Just a bit of advice, I wouldn't post it as a puzzle. But it still works that way.
I would say that capturing the bishop on move 22 is the fatal blunder which made you lose that game. Losing your rook left no way to protect your back rank from the queen.
Typically the knight is developed to f3 in this pawn structure. It strikes me as not very well positioned on f4.
Nfd5 strikes me as a very weird move, it looks like it would be better on d3 to add pressure to his e5 pawn.
Qe8+ by your opponent isn't very accurate, I would prefer Re8+ here and then decide where I want to develop my queen later.
I DO, however, like the 13.Nxf6+ intermezzo you played, it does create weaknesses that shouldn't exist if black had played Re8+(the Queen could recapture) Also your bishop on d5 looks pretty fantastic.
20. dxc5? is a mistake. You have 2 insanely strong continuations to crush black here. Be4! is best, though I initially saw Bh6. Both are threating mate.
Be4! and you're threatening destruction via Qg4+ and either Bh6 or Qh5 when mate is unavoidable. so if black replies h5 Qf5! and he has to give up his lady for that light squared bishop and you STILL have mating threats.
Pretty much any time after that the same ideas still held. For example, 22. Qg4+! and you're going to wind up winning practically everything black has if he doesn't want to get mated. You're immediately forking his king and unprotected rook, and it's not going to end well if he doesn't find a series of only moves after that.
Typically the knight is developed to f3 in this pawn structure. It strikes me as not very well positioned on f4.
Nfd5 strikes me as a very weird move, it looks like it would be better on d3 to add pressure to his e5 pawn.
Qe8+ by your opponent isn't very accurate, I would prefer Re8+ here and then decide where I want to develop my queen later.
I DO, however, like the 13.Nxf6+ intermezzo you played, it does create weaknesses that shouldn't exist if black had played Re8+(the Queen could recapture) Also your bishop on d5 looks pretty fantastic.
20. dxc5? is a mistake. You have 2 insanely strong continuations to crush black here. Be4! is best, though I initially saw Bh6. Both are threating mate.
Be4! and you're threatening destruction via Qg4+ and either Bh6 or Qh5 when mate is unavoidable. so if black replies h5 Qf5! and he has to give up his lady for that light squared bishop and you STILL have mating threats.
Pretty much any time after that the same ideas still held. For example, 22. Qg4+! and you're going to wind up winning practically everything black has if he doesn't want to get mated. You're immediately forking his king and unprotected rook, and it's not going to end well if he doesn't find a series of only moves after that.
I thought exactly the same stuff and variations
Always nice to have some backup :-D My tactical radar was going way off after black's 19th move and Qg4+ was a nice shot to convince black to find the resign button.
Typically the knight is developed to f3 in this pawn structure. It strikes me as not very well positioned on f4.
Nfd5 strikes me as a very weird move, it looks like it would be better on d3 to add pressure to his e5 pawn.
Qe8+ by your opponent isn't very accurate, I would prefer Re8+ here and then decide where I want to develop my queen later.
I DO, however, like the 13.Nxf6+ intermezzo you played, it does create weaknesses that shouldn't exist if black had played Re8+(the Queen could recapture) Also your bishop on d5 looks pretty fantastic.
20. dxc5? is a mistake. You have 2 insanely strong continuations to crush black here. Be4! is best, though I initially saw Bh6. Both are threating mate.
Be4! and you're threatening destruction via Qg4+ and either Bh6 or Qh5 when mate is unavoidable. so if black replies h5 Qf5! and he has to give up his lady for that light squared bishop and you STILL have mating threats.
Pretty much any time after that the same ideas still held. For example, 22. Qg4+! and you're going to wind up winning practically everything black has if he doesn't want to get mated. You're immediately forking his king and unprotected rook, and it's not going to end well if he doesn't find a series of only moves after that.
Thank you for the feedback. That possible mate just made me angry because I didnt see it and I was looking for a while on the move before taking the pawn and then the bishop. I couldnt see that sequance at all. And to lookk at it now that veriation was possible early too. But I do not understend why the Nfd5 is weaker than it beaing on d3.
Thank you all
Honestly I really think it belongs on f3 instead of the d-file, period.
Is it because of the support it gives in the center?
This is my first posted game so I don't know if it turns out right.
Thank you for any feedback.