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[Panzar75]

I just pwned knuth in one of the team games!

I wouldn't call it that. What if he had played 7...d5, looks like you lose a piece? Also, after f5 you are again losing a piece after Nxd4. When you play an entire game without hanging pieces you can come back and we'll discuss possible pwnage. Still, congratulations for your win.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

Well considering that this guy really was a better player than me, I felt inclined to say pwned. And thank you.

 

[Narz]

fxe4 OPPS!

Nice!

 

[WhiteEagle22]

Great job! I had to turn down three challenges today, as I have enough games on hand. I also got myself a Gold Membership today. I will be using the membership benefits quite a bit, and as soon as I have enough cash, I will upgrade to Diamond status. Nothing like having plenty of vacation time.

 

[bathsheba666]

Here's a classic how not to open.

Move your Queen all over the board, and let your opponent develop rapidly....

oops...

http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=11627580

 

[WhiteEagle22]

I don't want to share my first games against mowque and lovett because they are too embarassing to post. Both of them surprised me with the checkmate.

 

[azzaman333]

1. d4 d5
2. c4 e5
3. Nf3 Bb4+
4. Bd2 Nc6
5. a3 Ba5
6. Bxa5 Nxa5
7. Nxe5 dxc4
8. e4 Nb3
9. Ra2 Nf6
10. Qf3 Bg4
11. Nxg4 Nxd4
12. Qf4 Nc2+
13. Ke2 Nh5
14. Qe5+ Qe7
15. Qxh5 O-O-O
16. e5 g6
17. Qh3 h5
18. Nf6+ Kb8
19. f4 Nd4+
20. Ke1 Ne6
21. Bxc4 Nxf4
22. Qc3 Nxg2+
23. Kf1 Nf4
24. b4 Rd1+
25. Kf2 Rxh1
26. Rb2 Rxh2+
27. Ke1 Rxb2
28. Qxb2 Rd8
29. b5 g5
30. Nd2 c5
31. Nb3 g4
32. Kf1 b6
33. Nc1 g3
34. Be2 g2+
35. Kg1 Nxe2+
36. Nxe2 Rd1+
37. Kxg2 Qd8
38. Ne4 Qg8+
39. N2g3 Qg4
40. Nf2 Qd4
41. Nxd1 Qxb2+
42. Nxb2 h4
43. Nf5 a5
44. Nxh4 Kc8
45. Kf3 Kd7
46. Nc4 Kc7
47. Kf4 Kd7
48. Nxb6+ Kc7
49. Nd5+ Kd7
50. a4 Ke6
51. Nc3 Kd7
52. Nd5 Ke6
53. Nc3 Kd7
54. Kf5 c4
55. Kf6 Ke8
56. b6 Kd8
57. Nf5 Kd7
58. b7 Kc7
59. Nd6 Kb8
60. Kxf7 Ka7
61. e6 Kb6
62. b8=Q+ Kc5
63. e7

So, this being by far my longest game, I should be able to learn plenty from it!

How many obvious mistakes did I make?

 

[Narz]

Azza, share a link so I can look at it (might not have time too as it's still my move in 6 or 7 of my games that I still have to think about) but I might be able to glance at it quickly & look for obvious mistakes.

 

[Panzar75]

So, this being by far my longest game, I should be able to learn plenty from it!

How many obvious mistakes did I make?

As I don't know if you were white or black I have no idea.

Here is a list of a few of the mistakes in the game. As you say you want to learn from this game I will let you figure out on your own what's bad about the moves listed. Take a look and reply here when you're done. I can give you further hints if neccessary.

1.) 4...Nc6
2.) 5...Ba5
3.) 8...Nb3
4.) 9...Nf6
5.) 10. Qf3
6.) 10. Bg4
7.) 12. Qf4
8.) 13...Nh5
9.) 15. Qxh5
10.) 16. e5
11.) 17...h5
12.) 18. Nf6+
13.) 24. b4
14.) 29. b5
15.) 30...c5
16.) 35. Nxe2+
17.) 39...Qg4
18.) 41...Qxb2+

 

[azzaman333]

Azza, share a link so I can look at it (might not have time too as it's still my move in 6 or 7 of my games that I still have to think about) but I might be able to glance at it quickly & look for obvious mistakes.

