wow, no matter how bad you think you are...

you can't possibly be worse than me in this game: Game 2654204

not to mention my stupid java malfunction won't let me resign... basically ruins my night

Originally posted by slickhare
you can't possibly be worse than me in this game: Game 2654204

not to mention my stupid java malfunction won't let me resign... basically ruins my night

It's alright, you were checkmated.

Castling into the attack was not a great idea, and of course you should have exchanged queens on the many chances you had to do so.

Originally posted by slickhare
you can't possibly be worse than me in this game: Game 2654204

not to mention my stupid java malfunction won't let me resign... basically ruins my night

You need to study tactics. You missed some very basic forks and discovered checks in the game. http://www.chesstactics.org/

For example, 17...Qxe3 18. fxe3 Nxf3 and then if he captures with 19. gxf3, you have a bishop fork with Bxf3, winning the rook.

Also, your opponent put himself in an awkward position with 18. Rxb7. You could have played a similar continuation as before, but just so you get the idea, I'll present a simpler solution (though not as good in this position), 18...Nxf3 (clearing the Kings file), 19. gxf3 0-0-0, checking your opponent and winning the rook with Kxb7. This isn't as good in this position, because you'll lose the bishop, but it's just to let you know that the king can be used as an attacking piece as well.

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Talk about stupidity Game 2186632 😞

Originally posted by Keltamaksa
Talk about stupidity Game 2186632 😞

My goodness. 43.Rg2+ deserves at least three question marks.

deserves a good kick in the ass ;-)

Originally posted by Fat Lady
My goodness. 43.Rg2+ deserves at least three question marks.

They call it chessblindness. Happens to everbody. I had it last week at my chessclub. I played quit well, but my 39th move was a typical "grave" move (in dutch we call it a grafzet). So I gave up! It's a hard but the best way to improve!

yeah, well, stuff happen.

here I thought I could check with 27.e7+ in between a queen swap 😀
Game 1995937

apparently insomnia causes brain damage. can't really give any other explanation for 22.Bh+
Game 1995936

'en passant'? what do you mean 'en passant'? 49.h4#
Game 1718327

Originally posted by slickhare
you can't possibly be worse than me in this game: Game 2654204

not to mention my stupid java malfunction won't let me resign... basically ruins my night

The best way to prevent this from happening is to study tactics. Get Chess Tactics for Beginners by Conveckta. I make 1/10th of the blunders I used to make(though I still make many) just by doing 50 puzzles per day.

Originally posted by Fat Lady
My goodness. 43.Rg2+ deserves at least three question marks.

er...3 is extraneous and means nothing (like super ultra fantastically magnificent detergent)

how bout just 43. Rg2+??

Originally posted by YUG0slav
er...3 is extraneous and means nothing (like super ultra fantastically magnificent detergent)

how bout just 43. Rg2+??

Dude, I think Laddy realizes that. Rg2+?? doesn't seem to describe how awesomely horrible that blunder truly was.

it doesnt matter how bad a move is, "???" means nothing

Originally posted by YUG0slav
it doesnt matter how bad a move is, "???" means nothing

Dude, joke. It's a joke. We all know that "???" doesn't have any literal meaning in the chess world, he was just pointing out that it was an awful blunder.

of course I get the exageration, I'm just nitpicky about annotation