Hey guys and girls,I have here three games I'd like you to help me with.Game 1 and 3 I thought I had it drawn,but messed it up or it was a wrong assessment.Game 2 I have no idea how I ran into so much trouble.
Any comments,thoughts,analyses will be greatly appreciated.
Game id's: 1) Game 392754
2) Game 298910
3) Game 297474
Lord Lot.
Now, I thought I would never help a belgian with getting better in anything, but I guess I was wrong.... 🙂 Here are my thoughts about our game:
The first 10 moves were theory, it stopped at my 10. e4, which was experimental, I don't find it to be a very strong move, better moves are 10.Nd2 and 10.e3, 10.Nc3 is a good option too, but it's not really a Bird-like move, so I refuse to play it. 😏
In the middle-game, we both made some questionable moves, but I can't detect any serious errors made by either one of us, I don't have time to take a good look at all of them, sorry...
First thing I saw was your 23..Re2, I think that 24..Re2 would have been OK after 23..f6 (which I thought to be an obvious move for you) 24.Rd3.
27..Kb8 wasn't really good either, after 27..Kc8 (which would have probably led to a threefold repetion) or 27..Rd7 (Getting something like: 28.d6+ Kc8 29.Rf8+ Rd8 30.Rf6 Rxh2 31.Rd3 h4 32.gxh4 Rxh4, creating a very equal position), a draw would have been the most obvious way to go. After your 27..Kb8, I got a little advantage, because I could start building up more pressure arround your King, which is always good... 😀
Last thing, 30..Rxh2 was just bad, I already had a clear advantage, but 30..Re4 or 30..Re1+ (not sure...) might have saved some things.
A good game, by the way, I enjoyed it.
Hope to have served you well... 😏
Olav
Originally posted by saffa73Ok,let's have a look,I think I may have one early resignation,just one,maybe.
SirLoseALot
I think your problem is that you resign too early, certainly you did in all three of the games above.
There is no need to resign because you are cross about losing a pawn or worried about an attack.
Resignation should be based on the position.
Game one (this is the one),I resigned not only 'cause I was losing a pawn,he also gets a lot of threats with his knight and queen,and I think he was getting more than just a pawn.But I admit my judgement may have been clouded,though I still can't see a good move for me,even now.
Game two: in my view totally lost,I can see no good move for black.I don't think Nb6 saves me at all.As I said earlier,I believe it fails to the bishop sac on c7.Please look a lil deeper than just one move before judging.
Game three: Well,if that ain't lost than nobody has ever lost a game of chess.
So,I disagree.I don't think my problem is early resignation.It's my believe that I have good fighting spirit,but I do need to see at least some chances.I'm not the player to play on in lost positions in the hopes of my opponent goofing away his win.
Lord Lot.
Originally posted by SirLoseALotWhite was better of course, but that was too early to resign.
Ok,let's have a look,I think I may have one early resignation,just one,maybe.
Game one (this is the one),I resigned not only 'cause I was losing a pawn,he also gets a lot of threats with his knight and queen,and I think he was gettin ...[text shortened]... ns in the hopes of my opponent goofing away his win.
Lord Lot.
You could play Ra8 and Ra2, and/or Kh8 followed by Rg8 to create some action.
Originally posted by LivingLegendThanks for the constructive comments.
Now, I thought I would never help a belgian with getting better in anything, but I guess I was wrong.... 🙂 Here are my thoughts about our game:
The first 10 moves were theory, it stopped at my 10. e4, which was experimental, I don't find it to be a very strong move, better moves are 10.Nd2 and 10.e3, 10.Nc3 is a good option too, but it's not reall ...[text shortened]... hings.
A good game, by the way, I enjoyed it.
Hope to have served you well... 😏
Olav
Sorry I tricked you into helping a belgian 😛
Originally posted by Mephisto2I put the position in fritz and it says the same as you,Rg8 or Kh8,with a clear white advantage.
White was better of course, but that was too early to resign.
You could play Ra8 and Ra2, and/or Kh8 followed by Rg8 to create some action.
I still don't see what's so good about it,but ok,let's agree that I should have fought on in that one.
Thanks.
Originally posted by LivingLegendThat is true. There was nothing to hope for in that game anymore.
But the 2nd game was clearly over! He was right to resign in that one.
O.
In game 3 white (you) were clearly better and about to win at least a pawn. But with rook endings, that isn't allways decisive. I would have played on at least a few more moves starting with Kc8.