No one? Incidentally I had this game analysed by the Chess.com computer, and it agreed that Bd3 was the move to make, two moves in a row. I'm not too familiar with these kinds of poised positions though, so hopefully I've learnt to see when the moment is to cut off counterplay, and when to push the attack.
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callmeaspade: thanks for your thoughts.
I didn't play 33. Bd3 because after 33...Bxd3 34. Qxd3, 34...Nxg4 loses a pawn. That might be a sacrifice worth looking at, given your point about the need for an open file to attack the king, but it would certainly have been risky for me. I agree that Bxh6 was premature, and that if I'd played Bd3 the pressure on Black's position would have been significant.
It's interesting that mishan plays this line often - he certainly seemed to know what he's doing, although he offered a couple of draws pretty early on in a position that the database I was using had as almost completely winning for White.
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callmeaspade wrote:
PS By the way, your opponent is my teammate, and as far as i remember, he plays this line in Ruy Lop'ez for black quite often :)
You should tell him Nb8 is not too good, and to get Marin's book on Rubinstein with Nd8.
25.Bxh6 was a little early. Also, you neglected to follow up on your attack, and allowed his to consolidate the position. By making such a tactical burst in a highly positional game, and neglecting to follow through with it, you allowed yourself to get behind in material, with no compensation; not even an attack!
A good book for you, I think, would be Winning Chess Combinations by GM Yasser Seirawan. It teaches you how to gain a positional advantage, and then drive that advantage home with smashing, winning combinations. My play improved enourmously after reading this book, and I think yours will to.
Good luck!
I just lost this game. I think I had a winning for position for quite a lot of the game, but in my eagerness to push for the win, I left myself exposed, and was eventually forced to resign.
My opponent played very well towards the end, though. It was a good game all the same. The question is, how, if at all, could I have won the game? Any comments appreciated.