Summer Training Game #6: Exploiting a Weak Square
In this game, I was able to take control of a weak square and use it to obliterate my opponent. I still made some mistakes, though! Specifically, I became so excited with the positional possibilities that I overlooked my opponents moves and I blundered a pawn. I managed to come back and win, though.
In the first game a clear check mate was on the cards in the second last tactical attack
Summer Training Game #6: Exploiting a Weak Square
In this game, I was able to take control of a weak square and use it to obliterate my opponent. I still made some mistakes, though! Specifically, I became so excited with the positional possibilities that I overlooked my opponents moves and I blundered a pawn. I managed to come back and win, though.
you're looking at it wrong. It's not "I blundered a pawn in haste"... It is supposed to be "I gambited a pawn, lured his queen into the center, and can now develop quickly, and with tempo". It's not that bad... Don't be in such a haste to hang on to everything! Sometimes you just need to "give them some material" for an imposing lead in development. Due to the restricted nature of black's pieces, you should have nice compensation. But you made a mistake earlier, which was trading a bunch of pieces.
PRINCIPLE: The cramped side benefits from the exchange of pieces
You got out of the opening in a great position . After you exchanged DSB on move 24, you only needed to put the knight on d3 instead of giving away your center .Then you would focus on keeping the pressure , possibly f4 e3 with rooks doubled on the e-file.