Should be played better...

This is my recently finished game... It was interesting but after the certain moment of the game, I think I could play it better. I had much more material but my opponent had a lot of passed pawns for me to handle. I would be happy if someone briefly rewiev this game but what it is most important what would be your plan.
Is there some certain pattern to recognize or even more patterns to combine them and mate opponent faster of handle passed pawns easier that I did?. What would you do after move 42, what would be your plan here... Thanks

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Originally posted by ivan2908
This is my recently finished game... It was interesting but after the certain moment of the game, I think I could play it better. I had much more material but my opponent had a lot of passed pawns for me to handle. I would be happy if someone briefly rewiev this game but what it is most important what would be your plan........ Is there some certain pattern ...[text shortened]... er of handle passed pawns easier that I did. What would you do after move

Game 3047386

There is always big crowd of highly rated emphatic persons on this site, so somebody will hopefully respond with his altruistic advice😛

I dunno if I would have given up on your c pawn. couldn't you have promoted that eventually, rather than wining a quick bishop?

Some general advice.

1.Use an opening Db.
2.Playing 6.Nxc6 just strenghts blacks center. You should keep developing and let me exchange and then your queen will be on d4, a great square.

3. 8.Be3 . See that hole black left on d6. He can't protect it with a bishop, since his dark squared bishop is gone. You should try to seize control of it. Ba3, Bf4 and both the queen and bishop are attacking that square.

4.You have the bishop pair, so you should try to open up the position. When he played d5, I think you should have played,

8...d5 9.exd5 and then you can play c4 later on attacking the pawn on d5.


When you have two bishops, you gotta open up the position.

26.a3 Should have played f3 and if he takes you pawn on a2, you can play Ra1 and take his a7 pawn.

That would have saved you the headache of his kingside pawns later on.

RK

I knew that it could be played much better in some parts. About bishop pair, I recently started to read amateurs mind, so now I know how to exploit two bishops, which is most often favorable. I also looked at mentioned dubious moves, I agree with you.

Thanks, it helped a lot!