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Need advice to improve my game..i made a mistake early. http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=1341480953

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At your level, practice tactics here or at chesstempo.com with a free account.  There were some definite mistakes, obviously including allowing a back rank mate when you were winning, but spotting the pin allowing you to grab the free pawn at move 14 is very good at your rating level.  So I dont think you have a tactical weakness *for your rating level*, but nonetheless the kind of game it was, I dont have a lot of profound positional insight for you.  Practice tactis and post other games.  

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Yes, both sides were dropping pieces right and left, apparently not even noticing, so just about any kind of practice would help: tactics, openings, positional play, or even just sheer volume of games played. For example, even the opening, which was a variation on the Patzer Opening (1. e4 e5 2. Qh5), has a standard response, 2...Nc6, which was also the correct move in this variation, so it would help to learn 2-3 moves into each common opening in order to reach a more playable middlegame.

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I often suggest Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf

Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (1949)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf

Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf

Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller (2015)

https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/

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Thanks all
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This is my recent game. http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=1342278079
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A mixture of good and bad. The end was great, but why not 7. Nxe6? Or 9. Qh5+? And watch out about moving your f-pawn so early in the opening: 4...Bxe4 5. fxe4 Qh4+ 6. g3 Qxe4+ 7. Qe2 Qxh1 could've lost your rook!

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Thanks all. Need to learn more tactics 😀😀