I know that I missed a free rook in the end
Good game!
The missed free rook cost you the game
It's not just that free rook
I had a +3 advantage once in the game
Couldn't understand as to how my later moves destroyed that advantage
I had a +3 advantage once in the game
Couldn't understand as to how my later moves destroyed that advantage
@Koo8384
Well played!!
You had a clear advantage till move 22, of +4.6 and from there you kept making mistakes. On the very next move you played Rc7 instead of Rc6. Playing Rc6 helps you to develop and bring into life the knight who is at an edge square as it has no good move to play. Also you threatens to take d-pawn as well and control the 6th rank completely that way by also capturing a6 pawn. Never mind, let's move on to next.
On the very next move you could have pushed the b-pawn to b4 and open a square b2 for knight to come in movement from kingside and then Bxa6 your position is strong. You doubled up the rooks on c-file. Okay. Let's move on.
Two moves later you could have simply played Rxc8 instead of Rc7 which is a blunder. You exchanged rooks on c7 that makes your position passive and a little hopeless as your rook is in opponent's camp and you cannot allow opponent's took to enter your camp. Let me tell you what could have happened. If Rxc8 then: Rxc8 Nc3 (preventing back rank mate) Ne4 (aim to removing defender) Bxe4 dxe4 Rb7 (protecting b-pawn). This is way more better. Never mind, let's move on to next.
On the very next move you played Bc2 protecting the knight. You played defensively at the moment. It was a perfect moment to activate the knight from a passive square where there are no good moves by playing Nc3 and bringing it into the game from King side possibly.
All this ended all of your advantage and evaluation becomes 0.0
Then opponent's rook enters your camp with a momentum. Thank God you opponent missed mate in 2 twice when your king was on verge of being checkm ated by rook and knight. From then your opponent made mistakes atednd slowly his advantage ceased. Before it could happen you began making mistakes again.
When your rook was protected with bishop, you did not advance a-pawn rather moved rook and on next move also. On the very next move you could have simply played Rxe3 winning the passed pawn and if Rxe3 then Kxe3. Your opponent has advantage still but less than before what you played.
From then, we all know what happened: That epic blunder by you cost you the game.
Well played!!
You had a clear advantage till move 22, of +4.6 and from there you kept making mistakes. On the very next move you played Rc7 instead of Rc6. Playing Rc6 helps you to develop and bring into life the knight who is at an edge square as it has no good move to play. Also you threatens to take d-pawn as well and control the 6th rank completely that way by also capturing a6 pawn. Never mind, let's move on to next.
On the very next move you could have pushed the b-pawn to b4 and open a square b2 for knight to come in movement from kingside and then Bxa6 your position is strong. You doubled up the rooks on c-file. Okay. Let's move on.
Two moves later you could have simply played Rxc8 instead of Rc7 which is a blunder. You exchanged rooks on c7 that makes your position passive and a little hopeless as your rook is in opponent's camp and you cannot allow opponent's took to enter your camp. Let me tell you what could have happened. If Rxc8 then: Rxc8 Nc3 (preventing back rank mate) Ne4 (aim to removing defender) Bxe4 dxe4 Rb7 (protecting b-pawn). This is way more better. Never mind, let's move on to next.
On the very next move you played Bc2 protecting the knight. You played defensively at the moment. It was a perfect moment to activate the knight from a passive square where there are no good moves by playing Nc3 and bringing it into the game from King side possibly.
All this ended all of your advantage and evaluation becomes 0.0
Then opponent's rook enters your camp with a momentum. Thank God you opponent missed mate in 2 twice when your king was on verge of being checkm ated by rook and knight. From then your opponent made mistakes atednd slowly his advantage ceased. Before it could happen you began making mistakes again.
When your rook was protected with bishop, you did not advance a-pawn rather moved rook and on next move also. On the very next move you could have simply played Rxe3 winning the passed pawn and if Rxe3 then Kxe3. Your opponent has advantage still but less than before what you played.
From then, we all know what happened: That epic blunder by you cost you the game.
23 Rc6 picks up a few pawns for the win
@Koo8384
Others may give you a Stockfish move to look at, however, 23.Bxa6 is in my opinion fine (And SF agrees). You have two passers on the queen side. You can even ignore the black center pawns and prepare pushing those passers with the rooks behind the passers (Playing Rc6 and Rxa6 and you have the rook in front of the passers).
In the game you seemed to follow the plan of doubling rooks on the 7th rank (which is often a good idea), but your knight on a4 was slightly overloaded/exposed later on with black playing Bd7!. Therefore the move b2b4 was also useful at some point to free the Na4 from guarding that b2 pawn.
Others may give you a Stockfish move to look at, however, 23.Bxa6 is in my opinion fine (And SF agrees). You have two passers on the queen side. You can even ignore the black center pawns and prepare pushing those passers with the rooks behind the passers (Playing Rc6 and Rxa6 and you have the rook in front of the passers).
In the game you seemed to follow the plan of doubling rooks on the 7th rank (which is often a good idea), but your knight on a4 was slightly overloaded/exposed later on with black playing Bd7!. Therefore the move b2b4 was also useful at some point to free the Na4 from guarding that b2 pawn.
Definitely want to work on your endgame.
37. Kh3 was a big problem in my opinion; you should have stayed on the first rank where nothing could reach you. Moving forward cost you your entire kingside.
44. Kd2 unnecessarily allows the pawn to advance with tempo; every turn matters in endgame.
You were focused on the d pawn, but the a pawn was far away from everything, that was the faster pawn to push. Only the rook could catch it, so worst case is the rook is drawn away from black's attack.
50. Re8+ lets the king swing around through d to get near the a pawn. Rd7+ would have kept him out and driven him away.
Obviously the free rook was huge, but move 60 let you trade your bishop for black's knight, which would have relieved the pressure on your king and jammed the rook behind his pawns so he couldn't swing to deal with yours.
37. Kh3 was a big problem in my opinion; you should have stayed on the first rank where nothing could reach you. Moving forward cost you your entire kingside.
44. Kd2 unnecessarily allows the pawn to advance with tempo; every turn matters in endgame.
You were focused on the d pawn, but the a pawn was far away from everything, that was the faster pawn to push. Only the rook could catch it, so worst case is the rook is drawn away from black's attack.
50. Re8+ lets the king swing around through d to get near the a pawn. Rd7+ would have kept him out and driven him away.
Obviously the free rook was huge, but move 60 let you trade your bishop for black's knight, which would have relieved the pressure on your king and jammed the rook behind his pawns so he couldn't swing to deal with yours.
Thanks everyone
Hopefully I won't throw away winning games like that anymore
Hopefully I won't throw away winning games like that anymore
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