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Re: Where did I go wrong?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 1:10 am
by Roger de Coverly
soheil_hooshdaran wrote:
Doesn't the move slightly weaken the K-side?
Certainly. but if the Bishop can be regrouped to g7, no more so than in the family of Kings Fianchetto defences. It also blocks the white square attack on h7 from the Bishop on c2 and a Queen on d3 or h5.
Re: Where did I go wrong?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:04 am
by soheil_hooshdaran
What was my mistake in:
Re: Where did I go wrong?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 9:45 am
by IM Jack Rudd
Erm, 9.Nd5, losing a pawn. You don't need us to tell us that, surely.
Re: Where did I go wrong?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 10:14 am
by Roger de Coverly
IM Jack Rudd wrote:Erm, 9.Nd5, losing a pawn. You don't need us to tell us that, surely.
Checking some games where this has been played, 10 Bxf6 looks necessary. Losing a pawn for "nothing" also seems OK with 10. exd5 Qa5 and now 11. c3 Qxd5 12. Bxf6 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 gxf6. Engines like Nc2 or Nc4 and claim the position to be about equal.
9. Nc4 is the main line in terms of popularity.
Re: Where did I go wrong?
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 10:23 am
by Barry Sandercock
Does a small mistake really matter when you win the game anyway ? To play the best move every time, you would have to play like a powerful engine ( or Magnus.)
Re: Where did I go wrong?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 3:01 am
by soheil_hooshdaran
Barry Sandercock wrote:Does a small mistake really matter when you win the game anyway ?
Yes, mistakes add up.
Re: Where did I go wrong?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 3:07 am
by soheil_hooshdaran
IM Jack Rudd wrote:Erm, 9.Nd5, losing a pawn. You don't need us to tell us that, surely.
I just wanted to resign in the game after 9...Qa5+.
But I could've played 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Qxd5, when his structure would be weak without compensation in the form of two Bishops, right?
As the game continued , my two Bishops turned very strong I think.
Re: Where did I go wrong?
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:09 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
Hi.
Could I win?
I got only the 4thh prize and a few rating points.....
So sorry, but both men and women champions are now in their teens (while many strong players didn't participate)
Re: Where did I go wrong?
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 8:46 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
Where was Black's mistake?
Re: Where did I go wrong?
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 10:07 pm
by IM Jack Rudd
7...f6 looks dubious; it looks safer to go ...Nh6 first, castle, and only then attack the centre with ...f6.
Re: Where did I go wrong?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 11:19 am
by soheil_hooshdaran
Where did I go wrong in this game?
Re: Where did I go wrong?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 11:39 am
by Roger de Coverly
soheil_hooshdaran wrote:Where did I go wrong in this game?
From the typical turgid position of a main line Caro, you won a pawn and went into a Rook ending which turned out to be drawn in practice. Looking for improvements in the Rook ending would seem the logical study point. I think I would have played more cautiously with 31. b3 rather than 31. b4 and looked to park a Rook on f5 with the threefold purpose of defending both f2 and h5 and attacking f7.After that, then slowly try to use the queen-side pawn majority keeping the opposing rook or rooks as passive as possible.
Re: Where did I go wrong?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:13 pm
by LawrenceCooper
soheil_hooshdaran wrote:Where did I go wrong in this game?
40 Rh7 dropping the f pawn and to a lesser extent swapping the active rook on d5 for the passive one on h8.
Re: Where did I go wrong?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:37 pm
by Roger de Coverly
Rf7 looks good. You then slide the King across to e3 which frees up the Rook on f7.
Giving away a pawn with check is never good. For that matter R+3 v R+2 all on the same side with the defending King in touch with the queening square is apt to be drawish because pawn exchanges can take you to a drawn R+P v R position. So trading the f pawn for the h pawn isn't marvellous, even if you can.
Re: Where did I go wrong?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 3:44 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
I missed that he is taking the f2-pawn with check...............
