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"they'll learn faster this way".
I bet they would! 
Etienne: "What have you got to say for yourself only getting 99% in Latin!"
Boy: "Sorry sir, but it's so difficult reading a dead foreign language in braille with a hook!"
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I do think however that the educational system is too soft, at least were I live. One can go through, perhaps even university, with almost no study and having learn nothing. They are just levelling the standards down so that everyone can pass, even the lazy ones.
I tied another game yesterday.
You lost your queen in the opening again.
Try the following "template" for openings;
1. Advance a central pawn two squares
2.Develop your knights and bishops to central squares
3 Castle
4 Develop your queen and rooks, paying particular attention as to where you put your queen. Put it where the opposition can't chase it around (gaining valuable time) or immediately attack it.
By the way, in the final position it's not stalemate... you can take his rook pawn! Well played!
I was white.
A what?
for the second game in my opinion, your opponent wants to make a tie game, because he could easily beat you in the end of the game.
however, it is a good play, lo.
play more, and you will learn more.
have a nice game
xbigboy,
If the game title says "Player A" vs. "Player B", it always means Player A is white and Player B is black, of course.
Your post #29 indicates that you where black, but in post #33 you indicate that you where white. After post reading #29 everyone would give you advice as if you where black.
The game could be improved, but you already knew that. Keep playing. Read the comments and use what you can. If you prefer a computer try this site. http://www.chesskids.com/lessons04.shtml
xbig, if you were white in that drawn game, that should have been your first win, after you had taken his rook at move 25, you were superior in every way.
Note, putting the king in check wont win a game if the king can just take the offendng piece, you threw away every single one of your pieces from this point on. you should have affronted the king from a safe distance, and guided him into a difficult position.
Also, at move 18f5, you really should have taken the pawn, it was ungaurded, why retreat? 19.g6, again, take the pawn. 20.f4, you finally took the pawn. Im wondering if you dont realise you can take a pawn diagonally? 21.g5, again you dont take that pawn, and instead hand yur queen to the king. Move 13 was a bit silly, sacrificing a Knight to prevent your opponent from castling isnt worth it. Untill this point, all pieces were exchanged evenly away, or it was a trade up. you started of alright in this game.
Its the little things that make a difference. Take open pieces, dont blunder away pieces.
And look up tactics and the like, get a chess book.
I need to do the same, i havent looked up a single set of moves, or read a single chess book yet, and its a sure way forward for me.
xbigboy wrote: I was white.
It doesn't make any difference what colour you played... the final position is not stalemate; black can play 44 .... Kxa4.
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Post comments about your game, check it and try to find the mistakes and tell us where do you think were the mistakes and why you played your moves. Both you and your opponent kept giving away material for nothing, remember this:
Pawn worths 1 point
Knight and bishop worth 3 points
Rook worths 5 points
Queen worths between 8 and 10 points
For now try to just hang on your material before anything else. It's no usegoing in strategy or anything else before you can learn not to give away your material.
Moves like 13. Nxh7? just gave away material, and taking away one option of castling is not a good justification. Don't mind about any strategical or tactical plan before you learn to keep your material.
20. Qf3? Why didn't you capture the pawn on g6?
22. Qf7? You simply give away your queen.
26. Rd6? You simply give away your rook.
30. f6? You give away your pawn.
32. Bd7? You give away your bishop.
It seems like you are giving away your material simply to put the king in check, but it doesn't give you anything to put the king in check.
44. Kd2, it's not a stalemate.
Since you are a beginner at chess, I suggest that you study Opening Principles. Like all beginners, you made beginner mistakes. There is a wealth of information on Opening here on Chess.com, read them you will understand where your mistake occured in your game. Here is an article that can help:
Also, Don't become discourage about asking quetions or posting you game to be analyze even if there some people here doesn't take in consideration that you are here to learn.
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I am just a beginner myself, so I have no room to offer chess advice. [1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 Ne7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O f5 7. e5 b6]
Well, your opening looks more sound than xbigboy's opening, so I figure you must have some nuggets of wisdom on the opening you could share with him.