Can anyone help me by explaining where I went wrong

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JamesSwaby wrote:
 

Hmm, you posted the game with an analysis showing your major mistakes, inaccuraceies and blunders.

Was there something in particular?

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justbefair wrote:
JamesSwaby wrote:
 

Hmm, you posted the game with an analysis showing your major blunders.

Was there something in particular?

Yes, i suppose i am trying to understand why they are blunders, thanks

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JamesSwaby wrote:
justbefair wrote:
JamesSwaby wrote:
 

Hmm, you posted the game with an analysis showing your major blunders.

Was there something in particular?

Yes, i suppose i am trying to understand why they are blunders, thanks

Well, 5..c5 ignores the threat to your bishop from 5 h4.

If you look at the master games section of the analysis, it shows that masters played either 5..h5 or 5..h6 after 5 h4 to avoid having the bishop trapped by 6. g4.

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In the advanced caro kann, with the bishop out on f5, h4 enters the tal variation, the main 'trap' of which comes if black blunders e6 as the bishop can now be trapped with g4, f3 and h5. This is very common, along with a pawn sacrifice by white on e6 if the bishop leaves the diagonal. c5 was a blunder because your bishop gets trapped, after you captured on c2, your opponent should have played rook h2 and your bishop is trapped. Qa5 just missed out on the free pawn on h4 which your opponent blundered by playing knight h3. Bc5 is a blunder because your bishop is still trapped on c2, and bishop f7 is a nice tactic, but your bishop on c2 is still trapped. Other than that a pretty good game. You should look into the tal variation of the advanced caro, or play the immediate c5 after e5.

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justbefair wrote:
JamesSwaby wrote:
justbefair wrote:
JamesSwaby wrote:
 

Hmm, you posted the game with an analysis showing your major blunders.

Was there something in particular?

Yes, i suppose i am trying to understand why they are blunders, thanks

Well, 5..c5 ignores the threat to your bishop from 5 h4.

If you look at the master games section of the analysis, it shows that masters played either 5..h5 or 5..h6 after 5 h4 to avoid having the bishop trapped by 6. g4.

Thank you

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ObservantSofa wrote:

In the advanced caro kann, with the bishop out on f5, h4 enters the tal variation, the main 'trap' of which comes if black blunders e6 as the bishop can now be trapped with g4, f3 and h5. This is very common, along with a pawn sacrifice by white on e6 if the bishop leaves the diagonal. c5 was a blunder because your bishop gets trapped, after you captured on c2, your opponent should have played rook h2 and your bishop is trapped. Qa5 just missed out on the free pawn on h4 which your opponent blundered by playing knight h3. Bc5 is a blunder because your bishop is still trapped on c2, and bishop f7 is a nice tactic, but your bishop on c2 is still trapped. Other than that a pretty good game. You should look into the tal variation of the advanced caro, or play the immediate c5 after e5.

Cool thanks for the advice and help, this was my first time playing the caro and never knew about this so maybe this was the problem ultimately.