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hi, I often to get to positions in my games when my mind goes blank and i have absolutely no idea what to do next. It's not that i am in a good or bad position ( i often have no idea if the position is good or bad anyway! ). for example, the only game i have attempted to play today, i basically just gave up because i had no thought process. en.lichess.org/vXWQ04wEbweG
that's ok, this happens to all players in some positions. These moments tell us where we can learn something, so that next time a similar position comes up we do know what to do! Make note of these moments and try to learn
my general quick thoughts of this position are: quite equal, black has bishop pair advantage and so endgames with just minor pieces will be favorable for black. Some plans could be to centralise the rook on f8, maybe double on the D file, look to get major piece exchanges in
and on the white side: they should look to exchange 1 of their minor pieces for one of your bishops to eliminate your bishop pair advantage. Or strike with a4 to open a file that the white rook is already on and also create an iscolated pawn for black onthe kingside. White should try and avoid major piece exchanges
I think,in this position black should move pawns g and h slowly forward ,to get some advantages in endgame.
First of all, if you don't have a plan, try to look if all your pieces are in optimal positions. In this position your f8 rook for example would be much better placed at d8. So you might try something like Qd6 followed by Rd8.
Black has a clear advantage because of the bishop's pair, the open c-file, one more pawn in the centre.
A possible plan is 19...Bc4 and 20...e5 to drive the white knight from its dominant central post at d4 and to trade queens and then a pair of rooks with ...Rfd8 so as to reach a good end game.
I also often have this problem when I finish my development and I don't know how to continue. But in this position there is some moves which actually can improve your position.
Look at your pieces and ask you questions: "Which piece can I improve?" In this position for sure you can improve your Queen by placing her closer to the centre - Qd6. After that move you have connected your Rooks which is another good case. Next i would keep eye on f8 Rook which is poor placed. I would move her for central square, column, especially d8, not just because it is open but also becaue white Queen is on that column.
Before I start, I just want to say even if you don't know what to do, just try to play it through. You'll get more experience - a defeatist attitude is a defeated attitude. If you really didn't know what to do, maybe offer a draw? In this particular game, you were winning. Well, for this game in particular, I'd probably try to create some play on the d file with Bc4 (hitting the rook and opening up the file), then Rfd8 to try to pressure the knight (pin). Anyway, that's just my opinion, without an engine.
@Dragonair has the best idea by examining what white wants to do. The problems with Qd6 is Bg5 exchanging your bishop and you want the rook opposite the queen not another queen, so maybe Qe7 is a better spot. My first thought was to start a minority attack starting with Qb6, but it fails to Bg5. White's plan could be a4 to activate the rook, but there might be f4 and f5 with pressure on the kingside. Although e5 in response does give you a protected passed pawn, it makes you dark squared bishop look horrible. but g6, after the queen moves so to provide a useful square for the rook in case of Bh6, to prevent it may be better.
On a second look, I notice that a2 is weak and after a4, b5 becomes very weak, so white's best plan is to exchange and pressure b5. Since black can't enforce b4 and bxa4 is really bad, therefore the move I would select is Qb6. This prepares Rfd8, protects the weak b pawn, and, after Qb7, applies pressure on f3 and g2. The question then becomes what to do after Nb3 with a Nc5 threat.

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