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Game 3628888

Absolutely no idea why I lost that one. Any ideas?

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I do not like Ke2...maybe you mmmissed Ba6+...I think 0-0 is much better...You probably underestimated his chances there because you have considered the game already won...

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Originally posted by anthias
Game 3628888

Absolutely no idea why I lost that one. Any ideas?
When you gain a material advantage, you should first re-evaluate the coordination of your pieces, and regroup as necessary.

In your game, you may have had a material advantage, but 3 of 4 pieces did nothing for the rest of the game.

Your B was not easily going to get activity on the c1-h6 diagonal due to the unfortunate e3,f4 pawns.

I would have opted for b3 to activate the B from the other diagonal. Leave the N in defence of holes for the time being. Then castle to connect the Rooks. And ultimately prepare a K-side offensive (g4 has already been advised).

Another idea would be to look for an opportunity to liquidate the centre pawns. This would weaken your opponent's Knight pair, which just love all the blocked lines.

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Originally posted by craigy
When you gain a material advantage, you should first re-evaluate the coordination of your pieces, and regroup as necessary.

In your game, you may have had a material advantage, but 3 of 4 pieces did nothing for the rest of the game.

Your B was not easily going to get activity on the c1-h6 diagonal due to the unfortunate e3,f4 pawns.

I would have opte ...[text shortened]... re pawns. This would weaken your opponent's Knight pair, which just love all the blocked lines.
I agree - Ke2 was not a good start - because of the bishop check, instead getting the rooks to open files and re-coordinating was better.