I just lost to an 1800 player (I'm 1360, I had black, OTB game at club) but thought I played pretty well, and now realize that I did miss the win towards the end. I made a couple opening inaccuracies, got in a slight disadvantage, then sac'd an exchange with about 10 minutes left on each clock in order to complicate and counter-attack. 31.Kg3 was actually a mistake that I could have capitalized on with 31...Qf8! but time was running low and I made some quick moves and lost. I probably should have took the bishop and traded queens at the end and go into the endgame an exchange down, but with two bishops vs a rook and knight. With less than 3 minutes on the clocks this may ave been better. Please analyze and comment, thanks!
6...Nd7 is more accurate, hitting both center pawns before white plays Bd4 or Nf3. Then 7.Bb5 Nf5 8.Bd4 a6 9.Ba4 Be7 10.Nf3 O-O 11.b4 a5 12.O-O axb4 13.cxb4 Nxd4 and the knight has to recapture or the bishop falls. The point is that I moved my knight 3 times to capture the bishop, and didn't really create the weaknesses to undermine white's center, which is the point of 3...c5. I had the ideas somwhat correct in my head, but didn't execute correctly. Next time though!!
Also, couldn't play 26...g6 to block the bishop due to 27.Bxg6! hxg6 28.Qxg6+ kh8 29.Ng5 and there's no defense against the mate, though perhaps 26...g6 27.Bxg6 Rxf3 but that seems shakier than the game.
Originally posted by SophyI think there is nothing wrong with the c5 advance in the caro, I have a lot of wins with that variation. In my experience you either win the pawn back or white puts his pieces out of harmony to defend his extra pawn and you get good dynamic compensation. You should not have taken the bishop though, this is one variation were you NEED to know theory up to about move 15, otherwise you will be worse. It is a very forced opening, so learn the theory.
I would not recommend c5 in the advance variation,, the point is to undermine the centre from the flak, it can transpose into the french defense, but with the light-square bishop out..
you did not play the opening well,
Originally posted by GarnothI don't think there is anything wrong with the variation either. Yea, I need to get a little theory on it, which I did last night after the game at home. I still should have found better moves even not knowing theory, but I am working on that to improve.
I think there is nothing wrong with the c5 advance in the caro, I have a lot of wins with that variation. In my experience you either win the pawn back or white puts his pieces out of harmony to defend his extra pawn and you get good dynamic compensation. You should not have taken the bishop though, this is one variation were you NEED to know theory up to about move 15, otherwise you will be worse. It is a very forced opening, so learn the theory.
I don't see anything wrong with the following variation, which looks fine for black:
As to the latter part, I missed a way to win and a way to draw. these are tactical errors.
Well, the problem with c5-variation is that you transpose to another opening, completly wasting time.
You know this opening. the advance variation of the scandinavian. You just say to white, play again. you give him a free turn, result, he play d4 and thanks you. wasting a move is rarely something good.
But you have done it.
SO we'll begin the analysis there.
After 1 e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3. e5 c5
4. dxc5 e6 5. Be3 Nh6.
Exchanging the bishop for the knight would bad for white....
But it is a truth, Nd7 was better.
6 c3 Nf5 7. Bd4 Nxd4 8. cxd4
I belive this would better, but it seem right that Nd7 recover at least one pawn.
Then until the move 14, you play good moves.
Na5 was just illogical, giving something to your opponent and you it back to c6 later, whitout accoplish anything, you just said to him, move again twince.
this position arise.
Here I think with white to move, it is clear that they have an advantage.
But he get wrong with Qd2 and let you carry on okay move in a bad but playable position.
let's skip your sacrifice, which didn't eally help and his bad move until your so missed win...
The winning seem to be Qf8 treatning bad thing and ending up three pieces for the rook.
the rest can be whitout comment.