en.lichess.org/thx7LomBUq17 any comments on this game?
Very nice first 10 moves. You showed very good control. After that it got very messy. Tactics started to create themselves and because you had a lead in development the tactics were in your favour. Nice game!
Actually posted the wrong game. I obviously didn't stuff this one up!
en.lichess.org/7cQE46bSlCNS this is the game I mean't to ask about.
28. gxh5 was a mistake. Be careful to make sure that winning material isn't at the cost of your king!
I realised that by taking the knight I was opening the g file and a possible attack. I thought I could defend the situation but soon realised my mistake as my opponent was able to block the defensive duties of my bishop! I need to be able to calculate a little further ahead. Well played to my opponent in this case.
10...b5 just loses a pawn. Better looks 10...d5 or 10...Re8 or 10...Qc7. If he had played 17 d4 he would have stayed one pawn up.
How much time did you spend on 28...gxh5? How much time remained?
How much time did you spend on 28...gxh5? How much time remained?
I think we both had around 4 minutes left. I took 30 seconds thinking about 28...gxh5 apparently.
You should have invested more time e.g. 2 minutes on move 28. If you find a defence you can take the knight and win the game, but as there is no defence you lose the game straight away. Better to spend some time than resign two moves later.
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