This is my most recent game, which I came back to win from a very uncomfortable and sloppy beginning. I always seem to have trouble with this opening, and it seems to encourage me to make silly mistakes more often than any other. Any advice given will be happily accepted. I am glad I won this, but would've liked to respond better in the beginning so as not to have had to work so hard in the middle/end...
It didn't look that bad to me...
Thank you kohai, and you too Ben3313!! I don't know if it WAS bad, but I felt uncomfortable for the majority of the game. Just an instinct telling me that I was in trouble and probably blundering, until he gave over the advantage in time and let me have control...
You did well.
24. ... Bb5 hung the black bishop, since the pawn was between it and the queen. But instead of taking it, you launched a successful attack.
