In this position, there are tactics involved so strategy isn't necessary. Qh5+, Bd3, Bg6, h4 (intending h5-h6 and if he takes Be3-Bh6)...his king is in a terrible position. I guess you could you say the most important imbalance is his weak king.
Imbalances that silman talks about!!!
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Please post the rest of the game so we can see what went wrong.
Here is a pgn of the whole game..
OK, his having an h-pawn makes a difference, 27.Qh5 wouldn't be check, but h7 is still a target. Then 27...f5 would be unplayable.
Mar 8, 2010
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bondiggity there is suppose to be a pawn on h7 on the first diagram ! so that stuff up your plan.
The problem I feel is with the way that you approach the game of chess. There are a number of basics that you need to work on before things like a space advantage become all that relevant.
When you play chess, it is important that you develop a clear plan, or at least have some idea what you are doing. "trying to force somethng in the centre don't know what ,I guess I was trying to lure him into making a mistake"
Always know what you are doing, even if it is just trying to get better piece activity. Also, the worst thing you can really do is try to get someone to make mistakes. Set an agenda and keep to it and then you will be ready to look at complex positional ideas.
Also, just having pawns in the center does not mean that you are 'controlling the center' (as you state in a comment on move 11). Google Hypermodernism to see what I am talking about.
Also, move 19 obviously drops a pawn. And finally, a space advantage is sort of irrelevant when there are a lot of open files, though I admit that you did do a good job of laying claim to the b-file early and holding on to it.
And having a space advantage is used to create tactics, not really to 'hold onto'. If you have one, it keeps his defenders from being able to get where they are needed, often allowing for attacks that win material and get checkmates.
Mar 8, 2010
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Okay, well that changes things. Here is my little list after move 26:
1) You're a pawn down. You have an isolated pawn. These two factors points to you needing active play.
2) Black is undeveloped. You have open files, the hole on e6.
3) Two open files on the queenside.
4) Pawn on a4 "hanging"
I believe that white needs to seek action on the Queenside. Ideas of attacking on the kingside only would seem to work if he gives up his light square control (move his bishop away). A plan of a5, Rb6, Qd3, taking on a6 and using your passed pawn to win is what I would go for.
I just remember in his book Silman said "don't rush your advantages won't go away"in his book the amateurs mind.Trying for a passed pawn is a good idea on the A file but I feel that they're too many peices on the board for him too allow it and he would counter attack on the king side as soon as I moved my heavy peices to attack his pawn.
Looking back maybe the e6 square would have been a good target I could have doubled my rooks on that file..
I would prefer to go for the killer blow on the kingside then switch attention to the queenside.
Static advantages, like being up in material, don't go away. Dynamic advantages, like being ahead in development, go away if you give your opponent time. It looks to me like you had an advantage in space and development. Both are dynamic and will go away if you give your opponent time. Therefore, you should press some type of attack. I agree with bondiggity that it should be queenside because you can put a lot of force there (both rooks, both bishops, queen) faster than black can respond.
One of the imbalances in this position is that I have a space advantage,can anyone suggest how I could have mantained it in this position and what is the right way to look at the position so as to workout a plan....