Hi all.
Maybe this question is stupid.. but, i dont know.
Im doing something wrong here?? I mean, why i cant crush this man, for example. Why?? Ok, i do one mistake.... but, anyway i think the game is still more or less the same. This user play well, and that's all?? What would my game be missing? This is the game.
It looks like you did? You played well and capitalized on all of your opponent's blunders. Maybe the only suggestion I can make is to play less passively if you want your games to be more decisive. You played a pretty quiet, drawish line, so I'm not surprised that it was fairly close for most of the game. Against a weaker opponent it's probably in your interest to try to play something more complicated to induce more blunders out of them.
mmm ok, thanks.
Im playing more passively for "learning" "something", i was seeing some videos on youtube and try to put then in practice. And, yes, that made my game more passively. But, i dont want drawish lines..... so... well i have to keep learning.
Thanks!
3...d6 is solid but passive as it locks Bf8 in.
9...Re8 is passive: the e-file is not opening soon. Stronger 9...Nh5 intending to trade your bad bishop Be7 on the color of your pawns for his good bishop Bg5 not on the color of his pawns and then play Nf4. You get the same idea later, but then he has square f4 covered.
11...a6 serves no purpose. It only weakens the pawn and gives white an extra move for free. You will have to play ...a5 later anyway. Better 11...h6 inviting 12 Bxf6 so you have the bishop's pair against 2 knights.
15...Qg6 serves no purpose. Just capture yourself 15...Qxg5 he must recapture and then it is your turn to play, e.g. 16...a5 attacking b4. In the game after 15...Qg6 16 Qxg6 you must recapture and then it is white's turn to play. So your Qg6 loses a tempo.
18...Nf6 is passive. You played the knight to h5 with the assumed intent to play Nf4, so do so. White must capture, but then you can play ...d5 as there is a pin on the e-file a benefit of your 9...Re8. With ...Nh5 and ...Nf6 you gave 2 tempi.
19...d5 has no punch contrary to first ...Nf4 Nxf4 exf4. Better 19...a5.
27...Bc6 is another passive retreat, while 27...Bb3 would win pawn c4.
29...Rd7 is passive. A rook is too strong a piece to babysit a weak pawn. Just ignore the attack on c7, as if he captures Nxc7, you get an active rook on the second rank Re2+. An active rook is worth a pawn.
32...Ne6 is passive again. You retreat the knight to a worse position just to protect the weak pawn. Counterattack 32...Bb3 was more active. You will get this idea one move later, when it is no longer effective.
33...Bb3 is too late: he can cover 34 Nb2 and Bb3 does nothing.
Instead he blunders the pawn and you win.
The main thing you did wrong is playing too fast and superficial. At the end of the game you have 5 useless minutes left on your clock, i.e. you played this 20+0 game as if it were 15+0.
Oh, thanks for all your analysis!! There is a lot to see. Thanks!