Well, look through it and give me five moves you don't understand. Just pick five. I'll explain my ideas, and what I think his ideas were as best I can.
I guess you were playing White in this game, right? I'm actually confused with some moves by Black. For example: 11.Kf8, totally unnecessary given that there wasn't a real threat by the White Queen, Kg8 would be logical to me to chase away the Queen and make castling soon after. Next one, 12. f5 is even worse since it opens the space for the White Knight on f3 to attack wherever he wants, so I would play 12. fxe5.Magorian Aximand said:
Workaholic said:11.Kf8, totally unnecessary given that there wasn't a real threat by the White Queen, Kg8 would be logical to me to chase away the Queen and make castling soon after.
Workaholic said:Next one, 12. f5 is even worse since it opens the space for the White Knight on f3 to attack wherever he wants, so I would play 12. fxe5.
Workaholic said:Also, after 19.b4 White should have played Kd5 and later Kf6 or to take pawn on c7, real mess for Black in any case.
Uh, I overlooked that move with indefensible Rook, Kf7 is indeed the best what he could have done there.Magorian Aximand said:Nf8 (not K which is for King!) is definitely a weird one. I can only guess that he was trying to protect the h7 pawn in case the Rook had to move away, but that's such a waste of a Knight. But Ng8 is worse, because Qf7 wins the indefensible rook. Rather than chasing the queen away, you aid her invasion of the kingside. Best for Black there is actually Kf7, forgoing castling, connecting the major pieces on his back rank, and protecting the pawns he shouldn't have pushed.
I did think about Nf5 but I thought that g4 after Qh3 would have brought the unenviable position for the Black again.Magorian Aximand said:f5 is definitely a blunder, and fxe5 is a large improvement. But best for Black here is Nf5, which kicks the queen out of it's square and frees up Black's position without opening up the Kingside.
Well Rxc7 crossed my mind first after his Qxa2 but frankly, I spent more time thinking about what Black should do after some really bad moves.Magorian Aximand said:Nd5 is certainly strong, but I saw the opportunity for the mate threat after Nf6+. Black could have defended the square with Qxd4, but we both missed it in this 5 minute game. And she would be chased off the diagonal quickly by the rooks.
Magorian Aximand said:Well, look through it and give me five moves you don't understand. Just pick five. I'll explain my ideas, and what I think his ideas were as best I can.
Vieira said:Magorian Aximand said:Well, look through it and give me five moves you don't understand. Just pick five. I'll explain my ideas, and what I think his ideas were as best I can.
I suppose it's just because my thought process is different. You know how in werewolf, where I get all confused and start being suspicious of everyone and I act fairly defensively? Yeah, I'm like that in chess. ****ing WIFOM.
Haresus said:Any good online site where two people can easily find eachothers and play chess with minimal effort? Skype used to have that stuff...
Magorian Aximand said:Vieira said:Magorian Aximand said:Well, look through it and give me five moves you don't understand. Just pick five. I'll explain my ideas, and what I think his ideas were as best I can.
I suppose it's just because my thought process is different. You know how in werewolf, where I get all confused and start being suspicious of everyone and I act fairly defensively? Yeah, I'm like that in chess. ****ing WIFOM.
That's the point of having you point out moves that you don't quite get. When you understand my thought process, it might help.
Very interesting game. What's the name of the opening that you played, seems like a really aggressive response to the Queen's Gambit?Magorian Aximand said:Fun little game I played today: I have the black pieces this time.
Trevty said:Nice. That's a nice varied game. So many of mine end up looking the same because my opponent doesn't really do much.
Lord Brutus said:I'm loving this thread! Thanks, Magorian. Just don't change your avatar to Magnus Carlsen.
Workaholic said:Very interesting game. What's the name of the opening that you played, seems like a really aggressive response to the Queen's Gambit?Magorian Aximand said:Fun little game I played today: I have the black pieces this time.