Wining without a Queen

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jerrycui8

Today I played a game that I blundered and lost a Queen. Most times Iwould resighn but I continued for a few moves to find some serious blunders. I dont even know if his mouse was working or not. Here is the game:

AntonDaLedge

Hi. From what I can see you traded queens and did not blunder and lose yours? Maybe you mean that you had to take with your King and couldn't castle?

nwkegan

It's not necessarily disastruous to make that queen trade early. You lose the ability to castle, as mentioned above, but otherwise, you can still setup a good position despite this trade, particularly because their most mobile piece is also gone.

I take a long time to look at board states (I made a thread on why today asking for advice, given my particular circumstances), but it appeared that you played well given his lack of setting up a reasonable position and allowing you to develop from his superfluous bishop movement & checks (5. Bb5, your pawn press in response, to his retreat, and 8. Bg5+, only to return his bishop at 9. Bd2, to 10. Ba5+, yet again to retreat his bishop, 11. Bc3)

He does manage to take your rook, but you defend well and press on to victory.

I don't think this is a problem in absolute terms for you; I would simply recognize that queen trades happen sometimes and continue to improve your play (as we all try to do!)

Diakonia

Thats a queen trade, not a blunder.

jerrycui8

wrong game

jerrycui8

sorry

X_PLAYER_J_X

You didn't lose your queen.

You did a queen exchange.

However, you did lose on the rook exchange.

You did a rook vs bishop exchange.

A rook is worth 5 points

A bishop is worth 3 points.

Thus, usually the exchange would be considered unfavorable.

In your game it was an unfavorable exchange.

Since you give your opponent 2 points worth of material advantage.