@SirSpud525 Besides the typical tactical problems (we all face), what I find interesting is, that you almost always...
A) totally ignore your king safety or you
B) if not A) then drastically weaken your king later on in the game
...which causes you problems again and again.
My tip would be to analyze the following last 7 rapid game losses by yourselves and draw your own conclusions on the topic of "king safety "A" and/or "B":
https://lichess.org/jAJ2oH2L/black#0
https://lichess.org/5pshy8FM/black#0
https://lichess.org/5L6L3JRr#0
https://lichess.org/Yw4g7NAH/black#0
https://lichess.org/w2wc5deH#0
https://lichess.org/9jChSEjf/black#0
https://lichess.org/rJVY7IYJ/black#0
Good luck on your lifelong chess journey!
@derkleineJo said in #21:
> @SirSpud525 Besides the typical tactical problems (we all face), what I find interesting is, that you almost always...
>
> A) totally ignore your king safety or you
> B) if not A) then drastically weaken your king later on in the game
>
> ...which causes you problems again and again.
>
Wow... I didn't even realize I was doing that, and now looking at the games you attached, 6 out of 7 losses were caused by having a weak king which allowed the opponent to find a tactic. Thank you for the advice and for taking the time to help, this is definitely something I need to work on.
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