Hit a rut at 1400 help analyzing weak spots in my game?

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MISTERGQ

Just like all low rated players, I've been dilligently putting lots of time into training tactics. So far I've done 39 hours of tactics training and gotten my tactics ELO to 1600. My live standard rating is ~~~1400 and Im having a hard time progressing past this level. It seems like my opponents are always just slightly a step ahead of me, and I win only when I can take advantage of their obvious mistakes, or when positions are very vague. I've compiled a list of newer games that I wish people would look at and see where I am falling short. 

http://www.chess.com/home/computer_analysis?id=471727833&game_type=2

I lose a pawn in the openning and it is my demise as it makes the endgame pressure unbareable.

 

http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=471692314

I do alright tactically, and even win the exchange, but this ends quickly with a positional mistake.

 

http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=471679922

I get pushed around until he wrecks my pawn defense, and I see no other way than to accept his temporary sac. I get greedy trying to find counterplay and blunder away.

 

http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=471396935

I win a piece with tactics, then very quickly get my queen trapped.

http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=471401946

I play very aggressively, and I feel as if Im on the verge of a devistating attack, but it gets dismantled slowly with my opponent put in a commanding lead.

http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=472042256

Once again I get a piece ahead, then succumb to vague positioning and an opponents strong attack smokes me.

 

 

Recently, I've been working on reducing blunders to 0, and I'm getting better, but some mistakes seem to turn into blunders 20 moves later.

 

If anyone has anything specific to say

Oraoradeki

Ok, first game against Vkraturi - 2 knights is usually a risky opening, and you lost a pawn there so you should play aggressively. 13...c5 is a mistake, at least you should have gone 13...Qxb2 and get back the pawn. 14...Qg6, i know you want to go for g2, with the Queen/light bishop, but I think Castling is better here. 21...g5 is bad too, the position is quite open, and the king shouldn't be exposed. Maybe 21...Nc6 or even Bxd5 is better?

Next -against Kimochess, your opponent gives you a chance to set up a big pawn centre with 2...Nf6. Take advantage of it, play 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4, and you'll have great centre. 5. Qd2 is a blunder, although you followed up with sensible moves.

Against Nante27-75, I think thats an opening called Bogo-Indian. Instead of blocking the check with the knight, maybe Bd2 is better as an effort to trade your bad bishop for his good. Also, generally you don't want doubled pawns. However the decisive mistake came at 15.Qb7. 15. Qb5 is a move you should consider. You are too aggresive there. Just be happy with the extra piece, try to trade and head to endgame. Remember in rapid chess generally, Queen > Rook + Bishop, because of tactics.

your 2nd one against the same opponent, Qb4+ is okay but Qe4 only lets your opponent develop as in the game. 9...Qxb2 should have been played. Your opponent is winning in the middlegame but you could have shown resistance with 23...Qc5. Don't expect your opponent to fall for cheap tricks, lol.

 

Game against Azust - Your doing well, on move 18 though, maybe you should consider taking on f5 withyour e4 pawn, as your opponent is uncastled so opening e file might be good for you. 20.f3 is a bad move, not only it weakens the king but also it deprives your pieces from defending the king. If Black goes Qg5/Rg6, you could have stopped mate with Bf3/Bg4. I think the problem was your Queen was too inactive from the beginning, after winning the piece. on your 12th move, maybe you should have played 12. b3 or 12. a4 to undermine the big pawn chain your opponent has.

 

That was real fun digging into analysis. I hope you didn't find my comments offensive. I'm also rated around 1400 in live chess, maybe we should play each other sometime.

Ion_223ui

seems u hvnt mstered concept of tempo yet... u knno material,tempo and quality.as in vs azust after queen exchange u use the king to go 'around' blacks pawns wasting time/tempo.i would have pushed the g pawn intead... material in exchange for time...according to my analysis (without any engine) u could queen 1 or 'maybe' 2 moves before black...

In some other games as well u place your pieces well... quality... but you also have to look into time... maybe you have to let that queen go to swing your rook over......

And a last piece of very unorthodox umm maybe 'advice' (i mean u r not my friend or anything), if u feel deep down that u r more into positional chess than tactics develop your strenghts first, i kno maybe there r no positional trainers out there (maybe there are) but search and suit yourself..

BetweenTheWheels

In your game against vikraturi, I don't think it's accurate to say you won the Exchange. It looks like he sacrificed the Exchange to take control of a critical line to your king. Look at how powerful his queen is now on the a1-h8 diagonal with no dark-square bishop to oppose it. I'm not going to say it's completely sound or even that I know for certain he sacced the Exchange on purpose, but the result gave him a dynamic attacking position. I agree with you that g5 was a critical mistake. Instead I would have activated your other rook with Rae8, whcih challenges for the e file against his only remaining rook.

shukh

A- 1st game doesnt load.

 

B- 2nd game:

a trade in this way: [Nf6,Nd5,Nf4] = [B.f4] . three tempos waisted on nothing but a weak pawn for you and this took white just one tempo! but im sure i had played Nf4 too!! (doesnt seem that bad ,actually.)

i think  8. ... h6! 9.Nf3 e5  was much better to gain space and tempo.

why didnt u take the b2 pawn in 13th move?

and 21... g5?? is a suicidal move. you should have hurried to take advantage of the exchange u`d got by 21... Rae8. i think white has a good poaition here too but he should take caution.

21... Rae8 22.Ne7+ Kh8 23.Bxb7 Nxb7 24.Nf3 Qd6 25.Nd5

both sides have chances.

 

C- 3rd game: whats the point of 5.Qd2 but to block your bishop?

5.Qb3 was perfect answer to Bg4 follwed by Bh5. why that bishop left b7 alone?!

7.f3 is too slow unless u wanted to castle queenside. so 10.Bg5 is much better than Bf4 because it provides castle to queenside.

14.0-0 is a serious blunder, now black is winner. but you shoulndnt have given up that easily such in 16.Qg3? and 18.Kh1? , 16.Rf2 and 18.Rf2 were much better.

 

D- u played well in opening but why didnt u 10.B.a! ? because this move captures a piece and this move alone! (10.Qa5+? Qd7! leads to nothing major.)

remaining of the game is a serries of blunders. for example 16.Q.a7 was a winner move. or you could have saved the queen after 18... Qd6?? 19.a4! Na6 20. Ba3 Qxa3 21.Qxd5) or after 20... a.b 21.e4


E- U played awsome in the opening. damn it! why didnt u take the b2 pawn? it was winner for sure: 9.c3 Qxb2 10.Nd2 Nxc3 11.Qc1 Ba3 12.Qxb2 Bxb2

for the rest u`ve got the upper hand till 13... c6? what does it do but to ruin your white squared bishop? 13... Rb8 was much better and more aggressive.

u missed your chances: 19... Ba3! (serious attack) OR 20.Rb6 (now it can go to a collumn, huh?)

21... Bc4? 22.Nc5 captures st.

and 26... R.b3 could have saved the game.

 

F- NOTHING TO SAY!!

u try hard and gain st then u lose it like a slipping fish!

 

I think that u were better than all of your oppnents, my friend.

dont forget that improving in chess is slow! finding a good opponent or an average coach might help u.