Sorry, I threw up after 3 Bf1 in the first game.
You need to take some courses on the basic ideas of the opening. The Chess Mentor courses will give you a good start.
If you want to check for which moves weren't blunders, I think you should get your own chess engine.
No need to be a smart ass. But okay. I'll look into some chess courses.
No need to be a smart ass. But okay. I'll look into some chess courses.
I am sorry to be rough but I looked at your previous threads and other people have said the exact same thing. It didn't seem to be getting through.
You are asking complete strangers to spend a long time doing analysis for you when you haven't even bothered to learn the basics of the game. When you ask for help with analysis, you must at least attempt to do your own analysis. The arrogance of "Just a good in depth analysis of the games would be great. Any mistakes I made or things that I may have missed. Thanks!" is enormous.
afast7u notmtwain is correct.
1. e3 is passive. You let Black get a better hold on the center. You might see this rarely as a surprise opening in Master-level chess, or as an opening by somebody who likes to play random off-the-wall stuff, but you'll never see it in a world championship match. Too weak. The main openings are either 1. e4 or 1. d4, or occasionally 1. c4 or 1. Nf3, with a few other fringe moves.
Your second move 2. Bd3 is also no good. You're getting a piece out - good! - but in a way that blocks further development. You can't push the d-pawn, so it's hard to get your other bishop out. You box your queen in.
Your 3rd move 3. Bf1 is the worst of the lot. At this point, you have pushed one pawn and then moved one piece back and forth. Your opponent has three moves to develop their position. You have made one move and wasted two others.
Here's a link you might find helpful: http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-beginners-the-opening2
The last game:
3. f3? and 3... f6? are the kinds of moves that puzzle me. I don't understand what they were even supposed to do.
4... g6? The bishop shouldn't be going to g7. White simply meets ... Bg7 with c4, and Black can't open the long diagonal with ... f5. With no way to break ... f7-f5, the bishop is terribly misplaced.
6. e4 should be met by 6... f5!, blasting open the a1-h8 diagonal. 7. exf5 gxf5 8. Qxf5 Nh6 followed by ... O-O and Black has decent compensation for the pawn.
A few pieces of advice:
1. If you are truly looking for improvement, then post your losses. Posting wins smacks of ego.
2. Follow Opening Principles:
Conrol the center.
Develop minor pieces toward the center.
Castle.
Connect your rooks.
3. Tactics...tactics...tactics...
No need to be a smart ass. But okay. I'll look into some chess courses.
Part of chess improvement is being able to accept criticism. You publicly asked for help (which is great by the way) but when you get suggestions, you need to understand what is being said.
If you cant take criticism that is a maturity issue you need to work on.
"Just a good in depth analysis of the games would be great. Any mistakes I made or things that I may have missed. Thanks!"
Be careful of what you ask for.
I have to admit.
I did like your first game.
I am not saying this to be mean, but it reminded me of like a football move.
You played 2.Bd3
Than you played 3.Bf1.
I will admit I laughed because it was like a pump fake!
You was pretending to put the bishop on d3, but than you zipped back down to f1.
It was a little amusing.
I will say moving the same piece multiple times is not considered that great in the opening stages of the game.
However, you have to admit there was some beauty in the move.
Maybe it confused your opponent.
You did a bishop pump fake.
Its kind of funny if you play football you will understand the joke.
I think the move 1.e3 is perfectly acceptable move to play.
You could play better moves like 1.e4 for example.
However, 1.e3 is playable.
Just remember if you move your E pawn.
Usually you don't want to move your G pawn.
or
If you move your D pawn
Usually you don't want to move your B pawn
It weakens some of your light squares.
Let me give you an example below:
It will be of your first game at move 4.
In the below picture I have highlighted with a red and green highlighter.
By doing highlights hopefully it will help make the problem pop out to you.
OK when you play the move 1.e3
You put your pawn on a dark square.
When you play the move 4.g3
You put your pawn on another dark square.
Notice how all your pawns from d2 to h2 are all highlighted red.
They are all highlighted red because they are all on dark squares.
Which means the only thing defending your Light squares which is the squares highlighted in green.
Is your light square bishop.
Your bishop is on f1 do you see the problem you have?
The bishop on f1 will have to move.
However, how can you manage control of all those green squares?
If you move the bishop to g2 than the h3 and f3 squares are covered by the bishop.
However, the e2 and d3 squares are not covered by the bishop.
Or
If you move the bishop to e2 than the d3 and f3 squares are covered by the bishop.
However, the g2 and h3 squares are not covered by the bishop.
Which means if you play the move 1.e3
You want your G pawn to stay on g2.
On g2 it defends f3 and h3.
If you play 1.g3
You want your E pawn to be on e2
On e2 it defends f3 and d3.
Lets give you a quiz now.
Lets say I played the move 1.e3 and I want to fianchetto a bishop.
Which bishop is the bishop I should fianchetto?
The Light square bishop
or
The Dark square bishop
I will tell you the answer way below:
Answer = Dark bishop!
Notice how this works!
When you play your E pawn to e3.
It is ok if you play b3 + Bb2!
The reason why is because when you bishop moves to b2 you don't need him prptectomg d2 or e3
The reason why is because your d2 pawn + e3 pawn are on those squares occupying them helping you control them!
Now lets say we want our light bishop on g2?
What center pawn can we move?
The D Pawn!
I want you to compare the difference now!
Compare the above highlights with the below highlights.
When you compare them you can see with your eyes.
The bishop can go to g2 safely because there is a pawn on e2 and d3.
In the second example
White has no pawn on e2 or d3!
Which means those squares are a little sensitive.
The poor bishop is trying to cover so many things at once.
His pawns can't help him!
Rule to remember!
If you wanted your bishop on g2.
Than play 1.g3 in the begin of the game and move it to g2 in 1 move.
Don't move it so many times!
It went from d3 to f1 to g2.
Again it was very interesting approach and maybe it confuse your opponent.
You never know it could of confused them and helped make them lose!
However, You don't want to do these types of moves every single game!
Maybe once in a blue moon to mix things up.
Time control: 30|0
(Won by checkmate)
Time control: 10|0
(I won on time)
Time control: 30|0
(Won by resignation)
Just a good in depth analysis of the games would be great. Any mistakes I made or things that I may have missed. Thanks!