where to go from here?

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braxo

 I'm stuck here, my original plan to control the center backfired when i traded a knight for his bishop.

 

I'm not asking for move by move but rather and idea for moving forward.

 

thanks

Accidental_Mayhem

Is this a game in progress?  I'm sure you would not like a consultation of any kind that might suggest you had help in winning a rated game...

braxo

no, i was butchered about a week ago, and this is the position from where i think the game was still up in the air.

dsarkar

I just checked you have no game running in chess.com.

Are you playing black or white? From your statement "when i traded a knight for his bishop" it appears you are playing black.

White has an extra piece - Nab5, Be2, Rab1, b4 

Black can strive for Qf6 (white's f3-Bishop), h4 (f5 cannot be played because of exf5), etc.