We need more amateurs to post their annotated games.

Good game Vyomo, nothing I can say about it but be careful of people like me who would play 3)Bb5+ to throw you off your main line. 

I played a game against Fritz 2 days ago with this exact position with me having the winning advantage and the game lasted 130 moves. What I can tell you on these endings is to bear in mind these principles.

1. The inferior side always has drawing odds simply by exchanging Rooks
2. The superior side bust be able to coordinate all 3 pieces as a unit by connecting the King to the pieces.
3. Placing a Rook unopposed on a rank or file restricts the Kings movement forward. Blocking the checking line with the Bishop allows you to move the King without a fear of drawing.
4. You need to find a way to separate your opponents King from his Rook and deliver a check with the Bishop to capture and simplify into a winning position
5. According to FIDE rules, a game is drawn if after 50 moves there is no capture or pawn movement.

Bearing these principles in mind, my advice if you want to improve in these types of games, though rare, is set up the position on an engine such as Fritz that will explain the moves to you and/or set the position up on a board and play against another person, first playing the superior side, then the inferior side so you learn the principles of attack and defense at the same time. 

Practicing through positions such as these will also help your overall tactical ability in all phases of the game.

Finally, it appears we are from the same city (at the moment i am in Medford), try playing at the Portland Chess Club (especially if Nick Raptis is still there) or if you can in the evenings, Coffee time on 21st Avenue. And of course, always at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Who knows, maybe I will play you next summer there.

Good thing you in the US have a better attitude towards chess promoting, clubs and tournaments. That's a thing I have noticed on many ocasions. In my country it's hard to find a chess club, especially outside of the capital, although we have good tournament players. You have at least three clubs in your city. Maybe I should move

Finally, I get to play a game with Vyomo! :D

I was a bit surprised when I started our first 15 0 game that his rating is 974 but after seeing his profle it turns out he plays Blitz and not standard time.

So, our first game.....

And that's it :)

I've always wondered what it would be like to play people fromthis thread, cool that from here venegence :D I just finished playing a B+RvR game and lost :P will post some games soon

I typically play G/10 and G15/10 formats but also alot of online chees. Anytime you would like to play a game L99, feel free to send a challenge. I enjoy playing all people and like to analyze what went wrong following. Look forward to hearing from you soon.

Well done Vyomo. I agree that Bd3 is a very offbeat move in the Sicilian and one that can be punished outright with ...e5, giving a Sveshnikov style position. 8. ... e6 is too passive in my opinion but playable. Personally, I been really getting into the ...e5 lines in the Black Sicilian in that White gets only 3 replies with the d4 Knight Nb5 where ... a6 puts him on a3 and out of play after a ...b5 advance, Nb3 which is solid even though a small loss of tempo and Nxc6 bxc6, giving Black the open b and c files after a later d5 pawn push. Also 8. ... e6 has now committed your Bishop and White will seek to exchange, a feature that can lead to very mild lines in the Sicilian (though not always).

Positionally, 12. ... d5 is a tactical error here in view of 13. e5 Ng8 losing a tempo and offering exchanges to White. Black can get the better of White with 12. Qb6+ which after 13. Kh1 you have 13. ... Qxb2 14. Bd2 (14. Na4?! Qa4 15. e5 Qxh4 16. Bxh4 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 =/+) Nd5 winning a piece.

15. ... Qd5+ wins a pawn for Black here as well.

Other than those 3 points, Black handled this position very well. Nicely done.

The following game is against a higher (much) rated opponent. He said I did well, and I decided to analyse this to see where I went wrong.

just want to see what you guys think

At move 11 jetfighter, why not 11. c4 if you know he wants to push his b-pawn? becuase if 11...b5 12. cxb5 and he cant recapture without you winning a rook

all things considered I wanted my pieces ready to go once my king was safe, plus I wanted him to commit  first.

That was a great attempt against a very higher rated opponent.

The nice thing about The KG is you can transpose into a Bishop's opening, a Vienna game or an Italian with the f4 capture. Look into these openings as well because each has different tactical and positional characteristics to them.

The purpose of the KG is to wage all out war at f7. Look at the direction your pawns pointed in this game. Did they tell you anything about the position? You have a space advanatge to the King side and that is where your piece activity needed to be directed to to maximize your potential.

On the Ng4 move, you also had d4 as an option, knowing your King has to go to e2 in this position. d4 gives you 4 squares in Black's territory as well. It also stops the fork.

Lucifer makes a great point with 11. c4 as well. This move stops Queenside play as well. My strategy in this game would be to hold the Bishops and play for hitting f7 and/or h7 at some point with all pieces bearing down on the King. 

I know it looks odd but why not 21. Nxf1!? Your Rook is in a beautiful spot and if 21. ... Rf8 then the a6 pawn falls. Black will soon have to weaken his position here to defend everything or start exchanging and the 6th rank pawn will be a monster if c7 ever falls as it will take a piece to prevent promotion.

Still, i applaud you in your efforts against someone 600 points or so higher than you. This is proof that you must play the board, not the rating. nice job.

I thought about it for a bit on taking with the knight

The focus around with the knights and his rook and bishop required a bit of head sweat.

I quite enjoyed this game; lots of thought involved in parts. However it did leave a bad taste in my mouth after due to the other player being quite unsportsmanlike. He stopped playing after the last move and just sat and let the timer run down for twenty minutes before it ran out. All the while telling me that he let me win and that I was rubbish .

Anyone else had a bad experience like this?

unfortunately mate, yes but cheers to you on your game.

Well played yorah, but next time you play as black, please flip the board ;) I thought you were white the whole time and was slightly confused when you said you were proud of the game (not that you can't be proud of a lost game)

if 11 c4 b5 12 cxb5 a5 then whites tripled pawns are very weak and could become the subject of blacks plans

At that point they start to command the a and c files haha. in that case, could 13. Ra4 possibly work?

I suppose I'll add a few of mine.

I absolutely love the Bird Opening as white.  I play it almost every chance I get.

Another Live Chess game I played :)

NOTE : MY USERNAME USED TO BE SCANDI17 BUT I CHANGED IT TO THIS.

Two of probably the WORST live chess or any chess game I have EVER played in my life. I did enjoy the way my opponent takes control of the game though. But that is what the Game Analysis forum is for, for analysis to improve, not to show off your crushing of a 1700 player which in case, belongs to the Game Showcase forum.

Anyway, the first game.

Second game....