Ok, so this is my first post ever on Chess.com. Hopefully, the I got the diagram to work properly.
I just started playing Chess a few weeks ago and would like to improve. This is a game that I played today as White. Throughout the entire game, I didn't really have any type of plan at all. I just looked at the board, decided on a move that looked like it wouldn't weaken me and played it. It doesn't seem like I made any blunders, but at the same time I didn't create any tactical possibilities for myself either. At the end of the game, it seems my opponent blundered, then resigned because he was going to lose his Queen, followed by his rook (and eventually Checkmate) I didn't make any comments on the moves a made because I wasn't really thinking anything other than "ok, don't blunder" on each move. Does anyone have any suggestions on moves I could have played during the game, that might have created a more interesting game with move tactical avenues? It just seemed as if this game should have been a draw, and it is quite boring to look at. Should I try to play a differently in the opening? Or if I started another game like this, are there any different moves you could see where I might have complicated the position somewhat? I apologize if the post is rather vague, but does anyone have any ideas?