This game. http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=10233004

I was black.

 

[azzaman333]

As I don't know if you were white or black I have no idea.

Here is a list of a few of the mistakes in the game. As you say you want to learn from this game I will let you figure out on your own what's bad about the moves listed. Take a look and reply here when you're done. I can give you further hints if neccessary.

1.) 4...Nc6

I'm not sure for this one.

2.) 5...Ba5

This move doesn't really achieve anything. Neither builds my positon, or hurts my opponent's.

3.) 8...Nb3

Threatens the rook, but nothing will come out of it because he can easily move the rook out of the way.

4.) 9...Nf6

Could've attacked along the d-column with the queen, threatening his queen and gaining me a pawn regardless.

5.) 10. Qf3

Bxc4 would've captured a pawn, as well as protecting the knight the following move so it could capture the rook.

6.) 10. Bg4

Nxd4 threatens the queen as well as capturing a pawn.

7.) 12. Qf4

Nxf6 puts my king in check, but I'm not sure if or why this is more favourable.

8.) 13...Nh5

Qd3 is checkmate?
Whoops...

9.) 15. Qxh5

Allows me to attack my opponent's king with my queen.

10.) 16. e5

Qf5 puts me under more pressure.

11.) 17...h5

Can put him in check with Nd4.

12.) 18. Nf6+

I've got nothing for this.

13.) 24. b4

Allows my rook to put him in check, and take his rook without challenge.

14.) 29. b5

Not sure.

15.) 30...c5

Nd3 would be better, I think.

16.) 35. Nxe2+

The pawn, which is about to be promoted, is no longer protected. Plus, the knight is also lost.

17.) 39...Qg4

Pawn to f5 forecs the knight on e4 to move or get captured.

18.) 41...Qxb2+

I've just gifted my last dangerous piece to my opponent.

 

[Panzar75]

On these points you didn't know or were wrong. I have given a hint on each one.

1.) 4. Nc6 this move loses material, can you see how?
2.) 5...Ba5 this move loses material, can you see how?
3.) 8...Nb3 this move loses material to a tactic that is not so easy to see, try and find an attacking idea rather then moving the rook.
4.) 9...Nf6 this is basically the same idea as in #3. White wins material with a tactic.
6.) 10...Bg4 this move loses material, can you see how?
7.) 12. Qf4 It's not so much that Nxf6+ is better but that the move 12. Qf4 itself is really really bad. You solved #8 so that's your hint for this one.
10.) 16. e5 No, Qf5 is not that good. Black just moves his king and no big deal. It's a problem of king saftey. After e5 white's king is now weak. Can you see how black should continue?
11.) 17...h5 Nd4 is a much better move. But the reason h5 is bad is because it loses material. Can you see how?
12.) 18. Nf6+ Come to think of it I could have skipped one of the two #11 or #12 as it's basically the same thing. I said in #11 that h5 is bad because it loses material. Here white should have played the move that wins material.
14.) 29. b5 Who has the safest king? Is there a big difference or a small difference? Why is king saftey important? What should you try to do when your opponents king is wide open? What did the move b5 do that changed how easy/hard it is for black to get to white's king? How should black proceed?
15.) 30...c5 While Nd3 is slightly better it's not so much that Nd3 is good as that c5 is bad. Did you solve #14? If so, you probably have your answer to this one as well.
17.) 39...Qg4 If you play f5 white can capture en passant and that's only good for white. You should have gotten this one right. If you follow the game as it played out, what was the problem with this move?


On these points you were part right.

5.) 10. Qf3 You are right that Bxc4 was much better. There is an even better continuation that you will know by now if you solved #3 and #4. Also, Qf3 leaves the pawn on d4 unguarded so it can be taken off for free.
16.) 35..Nxe2+ You are correct that the pawn on g2 is very important. If you were to queen it you are instantly winning. The knight is a useful attacking piece while his bishop doesn't do much good. It even blocks his queen somewhat. In addition you have a good tactical move available. the idea is partly the same as in #14 and #15.
18.) 41...Qxb2+ Yes, with the queen you have something to do, possibilities for perpetual checks. With queens off it's a very easy win for white. Also, tactically, this move actually loses material (or rather, fails to gain material). Can you see how?


On these you were correct.

