Training
- Tactics, Chess King Elementary 1 (30m)
- Chessable reviews (43m)
- Puzzle Rush: 22 (5m)
- Game (33m) & Analysis (10m)
Game 27 – 19.03.2024 – W – win
- 3. Considered “abandoning” my opening and playing e4 or Bg5 → would have been good (c4 and Nc3 are also good options). Cost me about 0.4 EV
- 4. Briefly considered d5 which is the best move (taking is also fine as are c4, Nc4, a3), cost me about 0.2 EV
- 9. f4 is better, didn’t play it because I was afraid of Qxe3+ but we are +0.53 after Kh1
- 11. Nd2 best move, thought about it (after opponents takes it’s actually best to go Nb5 because we can go to d6 with check!)
- 13. Nb5 again a great option
- 15. Massive blunder (N en prise), better Nd2 or Na1 and we are fine. Thought about those moves and then “forgot” I had moved the defending Q and moved the N…immediately saw it after I played the move
- Time pressure mounting now as well, down to 2:45 here
- 18. Blunders the Ra1 (opponent didn’t see it, neither did I during the game)
- 20. Back in an ok position after opponent didn’t see the free rook again. Best move f5 but I blunder the Q with my move…and opponent blunders the Q right back to me
- Under 20 seconds at this point
- 22. Qa5 or Rg3 or Rd1 good options, as is g5
- 23. Rd1, f5 or Qb4+ all good options; too focused on defense
- 24. f5 remains the best move until move 28
- 28. Trading down here via Bd1 seems fine
- 33. Qxd5 would be M5, alternatively get a rook to the open c file
- Missed better mating opportunities (Rd2) at the end because I was looking too much at defending
- Lots of blunders, but played on to win (because opponent blundered Q)
- Time was also an issue