Some analysis please

I am trying to analyze my past games and I need finding improvements in a couple of them.

Game 3216815 1/2 - 1/2
this is a thematic game (from an unfamiliar opening line) against an inferior player. I feel all my moves were solid, but I just can't figure out how I could have played to win. Any improvements?

Game 3233906 0-1
here I played a superior player and I thought I played well, especially in the early parts of the game. My first idea would be to play 22. b6 instead of Nd6+ when BxN gives me a passed pawn, but allows his king to castle. Shortly after that I found I had an attack on the wing, but my king was alone in the center and his attack came faster. He eventually won tactically. Not dropping the e5 pawn on move 9 would be a good idea too. 🙂 I think that Nf3 instead of Nc3 would be better.

Thanks for your help.

Originally posted by zebano
I am trying to analyze my past games and I need finding improvements in a couple of them.

Game 3216815 1/2 - 1/2
this is a thematic game (from an unfamiliar opening line) against an inferior player. I feel all my moves were solid, but I just can't figure out how I could have played to win. Any improvements?

Originally posted by Ragnorak
just gave this a quick look (not even all the way through), but you did very well creating a very strong knight outpost (on white square!!), but then you almost immediately exchanged your incredible knight for his bad bishop?? That was an obvious mistake. If I get a chance later, I'll take a closer look.

D

In the first game, 1. e3 is way too passive for white in the opening. Once you got to control the e4 square and play e5, the initiative is in your hands. (1. Qc2, controlling the e4 square and threatening to play e4 the next move, is much more active. That's how I'd play as white.)

You had a clear advantage in the game when your opponent was stuck with his bad dark-squared bishop against your knight. Had you played Qf5 instead of Nxd2 in your 19th move, you could build up a strong attack on his weakened white squares, combined with pressure on his d pawn. I don't think his counterplay on the queenside would be strong enough to stop you, and once you managed to force him to exchange queens, the game would be yours.

After 19. ... Nxd2, however, all the advantage you had is gone: with nothing but queens on the board, it's an easy draw. You had no reason to exchange such a strong knight for such a pitiful bishop.

Originally posted by Ragnorak
Instead of doing the terrible exchange, I would have fixed my queen side pawns on the light squares, and used my pieces and pawns and king to advance your kingside pawns.

D

As for the second game, you overexerted yourself and ended up losing a pawn - a common mistake for white in the Alekhine Defense. You had some compensation for the pawn, which you could have used to get your material back with a clear advantage, since your opponent didn't play very accurately.

I don't see how 7. b4 is justifiable, for example: it seems white is going out of his way to try to win black's knight, but 7... d6 stops the threat and also counters white's center. 7. Bd3 seems much stronger, preparing to counter 7... d6 with 8. e6! ( 8... fe6 9. Qh5+ +-).

As for how you could win your material back in the game, how about 22. Qxd4 instead of 22. Nd6+ ? With that move, you attack both the e4 and g7 pawn. I don't have much time to analyze that now, but so far I couldn't think of a single continuation where black doesn't lose material.

Originally posted by zebano


Game 3233906 0-1

Thanks for your help.[/b]

Originally posted by omulcusobolani
6.c5 seems to win a piece:N6xd5 a3 and black looses a knight.

14.Bxd2?

what about Rf2? -- I cant see how that loses...

Originally posted by zebano
Game 3233906 0-1
here I played a superior player and I thought I played well, especially in the early parts of the game. My first idea would be to play 22. b6 instead of Nd6+ when BxN gives me a passed pawn, but allows his king to castle. Shortly after that I found I had an attack on the wing, but my king was alone in the center and his attack came fas ...[text shortened]... be a good idea too. 🙂 I think that Nf3 instead of Nc3 would be better.

Thanks for your help.

Originally posted by Marinkatomb
I think 44.f2 was a blunder. Ke1 was the move. Black still needs to deal with the threat of Rxh7 which allows you time to bring your bishop onto the b1-h7 diagonal. Black wants to keep his pawns connected, so pxp+ is no real threat, the issolated f-pawn would be horribly weak. I think you can even draw this way...

44.Ke1 ..Nf6
45.Bc2 ..h5 (seems pret ...[text shortened]... seems a good move but so does Bd1

Not sure which is stronger but you still have chances... 🙂

Any thoughts Zeb? 🙂

Originally posted by Marinkatomb
Any thoughts Zeb? 🙂

Originally posted by zebano
Sorry, I haven't had much time. It certainly looks better than my continuation though 🙂

Edit: there is nothing on e2 so how is this possible.
47.fxe2 (forced because of the threat os exf2+) ..fxe2
I assume it should be
47. fxe3, fxe3

Originally posted by Ragnorak
just gave this a quick look (not even all the way through), but you did very well creating a very strong knight outpost (on white square!!), but then you almost immediately exchanged your incredible knight for his bad bishop?? That was an obvious mistake. If I get a chance later, I'll take a closer look.

D