King's Gambit Miniature (C31)

 I'm very happy with the following game, the sort of chess I like to play:

Whilst I'm very happy with the game, it should be noted that the site analysis tool revealed one inaccuracy in the opening and four mistakes in the middle-game, by White.

I'll post the computer analysis if there's sufficient interest but first, I'll give Chess.com the opportunity to improve my play.

I would probably dissagree with the analysis, I think you handled the KG the way it was designed to be handled, and definitely you made Luencia and Ruy Lopez, and Adolf Anderssen, and Spassky Proud.

Nice annotations. And your friendly neighborhood opponent rewarded you with many tempos (tempi ?). 

its tempi

You are correct, the loss of time was critical. Chasing around with the Queen was exposed by active piece play.

Tempos/tempi: I think both are fine.

p.s. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tempos

That was great!!!

Your tactical vision was awsome in that game. A work of art for sure!

I like the Kings Gambit. I have toyed with it and would like to play it well.

Thanks for kind words.

We would all like to play the King's Gambit properly but unfortunately that just not possible. The best we can do is flail about and occasionally fluke a good one.

Like this one

nice game!

Black has moved his Queen five times, his King once and none of his minor pieces in the first nine moves. All that for less than half a pawn.

Isn't 8.Ne5 winning almost on the spot? 8.Kf2 isn't bad either, just unneccessary.

At move 15, white can win the Black Queen for little material. You may want to find out how, as an exercise. Also, at move 17, you can again win the Queen by 17.Nf4 (but since everything is winning there, it doesn't matter much).

You played well, but I'd rather say that Black's play was "collaborative".

Nice one prawns.

Fancy a challenge playing both sides? I never play 1...e5 so I never see the black side of KG, but in blitz it's a regural on my arsenal? Whaddya say. It's been a while since I increased your rating :)

Isn't 8.Ne5 winning almost on the spot? 8.Kf2 isn't bad either, just unneccessary.

8. Kf2 is the opening innaccuracy, well spotted. As you say, Ne5 is better by a bit (0.8 ish), according to the site generated analysis.  

At move 15, white can win the Black Queen for little material

You've spotted one of the middle-game mistakes: 15. Bf5 was better. 

Also, at move 17, you can again win the Queen by 17.Nf4 (but since everything is winning there, it doesn't matter much).

Correct, on both scores. Another middle-game mistake spotted. 

You played well, but I'd rather say that Black's play was "collaborative".

A player is only responsible for his own moves.

Thanks for your comments and here's the machine analysis:

You're on.

Very impressive!

@ PrawnEatsPrawn: Never mind about some of the inaccuracies the machines are pointing. White has a technical win since 8...Qh6? and your play was effective enough. You should worry only if you had blundered something really fat, which is clearly not the case in that game.

I'm not overly concerned by the mistakes, I point them out for the sake of completeness.

I'm happy with the game. Romantic era play is my aim, hence my King-centric view of the game.

To be honest, I would have felt cheated, to win his Queen and have him resign.

Actually I meant that I'd be playing white in one game and black in another. Not black in both games. I don't share Fischer's delusions, you know. :)

I calculated 19. Nb6+ Ke8 20. Rd8# or 19... Ke6 20. Qxg4# instead.

I don't think I'm missing anything...

19...Ke6 20.Qxg4+ - f5 21.Bc4#