8.) 13...Nh5 Yes, black missed a mate in one. Unfortunate, isn't it?
9.) 15. Qxh5 That is vague but on the right track. White is winning but Qxh5 allows black to get perpetual checks, it's not so easy to see but after this move it's only a draw.
13.) 24. b4 Indeed. A rook for free! You saw this in-game too. Well done.

 

[azzaman333]

On these points you didn't know or were wrong. I have given a hint on each one.

1.) 4. Nc6 this move loses material, can you see how?

Other than losing the bishop, which I figureed Nc6 would cover.

2.) 5...Ba5 this move loses material, can you see how?

As with 1, I can only see the bishop getting lost, and the knight is still covering the square.

3.) 8...Nb3 this move loses material to a tactic that is not so easy to see, try and find an attacking idea rather then moving the rook.
4.) 9...Nf6 this is basically the same idea as in #3. White wins material with a tactic.

I can't see it

6.) 10...Bg4 this move loses material, can you see how?

His knight takes my bishop, and if I take the knight with mine, his queen takes my knight.

7.) 12. Qf4 It's not so much that Nxf6+ is better but that the move 12. Qf4 itself is really really bad. You solved #8 so that's your hint for this one.

It leaves the king open to check by the knight, and only leaves e2 open for the king to move after check which should result in checkmate the following move.

10.) 16. e5 No, Qf5 is not that good. Black just moves his king and no big deal. It's a problem of king saftey. After e5 white's king is now weak. Can you see how black should continue?

I can't see anything that benefits black, what am I missing?

11.) 17...h5 Nd4 is a much better move. But the reason h5 is bad is because it loses material. Can you see how?
12.) 18. Nf6+ Come to think of it I could have skipped one of the two #11 or #12 as it's basically the same thing. I said in #11 that h5 is bad because it loses material. Here white should have played the move that wins material.

Allows white to move the knight to e3, put me in check, and then take the black knight on c2?

14.) 29. b5 Who has the safest king? Black Is there a big difference or a small difference? Big Why is king saftey important? Allows you to dictate the game easier if you aren't constantly in check? What should you try to do when your opponents king is wide open? Back it into a corner? What did the move b5 do that changed how easy/hard it is for black to get to white's king? How should black proceed?

Did b5 allow the queen to target the bishop on c4? So black should move the queen to c5?

15.) 30...c5 While Nd3 is slightly better it's not so much that Nd3 is good as that c5 is bad. Did you solve #14? If so, you probably have your answer to this one as well.

Blocks the square from the queen?

17.) 39...Qg4 If you play f5 white can capture en passant and that's only good for white. You should have gotten this one right. If you follow the game as it played out, what was the problem with this move?

En passant?

The move lets the knight target both the queen and knight at the same time, which means I'd end up significantly behind. Would h4 have been optimal?

On these points you were part right.

5.) 10. Qf3 You are right that Bxc4 was much better. There is an even better continuation that you will know by now if you solved #3 and #4. Also, Qf3 leaves the pawn on d4 unguarded so it can be taken off for free.

Still lost on 3 & 4, though

16.) 35..Nxe2+ You are correct that the pawn on g2 is very important. If you were to queen it you are instantly winning. The knight is a useful attacking piece while his bishop doesn't do much good. It even blocks his queen somewhat. In addition you have a good tactical move available. the idea is partly the same as in #14 and #15.

I don't know, but I'll take a stab and say sending the h pawn to attack the king as well?

18.) 41...Qxb2+ Yes, with the queen you have something to do, possibilities for perpetual checks. With queens off it's a very easy win for white. Also, tactically, this move actually loses material (or rather, fails to gain material). Can you see how?

Attacking the Knight doesn't lose my queen, whereas attacking the queen costs me my queen.

 

[Panzar75]

More specific hints where needed:

1.) 4. Nc6 Specifically it loses a pawn if white plays correctly. Can you find a sequence of moves that ends up a pawn ahead for white?

2.) 5...Ba5 This move loses a whole piece if white plays correctly. If you have a real life board put the positions up and spend 10-15 minutes trying out different moves. You will learn a lot if you do.

3.) 8...Nb3 What pawns and pieces are unguarded? Can you make a move that makes another piece unguarded? There is a fork involved.

