You are at the level where you don't see that you can't take a piece for free or that he can take your piece for free. Go over this game yourself, see if you can find that stuff. Then go over it with the computer to see the ones you missed. Then practice tactics, either here, or at chesstempo.com, which has a nice free account with unlimited problems.
First time beating the Live Chess Computer (easy 1200). Would like constructive feedback.
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Dec 25, 2017
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haha, the 1200 bot makes that many blunders? Strange.
Anyways, I don't really want to analyse the whole game but I'd emphasise thinking more about why you're doing things... for example, why 3. g6? Usually people do that to put their bishop in g7 and provide stronger defence for their king when they castle, but you moved 6. Bb4 and then traded away the bishop you made room for in g7 when a much better move would have been to move your knight out of danger. Not only did you lose a knight and a bishop for poor compensation (a knight and a pawn) but you also weakened your pawn structure for no reason. After that you moved a pawn to c5 to presumably chase away his bishop and he did not move it but you chose to castle instead of taking a free bishop. What was the point of c5 then?
Anyways, I'm not going to go too much into the hanging pieces or whether individual moves were good, I think you'd be better served by looking at the game move by move yourself, just try to ask yourself what the purpose of each move you make is as your analyzing your play.
I am very excited as this is the first time I have beat the Computer! I have recently started studying openings, and tactics to better my very much beginner game. I would appreciate any feedback regarding positive moves, not so positive moves and why. I am trying to further improve my game and greatly respect and appreciate feedback from others in the chess.com community. Happy Holidays and thank you.