14 Sep '10 18:26>
The lesson for me -Perseverance! It just started out all bad. I'm black.
With 11...Nxe5 I mindlessly initiated a Knight exchange that forced my other knight to un-develop himself. Then I was forced to weaken my kingside playing defense - all the while fighting to obtain a reasonable, castled position for my king.
On move 26 I mistakenly hung my d-pawn thinking I could trap his Queen with 27...Bf6. Two problems with this. First, he could block with his black bishop (this I saw right after clicking 'submit move'😉. Second, he had Bxd5! capturing my pawn and pinning my rook.
:o(
I actually thought about resigning and screw it... ATAAAAACK! ATAAAAACK! I worked very hard to be extra careful with my moves and to keep the initiative while avoiding exchanges - and finally to keep my mating threat alive.
In the final position I had literally all of my pieces coordinated in an all out assault on his king.
With 11...Nxe5 I mindlessly initiated a Knight exchange that forced my other knight to un-develop himself. Then I was forced to weaken my kingside playing defense - all the while fighting to obtain a reasonable, castled position for my king.
On move 26 I mistakenly hung my d-pawn thinking I could trap his Queen with 27...Bf6. Two problems with this. First, he could block with his black bishop (this I saw right after clicking 'submit move'😉. Second, he had Bxd5! capturing my pawn and pinning my rook.
:o(
I actually thought about resigning and screw it... ATAAAAACK! ATAAAAACK! I worked very hard to be extra careful with my moves and to keep the initiative while avoiding exchanges - and finally to keep my mating threat alive.
In the final position I had literally all of my pieces coordinated in an all out assault on his king.