2006-04-01 -- Revised based on Patrick's comment (thanks)
RBHawkins (UNR) vs. chesemc (1288) --- Sat Mar 25, 19:25 CST 2006
Rated standard match, initial time: 27 minutes, increment: 0 seconds.
Move RBHawkins chesemc
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1. e4 (0:00.000) e5 (0:00.000)
2. Nf3 (0:02.656) Nf6 (0:02.359)
3. Bc4 (0:08.953) Nxe4 (0:04.172)
4. d3 (0:09.062)
I was obviously not prepared for this opening, and this is because I spend too much time playing against the computer. My reaction to the situation is a typical weakness for me. When I encounter something new, I get flustered and don't spend enough time thinking about the position. If I had simply said, "OK, we're now in the middle game" and LOOKED at the position, I might have come up with a more sensible move (like 3. Nxe5, or even 4.Nxe5.)
4. Nf6 (0:02.656)
5. O-O (1:23.843) d5 (0:13.250)
6. Bb3 (1:00.203) e4 (0:05.719)
As Patrick pointed out, this was a big break for me, although I didn't see it at the time. Either 6. ...Nc6 or 6. ...Bd4 would have left me in bad shape.
7. dxe4 (1:50.297) dxe4 (0:10.610)
8. Qxd8+ (3:09.891) Kxd8 (0:07.016)
9. Ng5 (0:37.484) Ke8 (0:41.438)
10. Bxf7+ (1:30.015) Ke7 (0:08.921)
11. Nc3 (0:48.454) h6 (0:06.953)
A foolish blunder on my part, caused I think by not spending the effort to look at all of Black's possible threats. This should have been easy to spot.
12. Bc4 (3:56.625) hxg5 (0:08.735)
13. Bxg5 (0:31.500) Nc6 (0:53.906)
After this move, the positions are actually about even (!) because of this nice little combination: 14. Nd5+ Kd7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nxf6+ Ke7 17. Nxe4. Of course, I didn't see this at the time.
14. Rfe1 (1:13.266) Ke8 (2:03.172)
15. Rad1 (1:42.813) Ke7 (0:22.922)
This is the game-loser. As they say, the winner is the one to make the next-to-last blunder.
16. Rxe4+ (0:58.343)
{Black resigns} 1-0
As I said at the top. I don't expect to win many games this way. I'm intending to improve my ability to avoid the kinds of foolish mistakes I made in this game. I want to make mistakes that are much more profound and insightful!
3 comments:
in order to learn from your games you should criticize them objectively. here are some ideas to get you started:
instead of 6...e4?? , after 6...Nc6 black is clearly winning with an extra pawn and control of the center.
11.Nc3 drops a piece, as you found out.
15...Ke7?? , stepping back into the pin, is simply incomprehensible. Black goes from winning/equal to mated-by-force in one move. After 15...Bd6 i prefer Black, developing with tempo against h2.
Peace out.
A good piece of advice Patrick, thanks.
I did review the game afterwards, in fact spent about 30 minutes trying to figure out how to get it downloaded! I eventually just typed it back in manually.
I'll post my analysis today.
Hello and welcome to blog space.
I am amused by your blog name. So far laziness has not worked at all in my favor. If you find a way, let me know!!
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