Need another loss to make it to last place

[Panzar75]

Yes, that seems to be the position I'm stuck with if you play out the move list.

11. Bd2 a6

 

[Myzenium]

11. Bd2 a6
12. Rc1

 

[Panzar75]

11. Bd2 a6
12. Rc1 Na5

 

[Myzenium]

11. Bd2 a6
12. Rc1 Na5
13. Na4

 

[Panzar75]

11. Bd2 a6
12. Rc1 Na5
13. Na4 Nc4

 

[Myzenium]

11. Bd2 a6
12. Rc1 Na5
13. Na4 Nc4
14. Rc2

Do you dare to win the Exchange?

 

[Panzar75]

11. Bd2 a6
12. Rc1 Na5
13. Na4 Nc4
14. Rc2 Bxc2

Why, yes I certainly do.

 

[Panzar75]

I didn't really get your move, so I didn't assume any moves. But I guess you have to do 15. Qxc2 not to lose another piece. If so, I'll play 15...Nxe3.

 

[Myzenium]

You win.

Care to explain how you got the active play in the first ten moves? 100 words or more, if you please.

 

[Panzar75]

Okay. I thought you were doing reasonably well until the last move or two.

I'm no expert like Smash and Spy but I believe cxd5 is often bad for white. The whole g3 and Bg2 felt like a bad idea to me since I have a cemented pawn on d5 and good control over e4. Meanwhile I got my white squared Bishop outside my pawnstructure, so it was like I was a piece up in the beginning.

After your 12:th move I have both my Bishops attacking your flank while yours aren't really doing much at the moment. I have a little more space to manouvre and I like my position a little better. It was hard for you to kick my Knight out of c4 since my pieces was so well coordinated on that flank while I could prevent your Knight from occupying the c5 square.

It felt like I had a little better grasp of the Queens gambit opening, maybe because it is the one I play with white all the time. Maybe I have an advantage if you play with winboard as most people do since I actually use a real life chessboard. I think it's easier to think that way. Let's play again if you want to.