After your opponent played 8...Bg4 I would have played 9.h3. Then, if 9...Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Qxf3 11.gxf3 0-0 12.Rg1 looks better for White. You have a pair of active bishops vs a pair of knights - one of which has yet to move & the Nf6 has few useful squares. However, the downside is you'd be disinclined to castle either side & you have doubled f-pawns & 3 pawn islands.
I think 20.Qg5?? was the losing move. 20.Bxd3 was critical then I think there are a few ways to guard against the back-rank # threat or the exposed king threat after exchanges on f3.
2.Nf3 is better than 2.Nc3. You found out that you can support Nf3 with your bishop, no such support for Nc3.
Also, after d5 you could have gone e5 to lock down the center and not simply allow your opponent to develop the queen.
Don't be so quick to leave your back rank unprotected by your rook.
Originally posted by tketchersid1) forget about the opening advices, they are not relevant...
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Just wondering where I could have done something diffrently to fix my game thanks so much.
2) Squelchbelch has some useful advices for you in his post....
Yes actually honestly I am losing alot but I have chessmaster 9000 which taught me how to play I have done every tutorial in it and read all the stuff in it.
also played some game muray ashley teaches chess is how I started but still trying to learn I love this game.. ty for you advises you all
Originally posted by jpepperI'd say because they know what they are trying to work towards. By going Nc3 all you are asking for is doubled pawns.
> 2.Nf3 is better than 2.Nc3.
I'm just a beginner, so please correct me if I'm wrong, but if Nc3 is inferior, why would top level players still employ it today ...
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If you know enough about openings and enough about the middle game you are going to enter, then stick with the opening. Other than that, I'd suggest sticking with safer openings.
But hey, I'm just throwing out some advice. I'm not a great chess player myself.
Sicilian is a black defense to 1.e4. From what I've read, the Sicilian isn't something that beginners should be dabbling with. French is fine.
If you are looking for something easy to get you through you opening, then you might want to look at King's Indian Attack or the Colle as white. They are easy systems to get the basics. As you get better, you can develop a better understanding of why certain moves are good and why certain moves aren't so great. Black is a bit more difficult because white has alot to say in the matter.
But an opening is just an opening. You've still got to know what you want to do after you've finished your opening. You've still got to learn how to defend and attack.
Study tactics and end games. Then you need to actually play. Then you'll have to study some strategy too. Chess takes alot of time and alot of effort. It also takes alot of lumps.
As for the shown game, I think the move 19 R-a7 was probably the losing move. It was a wasted move that only attacked a pawn and left the back rank only with a queen for defense, then with the later Q-g5, that sealed the game. But leaving the rook on the back rank would have stopped the whole thing and putting the queen to better use maybe on d1 perhaps which sets up a possible bishop back home on E2. The bishop was probably better off not going off on queen attack adventures but left home for defense.
Well here is a line I like that would improve things
15.axb4 axb4 16.Rxa8 Rxa8 17.cxb4 and black probably will play 17...Nxb4 18.Bc4 and where ever black moves his queen Ne5 but it will probably be 18...Qf5 as that's what he played in the other line 19.Ne5 and white has a dynamite position and I doubt black can find an adequate defense.