Interesting game? Comments / Analysis please

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Avatar of Alex_Williams1

I played this game (30 0) a bit earlier. 

First of all, please note that my present rating in live standard chess in chess.com is 1350. My opponent's rating was 1144 (after the game). So, you can expect the standard of the game in this range of rating.

Anyway, I think that this game of 16 moves is interesting (at least for me ; - ) )

Please post your comments and analysis.

The game:

http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=130546915

Thanks a lot in advance and God bless you!

: - )

Avatar of Shivsky

A few comments:

Instead of 7..Qf6 (allowing ideas like Bg5 for white later on), why not keep it simple with Bg4 or even the plain Bd6. You want to castle quickly given that your opponent is looking awkward with his king still stuck in the center with a bishop blocked in by his queen and if you can get a rook mobilized on e1, you can start generating threats faster than he  can.

8...Nxe5 led to complications .... Did you consider the very simple 8...Qxe5 ? If he's offering a piece for a pawn so easily, why not take it with the queen as a subsequent  queen trade only makes it easier to win for the person with more material.  By taking with the Knight, you create room for tactical ideas (such as his pin). 

Avatar of Alex_Williams1

Thanks a lot Shivsky. 8 N x N was a blunder from my side. I should have taken the knight by the Queen itself as you suggested. Actually, I overlooked 9 f4.

Now 7... Qf6 may also be wrong. But, I thought that if I play 7... Bg4 instead, h3 might force my Bishop to back off. Even if I play Bh5 then, he can play g4 in reply, so as to win a pawn ultimately.

Now I did not play 7...Bd6 because I thought that will block the column of the Queen. (Eventhough I use to play Bd6 in this kind of a situation; this time I thought about a change : - )  )