Hi- this was a tournament game I played recently- he was playing some strange moves h6 g5 and Ng4 and I got a great lead in development, and tried to take advantage of it, but couldn't. There were some fireworks, and we went into an endgame where I was a pawn down but had compensation. I got all my pieces to perfect squares and was doing great...But I blundered and I'll admit I went home in tears that night. Here's the game:
lichess.org/study/4MBTfGn3/YOTZrSb0#0How could I have utilized my development advantage? Also what kind of extra ideas could I have done in the middlegame? Thanks and Happy Checkmating
You were far better but just made a few mistakes. In general when youre way up in development just keep on developing and eventually youll be able to convert that into a strong attack
I re-imported the game and requested a computer analysis here. You might want to have a look at it.
lichess.org/m2D1Cvel(You might have to click on the blue text on the bottom left to see it.)
Usually white will take advantage by cracking open whenever the king the king lies, and usually black is unable to defend because the undeveloped pieces cant rush over to defend. With a strong position, white can sacrifice for the initiative and win.
Take care of the bishops, take care of prevention. For examle: 5. ...h6?! 6. h3 g5?! 7. Be3 +/-
yeah play h3, also what do u mean by supertournament....(not that it matters)
I don't honestly think you really made any positional mistakes, it's just more about keeping an eye on potential blunders. 13. Qd3 would've been a good response, so that you'd still be able to take advantage of the weak g6 square.
11 e6 is too artificial, the simple, natural move 11 Nd2 would have kept your advantage.
13 Ng6 was not smart: 13 Qg3 was better. You spent 2 moves Nh4-g6-f4 to transfer your knight from h4 to f4 where it is no better and he spent 1 move ...Bg5 to activate his bishop, lining it up with both your queen and your king. With 1 move 13 Qg3 you protect Nh4, you attack g4 and you remove your queen from the dangerous diagonal c1-h6.
The tactics are pretty, but they do not work in your favor. Sometimes simple, natural moves are better. Here is such a case.
@only_tactics But how? What are some concrete variations in this position where white can break through?
@ujcn @thekid456 I played Nf3 because ...h6?! is a non-developing move so I wanted to develop a piece rather than play timidly with h3.
@Dat_Das 13.Qd3 doesn't create anything
@tpr Yes you're right 13.Qg3 was the way to go. If I actually noticed Bf6-g5 was coming then I might have played it. But I failed to notice Bg5 and played Ng6.
Yeah somehow I missed BxN (this is why my rating is low), Qg3 is probably the best move then.