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OCTOPUS_d6 wrote:

@Smiley_face10 I had this game ... I thought. Tough opponent and I was giggling halfway through expecting a rare victory and then game flipped upside down on me. Could use your eyes upon it if you get the chance. I need ALL help I can get to beat @FelixG711!

I am white.

To be honest, I would have looked hard at 17. Qd5+ Bxd5 18. exd5 creating a protected passed pawn. The biggest takeaway I saw is you playing "see check, play check" moves, which if Black can get his King safe, leaves the pieces uncoordinated, resulting in losing the initiative. Either that sac to get rid of the dark squared Bishop or at least simply playing to get your Rooks active, dominating any open files. once Black got Bxc5 in, you started getting cooked. Try to make plans that take into account your opponents worst pieces, finding ways to not allow them to get any good scope. It's essentially like being a piece up.

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imhaptic wrote:
 

First of all I wouldn't recommend playing the group opening. It's pretty bad and doesn't accomplish much so try learning a different opening. 3. bf3 was bad because it moved the same piece twice in an opening and it obstructed your own knight's development. 4. d3 just straight up blundered the bishop. These sort of 1 move blunders can be prevented simply by double-checking the board before every move. furthermore exf3 just worsened your position. nxf3 would've been so much better. 6. ke2 was bad because it lost castling rights. something like bd2 would've been better. Basically the entire opening was a disaster which needs to be fixed. Try learning a a simple opening like the London System.

16. nh5 was a blunder after dxc4+. Once again all those simple 1 move blunders can simply be fixed by double-checking the board before every move. You were also trading down too many pieces while down material which you generally want to avoid doing unless there is some sort of tactical motif which gives you an advantage or gets closer to evening out the game. Move 23 and 24 missed rxd8 and furthermore blundered your own rook. The game overall was very shaky and you had a lucky escape after your opponent blundered heavily. You need to work on these things.

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OCTOPUS_d6 wrote:

@Smiley_face10 I had this game ... I thought. Tough opponent and I was giggling halfway through expecting a rare victory and then game flipped upside down on me. Could use your eyes upon it if you get the chance. I need ALL help I can get to beat @FelixG711!

I am white.

I got you!(even though he's 1600 and I'm 1550) Anyway here's my review:

The opening was pretty good and you even gained an advantage early on! This went on for a while but then you blundered with 25. re1. Then kf2 blundered the pin and sealed the deal. You need to watch out for tactical blunders. You were so close to beating him.

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StopH8inNJustPlayChess wrote:

To be honest, I would have looked hard at 17. Qd5+ Bxd5 18. exd5 creating a protected passed pawn. The biggest takeaway I saw is you playing "see check, play check" moves, which if Black can get his King safe, leaves the pieces uncoordinated, resulting in losing the initiative. Either that sac to get rid of the dark squared Bishop or at least simply playing to get your Rooks active, dominating any open files. once Black got Bxc5 in, you started getting cooked. Try to make plans that take into account your opponents worst pieces, finding ways to not allow them to get any good scope. It's essentially like being a piece up.

I think you mean 17. Qd6+? I was looking at a fork Qxb5 or Qxf5+ but I see what you mean!! "See check, play check" ... ouch, thank you! And true!! I use it to see if other pieces move which can expose vulnerabilities when I'm unsure but I'm ALWAYS unsure, loll, and I use 'check' like a pacifier. It is also fun to see the King running. I didn't know Kings had such stubby legs. grin

I've been puzzling and puzzles sacrifices a LOT so I've stepped up by being more bold. ;-) I keep forgetting clock is running as I'm chatting with Felix, LOL. Then I remember it is timed.

"uncoordinated" NAILED IT! I had no sense of control from then on.It's about that point that my brain just says, "Nah, I'm outta here." Thank you so much for your perspective. Such incredible lessons!! I wouldn't have learned any of this had I won.

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smiley_face10 wrote:

I got you!(even though he's 1600 and I'm 1550) Anyway here's my review:

The opening was pretty good and you even gained an advantage early on! This went on for a while but then you blundered with 25. re1. Then kf2 blundered the pin and sealed the deal. You need to watch out for tactical blunders. You were so close to beating him.

Oh that nasty fork. I had an out-of-body experience at that moment. Yep, my brain checked out. After my initial planned attack, I was shocked and excited for 30 seconds and then I felt (ashamed to say) a bit smug.

Then fear hits - BIGTIME especially when I see all the undefended structure I left behind me. Of course by then, it is too late. This game goes into my PRIZE collection of lessons learned from experience. Thank you so much for honest input. This forum ROCKS and so do YOU!

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I ask for help. I recently moved from the crome chess.com to the app one to leave behind the crashes. But now I cant post games. Can someone help me with that?

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My friend playing on my account cost me max elo in this game. “I” am playing black.

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Anyone know the best checkers site? I've lost like 12 straight and wanna switch it up a bit. This game is far exeeding my intelectual capacities

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JIMMY12345678636 wrote:

Anyone know the best checkers site? I've lost like 12 straight and wanna switch it up a bit. This game is far exeeding my intelectual capacities

Give 960 a try! Like its Daily, I think! I haven't played it yet (waiting for my sister) but I've watched a few games and it is totally ROCKIN'!! I think it'll help reset some of our stagnant thinking.

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Idk how to post

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Here in this Game ,my king captures a Bishop, the 2 Rooks, and 2 Queens.Not Bad,Your Majesty.

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A nice Queen pawn game.

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mw909z1 wrote:

this was a in my opionion brilliant move (bg5+)

bxa8=Q+, That might be the longest possible notation.

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Mira_tomo_aizawa wrote:

Idk how to post

Just follow the instructions I have posted on the first page of this forum

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Rodrigocool001 wrote:

I ask for help. I recently moved from the crome chess.com to the app one to leave behind the crashes. But now I cant post games. Can someone help me with that?

I don't use the app so unfortunately I don't think I can help you with this situation sad.png

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JIMMY12345678636 wrote:

Anyone know the best checkers site? I've lost like 12 straight and wanna switch it up a bit. This game is far exeeding my intelectual capacities

That sounds like tilt. It happens to all of us. Just try taking a short break from chess and come back to it later. Your mind will be a lot clearer and your focus will be much sharper.

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TheBigJFS wrote:

I enjoyed this one, low elo alert!

The opening was actually perfectly fine! You found plenty of good moves throughout the game which was great! 34. rxf8+ did miss qxf4 which was a free rook because of the pin though but genuinely that game was great!

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this is a real game now look i was playing as black