First Win on here

Hey, I'm new on here. I'm here to learn and play good games, so anyone who has comments please comment. I thought this was a rather enjoyable game. So I'll post it here and I hope to learn from your critiques!

I play white

Game 10317524

Originally posted by SwissGambit
[pgn]
[White "iChess87"] [Black "fr2oya"] [WhiteRating "1442"] [BlackRating "1613"] [WhiteElo "1442"] [BlackElo "1613"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "10317524"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. c3 a6 8. Be2 {Hangs the e4 pawn.} Be7 {NxP} 9. Qc2 Bg6 10. Bf1 Nd5 11. Bc4 {If this is where he wanted to be then white's 10th move wa ...[text shortened]... n this B.} g5 31. Rxf6 {Why not? Just trade everything off and promote a few pawns.} 0-1
[/pgn]

Good game and you took your chance when the exchange sac popped up.

I thought the idea was if 8...Nxe4 then 9.Nxe5.


Seems to kick things off and opens up the game, hopefully in
favour of the castled player.
It was either drop the e-pawn or play Bxc6+ or Bd3.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Good game and you took your chances when the exchnage sac popped up.

I thought the idea was if 8...Nxe4 then 9.Nxe5.

[fen]r2qkb1r/1pp2ppp/p1np1n2/4p2b/4P3/2P2N1P/PP1PBPP1/RNBQR1K1 b kq - 0 8[/fen]
Seems to kick things off and opens up the game, hopefully in
favour of the castled player.
It was either drop the e-pawn or play Bxc6+ or Bd3.

Originally posted by iChess87
Your comment about move 8. Yes, I did hang the e4 pawn, but couldn't I just do this, or is this not really the best?

[pgn]
[FEN "r2qkb1r/1pp2ppp/p1np1n2/4p2b/4P3/2P2N1P/PP1PBPP1/RNBQR1K1 b kq - 0 0"]

1. Nxe4 Bxa6 {exposing the e4 knight to my rook-I've maintained material parity. Or is the e file pawn considered more important than the a file pawn?}[/pgn]

Originally posted by iChess87
Now that you mention Nxe5 that would have worked too. Thx! So was Bxa6 a poor choice overall if Nxe4 occured?

Just to make sure, you are suggesting this was the line?

[pgn]

[FEN "r2qkb1r/1pp2ppp/p1np1n2/4p2b/4P3/2P2N1P/PP1PBPP1/RNBQR1K1 b kq - 0 0"]
1. Nxe4 Nxe5 2. Bxe2 Qxe2 3. dxe5 Qxe4 [/pgn]

Originally posted by SwissGambit
No, white would counter by attacking black's Q.

[pgn]
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qkb1r/1pp2ppp/p1np1n2/4p2b/4P3/2P2N1P/PP1PBPP1/RNBQR1K1 b kq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "8"]
1... Nxe4 2. Nxe5 Bxe2 3. Nxc6 Bxd1 4. Nxd8 Kxd8 5. Rxd1 0-1
[/pgn]

Originally posted by SwissGambit
You've started a desperado war when both sides have hanging pieces. The hanging pieces can go kamikaze. ...Nxf2 hitting your Q is a possible response.

Originally posted by iChess87
Ah, I do see that. So it was a risky line! After Be2 I thought better of it and was pleased to see my opponent had been happy to keep it uncomplicated.

Good game! Move 29 is instructive, and good to finish with Rxf6!!