my quickest loss

Prashant

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21 Sep 04 13:58

Prashant

Mumbai,India

Joined: 09 Apr 03
Moves: 2787

21 Sep 04 13:58

Hi, I just resigned Game 673178.
my quickest loss here and perhaps ever.
Please comment what went wrong in the opening itself.
Thanks
Prashant

SirLoseALot

Shut Gorohoviy!

Joined: 19 May 03
Moves: 14164

21 Sep 04 14:17

Originally posted by Prashant
Hi, I just resigned Game 673178.
my quickest loss here and perhaps ever.
Please comment what went wrong in the opening itself.
Thanks
Prashant

1.d4?? What were you thinking!? 😉
Seriously,I think 6.Qxd4 would have gained you a pawn with a good position on top of it.So I'd say that's where you went wrong.

~~mateulose~~

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Run, it's offensive!

Joined: 26 Aug 04
Moves: 3708

21 Sep 04 16:38

That game still isn't as embarassing as my loss here, I got checkmated in 10 moves:

Game 671061

hypermo2001

Joined: 14 Oct 01
Moves: 20676

21 Sep 04 17:55

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Originally posted by Prashant
Hi, I just resigned Game 673178.
my quickest loss here and perhaps ever.
Please comment what went wrong in the opening itself.
Thanks
Prashant

I think it's useful to remember that the only pin that is absolute is one pinning a piece to the king...it was your assumption that the pinned piece could NOT move that got you in trouble...some books use the terms relative pin and absolute pin (piece pinned to king)

hypermo2001

Joined: 14 Oct 01
Moves: 20676

21 Sep 04 17:57

why did black not take the knight with pawn on move 6???????

prn

Muncie, IN

Joined: 20 Jan 04
Moves: 7276

21 Sep 04 19:59

Originally posted by hypermo2001
why did black not take the knight with pawn on move 6???????

Probably he did not like a sequence like 6...dxc3 7 exf7 Ke7 (NOT Kxf7) 8 Qxd8 Kxd8 9 Rd1+ generally giving white more play than is really comfortable with the black K stuck in the middle of the board. Even with an extra piece, the open center files and pawn on f7 make white's position dangerous. Black can probably hang on and eventually let the extra material assert itself, but it is dangerous. There are lots of opportunities to make a mistake. And, besides, with 6...Bxe6, white still has no good move for the knight.

Best Regards,
Paul

asimpereira

Joined: 07 Jul 03
Moves: 938

22 Sep 04 04:51

Its very simple.
Your 6th move is a mistake and the next move is a blunder!
You should work on expecting your opponents replies!
Black's last move was a simple tactical shot...practice Tactics as well...but most importantly CONSIDER YOUR OPPONENTS REPLY (or THREATS) before you make your move.
This game is fit for 'blitz chess' category. A good player wont make such mistakes in Email chess unless you were actually playing 'Email Blitz'!
THINK n ANALYZE...otherwise shift to yahoo for online chess!
Regards
Asim

Prashant

Mumbai,India

Joined: 09 Apr 03
Moves: 2787

26 Sep 04 05:53

Thanks all for the comments.
The last one was tough and eye opening.
Prashant