6.) 10...Bg4 Right, your bishop is attacked twice and only guarded once. That means you will lose that piece.

7.) 12. Qf4 Excellent! Now you just need to see it ingame next time.

10.) 16. e5 Look at white's king. What squares around it are weak? How many squares can it go to? Are any of them good? What would happen if you got your queen close? How can you get your queen close?

11.) 17...h5 Why is there a questionmark at the end of your sentance? You do see that after those moves black has a piece less than before? You did solve it, well done.

14.) 29. b5 I'm not sure what you mean by "backing into a corner" but if you meant bring pieces close to it and attack you are quite right. If you do have a chess board I suggest you put this position (after Qc5) up and take a close look. Here are some things you should ask youself: Who is better and why? Does black have any threats? If so, what are they? Can white do anything to meet those threats? Notice the plural, there can be more than one threat.

15.) 30...c5 correct

17.) 39...Qg4 I refer you to Chess Wikipedia. Look up the rule "En passant". Qg4 does indeed allow a fork. If you haven't heard some of the terms I use such as "fork" use the chess wikipedia to look them up. In fact, I advice you to read it through anyway as there is some good stuff in there. h4 is a good idea. Why is is a good idea? (No, there is an even better move but it is hard to find so don't spend much time on that.)

16.) 35..Nxe2+ If you have spent some time looking at #14 you might have discovered why Qc5 was good. Is there any way you can achieve Qc5 in this position?

18.) 41...Qxb2+ You can take his knight off for free, yes. That's MUCH better than exchanging a queen for a queen, right?

 

[Narz]

Panzar, you're awesome to take so much time to help out all of CFC's aspiring chess experts. I just wanted to say that!

 

[WhiteEagle22]

Yeah thanks for helping us all become better players!

 

[Sashie VII]

White: nikolaous
Black: Sashie_VII
Date: 12-20-2008
www.chess.com

The game can be replayed here.

1. e4 d5
2. exd5 Qxd5
3. Nc3 Qa5
4. Bc4 Nf6
5. d3 e5
6. Bg5 Nbd7
7. Nf3 Bb4
8. Bd2 O-O
9. O-O Qb6
10. h3 c6
11. a3 Bxc3
12. Bxc3 Re8
13. Ng5 Re7
14. Bxf7+ Rxf7
15. Nxf7 Kxf7
16. Re1 Qc5
17. Qe2 b6
18. Bxe5 Nxe5
19. Qxe5 Qxe5
20. Rxe5 Bd7
21. Rae1 Re8
22. Rxe8 Bxe8
23. c4 c5
24. b3 g5
25. f3 Bc6
26. a4 Nh5
27. Kf2 Nf4
28. Re3 h6
29. g3 Nxh3+
30. Kg2 g4
31. Kh2 gxf3
32. Rxf3+ Bxf3
33. Kxh3 Bd1
34. b4 cxb4
35. a5 b3
36. axb6

 

[Panzar75]

White: nikolaous
Black: Sashie_VII

I think white wins a pawn with 13. Re1

His 23. c4 is an ugly move. He had the chance to put his pawns on dark squares in a nice chain guarding eachother. It is comical how all of his pawns end up on light squares. It is as if he purposly tried his best to get as bad of a position as possible.

You waited around for him to wreck his own position. It is nice when that works.

 

[Narz]

I thought this game was going pretty decently for me. Unfortunately my opponent decided he had too many games going & resigned a couple dozen of them at once (including this one) & we never got a chance to complete it.

According to chess.com's analysis engine I had a 1.15 point advantage at the point when my opponent resigned but it couldn't find any significant inaccuracies in either of our play.

I was hoping to finish out the game, before he went on a resignation binge my opponent was rated 2200.

White : ilovegambits
Black : Narz

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. Qe2 h6 10. Bf4 g5 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bd2 Bg7 13. Rac1 Nce5 14. Bb3 Bd7 15. Ne1 Rc8 16. h3 Nf6 17. Nd3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Bc6 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. a3 Nd7 21. Be3 Nc5 22. Bxc5 dxc5 23. Qe3 O-O 24. e5 {0-1}

 

[col]

Yay - I made 2000. I'm on the verge of downing a 2100 player too.

http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=11627578

I guess I'll top out at around 2200.