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StrategicusRex

Here's a game I played recently in live chess.  I won this game, but I think I could have done better.  Please analyze it and tell me where I made mistakes.  I played as white.

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Few inaccuracies.

3. d4 is a much stronger move. Play could have continued 3...exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 with a much easier position to work with.

4. Be3 is a little bit weak. Nc3 is better as you can take advantage of the weak d5 square.

5. c4 is not good as this weakens your queenside. You should avoid moving too many pawns early in the game as well as avoid over extending you pawns when it isn't necessary. By dong this, you created a bad bishop for yourself. Again, I suggest Nc3, you want to develop that knight.

7. a3?! You shouldn't be attacking on the queenside. You should be attacking on the kingside, with Be2 followed by O-O. Watch the black knight though, it is very likely to go to g4.

15. f3? You freed your light squared bishop a few moves ago and now you are trapping it again. This is not a good move. I would defend with Bf3 simply because I do not want a bad bishop with no squares to retreat to if black should decide to activate their knight because this position is very closed.

37. Be4! This stop the pawn storm and checks the King.

38. hxg3 is stronger. After gxg3 by black, 39. Rf7!

Good game! I enjoyed going over it, of course, I'm not that much of a stronger player at online chess. Online chess for me is really weird. I prefer OTB which I am much better at.

StrategicusRex

THE BISHOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

rooperi

Sure there are inaccuracies, but you played well for your rating.

bigmac30

c4 is ok seing you had plan you had a better centre but breifly he had mor mobility 7a3 i think is good it preares b4 presurizing c5 stops the night coming in after bb6 i would of played f4 straight away but f3 ok mabee safer the queen exchance was good and when you  peice up you found it easy very well played you could of got youre rooks in play ealier you nare on the way up  though

KIng_of_the_FWs

exd5? better is bxf8

Ghoti_Heads

I totally agree with FWMark

After move 27 the material is even.

28.  Bxf8 puts you up a rook and two points right away since it also threatens the bishop and black is likely to respond with 28. ...Bxf8.

No the Knight is hung --->  29. exd5 

A bishop for a Rook and Knight.  You said it yourself 26 Bb4!! drop a rook.. what a great move.  All you had to do was follow through and you would have had a clear advantage.

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--all that being said, well played!  That was a fun game to go through!