added in the original post.
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