Hello
I feel that I did my best to win this game but I can't find any small mistake except my opening
So what did I mess up ?Game 2649331
Originally posted by HFRorbisfirst of all you made a ton of mistakes, youre not an IM or GM or even an FM so you musnt go about thinking you made no mistakes, just put it in a computer cuz no one has time to look over the game
Hello
I feel that I did my best to win this game but I can't find any small mistake except my opening
So what did I mess up ?Game 2649331
I'd work on your openings, got yourself into a fairly cramped postion not only that you move 2 pieces twice, which meant your opponent developed more pieces by attacking yours and left you behind in development. Did not bad to get out of your cramped postion, had some problems getting your white bishop out and you were a little passive in the end game.
Big blunder for me was move 26, opponent took en passant giving him a passed pawn and some counter play. But you'll deffo notice a difference if you work on your openings, it'll set you up better for the middlegame.
Originally posted by alexstclaireIt looks like he was "offering you a draw" by repetition of moves on move #40. Why didn't you accept?
first of all you made a ton of mistakes, youre not an IM or GM or even an FM so you musnt go about thinking you made no mistakes, just put it in a computer cuz no one has time to look over the game
Otherwise, early on you might have thought about advancing a pawn to support your advantage in the center. I think you were up a pawn--f6 at some point seems pretty good since he didn't have the white squared bishop. Also, exchanging bishops doesn't seem all that great--I'd have liked to of kept the bishop pair. Also, moving out the a and h pawns early may have been a bit of a time waster.
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I gave it a very quick glance, just to see if I saw something glaring. The only thing that immediately comes to mind is that you were probably losing earlier than you thought, and may have had a chance to force a draw (or force him to give you back the advantage if he wanted to play on) that you missed.
Specifically, after:
38 ... Ke7
39. Nc8 Kf8
40. Nb6
I would have played Ke7 again, looking to either force a win of the pawn or threefold repetition for a draw. Yes, you're up a pawn at this point, but with his supported passed pawn on the 7th rank, he is the one who is winning - at least, he would be if he could hold onto that pawn without a repetition. Luckily for you, he has no good way to defend the pawn other than Nc8, and giving up the pawn is not a great option for him, as it should lead to a win for you.
Originally posted by HFRorbisMy initial thoughts:
Hello
I feel that I did my best to win this game but I can't find any small mistake except my opening
So what did I mess up ?Game 2649331
16. ... Qxd6 keeps your light-squqre bishop trapped.
16. ... Bxb4 would have been better.
If 17. Qxb4...Qxf5
If 17. Bxb4...d6 and you get 2 passed pawns and get your bishop out to take the pawn on f5.
4...Bc5 was bad. I mean, you couldn't guess that white was planning 5.d4 ? You make the move even better for him, for now not only does he do what he wanted to do anyway, you're busy jumping your pieces around and wasting time. You wind up cramped and you jump at the chance to exchange pieces just so you can breathe. White meanwhile carefully expands territory and positions his pieces to good effect with absolutely no threat from you.
Better would have been 4...Nf6 attacking his e4 pawn. White would have had to guard it with d3 as he blocked his knight development with c3. You develop the knight that you have to develop sooner or later anyway, you don't waste any moves, you mess up white's dream plan, and you are exerting pressure on the center.
Find some good books on basic opening principles and pawn/piece positioning. I understand some software can help in these areas as well. You need to be active in your play--no game is won simply by sitting back and not blundering away any pieces.
Originally posted by leisurelyslothI didn't accept the draw because I was up a pawn ,so I felt that I could win.
It looks like he was "offering you a draw" by repetition of moves on move #40. Why didn't you accept?
Otherwise, early on you might have thought about advancing a pawn to support your advantage in the center. I think you were up a pawn--f6 at some point seems pretty good since he didn't have the white squared bishop. Also, exchanging bishops doe ...[text shortened]... rubbish at this game so don't pay much attention to the previous....[/slimy disclaimer]
Originally posted by Schumid5 was a mistake but I had no good choice, I had to move my rook so prise en passant was the only good way to trade my pawn for his pawn and to set my rook free
3...h6 isn't great, it gives white a free move in the centre. 5...Bd6 doesn't look good either, I think you'd be better swapping on d4 and playing Bb4+, and later d5 to break up his centre. 25...d5 looks like a big mistake, giving him a passed pawn that won the game in the end.
About the passed pawn, I thought that I could take it with the bishop , the rook and the king.
Originally posted by Schumia6 and h6 were not great but they did prevent him from moving his knights and threaten c2 and f2
3...h6 isn't great, it gives white a free move in the centre. 5...Bd6 doesn't look good either, I think you'd be better swapping on d4 and playing Bb4+, and later d5 to break up his centre. 25...d5 looks like a big mistake, giving him a passed pawn that won the game in the end.
d5 was the only move that I thought to set my rook free and to trade one pawn for one pawn.