23 Dec 05
Can anyone tell me if I could have made a better fort than this? I thought I defended well but eventually his rooks got a break in
Game 1631637
23 Dec 05
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Originally posted by Santa DrummerCoincidentally my first game here was against ronymic: Game 1556004 . I'm working on analysis now...
Can anyone tell me if I could have made a better fort than this? I thought I defended well but eventually his rooks got a break in
Game 1631637
5...g6 was not a good opening move. Why waste a move opening a line for your Bishop when you already have one? 5...Be7 is much better. It continues development and stops the pin of your Knight. In the text move White can play 6.dxe6 (although he didn't), and you can't recapture or you lose your knight for Pawn with 7.e5.
9...Qd7 you overlooked a possible 10.Bb5+ on the next move winning material for White.
Same comment for 10...b6.
13...Ba6 was a mistake although not an obvious one. White could have continued the game [14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.dxe6 Qxe6 16.Rad1 Ne8 17.e5 dxe5 18.Rxe5] and improved his position greatly.
16...Bxb2 would be free material. Guess you overlooked this one.
17...e5 allows 18.Bxe5 dxe5 and White has a Bishop and Pawn for Bishop.
28...h6 would have been better than the text move as it prevents White's Ng5+. Your King is important on the e6 square as it is protecting the well-positioned Knight. Also prevents the loss of the pawn on h7.
39...d5 is better, it opens a line for your Rook.
40...g5 is your last mistake and move. It allows White to force mate. The rule about taking care with moving the pawns around your King does not just apply to when it is castled. You might have played 40...Bc2 41.Rd7 Ke6 42.Rhh7 Re8 43.Rdg7 Kf6 44.g4 fxg4 to win a pawn and restore equality.
Glad to be of service. If anybody sees any errors with this analysis please let me know.
23 Dec 05
Originally posted by lukemcmullanThanks for the goods analysis (again!) 😀
Coincidentally my first game here was against ronymic: Game 1556004 . I'm working on analysis now...
[b]5...g6 was not a good opening move. Why waste a move opening a line for your Bishop when you already have one? 5...Be7 is much better. It continues development and stops the pin of your Knight. In the text move White can play 6.dxe6 (a ...[text shortened]... ty.
Glad to be of service. If anybody sees any errors with this analysis please let me know.[/b]
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23 Dec 05
Originally posted by lukemcmullanJust a small point to add to your analysis. Ignoring the fact that the knight could have been lost after 5...g6, I can see the thinking behind getting the bishop onto the g7 square rather than on e7. The h8-a1 diagonal is open and not likely to be closed your opponent or yourself (assuming good play by you).
[b]5...g6 was not a good opening move. Why waste a move opening a line for your Bishop when you already have one? 5...Be7 is much better.
Glad to be of service. If anybody sees any errors with this analysis please let me know.[/b]
Having said all that, I'd probably have played 5...Be7. 🙂
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23 Dec 05
Originally posted by RagnorakYea, nice point. Remembering principles like that is fine but at the end of the day the best move is the one that fits the specific position, as in this game.
Just a small point to add to your analysis. Ignoring the fact that the knight could have been lost after 5...g6, I can see the thinking behind getting the bishop onto the g7 square rather than on e7. The h8-a1 diagonal is open and not likely to be closed your opponent or yourself (assuming good play by you).
Having said all that, I'd probably have played 5...Be7. 🙂
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Although a nice aside anyway.
26 Dec 05
I assume you're talking about the end of the game, after move 23 for example. The biggest thing that jumps out at me is the vulnerable Pawn on h7 on an open file. When facing Rooks, you need to realize that they generally operate on open files. While the Rooks didn't end up getting that Pawn, it did end up dying because you didn't realize you needed to protect it.