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Looking for a little feedback

Hi guys.

I've been playing regularly for about 9 months now and am really enjoying my chess. I, like many others, am seeking to improve and looking for some feedback to help me do so. I do tactics training regularly, and study openings and endings as well. There is nothing quite as good as feedback from your peers. Would anyone kindly take a look at a few of my games and provide me with some constructive insights? I'd really appreciate any help. Thank you very much.
Sure send them to about 4 . Best would be 4 losses where you werent quite sure why, but any will do . OTB Im right at 2000 My email is Knightstorm1957@aol.com Kirk

Let us look at an example.

Why do you play 9...Re8? Is it to prepare 10...e6 or 10...e5? You could have played 8...e6 before. Now you cannot play 10...e6 or 10...e5 as your pawn d6 hangs. By playing 7...c5 you gave up on the possibility of ...e6 or ...c5.
You play too fast. This is 10+0 time control so you should at least spend 10 seconds per move. At the start you can play even slower: you can always speed up after move 30.
@tpr thanks for this but I think I was white on the game you've selected.

Good point with the time control though and will take that on board.
Sorry my bad.
So... why did not you take the free pawn 12 or 13 Qxd6? An extra pawn especially a central pawn with no apparent compensation is enough to win a game by itself. The plan is to exchange pieces and simplify to a won ending.Why with 19 Bxe5 you trade your good bishop not on the color of uour pawns for his knight? In doing so you gave his Bg7 free reign over the black squares.
28 g3 the blunder that decides the game. You still had 3 minutes on your clock. You spent 7 seconds on the blunder. That should be enough to prevent it. I generally recommend to switch on move confirmation in your profile. You think about your move, you play it, you check it is no blunder, then you confirm. Playing without blunders is the first step in getting better.
Let us look at another example

Why do you play 14...Be6? Your central pawn e5 is under attack. Why not defend it with 14...f6?
After he gives his check 15 Nc7+, why not move the king 15...Ke6 so that you can recapture with your king? Now you lose your central pawn and your king is in the open without any security.
You had enough time to find the right moves.
There are many more mistakes and also the final endgame after move 38 is a draw with best play from both sides. 62...Re6 draws. You still had a minute left on your clock. Some people here play a whole bullet game in 60 seconds.

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