At 5...e3 you blocked your black square bishop in for no reason, when you could have finished your kingside fianchetto.
At 10. a4 you should have played the quieter 10. a3 to limit the c6 knight's movement.
At 11. Bb2, you should have stuck a pawn in the g4 knight's face, forcing a wasted tempo or material gain.
Also, if you ever feel boxed in or limited by your pawn structure, try to get the pawn off the square. Even if you have to leave the problem pawn vulnerable! At the very least you might be able to free up a piece defending a worthless pawn to do something a bit more useful.
Hi there,
I have just played a game which is the perfect example of my main problem during a lot of games, so I would like to bring it to your attention.
My opponent resigned after a few moves, apparently without any reason, but I was surely in disadvantage!
Please, do not consider my last move, which was a complete horrible blunder!
As you can see, I started with an English Opening (it's the first time I use it) and then I developed my pieces in a very "quiet, defensive way"...
I generally play in such a way in a very spontaneus manner, and then I get a point with no more "good" moves available, trapped by my own pieces development.
Could you deduce it looking at my game?
How can I improve my strategy?
Thanks,
bye