Perth Open 2nd Day

Hi, here three more of my games. First one, Bishop opening i do realise some mistake at the beginning. I lost. Grant's rated around 1523.

In the second game is was a draw, he could have prevent it.

Third game, I finally won but is was very close, his rating was in the mid 1400+

Nice! 

ADK

nice job...a win a draw and a loss isn't bad at all!?

I have noticed I started ending sentences in!? since I started playing more chess.  Is this a problem!?

And on a side note I would like to thank your country for bringing tim tams to the world.  Truly fantastic. 

thank you erikido23 tim tams ? I am having one of those now,  don't we also bring to you Vegemite ?

lol...Haven't had the pleasure of vegemite.  My parents went on a trip out your way.  They just happened to bring some tim tams back.  By the sound of it I can't imagine vegemite compares to the tim tam goodness. 

Cool!

First game:

If possible, try not to let the opponent's pawn center roll you over and throw your pieces to the sides like that. So on 10.e5 d5 is a common counterthrust. At least white can't keep rolling over you afterwards (after he moves his bishop and you move the knight, or you exchange bishop for knight).

Trying for the counterthreat 10...Na5 does exactly what white wants: throws your piece to where it's less in the game, while his piece remains with exactly the same affect after it moves, AND your other knight at f6 has no good squares to go to, and is still under attack.

White could have pulled the curtain immediately with 12.Bg5. (because f7 bishop is pinned, black loses a lot of material for nothing here. white remains on the attack too).

12...d5 NICE move:) well done. Only way to Even if the position is still lost, any other move would make me question why black is still playing. At least now white has to be at least a bit accurate for a few moves.

Probably 13...Nh6, solving your biggest problems protecting this knight AND the f7 square was the only realistic way to keep playing.

After 16.Qxe6+ Kh8  White missed a forced mate: 16.Nf7+ Kg8 17.Nxd8+ with mate next:)

Of course white is winning after what was played too.

I'd say your biggest problem in this game is you don't respect the power of a mobile pawn center. Let it roll over you and throw your pieces to the sides and you're already almost losing.

Second game:

Very interesting.

You played quite well.

For more than half the game, I see no special problems with your game (and quite a few in your opponent's).

What I'd want to discuss is your decision to exchange your bishop for his c7 knight with 25.Bxc7. Why? his knight is still passive, can't take your pawn e6, and your dark squared bishop is your good bishop. Also, that bishop is a good potential defender. Your king is just a tiny bit exposed. Not a lot.

Probably black gets a very good position after that.

 Also, after 27.Bc2 your opponent missed 27...Rd2 winning instantly.

Nice job with holding that to a draw:)

Third game: I'll reserver my opinion on this game until you answer one question please (if you want to...):

You say it was a close game. What exactly is your impression from the third game? what do you think was his critical error and who would have had the better position if the best move had been played? Ok I know, many questions, not one. But I'm curious...

instead of 32.h4 he have done Qxg6+ and the game would have continue Kf8 33.Qxh6+ Ke7  34.g3 Rh8 35.Qxh8 Qxh8 ....

heh insisting on looking at the mating moves and attack...

Trouble is, the only reason black got such a strong position is that white played 30.Qf3 (allowing Ng4 with tempo on the queen). White, however, has a winning position. 30.Nc1, to bring another piece into the defense, for instance, or 30.f3 (what I would have played), to block any pawn breaks at least until white can bring more defenders, and if black can't mate with his attack (unlikely that he can, actually), white's queenside passed pawns will win the game in and of themselves.

The whole attack is unrealistic, and plans on an opponent's mistake.

Black sacrificed his entire queenside. That's a huge commitment. It means - no mate = probable loss.

Be careful of too many sacrifices.

I was interested in your opinion just to know if you reailzed you were the one who should have lost it BECAUSE of your reckless attack, not white.

Nice games!