Hi there, here's a game I won, but I had a nice positional advantage early on and wondered if I could have made more deciscive moves to end the game quicker. It just seemed the game went on and on, and I couldn't see a nice tactical move to end the game sooner.
anyway, here it is: Game 3821596
I think 15 Qa6+ followed by Nb5 was premature, you forced the king onto a better square and let him bring his queen into its defense, 15 a5 seems better to me, black would almost have to play kb8 it seems. Also I wouldnt have moved my rook off the a file, id want my rooks on the a and b file. 21 a5 also helped your opponent id play b5 first then a5 so he couldnt close the queenside up.
Originally posted by COWClara9...b6 was a weak move. It just weakens the light squares.
Hi there, here's a game I won, but I had a nice positional advantage early on and wondered if I could have made more deciscive moves to end the game quicker. It just seemed the game went on and on, and I couldn't see a nice tactical move to end the game sooner.
anyway, here it is: Game 3821596
The trade of the Bishop with 9.Bg5 and 13.Bxf6 helped Black. The side with less space usually likes trades because it gives the remaining pieces more room to move around in. It also helped Black's Bishop get to a good square.
As already pointed out, 15.a5 is better than 15.Qa6+. White wants to open files for the Rooks to help in the attack.
I prefer 5.Nc3 instead of 5.d4 or maybe even 5.d3 opening lines.
12.R(a)d1 instead of 12.a4 looks very natural for white.
I also agree about trading-off too much material so early on.
I bet after he weakened his light-squares with 9...b6 then castled long you wish you hadn't traded your light-square B!
Other than that, you won, well played
🙂
Originally posted by SquelchbelchWell, the point of the exchange in the opening was my advantage in development. I had castled while his whole kingside wasn't developed.
I prefer 5.Nc3 instead of 5.d4 or maybe even 5.d3 opening lines.
12.R(a)d1 instead of 12.a4 looks very natural for white.
I also agree about trading-off too much material so early on.
I bet after he weakened his light-squares with 9...b6 then castled long you wish you hadn't traded your light-square B!
Other than that, you won, well played
🙂
And I couldn't know in advance that he would play b6, which was the move that ultimately lost him the game IMO.
But you guys are right, Qa6+ was a very weak move, but I didn't think a lot about that move and, forgetting his queen, I thought I could force mate with my knight.
Thanks for the advice people, I realise now that my midgame strategic play was a little weak, while I think the last 6 or 7 moves I was forcing every move he made, or he would lose material or get mated.
Originally posted by COWClaranice handle you have, COWClara
Well, the point of the exchange in the opening was my advantage in development. I had castled while his whole kingside wasn't developed.
And I couldn't know in advance that he would play b6, which was the move that ultimately lost him the game IMO.
But you guys are right, Qa6+ was a very weak move, but I didn't think a lot about that move and, forgett ...[text shortened]... e last 6 or 7 moves I was forcing every move he made, or he would lose material or get mated.